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| Russian newsreader says Barack Obama 'insult' was misunderstanding |
| 2011-11-28 |
| In her first interview on the subject with the Western press, Tatyana Limanova insisted that the middle finger had not been an insult but an indication to the television crew to raise the autocue. Miss Limanova said she had not been brought up to make rude gestures and that most people had reacted to a simple misunderstanding with humour. She was horrified to discover that she had become known worldwide for the incident. "The world is unfair," she told The Daily Telegraph. "I did not consider it necessary to justify myself (at the time) because it was so absurd. You can either take it seriously or view it as a curious incident. Most people in Russia reacted to it with humour. "I really did not enjoy the celebrity. I am quite a private person and I was happy to remain famous in only narrow professional circles. It was unpleasant." Speaking about her sacking by Russia's REN TV channel she added: "They summoned me on the day it happened for an explanatory chat and said they would be considering my future and then thought about it for a long time. After it went viral on the internet they fired me." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 ION CHINA DAILY FORUM > MEET PUTIN'S DOUBLE FROM CHINA, aka Mr. Luo YuanPing. [1960's-1970's GUAM TAOTAMONAS = BABE "CHEERLEADER TWINS" from JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP'S "CHERRY BOMB" Video + 1980's MTV here]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-11-28 23:40 |
| #8 Too bad. I had a feeling that Tatyana would cave and reverse course. |
| Posted by: Lionel Hatrack3498 2011-11-28 21:29 |
| #7 This sounds as plausible as |
| Posted by: Pollyandrew 2011-11-28 18:01 |
| #6 It looked deliberate to me. And BHO is challenging the Ruskies on Syria. |
| Posted by: Zorba Creasing4274 2011-11-28 16:49 |
| #5 Hey Rupert, this woman needs a job. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-11-28 07:48 |
| #4 I highly doubt that she meant to flip off President Obama, but I do every time I see him on TV. And I mean it. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-11-28 07:40 |
| #3 Oh the STAIN-MANITY! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-11-28 01:56 |
| #2 OTOH, dare the Bammer did retaliate??? * SPACEWAR > DID US CLIMATE WEAPON [Haarp = Alaska-based]KNOCK OUT RUSSIAN SPACE PROBE. Iff youse are wondering why the Motherly Commie Airborne [North Koreans?] would invade ALCAN to arrest Siberia-watching, ex-Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, well wonder no more! * SAME > IRAN "BUILDS ITS OWN MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEM". Yokay, I'll bite, isn't taking over Russia's aersopace defense forces + missle sys part of COUNT DOOKU = DOKU UMAROV'S = ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF THE CAUCASUS' JOB DESCRIPTION ALA CHECHYA INSURGENCY??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-11-28 01:37 |
| #1 "Raise the autocue" > Uh, uh, BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HARD TO USE THE [more approriate]FOREFINGER??? Or Other??? Not convinced - either someone in the crew asked her while on-air for a date, asked for sex, or else hated her or her writing/journalistic style. Presuming, of course, that it wasn't a poke at Vlad + Dimitri. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-11-28 00:42 |