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The Case Against Democrats Supporting Hillary Clinton (Yet)

AdLib, my old friend, it’s been a long while, I read and liked your article. I am still not sold on Hillary, and still have the scars from the awful attitude of her supporters when the President beat her in the primaries in 2007-08. That arrogance and attitude of entitlement is still there. I have to weigh that with what the other party has to offer; I mean, Carly Fiorina thinks she can win…really??? It’s a sad state of affairs, to have to vote for the lesser of two evils because in many ways, the two parties are the same; the rhetoric is vastly different but their actions, especially economically and in foreign policy, are the same. I agree we need choices, and wish there were viable alternatives, but I don’t know of anyone who has stepped up that we can rally around, like we did with Barack Obama. That being said another Clinton/Bush race leaves me feeling……disappointed. It’s going to be very interesting what transpires.

» Posted By KarateKid On May 27, 2015 @ 9:44 am

Short Posts

Hello, my old friends, it’s been too long. The site looks great, I’ll be dropping by more often, at least until a Facebook account is required to make a post (I hope this never happens here). Going to read some of the articles now, until I have to get back to work…lol.

I hope all of you are doing well.

KK

» Posted By KarateKid On January 29, 2014 @ 8:12 am

TAKE ACTION – How To Help Those In Japan

Rich was the first person I ever fanned there and I respect his opinions. But I agree, he’s gone over the top, with his relentless reposting of the same thing, scaring people.

» Posted By KarateKid On March 19, 2011 @ 7:11 pm

Thank you. Kalima’s comment about the huge numbers of shelters raised my hopes back up.

» Posted By KarateKid On March 19, 2011 @ 7:07 pm

Tama-gawa, what nostalgia. I used to go fishing there with my grandfather.

» Posted By KarateKid On March 19, 2011 @ 7:05 pm

Domo arigato, Kalima, and I’m relieved that you are well. And, thanks for the info. The people in this country are really beginning to annoy me. I guess fear sells.

My relatives say much the same thing, they are trying to live as normally as they can, and not letting things get to them. The term shikataganai is one that I commonly hear, and that is a good sign, very Japanese, who deal with things much better than Americans.

People over in the other place think I’m nuts for reporting stuff like that, but they can wallow in fear for all I care.

I’ll be coming back for your updates, very informative. Thanks so much.

» Posted By KarateKid On March 18, 2011 @ 9:17 pm

Hi there. You’re right, the hyperbole is getting on my nerves. It might be time for another break from that zoo. You can’t even have intelligent discussions with all the trolls and hysterical people, on both sides of the aisle. The anti nuclear crowd is particularly getting annoying, trying to sow fear.

Thanks for your greetz and sentiments.

» Posted By KarateKid On March 18, 2011 @ 8:47 pm

Thanks. The Japanese are a tough people, with great inner strength and resolve. It comes from a history of suffering, from natural disasters like fires, earthquakes and war.

Sadly, there will be a lot of people who will go missing, the ones who were swept out to sea. I’m beginning to think that’s what happened to my aunt and cousins.

I’m glad you came here, I was still recruiting today. People miss the Friday night music when we’d take over an open blog so I told them all to come here.

» Posted By KarateKid On March 18, 2011 @ 8:44 pm

I just got off the phone with two more relatives, and they said they are focusing on getting back to as normal as they can. They’re not particularly worried about radiation and they sounded very confident that things would eventually get back to normal.

Well, it’s kind of a helpless feeling but my thoughts are with you all.

» Posted By KarateKid On March 18, 2011 @ 8:40 pm

I had to get away from HP for awhile, people are hysterical, especially the anti nuclear crowd. rich misty, who was the first person I ever fanned, is going off the deep end and sowing a lot of fear. I’m sure you read some of that.

We haven’t given up hope for the four family members who are missing. I called my cousin a little while ago and still no word.

» Posted By KarateKid On March 18, 2011 @ 7:58 pm

Thank you, my friend. You are in our thoughts. Can you give me any info on radiation in Tokyo? My relatives don’t seem to be that concerned, but the hysteria here is really something.

My relative in Ikebukuro said the building she was in swayed to the point where she thought it would fall over, but after one hour they were able to get out of there.

Where in Tokyo do you live? And, does Kalima also live in Tokyo?

» Posted By KarateKid On March 18, 2011 @ 7:56 pm

As some of you know, I am a Japanese American, and have a Japanese wife. We both have family in Japan, and thanks to the largesse of AT&T, who is only charging us minutes but no roaming charge, we’ve been able to call frequently and have spoken to our relatives and loved ones.

All but one are fine. The one family that is missing lived in Kamaishi, about 100 miles north of Sendai. They owned a fish cannery and their home was a short walk away. Being that close to the sea, both their home and factory was swept away by the tsunami and we cannot find them. We have not given up hope, but hope is waning.

My other relatives tell an interesting story, far different than the near hysterical MSM in this country.

My cousin is 74 years old. She was having lunch on the 28th floor of a high rise in Ikebukuro, a Tokyo suburb, when the earthquake hit. She told me it was the worst earthquake she had been through in her life. That is saying something.

But, things are fine. Ikebukuro is on a different power grid than the rest of Tokyo, and she has not had any power blackouts. The convenience stores’ shelves are empty, but she says the department stores are filled with food so she has had no trouble. Because the train service is limited, she said it actually helps people in her neighborhood since very few people are going to the department store, Seibu, in Ikebukuro. They have filled their bathtub just in case; her biggest fear is not radiation (her family has been scanned 4-5 times) but another earthquake.

