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March 15th, 2009 at 10:31 am
wow! that was great.
For a few seconds in the middle, I saw actual footage of KJI speaking… I’ve never heard his legendary uncharismatic voice before… does anyone know where one could find the entire speech?
March 15th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
what have they been smoking????
March 15th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
george:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=satire&l=1
March 17th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
I wonder what a North Korean would say if they saw this?
Would they get that it was a joke and laugh too, or would they be shocked, angry, confused or what?
I doubt they have comedy shows on TV there, and if they do, it’s probably not political satire…
March 18th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
A North Korean wouldn’t understand it since the Onion spliced together various video clips in Korean, including some of ROK President Lee Myung-bak, that don’t match the English subtitles.
But if the Korean were correct, my guess is that not many would fall for it.
March 19th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Richardson: Thanks for sharing. I saw this earlier on the Onion’s Web site and it was great fun to watch this again.
wanomin: I think the clip of KJI speaking is from the 2000 “Sunshine” meeting in Pyongyang with then ROK President Kim Dae Jung when they “met the press.”
March 19th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
I always liked the Onion. It’s amazing how many people think it’s real!!