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Islamic State seize town of Sinjar, pushing out Kurds and sending Yazidis fleeing
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Russian deputy PM mocks Obama by tweeting 'unmanly' photo of president
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 || 08/03/2014 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:

#1  It's not "unmanly", it's uh... nuanced. Yeah, nuanced.

The poor dog looks mortified.
Posted by: SteveS || 08/03/2014 0:46 Comments || Top||

#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 || 08/03/2014 1:27 Comments || Top||

#3  prior words - not in this article.
Posted by: 3dc || 08/03/2014 1:28 Comments || Top||

#4  Dmitry Rogozin in Jordan
Posted by: 3dc || 08/03/2014 1:45 Comments || Top||

#5  Dimitry with #2
Posted by: 3dc || 08/03/2014 1:47 Comments || Top||

#6  Psychological warfare. They believe they are hitting his hot buttons, in regards to his narcissism.
Posted by: Thineng Angailet7166 || 08/03/2014 1:54 Comments || Top||

#7  A music video he made and sang in - 2005
Posted by: 3dc || 08/03/2014 1:54 Comments || Top||

#8  That's some toe tapper.
Posted by: badanov || 08/03/2014 3:21 Comments || Top||

#9  American politicians don't handle foreign patriots/ right wingers well, be they Russian or French.
Posted by: badanov || 08/03/2014 3:28 Comments || Top||

#10  ....or American.
Posted by: Besoeker || 08/03/2014 3:31 Comments || Top||

#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 || 08/03/2014 3:35 Comments || Top||

#12  Putin with a pet, Obama with lunch?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 08/03/2014 5:01 Comments || Top||

#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 || 08/03/2014 7:09 Comments || Top||

#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 || 08/03/2014 7:10 Comments || Top||

#15  You also have to add Putins girlfriend to the meme.
Posted by: BrerRabbit || 08/03/2014 7:24 Comments || Top||

#16  Motherland, JFM, Russia is motherland.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 08/03/2014 7:27 Comments || Top||

#17  My eyesight is worsening, Gromgoru.
Posted by: JFM || 08/03/2014 7:31 Comments || Top||

#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 || 08/03/2014 10:08 Comments || Top||

#19  JohnQC, yes they certainly do - at least in the short run. But eventually the ever-present slavic cynicism kicks in.
Posted by: OldSpook || 08/03/2014 12:58 Comments || Top||

#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 || 08/03/2014 12:59 Comments || Top||

#21  Dude with the poodle looks stoned.
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/03/2014 20:23 Comments || Top||

#22  All photo's of Obama are unmanly. That's because he's a mincing little pooftah.
Posted by: Silentbrick || 08/03/2014 20:47 Comments || Top||

#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 || 08/03/2014 22:29 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Politix
Barney Frank 'Appalled' By Obama Administration: 'They Just Lied To People'
Appalled, but not supwised Bawney?
Posted by: Uncle Phester || 08/03/2014 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Who is "They"?

You mean YOU.
Posted by: newc || 08/03/2014 0:14 Comments || Top||

#2  although former Congressman Frank may never have committed a 'if you like your health insurance you can keep it period' 8 firealarm whopper, he has deceived people on numerous occasions

he was one of those responsible for forcing banks to loosen credit to low income low cash buyers in the period before the 2008 crash and he has never come clean on that
Posted by: lord garth || 08/03/2014 0:19 Comments || Top||

#3  A bit confused about politics as well is he? Appalling indeed.
Posted by: Besoeker || 08/03/2014 3:34 Comments || Top||

#4  Obama lied, people died
Posted by: JFM || 08/03/2014 3:48 Comments || Top||

#5  Barney is a con man who never forgot that he's a con man.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 08/03/2014 4:50 Comments || Top||

#6  Barney better watch his ass (no pun intended); Obama and Holder could easily charge him on malfeasance for his lack of oversight of the mortgage giants that cost American taxpayers a few trillion dollars.
Posted by: Airandee || 08/03/2014 7:33 Comments || Top||

#7  Second tenet of socialism - Thou shalt bear false witness
Between the first - Thou shalt covet
and third - Thou shalt steal
Posted by: Procopius2k || 08/03/2014 8:49 Comments || Top||

#8  Barney is appalled by the Obama administration? Things must be as bad as I thought. Time to lay in a stock of ammo, food, and emergency supplies.
Posted by: JohnQC || 08/03/2014 9:56 Comments || Top||

#9  Things are that bad JohnQC. When China's bubble bursts and the world economy goes into a tailspin again with all that extra money the feds have been pumping into the economy finally has inflation hit it....

Things WILL get really ugly.
Posted by: DarthVader || 08/03/2014 14:02 Comments || Top||

#10  Captain Renault was shocked to find that there was gambling at Rick's Cafe'.
Posted by: charger || 08/03/2014 14:02 Comments || Top||

#11  Shocked, I tell you. I'm shocked!
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 08/03/2014 15:09 Comments || Top||



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