By Now this is not something I would have expected to see:
Michelle Rhee, the Korean-American chancellor of the Washington, D.C. public school system, is engaged to former NBA star and current Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson.
Rhee gained fame and controversy for her tough-minded reforms of the city’s school system, which involved laying off hundreds of teachers in 2008, including the principal of her daughter’s school. Johnson was a point guard for the Phoenix Suns from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. [Chosun Ilbo]
You can read more about Michelle Rhee in my prior profile of her here.
Talk about a long distance relationship. Anyway glad they were able to work it out, congrats to both Rhee and Johnson. I wonder if their marriage will impact one of them having to quit their day job or not?
8:35 am on November 9th, 2009 1
Awesome! Johnson took a lot of slack for opposing gay “marriage.”
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9:50 am on November 9th, 2009 2
Once you’ve had chancellor, all else is a canceler.
Once you’ve had mayor, you know you’re a stayer.
I like to see this.
The way to ease out of “racism”/culturalism in Korea is more marriages between Koreans and successful and respectable non-Koreans who don’t carry on and on about “the Han be gittin’ me down(tm)”.
One Nicholas Cage or Kevin Johnson (or even Westly Snipes) does more for opening the Hermit Kingdom than all the manufactured outrage of militant stinkers or the constant whining of perpetually troubled bloggers… which, rightfully, encourage a backlash of foreigner-hating.
Now we just need to hook up all the members of Big Bang with some successful, educated and classy, white and black girls… and the next generation of Koreans will be collecting foreign spouses faster than Angelina Jolie and Madonna collect funny-colored babies.
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November 9th, 2009 at 11:30 am
You’re one commentator here I actually enjoy reading.
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November 9th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
DOn’t forget Woody Harrelson.
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9:56 am on November 9th, 2009 3
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10:04 am on November 9th, 2009 4
I can see Obama givnig her some high level job. So far she has accomplished nothing. So far she has done nothing. Fired 400 people and handed out money…. so waht. No important improvments, nothing has happened, except she is out on the town as one of Washingtons many political celebrities.
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