"Putin followed up his McCain zinger with a joke about President Taft's weight."

Ironic? How about obvious.

/And he was almost our crazy president.

In all seriousness, it's not uncommon for prisoners of war to go through horrific situations (freezing, starving, cannibalism, abuse, hard labor, etc.) and, if they survive, become productive members of society on the other end. For sure, their world view is radically effected, but they're not generally insane homeless people.

Some speculate that the sheer force of will necessary to survive those kinds of conditions essentially ensures that only the best of the best make it out of prisoner of war camps.

Fubini: n all seriousness, it's not uncommon for prisoners of war to go through horrific situations (freezing, starving, cannibalism, abuse, hard labor, etc.) and, if they survive, become productive members of society on the other end. For sure, their world view is radically effected, but they're not generally insane homeless people.

You can be a productive member of society (Not...that a senator really counts...) and still be completely nuts.

Mike Chewbacca: Ironic? How about obvious.

/And he was almost our crazy president.

He wouldn't have been that bad. Sure, he would have been horrible, but he wasn't "crazy".

Now, the person that would have become President after he dropped dead from a heart attack due to the stress of the job, on the other hand...

Good thing the soviets had nothing to do with that, or this statement would be really awkward.

Geotpf: Mike Chewbacca: Ironic? How about obvious.

/And he was almost our crazy president.

He wouldn't have been that bad. Sure, he would have been horrible, but he wasn't "crazy".

Now, the person that would have become President after he dropped dead from a heart attack due to the stress of the job, on the other hand...

Did you miss the pants shiatting panic attack that led him to "suspend" his campaign?

Sadistic.

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Geotpf: Mike Chewbacca: Ironic? How about obvious.

/And he was almost our crazy president.

He wouldn't have been that bad. Sure, he would have been horrible, but he wasn't "crazy".

Now, the person that would have become President after he dropped dead from a heart attack due to the stress of the job, on the other hand...

Would have made some interesting years.

Would have done some good in getting the GOP back to center.

Unfortunately, Sarah's Presidency would have seriously hurt the chances of a competent female running for office.

Some good, some bad.

You know what's scary about Putin? It's not that he has the government power to silence his opposition. It's that he has the physical and mental power to do it himself. He is seriously one scary badass.

He concluded his remarks by punching a bear's head off while having sex with three Russian models. He then turned into a colony of bats and flew away.

A Dark Evil Omen: He concluded his remarks by punching a bear's head off while having sex with three Russian models. He then turned into a colony of bats and flew away.

In other words, Thursday.

A Dark Evil Omen: He concluded his remarks by punching a bear's head off while having sex with three Russian models. He then turned into a colony of bats and flew away.

I think Putin imagines himself to be the real-life Saxton Hale.



When he's really just Dobby.

Pravda?
It's like the Nork state news, but not entirely focused on Best Leader.

Putin seems to be being a biatchildish. Vietnam? You really want to be going on about dumb quagmires created by powerful nations?
Just call McCain an idiot for the "Watch out, Vlad." statement and be done with it.

CPennypacker: You know what's scary about Putin? It's not that he has the government power to silence his opposition. It's that he has the physical and mental power to do it himself. He is seriously one scary badass.

There's also the fact that he seems to take the whole "your party outright faked the entire election votes through fraud and intimidation and replacing ballots entirely" thing as a point of pride.

As former head of KGB, Putin knows what he's about.

/said with heavy fake Russian accent...

TV's Vinnie: A Dark Evil Omen: He concluded his remarks by punching a bear's head off while having sex with three Russian models. He then turned into a colony of bats and flew away.

I think Putin imagines himself to be the real-life Saxton Hale.

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When he's really just Dobby.

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I... suppose if Dobby was a recognized expert in multiple martial arts and an ex-KGB spook. It's more like he sees himself as Saxton Hale and everyone else sees him as a wannabe James Bond villain.

McCain was mad because you don't get medals for crashing planes.

Putin pretty much nailed it. McCain bombed civilians in Vietnam, got captured by the enemy and put in a hole for years and we're supposed to feel sorry for him. For how he was treated?

thismomentinblackhistory: Vladmir Putin picks me up in a black Escalade and we speed through Moscow as he regales me with tales of the Cold War. He has recently gone through a break-up and is feeling vulnerable.

We arrive at a palatial mansion on the Baltic Sea. He cooks me dinner...shirtless. He sets out huge plates for the food, but when he is done cooking, all he has are these tiny purple scallops that he has painstakingly plated.

As we eat, the conversation gets kind of awkward. I notice a wedding party on the shore taking pictures and he explains that he allows weddings on his property to offset the cost of the mansion.

You were better when you were talking about Lady Gaga and victims of golf ball dimplers.

Putin may be a stealth commie ex-KGB, but he's a stone cold motherfarker.

Jake Havechek: Putin may be a stealth commie ex-KGB, but he's a stone cold motherfarker.

Stealth commie? He's a fascist strongman. He'll wear any economic label as long as he can have people killed for looking at him sideways.

Well, Vlad, in retort I've noticed you seem to have great difficulty operating t-shirts. Did this come from your father's side or your halibut's side of your family tree?

Time to dust this off...

WTF Indeed: "Putin followed up his McCain zinger with a joke about President Taft's weight."

"Justice Brewer of the Supreme Court said that 'Taft is the politest man in Washington; the other day he gave up his seat in a street-car to three ladies.'"

