tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post3000366255031155913..comments2024-03-14T07:32:30.141+09:00Comments on Marketing Japan: Japanese Prime Minister vs. US President - It's nice to know that there's still someone who's worse off than you are!mike in tokyo rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-4787555205498530192011-06-06T07:35:50.173+09:002011-06-06T07:35:50.173+09:00Thanks for this, Mike. I was starting to get serio...Thanks for this, Mike. I was starting to get seriously depressed. About both Japan AND the US. This piece made me laugh -- something I couldn't do for a long while. Doesn't change the situation, but it made me feel better. "It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine~~~~!"Carole H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-88427117693042516562011-06-06T04:55:11.917+09:002011-06-06T04:55:11.917+09:00From your reports it's likely that Japan’s Pri...From your reports it's likely that Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan is glad to know that not only is the US worse off economically than Japan, but that our President Obama is even dumber than he is.<br /><br />I find that it’s best not to ask if these clowns can get any dumber. They take it as a challenge and then show that yes, they can be even dumber…Pootsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-2746789293183416252011-06-06T02:47:09.188+09:002011-06-06T02:47:09.188+09:00My mother, born 1925, was a child of the Great Dep...My mother, born 1925, was a child of the Great Depression. They lived in Queens, NY, and were one of the few people who had a car. Her father was a mechanic and was able to keep it running...when it wasn't up on blocks and not used. <br /><br />There was one particularly bad summer when the heat was off the charts and everyone was a bit testy. Her father put the car in driving condition and they went for a ride...into the city. If they thought they were hot, the situation for those city dwellers was even worse. It was a lesson well learned. No one complained when they got home.<br /><br />They weren't comforted by knowing someone had worse problems then they, but understanding that their problems weren't as bad as they thought. It is a matter of perspective.<br /><br />Unfortunately, it doesn't matter what clown is in office. <br /><br />M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-17726760536290667622011-06-05T13:39:26.280+09:002011-06-05T13:39:26.280+09:00Yeah, the Aa2 rating cracked me up too. It's e...Yeah, the Aa2 rating cracked me up too. It's either an A or a B, or a D-, what's with this Aa junk?<br /><br />It's all worse than a contraption I keep together with duct tape and bailing wire.<br /><br />- clarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-56670860775557478632011-06-05T09:42:22.867+09:002011-06-05T09:42:22.867+09:00See Otter.... EXCELLENT point!See Otter.... EXCELLENT point!mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-66580788758617538702011-06-05T09:17:48.188+09:002011-06-05T09:17:48.188+09:00What's funny though is how we are supposed to ...What's funny though is how we are supposed to get all freaked and chewing our nails in fear at downgrades by rating agencies (whether of Japan or USA or whatever) meanwhile we're supposed to forget that these same rating agencies who we are to regard as Olylmpic God right NOW were the same assholes who merrily, blithely, crookedly and stupidly went along with every scam in the book for years as Wall Street handmaidens, whores, and pimps.<br /><br />They may be right that Japan and USA are economically screwed but frannkly they disgust me so much I don't want to hear anything from them or about them and certainly don't want to be told I need to quake in my boots every time they clear their throats. We don't need them to tell us which way the wind is blowing, they are a big part of the problem themselves.See Otterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09686240417165337266noreply@blogger.com