Comments on: Kim Jong: How You Like Me Now?

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:59:45 +0000

The family of Euna Lee claim she has a daughter who is showing real anguish over her mother’s absence and I wonder to myself – WHY WOULD A LOVING MOTHER LEAVE HER TODDLER DAUGHTER TO TRAVEL HALF WAY ACROSS THE WORLD INTO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TERRATORY TO DO A STORY ON A RUTHLESS GOVERNMENT AND PUT HERSELF INTO SUCH OBVIOUS DANGER? I’m sorry but if Lee’s daughter never sees her mother again, it will be first the fault of her mother and then the fault of the animals in North Korea and the midget with a Napolean complex. People, PLEASE use an ounce of good judgment and take your lives seriously. No “story” is worth risking your life over – never mind when you have a baby girl at home who needs you.

By: Astra

Astra — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:32:43 +0000

Yes, the statement about them doing the story on starvation is not accurate. Also, they are “real journalists” employed with Current TV as one of the Van Guard Series. They are not viewer submitted content. The rest is opinion and you’re entitled to it. Also it fails to be mentioned over and over that there were two other members of the team that escaped the river who have a side to the story that they were still on Chinese territory.

By: fitsnews

fitsnews — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:29:09 +0000

“Blogga Puhleeze,”

Your comment is inaccurate. They were reporting on Korean families that cross the border into China to seek food because the regime of Kim is starving people to death to finance its war machine/ nuclear program.

In fact, North Korea is freaking out about the whole thing because it exposes their “refugee problem,” which is obviously not something Kim wants to draw attention to.

As for passing “ill-informed judgments on the situation,” you should consider self-advising.

-FITS

By: Blogga Puhleeze

Blogga Puhleeze — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:48:35 +0000

Euna Lee and Laura Ling went to China to report on a story about human trafficking along the Tumen River. They were on the Chinese side of that border, which is infamous for North Korean abductions. They were not there to report on nuclear arms or the means that North Korea employs to fund those aims.

Passing ill-informed judgments on the situation without getting the facts straight is the real show of stupidity.

At least you’re honest about being unfair and imbalanced?

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:57:33 +0000

Hey, I dig it if you call it “bravery,” but then BE BRAVE! Bravery without risk or consequence isn’t bravery at all, is it? In other words, the two women were either very brave in their quest for truth and now have to demonstrate said bravery by accepting the consequences of their bravado or they’re meek little mice who displayed false bravado and are now crying after they got caught. You can’t have it both ways!

By: Mab

Mab — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:37:35 +0000

“Some call that bravery, we call it stupidity.”

I pick bravery. Work camp/fat camp-what’s the difference? I wanna go next.