North Korea's Kim Jong Il may have had a stroke

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North Korea's Kim Jong Il may have had a stroke

#1 Post by Bob Juch » Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:27 pm

Kim, 66, failed to show up at an event marking North Korea's 60th anniversary. He has no heir apparent and the floundering regime could collapse with his death.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld ... 4304.story
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Re: North Korea's Kim Jong Il may have had a stroke

#2 Post by earendel » Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:59 pm

Bob Juch wrote:Kim, 66, failed to show up at an event marking North Korea's 60th anniversary. He has no heir apparent and the floundering regime could collapse with his death.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld ... 4304.story
Kim is a film buff, IIRC - and it sounds as if he (or some of his advisors) watched Dave.

Some of the recent speculation about Kim's health has been fueled by tabloid reports from Japan as well as a new book alleging that Kim's public appearances in recent years have been made by look-alike actors.
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#3 Post by nitrah55 » Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:03 pm

Everytime I see Kim's name, I do not picture his face. I see that marionette in the movie- World Police, whatever that was by the South Park guys.

It was a very distinctive likeness.
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Re: North Korea's Kim Jong Il may have had a stroke

#4 Post by gsabc » Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:15 pm

earendel wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:Kim, 66, failed to show up at an event marking North Korea's 60th anniversary. He has no heir apparent and the floundering regime could collapse with his death.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld ... 4304.story
Kim is a film buff, IIRC - and it sounds as if he (or some of his advisors) watched Dave.

Some of the recent speculation about Kim's health has been fueled by tabloid reports from Japan as well as a new book alleging that Kim's public appearances in recent years have been made by look-alike actors.
Probably the only acting jobs they could get. Who else would hire someone who looked like that?

Yeah, yeah, we know TPTB has lots of openings for out-of-work actors.
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Re: North Korea's Kim Jong Il may have had a stroke

#5 Post by earendel » Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:16 pm

gsabc wrote:
earendel wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:Kim, 66, failed to show up at an event marking North Korea's 60th anniversary. He has no heir apparent and the floundering regime could collapse with his death.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld ... 4304.story
Kim is a film buff, IIRC - and it sounds as if he (or some of his advisors) watched Dave.

Some of the recent speculation about Kim's health has been fueled by tabloid reports from Japan as well as a new book alleging that Kim's public appearances in recent years have been made by look-alike actors.
Probably the only acting jobs they could get. Who else would hire someone who looked like that?

Yeah, yeah, we know TPTB has lots of openings for out-of-work actors.
Maybe they could play the Saperstein bar-mitzvah.
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