gridlore: Doug looking off camera with a grin (Bucky Says No)
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From a comment thread on the NYTimes website.

Sarah Palin made a deplorable showing in the debate. Not only did she get the name of the commanding general in Afghanistan wrong, at one point she pronounced the name of Kim Jong II (King Jong the Second, or even perhaps Kim Jong Two) as Kim Jong "ill") Merciful heavens, does the woman not know anything about names with Roman numerals, or thar "II" can simply mean "the second"? The woman's ignorance is boundless!


I have many issues with Gov. Palin and her inability to finish a sentence in less than 30 words, but the man's name is Kim Jong-il. She pronounced it correctly. the -il is a generational syllable; something you don't see that often anymore, but a tradition for centuries in many Asian cultures.

Really, I'm hoping this poster was trolling.

Date: 4 Oct 2008 23:39 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] robertprior.livejournal.com
Why would they be faking it? Thickheadedness is not a monopoly of right-wingers…

Date: 5 Oct 2008 04:52 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] netquiddler.livejournal.com
Wait... what?

Date: 5 Oct 2008 07:45 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] notthebuddha.livejournal.com
There's no enemy so truly objectionable that someone won't feel the need to make up something else to dislike about them.

Date: 6 Oct 2008 00:27 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] taschoene.livejournal.com
I've got to ask -- which comment thread?

Date: 6 Oct 2008 00:30 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] taschoene.livejournal.com
Never mind. Found it.

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