In case you're wondering about the supreme leader Kim Jong Un

[malaise]

The 'lil despot in North Korea is now a Parliamentarian and 100% of the voters from the district cast their ballots for him.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/kim-jong-wins-100-support-parliamentary-election-article-1.1716496

With no one else on the ballot, state media reported Monday that supreme leader Kim Jong Un was not only elected to the highest legislative body in North Korea, he won with the unanimous approval of his district, which had 100 percent turnout.

North Koreans went to the polls on Sunday to approve the new roster of deputies for the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's legislature. The vote, more a political ritual than an election by Western standards, is generally held once every five years.

Though results for the other seats in the assembly had not yet been announced, North Korea's media quickly reported Kim had won in his district - located on the symbolic Mount Paekdu - without a single dissenting ballot.

[a kennedy]

1. Oh, and Dennis Rodman isn't going back to North Korea....

Dennis Rodman said he won’t return to North Korea, but insisted his motives for the controversial trips were pure in a recent interview with ESPN.

“At least someone tried,” the retired NBA player said. “So that’s how I look at it. I don’t want to be a hero, I don’t want to be this, I don’t want to be that. I just wanted to be, just do happy things and do great things in life. That’s all I wanted to do. That’s it.

“I don’t want people to look at me as the devil or evil person,” he added. “If I put anyone in harm’s way, I apologize, you know. If you don’t want me to go back there ever again, I won’t go back.”

The interview came nearly two months after Rodman and other retired NBA players visited North Korea to play an exhibition basketball game. Rodman was criticized for his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and widely ridiculed after he sang ‘happy birthday’ to the North Korean leader.

Rodman added in the interview that his quotes about Kenneth Bae, an American citizen detained in North Korea were taken completely out of context and said he didn’t know about the situation. In an interview on CNN during his last trip to the North Korea, Rodman appeared to be telling Chris Cuomo that Bae was guilty of the crimes the North Koreans have accused him of. Bae’s family immediately slammed Rodman, calling his comments “outrageous”.

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/03/dennis-rodman-on-north-korea-if-you-dont-want-me-to-go-back-there-ever-again-i-wont-go-back/

[jsr]

2. 100%? Too low.

[malaise]

3. Bet that desk is that empty all the time

I detest that scumbag

[treestar]

4. Rove said it's too close to call

No one else on the ballot. Hmmmmm. I don't suppose there was a primary?