November 22, 2010

The Japanese justice minister had to resign after saying that his job is easy because he has 2 phrases that work whenever he's stuck for an answer.

The phrases are:
  1. "'I will not comment on specific cases."
  2. "We are dealing with the matter in line with the law and evidence."
Can you imagine an American politician even getting in much trouble for a wiseass remark like that?

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Can I get back to you on that?

Word verification: exclo

The Crack Emcee said...

I think this guy is brilliant.

But that kind of stupid brilliance, y'know?

Shaddaaaap!

I'm Full of Soup said...

The Phila Eagles had a head coach who answered the first question at every postgame press conference with the phrase "Like I said".

Scott M said...

Can you imagine an American politician even getting in much trouble for a wiseass remark like that?

See one Joe Biden.

jungatheart said...

The Japanese have something we don't. Class.

Scott M said...

They also have something else we don't have...hibakusha.

traditionalguy said...

But how do the Japanese ever manage to confirm Supreme Court Justices?

Alex said...

And?

/HDHouse mock off

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

Lacking the ethnic and racial diversity to feed upon (as opposed to.. say the US) political correctness takes sillier and sillier twists.

MadisonMan said...

Useful for any bureaucrat.

Oclarki said...

The japanese also have bukkake and tentacle rape cartoons.

ricpic said...

Useful for any bureaucrat.

Exactly. Deal with any bureaucracy anywhere in the world and it is immediately brought home to you that the purpose of said bureaucracy is to thwart you. And yet given the choice most people in most countries vote for an ever growing bureaucracy. Go figger.

Fred4Pres said...

'I will not comment on specific cases." "We are dealing with the matter in line with the law and evidence." Can you imagine an American politician even getting in much trouble for a wiseass remark like that?


Isn't that a required response that they teach to you at Congressional Orientation Class?

Jeff with one 'f' said...

"Can you imagine an American politician even getting in much trouble for a wiseass remark like that?"

Only a niggardly sense of proportion would allow these things to happen in America!

JAL said...

When will Obama resign because he relys on

"Let me be clear ..."

"..., but ..."

and

repeatedly reminding people of whatever (google it)

MadisonMan said...

And yet given the choice most people in most countries vote for an ever growing bureaucracy.

Their representatives do. That's different. Representatives promise to make life cushy for Constiuents, but then turn around and establish a bureaucracy.

jr565 said...

Oclarki wrote:
The japanese also have bukkake and tentacle rape cartoons.


Yeah but do they have tentacle rape bukkake cartoons?
And what are the names. And are they on netflix.

Bill R said...

It should have been in haiku.

Frogs croak for comment
Loose talk on specific cases
Silence falls like snow

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Methadras said...

At least he's honest. We need guys like him. Without the tentacles of course. :D

Chris said...

Can you imagine an American politician with the self-awareness to realize that he has an easy job and the honesty to admit it?