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| Author: | jimmypasta [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Somebody STOP Marilyn Rodman! |
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/br ... 9052.story Tribune wire report 9:45 a.m. CST, January 8, 2014 Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman led an auditorium of North Koreans in singing "Happy Birthday" to their leader on Wednesday, a day after he sparked controversy by appearing to suggest a Korean-American was to blame for his captivity in North Korea. Rodman brought a team of fellow former National Basketball Association stars to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, to mark the birthday of leader Kim Jong Un with an exhibition game. The birthday is believed to have been on Wednesday though that has not been confirmed. "It started out as surreal, then people joined in and it sort of faded a bit, but it seemed pretty heartfelt from Rodman's side," Simon Cockerell, a tour guide who watched the game in Pyongyang, said of Rodman's birthday singing. "It was unexpected, and probably unplanned," he said. "Kim Jong Un appeared to smile, but he didn't appear to expect it." Cockerell, whose company Koryo Tours took a group of tourists to the game, said the audience had stood and cheered Kim for up to six minutes when he appeared with his wife. "Dennis Rodman gave a charmingly shambolic speech where he thanked Kim Jong Un and his wife for showing up, along with the other players for being brave enough to come with him and join in his 'engagement effort'." This was Rodman's fourth trip to Pyongyang. On previous visits he spent time dining as a guest of Kim, with whom he says he has a genuine friendship. The visit come weeks after the execution of Kim's uncle, Jang Song Thaek, who until then was one of the most powerful figures. South Korean President Park Geun-hye has described events in North Korea as a "reign of terror". Rodman has said he would not interfere in North Korea's politics but he raised an outcry at home when in a television interview on Tuesday, he appeared to blame Korean-American missionary Kenneth Bae for his captivity in North Korea, the latest in a series of controversial comments by the former basketball star. During the expletive-ridden interview with CNN about his fourth trip to the reclusive state, Rodman seemed to say that Bae, who has been held in North Korea since November 2012 and was convicted last May on charges of crimes against the state, was responsible for his own situation. "If you understand what Kenneth Bae did. ... Do you understand what he did in this country? Why is he held captive in this country?" Rodman said, declining to respond to questions to clarify what he meant. Rodman brought a team of fellow former National Basketball Association stars to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, to mark leader Kim Jong Un's birthday, which is believed to fall on Wednesday, though this has never been officially confirmed. Asked about Rodman's comments, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters, "I'm not going to dignify that outburst with a response," as he emphasized that the trip was "private travel" that was not endorsed by the U.S. government. "I'm simply going to say that we remain gravely concerned about Kenneth Bae's health, and continue to urge DPRK authorities to grant his amnesty and immediate release on humanitarian grounds," Carney said. Bae's sister, Terri Chung, asked on CNN about Rodman's comments, said, "He clearly doesn't know anything about Kenneth, about his case. So we were appalled by that." "This isn't some game. This is about a person's life - father of three, a son and a brother and a husband," Chung said. "Dennis Rodman, he's not a diplomat. He says so himself and he's definitely not in a position to pass judgment on Kenneth Bae." Bae, 45, was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for state subversion in North Korea. Bae was detained in 2012 as he led a tour group through the northern region of the country. The country's Supreme Court said he used his tourism business to form groups aimed at overthrowing the government. Following a visit to her son in October, Bae's mother, Myunghee Bae, said her son was "alone and ailing." A devout Christian, Bae has acknowledged he conducted religious services in North Korea, which has long been hostile to Westerners advocating religious causes. U.S. Representative Eliot Engel, the leading Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, harshly criticized Rodman and the other Americans for what he called an "ill-advised" trip. "As North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un continues to starve and oppress his citizens, it is unthinkable that a few fading celebrities would use such an opportunity to reward his brutal regime," he said. Rodman has faced both ridicule and harsh criticism for his trips to North Korea, which some U.S. politicians and activists view as serving only as fodder for North Korean propaganda. But he defended his latest visit in the interview, saying it would help "open the door" to the reclusive state and was a "great idea for the world." "This is not about me. If I can open the door a little bit, just a little bit," Rodman said. "It's all about the game. People love to do one thing -- sports." He also lamented the criticism his visits have drawn. "It's amazing how we thrive on negativity. Does anyone know this guy's only 31 years old?" he said of Kim, whom he calls his friend. "Dennis, he could be 31, he could be 51," said CNN interviewer Chris Cuomo. "He's just killed his uncle. He's holding an American hostage." Reuters |
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| Author: | bigfan [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Somebody STOP Marilyn Rodman! |
Obama could declare him a threat and not allow him back here. Then Rodman can live there and tell us all how great it is. he wouldnt last 1 month |
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| Author: | Big Chicagoan [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Somebody STOP Marilyn Rodman! |
I bet he tastes like dog food. |
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| Author: | Hawg Ass [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:54 pm ] |
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bigfan wrote: Obama could declare him a threat and not allow him back here. Then Rodman can live there and tell us all how great it is. he wouldnt last 1 month One could only wish. |
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| Author: | jimmypasta [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Somebody STOP Marilyn Rodman! |
This is sad. It's obvious Dennis is mentally ill. He is not homeless wandering the streets. He is a "celeb" and in today's instant news world,he opens his mouth and we have it covered by CNN,etc. Somebody close to him needs to get him help. |
