Skills? . . .

by R. Elgin on October 31, 2008

in Asides

The NY Times reports on the lack of faith Koreans are experiencing with their president.  I guess the Ministry of Finance needs to put together a PR team for Korea as well as the foreign press.

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1 anunsaram October 31, 2008 at 3:31 pm

Yeah, because he told them to grow up and get a job.

That’s so “insensitive” of him…….

…..in fact it’s “divisive”

….it’s bordering on “homophobic”

He’s sooooo “hateful”

2 robert neff October 31, 2008 at 5:30 pm

Anyone else notice the similarity between King Kojong’s real name and the present president of Korea’s name? Hopefully history will be kinder to the latter.

3 cm October 31, 2008 at 8:01 pm

The following paragraph in that article just about sums up nicely the performance of the Prez.

“Critics say Mr. Lee’s administration has also appeared inconsistent on another crucial issue, foreign reserves. The administration has said that South Korea holds enough dollars to repay all its loans from overseas, but has also urged companies and individuals to help the nation by exchanging their dollars for won.

“One day, he says we’re O.K. The next day, he says we are in trouble,” said Lee Geun, a professor of international studies at Seoul National University. “His flip-flopping has been very confusing.” “

4 Jaroslaw November 1, 2008 at 1:39 pm

What else would you expect a liberal newspaper to write about a right-leaning president? I stopped reading the NYT when their news articles became disguised editorials.

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