Kim Jong Il is dead

[MdR Dave]

With Clinton out of office for over a decade and Kim now dead, which international leader will step forward, stand up proudly and claim "yes, I wear my hair in a bouffant"?

More importantly, is obvious Elvis-worship dead in international politics?

RIP, you crazy little fuck.

[robertlouis]

And please also note the passing of Vaclav Havel, one of the few recent examples to show that moral decency and politics can work well together for the common good.

[Prospero]

I'll bet Mr Havel gets fewer column inches accorded him that Chris Hitchens. Puzzling.

[BellaBellucci]

Maybe Jeff Dunham can add Jong Il to his act. You know, Kim the Dead Dictator.

Rest in pieces, you megalomanical douchebag.



~BB~

[addicted]

[MdR Dave]

I'll bet Mr Havel gets fewer column inches accorded him than Chris Hitchens. Puzzling.

You're probably right, though I think anyone even remotely connected (much less as involved as Mr. Havel) something called "The Velvet Revolution" should get instant rock star status.

God bless, Vaclav.

[robertlouis]

You're probably right, though I think anyone even remotely connected (much less as involved as Mr. Havel) something called "The Velvet Revolution" should get instant rock star status.

God bless, Vaclav.

Well, the bad guys always grab the headlines. I'm also wondering how many folks will have to google Havel to find out who he is....

Before his rise to the office of president, he showed, with his plays, poems and adherence to principle, that a man of conscience cannot be silenced, even by the dead hand of totalitarianism. One of the most admirable figures in post-war European politics and culture.

[MdR Dave]

Well, the bad guys always grab the headlines. I'm also wondering how many folks will have to google Havel to find out who he is. . .

I wouldn't have heard much about him stateside, except for my interest in Lech Walesa, which led to an interest in the region as a whole. Also, Czech and Hungarian chicks are my faves so it made sense to brush up on some history and current events over the years

I remember you name checked the guy and mentioned the VR in a thread a few months back, RL. . .

[LAKidd]

I love him in Team America. that shit was awesome

[MyersJ85]

I wonder if he off'd himself and their trying to cover it up... Everyone knows how ronry his ass was..