竹板凳的漁瘟

  Another The Daily Show interview that people must see in its entirety.  This Bill Clinton interview is one of the greatest insights to what the US has faced since the 90s.  But it was cut short on the show due to time constraints.  But thanks to the internet and The Daily Show, we can see the whole interview.

 

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Exclusive - Bill Clinton Extended Interview Pt. 1
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Healthcare Protests

Part 1

 

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Exclusive - Bill Clinton Extended Interview Pt. 2
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Healthcare Protests

Part 2

 

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Exclusive - Bill Clinton Extended Interview Pt. 3
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Healthcare Protests

Part 3

  No wonder Bill Clinton was president for 2 terms.  This is a guy in the know and can get things done.  But I especially liked what he said about "keep stumbling in the right direction."  That right there, probably is the essence of democracy.

  This Jon Stewart and Betsy McCaughey interview is an argument over whether or not the proposed house bill H.R. 3200 will result in seniors receiving worse treatment under the new health care system.

    Unfortunately, the interview was cut short due to the time constraint of the TV program.  However, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart was kind enough to post the full interview on their website.  Below is the interview in its entirety:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Betsy McCaughey Pt. 1
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Healthcare Protests

Part One

美麗的那瑪夏鄉，勇敢的卡那卡那富

　　願仍受困的災民明天就能得到救援，遠離飢寒挨餓。願已脫困的災民得到足夠的溫飽願照顧，並和家人團聚，不需要多餘的掛念。希望出力救難和補給的國軍警消救難人員與志工平安順利。希望政府警覺國土保育刻不容緩。希望災民能早人重回家園，得到足夠的幫助重建生活。

　　只要到底下連結留言超過 30 字，白木屋將捐五塊給紅十字賑災。發文時已集到 3 萬元。

【白木屋募款活動】您祈福 我捐錢

台灣堡圖

　　台灣堡圖為日本殖民政府自明治三十一年（西元1898年）九月起開始實施台灣土地調查事業的成果之一，直到 1904 繪完。

　　中研院把它電子化後，最近出了 google map 的版本。

　　當時台灣很多城牆形狀都在圖中保存了下來。至於山區和太魯閣地區的空白則見證了原住民當時仍保有控制的地圖。有興趣的可以來玩玩看。打開後直接點右上方的台灣堡圖就可看到清楚的原圖。

相關連結：

中研院　－　台灣堡圖

The Colbert Report	Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Health Care Reform Is the Matrix
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Oh… Stephen… you had me at "hmm… where have I heard that before?"

Kenneth W. Dowie 設計的淡中八角塔

　　此篇 228 事件實錄是由加拿大宣教師兼建築師 Kenneth W. Dowie （漢名羅虔益）撰寫（廣義的 228 事件是發生於 1947 年的 2 月到 5 月）。羅虔益宣教師由加拿大基督教長老派來台灣協助馬偕醫師長子偕叡廉設立學校。在取得日本台灣總督同意後，借用牛津學堂的校舍設立了今日的淡江中學。羅虔益牧師任職淡中的幾何學老師，並且於 1923 年設計了淡中的地標八角塔。

　　這篇記載本是羅虔益寫給偕叡廉伉儷與瑪格麗特（馬偕孫女）的私人書信，由加拿大學者、牧師、台灣支持者 Michael Stainton 博士在閱覽馬偕醫師的書信文稿時發現。Stainton 博士察覺本信件的重要性後，將下文轉寄給長住台灣，同時長期關懷台灣的 Michael Turton ，再貼上 Michael Turton 的部落格 The View From Taiwan。以下皆由本人漢譯，有錯誤之處麻煩幫我抓出。最後附上富蘭克林的一句名言：

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

- Benjamin Franklin

放棄基本自由來換取一點短暫安定的人，既得不到自由也得不到安定。

-富蘭克林

　　以下為原書信的漢文翻譯，除增加譯按外無別處更動：

久誼之旅？......... 這是新的名詞嗎？

　　今天緯來的棒球週報介紹四支城市業餘棒球隊中，由李居民教練帶領的桃園航空城隊。桃園航空城隊從住宿，訓練環境等辦得有聲有色，看得很欣慰。但是球衣上的英文「Aerotropolis」讓我怎麼看都看不慣……這個詞是 2000 年有都市計劃學的人提出來的新名詞。但是有人用不代表它是正確的用法……

如果是什麼網路上的 neotropolis 或是 chattropolis 就隨便了……

　　為什麼看不慣？因為當初創造這個詞的人根本沒了解字源。把 Metropolis 這個詞拆開來重裝是國外很流行的取名法，但是不了解 Metropolis 的字義就會組出畫虎成犬的新詞出來……

因為先到了凱道，所以接下來幾乎都是警察的寫真集。

兩個操著廣東話的觀光客，拿起架刀拒馬上的鐵鍊演出吊死吐舌戲碼

　　如果他們知道兩天後詹益樺二十年前就在同一個地方撲向蛇籠，於掛在利刃上的「生為台灣人、死為台灣魂」標語旁引燃喪服底下的汽油自焚而死，不知她們還會不會覺得拒馬有趣？

After hearing what Mike Huckabee said about the issue of Gay Marriage on The Daily Show, I have come to the conclusion of what will resolve the debate on Gay Marriage once and for all.

Most prominent anti-gay-marriage politician would argue that a homosexual couple can civil union instead, stating that it grants, to a large extent, similar privileges to marriage.  They also would argue that marriage is a term to define "man-woman" unions, because it is so written in the bible.

I am a firm believer of separation of church and state, so it seems blatantly obvious the solution to this issue is leave the task of defining marriage out of government.  Since marriage and the very definition of marriage is a religious matter, it has no business for the government to sponsor it. 

Couples should go do the paper works for the government to recognize their union, but if they want to be "married" they go to the church and do the religious ceremony.  That is pretty much how it is done anyway.  So I say do it properly.

All future couples should only be recognized as civil unions in the eyes of the government, and marriage or not will be the task for individual's religion to determine.  If your church strongly believes in anti-gay-marriage, fine, then no gay marriage will be recognized by your church and its believers.  But there are other churches and people that would.

I am sure I am not the first one come up with this idea, but it makes a lot of sense to me.