In every hostage-action movie, there is one fast-talking salesman who thinks he can negotiate with his captors. He’s the first to get it. Think Die Hard. I can’t help but think about that character every time I see a photo of Vice President Biden in China this week. Biden is trying too hard; he has that Nathan-Detroit […]
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Communist China released a statement last night in reaction to the S&P downgrade saying that the U.S. needs to cut its “bloated social welfare” programs. Communist China.
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A friend and neighbor sent me this Associated Press story today reporting on a fledgling bi-partisan effort in the U.S. Senate to stop sending “development aid” to China. Ya think? Twelve senators have signed on so far. (Twelve? I would have thought 99 would be sponsors — self-professed socialist Bernie Sanders from Vermont probably wants […]
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Meant to link this Wall Street Journal article yesterday for anyone who didn’t see it. It reports a growing rebellion among Chinese Protestants who are demanding greater religious liberties in that authoritarian nation. Religion in China today is all state sponsored. “Let your descendants become great politicians like Joseph and Daniel,” Beijing Zion Church, Pastor Jin […]
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A number of years ago, the Chinese unveiled a remarkable handheld device. It was called “The Redberry” and it did the most marvelous thing. It allowed one to send emails to other “Redberry” devices. It could even be used as a phone. Any similarities to Research In Motion’s Blackberry device was mere coincidence, China Unicom officials said. The two handhelds […]
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The Chinese are starting to piss me off. Not the people; The People’s Republic. Today, they publicly lectured U.S. Admiral Mike Mullen, charging that America should spend less on its military for the sake of the taxpayers. First of all, hah!, ha!, ha!, ha! And secondly, screw you. The Chinese didn’t criticize the U.S. military […]
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