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| 2004-02-10 | |
| Russian presidential candidate Ivan Rybkin, whose mystery disappearance triggered speculation he might have been kidnapped by rivals, turned up in Ukraine Tuesday where he said he had been taking a break. "I like Kiev in February" The rest of us prefer the Carribean Rybkin, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin whom he will challenge in next month’s election, told Russian media he was surprised at the fuss caused by his failure to contact family and aides. People dissappear all the time round here "I didn’t disappear anywhere. I bought a newspaper today and was stunned," Ekho Moskvy radio quoted him as saying. Rybkin, who disappeared last Thursday, told Interfax news agency that he was entitled to go on a short break. At least until the heat wears off "I have the right to two or three days of personal life. I went to Kiev to my friends, walked around, switched off my mobile phones, and didn’t watch TV," he was quoted as saying. Met a girl on the Internet did he?
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| Posted by:john |
| #9 He's lucky, muck4doo. He could've ended up... like Wellstone! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-2-10 8:07:44 PM |
| #8 muck4doo - it's Cheney you stupid f*&K! If you're gonna be the dumbass Halliburton troll-o-the-day at least learn the correct spelling. Believe me, adults, even teens will be more likely to give you that condescending smile civilly displayed to the congenitally stupid if you could spell the name of the target of your attacks properly |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-2-10 7:16:52 PM |
| #7 My Estonian girlfriend yesterday suggested this very scenario -- that he had disappeared himself for the publicity. I thought it sounded like a DU conspiracy theory -- I thought that a politician would be done if he pulled such as stunt. But then again, I forgot we're talking about Russia here. |
| Posted by: Scott 2004-2-10 5:46:08 PM |
| #6 he and chainey were hiding together |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-2-10 5:40:26 PM |
| #5 Mr. Trotsky, somebody to see you. "Say, that's a cool looking icepick you got there, comrade..." |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-2-10 4:32:19 PM |
| #4 I will bet good money that when he gets home he has some serious 'splaining to do to his wifey about the lipstick stains... |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H 2004-2-10 3:56:00 PM |
| #3 wake up in Kiev not knowing where he was, in a dingy motel next to someone named Tiffany? With somebody taking pictures, now who would do a thing like that? |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-2-10 3:39:45 PM |
| #2 Next stop - Mexico City? Mr. Trotsky, somebody to see you. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-2-10 2:54:19 PM |
| #1 Next stop - Mexico City? |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-2-10 2:19:34 PM |