TSSHH...BOOM!

tomcatadam: Putin seems to be being a biatchildish. Vietnam? You really want to be going on about dumb quagmires created by powerful nations?

The US and Soviet Union/Russia are tied at 3/3 for quagmires right now. Or is the US leading 3/2?

US - Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan
SU/RF - Afghanistan, Chechnya (90s), Chechnya (00s)

Does Chechnya count twice? Or can we count Georgia? The RF "won" on the ground, but got a ton of assets shot the fark down, including a strategic bomber.

evoke: Putin pretty much nailed it. McCain bombed civilians in Vietnam, got captured by the enemy and put in a hole for years and we're supposed to feel sorry for him. For how he was treated?

He was in Rolling Thunder, a very heavy push against the North's military assets and infrastructure, he wasn't one of your generic Jane Fonda "Baby Killers."

clovis69: evoke: Putin pretty much nailed it. McCain bombed civilians in Vietnam, got captured by the enemy and put in a hole for years and we're supposed to feel sorry for him. For how he was treated?

He was in Rolling Thunder, a very heavy push against the North's military assets and infrastructure, he wasn't one of your generic Jane Fonda "Baby Killers."

I'm sure Putin and McCain both have their "babies killed" scores.

TV's Vinnie: I think Putin imagines himself to be the real-life Saxton Hale.

That is certainly the public image he is trying to create.

CPennypacker: You know what's scary about Putin? It's not that he has the government power to silence his opposition. It's that he has the physical and mental power to do it himself. He is seriously one scary badass.

No, he doesn't, not really. That's all marketing. It's an image put forth to make you *THINK* he is one scary badass, or, more importantly, to make Russian voters think that he is a badass, because they respond positively to that sort of thing.

I vote for McCain, although not for president. The longer I live the more I realize sanity is relative. Since I live in Arizona John McCain comes off as sane.

He is the only Republican I vote for, although he doesn't work with Democrats as much as he used to, I think that is beyond his control at this point.

Oh, and everybody hates him, conservatives and liberals. I admire that, plus I may run into daughter some time and I want to have a conversation starter.

evoke: Putin pretty much nailed it. McCain bombed civilians in Vietnam, got captured by the enemy and put in a hole for years and we're supposed to feel sorry for him. For how he was treated?

He was tortured. I feel bad for him. If you don't, you are a partisan douchebag.

A bat in hand is worth two in the belfry!

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The PRAVDA logo looks like it could say NAMBLA in Russian.

MickCollins: evoke: Putin pretty much nailed it. McCain bombed civilians in Vietnam, got captured by the enemy and put in a hole for years and we're supposed to feel sorry for him. For how he was treated?

He was tortured. I feel bad for him. If you don't, you are a partisan douchebag.

Torture is no reason to "feel bad" for someone. Unless you mean to say you "feel bad" for terrorists in U.S. custody. If you "feel bad" for someone just because he was "tortured," you are anti-American. 'Nuff said.

Triaxis: The PRAVDA logo looks like it could say NAMBLA in Russian.

Well, they both involve farking the naive, so there is that.

If Admiral Daddy hadn't kept him in the air after earlier splashing three planes he never would have been shot down in the first place.

CSB time.

My uncle was an air force pilot at the same time as McCain, retired a colonel; tough hombre.

So one day flying over Hanoi in his Phantom he's shot down. His co pilot was never found and my uncle breaks his arm on the way down when the plane catches him on ejection. He lands a few miles from the city, evades capture for a short time but is eventually caught.

They throw him into the Hilton with John and all the others and proceeded to torture the crap out of them. Tortured them for years in very unpleasant ways. The only things these guys had were each other. Eventually they all get out; John becomes a politician, yada yada.

30 years later my uncle is at a fundraising dinner for something and John McCain is a speaker. He gives his speech and afterwards he's mingling with donors, etc. McCain's aide comes up to my uncle and aunt and says "John would love to speak with you....after he gets done talking to donors."

My uncle tells the aide that If John cant find the time to see him first, a guy he spent 5 years in a prison camp with he can fark off. He had to hold my aunt back from making a scene.

What a twat.

bighasbeen: farscape: CSB time.

My uncle was an air force pilot at the same time as McCain, retired a colonel; tough hombre.

So one day flying over Hanoi in his Phantom he's shot down. His co pilot was never found and my uncle breaks his arm on the way down when the plane catches him on ejection. He lands a few miles from the city, evades capture for a short time but is eventually caught.

They throw him into the Hilton with John and all the others and proceeded to torture the crap out of them. Tortured them for years in very unpleasant ways. The only things these guys had were each other. Eventually they all get out; John becomes a politician, yada yada.

30 years later my uncle is at a fundraising dinner for something and John McCain is a speaker. He gives his speech and afterwards he's mingling with donors, etc. McCain's aide comes up to my uncle and aunt and says "John would love to speak with you....after he gets done talking to donors."

My uncle tells the aide that If John cant find the time to see him first, a guy he spent 5 years in a prison camp with he can fark off. He had to hold my aunt back from making a scene.

What a twat.

That's right up there with NakedReporta's Joe Buck shoe pissing story.

damn never caught that one. link?

Mike Chewbacca: Ironic? How about obvious.

/And he was almost our crazy president.

True but Palin could have been counted on to guide him with her even temperment and encyclopedic knowledge of world affairs

It's like raiiiin on your wedding day.

Vladdy hits this one right on the head. Ballsy Bastard.