I’m a little curious to see if the name “Lincoln Steffens” has popped up in various commentary about the unsolicited diplomacy of Dennis Rodman.    I know Lincoln Steffens was the first name that popped up in my mind when learning about the antics of Dennis Rodman.

It pops up in a commentary to the libertarian Reason Institute, which also drags in Hugo Chavez into the gambit (a tad gratuitously, but he’s in the news).

The one key difference with Lincoln Steffens and “I have seen the future and it works”, after being shuttled about by Stalin is… well, Stalin had things he could show Lincoln Steffens.  Sure maybe he’d also choose not to show Lincoln Steffens some other things, but at least there’s some “there” there.  With North Korea… I gots nothing.

Leafing through the quotes from the … meetings with the new Dear Leader… I think the most problematic quote from Rodman comes around here…

“He wants Obama to do one thing: Call him,” Rodman told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on “This Week.” “He said, ‘If you can, Dennis – I don’t want [to] do war. I don’t want to do war.’ He said that to me.”

It’s “I don’t want to do war” — which is that sort of passive aggressive stance of “Balls in Your Court.  If it were up to me, I wouldn’t be firing random missiles over the South, but what can you do?”

Actually getting down to the bottom line… and not much reported in the hype of the stunt… how did the Harlem Globetrotters do against their North Korean companions?  (And is this a Harlem Globetrotter game?)

Thursday’s game ended in a 110-110 draw, with two Americans playing on each team alongside North Koreans, Detrick said. The Xinhua News Agency first reported on the game, citing witnesses who attended.

There are no ties in basketball.

Not even reported in the North Korean state media… which does give us this.

Pyongyang, March 1 (KCNA) — Dennis Rodman, ex-player of the NBA of the U.S., and his party toured the Rungna Dolphinarium on Friday.
The guests expressed deep impressions as they were briefed on the Dolphinarium on picturesque Rungna Islet.
They spent a good time watching dolphins dancing to the tune of cheerful music, jumping in group, spinning rings, jumping into the air and shaking hands with people.
Earlier, they also toured the Tower of the Juche Idea and the Arch of Triumph.

AND a description of the game… sounds exciting.

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