My wife and I don’t have much money to spare, but we made a donation to the Red Cross to help the victims. All of my relatives that I have spoken to have done so, also. We thought that would be the best way.

I only hope my relatives in Kamaishi are all right. They were very nice to me when I was a kid. The lesson here is to tell your loved ones how you feel, give them a hug, you never know when it will be the last time. Sorry for the long winded comment but this really hits home.

» Posted By KarateKid On March 18, 2011 @ 7:38 pm

Arab Uprisings: Still Writing History

Call me a cynic, but I we’ve been behind this move all along.

» Posted By KarateKid On March 19, 2011 @ 4:57 pm

I have a real problem with this intervention, and today, it was announced that the US is embarking on Operation Odyssey Dawn (what a joke of a name we give these acts of war). This, after the President said we would not be taking the lead, that the French and British would.

Second, we don’t know what the rebels stand for, or who is backing them.

Third, it is hypocritical because we did not interfere in other areas of Africa, like Darfur or the Congo, the Sudan. In South Sudan, the people decided on their own to separate without any UN or US interference, at least not that anyone knows of.

Fourth, this is to protect big oil. If Libya had no oil, or a lightning rod of a leader, this would be followed but with no intervention, like in Darfur.

It is arrogant and condescending of the American government to play cops of the world. We say we’re doing this to protect innocent people, but the UN and US forces will end up killing a lot of those very civilians.

Fifth, we have a failed history of foreign policy. Often, the ones who replace the ones we get rid of are even worse. I point to our assassination backing of Salvador Allende in Chile, then replaced by Augusto Pinochet, or the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem to be replaced by Nguyen van Thieu, both who were worse than their predecessor.

Sixth, all we hear about is the deficit. We often are told “we’re broke” by the politicians. Evidently, we’re not. We have a myriad of serious problems here, which is going to take money to solve, yet we piss away money on foreign interventions, two of which are nowhere near done. We still have 50,000 troops in Iraq; I can hear it now, “we have to intelligently withdraw so as to protect the troops”. What bull.

I am beginning to take on the attitude of George Carlin, who once said, “I don’t believe anything the government tells me, and you can include the media, who are nothing more than cheerleaders of the Department of Defense….”

I am sick and tired of wars.

KK
1st Bn.
5th Infantry Regiment
25th Division
Cu Chi, Vietnam, 1967

Fooled me once, shame on you
And I will never be fooled again.

» Posted By KarateKid On March 19, 2011 @ 4:14 pm

WATCH LIVE: Mubarak Resigns! Egyptians Celebrate!

Hey, there’s more comments here than in the corresponding article over at the failing site.

I only hope the military does what the Philippines did, and back a democracy. I’m still a little leery. These guys have to keep the pressure on.

» Posted By KarateKid On February 11, 2011 @ 7:02 pm

Democracy Is Not Broken

LOL.

» Posted By KarateKid On February 9, 2011 @ 8:18 pm

Glad you decided to come here, Adonai. And, great words of wisdom. Not bad for a Kentucky guy. LOL

» Posted By KarateKid On February 9, 2011 @ 7:38 pm

Gifford’s rehab and the plight of others without access to her level of care

People are asking about you, abby. I just told two or three to check this site out.

» Posted By KarateKid On February 9, 2011 @ 4:36 pm

Good to see you, GW, you’re one of my favorite people.

» Posted By KarateKid On February 8, 2011 @ 6:27 pm

50 Ways To Leave Your Blogger

I hope not. I like a melee once in awhile. 🙂

» Posted By KarateKid On February 9, 2011 @ 7:06 pm

He even used his real name. How dumb is that? Geez, I almost used the underscore before the word dumb.

» Posted By KarateKid On February 9, 2011 @ 5:53 pm

Echo chambers are no fun. Bring it on.

» Posted By KarateKid On February 9, 2011 @ 5:52 pm

Wow, that’s astounding. And combined, I’d bet the site lost people who had more than 1 million comments under their belts, maybe more.

» Posted By KarateKid On February 9, 2011 @ 3:44 pm

People are leaving in droves. I’ve lost over 50 friends now, and it won’t be the end of it, I’m sure.

» Posted By KarateKid On February 9, 2011 @ 3:26 pm

Good evening, my friends.

During my 20 minute ride home from the office, 5 more friends disappeared! In only 20 minutes. I can’t figure out who they are, but checking over 1900 friends is not easy.

I’ve really been zinging them, but only 2 deleted comments, no warning, no banning, it’s hard to figure. I’m trying.

The place is not the same. Even the regular conservatives (not trolls) have cut down; two told me they were disappointed, too. The fully moderated sites and the autoblock seem to be a bigger reason than the sell out, but I’ve read many comments where people feel betrayed.

I took a six week break in November and December, and it may be time for another. The place has lost it’s mojo, and they’re sending out provocateurs in droves. Teapot is still following me around, trying to goad me, but it’s easy to ignore such an obvious plant.

» Posted By KarateKid On February 9, 2011 @ 3:04 pm

It wasn’t hard. Thanks for the reminder.

» Posted By KarateKid On February 8, 2011 @ 6:45 pm

That’s why there were no locked down blogs.

» Posted By KarateKid On February 8, 2011 @ 6:29 pm

LOL. I see you’re multi tasking.

» Posted By KarateKid On February 8, 2011 @ 6:25 pm

Yup. And it was comedic, all the newbies who posted congratulations on the locked down blogs announcing the ‘merger’.

» Posted By KarateKid On February 8, 2011 @ 5:57 pm

I agree. I made one foray in to AOL today and they scrubbed the comment. See my comment above.

» Posted By KarateKid On February 8, 2011 @ 5:54 pm