Foreign Minister Aso vs. Alzheimer’s Patients

Foreign Minister Taro Aso has apologized today for insulting and offending people with comments he made in a speech yesterday:

He made the controversial remarks on Thursday while he was explaining the difference in price between Japanese rice that is sold domestically and that exported and sold in China in a speech he delivered in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture.

He pointed out that a bag of rice that is sold for 16,000 yen in Japan is priced at 78,000 yen in China.

“Even Alzheimer’s disease patients can understand which is more expensive,” he said in his speech.

Geez Mr. Aso, even Alzheimer’s disease patients would understand that it’s best to keep the stupid and offensive comments to a minimum right before a major election.

9 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - July 20, 2007 at 11:32 pm

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http://higashiajia.wordpress.com Peter Pan

Abe: “Why must I be surrounded by freekin’ idiots?!”
tomojiro

Is this a part of an ongoing conspiracy plot caused by the chinese commies, north korean commies, by Roh mu hyung, or by the US lower house or by marcians or by ninjas?

I mean all this idiotical talks. It can’t be a coincidence.

There is only one explanation. Yeah this is a conspiracy.

The problem is I don’t know by whom and for what.

http://surfin-english.blogspot.com Jamie

It could be a conspiracy, but I think it’s just stupidity.

KokuRyu

Whatever. It’s galling that Japan’s political elite are Asian versions of Archie Bunker; what’s worse is that Aso is where he is today because of his family lineage. His daughter is married into the Imperial family for chrissakes. This joker could be the next prime minister of Japan.
tiltowait

It’s all right. I don’t think the offended people will remember by election time.
http://japanjin.blogspot.com/ Xylo

You’re right. It won’t make any difference come election time. The past few months are just a chance for us and the world to witness the extent of corruption and ineptitude that Japanese people willingly accept and allow.
Status quo good, change bad.
Steve

I’m just waiting until they make some derogatory comments about race and gender…. Wait… didn’t they already do that already. Opps!
http://www.transpacificradio.com Ken

If you read what he’s saying, it’s obvious he doesn’t even know what Alzheimer’s is.
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