Comments on: Kim Jong-Il…   Ill with Pancreatic Cancer? http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/07/13/kim-jong-il-ill-with-pancreatic-cancer/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:27:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mr. Fusion http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/07/13/kim-jong-il-ill-with-pancreatic-cancer/comment-page-2/#comment-1553100 Mr. Fusion Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:58:28 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=53046#comment-1553100 Uncle Pat, <i>I don’t know why the U.S. refuses to talk directly to North Korea, insisting on the six-sided talks that seemed to be bearing fruit until late last year. Why did they suddenly shut them down?</i> My guess is that Bush was playing the tough guy and didn't want to be the only bully. He hopes that China and Russia would help calm NK. As for shutting them down, have you ever tried to have an intelligent discussion with <i>Alfred1</i><i> or </i><i>Patrick?</i> Uncle Pat,

I don’t know why the U.S. refuses to talk directly to North Korea, insisting on the six-sided talks that seemed to be bearing fruit until late last year. Why did they suddenly shut them down?

My guess is that Bush was playing the tough guy and didn’t want to be the only bully. He hopes that China and Russia would help calm NK.

As for shutting them down, have you ever tried to have an intelligent discussion with Alfred1 or Patrick?

]]> By: Uncle Patso http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/07/13/kim-jong-il-ill-with-pancreatic-cancer/comment-page-2/#comment-1552664 Uncle Patso Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:01:21 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=53046#comment-1552664 North Korea seems to suffer from a classic Napoleon Complex. Looking across the most fiercely guarded border in the world, surely they can see that if hostilities resumed, they would have little hope of prevailing. China plainly has little appetite any more for backing N. Korea's adventurism. So their best hope for survival, as they see it, lies in nuclear weapons. Apparently they now possess these, a few anyway. Next, of course, is a way of delivering these weapons, thus their emphasis lately on developing and testing ballistic missiles. So far the results have been unimpressive, but the thought of how Pyongyang would behave if they could realistically threaten Seoul, Tokyo and possibly Shanghai, Beijing and Taipei, Alaska and Hawaii, gives the rest of the world the willies. At the same time, they appear to be trying to engage us -- a recent news story said the two journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling from CurrentTV who were arrested on North Korea's northern border and convicted of "hostile acts" have not been shipped off to a labor camp, as expected, but kept at a resort, leading to speculation that they may be willing to negotiate for the women's release. It is odd how Communism, supposedly based on exalting the proletariat, has so often given rise to "Exalted Leaders," with huge state resources devoted to creating cults of personality around them. Equally oddly, the rest of the world seems to fall for this, with enemies ridiculing the hero and allies praising him. Thus, we in the Western world know Kim Jong Il mainly through these stories of golf course heroism and rumors of terminal diseases. Meanwhile, I don't know why the U.S. refuses to talk directly to North Korea, insisting on the six-sided talks that seemed to be bearing fruit until late last year. Why did they suddenly shut them down? Was it due to Kim's illness? There's too much we just don't know. North Korea seems to suffer from a classic Napoleon Complex. Looking across the most fiercely guarded border in the world, surely they can see that if hostilities resumed, they would have little hope of prevailing. China plainly has little appetite any more for backing N. Korea’s adventurism. So their best hope for survival, as they see it, lies in nuclear weapons. Apparently they now possess these, a few anyway. Next, of course, is a way of delivering these weapons, thus their emphasis lately on developing and testing ballistic missiles. So far the results have been unimpressive, but the thought of how Pyongyang would behave if they could realistically threaten Seoul, Tokyo and possibly Shanghai, Beijing and Taipei, Alaska and Hawaii, gives the rest of the world the willies.

At the same time, they appear to be trying to engage us — a recent news story said the two journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling from CurrentTV who were arrested on North Korea’s northern border and convicted of “hostile acts” have not been shipped off to a labor camp, as expected, but kept at a resort, leading to speculation that they may be willing to negotiate for the women’s release.

It is odd how Communism, supposedly based on exalting the proletariat, has so often given rise to “Exalted Leaders,” with huge state resources devoted to creating cults of personality around them. Equally oddly, the rest of the world seems to fall for this, with enemies ridiculing the hero and allies praising him. Thus, we in the Western world know Kim Jong Il mainly through these stories of golf course heroism and rumors of terminal diseases.

Meanwhile, I don’t know why the U.S. refuses to talk directly to North Korea, insisting on the six-sided talks that seemed to be bearing fruit until late last year. Why did they suddenly shut them down? Was it due to Kim’s illness? There’s too much we just don’t know.

