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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Sports Dennis Rodman As the Ugly American

Posted by Charles Mudede on Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 8:59 AM

The former NBA star tweeted this during a recent visit to North Korea...

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Now this is news to me...

It's been extensively noted that Kim Jong-un is an avid basketball fan and was a Bulls fanatic in his youth. Judging by this pic from the '90s, he has apparently been a long-time admirer of Rodman as well.

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Asians all look the same! LOLOLOLOLOLOL!

Awh, racism...

Posted by Pick1 on February 28, 2013 at 9:06 AM

@1 North Koreans and South Koreans are mostly ethnically the same.

Could this be the beginning of 21st century "Basketball diplomacy"? Is Rodman the right guy for the job?

Posted by carnivorous chicken on February 28, 2013 at 9:16 AM

I will always love Rodman if only for this: Pat Smear kissing Kelsey Grammer

Posted by gttrgst on February 28, 2013 at 9:28 AM

@ 1, this isn't racism, just geopolitical ignorance.

Posted by Matt from Denver on February 28, 2013 at 9:34 AM

Secretary of State Madeline Albright once gave Kim Jong-un a basketball autographed by Michael Jordan during a visit to North Korea.

Posted by Gern Blanston on February 28, 2013 at 9:50 AM

Oops, I meant gave it to the father, Kim Jong-il.

Posted by Gern Blanston on February 28, 2013 at 9:51 AM

Good Morning Charles,
Yeah, I too wondered why such a fuss is being made over Rodman's visit to North Korea. As a "goodwill ambassador" is he really the right guy for the job? Everybody knows he's an attention whore and yes, a fine basketball player. But, still too much hullaballoo is being made over this visit.

That he went there is fine. It's the news coverage that's ridiculous.

Posted by lark on February 28, 2013 at 11:14 AM

has anyone ever said that rodman was smart, like read-a-newspaper smart?

no.

Posted by Max Solomon on February 28, 2013 at 12:44 PM

We sent our best man to destroy that nation from the inside.

Posted by Dougsf on February 28, 2013 at 12:58 PM

Can you see Rodman's Twitter account causing nuclear war? Wouldn't that be hilarious/ Dr. Strangelove-ish? Somebody write a script!

Posted by Pope Peabrain on February 28, 2013 at 2:20 PM

#1 This is as racist as saying that maybe I'll see George W. Bush while I'm in Kansas.

Posted by sirkowski

on February 28, 2013 at 4:21 PM

I figure if we can get any negotiating leverage with North Korea by letting their top officials pal around with basketball players, it's Rodman's patriotic duty to hang with Kim Jong-Un.

Posted by venomlash on March 1, 2013 at 8:08 AM