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2011-12-14 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russian editor fired after Putin cursed in photo

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Posted by Fred 2011-12-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 "These materials border on petty hooliganism", an expression that clearly hearkens back to the old days of Soviet repression. The only question is was it meant as sarcasm, or did he actually mean it?

Despite the rather "chicken inspector" and crude level of some Russian humor, it also had the flip side of considerable political subtlety, because of the severe penalties that were inflicted by the authorities.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-12-14 09:05|| 2011-12-14 09:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Vladimir Putin slammed the U.S. government for noting how his United Russia Party stuffed ballot boxes and cheated to win on Tuesday. He misunderstood. When the U.S. president and the Secretary of State are both from Chicago there's a real chance it was a compliment

Argus Hamilton

Posted by Beavis 2011-12-14 12:31|| 2011-12-14 12:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Wait until he learns that dead people can vote, too.
Should be a smooth sailing then.

Posted by European Conservative 2011-12-14 19:08|| 2011-12-14 19:08|| Front Page Top

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