I saw on France 24 that Putin actually has a rival in the election, a Communist, playing on nostalgia for the good old days. The party got 19% of the vote last time around–this time, who knows?
The press here focuses on the female candidate, once a loyal Putinista, and Navalny, who Putin threw in jail so he could not run. But I never once heard the Commie was running, and running strong. Also he looks exactly like Joe Stalin.
“Maybe they are not even Russians, but Ukrainians, Tatars or Jews, but with Russian citizenship, which should also be checked,” he said.
GOP: “Trump’s opponents are maybe not even Americans, but negroes, hispanics, or Jews, which should also be checked.”
I know that it’s a waste of time to bother to hold elections in Russia, I don’t know know why they bother.
Jewish tatars?
So latkes and knishes threw the election!
Mmmmmm…latkes
Sure, Vlad. I’ve seen ICARUS, I know what a lying dog you are.
same reason the press interviews republican congressmen
Yet there are “very fine people on both sides.” Nobody knew that election rigging could be so complicated.
In his mind, anyone who is not ethnically Russian and Orthodox are “guests” in Russia. And his hospitality is getting worse by the day.
Would an innocent person stoop to such a blatant appeal to bigotry as a means of diversion? I think not.
I was going to post a comment criticizing his remarks about the Jews, and also about Israel’s support for Trump, who never criticizes Putin or anti-Semitism and actually called the Jew-haters at the Charlottesville rally “good people” and also employed modern Nazis (and yes, they ARE fucking Nazis) like Steve Bannon and Sebastian Gorka.
But I decided against doing so, because it would never be published since, as everyone knows, the Jews have a stranglehold on all of the American media.
So latkes and knishes threw the election
I get so mad about that, it make me wanna challah!
If they’re made with extra green and yellow onions and served with applesauce I think I just might plotz - and I’m not even Jewish; I worship trees and Radiohead.
This has enormous resonance in Russia where anti Semitism is alive and well.
It is endemic to populations here and elsewhere. When in doubt, blame it on the Jews.
Here’s it’s Muslims and immigrants, safe targets here. Blame it on blacks with dog whistles
Russia: the bigliest shithole country!
Yes Vlad! That’s who it was, certainly! We believe you! You are The Man, Vlad!
“Assholery married with willful stupidity is truly an awesome thing.”
Vlad is a superb exponent of this.
Also, this should be the campaign slogan of every Republican running for office, and the mantra of every creature who votes Repiublican.
The Four Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: Assholery, Fuckery, Dickitude, and Jarvanka.
Maybe they were gays who Putie will arrange to have summarily executed.
I’m going to be very pissed off if Russkies come for latkes and the knishes. The kugel they can have.
The Washington Post had a very good article on why Russian youths like Putin so much. I was going to post a link to it until I found a better article without any paywall: