tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post3176276204881104410..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Spying Story has Legs!Michael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-84556599647001483962012-01-05T12:19:05.125+08:002012-01-05T12:19:05.125+08:00The negative campaigning totally halted any DPP mo...The negative campaigning totally halted any DPP momentum and made them look no different from the KMT in the eyes of a cynical electorate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-66862648248646377672012-01-05T10:18:07.654+08:002012-01-05T10:18:07.654+08:00Sadly it seems the DPP campaign is in total disarr...Sadly it seems the DPP campaign is in total disarray and out of focus.<br /><br />Not a good sign.<br /><br />DrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-55533813817297736622012-01-05T02:41:01.468+08:002012-01-05T02:41:01.468+08:00I wonder what Hong Kong's Basic Law would look...I wonder what Hong Kong's Basic Law would look like if it were drafted now. If the British media's current kowtowing to Beijing is anything to go by, I bet it would be very different.lesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-36105552489039017192012-01-05T02:35:38.977+08:002012-01-05T02:35:38.977+08:00http://www.southnews.com.tw/polit/polit_00/14/0274...http://www.southnews.com.tw/polit/polit_00/14/02740.htm <br /><br /> This article is in Hanji.<br /> <br />Food for thoughts, even if it's hard to swallow, I tend to agree with the author.<br /> <br />What appeals to most of the "independent" voters right before the election? (assuming green and blue have their minds made up): Some irrational emotional factor, warm-fuzzy-feeling-good factor, a vague feeling that "it will be better if I vote for this person" Like the commercial of Viagra, it shows a gray-haired couple walking on the beach happily, use your imagination, it's just a "unrealistic" vistion that Viaga is selling! The ad of pain medication: a grandma being able to dance with her grandson, to do yoga, becomes active again..<br /> <br />Does Viagra cure aging problem? Of course not! Does pain medication cure arthritis? Not a chance!! But by an association with the positive feeling of hope, it appeals to people's mind, or heart.<br /> <br />Independent voters don't care about the surveillance implemented on Tsai by Ma's administration, they don't care about whether Abian will atend the funeral, Social justice, inequality, soverignty are all on the back burners in the independents' mind, they care mostly about their well-being, their future, hence, appeal to the "feel good" factor in the immediate time before election is the most effective.<br /> <br />Don't forget, if the economy is booming, Ma stands a good chance of being reelected!<br /> <br />My unsolicited two cents. Paint a rosy picture in the last 10 days, please , DPP campaingers!!green sleeeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03952901787612003242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-76089437914784542122012-01-04T20:38:20.252+08:002012-01-04T20:38:20.252+08:00The word you used to describe the sensorimotor mov...The word you used to describe the sensorimotor movement of BBC editor is very accurate. Fear and pain trigger reflexitivity. It roots so deep that nicotine addiction looks shallow.Shauminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07845106038902391889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-52485208777462530672012-01-04T19:27:11.439+08:002012-01-04T19:27:11.439+08:00Several, most recently they made a formal appearan...Several, most recently they made a formal appearance in the Fubon thing. Nothing will come of it since Ma is KMT.<br /><br />http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1794695Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-80515656755415749182012-01-04T19:20:19.884+08:002012-01-04T19:20:19.884+08:00Notice the absence of any "special prosecutor...Notice the absence of any "special prosecutors" who seem only required to appear if the case involved the DPP. <br /><br />Can anyone think of a case in which the special prosecutors were brought to bear against a KMT figure?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com