Posted on 02/11/2018 5:16:29 PM PST by Kaslin
The 2018 Winter Olympics were in full swing and Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and head of their Propaganda and Agitation Department, had bizarrely become a liberal media darling. Despite the fact her job entailed censorship and glorifying public executions, numerous outlets had touted her for “stealing the show,” winning “diplomatic gold,” being the “Ivanka Trump of North Korea,” and hyping the extremely creepy North Korean cheerleading corp.
CNN, who has a history of climbing into bed with murderous regimes (Iraq and Saddam Hussein) to stay relevant, was one of the more notable outlets singing North Korea’s praises. On Saturday, three reporters published a disgustingly gooey puff piece about the North Korean gulag queen "stealing the show" at the Olympics.
That was in addition to another piece where CNN ran the headline touting: “North Korea is winning the Olympics --and it's not because of sports.” “This time around, however, the North has gotten the kind of publicity money can't buy,” reporter Jamie Tarabay gushed. “Her historic visit to the South -- the first of any member of the ruling Kim family -- generated significant media attention, gracing news broadcasts and front pages across the world.”
The Washington Post, whose pompous tagline was “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” glorified the North Korean censorship head as the “Ivanka Trump” of the regime and “political princess.” “Here she was, a political princess, but the North Korean “first sister” had none of the hallmarks of power and wealth that Koreans south of the divide have come to expect,” they boasted. “In looks-obsessed South Korea, many 20-something women list plastic surgery and brand-name bags as life goals.”
In an article published in The New York Times on Sunday, journalists mocked Vice President Mike Pence for being overshadowed by Kim. “Kim Jong-un’s Sister Turns on the Charm, Taking Pence’s Spotlight,” their headline said. They also highlighted the loony analysis from a radical college professor who claimed: “The fact that he and Mrs. Pence didn’t stand when the unified [North and South Korean] team came in was a new low in a bullying type of American diplomacy.”
The Associated Press also got in on the pro-North Korean coverage by touting how “At Olympic Games, Kim Jong Un's sister takes VIP seat” (headline). They seemed encouraged by how much Kim would be a pain in the side of the Trump administration. “The trip by Kim Yo Jong is the latest move in an extraordinary show of Olympic diplomacy with Seoul that could prove to be a major challenge to the Trump administration's hard-line Korea policies,” they chided.
International media outlet Reuters hyped how “North Korea has emerged as the early favorite to grab one of the Winter Olympics’ most important medals: the diplomatic gold.” They pushed back on the Trump administration’s assessment that the U.S. and South Korea were as close as ever: “Pence cast one of the loneliest figures at the opening event. He remained seated when the joint Korean team entered the stadium, in contrast to Moon who stood along with Kim Jong Un’s younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, to applaud.”
As part of the North Korean delegation to the Games, a massive cheerleading squad numbering more than 200 was admitted. And they too drew the admiration of the media. As ABC News did when they touted the group: “Clad in coordinated outfits of red with white and blue accents, North Korea's throng of more than 200 cheerleaders are stealing the spotlight at the 23rd Winter Olympic Games in South Korea as they chant, sway and dance in unison.”
The Washington Post even had some fun translating their creepy chants. “The chorus here (transliteration: “ban gap seup nee da”) literally means ‘nice to meet you,’” the paper noted. “It’s part of a North Korean song performed during meetings between North and South Korean civilians. South Koreans have come to recognize the song as part of the North’s routine during cultural exchanges.”
But not everyone in the media was keen on giving North Korea such lavish praise and accolades. NBC News’ Willie Geist, who’s in South Korea, slammed outlets giving them positive coverage. “I can report South Koreans here in Pyeongchang are not as enthralled with Kim Yo Jong and the North Korean cheerleaders as it seems some media are back home,” he tweeted. “Something about N.K. killing, starving, & imprisoning its people while threatening South Korea with nuclear annihilation.”
“Wait people are still tweeting this crap?” The Huffington Post’s Yashar Ali tweeted in response to the New York Times article noted above. His timeline also includes such gems as “I can’t with this tweet. Jesus.” to CNN’s, and “What the hell are you doing Reuters?”
Not necessary. Politico already put Fred Warmbier in his place.
All of the news media reporters want to turn the USA into a socialist state like North Korea or Venezuela . They hate Trump because Trump is stopping the media from accomplishing this
The 3 socialist countries North Korea, Venezuela ,Cuba are just large concentration camps.
A large concentration camp is what every socialist country eventually becomes.
Swoon on ... we’re used to it. As soon as I see “who” wrote the story ... I decide to read it or move on. WaPo? NYT ... next article please.
Many facets of our country are already socialist in nature. We are so far from our founding principles. The media scum would love to speed the process to the next level. They honestly think America can do socialism/communism right as a utopia.
How many people has she killed? Kind of like cheering for Jeezabel!
SO true!
(courtesy of the_Donald - reddit)
To be fair, I’d do her in a heartbeat, but never marry - I’d had insane in-laws in the past and its no fun.
There was nowhere in the CNN article to write comments. My mother and I watched the opening ceremonies and were struck by how creepy she was. She certainly didn’t have the common decency to even smile when the Americans filed in, but of course she would probably have been fed to the dogs if she did.
Our media outlets employ mostly people who dream of communism and socialism. They are enemies of the public and should be treated as such.
BASTARDS
I clicked that Politico story you linked. Unbelievable! And the comments from the Liberals are beyond the pale. These people really are godless Communists. I wish we could send them all to the North Korea, forever. That would be justice.
And would nuke liberal cali.
Which is more evidence libs, who are already mentally unstable, have a death wish.
Words fail me.
Dems live in a vacuum, when a drunk illegal Mexican runs over the daughter of one of these new readers, maybe they'll get it and understand.
Nah they won’t..even when illegals kill Liberals the liberals come out and say “its OK illegal, I blame myself for being white”
Old proverb “if you don’t stand for anything then you’ll Fall for Anything”.
LOL
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