GNP-MDP`s Primary Dispute Is Getting Serious

“If I am (sijungjapbae), is Mr. OO GNP yangachi? ”(Roh Moo-hyun of MDP, Presidential Candidate).

“It is not new Millennium Democratic Party but madwoman democratic party”. (Lee Kyu-taek of GNP, Floor Leader).

Slander of Grand National Party and Millennium Democratic Party is reaching dangerous levels.

Candidate Roh of MDP strongly criticized Chosun Ilbo and Presidential Candidate of GNP Lee Hoi-chang, on 31st.

Candidate Roh collided head-on with what GNP defined MDP and government as `corrupt regime` in election campaign, “the one who is qualified to throw stones should throw stones”.

He said,“ Good `pong` among Sepong, Ahnpoong, bukpoong, Chongpoong and Roh poong is only Roh poong and the rest poong is from `corrupted poong`, however, is there any poong in which candidate Lee wasn`t involved?”

Candidate Roh also strongly refuted criticism of GNP and some press which were related to his speech of `kkaeng pan`.

He criticized, “candidate Lee cursed our personnel policy, it made this kind of country by personnel policy like `magnani`, however, it meant to make Korean politics `kkaeng pan`.”

In addition, he criticized Chosun ilbo, “is it truth to say, `all apples of this fruit farm is rotten`, bringing only one rotten apple from tens thousand apple field? ”.

And candidate Roh reminded that Candidate Lee used a word `ppasuni` at one girl`s high school and complained, “is `ppasuni` a noble word and `kkaengpan` a slang? If Lee Hoi-chang speaks, it is okay but if Roh Moo-hyun speaks, isn`t it allowed? ”

He even said, “why does noble and dignified person use words like ppasuni and mangnani, or haccobang? Why does he call me sijungjapbae, ordering a junior person? ”

With regard to this, spokesperson of GNP, Nam Gyeong-pil used expression of `sijungjapbae` towards candidate Roh again, “he promised to correct rough speech, however disease of abuse seems to re-occur in one day”.

On the other hand, floor leader Lee Kyu-taek called New Millennium Democratic Party as `madwoman democratic party` in the middle of meeting of election polling committee.

When spokesperson Nam reported in the meeting, “representatives of MDP Han Hwa-kap defined candidate Lee of GNP as `international greatest thief` and the highest Rep. Shin Ki-nam defined candidate Lee`s daughter-in-law as `the leisured class of Gangnam` ”, Floor leader Lee said, “it is new millennium crazy party, party of mad woman (michin-nyeon)”.

Other staff stopped floor leader Lee, “speak excluding one word (nyeon) ”.

Floor leader Lee, as its stir is growing, came to press office and explained, “I was excited as MDP criticized candidate Lee`s daughter-in-law, however, it was not from heart”.

Jong-Koo Yoon Hyung-gwon Pu jkmas@donga.com bookum90@donga.com