tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post6716623917950645580..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: The future of MaMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-70173501808854625952012-01-06T17:57:13.863+08:002012-01-06T17:57:13.863+08:00Most politicians will say that they want to spend ...Most politicians will say that they want to spend more time with family after losing office. That said, Ma will have a legitimate <br />reason to move closer to her daugthers in US if he does lose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-35268029072056558772012-01-06T11:36:11.773+08:002012-01-06T11:36:11.773+08:00Will do. But once I find out the source, I'll ...Will do. But once I find out the source, I'll never tell. BWAHAHAHAHA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-46016681868135648692012-01-06T09:59:25.136+08:002012-01-06T09:59:25.136+08:00Anon, search the title at the top to find what art...Anon, search the title at the top to find what article it is from.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-80960810023932824322012-01-06T00:47:57.788+08:002012-01-06T00:47:57.788+08:00But women over 50 think he's just as darling a...But women over 50 think he's just as darling as can be.<br /><br />So he can sell hair products and anti-wrinkle creams in TV ads.John Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-33634911631543314012012-01-05T23:01:54.480+08:002012-01-05T23:01:54.480+08:00He will become an activist supporting same-sex mer...He will become an activist supporting same-sex merriage.Shauminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07845106038902391889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-16276454677950837142012-01-05T18:15:57.325+08:002012-01-05T18:15:57.325+08:00If such a thing as Justice were to exist in Taiwan...If such a thing as Justice were to exist in Taiwan, the future for Ma would be shackles and prison food.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-74605960628718570852012-01-05T16:10:01.320+08:002012-01-05T16:10:01.320+08:00Public polling is shut down.Public polling is shut down.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-11406422511586695602012-01-05T16:07:09.271+08:002012-01-05T16:07:09.271+08:00Can you let us know that text's bibliographic ...Can you let us know that text's bibliographic information? Thx.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-91192053362509453172012-01-05T15:13:59.548+08:002012-01-05T15:13:59.548+08:00what do the latest polls say?what do the latest polls say?paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-80403260298689385762012-01-05T14:48:59.255+08:002012-01-05T14:48:59.255+08:00Tommy, no, I still think Ma will pull this out. Th...Tommy, no, I still think Ma will pull this out. The negative turn by the DPP has really hurt them.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-85329995875190302752012-01-05T14:02:20.038+08:002012-01-05T14:02:20.038+08:00Thank you for this. I'm working on a paper on ...Thank you for this. I'm working on a paper on the Kuomintang Party and it helps to have stories and inside perspectives such as this one. It's a very sad story and I hope everything worked out in the end for this family.Japanese Wandererhttp://www.japanesewanderer.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-83996104033442794492012-01-05T13:17:06.657+08:002012-01-05T13:17:06.657+08:00I'm too pessimistic to speculate about that. ...I'm too pessimistic to speculate about that. Plenty of people I know think he's great.Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079284428870214896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-6481706172301644142012-01-05T12:52:06.057+08:002012-01-05T12:52:06.057+08:00Considering the amount of scandals he have that is...Considering the amount of scandals he have that is currently dust under the bed by the media, & the fact that he probably have a green card, his first act after defeat might be to seek refuge. That is, after trying to cover up as much of those cases as possible in the few months he is still president after the election.Rustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-88664527291121918392012-01-05T12:25:02.128+08:002012-01-05T12:25:02.128+08:00He will become a Taiwan expert in China working on...He will become a Taiwan expert in China working on trade deals to continue doing what he does best; please and appease older, more powerful dictators and strongmen. <br /><br />He will also dedicate himself to the Confucian classics, flower arranging and calligraphy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-19792138435404465222012-01-05T12:24:11.072+08:002012-01-05T12:24:11.072+08:00"So it's fun to think about what kind of ..."So it's fun to think about what kind of effect losing the upcoming election will have on his political future."<br /><br />Now, you know I have no love for Ma and would very much relish the idea of him losing the election, but you use the future tense as if you are confident that he will lose. Are you really that confident?Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552370490869601403noreply@blogger.com