testdex

Yeah, Japan's the biggest market for Aflac and a lot of insurers.

I was in Japan when it happened. The death toll (counting the still "missing") was more than 6 times that of September 11th, and he was tweeting while the fires were still burning.

I "get" the no filter thing -- but with it comes being open to criticism. And not expecting to take home a paycheck from people whose deaths you've made a joke of -- as they drown.

edit: interestingly, in Japan, they used to use a Gottfried soundalike. They changed to a normal "ducky" voice, then not long after the disaster, they switched to a very soft, reassuring duck voice. e.g. https://youtu.be/BP9jd3_IEDU?t=25s

I feel really ambivalent about this. Despite the fact that Lamar Smith might well deserve an unseating, I dislike PACs and how they empower people with money (and friends with money) in elections. When I see a mud slinging/ anti-gay/ anti-evolution/ whatever nasty thing PAC doing its work, I can hardly think "yay for democracy". I guess it's a dirty game, but I'm not keen to be a dirty player.