]]> By: amodedoma http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/07/13/kim-jong-il-ill-with-pancreatic-cancer/comment-page-2/#comment-1552586 amodedoma Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:25:53 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=53046#comment-1552586 A little compassion guys it's tough to be a great world leader, He's so ronery.. http://dailymotion.com/video/xhve8_team-america-im-so-ronery_fun A little compassion guys it’s tough to be a great world leader, He’s so ronery..

http://dailymotion.com/video/xhve8_team-america-im-so-ronery_fun

]]> By: Rick Cain http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/07/13/kim-jong-il-ill-with-pancreatic-cancer/comment-page-2/#comment-1552563 Rick Cain Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:40:48 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=53046#comment-1552563 For once Kim Jong Il is no longer the only fat man in North Korea. For once Kim Jong Il is no longer the only fat man in North Korea.

]]> By: Faxon http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/07/13/kim-jong-il-ill-with-pancreatic-cancer/comment-page-2/#comment-1552535 Faxon Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:49:17 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=53046#comment-1552535 Kim Jong Il is the solution, not the problem. Kim Jong Il is the solution, not the problem.

]]> By: Faxon http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/07/13/kim-jong-il-ill-with-pancreatic-cancer/comment-page-2/#comment-1552534 Faxon Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:48:51 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=53046#comment-1552534 We all deserve the right to marry Kim Jong Il. We all deserve the right to marry Kim Jong Il.

]]> By: Faxon http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/07/13/kim-jong-il-ill-with-pancreatic-cancer/comment-page-2/#comment-1552533 Faxon Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:47:59 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=53046#comment-1552533 No person is illegal. No person is illegal.

]]> By: Kim Chee - Good : Kim Jong - ILL http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/07/13/kim-jong-il-ill-with-pancreatic-cancer/comment-page-2/#comment-1552530 Kim Chee - Good : Kim Jong - ILL Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:36:39 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=53046#comment-1552530 So, here's the plan: First we send Steve Jobs over to help him out with his cancer. Then we send Tiger Woods over to help him out with his golf game. Wait a minute: This guy's only about 3 feet tall ... miniature golf, anyone? So, here’s the plan:
First we send Steve Jobs over to help him out with his cancer. Then we send Tiger Woods over to help him out with his golf game.

Wait a minute: This guy’s only about 3 feet tall … miniature golf, anyone?

]]> By: Furthermore http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/07/13/kim-jong-il-ill-with-pancreatic-cancer/comment-page-2/#comment-1552514 Furthermore Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:37:48 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=53046#comment-1552514 Il is illin'. Il is illin’.

]]> By: Dallas http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/07/13/kim-jong-il-ill-with-pancreatic-cancer/comment-page-2/#comment-1552505 Dallas Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:18:35 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=53046#comment-1552505 11 holes in 1? Don't believe it. Part the oceans? Now that's a different story. 11 holes in 1? Don’t believe it.

Part the oceans? Now that’s a different story.

]]> By: TruthBeKnown http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/07/13/kim-jong-il-ill-with-pancreatic-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1552494 TruthBeKnown Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:25:14 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=53046#comment-1552494 <i>Seoul’s YTN television channel reported that Kim had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer</i> Don't get my hopes up! Seoul’s YTN television channel reported that Kim had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer

Don’t get my hopes up!

]]> By: Toxic Asshead http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/07/13/kim-jong-il-ill-with-pancreatic-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1552486 Toxic Asshead Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:53:14 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=53046#comment-1552486 They're rewriting history. When I first heard of his golf prowess it was because his first score was 38 under with only 5 holes in one. On a 7700 yard course no less. I thought I read somewhere that he scored a perfect 18, but I can't find the story now. I'd like to score an ace on him with about 10 megatons. They’re rewriting history. When I first heard of his golf prowess it was because his first score was 38 under with only 5 holes in one. On a 7700 yard course no less.

I thought I read somewhere that he scored a perfect 18, but I can’t find the story now.

I’d like to score an ace on him with about 10 megatons.

]]> By: Faxon http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/07/13/kim-jong-il-ill-with-pancreatic-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1552481 Faxon Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:45:00 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=53046#comment-1552481 He has not hurt the US, has he? Why all the hatred? Can't we celebrate his "diversity"??? He has not hurt the US, has he? Why all the hatred? Can’t we celebrate his “diversity”???

]]> By: qb http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/07/13/kim-jong-il-ill-with-pancreatic-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1552474 qb Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:34:55 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=53046#comment-1552474 The man <a href="http://www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth/North-Korean-leader-Kim-Jong-Il.jpg" title="" rel="nofollow">truly inspires awe</a>. The man truly inspires awe.

]]> By: AdmFubar http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/07/13/kim-jong-il-ill-with-pancreatic-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1552469 AdmFubar Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:06:06 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=53046#comment-1552469 "North Korea’s “dear leader”, Kim Jong-il, has life-threatening cancer, South Korean media claimed today, prompting fears for the country’s long-term stability." that is the funniest line i've heard! “North Korea’s “dear leader”, Kim Jong-il, has life-threatening cancer, South Korean media claimed today, prompting fears for the country’s long-term stability.”

that is the funniest line i’ve heard!

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