BREAKING NEWS: North Korea launches rocket, South Korean news agency Yonhap reports

MSNBC ^

[Perdogg]

Banner only

[nuconvert]

CNN & FOX covering it now

[struggle]

SHOOT HER DOWN!

[J. Worthington]

Being reported on Fox News now.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Obama’s Response: “Uh, let’s see how I can use this rocket launch to make me look good”

[Williams]

Tut tut thats our response, while China allows NK and Iran develop the capability to attack us.

[nuconvert]

Fox reporter Greg Palkott reporting from N. Korea says N.Korea has not confirmed it yet.

[SpaceBar]

We should have taken that baby out right on the launch pad, along with all the visiting “dignitaries” in the observation bleachers.

[gaijin]

There will be no shoot down, Obama will do nothing, and later he’ll make some stupid, stern statement.

[Semper911]

Too bad... it was launched south and over the ocean. I guess the Japanese won’t get a crack at it.

[Longbow1969]

Good, maybe this means we won’t send them any food/fuel aid for another year or so.

Though if I had to guess, NK will do exactly what they want, the US/SKorea/Japan will whine about it, NK will laugh at us, NK will then hint about returning to the peace table, the US government will call that a diplomatic success and offer to resume sending freebies. All tremendously predictable.

[fatnotlazy]

Well...there goes California.

[Leep]

NK just needs a hug.

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[struggle]

Too bad... it was launched south and over the ocean. I guess the Japanese won’t get a crack at it. As long as it's not an EMP...

[nuconvert]

CNN reporting that a “U.S. Official” has confirmed the launch

[LostInBayport]

Dear Kim Jong Not Ill:

I am writing this sternly worded letter to express my displeasure with your rocket launch. As a severe sanction, all of us who are members of the United Nations will wag our fingers in a tsk-tsk motion in your general direction tomorrow at noon. That will teach you not to do this again!

Signed,

Barack 0bama

P.S. Couldn't you at least have waited until after my election when I'll have more flexibility to shrug and ignore this kind of stuff? It's golf season.

[Hotlanta Mike]

How does scrapping missile defense make big ears look good? Or signing an agreement with the NORKS to provide food aid in exchange for curtailing their nuke development and missile development programs?

Better shut down that food aid to them now since they have effectively violated the agreement.

[mojito]

Where's Madeleine Albright when we really need her!

[SoFloFreeper]

Time for Obama to go genuflect to the Chinese.

[GeronL]

Palkott is IN N Korea and N Korea has not confirmed it?

um... huh?

[onyx]

PREFECT ©

[Semper911]

Who has a link to some live info on this? Or do I have to keep watching Shep? #OhTheHorror

[TerriHaute]

There will be no shoot down, Obama will do nothing, and later he’ll make some stupid, stern statement.

And follow it up by a sternly worded letter.

[nuconvert]

that is correct

[onyx]

Too late. The Obama regime already sent them food. I guess you meant in the future.

[RedMDer]

[TruBluKentuckian]

ABC reporting the rocket has “failed”.

[UnwashedPeasant]

This is just South Korea acting stupidly.

/s

[prairiebreeze]

Sounds like it fizzled out.....again. MAJOR FAIL FROM THE KOREAN COMMIES.

[nuconvert]

Jennifer Griffin (FOX) reporting that a U.S. official is saying that the launch may have failed, though not on the launch pad.

[Semper911]

Jennifer Griffin says the launch failed.

Who has the HaHa graphic?

[GeronL]

So NK allowed reporters into the country... to for what? NOT watch the launch? To repeat propaganda? Doesn’t the AP already have a deal to repeat KCNA proaganda?

[Ben Mugged]

Latest word from Fox News is the launch failed.

[prairiebreeze]

I didn’t fail on the launch pad but as in the other two times, in the second or third stage.

[RedMDer]

Looks like it failed.

[Longbow1969]

Meh, Fox is reporting that the launch may have failed anyway.

Assuming that is true, this is like the 3rd or 4th time the Norks have tried this and they still can’t get a long range multi-stage rocket to work. I guess they’ll still learn from failure and try to get it right next time.

If this did fail though, I wonder if it makes it more likely the Norks test another nuke. Maybe they’ll feel they need to save face.

[Errant]

ABC reporting the rocket has “failed”.

That's good...

[GeronL]

This is just South Korea acting stupidly.

Soju summit time?

[nuconvert]

That’s what she’s saying.

[Sarah Barracuda]

According to Fox News, the rocket launch failed, it crashed in to the sea

[RedMDer]

Click!

[Sarah Barracuda]

ABC reporting the rocket has “failed”.

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Now the rocket has something in common with Obama’s presidency, both epic failures

[sushiman]

Every channel on Japanese TV reporting the news .

[gaijin]

Even if it totally fizzled, it’s still significant cuz it shows how serious the Norks are about actively proliferating, probably with tacit Chinese approval.

What will they do as a response? Only stuff to the extent it will make Obama look tough and serious.

So on the substantive side NOTHING.

2 speeches and stern letters galore for the presstitutes.

[PJ-Comix]

ABC reporting the rocket has “failed”.

Uh-Oh! Labor camp for the scientists and engineers. They will meet the NK soccer team there.

[TruBluKentuckian]

North Korea needs to learn how to pace themselves, maybe think of baseball.

[AU72]

Sounds like a couple of NORK rocket scientists are out of a job or worse.

[FES0844]

Obama’s other son?!

[StolarStorm]

Wouldn’t it be cool if we somehow managed to shoot it down? We do have military capabilities/assets that are not publicly discussed. Our enemies should keep that in mind if they are thinking about messing with us or our allies.