Power forward diplomacy

The News of the Weird this week comes out of North Korea & the synapses in Dennis Rodman’s brain.

For some reason unknown to us on Planet Earth, Rodman made a visit to the land of famine & fantasies, & had an audience with Kim Jon Un.

Actually, as I write that sentence, it seems reasonable that Rodman would hook up with Kim, just based on that whole fantasy-world thing.

Anyhow, his chat with the president makes him the American who’s had the most face time with a North Korean leader since…maybe some time in the early regime of Kim Jong-Il.

In an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopolous, Rodman assures us that, while Kim is now his friend, “I don’t condone what he does”, so maybe he has heard about the famine as well as the fantasies.

Although, when I hear anything about Rodman, I can’t help but flash onto the exchange between Agent Jay & his new partner Elle that closes out Men in Black

Elle: Hey, Jay! Zed called. The high consulate from Solaxiant 9 wants floor seats for the next Bulls game.

Jay: All right, let's put in a call to Dennis Rodman. He's from that planet.

Elle: Rodman? You're kidding.

Jay: Nope.

Elle: Not much of a disguise.