Dear Comrade Leader, Episode 221
Chapter 78. minesweeper
‘Because right now we have to focus on something other than Russia. Korea is not the only country holding important elections.’
Shortly after the Korean general election, Jung-hwan was alone in his thoughts in the secretariat’s office in Pyongyang, which was slowly turning into autumn, flipping through numerous American news channels.
Jeonghwan had a reason for thinking like this.
That same year, at the end of 2004, the 43rd President of the United States, Al Gore, resigned after an eight-year term, and it was time for the next president to be elected.
And the analysis presented by Jeong Hwan-yi and numerous other influential newspapers, political science professors, and election consultants in this election, interestingly, was very similar to the situation in the Korean general election.
So, in what sense is it similar? … .
‘If you don’t shovel, it’s an election where the Conservative Republicans can easily win. Just like this time!’
Thinking about the Goryeo Ilbo, who only did good things for his political opponents in the wind of the restoration that did not even happen at the last minute, Jeonghwan still had a headache.
Originally, politics is about avoiding the worst and choosing the lesser evil, so if you can’t be the best, you should avoid even the worst.
In order to avoid that kind of thing happening in this US presidential election, it is to induce Jung-hwan to avoid serious defeat rather than push the side he wants to win to stand out.
In other words, the lesson he learned from this general election was to avoid ‘land mines’.
“Let’s get things organized, I’m glad I prepared something for a long time ago.”
The current US presidential election is predicted by the Republican Party as far-right as the nostalgia of voters for the return of the strong (and intervening) US, but that does not mean that the US Democrats should be underestimated.
Moreover, no matter how much the Republican Party wins the presidential election, it is also a failure if a candidate who has a bad feeling toward North Korea becomes president or loses support from Americans because it is too incompetent.
For Junghwan, the experience of repeating a mistake he made once was an absolute specification.
Besides, the US presidential election is much more important in terms of scale and influence than the Korean general election.
Fortunately, unlike the last general election in Korea, where it was difficult to predict the existence of landmines, it is clear who will be the landmines in this US presidential election.
Junghwan stopped meaninglessly rotating the American news channels he was watching and fixed them in one place.
It was Fox News, a pro-Republican news channel, and there was news about the leading candidates in the party who were approaching to select candidates for the US presidential election.
-… … Voters fed up with 8 years of dreadful Al Gore Democrat administration, here’s some good news for you! After several screenings, Republicans succeeded in narrowing the number of candidates for the 2004 US presidential election to just two. The two Republican candidates to fight the Democrat socialists are Senator John McCain and the incumbent Texas Governor George W. Bush! Let’s hope the best wins and puts an end to the Democratic regime!
“George W. Bushira… … …”
Watching the news, Junghwan quietly shook his head with an expression that something was coming.
Who might be the ideal next president of the United States might be, but at least, who the ‘mine’ would be was decided for sure.
After turning off the TV, Jung-hwan took the phone and instructed the clerk’s office.
“The United States, please contact the Northeast Asian Balanced Security Foundation in Washington. And I canceled all my plans for today. I have something to discuss with Warden Thatcher.”
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“… … So, you’re saying that the two of you will come to me in the end? But I’m not an American, I’m a non-voting British. But to be honest, I’m a little embarrassed that the Republican presidential candidates are looking for me so passionately.”
-Haha, there’s nothing to be so humble about. Nowadays, your foundation is well known as the number one place where women political dreamers in Washington want to pursue a career the most. Well, considering the director’s career, it’s understandable enough. Then please.
“… … .”
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Not long after, Margaret Thatcher, the 71st British Prime Minister and director of the Northeast Asian Balanced Security Foundation, one of Washington’s largest and most influential think tanks, was lost in thought when, similar to Jeong Hwan, received a call from her office not long ago.Although she was now looking at her 80s, she was energetically active in this foundation, living up to her former reputation as an iron woman. And with considerable achievements, it succeeded in setting the position and influence of the foundation to a firm position, a little over 10 years after its inception.
Even at the time of China’s invasion of Afghanistan three years ago, ‘leaving this invasion alone is a fatal defeat by the Al Gore administration that will advance China’s global hegemony by 10 years and put the United States and the free world in great danger in the future’ The publication of a long editorial called “
‘Of course, few people know that all of this was achieved with the continued support of North Korea’s supreme leader, Supreme Leader Kim Jeong-hwan.’
She had a conversation with Jeonghwan over the phone a few days ago.
Thatcher, who was waiting for his phone call as it was the right time, after a long conversation with Jeong-hwan, he reached an agreement on who to apply for in the next US presidential election and the ‘mines’ that must be dropped in advance.
