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| Putin labels himself world's sole 'absolute democrat' |
| 2007-06-05 |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin has described himself as an “absolute democrat” whose credentials are so pure that he has no peer in the world, a Russian newspaper reported on Monday. “Of course I am an absolute and pure democrat...the tragedy is that I am the only one, there are simply no others in the world,” he told foreign journalists ahead of this week’s Group of Eight (G8) summit in Germany, the daily Kommersant reported. “Look at what is happening in North America: The horror, torture, homelessness and Guantanamo with imprisonment without a court or trial,” he told foreign journalists on Friday. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 What the hell has Putty been smoking lately? |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2007-06-05 22:22 |
| #12 Vladimir I, By the Grace of God, Absolute Democrat of all the Russias, Wannabe of Poland. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-06-05 10:50 |
| #11 That tells us how far the Dhimocrats have fallen when an enemy of the US matches their political rhetoric. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-06-05 10:39 |
| #10 He opposes the US defending itself. He supports our enemies. He tries to silence opposition. He'd fit right in with the Democrats. |
| Posted by: Gary and the Samoyeds 2007-06-05 10:09 |
| #9 I think he's right ... after watching that sorry Democrats' debate, Putin IS the absolute Democrat. Sorry Hillary. |
| Posted by: doc 2007-06-05 08:50 |
| #8 Heh heh Em. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-06-05 05:40 |
| #7 If he says something, it's a lie, that's pretty what I believe. Let's not mention the terrorist dictorships his nation supports and suppplies. |
| Posted by: Grusons Darling of the Faith6548 2007-06-05 03:44 |
| #6 like ted kennedy democrat? jon murtha? |
| Posted by: newc 2007-06-05 02:52 |
| #5 “Look at what is happening in North America: The horror, torture, homelessness and Guantanamo with imprisonment without a court or trial,” he told foreign journalists on Friday. Unlike |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-06-05 00:40 |
| #4 Putin is a tragedy. Stalin was a statistic. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-06-05 00:40 |
| #3 Soooo, what do you suppose brought this on? 1) The syphilis has finally hit his brain. 2) He knows that the world's right-thinking people have never met a dictator they didn't like. "Homelessness" -- now that's a blast from the past. He's dusting off Soviet playbooks from the Reagan era. Next thing you know, hair metal will be back. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2007-06-05 00:36 |
| #2 Yeltsin was an Absolut democrat. Putin is just another Stalin wannabe. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-06-05 00:34 |
| #1 Jeez. Sounds like he's been taking lessons from Hugo & Amad-what's-his-name |
| Posted by: Creager and Tenille1461 2007-06-05 00:11 |