Korea Pod

1) The 야당(opposition) looks hell bent on getting a 특검 (special counsel) probe on the 드루킹 affair. Media feeding frenzy on Druking, his group 경공모, and lawmaker 김경수. After much consternation, Kim is deciding to run for 경남 governor in the June elections. He apparently was set to drop out, not wanting to burden the 문재인 administration and his ruling party, but the powers that be convinced him to fight the good fight. His reputation as a clean, soft-spoken "nice guy" seems to belie the strange firestorm he's been engulfed in. There seems to be a "try hard" atmosphere with the race for scoops in this case. Similar to the 최순실 scandal and various scoops. Everyone looking for a "tablet PC" smoking gun. Hesitate to call this "fake news" and put on a red MAGA hat, but stuff just doesn't add up. The controversy and allegations just don't appear to be organic. Police are pressured to be "tough" now that they've been criticized for being slow to investigate, which is compounding the confusion and the drip-drip of details rel