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"Obama Agenda For "Change" Delivered Strong Slap To The Face" (From Japan) My Translation
Hokkaido Shimbun, Japan (Original in Japanese, "FReepranslated" ^ | 4 November 2010 | Hokkaido Shimbun (Daily), from Japan

Posted on 11/03/2010 7:50:13 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo

Japanese news today over here (newspapers above the fold, magazines, non-stop TV networks) are filled to the brim with news of Mr. Obama's humiliating defeat at the hands of the Republicans.

Many of this is bringing Japanese up to speed as to how unpopular Mr. Obama really is, as for the last two years by and large they perpetuated the image of him being successful and popular (mostly in order to sell books and English instruction tapes using his speeches). What a rude awakening.

Well, my favorite title is from this morning's Hokkaido Shimbun:

Essentially: "Obama Agenda For "Change" Delivered Strong Slap To The Face" Here is the LINK to the original Japanese article.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Japan; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2010; 2010midterms; backlash; bho44; bhofail; election; elections; fail; gopcomeback; hokkaido; japan; midterms; obama; obowma; shellacking; smackdown; teaparties; teaparty; teapartyexpress
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To: LUV W
Obama Agenda For "Change" Delivered Strong Slap To The Face" (From Japan) My Translation Obama Agenda for Change given a swift kick in the butt....MY translation! LOL!

Thanks for the laugh!

21 posted on 11/03/2010 8:11:08 PM PDT by tapatio (In memory of my Dad 5-27-26 2-4-2010)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

So do you live in Tokyo or Hokkaido?

BTW, you can watch Tantei Knight Scoop for free on pandora.tv


22 posted on 11/03/2010 8:11:53 PM PDT by struggle ((The struggle continues))
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To: AmericanInTokyo

23 posted on 11/03/2010 8:12:59 PM PDT by Bean Counter (Stout Hearts!!)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

As always thanks for post. Very interesting. Hope you get some news about Japanese reporting of visit to India: cost, number of people, etc.

Thanks again.


24 posted on 11/03/2010 8:13:58 PM PDT by Bhoy
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To: struggle

As the FR moniker reads, FRiend.


25 posted on 11/03/2010 8:18:47 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (We must be humble in victory, and GET TO WORK RIGHT AWAY while we have the anti-Obama Momentum)
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To: Bean Counter

LOL!!! JUST GREAT!!! ;-)


26 posted on 11/03/2010 8:19:24 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (We must be humble in victory, and GET TO WORK RIGHT AWAY while we have the anti-Obama Momentum)
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To: Bhoy

Indian news media is already full of that, and even more reporting on such Government Waste in the India Trip, that CBSNBCABCCNNMSNBC will not do about that, while Obama is in India, will in fact come through unfiltered in the Indian media. Many of us here will post such media in the next few days, to humiliate this guy even further on the global stage and tell the truth back home to the PEOPLE.


27 posted on 11/03/2010 8:21:05 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (We must be humble in victory, and GET TO WORK RIGHT AWAY while we have the anti-Obama Momentum)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Wow, AIT. If I’m not mistaken......in the culture over there.....that’s pretty strong language, amirite? ‘Slap to the face’???? Yeeeeaaaoooooowch! Correct me if I’m wrong.


28 posted on 11/03/2010 8:23:20 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Not under the influence of Hope-nosis.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Translator’s prerogative, but it comes out to that kind of phrase, otherwise “electrifying, painful stun”, the more direct translation.


29 posted on 11/03/2010 8:25:36 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (We must be humble in victory, and GET TO WORK RIGHT AWAY while we have the anti-Obama Momentum)
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To: AmericanInTokyo
オバマ氏の変革に痛撃

First 3 characters are katakana O BA MA, a natural for Japanese, オバマ

Next is an honorific version of Mister, 氏

Then is the particle NO, の, which always stands out. It announces the following as pertaining or belonging to Mr Obama.

These mean "revolution", or "reformation" , 変革

Then the particle NI, に, meaning to or at the preceding.

Then finally a "severe blow", 痛撃

so going back to front, "Severe blow to revolution of the Honorable Mister Obama"

30 posted on 11/03/2010 8:27:50 PM PDT by dr_lew
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Ouch!


31 posted on 11/03/2010 8:29:11 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Not under the influence of Hope-nosis.)
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To: Wile E Coyote Genius
works every time...
32 posted on 11/03/2010 8:30:16 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - Voter Fraud should be a Capital Offense!!!)
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To: dr_lew
Good student! ;-)

御疲れ様でした!

33 posted on 11/03/2010 8:31:58 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (We must be humble in victory, and GET TO WORK RIGHT AWAY while we have the anti-Obama Momentum)
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34 posted on 11/03/2010 8:34:06 PM PDT by Hoodat ( .For the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.d)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

I am not going to ask what those products are supposed to be.

shudder


35 posted on 11/03/2010 8:42:56 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <--- My Fiction/ Science Fiction Board)
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36 posted on 11/03/2010 8:45:29 PM PDT by CharlesMartelsGhost
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To: AmericanInTokyo
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37 posted on 11/03/2010 9:01:32 PM PDT by Cobra64
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Thank you very much, AmericanInTokyo.


38 posted on 11/03/2010 9:04:04 PM PDT by unkus
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To: GeronL

suppositories for donkeys /just kiddin


39 posted on 11/03/2010 9:04:54 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (We must be humble in victory, and GET TO WORK RIGHT AWAY while we have the anti-Obama Momentum)
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To: tapatio

:D


40 posted on 11/03/2010 9:16:49 PM PDT by luvie (Thank God)
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