Did It Happen Or Did It Not?
Posted by Anthony on April 3, 2010
It’s been what, three weeks since Rep Emanuel Cleaver claimed he was spit on? And now he won’t talk about it? I know if some guy spit on me, I’d kick his ass! I understand that a politician might choose a different option, but he sure as hell would want that guy punished and not push it behind.
Same goes for the “n word” that was supposedly said by a protester and directed at Rep. John Lewis. Despite the fact that videos show no evidence of the “n word” being uttered, the Left claims it happened.
$10,000 to the person who can prove such an event occurred. Think a video will surface?
GoodOleBoy said
That $10,000 is safer than it would be in fort Knox. It is nothing more than a fraudulent claim. There have been many instances of the left hurling insults at the Tea Party people, even in the media. MSNBC has done it routinely and there have been SEIU thugs physically assaulting Tea Party attendees and little or no response for the lamestream media.
Anthony said
Yeah, funny how that plays out. The Left screams “teabagger”, no response from MSM. A black politician cries “RAAAAAAAAAAAACIST!” and the MSM eats it up!
Tron said
China claim to the Diaoyu Islands is based on the “discovery” of unclaimed territory and derives from a range of Chinese governmental contacts and references going back to 1372.
Japan claim is also based on the “discovery” of supposedly unclaimed territory, despite the fact that official Japanese documents, several of which were unearthed by Taiwan scholar Han-yi Shaw, demonstrate that the Japanese government was well aware of China historic claim when it began to take an interest in the islets in 1885.
During the subsequent decade, contrary to the assertions now made by Japan, its officials not only failed to complete surveys of the islets necessary to confirm their alleged unclaimed status, but also recognised that the matter “would need to involve negotiations with Qing China”.
To avoid China suspicion, Japan chose to conceal its intention to occupy the islets “until a more appropriate time”. That time came in January 1895, when Japan by then on its way to defeating China in their 1894 war, adopted a Cabinet decision that the islets were Japanese territory. Yet even that Cabinet decision was not made public until after the second world war.
Moreover, if the US were to become an impartial mediator, it would have to note that Japan claim to sovereignty over the islets is based on a distorted version of late 19th century history that does not pass the international smell test.
It is time for Japan to reassess its views on the international law of the sea. Those of its views that are plainly irresponsible only discredit others that deserve serious consideration.
Perhaps most insulting to the world community is its claim that the rock called Okinotorishima that constitutes Japan southernmost “land”, a reef system with land at high tide no larger than a king-sized bed, is entitled to an EEZ and continental shelf.
GoodOleBoy said
What gets me is they all say they didn’t know teabagger was a vile sexual term, LIARS.
Anthony said
And it’s not even a funny or witty comeback, ya know?