It was clear that the Republicans, who were active in external intervention, had to take power in order to restrain China’s tyranny in the next presidential election, and for that to happen, it was very important to filter out competitive runners in the primary.
In fact, the call I just received from the Republican campaign was about the Republican intra-party primary.
The call that Thatcher had just received was: ‘Major Thatcher’s foundation recommend that our Republican candidates be the running mates for the presidential election, the right person for the next Vice President.’
A little explanation was needed as to how the US Republican Party, which is no less conservative than the British Conservative Party, happened to choose a woman for vice president, who would become the next presidential candidate’s running mate.
“I am a woman as a candidate for US Vice President… … Well, it’s a bit disappointing, but for now, you should be satisfied with that. The president will come soon… … .”
The emergence of multimedia and pop culture, such as the Internet, MTV, etc., which have developed greatly over the past decade, has greatly changed the United States, and one of the biggest beneficiaries of such change has been the progressive political forces around the world, including the United States.
As the power of the media has grown incomparably stronger than before, workers in the cultural industry, including Hollywood, who are engaged in movies and pop music, are emerging as the most influential group in the United States, and most of them are people with progressive values, i.e., pro-Democratic tendencies. .
And the Democrats, who have been closely affiliated with progressive media such as Hollywood, CNN, and The New York Times, are doing their best to create the impression that the Republican Party is a ‘group of old established white seniors’ in order not to give up the government.
With the media boom, the PC, or Political Correctness, has finally become popular and has begun to emerge as a major criterion for voters to choose politicians.
Regardless of the odds of the current election, even Republicans have no choice but to select candidates based on this value of political correctness.
Otherwise, no matter how favorable the current situation is, it is inevitable that you will be turned away by women and voters of color who are increasingly vocal in the presidential election.
And the Republican Party, too, has decided to eschew the criticism that it is a party with a strong male supremacy in the face of these Democrats and elect a female vice presidential candidate to run alongside the presidential candidate to win the votes of women and centrist voters.
And to tell the truth as to why that recommendation was made by Thatcher, who is not a Republican, as you can see from the conversation we had on the phone a while ago, the Northeast Asian Balanced Security Foundation over the past few years has been one of America’s most important ‘conservative female politicians’. It was because it was emerging as a ‘positive school’.
Gone are the days when only older white men could make all the political decisions, and I am proof of that.
In fact, there have never been a few attempts by women to advance into politics in the United States, but most of them were destined for the Democratic Party.
From the perspective of aspiring female politicians, the Democratic Party, which has a relatively open disposition and policy than the Republican Party and actively pursues gender equality, was more advantageous for future ambitions. He did not feel the need to actively foster female politicians.
Thatcher, who noticed this ‘political blue ocean’ in advance with Jeonghwan’s advice, opened the ‘American Conservative Women’s Politics Forum’ under the foundation, which uses her own reputation to foster conservative female politicians, and has been working for quite a while. He has been nurturing his own political disciples step by step.
And now, when the efforts so far paid off and finally came up with the opinion, ‘Let’s break the precedent and test the teamwork of the presidential-vice presidential candidates as the candidates are narrowed down to two people’ I was contacted first.
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Now her job was to recommend two Republican primary candidates, John McCain and George W. Bush, who would each come up with the best teamwork to give them a competitive edge.“I don’t like it because it’s kind of like a pimp, but… … What I don’t like more is the order.”
She frowned slightly as she remembered the one she liked the look of the two Republican presidential nominees to come first.
In fact, Thatcher had already been acquainted with the man’s father to some extent, both publicly and privately, so he could not know without knowing.
‘George Walker Bush. A 50-year-old boy whose only goal in life is to get out of his father’s shadow and be praised. General Secretary Kim Jeong-hwan also told me to be careful with this person. McCain doesn’t know, but this man should never, never be allowed to be president.’
And Thatcher himself was too in favor of Jeonghwan’s view.
Born the daughter of a grocery store and raised almost all of her political careers on her own without any background or ties, George Walker Bush was a papa boy whose ability to run a baseball team, let alone a president, was limited.
It is truly a 100% pure gold spoon, and the experience of sacrificing for the country in the subject of Yale University’s contribution admission is not the empty-headed rich man who did drugs in the National Guard’s job while other young people like McCain were dying in Vietnam.
It is only natural that, if you let such a nerdy guy, who is no different from Clinton, run for the Republican presidential nomination, only with a different political orientation and background, unexpected dark clouds will fall on an election that is so advantageous that a win in the primary can be considered a presidential victory like this one. Even if you become president, America, or the whole world, will fall into hell.
