tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post113524422985118684..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Mayor Ma in Newsweek International EditionMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1135415822424227292005-12-24T17:17:00.000+08:002005-12-24T17:17:00.000+08:00Thanks for thanking me. However, the Wolf will ser...Thanks for thanking me. However, the Wolf will serve out the last day of his 20-year sentence in Taiwan on Jan. 7.<BR/>"I'll leave Taiwan when I'm done with Taiwan or Taiwan is done with me."<BR/>I think it's a little of both. <BR/>Soon I will be as interested in Taiwan as President Chen is in accepting the "one country, two systems" model for Taiwan. <BR/><BR/>Wolf: "What does KMT stand for?"<BR/>Journo: "Kuomintang."<BR/>Wolf: "Nope. 'Kill More Taiwanese.'"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1135337839182505932005-12-23T19:37:00.000+08:002005-12-23T19:37:00.000+08:00Thanks for stopping by, Wolf. As always, your comm...Thanks for stopping by, Wolf. As always, your comments add depth and understanding to the topic.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1135336629937428002005-12-23T19:17:00.000+08:002005-12-23T19:17:00.000+08:00My understanding is that the fellow doing the inte...My understanding is that the fellow doing the interview is a down-table sub at the Taipei Times who has not been in Taiwan very long.<BR/>The opportunity to collar the mayor one on one and have this turn out to be a Larry King-style ass-kissing fest is a real shame. <BR/>There are many international-level subjects of interest that could have been asked (and may local ones).<BR/>The fact is that most likely this interviewer was exactly the kind that the mayor's office would agree to talk to. Although I've been in media here for almost 15 years, they would never allow me to interview the mayor -- I know too much and know how to cull ideas from other journalist for a good plan before even setting foot in Ma's office.<BR/>Then again, this is the state of mainstream journalism today -- just watch a presidential news conference to see the kind of softball questions that are the norm.<BR/>Here's one: "The arms purchase from the US was requested by your party before the DPP came to power. Now you identify it with the DPP and have refused to even allow it to be discussed for 41 times in the legislature, at last count. It's the KMT's bill, so why are you stalling now?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1135305082853655512005-12-23T10:31:00.000+08:002005-12-23T10:31:00.000+08:00who proposed a "battle to force a settlement"?who proposed a "battle to force a settlement"?Sun Binhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093210384069958083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1135258802856460002005-12-22T21:40:00.000+08:002005-12-22T21:40:00.000+08:00Two questions the interviewer didn't ask:1) How ma...Two questions the interviewer didn't ask:<BR/><BR/>1) How many Taiwanese casualties do you envision there would be for your proposed "battle to force a settlement" with Japan over the Senkakus Islands?<BR/><BR/>2) Would the boys be home for Christmas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1135258687296607292005-12-22T21:38:00.000+08:002005-12-22T21:38:00.000+08:00Michael, please get me a quote on having your view...Michael, please get me a quote on having your viewpoints in this post skywritten over Washington DC. talk about dead on target. thanks for pointing out the very important, subtle points that you did.MJ Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16859263977094071677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1135255668017203942005-12-22T20:47:00.000+08:002005-12-22T20:47:00.000+08:00I feel an indignant letter to the editor coming on...I feel an indignant letter to the editor coming on...Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09759067282582187193noreply@blogger.com