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I'm sure some of you have already heard of this, but I wanted to share it here for discussion. My biggest issue with this, besides Rodman's obvious disregard for placating a corrupt regime, is the part where he just shrugs off human rights abuses.

I'm not sure what to make of his claims that Kim is his friend for life and how he seems butt-hurt that people take exception to his actions. The fact that he could care less about detained Americans and the fact that North Korea hates America since forever is baffling. That he is just there to have fun and bring the joy of basketball or whatever to the poor basketball-less people of N. Korea is just more to perplex us.

Thoughts?

How can anyone be friends with someone who just had his uncle killed?

By the magic of slam-dunking, apparently.

N. Korea could kill Dennis or imprison him, if it was to their political benefit.

But they won't. He's a high profile buffoon who amuses their leader and counters all the claims that North Korea is really one of the most authoritarian cesspools of our age.

Originally posted by Stealth Moose
But they won't. He's a high profile buffoon who amuses their leader and counters all the claims that North Korea is really one of the most authoritarian cesspools of our age.

I guess if Dennis said something wrong during dinner, his translator would be executed instead.

The promo pictures don't appear to have a translator. I imagine Kim speaks some broken English, or at least enough to understand Dennis Rodman's no doubt immense grasp of semantics.

Originally posted by Stealth Moose
The promo pictures don't appear to have a translator. I imagine Kim speaks some broken English, or at least enough to understand Dennis Rodman's no doubt immense grasp of semantics.

OH! someone needs to do a comity skit with the two trying to communicate. That would be SL material.

Yes, yes it would.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02708/kim-rodman_2708185b.jpg

My message to Dennis Rodman:

Befriending a dictator and then avoiding talking about human rights abuses with him doesn't make you a hero, in fact it makes you a coward, or potentially even worse: someone who lacks basic human empathy and integrity.

Originally posted by Omega Vision
My message to Dennis Rodman:

Befriending a dictator and then avoiding talking about human rights abuses with him doesn't make you a hero, in fact it makes you a coward, or even worse someone who lacks basic human empathy and integrity.

My huge issue is that we are still reporting on that dipshit. The first time it was news, the second okay sure, lets drop it now.

There is one useful thing about Rodman's visits, and that's that we get a glimpse into North Korea's elite, albeit one touched up and airbrushed by their propagandists.

Also apparently Rodman frequents a CVS Pharmacy about ten minutes south of my apartment.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
N. Korea could kill Dennis or imprison him, if it was to their political benefit.

Are you FNUTS or just dupid? Damn, here I thought yinz people on these forums were more smarter than that. Rodman been working with the CIA for years, he's a double agent doing some espionage type stuff. Don't know one get that close to a crazy dictator bent on destroying the western world and everything it stand for unless they're trying to assassinate someone or get the dirt on them. The only other conclusion is that he be trying to build a bridge between cultures or he just sucking up that lime light cuz he like attention. We all know Rodman aint THAT vain. He aint smart or caring enough to want to change eether so yea it gotta be him workin for da gomment. It's a black man in office so of course he would hire his favorite basketball star to be his assassin...,right?

Yea we just figured some stuff out here

Originally posted by jinXed by JaNx
Are you FNUTS or just dupid? Damn, here I thought yinz people on these forums were more smarter than that. Rodman been working with the CIA for years, he's a double agent doing some espionage type stuff. Don't know one get that close to a crazy dictator bent on destroying the western world and everything it stand for unless they're trying to assassinate someone or get the dirt on them. The only other conclusion is that he be trying to build a bridge between cultures or he just sucking up that lime light cuz he like attention. We all know Rodman aint THAT vain. He aint smart or caring enough to want to change eether so yea it gotta be him workin for da gomment. It's a black man in office so of course he would hire his favorite basketball star to be his assassin...,right?

Yea we just figured some stuff out here

It was just wishful thinking on my part.

nu3R3us7iHk

Dennis has taken so many drugs, he wouldn't know what planet he's from

NO S**T!

He thought in North Korea he was on a galactic mission

My Old Man (Father) did the service in Australia just before he was sent to Korea......then it ended! The War (Korean War). He's 79, nearly 80...in March. My old Lady (mother) is 64.............he is cradle snatcher

At his Pub - it's a Surf Club. A few mates, will rib him (a joke)...."you robbed a young girl to marry you"

Me and my old Man (father) 39 years ago

He's broken his nose 3 times......me!! only the once...

