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North Korean Smithereens

May 13, 2015 Buck Banks

It just doesn’t pay to anger Kim Jong Un,
And nodding off in his presence simply is not done.
When it’s time to execute you,
They don’t just shoot you.
They stand you in front of an anti-aircraft gun.

Americans Want to Stay Out of Syria, North Korea

April 30, 2013 Buck Banks

62%

Of Americans say that the U.S. does not have a responsibility to intervene in Syria and 56% think that North Korea is a threat that can be contained for now, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll.

Most Americans Would Defend South Korea Against North Korea

April 5, 2013 Buck Banks

55%

Of Americans say the United States should use its military forces to defend South Korea if that nation is attacked by North Korea, while 34% disagree. Americans are split on whether such an attack is likely.

From Left Field

December 15, 2010May 22, 2014 Buck Banks

The Koreas are all in a mess again.
So up steps diplomat Bill Richardson.
It’s sure to confuse China,
And give the Russians angina,
So let’s man up and send in the Mexican!

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North Korean Smithereens

Americans Want to Stay Out of Syria, North Korea

62%

Of Americans say that the U.S. does not have a responsibility to intervene in Syria and 56% think that North Korea is a threat that can be contained for now, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll.

Most Americans Would Defend South Korea Against North Korea

55%

Of Americans say the United States should use its military forces to defend South Korea if that nation is attacked by North Korea, while 34% disagree. Americans are split on whether such an attack is likely.

From Left Field

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by CBS News.

“Here’s the problem with the red meat: It becomes an addiction. Once you go there and you put that out there, then you’re forced to defend it. So what do they do? They double down. They triple down again.”

— Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by the Washington Post, on Republicans relying on anti-Muslim attacks in the Michigan U.S. Senate race.

— Stephen Miller, quoted by The Guardian, pledging “total devotion” to President Trump.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”