If only he could feed his people as well as he plays golf. Thanks to Blackfive, I just got done reading this amazing account of Kim Jong-Il's golfing prowess. Here is the best part:
"Pyongyang media say North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il enjoys golf, having shot multiple holes-in-one during his first try at the game. He reportedly aced five holes and finished 38 under par on the golf course. The "Great Leader" routinely shoots three or four holes-in-one per round."
Apparently, Bill Clinton is almost as good. Here's a quote from this interview with Don Van Natta, who wrote a book about Presidents and golf.
VAN NATTA: And I did play with Bill Clinton. It kind of surprised me that he agreed to play with the because in 1999 in "The New York Times" I had accused him of bending the rules on the golf course. Yet he still agreed to play with me last August at a club near his home in Chappaqua. We had a great time over the 18 holes. He abided by the rules for about a hole and a half, and after that he let his guard down and played his usual round of 200 swings to card an 82.
WOODRUFF: Literally he took almost that many swings?
VAN NATTA: He did. He took 200 swings. The way he does it, I called them "Billigans" in the book. And the way he does it is he takes three shots off the fairway, two or three shots off the -- off around the area around the green, three shots off the tee, and he basically plays a sort of game of -- a shell game with his golf balls. And asks his playing partners, now which one is my first ball? And so they sort of become coconspirators with the president.
And I said, Mr. President, it's this good ball here closest to the green. That was your first shot. And more often than not it wasn't.
UPDATE: I guess I have to take back my comment about him feeding his people. Apparently, he invented the hamburger just for this purpose. Next we'll find out he invented the internet, too. (Hat tip to the Florida Cracker, via Blackfive.)
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