Originally posted by Omega Vision


Also apparently Rodman frequents a CVS Pharmacy about ten minutes south of my apartment. Oh yeah?

Originally posted by Omega Vision
My message to Dennis Rodman:

Befriending a dictator and then avoiding talking about human rights abuses with him doesn't make you a hero, in fact it makes you a coward, or potentially even worse: someone who lacks basic human empathy and integrity.

Say this shit to his FACE then.

My Bi*ch sister and my mate...he's the blonde one

One brother who works for Korean Air as I Pilot

Another brother...he thought he was a rocker..years ago

Another brother at his wedding day years .......Many years ago...it isn't last!

Originally posted by Stealth Moose


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I'm sure some of you have already heard of this, but I wanted to share it here for discussion. My biggest issue with this, besides Rodman's obvious disregard for placating a corrupt regime, is the part where he just shrugs off human rights abuses.

I'm not sure what to make of his claims that Kim is his friend for life and how he seems butt-hurt that people take exception to his actions. The fact that he could care less about detained Americans and the fact that North Korea hates America since forever is baffling. That he is just there to have fun and bring the joy of basketball or whatever to the poor basketball-less people of N. Korea is just more to perplex us.

Thoughts?

Its a dog and pony show

wilco, what in the hell are you dong?

Originally posted by NemeBro
Oh yeah?



Say this shit to his FACE then.
That's what I was getting at

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
wilco, what in the hell are you dong?

I was drunk! Half of a bottle of Jack Daniels......

Originally posted by wilco
I was drunk! Half of a bottle of Jack Daniels......

Ya, that will do it. Still barfing?

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Ya, that will do it. Still barfing?

I went the the beach and then I exercised, as there is a chip up bar, dip bar, squat bar (with shoulder pads) and I took my rubber bands. They have 3 different gradients.

I woke up at 5:30 AM cleaned my house (dishes and crap) then I went to the beach and exercise.

Your life sounds horrible.

A PhD student who was in my Pedagogy class had a daily schedule that consisted of waking up at 4:00 AM to practice karate for two hours, eat breakfast (probably a bunch of egg whites), then exercise at the gym for several hours, then work on his history dissertation for about five hours.

That sounds like fun. Except you know, there should be some obvious time set aside for leisure, eating and drinking.

so, NK is threatening military strikes again if South Korea doesn't stop conservative groups from staging protests in Seoul.

It would be interesting if they went through with them while Rodman is visiting. Travel to and from NK would shut down and Rodman would be trapped with his BFF.

Originally posted by Stealth Moose
The promo pictures don't appear to have a translator. I imagine Kim speaks some broken English, or at least enough to understand Dennis Rodman's no doubt immense grasp of semantics.

Supposedly he studied in Switzerland in a private English-language International School.

he played basketball, and apparently was very good at it.

I guess he speaks perfect english

Originally posted by Omega Vision
A PhD student who was in my Pedagogy class had a daily schedule that consisted of waking up at 4:00 AM to practice karate for two hours, eat breakfast (probably a bunch of egg whites), then exercise at the gym for several hours, then work on his history dissertation for about five hours.

I have to took up (Pedagogy) .....so, I am certainly not a University student

Originally posted by S_D_J
Supposedly he studied in Switzerland in a private English-language International School.

he played basketball, and apparently was very good at it.

I guess he speaks perfect english
He might be a good shooter, but there's no way he could play a full game with that body.

Originally posted by Omega Vision
so, NK is threatening military strikes again if South Korea doesn't stop conservative groups from staging protests in Seoul.

It would be interesting if they went through with them while Rodman is visiting. Travel to and from NK would shut down and Rodman would be trapped with his BFF.

He'd change his tune real quick. I doubt Rodman could be entertained for more than a few months without even Kim getting sick of him.

Time to watch Team America again.

Originally posted by Lord Lucien
nu3R3us7iHk

That video might have been funny if it weren't just a bunch of references.

How hilarious would it be if a week after Rodman's visit, Lil' Kim Jong made a live press statement saying "After speaking with my ballin' best friend, I realize that I may have overreacted a little when I had my uncle killed. I apologize to him, and I thank Dennis Rodman and his awesome hair for showing me the error of my ways."

