Putin’s Press-Conference, Part III

Putin then heaped praise on the Ukrainian President Poroshenko, saying that Poroshenko was ready to collaborate with Putin but some mysterious members of the Ukrainian government were preventing him from doing that. This limp-wristed attempt at discrediting Poroshenko tells me that Putin fears him and sees him as a political force to be reckoned with.

Then Putin confirmed that the heroes of the Donetsk Airport were still alive and still fighting. This is great news because we’ve been fearing that they were no longer among the living.

There was also a long discussion of how the mean, horrible Ukrainians just had to get into a war (with themselves) on purpose to prevent the Russians from enjoying their massive win at the Olympics. They are really obsessed with those Olympics, folks. It’s been almost a year, and they are still going on and on about the Olympics. There is a huge sense of grievance that is being fostered in Russia about those Olympic Games. I actually started feeling sorry for the Russians after hearing this endless blabber about the Olympics. Poor freaks.

One of the journalists was holding up a pink bunny and a poster that said, “I have a kind question.” I found that to be an interesting journalistic tactic of attracting attention. 

Putin informed the audience that the line between a member of the opposition and a traitor to the nation was very blurry. You’ve really got to appreciate the honesty with which he warned the dissidents of what awaited them.

What I find really funny is that Putin moves, talks and gesticulates exactly like the career criminals in Russian TV series that N. and I love to watch. I think he works with an acting coach to acquire this persona because people watch a lot of these shows and find it easy to relate to this kind of character.

11 thoughts on “Putin’s Press-Conference, Part III

  1. Are you exaggerating for effect or did a reporter literally hold up a stuffed pinked bunny with a sign that said “my question is kind”? Did that really happen without any irony?

    Like

  2. How can ““I have a kind question” be translated into Russian? Dobryi vopros? Sounds so strange. Btw, has the journalist succeeded?

    \ I think he works with an acting coach to acquire this persona because people watch a lot of these shows and find it easy to relate to this kind of character.

    Do they like career criminals and want such a President?!

    I thought it came natural to Putin because of his upbringing (and since he could be watching some of those shows too).

    Like

    1. “How can ““I have a kind question” be translated into Russian? Dobryi vopros? ”

      • Exactly.

      “Btw, has the journalist succeeded?”

      • I still have 40% left to watch.

      “Do they like career criminals and want such a President?!”

      • His ratings soared after замочу в сортире and a few other similar things.

      Like

  3. —Do they like career criminals and want such a President?!

    They do not have to like career criminals per se… They just subconsciously like somebody who is “just like from our neighborhood”… Universal phenomenon, present in any country.

    Like

    1. “They do not have to like career criminals per se… They just subconsciously like somebody who is “just like from our neighborhood”… Universal phenomenon, present in any country.”

      • That’s exactly what it is. Americans wanted to have beer with Bush so they voted for him. And then nobody had any money for beer.

      Like

      1. I don’t want to have a beer with the politicians I don’t elect …

        They’re on my payroll, therefore they need to buy me beers.

        🙂

        Like

  4. \ Putin informed the audience that the line between a member of the opposition and a traitor to the nation was very blurry. You’ve really got to appreciate the honesty with which he warned the dissidents of what awaited them.

    Thought about it when reading:

    The United States Wants the World to Forget These Prisoners
    A product of the war on terror, Communications Management Units (CMUs) have cut hundreds of Americans—most of whom are Muslim—off from the outside world, often by labeling their acts of dissent “terrorism.”
    http://creativetimereports.org/2014/07/21/molly-crabapple-us-wants-world-to-forget-communications-management-unit-prisoners/

    What do you think?

    Like

  5. \ Thought about it when reading:
    The United States Wants the World to Forget These Prisoners

    Looked at the site and it’s 100% anti-Israel and even somewhat pro-ISIS (?). I said the latter since in one opinion column somebody wondered why Americans are for Christian and Jewish nation states, but against a Muslim one.

    Like

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.