For those of you who do not know Hall of Fame forward and member of Michal Jordan's Chicago's Bulls team of the 1990's Dennis Rodman recently paid a visit to North Korea. Now for most this would be seen as out of the ordinary but not for Dennis whose antics on and off the cart were widely publicized throughout his career. What really got the media's attention this time is when the seven time NBA leader in rebounds had done something no U.S Diplomat could do, meet and party with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.
Rodman (who was starring in an HBO documentary along with members of the current Harlem Globetrotters) has been widely criticized for his meeting with Kim Jong for reasons to Dennis seem unknown. For example North Korea has recently begun nuclear testing which was prohibited by the U.S and violated UN ban on atomic activity, not to mention the very shaky relationship Jong has with the U.S. Take a listen on what NBA commissioner David Stern said in an interview just a short time ago
Now we see from ESPN to CNN and FOX News, the story has made headlines and collected mixed reviews. Some view the trip as harmless and actually praise Rodman for doing what he did. Others say the trip was ridiculous, why would an American spend time with a man who has been stated saying that "America is the sworn enemy of the Korean people". Rodman has always been funny impulsive and entertaining yet seems to know nothing other than basketball and how generate ideas to reinvent himself. So that being said was the matter publicized way out of proportion by the mass media on account of Dennis's record or is something that seriously shouldn't have done and is disrespectful to the American people. another charade or disaster in the making?
Seeing that tensions are so high between N. Korea and well the world right now I think it really could o either way. He is American by definition o he represents The US but he has no formal training of how to handle this situation in a professional manner... at This point we can only hope he did not botch this meeting.
ReplyDeleteDennis Rodman only thinks about himself and does what he wants. As an American I would think he would be more sensitive to what is happening in our current events. Maybe he is not updated on his current events and as a result does not see anything wrong hanging out with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. Kim Jong Un is making headlines because he is hanging out with an American. I personally think North Korea's leader is sending a message through the media that he has American friends/supporters even though he does not like America. As for Dennis Rodman he just wants to be on the spot light. He knows when the media shows interest, then he is still important to the mass.
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