tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post4706377397566014164..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: The Ma-Wang Mess Spills its guts over the political sceneMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-18339557930153809042013-10-10T11:50:42.696+08:002013-10-10T11:50:42.696+08:00Theres no evidence that Wang talked to tseng. Henc...Theres no evidence that Wang talked to tseng. Hence it is not obvious that there was influence peddlingMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-71251004088110083382013-10-10T11:30:28.975+08:002013-10-10T11:30:28.975+08:00Ma, as president cannot deep six Wang but he can a...Ma, as president cannot deep six Wang but he can as KMT chairman. I wonder why the authorities do not focus their investigation on the lobbyinng which did take place? Will both Wang and Ker go unpunished? Lobbying is illegal!<br />Can't people see this? <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-51516431244995585882013-09-13T22:24:33.759+08:002013-09-13T22:24:33.759+08:00Anon @ Sept 12th, 11.21pm...
"What is 'd...Anon @ Sept 12th, 11.21pm...<br /><br /><i>"What is 'deep six'? Is it an American slang?"</i><br /><br />It means "to kill" or get rid of someone - as in to bury somebody six feet underground so that their body is unlikely to be found. <br /><br />It's somewhat similar in form to the British slang phrase "to hit for six", which is derived from cricket and refers to hitting the ball beyond the boundary line without bounce - the approximate cricketing equivalent of what in baseball is called a "home run". In this case, to hit an opponent for six would mean to defeat them in a thorough and spectacular fashion, but without carrying the gangster connotations of the U.S. phrase "to deep six someone". <br /><br />This is one instance in which the British version is more civilized than the U.S. version since cricket is a civilized game whereas gangsterism is... just thugs on the street: the same barbarity of politics, but stripped of its institutional abstraction.Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-18315282547602248972013-09-13T11:47:45.775+08:002013-09-13T11:47:45.775+08:00The gist of this is that Wang can either fade into...The gist of this is that Wang can either fade into retirement, or try to make it back into Ma's good books. Mr. Ma has a strong grip on at the least the party central committee, so that would bode ill for Ma algreeing to let Wang back in, unless Wang built up a strong coalition pressurizing Ma to take Wang back in. In that case, I would think that Ma would be topped himself.Holger Nygaardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-57403651531203813612013-09-13T09:58:50.844+08:002013-09-13T09:58:50.844+08:00DEEP SIX
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/deep-si...DEEP SIX<br /><br />http://www.thefreedictionary.com/deep-sixAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-55385803715603677142013-09-13T07:07:31.054+08:002013-09-13T07:07:31.054+08:00It's funny how Ma used to say the president of...It's funny how Ma used to say the president office is not designed to deal with domestic issues, rather he is the "international" face. It is the premier's job.<br />But here is Ma doing the domestic stuff, and Jiang is quiet.<br /><br />Another interesting thing is Lin Yi-shih (林益世) and Lai Su-ju (賴素如) haven't had their memberships revoked?!?!?! <br />Wang not charged and revoked. Those two are charged by the justice system and still part of the KMT?!?!?!<br />Makes it obvious this is about the speaker chair.<br /><br />I would say, Wang may give the KMT every chance to take him back...if they don't that makes them look like the bad guy and he can go his own way...but then again this is the guy who got duped by fake holy artifacts...<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680069333426826313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-62917576937920070262013-09-12T23:59:45.775+08:002013-09-12T23:59:45.775+08:00What is '假處分 JiaZhuFen' in Wang's situ...What is '假處分 JiaZhuFen' in Wang's situation?<br />How is that going to help him?<br />Anyway, for Ma to openly, directly, ordered the party to cast Wang out of KMT, this is a jaw-dropping move even in the eyes of Taiwanese.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-81250489778015290172013-09-12T23:21:55.713+08:002013-09-12T23:21:55.713+08:00What is 'deep six'? Is it an American slan...What is 'deep six'? Is it an American slang? I googled, and only got something the name of a book, a movie, an album.<br /><br />BTW, I got a feeling only English reading expatriates read your blog, and almost only those residing in Taiwan actually leave comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-83143049743958532372013-09-12T22:56:18.363+08:002013-09-12T22:56:18.363+08:00I wonder more about the next presidential election...I wonder more about the next presidential election. Will this tarnish Wu more? How much will it tarnish Jiang? Does this mean the Chu comes out smelling like a rose? And what of Su? I would bet support for him won't change much. But he has at least held the party banner. Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552370490869601403noreply@blogger.com