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North Korea hails 'brilliant' Kim on his 68th birthday
AFP via Yahoo! News ^ | February 16, 2010 | Simon Martin

Posted on 02/16/2010 5:36:58 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

North Korea was on Tuesday celebrating the 68th birthday of its "peerlessly brilliant" leader, urging talks with Washington as the economy worsens and hundreds of people are reported to have starved to death.

Children received gift bags of sweets and biscuits, and Kim Jong-Il's birthday has also been marked by a synchronised swimming display and a festival celebrating the national "Kimjongilia" flower, state media reported.

A meeting Monday of senior communist party, army and state officials lauded Kim "as the most outstanding political elder and the peerlessly brilliant commander of the present era".

(Excerpt) Read more at uk.news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: communism; northkorea

1 posted on 02/16/2010 5:36:58 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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2 posted on 02/16/2010 5:40:20 AM PST by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality. (Hi Mom.))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Something there has to be brilliant but it ain’t him or his poor excuse for a country


3 posted on 02/16/2010 5:41:39 AM PST by Vaquero (BHO....'The Pretenda from Kenya')
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The Deuce is 68!

Has Madeline Albright offered to go over, jump out of his cake, and sing “Happy Birthday Mr President”?


4 posted on 02/16/2010 5:43:13 AM PST by silverleaf (My Proposed Federal Budget is $29.99)
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"Children received gift bags of sweets and biscuits"

Soyrent green from Ronery Reader.

5 posted on 02/16/2010 5:44:00 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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"North Korea hails 'brilliant' Kim on his 68th birthday"

Yeah...he looks brilliant..../sarc


6 posted on 02/16/2010 5:45:14 AM PST by FrankR (Those of us who love AMERICA far outnumber those who love obama - your choice.)
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If this s**tbird is what they consider “brilliant”, I’d hate to see what they consider a “dumbass”.


7 posted on 02/16/2010 5:47:40 AM PST by RightOnline
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To: silverleaf
Has Madeline Albright offered to go over, jump out of his cake, and sing “Happy Birthday Mr President”?

No, but guess who has?


8 posted on 02/16/2010 5:49:28 AM PST by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality. (Hi Mom.))
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""as the most outstanding political elder and the peerlessly brilliant commander of the present era". ""

Sounds just like AP, Newsweek, Time, and CNN over here.

9 posted on 02/16/2010 5:50:05 AM PST by Gorzaloon (GET him AWAY from the CAMERA!! They are all figuring it out!!!)
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owwWW, my eyes!

Don’t you know threads with this photo must be flagged with a warning????


10 posted on 02/16/2010 5:51:17 AM PST by silverleaf (My Proposed Federal Budget is $29.99)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
...and a festival celebrating the national "Kimjongilia" flower

They are also celebrating the building their new interrogation headquarters made exclusively out of Hans Bricks.


11 posted on 02/16/2010 5:54:17 AM PST by reagan_fanatic (The liberals are asking us to give Obama more time. Is 25 to life enough?)
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Did he go out and shoot another round of 18 in golf? He’s a God among mortals. Is there anything he can’t do?


12 posted on 02/16/2010 6:08:50 AM PST by Buckeye Battle Cry (Enjoy nature - eat meat, wear fur and drive your car!)
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Is there anything he can’t do?

Feed his people.

13 posted on 02/16/2010 6:12:48 AM PST by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality. (Hi Mom.))
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“Feed his people.”

A most excellent retort!


14 posted on 02/16/2010 6:18:11 AM PST by Buckeye Battle Cry (Enjoy nature - eat meat, wear fur and drive your car!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Obammy is a first cousin!
15 posted on 02/16/2010 6:20:35 AM PST by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
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NK is hell on earth. That’s real brilliant.


16 posted on 02/16/2010 10:10:15 AM PST by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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