I bet Rodman had a better time then Kim Poo.. He was a god amoung them

Originally posted by Lestov16
How hilarious would it be if a week after Rodman's visit, Lil' Kim Jong made a live press statement saying "After speaking with my ballin' best friend, I realize that I may have overreacted a little when I had my uncle killed. I apologize to him, and I thank Dennis Rodman and his awesome hair for showing me the error of my ways."
It would be funny until the American people made Rodman president

Originally posted by jinXed by JaNx
It would be funny until the American people made Rodman president

Noooooooooooooo!

Originally posted by jinXed by JaNx
It would be funny until the American people made Rodman president
I know it's a joke, but why would that be a big deal to Americans?

He'd be the only American president easily defeated my a giant magnet. Or a college entry exam.

Originally posted by Stealth Moose
He'd be the only American president easily defeated my a giant magnet. Or a college entry exam. Not cool, dude. My father was killed by a college entry exam. On magnets, no less.

Originally posted by Stealth Moose
He'd be the only American president easily defeated by... a college entry exam.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/911timeline/people/bush.jpg

Bush has enough fam-power to avoid taking the test. Thus, he is immune to its power.

Is he also visiting UK any time soon. I am a bulls fan especially and I want to roll back all the years and want to see him play alongside Jordan

Originally posted by Lauren2
Is he also visiting UK any time soon. I am a bulls fan especially and I want to roll back all the years and want to see him play alongside Jordan

At first, I thought you were talking about Bush.

Bush is a big advocate of bull though. Almost spot-on.

Rodman sings Happy Birthday to North Korea's Kim Jong-un

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/72145000/jpg/_72145726_020538387-1.jpg

US basketball star Dennis Rodman has sung Happy Birthday to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in front of a crowd of thousands in the capital.

Rodman said Mr Kim, who was in the audience with his wife and other senior officials, was his "best friend".

The former NBA star is on his fourth North Korean visit to mark Mr Kim's birthday with a basketball match.

He has angrily defended his visit after criticism from rights groups. The US said he does not represent the country.

The crowd of about 14,000 at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium clapped and waved as Rodman sang Happy Birthday on Wednesday, the Associated Press news agency says.

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/72153000/jpg/_72153172_020538063-1.jpg

Maybe if his team throws the game, Kenneth Bae can come home?

Should the US government stop Dennis Rodman from going to NK? The human rights violations in NK are outrageous, and something needs to be done about it. I think this kind of "positive press" only emboldens the NK leaders to stay the course. In other words, Dennis Rodman is now partly at fault for the suffering of many people in that nation.

US leaders back bad leaders and shake hands with them all the time. Any moral high ground they might presume to have is long gone at this point.

But I think Rodman has a personal responsibility to not buy into Kim's cult of personality and fight for the interests of people detained against their will and the rights of the oppressed everyday citizen. You think all those attendees could afford to see the show? No, it was compulsory.

That's a pretty lulzy story, considering that, if you believe the news, Kim recently had his uncle literally eaten to death by iirc like 100 starved dogs for treason. lulz

Rodman sounds Mentally ill, did you hear that interview on CNN, he "doesn't give a rats ass what you think!"

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Should the US government stop Dennis Rodman from going to NK? The human rights violations in NK are outrageous, and something needs to be done about it. I think this kind of "positive press" only emboldens the NK leaders to stay the course. In other words, Dennis Rodman is now partly at fault for the suffering of many people in that nation.
No, their current strategy is a smart one. They could possibly do more to pressure him to do actual diplomacy instead of just doing blow with a dictator, but stopping him would seem to lend legitimacy to what he's doing, and he'd probably start mouthing off about how "those assholes" don't want better relations with North Korea. He's an irrelevant man-child and the US government is right to treat him as such.

I wrote about 2-3 weeks ago....Rodman is still high on f***ing drugs!

Hopefully, he'll be in a internment camps! hahaha See how he deals with that

Originally posted by wilco
Dennis has taken so many drugs, he wouldn't know what planet he's from

NO S**T!

He thought in North Korea he was on a galactic mission



I wrote that weeks ago....I'm drunk, but, I still remember though. haha

lol man that guy is a big mess, some strong drugs he was on during the cnn interview

I wish rodman would sing happy birthday to me........

Originally posted by Omega Vision
I know it's a joke, but why would that be a big deal to Americans?

because it affects the rest of the world. I suppose I know how you view "Americans", now. pretty shitty man, to blame an entire people for the choices of a few.

Rodman is probably a nice guy, who just took too many Drugs and is in his midlife crisis. But somehow I think it is funny. A former NBA Player is now best friends with a Dictator, sounds like an awesome Movie.