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On holiday with Vlad
2007-08-15
Note: Put your coffee down first. No, really. Put it down.
Posted by:Seafarious

#11  great...just great. What now? Hu in a thong? Chavez in pasties?
Posted by: Frank G   2007-08-15 21:26  

#10  I hopes yer happy Seafarious,

i called the ex-wife to type this...

'cause at O:Dark/thirty I had to put Red Hot Po*kers in my eyes so I could finally get some Shut Eye.

/ way funny pics thank you!

~:)
Posted by: RD   2007-08-15 15:53  

#9  Where's his Super Bowl ring?
Posted by: tu3031   2007-08-15 15:48  

#8  He looks like he showers with a depilatory.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-08-15 14:01  

#7  He's also encouraging his People to have babies again. And yes, the pix will play very well in the heartland.
Posted by: Seafarious   2007-08-15 10:38  

#6  The Spiegel snark is funny, tho. ;-)
Posted by: lotp   2007-08-15 09:06  

#5  Oh, I don't know .... ;-)

For a guy in his 50s Putin is in excellent shape. He's not heavily muscled, but then most top judekas aren't - they're lithe, fast and strong. And when you compare him to many Russian men, boozy and beefy these days - not to mention Clinton at the same age - he comes off pretty well.

I suspect these photos will play very well with Russians. The summer period in the countryside is traditional and many Russians will get a little sentimental seeing the Siberian terrain pictured there.

I don't trust Putin farther than I can spit, but it's a mistake to laugh him off IMO. He's determined, deadly and so far has - in classic judo fashion - been pretty successful in using European and American initiative against us. First was to fill depleted coffers with oil and gas money. Now he's begun the process of revamping the Russian military, which will employ scientists and engineers again. I'm wondering how far he'll be able to reconstruct Russian power.
Posted by: lotp   2007-08-15 08:59  

#4  LOL, I love the caption on the last picture (15 of 15):

Here's a fashion tip, Poots: Don't wear your sweater over your shoulders unless you want to look like Sarkozy.
Posted by: BA   2007-08-15 08:22  

#3  If that's Hunky then I don't look too bad after all.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2007-08-15 08:06  

#2  Damn it Sea, it's 2am. here and now i have to try and get sum sleep!

/sheech we need a penalty box here at Rantburg! with electrodes

:-)
Posted by: Red Dawg   2007-08-15 05:24  

#1  #8!

Thanks for the notice, SF! ;-)
Posted by: twobyfour   2007-08-15 01:52  

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