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Kerry gets dream run in North Korean media
The Straits Times (Asia) ^
| March 6, 2004
| Various
Posted on 03/06/2004 1:08:02 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper
SEOUL - North Korea's state-controlled media is known for its reverential reporting on Mr Kim Jong-il.
But the Dear Leader is not the only one getting deferential treatment: Mr John Kerry, the presumptive Democratic candidate in the United States, is also getting good play in Pyongyang.
His speeches are being broadcast on Radio Pyongyang and reported in glowing terms by the Korea Central News Agency (KCNA).
The apparent enthusiasm for Mr Kerry may reflect little more than a 'better the devil you don't know' mentality among the North Korean apparatchiks.
Rather than dealing with President George W. Bush and his hawkish officials, they seem to hope victory for Mr Kerry would lead to a softening in US policy towards their nuclear weapons programme.
But both Mr Kerry and Mr Bush are committed to North Korean disarmament.
Mr Kerry, however, would renew bilateral negotiations.
Mr Bush has sought to manage the conversation with North Korea through multilateral talks.
Mr Kerry has also been more forthright about setting out the economic rewards for North Korea if it disarms.
The Bush administration appears in no hurry to tackle the North Korea issue before the election, aware that a US compromise with Pyongyang would represent an embarrassing climbdown, while confrontation would risk a bloody - and electorally disastrous - war.
The North Korean media is a constituency Mr Kerry could do without.
A signal of support from the Dear Leader will delight those eager to paint him as soft on national security.
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; axisofevil; bush43; johnkerry; kerry; kerryforeignpolicy; kimjongil; kimjongilrepute; northkorea
To: BigSkyFreeper
This should get him some undunced voters...
To: BigSkyFreeper; Jim Robinson
add this to your list of why we can't have Kerry.
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posted on
03/06/2004 1:11:16 PM PST
by
ambrose
("John Kerry has blood of American soldiers on his hands" - Lt. Col. Oliver North)
To: ambrose
Kerry will receive 101% of the vote in North Korea, living and dead.
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posted on
03/06/2004 1:13:29 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: Howlin; Tamsey; onyx; My2Cents; gatorbait
an FYI bump!
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posted on
03/06/2004 1:23:25 PM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
(Liberalism is Communism one drink at a time. - P.J. O'Rourke)
To: BigSkyFreeper
kerry/Jong-il 2004
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posted on
03/06/2004 1:25:08 PM PST
by
ChadGore
("Maybe they thought Saddam would lose the next Iraqi election")
To: BigSkyFreeper
A signal of support from the Dear Leader will delight those eager to paint him as soft on national security.A delight indeed, when I saw this on FNC. :)
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posted on
03/06/2004 1:43:49 PM PST
by
StriperSniper
(Manuel Miranda - Whistleblower)
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posted on
03/06/2004 1:53:39 PM PST
by
Main Street
(Stuck in traffic.)
To: Main Street
He looks so...emaciated in the picture. Was he going through a 'vegetarian phase' when it was taken?
Would a lack of good, red meat help explain his wussiness, fuzzy thinking & poor memory of previous positions on issues?
Bad diet = unhealthy body, leading to a ravaged brain??
Can't risk having THAT in the White House!
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posted on
03/06/2004 2:06:36 PM PST
by
ApplegateRanch
(The world needs more horses, and fewer Jackasses!)
To: ambrose
He keeps getting worse and worse. This stuff is gold against him.
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posted on
03/06/2004 2:48:56 PM PST
by
onyx
(Kerry' s a Veteran, but so were Lee Harvey Oswald, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Timothy McVeigh)
To: BigSkyFreeper
A signal of support from the Dear Leader will delight those eager to paint him as soft on national security. He's already painted! We're just turning the light on!
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posted on
03/06/2004 3:41:39 PM PST
by
jigsaw
(God Bless Our Troops.)
To: BigSkyFreeper
Well, the Koreans can have him.
To: BigSkyFreeper
bump
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posted on
03/06/2004 6:05:02 PM PST
by
VOA
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