I know this wasn't the point of the post, but a bit of historical trivia:
Matt Stone said he was certain Kim Jong-Il would see Team America and believed his response to that musical number would be "That's so true...they understand the real me!" Which turned out to be only half right -- he did see it, and tried to have it banned in the Czech Republic -- presumably that being a place where North Korea felt it could still exert some political influence. And they turned out to be wrong about that. But Madeline Albright, who's actually dealt with Kim Jong-Il personally, loved the film and said it was very accurate. And who wouldn't rather have Madeline Albright as a fan instead of Kim Jong-Il?
Anyway, I know what you mean. Some days I think madmen with nuclear arsenals are more popular than I am, and what is he whining about anyway, at least he gets some respect...
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I know this wasn't the point of the post, but a bit of historical trivia:
Matt Stone said he was certain Kim Jong-Il would see Team America and believed his response to that musical number would be "That's so true...they understand the real me!" Which turned out to be only half right -- he did see it, and tried to have it banned in the Czech Republic -- presumably that being a place where North Korea felt it could still exert some political influence. And they turned out to be wrong about that. But Madeline Albright, who's actually dealt with Kim Jong-Il personally, loved the film and said it was very accurate. And who wouldn't rather have Madeline Albright as a fan instead of Kim Jong-Il?
Anyway, I know what you mean. Some days I think madmen with nuclear arsenals are more popular than I am, and what is he whining about anyway, at least he gets some respect...
WOOT! Cool trivia, RAB!
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