Comments on: Face Slashing and Fortune: Is There A Connection?

By: Only one week to election day at The Marmot’s Hole

Only one week to election day at The Marmot’s Hole — Wed, 24 May 2006 10:43:32 +0000

[...] As note earlier, the GNP’s lead in the polls has increased since the attack, although I do not think the bump will last more than a few days. In any case, the GNP was already ahead in 11 of 16 major races and only has a snowball’s chance in one of the other five (Jeju-do). Park personal popularity is also slightly up. [...]

By: michael

michael — Wed, 24 May 2006 00:00:11 +0000

I was just being a smartass. There is a sort of fatalistic thing going on with Park since her parents were both killed and her very presence in politics brings controversy. In the Chosun it said the guy, who was out on parole, “bought a W700,000 (US$700) cell phone and ran up huge monthly bills by spending more than an hour each talking to several people a day. That is giving rise to speculation that Ji was being bankrolled by others since the welfare recipient could not have afforded the expense.” So now we have a conspiracy theory too.

By: R. Elgin

R. Elgin — Tue, 23 May 2006 12:03:18 +0000

I agree Michael, I just found a strange concurrence of articles,events and comments by others, that’s all. Besides, the NY Times article was interesting, considering that quite a few people use plastic surgery to achieve a fortune-enhancing face.

By: michael

michael — Tue, 23 May 2006 02:01:35 +0000

“Face Slashing and Fortune: Is There A Connection?”

No.