WSJ: "North Korea Asked for Bill Clinton." Why didn't they ask for former president George W. Bush?

[Amerigo Vespucci]

He coulda done that negotiatin' and diplomatic wranglin' jess as good as that Bubba guy. Prolly, better, I bet. Yeah. Better, 'cause he wunt a stood for no crap from them KO-ree-ins.

Damn Democrat Party!

:rofl:

WASHINGTON -- The road to freedom for two American journalists held captive by North Korea came into view last month when Pyongyang made a special request of the Obama administration: Send Bill Clinton.

Euna Lee and Laura Ling, held by Pyongyang since March, told their parents by telephone last month that the former president was the best person to broker their release.

The message, said a person briefed on the matter, was passed on to the administration, which assumed it represented the will of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il.

"Pyongyang clearly injected their position through the girls," said a person who has talked to the women's families about the phone call.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124943069029806301.html#mod=article-outset-box

[autorank]

1. k*r I'd recommend it twice it's so good!

Maybe they'd just like to take Bush into custody;) Something about evil-doing. Obama acknowledged Clinton and
also Gore on this deal, both of whom he praised highly. Great story, great outcome.

[peekaloo]

2. No one left in the State Dept. who can translate asshole to Korean

is my guess. }(

[Amerigo Vespucci]

3. Oh, I'm gonna have to remember that one.

:rofl:

:toast:

[Chulanowa]

15. Well, I'm reasonably sure Kimmy speaks fluent asshole...

Just sayin'.

[HopeHoops]

4. Laura didn't expect him to be sober until sometime mid next week.

If then.

[Vickers]

5. North Korea has a very strict "No Pristine Cowboy Boots" rule in effect.

:P

[Amerigo Vespucci]

7. And the worst part is not that he MODELED them...he modeled them with a SMIRK.

"Them's PRESIDENTIN' boots, Stretch!"



The US president, George Bush, flaunts a pair of custom-made cowboy boots with the presidential seal. Dubya has also been spotted in the least bling footwear of all, a pair of Crocs
Jim Bourg/Reuters

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/mar/18/blingworldleaders?picture=333152950

:eyes:

[ellie]

6. What a bunch of delusional fuckheads

[Autumn]

8. They don't want him,

anymore than we do. The short little guy has taste, gotta give him that.

[timeforpeace]

9. We loves us some Kim, and Bush doesn't. Axil of Evil my ass.

[The Backlash Cometh]

10. Has George or Cheney tried to venture out of the US border since they

left office?

[Amerigo Vespucci]

11. Not that I'm aware of...

...and that's probably a wise move for both of them.

[edbermac]

12. Why? He was too busy finishing up 'My Pet Goat'

C'mon, cut the guy some slack.

[ddeclue]

20. Actually he was too busy screwing his pet goat...

:rofl:

[ControlledDemolition]

25. Some people say GHWB called little George "his pet goat"! n/t

[ControlledDemolition]

26. They could only get George to fly over North Korea with a 100 X F22 escort! n/t

[AwakeAtLast]

13. Yeah, he coulda shown them some fancy cowboyin'

Cuttin' brush and wearin' boots, just like real cowboys do!

:rofl:

[jmondine]

14. I would have sent him there as a trade.

[spanone]

16. they didn't ask for bu$h* because they were looking for a former president with intelligence

[elehhhhna]

17. They DID but it was a two day deadline & it takes 3 days to sober his ass up.

[samsingh]

18. bush wouldn't even know where North Korea was

[DCKit]

19. Sure, but he'd get on any plane if he thought there was a $300K speaking engagement at the other end

C'mon Laura, you KNOW it's the right thing to do, and you'll be free, forever. And the Hague is beautiful this time of year.

[samsingh]

21. is anyone willing to pay bush anything to speak?

[DCKit]

22. When Lil' Kim has no respect, you got no respect...

and in this case, I couldn't agree with Lil' Kim more.

The fake, illegal, unConstutional pResident would've got those young women killed - just by threatening to show up. He'd have no choice. Bill Clinton, not so much (apparently).

The fake cowboy's got nuthin' 'cept bluster.

Worst pResident Ever.

[Rex]

23. Because Dubya would have found some way to start another war?

Just saying...

[Aristus]

24. Kim was already a crazy, fucked-up-looking homunculus.

But he still suffers by comparison seated next to The Big Dog.