Lee Myung Bak was elected President in South Korea. He's a conservative, former Hyundai CEO, big money guy. He's been linked to corruption (embezzlement, fraud, etc.).
“I voted for Lee Myung-bak even though I think he’s a little corrupt,” said Kim Cho-rong, 21, a college student studying interior design. “I figured someone who is a little guilty but competent was better for our society than someone who is innocent but incompetent.” (from The New York Times)
That quote makes me sad.
My mom and I think he won because South Korea's economy is such a mess right now and that was his main platform. My dad wanted the candidate from an independent party to win. My mom liked one of the liberal candidates. I liked the other liberal one. We all wanted three separate people. How could not one of them win? Anywho, the saddest part about this bloke winning is that he doesn't have such a positive outlook on working with North Korea. It looks like all the efforts towards giving aid and helping NK will be stunted or very slow for the next five years.
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