Comments on: Taiwanese President shot! (?) http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/03/19/taiwanese-president-shot/ Korea... in Blog Format Wed, 7 Jan 2009 04:13:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Dan Mehlhorn http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/03/19/taiwanese-president-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-2699 Dan Mehlhorn Sat, 20 Mar 2004 06:47:48 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=629#comment-2699 Sounds like this is a job for Arlen Spector. PING: TITLE: Taiwanese Leaders Injured BLOG NAME: Kamelian X-Rays Both President Chen Shui-bien and Vice-President Annette Lu were shot in an apparent assassination while the two were campaigning in Tainan ahead of Taiwanese elections on Saturday. Both are conscious and in good condition. Reports of an apparent firec... Sounds like this is a job for Arlen Spector.

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TITLE: Taiwanese Leaders Injured
BLOG NAME: Kamelian X-Rays
Both President Chen Shui-bien and Vice-President Annette Lu were shot in an apparent assassination while the two were campaigning in Tainan ahead of Taiwanese elections on Saturday. Both are conscious and in good condition. Reports of an apparent firec…

]]> By: Kevin Kim http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/03/19/taiwanese-president-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-2698 Kevin Kim Sat, 20 Mar 2004 03:29:18 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=629#comment-2698 If they weren't shot, could this be something like the "Bob Roberts" scenario, in which an attempt is being made to generate sympathy for the victims and anger against the shooters and their backers? Presumably, it'll turn out that the shooters (if we confirm they're real) are PRC thugs. The object of the game, whether the shooters are real or not, would be to raise the collective ardor of the Taiwanese as they approach the referendum question. Not that I disagree with the intention: I sympathize with Taiwan and root for their independence. It's a shame our govt still backs a "one China" policy. If this is a "Bob Roberts" scenario, however... I don't know if the ends justify the means. Kevin If they weren’t shot, could this be something like the “Bob Roberts” scenario, in which an attempt is being made to generate sympathy for the victims and anger against the shooters and their backers?

Presumably, it’ll turn out that the shooters (if we confirm they’re real) are PRC thugs. The object of the game, whether the shooters are real or not, would be to raise the collective ardor of the Taiwanese as they approach the referendum question.

Not that I disagree with the intention: I sympathize with Taiwan and root for their independence. It’s a shame our govt still backs a “one China” policy. If this is a “Bob Roberts” scenario, however… I don’t know if the ends justify the means.

Kevin

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