Comments on: The big Goh bust http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/16/the-big-goh-bust/ Korea... in Blog Format Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:53:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: The Marmot’s Hole » Who is the real winner of Goh Kun’s dropping out? http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/16/the-big-goh-bust/#comment-65277 The Marmot’s Hole » Who is the real winner of Goh Kun’s dropping out? Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:36:42 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/16/the-big-goh-bust/#comment-65277 [...] Last week* I said that I thought there would be two results of Goh Kun’s dropping out of the presidential race.  First, Lee Myung-bak would get a bump.  Second, that whatever new party emerges on the left will be more likely to nominate a progressive. [...] [...] Last week* I said that I thought there would be two results of Goh Kun’s dropping out of the presidential race.  First, Lee Myung-bak would get a bump.  Second, that whatever new party emerges on the left will be more likely to nominate a progressive. [...]

]]> By: snow http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/16/the-big-goh-bust/#comment-63817 snow Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:10:48 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/16/the-big-goh-bust/#comment-63817 "Park GH seemed the only viable alternative and, in my eyes, she’s another Roh Moo-hyun" Ouch. In actuality, it will be hard for the next leader to be as incompetent as King Roh and his crew of bumbling socialist hacks. “Park GH seemed the only viable alternative and, in my eyes, she’s another Roh Moo-hyun”

Ouch. In actuality, it will be hard for the next leader to be as incompetent as King Roh and his crew of bumbling socialist hacks.

]]> By: Andy Jackson http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/16/the-big-goh-bust/#comment-63732 Andy Jackson Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:37:11 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/16/the-big-goh-bust/#comment-63732 MJ, Point taken. At least I didn't quote myself this time. MJ,

Point taken. At least I didn’t quote myself this time.

]]> By: sumo294 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/16/the-big-goh-bust/#comment-63721 sumo294 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:34:03 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/16/the-big-goh-bust/#comment-63721 Park GH unqualified! WTF. Her family and connections make her life one of the most political ever. Roh's inexperience was never the question, it was his idiocy and lack of culture and diplomacy. MJ, frankly, you don't know what you talking about if you are comparing Park's daughter to Roh. Your love and mild critique of our beloved South Korean Leader makes me think that you are another one of those die hard Korean liberals or that your home town is the People's Republic of San Fran. Tell me something, tell me how wonderful Roh could have been or tell me how Roh meant well or that the country should have been more understanding of a sadly misunderstood great man. Park GH unqualified! WTF. Her family and connections make her life one of the most political ever. Roh’s inexperience was never the question, it was his idiocy and lack of culture and diplomacy. MJ, frankly, you don’t know what you talking about if you are comparing Park’s daughter to Roh. Your love and mild critique of our beloved South Korean Leader makes me think that you are another one of those die hard Korean liberals or that your home town is the People’s Republic of San Fran. Tell me something, tell me how wonderful Roh could have been or tell me how Roh meant well or that the country should have been more understanding of a sadly misunderstood great man.

]]> By: MJ http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/16/the-big-goh-bust/#comment-63712 MJ Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:59:49 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/16/the-big-goh-bust/#comment-63712 andy, i always enjoy your posts because you synthesize a lot of information from different sources and then give good analysis. so, there's no need to continually validate yourself by dragging up your old posts to show how you have been proved correct. that aside.... the only thing i liked about Goh was that he seemed relatively innocuous and had more than a sniff of power in his past. back before Lee emerged, Park GH seemed the only viable alternative and, in my eyes, she's another Roh Moo-hyun. politics are obviously different but both are vastly underqualified and have no experience for the job. Goh would have at least been an experienced hand that could have brought some modicum of respect back to the green house. i had a conversation with a taxi driver the other day. the guy was 70+ years old and still driving around. amazing. unbidden, he quickly launched into an attack on every politician on the radar screen and kept insisting that the country should never have gone democratic. i.e. bring back Park CH. hmm. from this alone we shouldn't conclude that the country requires a ruler. but Lee Myoung-bak might be the closest thing available to that. andy,

i always enjoy your posts because you synthesize a lot of information from different sources and then give good analysis. so, there’s no need to continually validate yourself by dragging up your old posts to show how you have been proved correct.

that aside….

the only thing i liked about Goh was that he seemed relatively innocuous and had more than a sniff of power in his past. back before Lee emerged, Park GH seemed the only viable alternative and, in my eyes, she’s another Roh Moo-hyun. politics are obviously different but both are vastly underqualified and have no experience for the job. Goh would have at least been an experienced hand that could have brought some modicum of respect back to the green house.

i had a conversation with a taxi driver the other day. the guy was 70+ years old and still driving around. amazing. unbidden, he quickly launched into an attack on every politician on the radar screen and kept insisting that the country should never have gone democratic. i.e. bring back Park CH.

hmm. from this alone we shouldn’t conclude that the country requires a ruler. but Lee Myoung-bak might be the closest thing available to that.

]]> By: sumo294 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/16/the-big-goh-bust/#comment-63687 sumo294 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:16:18 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/16/the-big-goh-bust/#comment-63687 I am not a conspircy nut but perhaps his money stream got cut off somewhere . . . which forced him to drop out. I am not a conspircy nut but perhaps his money stream got cut off somewhere . . . which forced him to drop out.

]]> By: OneFreeKorea » Segye Ilbo: Goh Kun Will Not Run http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/16/the-big-goh-bust/#comment-63684 OneFreeKorea » Segye Ilbo: Goh Kun Will Not Run Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:29:09 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/16/the-big-goh-bust/#comment-63684 [...] At a press conference tomorrow, Goh will supposedly make it official.  [Update:  he made it official.] [...] [...] At a press conference tomorrow, Goh will supposedly make it official.  [Update:  he made it official.] [...]

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