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applegrove

(118,764 posts) Thu Aug 7, 2014, 02:20 PM Aug 2014

Russia mocks Obama

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2014/08/07/nr-russians-mock-obama-with-laser-show.cnn.html

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Russia mocks Obama (Original Post) applegrove Aug 2014 OP

Putin resembles Kim jong il more and more. The joke is on him. applegrove Aug 2014 #1

The fact that Putin's domestic popularity is sky high right now confounds me. srican69 Aug 2014 #2

How do you think those polls are done? If I was in Russia I would applegrove Aug 2014 #3

applegrove

(118,764 posts)

1. Putin resembles Kim jong il more and more. The joke is on him.

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Thu Aug 7, 2014, 02:21 PM

Aug 2014

srican69

(1,426 posts)

2. The fact that Putin's domestic popularity is sky high right now confounds me.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2014, 03:25 PM

Aug 2014

We would have have a roaring protest movement here by now ( although the pukes would have loved him)

applegrove

(118,764 posts)

3. How do you think those polls are done? If I was in Russia I would

Reply to srican69 (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 7, 2014, 03:36 PM

Aug 2014

answer "Da" to "Do you like Putin" if I was called up on the phone. I would worry it was the police. It is surely a cult of personality. With someone like Putin fear is insidious and herd mentality takes over as time passes. Look at the number of US based Russian anchorwomen who have quit Russian TV news. At least two in the last few months. For years they were both spewing the lies and they knew it. It is hard to be anything but 'all in' if you are in Russia or dependant on Russia for your health and welfare.

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