Tuesday, September 03, 2013

North Korea is withdrawing diplomatically. Enter Rodman. Go, Dennis, Go.

Dennis Rodman, former NBA rebounding champion, is heading back to Pyongyang for his second visit in the past six months—perhaps to rescue detained U.S. citizen Kenneth Bae.

Dennis Rodman's second visit to North Korea isn't expected to intervene with any USA political problems. This trip was planned some time ago.

North Korea is more than probably reacting to the Syrian tirade by Obama. I think Obama has the backing of most of the conservative Twitter crowd. Any Democrat seeking those voters might consider 'Liking' him, especially if they find emoting about their own 'intolerance of abuse and chemical weapons' neighborhoods a worthwhile political tool.

by The Associated Press
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman (click here) landed Tuesday in North Korea for what he called a trip to hang out with authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un, have a good time and bridge some cultural gaps — but not to be a diplomat.
The trip by the flamboyant basketballer — his second to North Korea — comes days after Pyongyang rejected a visit by a U.S. envoy who had hoped to bring home an American missionary jailed there, Kenneth Bae. Speaking to reporters ahead of his flight to Pyongyang, Rodman declined to say whether he would seek Bae's release. "I'm not going to talk about that," he said.
"I just want to meet my friend Kim, the marshal, and start a basketball league over there or something like that," said Rodman, wearing rings through his lower lip and each nostril. "I have not been promised anything. I am just going there as a friendly gesture."...