Displaying 18,271 To 18,300 Of 18,974 Comments A bit of Smokey anyone and I’m not passing the joint here.
» Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 5:28 pm A great loss to the music world when Tammy left us still so young.
» Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 5:12 pm No Motown list would be complete without this. Happy memories. Sorry about the addition of the words.
» Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 5:04 pm Plus they can’t dance for monkey nuts. 🙂 » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 5:00 pm A song that will always be close to my heart for so many reasons.
» Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 4:36 pm Oops, we had the same idea. » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 7:15 pm The debate has started. To follow it, click on to the Debate Night Live at the top of the page but don’t add comments until the debate is over. Thanks » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 7:14 pm I just popped over to the debate, is someone missing in action? » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 7:05 pm I’ll go with KQ because I know of his feelings and commitment to this Healthcare Reform bill, he’s been writing informative articles for months, and I admire his respect for women and their issues. » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 6:59 pm Yes I agree, more xenophobic in nature than actual racism of the sort directed at your President on an almost daily basis. Somewhere I have a listing of all the odd signs written in English, it was a hoot. I will try to locate them to share them here one day soon. » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 6:40 pm 10 PM KQ. » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 6:11 pm I think that this issue leans more towards the rewriting of history books leaving out much of what happened in the past by the too long in power LDP, the reluctance on their part to officially apologize to the countries concerned, the lack of compassion for the Korean “comfort women” used as whores by the military, and the continued fingerprinting of foreign nationals, of which I was one, for our Alien Registration cards. » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 6:06 pm The “racism” issues you mention are only with the “Old Guard” who remember WW11 and not with generations born after the war or anyone in their 50’s, 40’s, 30’s or 20’s. » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 5:46 pm Gosh, whatever you do don’t blush. 🙂 » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 4:58 pm I always try hard to keep my promises and you are welcome bitohistory. Anytime! » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 4:53 pm Oh nellie, I’m so glad that I got out of there for good in April. We really don’t need the frustration, especially you, they are no match for your insight and compassionate reasoning, it is wasted there. » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 4:48 pm Good evening javaz, my pleasure. These bigots and racists will leave this earth choking on their own bile, it just makes me furious that many call themselves Christians, they are not, I know because I am one. As I said before here, Jesus was a Jew and he was also brown skinned, so much for their claims of following his teachings. Hypocrites to their very core. » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 4:44 pm That is why I joined Huff, to support and cheer for him, despite the vulgar trolls. » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 4:29 pm So apart from 9/11 happening on his watch, why did Bush turn white over the years? Afghanistan was a done deal, Iraq was on the menu no matter who might be against it or not join forces, so what else, which brand of Pretzels to buy? Thanks KQ, i pop over to the Motown thread as soon as I can, I have a busy morning ahead. Cheers! » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 4:27 pm It cheered me too when they were regularily featured on national tv here and the genuine excitement when he won was overwhelming. The President said that he very much wanted to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki but couldn’t this trip because of very tight scheduling but he would visit soon because it was something that he personally had wanted to do for a long time. There was huge applause from the Japanese gathered at the press conference. » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 4:11 pm He looked a little tired, maybe jet lag and I didn’t realize just how grey his hair has become around his temples. » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 3:58 pm Well as promised to some of you yesterday a few quick details on your President’s first trip to Asia and his first visit to Japan since he took office. It will be brief for now until I can suss out how Hatoyama responds in the days to come. From the minute that Air Force One landed in Haneda airport and a smiling, waving President Obama exited the plane, his greetings on the tarmac by various members of the government and the U.S. Embassy, his motorcade was filmed on it’s way to Tokyo to his first meeting with the Japanese PM Hatoyama. Many people lined the streets to wave as he passed, reporters clambered for photos or video footage and showed a smiling, waving Pres. Obama. In the evening there was a short Press Conference with the President being asked the most questions on troop relocation in Okinawa, the nuclear threat of N.Korea and Afghanistan. PM Hatoyama got off with just one question from this last American female reporter which sounded a little aggressive when asked and was about why Japan has stopped the ships from supplying oil. Hatoyama said that they had decided to help Afghanistan by increasing the aid and my husband and I remarked that it was all well and good but in the long run meant nothing in a country where the government is unstable. Summing up from what I saw and heard today, I am happy to report that your President is popular here. I can’t remember the last time people lined the streets to welcome a foreign head of state here. The last time would have been a visit by Princess Diana and Prince Charles many years ago and that was because Diana was very popular here. A little side note. During last year’s elections, the people of a small coastal village, known as Obama, cheered for Sen. Obama and had a huge screen tv where almost the whole village gathered to watch events unfold in the U.S. Waiting at his hotel, The Okura opposite the U.S. Embassy, were 4 men from the village of Obama wanting to see the President to give him presents of t-shirts and other goods with his drawings on the front. They waited in the lobby eagerly staring at the front door but were a little disappointed when the President’s car didn’t stop. President Obama leaves today for Singapore to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum. He will visit China and S. Korea later. » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 3:51 pm No I would never call you a teabagger but if you had been in Tokyo for the last 10 to 15 years, you would have noticed the summers getting hotter every year. Everyone here is entitled to their opinion here Mo. Have a good day. » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 3:02 am Sorry to hear about your illness, hope you feel better soon. I contracted chicken-pox when I was 20, had it as a child and someone told me I couldn’t get it again, I was sick for 3 weeks and much worse than the first time. Awful memory. Japan is colder and we are having our 5th day of rain. I heard from my cousin that there has already been snow in some parts of Germany. My hubby was there for 5 days in Berlin about 10 days ago, he said it was really cold at night. » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 2:45 am Mo, if you look up above your comment at the top of this post, it shows that kevenseven penned this post. He likes to cook too. Good morning btw. » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 2:31 am Sorry to hear that but now you have all your favourites cooked with love in every bite. 🙂 » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 12:44 am Goodnight jillsond. Rest well and hope to see you here again soon. *wave* » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 12:30 am I’m suddenly realizing that I was a very lucky girl. 🙂 » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 12:25 am A Japanese Geordie, no such animal, vegetable or mineral. » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 12:23 am You sound just like my hubby but he picked up the Brit slang when we lived in London and calls himself a “Nosher.” » Posted By Kalima On November 13, 2009 @ 12:18 amComments Posted By Kalima
Before he answered, he remarked how interesting it was that Japanese journalists used the same strategy as U.S. journalists did when asking questions, I’m not sure how many there understood his playful dig. He answered all the questions with his usual thoughtfulness and the last question came from an American woman who’s voice shook as she spoke, asking about Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, to which he replied that in a few hours Japan time, U.S. Attorney Gen. Eric Holder would be announcing plans to bring him to the U.S. for trial.
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