Somebody please explain the Dennis Rodman - Kim Jung-Un connection

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from either side. What does each of them get from the other?

[Rhiannon12866]

1. When Dennis Rodman was a guest on his show, he explained it to Stephen Colbert:

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3. Thanks. I was a Chicago Bulls fan during their heyday in the nineties.

I guess there is something to be said for just being a friend.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. I don't really get it, but I remembered that Dennis Rodman tried to explain it

I also wonder about the language barrier, but maybe, like you say, Kim Jong-Un is just grateful for a friend. He can't have too many. And maybe Kim Jong-Un is a basketball fan too!

[lunatica]

7. Kim Jong-Un was educated in the UK

He was also a basketball player while he was there. I imagine he speaks English.

I just found that out today on the news.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. Thanks for the information!

And that also explains his affinity for Dennis Rodman. I still don't get Dennis Rodman's interest in Kim Jong-Un. but then he's always marched to the beat of a different drummer.

[lunatica]

11. I think Dennis likes the attention he gets

All of a sudden he was back in the world’s limelight. Maybe he craves the outraged attention just like Trump does. He’s probably a narcissist too. Just not a criminal to boot.

All just speculation on my part.

[Rhiannon12866]

12. That makes a lot of sense

I imagine sports stars get addicted to the limelight, too. Some of them become commentators or appear in commercials while Dennis Rodman found his own unique way to regain national attention.

[rpannier]

13. He was educated in Switzerland

He went to the same school his father attended
He speaks English

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14. I thought they said the UK

If that’s wrong then I stand corrected.

[rpannier]

15. Here's a piece of Jong-un trivia you may like

According to Rueters, both he and his father carried fake Brazilian Passports stamped "Embassy of Brazil in Prague"
The name on the passport was Josef Pwag

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16. I did know his foreign education trips were kept secret

But I didn’t know the details. That’s very interesting. Thanks!

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18. So that's why he knows the word "dotard"

[dalton99a]

5. +1

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6. Sex and money and basketball...the rocket man loves b-ball...

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9. How tall is he?

Do you know? His weight makes him look to be about 5'9" at the most. Not really ideal for basketball.

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10. He challenges with his teams against Dennis...

[stevenleser]

17. I met Rodman once and he was pretty nice to me

We spoke for around 20 minutes and exchanged contact info. I wrote an article that promoted some charity he was working on.

I can only guess that both these guys have problems finding others who simply treat them as normal human beings and friends. Kim probably has no one like that in NK. Everyone there I am sure is afraid he is going to kill them if he gets upset with them, and Rodman has celebrity and reputation here.