On Sunday, the editor of the Communist Party-affiliated Global Times newspaper called the Japanese activists "provocative right-wing monkeys".
His deputy, Nobuteru Ishihara, 55-year-old son of Tokyo's provocative right-wing governor, is one front-runner, along with Shigeru Ishiba, a defence hawk.
He's known for provocative right-wing statements, quick, the-buck-stops-with-me decisions, and a willingness to battle labor unions and the establishment in a culture known for consensus-building.
For now, both sides are sticking to the notion that Mr Bush, in nominating provocative right-wingers, and the Democrats, in trying to knock them down, are engaging in partisan business as usual.
A Minnesota Congresswoman who's made a national name for herself by making provocative right-wing statements, Bachmann has said she's considering a Presidential bid but hasn't made up her mind yet.
Tarbaby Tarbaby — provocative name, right?
Pretty provocative statement, right?
The advertisement, which PETA calls the "turkey terror" campaign, is the sharpest departure yet from the group's year-old promise of less provocative animal rights messages.
I've been associated with three so-called "black shows" in the UK to date: South of the Border, Deep Secrets and Mike Phillip's provocative Blood Rights.
But one New York staple has been silent throughout the debate over the housekeeper, Nafissatou Diallo, and the French man of power, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a voice many would have expected to be among the loudest: the Rev. Al Sharpton, the provocative civil rights activist.
