No, but he does know it is one of the 57 states.

csdeven on May 26, 2009 at 10:09 AM

I get so tired of hearing this misquote. He said he had visited 57 states, his staff wouldn’t let him go to Alaska or Hawaii (?) and he had one more to go. He was basically saying we had sixty states, not 57.

See, he’s not as stupid as people think he is.

But your point is well taken.

I just hope Uhhhhbama doesn’t do something like “double dog dare” NK or Iran to launch a nuclear missile.

… what is North Korea trying to accomplish? Other than attention. What do they have to gain by using nuclear weapons?

therightwinger on May 26, 2009 at 9:00 AM

I wish I knew but these things come to mind:

(1) For many people in positions of power, attention does seem to be what they crave and are driven to seek.

(2) People who lock themselves in isolation can become paranoid, lose their sense of perspective and their ability assess matters clearly, and see bogeymen hiding in the shadows. If people living in the mostly fresh clear air of the USA and Europe can postulate wild conspiracy theories then those who have been steaming in the pressure cooker of NK for several decades can presumably do so too.

(3) They do have two nuclear-armed neighbours, neither of which is guaranteed to be North Korea’s long-term friend. Plus their southern neighbour and ideological adversary is being greatly assisted by a third nuclear-armed country.

So, what looks like madness from the outside, perhaps seems a whole lot more justifiable from the inside.

UN Security Council issues strongly worded memo

This time they wrote ALL IN CAPS!!!

That’ll work!

I don’t call anyone on spelling, BTW by the way.

zeebeach on May 26, 2009 at 9:27 AM

FIFY

People who use abbreviations drive me crazy!

Loxodonta on May 26, 2009 at 9:35 AM

Can I join in too?
People who call acronyms abbreviations drive me crazy!
:)

Israel must reveal and dismantle its nuclear weaponry. It’s the only way we will be fair and just. No judgments ever. That is how to make the world safe.

JiangxiDad on May 26, 2009 at 8:56 AM

Normally, the assumption is an implied /sarc. In this case however, maybe an explicit /sarc?

I was thinking that since Obambi has already jumped with both feet onto the ‘fair and just’ brigade to bring international misery…err, equality…that perhaps we could just give Isreal all of our nuclear weapons? I wonder, would Obambi be in favor of outsourcing our glass parking-lot construction to Tel Aviv? I bet they could do a bang-up job.

Yes, but the next strongly worded memo will include Bold Font, Italics, and even Underlining.

Yes, but the next strongly worded memo will us Bold Font, Italics, and even Underlining. There’s no way Kim can ever withstand that.

15 resolutions later…the US will unilaterally say, “This is the last stern pre-warning we’re going to give you!”

This seems all oddly familiar.

You know, if my mother had said, ‘Wait until your father comes home young man!’ and when Dad got home he said, ‘Finish your dinner, son.’ I really wouldn’t be too worried about my Mom’s warnings. However, in reality, my Dad would get home and beat the sass out of me, which meant Mom could get me to pick up my sister’s room and mop the floors with my tongue if she wanted. Without anything to back up their 55 years of complete uselessness, NK knows that the UN is the princess that leads the paper tiger around by the neck.

Hans Brix indeed.

I don’t the the UN speaks crazy midget. They may want to consult Barbara Boxer on what language would be effective.

Stickeehands on May 26, 2009 at 8:56 AM

Nah, we can send a few members of the Film Actors’ Guild to help the UN in Pyongyang directly, as interpreters.

And don’t forget the thumbs in the ears and wage the fingers taunt also.

csdeven on May 26, 2009 at 10:06 AM

Now you are crossing the line into that gray area of “enhanced intimidation” and torture.

BobMbx on May 26, 2009 at 11:53 AM

Nazi’s what?