tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post5685405312435499980..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: KMT Crampain II: Cheese with that? ...and polls!Michael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-3342520124090936862015-10-22T10:49:25.156+08:002015-10-22T10:49:25.156+08:00Chu again:
“These politicians used this ploy to ...Chu <a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/10/22/2003630629" rel="nofollow">again</a>: <br /><br />“These politicians used this ploy to interfere in the election. I very much disagree with their actions. They are causing a lot of damage to Taiwan’s democracy”<br /><br />Hah... a KMT'er defending democracy...what a sad joke. I cringe every time I hear a KMTard mention how important a fair legal system is. <br /><br />Les is right on the money, this was a setup all along. I think BenGoran pointed this out a few weeks ago as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-25736537428478906332015-10-21T22:35:08.063+08:002015-10-21T22:35:08.063+08:00The 90-day leave of absence is not unrealistic pla...The 90-day leave of absence is not unrealistic planning. Of course the KMT was planning this in advance. These guys are not amateurs. Now, expect the KMT to start turning the screws on the media they control (and don't control) and get them to stop reporting on DPP and Tsai and focus almost exclusively on the accounting geek. In Xinbei, Chu will use his mayoral authority to block any DPP rallies in the most populated part of the country. It will be a media cascade of KMTness, no doubt finessed in only the way the KMT power base knows how. Expect to see deceit, power-plays, threats, and doublespeak. Just before the election China will do something, and the pro-China asslikkers in the US will add their crappy 2 cents to scare the public into voting against the DPP. I predict the KMT will easily maintain the majority in the legislature, and have a reasonably good chance of smashing Tsai. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-61916077261029759742015-10-21T21:01:39.082+08:002015-10-21T21:01:39.082+08:00It's better not to get too excited about what ...It's better not to get too excited about what any single poll shows in regional breakdowns because the sample size is simply too small. You really need about 400 interviews to get a stable estimate. The typical survey report breaks the standard 1000 responses into five or six regions, so none are really big enough to be confident about (especially the East Coast, which is the smallest of the groups). Of course, if you repeatedly see the same trend over several surveys (even in relatively small sample sizes), you can start to take the results more seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-3557490719583926892015-10-21T12:24:32.147+08:002015-10-21T12:24:32.147+08:00The longest leave a sitting mayor can take happens...<b>The longest leave a sitting mayor can take happens to be 90 days. Eric Chu has been drafted to run for President just 90 days before the election and has announced he take a leave of absence until the election. Still think the timing of Hung's replacement is coincidence or accident? This is the only way Chu can run for President while keeping his day job and I believe this plan was laid out before Hung was confirmed as the candidate.</b><br /><br />I think you may be right. I've been thinking about this fact for two days. Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-63463466890652253852015-10-21T11:42:10.214+08:002015-10-21T11:42:10.214+08:00les, that's a good observation. Seems like a ...les, that's a good observation. Seems like a fairly suicidal tactic, though.Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079284428870214896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-75502282720125477572015-10-20T19:08:31.221+08:002015-10-20T19:08:31.221+08:00Just came back from seeing 'Wansei Back Home&#...Just came back from seeing 'Wansei Back Home'. Hadn't realized you'd already given it a mention, and was about to mention it to you myself. Anyway, excellent documentary. Some really interesting stories.Seamushttp://www.bunnyhugs.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-72791756512064933852015-10-20T00:14:51.707+08:002015-10-20T00:14:51.707+08:00"...when the engines shut off, you can still ...<i>"...when the engines shut off, you can still hear the whine..."</i><br /><br />Fuck's sake. This is why editors were invented.Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-72487289144417347742015-10-19T22:05:33.774+08:002015-10-19T22:05:33.774+08:00The longest leave a sitting mayor can take happens...The longest leave a sitting mayor can take happens to be 90 days. Eric Chu has been drafted to run for President just 90 days before the election and has announced he take a leave of absence until the election. Still think the timing of Hung's replacement is coincidence or accident? This is the only way Chu can run for President while keeping his day job and I believe this plan was laid out before Hung was confirmed as the candidate.lesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-49712387365891513382015-10-19T21:31:43.576+08:002015-10-19T21:31:43.576+08:00The original of that whining joke:
“How do you kno...The original of that whining joke:<br />“How do you know,” the Australians used to ask, “when a planeload of Poms has arrived at Sydney Airport? Because”, the answer went, “the whining doesn’t stop when the engines are cut.” Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com