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more about #northkorea OneTwoPunch: Greatest Oprah quote of all time (as I paraphrase) "If the biggest problem you encounter during your day is having too much food to eat, YOU HAVE NO P... more » f-words: One of the best media about women and food I've ever encountered was a Korean movie about some female neighbors, one of whom was a sort of bingey food... more » Mary McCarthyite: Barbara Demick just had a great article on the famine in North Korea in The New Yorker. I tried to link it here but couldn't. It's stirring; try and ... more » CremeBruDont: You know what's weird? In 2006, the UN's report listed the figure as less than 2.5% of the population of South Korea (the lowest figure reported). E... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: And once again, I'd like to extend a hearty "go fuck yourself" to Kim Jong Il, you god damn bastard. more » HilliardTortoise: My brother has a " crazy" theory that the Chinese government is actually behind all of the recent acts of agression on the part of the North Korean go... more » maggiethecat: Knowing very well the dangers of being in rock throwing range of the NK border, they put themselves at risk anyway. There is no point to be proven, a... more » h_bee: Maybe this will put a stop to the whole "what was a woman with a small child doing in North Korea anyhow?!" talk I've been hearing. more » BearDownCBears: Two people talking =/= bilateral talks more » J.D.Regent: whoopsie more » J.D.Regent: what is his job now, even, does anybody know? god i love to think about all the unemployed ex-Bushies. it's my happy place. more » J.D.Regent: i just started liking her 1000% more percent than i already did. more » redqueenmeg: Hillary, that is awesome. That is also the same laugh tech support agents use when they use their Mute buttons on their phones. Not that I would know ... more » wtfox?!: Please, Santa, let me be able to invest my laughter with that much hilarity and utter contempt for other people's idiocy one day. Amen. more » CurtCole: I'm sure they had this picture in the background for her to look at. more » bluebears: oh hillary. gay marry me. more » BritneyCanadaWhore: my god i can't stop playing this clip over and over it's HYPNOTIZING me. it sounds like he's saying "master sex." more » willwriteforfood: I'm glad she can laugh at mention of John Bolton's name. Invoking his name just makes me feel like punching him in the face. Or grabbing hold of one h... more » dianersb was bit by a zombie: God I love Hillary. That was the best response to Bolton's posturing. Any other would have just legitimized his crazy. more » paintedangel: I am sooo happy these two women were freed...don't get me wrong. It just seems strange that nobody talks about how they got into that position in the ... more » -
#weightymatters
Dieting Causes Undernourishment In South Korea
One in five women in South Korea is undernourished, most because of dieting. This is especially sad because people in North Korea are undernourished for other reasons. [Korea Times] -
#axisof
Ling, Lee Reveal They Were Captured In China, Not North Korea
Nearly a month after their release from North Korea, Laura Ling and Euna Lee are claiming that they were captured on Chinese soil after spending only "a minute" in North Korea. They also thank their supporters in a video. More » -
#shewholaughslast
Hillary Thinks Former Bushies Are Always Good For A Laugh
When asked about John Bolton's recent bullshit criticisms of Bill Clinton's trip to North Korea to free Euna Lee and Laura Ling, Hillary Clinton couldn't help but laugh. She's just like us after all! More » -
#homecomings
Imprisoned Journalists Return To U.S. In Emotional Reunion
After 4 1/2 months of imprisonment in North Korea, Laura Ling and Euna Lee have arrived on American soil (see video at left). To hear the media tell it, Hillary Clinton should be totally pissed off. More » -
#personalpolitical
Lisa Ling Expresses Fear, Hope For Sister's Release
"The ridiculous optimist in me was hoping they would show leniency and just let the girls go. That obviously wasn't the case. I still can't believe it's going on." — Lisa Ling, on sister Laura's imprisonment in North Korea. [Sactown] -
#axisofevil
President Clinton In N. Korea To Negotiate Journalists' Release
Bill Clinton arrived in North Korea today to negotiate the release of imprisoned American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. Some say his visit all but assures their release, while others are more skeptical. More » -
#strategicmaneuvers
All's Quiet On The Western Front For Ling, Lee
Has everyone already forgotten about detained journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee? Advocacy group Reporters Without Borders thinks so. More » -
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#crappyhour
What Health Care Plan? Press Goes Crazy Over Obama's Cambridge Remark
Last night, Chicago Sun-Times reporter Lynn Sweet used Obama's health care presser to ask him about the arrest of Harvard professor "Skip" Gates. This morning Racialicious' Latoya Peterson helps me parse it - and the press corps' rabid reactions. More » -
#goodnews
Detained Journalists Still In Guesthouse, Not Labor Camp
Laura Ling and Euna Lee have not been sent to a North Korean labor camp, as their sentence dictates. Instead, they're being held at a guesthouse in Pyongyang, which may bode well for their early release. [AP, via NYT] -
#axisofevil
Detained Journalist Makes Contact, And Michael Jackson Wanted To Help
Yesterday, journalist Lisa Ling received a third phone call from her sister Laura, now imprisoned in North Korea for 114 days, and a friend of Michael Jackson says the King of Pop wished he could help Laura and Euna Lee. More » -
#crappyhour
Protests In Iran Persist; North Korea Continues Provocations
It's the return of Crappy Hour! Today, the Washington Independent's Spencer "Attackerman" Ackerman rejoins me with an analysis of the situations in Iran, North Korea, and Afghanistan... plus a primer on why I should sleep with Jewish men. More » -
#girltalk
Is Calling Detained Adult Journalists "Girls" A Calculated Move?
Though Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the American journalists imprisoned in North Korea, are 32 and 36 respectively, Ling's sister Lisa keeps referring to them as "girls" during her media appearances. (Mashup clip at left.) More » -
#journalisticsolidarity
Friends, Family, Roxana Saberi Speak Out About Ling And Lee
As imprisoned journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee await negotiations that will hopefully secure their release from North Korea, friends and family speak out on their character, and formerly detained journalist Roxana Saberi offers some advice. More » -
#axisof
Women Who Flee North Korea Face Forced Marriage, Deportation, "Stateless Limbo"
The imprisonment of Laura Ling and Euna Lee has drawn attention to a subject they were investigating when they were captured — the plight of North Korean women who flee to China. More » -
#newsat10
Sarah Palin Thinks Letterman's Jokes About Her Looks Are Pathetic
- Sarah Palin didn't like David Letterman's crack Monday night about her "slutty flight attendant look" (neither did we); she calls it "pretty pathetic." If her make-up is the only thing he can find to mock, we agree. [Politico]
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#axisof
Hillary Clinton Asks North Korea To Deport Ling And Lee
Hillary Clinton has asked North Korea to return imprisoned journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee to the US. Some think clemency is more likely for these Americans than for the North Koreans in the regime's labor camps. [Independent, TimesOnline] -
#newsat10
Stephen Colbert Takes One For The Team, Victory In Iraq
- Stephen Colbert taped his first show from Baghdad yesterday, allowing General Ray Odierno to shave his head, declaring victory and not watering his act down in some insincere effort at sincerity. [NY Times]
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#axisof
American Journalists Sentenced To 12 Years Hard Labor
Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the American journalists accused of entering North Korea, have been sentenced to twelve years of "reform through labor" — but many hope they will be released sooner. More » -
#axisof
Trial Of Laura Ling, Euna Lee Begins In North Korea
The trial of Laura Ling and Seung-Eun (Euna) Lee, American journalists whom North Korea accuses of crossing into its territory, has begun. More »