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| Author: | billypootons [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:55 pm ] |
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has the game started yet? would rodman and his crew of mostly solid NBA journeymen actually try hard and trounce a presumedly bad North Korean team? |
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| Author: | Bagels [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Somebody STOP Marilyn Rodman! |
jimmypasta wrote: This is sad. It's obvious Dennis is mentally ill. He is not homeless wandering the streets. He is a "celeb" and in today's instant news world,he opens his mouth and we have it covered by CNN,etc. Somebody close to him needs to get him help. uh, someone probably needed to get him help ~10 years ago or more and i seriously doubt this is case of being mentally ill, it's a case of doing boatloads of hard drugs and alcohol |
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| Author: | Spaulding [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:04 pm ] |
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Who are better friends to each other, Rodman & Kim or Elmhurst Steve and Harry? Hmmmm... There are very few places outside the US I'd travel to, North Korea is not one of them, and you'd have to be crazy to go there with Rodman. He's just not all there. |
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| Author: | Bagels [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:05 pm ] |
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i love how he dragged Vin Baker with . Him and Rodman must make a great team like Sid & Nancy he should have tried to get Marbury |
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| Author: | Spaulding [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Somebody STOP Marilyn Rodman! |
Bagels wrote: uh, someone probably needed to get him help ~10 years ago or more and i seriously doubt this is case of being mentally ill, it's a case of doing boatloads of hard drugs and alcohol He was on celebrity rehab. |
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| Author: | bigfan [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:05 pm ] |
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Hes totally screwed because he cant talk either language |
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| Author: | Bagels [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:06 pm ] |
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Spaulding wrote: Bagels wrote: uh, someone probably needed to get him help ~10 years ago or more and i seriously doubt this is case of being mentally ill, it's a case of doing boatloads of hard drugs and alcohol He was on celebrity rehab. well then obviously a very real and sincere attempt to address his issues 
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| Author: | Spaulding [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:11 pm ] |
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I love Dr Drew. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 4:14 pm ] |
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I am going to put on a british accent and appear in a porn under the name Simon Cockerelle |
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| Author: | Don Tiny [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 4:38 pm ] |
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good dolphin wrote: I am going to put on a british accent and appear in a porn under the name Simon Cockerelle Nobody wants to see your spotted dick. |
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| Author: | Chus [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 4:40 pm ] |
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good dolphin wrote: I am going to put on a British accent, and appear in a porn under the name Sir Harden Thicke
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| Author: | Urlacher's missing neck [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 5:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Somebody STOP Marilyn Rodman! |
Spaulding wrote: Bagels wrote: uh, someone probably needed to get him help ~10 years ago or more and i seriously doubt this is case of being mentally ill, it's a case of doing boatloads of hard drugs and alcohol He was on celebrity rehab. I saw that. Half those people are all dead from that show. They had him go see a Dr. who did a brain scan and it showed his brain was all jacked up from the constant heavy drinking. |
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| Author: | Tad Queasy [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 5:33 pm ] |
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Isn't A. C. Green supposed to be chaperoning this whole thing? |
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| Author: | NearWessSideHussra [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 5:44 pm ] |
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Spaulding wrote: I love Dr Drew. Chicks dig serial killers. The Worm's in NK on the CIA's dime. 
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| Author: | Colonel Angus [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 7:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Somebody STOP Marilyn Rodman! |
I'm pretty sure the Japanese have something to do w/ this. They probably got the Chinese in on this. Rodman will somehow instigate another war between N & S Korea. The US will get mixed in somehow. When Korea is left in dust & the US is overspent from fighting 5 different wars simultaneously. Japan & China will split Korea amongst themselves. Japan will drive out the weakened US military from it's territory. China will take over as Alpha Dog in world affairs w/ a unhory arriance w/ a re-militarized Japan. Rodman will live out his days in Hong Kong living on the Chinese dime, smoking opium & banging Chinese hookers. |
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| Author: | IkeSouth [ Thu Jan 09, 2014 11:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Somebody STOP Marilyn Rodman! |
the us isnt going to start a war over rodman, even if he is publicly beheaded. http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/09/world/asi ... n-apology/ he was drunk, so its ok everything is fine. |
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| Author: | IkeSouth [ Thu Jan 09, 2014 11:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Somebody STOP Marilyn Rodman! |
Quote: Images released by The Associated Press also showed Rodman appearing to bow to Kim. Rodman's squad and a North Korean team played two games, Cokerell said. In the first contest, the Americans lost to a North Korean squad, 47-39. The second game pitted squads with Western and North Korean players on each team. "That game was actually much better; there was a lot of showboating, showing off, alley-oops, slam-dunks and that sort of thing," he said. or maybe the us should behead him... |
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