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]]> http://freekorea.us/2007/11/13/korean-election-update-lessers-versus-evils/comment-page-1/#comment-55533 Rand Millar Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:38:02 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/11/13/korean-election-update-lessers-versus-evils/#comment-55533 Greetings Joshua Stanton and Korea well-wishers. Appreciate your efforts to handicap the December election. With respect to Mr. Lee Hoi-chang, I do recall that the first time he ran, ten years ago, it became public that both of his sons supposedly had lost weight to avoid the mandatory military service. I seem to recall that his balloon deflated quickly then. It was a surprise that he sought the presidency again in 2002 when the issue still stood as before, and hence the election resulted in another installment in the accommodation to the Kim family regime keeping the north in its thrall. As with many an American politician who has once been in the presidential election ring, he cannot divest himself of his bug and so here he is again. In some ways he is less unattractive than Lee Myung-bak, but... Greetings Joshua Stanton and Korea well-wishers. Appreciate your efforts to handicap the December election. With respect to Mr. Lee Hoi-chang, I do recall that the first time he ran, ten years ago, it became public that both of his sons supposedly had lost weight to avoid the mandatory military service. I seem to recall that his balloon deflated quickly then. It was a surprise that he sought the presidency again in 2002 when the issue still stood as before, and hence the election resulted in another installment in the accommodation to the Kim family regime keeping the north in its thrall. As with many an American politician who has once been in the presidential election ring, he cannot divest himself of his bug and so here he is again. In some ways he is less unattractive than Lee Myung-bak, but…

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