even paladino s own family wasn t happy. his nephew/campaign staffer who happens to be openly gay saying he was highly offended by his uncle s remarks. yesterday paladino apologized for any comment that may have offended. paladino s people were kind enough. today the rabbi publicly withdrew his endorsement telling the new york post mazel tov. we ll have a coming out party. monday, the would be governor complained about grown men grinding against each other at a gay pride parade, which looked to him like a strip club. today the new york daily news reports that paladino has in the past rented space to gay establishments in buffalo. and according to the new york
instead, the message was conveyed through the symbolism of a massive public spectacle. cnn s alina cho was invited into north korea to witness it. reporter: we are in the center of kim il sung square named for the founder of north korea, and what you are witnessing right here behind me is what s being billed as largest military parade in that country s history. it is officially the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling workers party of north korea. it is also a national holiday, but in effect what this really is an elaborate coming-out party for the man, the heir apparent, the man who will become the next leader of north korea, kim jong-un. he s young son of the ailing leader, kim jong-il. a little about what is happening today. security is incredibly tight. there were numerous checkpoints. even our government minders were checked, and just to give you an
usually shrouded in secrecy, north korea has briefly pulled look the iron curtain to show off its new leader. we got a rare invitation to witness the event and take you behind the scenes. reporter: the most reclusive dictator in the world opens his arms and his doors to the world. an unofficial and elaborate coming-out party for kim jong-un, the son of kim jong-il, who one day will becommikcommie leaders. he was named a four-star general last month. just after touching down, we re whisked to pyongyang s mayday stadium for the first event. the mass games. there are 100,000 people performing in a massive display of coordinated song, dance, and
koreans are marking the 56th anniversary of the ruling workers party but this is also a coming out party, giving us a rare glimpse inside one of the most secretive societies in the world. the most reclusive dictator in the world opens his arms and his doors to the world. en unofficial and elaborate coming-out party for kim jong un, the hidden prince, the son of kim jong-il, who one day will become the leader. this is the world s first glimpse of him in action after being named a four star general last month. just after touching down, we re wisked to pongian s may day performance. there are more than 100,000 people performing in a massive display of coordinating song, dance and gymnastics.
well, he s the youngest of the three acknowledged sons. he was educated in switzerland until he was 15. he posed as the son of the driver of the north korean embassy. and he likes michael jordan, like basketball, just like his dad. the most important thing, though, is that he s as ruthless and calculating as kim jong-il. he s the son with the dictator gene. and there s so much we don t know about him. we don t really know how old he is. well, he s 27, maybe 28. it s just like his dad, he s 68 or 69. he s following in the footsteps of pop. so here was this big coming out party over the weekend, introducing him to the world. some 60 western journalists were invited to come out, allowed right down there on the parade ground, as well. how unusual is that? and what signal is that sending? well, it s extremely unusual for north korea to do this because this is the most sealed state on earth. they wanted to show that the regime, the military is all