'Kim Jong-un not feeling well,' North Korean authorities confirm

[JI7]

Source: irish independent

After weeks of speculation around his health, a television news network in the isolated state reported he is 'not feeling well', after he was seen in a video walking with a limp.

Northern Central ran a video of the leader visiting a factory in the Nampo region, just outside the capital, taken more than four weeks ago.

It is the last time he was seen in public.

Reports from South Korea have claimed he is suffering from gout, diabetes, or high blood pressure - or all three.

Read more: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/kim-jongun-not-feeling-well-north-korean-authorities-confirm-30619975.html

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. How old is he?

[JI7]

4. 31, but he has weight problems, probably the only one in NK who is overweight

although i'm sure there are many who have weight problems due to being underweight.

[FrodosPet]

33. He looks pretty healthy in this video

Of course, it was shot a couple years ago, so he probably has added a few lbs since.

[msongs]

2. anybody seen his food tasters lately? nt

[CentralMass]

3. Karma is a bitch.

[Monk06]

5. Could be a drug reaction.............

Stop taking the medication and seek immediate medical attention if any of the following occur:

an allergic reaction (e.g., rash; itching; shortness of breath; swollen face, lips, or throat)

chest pains, an irregular heartbeat, or shortness of breath when starting sexual activity (if you
have a heart condition)

hearing loss

prolonged (longer than 4 hours), painful, or inappropriate erection of penis

sudden dizziness, feeling faint

temporary memory loss

vision changes, including partial or total loss of vision

[C Moon]

6. maybe he's being poisoned.

[GeorgeGist]

9. with viagra

[notadmblnd]

31. I wonder if he has a blue hue to his skin?

[Scootaloo]

7. Allergic reaction to being less powerful than his generals.

Could be lethal.

[Bosonic]

8. It's probably just inspection exhaustion

http://kimjongunlookingatthings.tumblr.com/

[GeorgeGist]

10. How sad ...

that the most colorful place is a sock factory.

[drray23]

16. its so ridiculous

That everybody attending is taking notes. As if anything he said was important or made sense.

[Shankapotomus]

27. That site was great. Thanks

Puts his rule in perspective, doesn't it? everyone looks so freaking terrified of him. Besides the underlying atmosphere of terror everything looks as boring as all fuck.

[Brother Buzz]

37. Terrified of him?

It looks like everyone around him is bored stiff, especially the military people who actually run the show.

[Throd]

30. I wonder if that goo squeezing into a barrel is what happens to dissidents?

[Monk06]

32. Well the goo poo machine is his favorite. He's really enjoying that three coiler.

[Historic NY]

11. Well he is the son of Kim Jong-il (ill)

[merrily]

26. That was not nice. Funny, though.

[oldandhappy]

12. I agree with the gout and diabetes speculation.

He lives well and has no one to help him make good decisions re food etc.

[FarPoint]

15. I hope it's all three...the diabetes makes me smile for him.

He's such a pompous ass,controlling demon that its obvious he will be non- compliant with a diabetes treatment plan....and let the cards fall.

[Vogon_Glory]

13. Nevertheless

Kim's condition might be purely medical. Nevertheless, I'm cueing up the 'Game of Thrones' theme music whether Kim does a King Joffrey or not.

In the meantime, I'll join the rest of us to await further developments from King's Landing--Oops, I mean Pyongyang.

[FarPoint]

14. That's a great visual experience.

Damn...now the Game of Thrones theme will play in my head all day. That said, Its a Good Thing.

[sufrommich]

17. That was my gut reaction too.

I hope the generals in NK have decided that the Kim family line might not be in their best interest anymore.

[XemaSab]

20. .

[LeftyMom]

22. Nice. nt

[flying rabbit]

29. Sweet! nt

[Curtis]

18. I read somewhere else

that he was suffering from Ementaler poisoning. The article said he imports so much Ementaler cheese that he fell in love with while studying in Europe that he has some kind of rare poisoning from it. Good for him.

[amandabeech]

19. Maybe he tore up his knee playing basketball. n/t

[littlemissmartypants]

21. Kicking. Thank you. nt

[progressoid]

23. Paging Dr. Rodman.

Dr. Rodman to North Korea please.

[marble falls]

24. Too much cheese in his diet......

Kim Jong Un Has It Bad for, Er, Cheese
Corpulent dictator apparently has a soft, cheesy side
By Polly Davis Doig, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 18, 2014 2:11 PM CDT



(Newser) – You know who really likes some cheese? Kim Jong Un, that's who. Or at least that's what North Korean defectors are telling outlets including the Mirror. Specifically, Dear Leader Junior is—wait for it—"crackers for" Emmental cheese, a habit he apparently picked up while in boarding school in Switzerland, and has it imported even as his own people famously starve. Kim has appeared looking bloated in public lately, notes the Mirror, and there are whispers that he's in poor health. But maybe there's a reason: "North Koreans think being fat is good, unlike South Koreans who want to be skinny," says a North Korean defector. "There is a high chance Jong Un intentionally gained weight to look like (grandfather Kim) Il Sung." Kim tried to send his minions to France to learn how to make cheese, reports UPI, but was foiled.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

39. Corpulent dictator apparently has a soft, cheesy side

Best Sub-Headline Evaaaar!!!!!!!!

[Shankapotomus]

25. He was told to lay off the fruit roll ups

Doesn't wanna listen. Pain in the ass.

[shenmue]

40. But those things are yummy!

[Nye Bevan]

28. Ate a bad hot dog? (And by "dog" I mean dog) (nt)

[FLPanhandle]

34. How do they explain a "god" getting sick to population.

Isn't the entire family supposed to be demi-gods are some such nonsense.

[AngryAmish]

35. I wonder what he is dying of?

And who the generals will get to replace him?

I predict China has a stooge ready to go who will secure the border and step down the kingdom and drag it into the 20th century.

[librechik]

36. suffering from ambitious relatives?

or maybe a nice box of Cuban cigars…

I am so paranoid...

[lastlib]

38. Shit--Andropov had a cold, and a couple weeks later, they buried him.

Ditto Chernenko.....Is Kim next to go? I wonder who would succeed him?

[Kablooie]

41. I'm sure there's a line of military monsters waiting to grab the crown.

But if there isn't a hereditary heir it would probably be a battle royale so who knows what would happen to the country.

[XemaSab]

43. A friend of mine who knows a lot about the area speculated that

they would "find" another Kim Jong-Il heir, or something along those lines.

Wherever the dude is, I hope he's really uncomfortable.

[elias49]

42. Feeling a little Kim Jong-Il? nt

[NastyRiffraff]

44. He has really bad health habits

Like eating all that cheese and smoking, contributing to gout.