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If a Democratic President had met with Kim Jong, the meeting would not have this much support. (Original Post) Dawson Leery Jun 2018 OP
Wasn't Obama a commie for mentioning he might be open to talks????? lunasun Jun 2018 #1
If Obama had done this, it would be presented as "treason" by the RW dawg day Jun 2018 #2
Something fishy about that poll NRaleighLiberal Jun 2018 #3
Obama was... D_Master81 Jun 2018 #4
a big reason for this is the media has talked it up as something positive JI7 Jun 2018 #5
If you had a chance to get Kim to leave North Korea. Blue_true Jun 2018 #8
Obama would have been impeached, period. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #6
The one good thing that may come from the meeting. Blue_true Jun 2018 #7

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
2. If Obama had done this, it would be presented as "treason" by the RW
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 11:13 PM
Jun 2018

It's really amazing what the GOP and RW are willing to go along with when it's Trump. End to free trade? Oh, okay. Taking campaign help from the KGB-- what's wrong with that? Meeting with a communist-state dictator? We love Kim Jong Un!
And we hate:
Canada
The NFL
The FBI
John McCain

JI7

(89,252 posts)
5. a big reason for this is the media has talked it up as something positive
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 11:31 PM
Jun 2018

there is little discussion of human rights. just getting a meeting itself is seen as an accomplishment.

when the facts are that any us president would be able to get a meeting like this. but they have refused because they knew it was mostly about pr for NK .

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
8. If you had a chance to get Kim to leave North Korea.
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 12:37 AM
Jun 2018

Would you bring up human rights? Human rights will be made better there by his leaving and South Korea reunifying the countries. Something you have to hold the hand of the devil to make progress.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
7. The one good thing that may come from the meeting.
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 12:33 AM
Jun 2018

Is that a competent President can now talk to North Korea. I honestly think that if Kim got $10 billion for each him and his sister and an ironclad assurance that he could live freely in the western country of his chosing, he would leave North Korea in a heartbeat. I honestly believe that.

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