Demagogue

... North Korea's image would be absolutely sparkling. That movie, of course, is Team America: World Police, by "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. As the movie prepares to hit theaters in the Czech Republic, the North Korean regime has a request. According to the AP:

North Korea's embassy in Prague has demanded that the film "Team America: World Police" be banned in the Czech Republic, saying the movie harms their country's reputation, a report said Saturday.

In the film ... a team of marionettes rushes to keep North Korean leader Kim Jong Il from destroying the world, reducing world capitals to rubble along the way.

"It harms the image of our country," the Lidove Noviny daily quoted a North Korean diplomat as saying. "Such behavior is not part of our country's political culture. Therefore, we want the film to be banned."

Oh, yeah. North Korea's image problems would just melt away if it weren't for that movie. Take away that film, and people would just assume North Korea is the land of milk and honey.

Before I forget, the Czech Republic did respond appropriately:

The Czech Foreign Ministy said the film would not be banned in the Czech Republic.

"We told them it's an unrealistic wish," ministry spokesman Vit Kolar was quoted as saying. "Obviously, it's absurd to demand that in a democratic country."