Comments on: More on Samsung Slush Fund Scandal

By: mins0306

mins0306 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:10:31 +0000

#47.

I believe there are ways of criticizing wjk without bringing up images of forbidden sex. Not that I don’t enjoy your comments.

By: Sonagi

Sonagi — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:30:08 +0000

Reading comment #40 puts me at ease, Brendon.

Sonagi, get a man.

I’d love to fornicate with you, wjk, but I don’t care to join the ranks of Kelsey Peterson, Debra LaFave, and Mary Kay Letourneau.

By: wjk

wjk — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:20:14 +0000

apologies to the personal attacks.

By: WangKon936

WangKon936 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:01:56 +0000

uh yes gbnhi… If children are reading, I meant the lambada…. :p

By: gbnhj

gbnhj — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:56:06 +0000

I believe WangKon936 may have meant JFK’s interest in ‘the forbidden dance’, the lambada.

By: wjk

wjk — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:51:37 +0000

Mr. Carr is right. Korea has been gradually changing. Under Park, there was nothing wrong with JaeBols visiting the Blue House to deposit money.

Jun Doo Hwan expected it, too. I’m not sure, but one of the big jae bols learned a big lesson when he tried to tell Jun that this was hurting his company.

Comes Roh Tae Woo. Strangely, a lot of things seem illegal and immoral. Too bad. Roh was convicted of the same he was criticizing.

Comes Kim Yong Sam. Kim seemed like the great reformer. There was once a massive witch hunt for dirty people with something to hide. Pity. His son was convicted of worse and the same.

Comes Kim Dae Jung. Korea becomes more liberal. His 3 sons are former convicts.

Comes Noh Moo Hyun. He’s responsible for anti-Japanese collaborator whip. Let’s see how history judges him.

You all have it wrong. Reform didn’t start with Kim Dae Jung and Noh Moo Hyun. It started with Kim Yong Sam.

Reform did take place under Kim Dae Jung and Noh Moo Hyun, believe it or not, like it or not. Women groups never had such a position. Hojuk disappearing? Unthinkable at one time. Political bribes still happen, yes. Those who get singled out on tv are those who are targeted by the blue house. That was the case.

Now, anyone makes the news for it.

gets a slap on the wrist or more, even if that hurts the economy. Hyundai comes to mind.

Sprewar, do you spew off before or after making love to your wife?

Sonagi, get a man.

By: gbnhj

gbnhj — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:50:39 +0000

Right. And another meme spouted off for measure is that English teachers in Korea are hopheads. In fact, some are skirt-chasers and others are child-diddlers, so let’s not stereotype.

By: WangKon936

WangKon936 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:50:13 +0000

Not to mention Honest Abe’s log house, George Washington’s cherry tree and John F. Kennedy’s limbido. Uh, nevermind on JFK’s limbido. That one may be real.

By: Brendon Carr (Korea Law Blog)

Brendon Carr (Korea Law Blog) — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:27:46 +0000

Well, every continent has 5,000+ years of history. Brendon, you’re starting to spout local platitudes, and that worries me. Sperwer’s right; you’re just a poser.

In this poser’s defense, that 5000 years of history aside was in jest. I am fully aware that the “5000 years of history” meme is utter bunk. But in the interest of a modicum of fairness, I have to reserve the possibility that just because Koreans are full of shit on 5000 years of history, four seasons, fan death and all concepts of market economics does not necessarily mean they’re full of shit on everything.

By: R. Elgin

R. Elgin — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:10:14 +0000

Joongang Ilbo finally made mention of this issue today and I do not think this issue is going away just yet . . . it may be thrust aside in the media, for now, thanks to Hanara problems.