Comments on: Just Another Saturday Night in Jongno

By: Brendon Carr (Korea Law Blog)

Brendon Carr (Korea Law Blog) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:26:16 +0000

This would certainly be a shot in the arm for McCain, who needs all the help he can get, despite the current polls, some of which show, incredibly, a dead heat.

And this despite the lack of energy and focus in McCain’s awful, awful campaign effort. Methinks that’s a sign the Democrats are headed for another disappointing autumn season.

By: Iambe

Iambe — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:09:41 +0000

Hell hath no fury like a disillusioned old leftie.
Most of the really nasty authoritarian right wing politicos in Europe are former Marxists.
I have little sympathy for the protestors and only marginally more for the LMB gov’t, but minor factual flaw Scott. As far as I remember, beef over 30 months old has not been ‘banned’ or ‘renegotiated’.. there have merely been some mutterings about ‘voluntary agreements’… which are not exactly worth the paper they’re written on, are they?

By: Park Hyun

Park Hyun — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:11:51 +0000

USA Today actually had an article looking at the US-ROK relationship ahead of Bush’s visit, and touching on the protests and anti-Americanism in Korea:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/w.....trip_N.htm

“”It’s not rioting,” Green says of this summer’s protests. “Nobody is tarring and feathering the bulgogi chefs.”"

Funny.
Anyway, my thoughts here:

http://www.park-hyun.com/park_.....erica.html

It’s funny how even with this kind of madness going on, Koreans can think of themselves as getting more pro-American. I really do believe they’re sincere in their belief, however.

By: MrMao

MrMao — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:00:57 +0000

As noted elsewhere, somebody super big is at the Hyatt in Itaewon tonight. Secret Service trucks everywhere and local riot police. And there were an enormous amount of helicopters over Itaewon-ro at 4 pm today.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:59:13 +0000

Ya gotta luv da Endlish

By: mizar5

mizar5 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:45:04 +0000

This is the kind of inside reporting that makes the Marmot’s Hole the best Endlish language site on Korea.

By: Fan Death Avenger

Fan Death Avenger — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:51:34 +0000

#5, they are not covering the events anymore. As you say it is past their newsworthiness.

They are instead obviously running interference for the protesters themselves. So much for the objectivity of the press.

By: basilides

basilides — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:47:24 +0000

Demonstrations will occur, unless Bush pulls a fast one and drops by Pyongyang for a pit stop. This would certainly be a shot in the arm for McCain, who needs all the help he can get, despite the current polls, some of which show, incredibly, a dead heat.

By: Wedge

Wedge — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:59:42 +0000

So I thought W’s courageous cartographic intervention gave Dokdo back to the Koreans last week. That means these will be welcoming celebrations, right?

By: Tripod

Tripod — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:49:30 +0000

Based on the look on that guy’s face, you’d think he had been tasered or worse, but he’s simply being held back. Hamming it up for the cameras, maybe?