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| Russian deputy PM mocks Obama by tweeting 'unmanly' photo of president |
| 2014-08-03 |
| There was a time when, if a foreign power "tweaked" our President, we would respond with, at least, home-team indignation. Now, the Libs express a resounding "Tut-Tut," and the 'Pubs bray laughter ("My name is Uncle Phester, and I am a brayer."). Don't know that anything excepting a "Third Way" (thank you Mr. Clinton) will get us back to where we need to be. Is there sufficient time remaining? |
| Posted by:Uncle Phester |
| #23 Psychological warfare. They believe they are hitting his hot buttons, in regards to his narcissism. Perhaps the Republicans could hire them as campaign consultants. |
| Posted by: AzCat 2014-08-03 22:29 |
| #22 All photo's of Obama are unmanly. That's because he's a mincing little pooftah. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2014-08-03 20:47 |
| #21 Dude with the poodle looks stoned. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2014-08-03 20:23 |
| #20 And Americans respond to horsepucky too - Obama and the press are a prime example of how much they engage the American people to fool themselves - some segments far more than others (minorities, progressives, far right, far left) |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-08-03 12:59 |
| #19 JohnQC, yes they certainly do - at least in the short run. But eventually the ever-present slavic cynicism kicks in. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-08-03 12:58 |
| #18 I guess Michelle retired Obungle's "Mom Pants" he wore when he muffed the opening game pitch. That is a good thing. Putin seems to be obsessed with projecting his manly image. Do the Russian people really respond to this horsepucky? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-08-03 10:08 |
| #17 My eyesight is worsening, Gromgoru. |
| Posted by: JFM 2014-08-03 07:31 |
| #16 Motherland, JFM, Russia is motherland. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-08-03 07:27 |
| #15 You also have to add Putins girlfriend to the meme. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2014-08-03 07:24 |
| #14 A music video he made and sang in - 2005 That translates like "For the fatherland!". Wish America had ministers or even a President who sang that. |
| Posted by: JFM 2014-08-03 07:10 |
| #13 Well you know when patrons pick out the live lobster they will have at fancy restaurants? That is what Obama is doing in the picture. Having a picture taken with his 'dinner'. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-08-03 07:09 |
| #12 Putin with a pet, Obama with lunch? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-08-03 05:01 |
| #11 I've heard that because Putin is so short he has a Napoleon complex. Out president seems to channeling his inner Pee Wee Herman or that guy that was rejected by the Village People as being too "twee." |
| Posted by: Pearl Borgia1889 2014-08-03 03:35 |
| #10 ....or American. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-08-03 03:31 |
| #9 American politicians don't handle foreign patriots/ right wingers well, be they Russian or French. |
| Posted by: badanov 2014-08-03 03:28 |
| #8 That's some toe tapper. |
| Posted by: badanov 2014-08-03 03:21 |
| #7 A music video he made and sang in - 2005 |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-08-03 01:54 |
| #6 Psychological warfare. They believe they are hitting his hot buttons, in regards to his narcissism. |
| Posted by: Thineng Angailet7166 2014-08-03 01:54 |
| #5 Dimitry with #2 |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-08-03 01:47 |
#4 Dmitry Rogozin in Jordan  |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-08-03 01:45 |
| #3 prior words - not in this article. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-08-03 01:28 |
| #2 Among other things the PM is head of the Russian Rocket forces and production and sales of the motors for the ATLAS rockets used to lift quite a few USAF and NRO sats. Just last night one of the Atlas' was expended lofting a new style GPS sat. So without proof of the new motors being shipped - Note the PM's words claiming embargo of new engines for the military... this is not going to ended cleanly. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-08-03 01:27 |
| #1 It's not "unmanly", it's uh... nuanced. Yeah, nuanced. The poor dog looks mortified. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-08-03 00:46 |