I love a happy ending. Dog surviving a three week order from a tsunami in Japan is a miracle. I hope it is a sign of a good omen. Although, I'm not surprise by the resilience of Japan because it is a country that never waivers toward greatness.
(Mail Online) It appears almost too good to be true, but this little dog has been found alive and well adrift at sea, an astonishing three weeks after the tsunami that devastated Japan.
Members of the Japan Coast Guard came across the dog on Friday as they were conducting an aerial search of the area.
Against all the odds, the dog appears to have survived by living in a partially submerged house that had been swept out to sea.
I was wondering where Obama has been hiding. I haven't heard a word from him talk regarding to the Japanese crisis, Libya massacre, Haiti reconstruction, high unemployment, Wisconsin protest, low approval rating, massive deficits, unpayable national debt, ceiling debt, inflation, and high oil prices. Instead, Obama finds time to run away to Rio for a well-deserved vacation. Isn't that nice?
(Forbes) President Barack Obama will take his first official trip to Brazil this weekend where he will speak in the popular Cinelandia Square in downtown Rio de Janeiro.
Obama’s speech will be free and open to the public and take place around 15:00 local time (14:00 EST). Access to the square will begin at 11:30, and is sure to draw a crowd.
The Obama family will also take in the sights in Rio. A trip to Corcovado mountain, where the Christ the Redeemer statue stands (France gave us Lady Liberty, gave Brazil Jesus) is supposedly on the itinerary. What trip to Rio would be complete without it?
The honor of the Japanese people can be seen through their noble example. Unlike Americans, the Japanese people don't act like barbarians when a malicious opportunity presents itself. There is one thing Americans don't understand; it's the Asian culture. In Japan, the ultimate honor is to give respect and to get respect. The Japanese people puts country first before themselves. It is called Nationalism. It is something many Americans lack.
Japan's nationalism is taught at a very early age in every city, town, and province. In fact, there is no unions in Japan. The workers respect their employers and the employers respect their workers. It is why the Japanese worker never complain working a 14 hour day. The employers are very demanding, but understanding the employees' need. It is a sense of honor that they are able to produce great products. It is a sense of pride that they are able to contribute and help their fellow man. It is a sense of humility to work hard to understand the meaning of an accomplishment. However, most Americans are out for "number one," complain about long hours, not understanding to live humble, and never satisfied with life.
I am not bashing on Americans, but we lost our exceptional zeal around the world. In reality, we live in an entitled state, and we are stubborn to realize it. The mentality shared by all is "getting more by doing less." Unfortunately, the government is responsible in creating an entitled privileged society. Therefore, it is not unusual for other countries to see us as self-center, selfish, and self-serving. To see what the looters did during Hurricane Katrina or the riots during the NBA final in Los Angeles, it is embarrassing to see Americans acting like idiots as they take things that don't belong to them. We will never learn as a society. It is too late for us. We are part of a complex matrix; impossible to escape. I hope our children have a better chance to break the matrix. In order to make a difference, our children must learn disciple, restraint, honor, love for our country, and to learn respect.
(Glen Beck Show) When crises and national disasters have happened across the world and in the United States, there are usually reports of violence and looting as people scramble to survive or even just take advantage of the situation for personal gain. Remember the images from Katrina when people were stealing TV’s and other electronics? For some reason, Japan has proven to be an exception.
“Let’s talk about something positive,” Glenn said. “The amazing story of the Japanese people. As the darkness grows, so does the light. And the Japanese people, there’s still no looting.”
“ There’s always going to some element of, you know, human nature that takes over for some people and that stuff happens. Not, seemingly not so far in Japan, though,” Stu said.
As the radio guys point out, the stories across the Internet focus on the unusual phenomena of no looting, as if chaos and looting should be the norm in this situation.
“You know one of the reasons why they say? Because it hasn’t been Balkanized yet. It’s still a nation. It hasn’t been turned in against itself yet. It’s still a nation,” Glenn said. “Businesses respect the workers, the workers respect the businesses. They haven’t been turned against each other. And so they are all working with each other.”