It was a very emotional evaluation, but surprisingly, Thatcher’s guess was almost true.
‘This guy can’t. never. Even if dirt gets into my eyes, I can’t wait to see a human like this rise to the position of commander-in-chief of the free world.’
Without much thought, she decided to accept Jung-hwan’s request to drop Bush.
There was nothing difficult about the method.
One of the methods of fighting wildfires is to detonate a bomb and burn oxygen to extinguish the fire by itself.
And she already had a ‘bomb’ in hand to deal with this wildfire called George Walker Bush.
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“Hello, this is George Walker Bush. Damn! shit! Madam, I am so glad to have met you like this! I heard that you are close with our old man, can we go straight to the point?”
“Sure. George.”
‘Ha, you’re taller than I expected.’
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Not long after, he met George Walker Bush, who had come to the Northeast Asia Balance Foundation to meet Margaret Thatcher, and within five seconds, Daechi hated him even more.Even though he is from Texas, a nobleman who is aiming for the presidency at the age of 50 has abandoned all dignity, authority, and manners.
Bush supporters say that this de-authoritarian and simple appearance of Bush is a source of charm, but the president, and even the Republican president, requires a completely different virtue from the owner of the local brewery.
That’s what Thatcher, who had been a conservative all her life, at least thought so.
“Hahaha, actually, after this, we decided to go to our hometown, the Texas Rangers, to throw the first pitch. Do you know that a public debate within the party is held together with the government presidential candidate before the primary in preparation for the presidential election in a month? I want to see how those Democrats bastards talk on CNN that half of Republicans are sexist. Oops. If you tell me what you just said as a secret between the two of us… … ?”
“… … Sure. First of all, please tell me the conditions of the running mate you want.”
Thatcher’s eyebrows trembled quiveringly, but when he answered with a smile like a shy Englishman, George Bush opened his eyes and asked again.
“Five! Would it be like that?”
“Sure. If you win the primary, you have to go on the presidential road with the candidate I recommended in the presidential election, but wouldn’t the compatibility and teamwork between the candidates be the most important? Please tell us about your desired career, background, or inclination. Then I’ll go ahead and recommend an ambitious and smart woman candidate for the next Vice President of the United States on our forum.”
“shit! That’s great! It’s like a hot dog custom service. then… … Let’s see… … .”
Bush, who had a rare, troubled expression, stared blankly into the air for a moment and began to roll his head.
And about ten seconds later, as he recalled what the campaign aides had been asking for, he opened his mouth with a smile like a boy for his age.
“Hmm, first of all, anti-abortion, anti-gun control, homosexuality, and pro-premarital chastity are options… … If you take your kids out in front of the camera, it will help your image, so it’s good to be a parent. ah! And since I have to be a woman who doesn’t say nonsense like climate change or global warming, I wish she was from a state friendly with the oil industry. About South Carolina?”
“I know. Anything else?”
“It doesn’t really matter if you only speak English properly, but because our party is always on the side of the rich, it would be better if you were from the middle class… … If possible, I wish I was a beauty. ah! This is by no means my personal reason, so please don’t misunderstand. Well, it’s not 100% like that… … .”
“… … George, do you care about your education or work experience? At least I don’t have to go to college… … .”
Thatcher raised the corners of her lips cynically and asked, but Bush didn’t even cut her off, so he shook his head and waved his hand.
“You have to be in front of the camera, but what is more important than your looks? Everything comes out on camera. Politics these days has nothing to do with beauty pageants. Isn’t it because CNN, which is a team with the Democratic Party, made a fuss about suddenly asking for a female vice president candidate in the first place?”
After saying this, Bush laughed, slamming his chest and shouting loudly.
“Besides, we Texans care more about what’s in our hearts than in our heads. There are no men or women who can genuinely approach voters compared to those who teasingly teasing like the Democrat Ivy League bastard. No, I did come out of the Ivy League, but… … .”
“… … There is one woman who is just right.”
Hearing Bush’s ‘condition’, Thatcher went through the files on the desk, but couldn’t find anything.
The conditions for an ideal Republican female running mate that Bush would demand in the first place were obvious from the start, and even if that wasn’t the case, Thatcher was confident enough to lead Bush to the answer he wanted from the start.
And now the female politician she found in her profile file on the forums perfectly met all the requirements Bush had asked for.
“… … Here it is.”
“Five! She is also a lady. Indeed, it is worthy of praise for our elderly mother to wear out her mouth. ha ha ha.”
“This woman could be the perfect running mate for you and George in the primary.”
With those words, at the top of the file she held out to Bush was the name of a young woman smiling brightly with a picture.
The woman’s name was:
Sarah L. Palin
