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Tim Maddog was abducted by aliens several years ago and is now secretly blogging from an island where even the domestic media doesn't know its name.
Before his abduction he helped to create The Sedition Commission, actively opposed an infamous racist political candidate, hosted his very own weekly radio show (where he was threatened by backers of the aforementioned candidate), and fought the College Republicans singlehandedly. During the 1980s and 90s he published the 'zine Vital Information.
Tim Maddog is an atheist, a vegetarian, a non-drinker, and a bicyclist. If you don't use your rear view mirror when driving alongside him, he will rip it off of your car with his bare hands. If you're an extra-large uniformed soldier, and you crash your motorcycle into him, be prepared for an ass-whoopin'. He's a Maddog! On the other hand, if you smile at him, he'll smile back at you. (See more on my Blogger profile)
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The name of this blog comes from the title of a rap done by Tim Maddog on The Sedition Commission's An Ambient Boot to the Head. Listen to it online here.
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* My race is human. What's yours?
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* Ignorance is bliss, and I'm pissed.
* I only eat live meat.
* Everything in moderation -- even moderation itself. (...though I'm apparently not the first to have said it.)
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
How TVBS treats different presidents
Two standards to fool them all?
The standard by which TVBS (AKA BS-TV) judges Taiwan's new president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) is poles apart from that by which they have handed down judgment on former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁).
A post on the SocialForce.tw forum brings us the links, quotes, and commentary. I've merely provided the translations:
Photographic documentation
I do have one thing to add to this. Here's a composite photo showing the gas prices last night and then tonight:
C'mon feel the joys!
(and then demand some alternatives!)
Even saying "I told you so" won't make me feel better.
Red balloons: Taiwan, 台灣, Ma Ying-jeou, 馬英九, Chen Shui-bian, 陳水扁, gas prices, 油價, TVBS
Cross-posted at Taiwan Matters!
The standard by which TVBS (AKA BS-TV) judges Taiwan's new president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) is poles apart from that by which they have handed down judgment on former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁).
A post on the SocialForce.tw forum brings us the links, quotes, and commentary. I've merely provided the translations:
(->) 政院擬降稅 汽油可能只漲4.5元 2008年5月27日 [TVBS article, via Yahoo News]I suppose the sarcasm in the final paragraph is obvious to most people, but I want to point it out just in case there might be some stubborn Ma fans out there who still don't get it.
Executive Yuan to incrementally raise gas prices, price might only go up NT$4.5 -- May 27, 2008
來看一下舊新聞:
Let's look at some older news:
(->) 超貴!油價漲2元 最快今公佈 2006年4月18日 [TVBS article]
Super expensive! Gas prices to go up NT$2, today at the earliest -- April 18, 2006
..................
[Excerpt:] 一大早加油站就湧進大批人潮,因為油價這回不但要漲,
可能還一次漲2元,創下歷史新高。
The large early-morning crowd at gas stations was not only because of the price increases, but possibly also because this is a record high.
..................
[Excerpt:] 假設以每公升調漲2元來計算,民眾平均每次加油40到50公升,
油費就會多出將近100元,累積開銷相當可觀。
Assuming a NT$2 price increase times 40 to 50 liters per tank will add close to NT$100 to the average person's fill-up, adding up to a considerable amount over time.
..................
(->) 油價狂漲! 馬痛批:扁政府做太差 2007年10月30日 [TVBS article]
Insane gasoline price hike! Ma complains: Chen government is doing a terrible job -- October 30, 2007
[Commentary:] 漲了4.5元叫"只漲",漲了2元叫"超貴,歷史新高",
2>4.5...?
記者的邏輯,令人費解.....
奇怪,今天記者們怎麼不幫民眾算加一次油要多花多少錢?
3.9*50=195 快200元耶
民眾活不下去了啦~~~~~
An increase of NT$4.5 is called "only," whereas an increase of NT$2 is "super expensive, a historic high."
Is 2 greater than 4.5?
The reporter's logic is puzzling.
Isn't it strange that today's reporters can't help people calculate what the additional costs of filling up will be?
NT$3.9 times 50 [liters per tank] equals 195 -- almost NT$200!
Regular people can't survive, la~!
[Sarcastic commentary:] 扁政府真是做太差了,沒能力讓大家看到這種排隊加油沒有盡頭的奇蹟,
馬先生好棒啊!
The Chen Shui-bian government did such a poor job, not being able to let everyone experience the wonder of neverending gas lines. Mr. Ma is great!
Photographic documentation
I do have one thing to add to this. Here's a composite photo showing the gas prices last night and then tonight:
C'mon feel the joys!
(and then demand some alternatives!)
Even saying "I told you so" won't make me feel better.
Red balloons: Taiwan, 台灣, Ma Ying-jeou, 馬英九, Chen Shui-bian, 陳水扁, gas prices, 油價, TVBS
Cross-posted at Taiwan Matters!
Labels: Chen Shui-bian, gas prices, Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan, TVBS, 台灣, 油價, 陳水扁, 馬英九