As forces in our own country are working to find ways to divide us (look at union leaders in Wisconsin), Glenn said that the people in Japan are all uniting together. “I’m starting to sound like the guy who was just like, can’t we just try peace and love? And it is really the only answer. It is the only answer,” Glenn said.
Glenn said, “One of the most amazing stories I’ve heard is a guy in Japan was going, he had no water. He goes into a store and there’s only ten bottles of water and he grabs all ten. He gets a couple of steps away and stops and he puts the water back. He takes two bottles because he realizes if he takes all ten, nobody else will have any.”
Glenn said that people in America need to wake up and start preparing for this kind of disaster by storing food, as past disasters have shown the peaceful actions of the Japanese are the exception to the rule.
As we watch the Middle East crumbling and the havoc taken place in Japan, Obama is enjoying a leisurely time golfing and picking his NCAA tournament bracket. It is blatantly clear Obama is not ready to lead. In fact, he rather be a world citizen than a world leader. While Obama refers himself as a non-interventionist, America is not immune to the effects of the instability around the world. The stock market is tanking again and inflation's ugly face is resurfacing again. Now, the treasury is planning to print more money, which won't go well with the American people. As many people describes Obama resembling to Jimmy Carter, it is incorrect because Obama is in a class on its own.
(White House Dossier) The Middle East is afire with rebellion, Japan is imploding from an earthquake, and the battle of the budget is on in the United States, but none of this seems to be deterring President Obama from a heavy schedule of childish distractions.
The newly installed tandem of White House Chief of Staff William Daley and Senior Adviser David Plouffe were supposed to impart a new sense of discipline and purpose to the White House. Instead, they are permitting him to showcase himself as a poorly focused leader who has his priorities backward.
This morning, as Japan’s nuclear crisis enters a potentially catastrophic phase, we are told that Obama is videotaping his NCAA tournament picks and that we’ll be able to tune into ESPN Wednesday to find out who he likes.
Due to the aggressive and arrogant tone from the Chinese government, Japan is refocusing its army and military forces toward securing the line of small islands in the southern Nansei chain that stretches from Japan’s main islands toward Taiwan. This military decision by the Japanese government was initiated due to the threat by China's rapidly growing military power. In particular, the conflict between the two superpowers may stem from a territorial dispute. In September 2010, the Chinese government was irate in the arrest of a Chinese fishing boat captain that clashed with Japanese coast guard vessels near the Senkaku islands – known in China as the Diaoyu group – which Tokyo claims as part of their territory.
Originally, Japanese military were concentrated to the northern island of Hokkaido to defend against a feared full-scale invasion from the Soviet Union. Since there is no longer a threat with the Soviet Union, Japan is now concentrating more resources against a more viable threat with China.
Tokyo has already deployed more troops and military technology to the southern island of Okinawa. China has already deployed submarines and supersonic anti-ship missiles into the region. China's aggressive move is seen as a challenge for the US and Japanese military superiority in an area that includes sea lanes vital to the trade-dependent economy.
North Korea provoking a World War seems very unlikely, unless they strike a South Korean city. Bullying is a cowards way to compensate one's weakness. North Korea does not want to start something that they can not finish. If North Korea's new inexperience leader continues to provoke South Korea with armed missiles, they will have to answer to South Korea, Japan, and the United States. The North Korean leader is way over his head similar to our current leader.
Important Headline News regarding Tension between North and South Korea:
Obama is the leader of the free world, or in his case, a citizen of the world. As president of the free world, Obama should not bow to any nation. The age of American exceptionalism died when Obama came into office. Obama's bowing habit needs to be stopped. The latest bowing was to the leader of India.
Other famous bowing moments:
King of Saudi Arabia
Leader of China
Lead of Japan
What!!!!! House Speaker Pelosi
At least, Obama gave a bow to someone worthy NJ Republican Gov. Chris Christie
