Quotations of the day

The leadership of chairman Kim Joong-Kwon (of the ruling Millennium Democratic Party (MDP)) seizes the initiatives in operating the political situation at least, doesn¡¯t it? (An MDP official on Friday, saying that the party is much more actively moving (under the leadership of Kim, who marked the 100th day after his taking office on Thursday), compared to the system led by former chairman Suh Young-Hoon).

Soccer is most lowbrow, popular and at the same most luxurious and globalized sport. (Chung Mong-Joon, president of the Korean Football Association (KFA), on Thursday, praising soccer after he was retained as the KFA president for the 48th term in a general session of the association delegates).

I cannot count at all how much it is. (A Netizen on the Cheong Wa Dae Web page on Thursday, contending he was unable to count the money politicians had embezzled so far, because it was too huge).

The people who believed the words of the government that it would defend Seoul to the last could not escape and were taken to North Korea. (Group of families of the people kidnapped to the North during the Korean War on Thursday, claiming after it submitted a letter of appeal for the confirmation of the life or death of their family members to the Cheong Wa Dae that the government deceived the people at that time).