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  • And that is precisely why we at the VD club have such an undying admiration for our Lord :)
    When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic

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    • Putin joins hip-hop Battle for Respect

      “the misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing compared to the misery of not being exploited at all” -- Joan Robinson

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      • Russians see Putin as "a real man" | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire

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        Russians see Putin as "a real man"


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        PUTIN PRESIDENT

        RIA Novosti Sergey Guneev
        According to a survey of 1,800 respondents conducted by the SuperJob.ru recruitment web portal, the person the most Russians associate with the expression “a real man” is Vladimir Putin. The prime minister is more popular with women than with men (16% and 11%, respectively).
        “the misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing compared to the misery of not being exploited at all” -- Joan Robinson

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        • December 4, 2009
          Annual Forum Highlights Putin’s Grip on Power
          By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
          http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/wo.../04russia.html
          MOSCOW — He answered pleas from workers in beleaguered one-factory towns and retirees worried about pensions. But it was Vladimir V. Putin’s response to a question about his political future that drew the most attention on Thursday during a lengthy public forum. Would he run for president again?

          “I’ll think about it,” Mr. Putin said.

          Mr. Putin certainly gave the impression of a man who was not in the twilight of his political career. He offered up a virtuoso performance at the public question-and-answer session, showcasing his status as Russia’s dominant leader and his concern for the average Russian’s plight. The session was four hours and nearly 90 questions long.

          Asked at another point whether it was time to relax after so many years of government service, he grinned and said, “Don’t hold your breath.”

          Mr. Putin served two terms as president — the maximum allowed by term limits — so he endorsed his close aide, Dmitri A. Medvedev, who was elected last year and immediately named Mr. Putin as prime minister.

          To some extent, the day’s events were revealing of the unusual arrangement between the two men. While Mr. Medvedev nominally holds the higher office, he has not held such widely publicized question-and-answer sessions. He spent the day on a trip to Italy.

          Asked by reporters there whether he would run for reelection in 2012, he said he would decide in conjunction with Mr. Putin.

          “As we both have said, we are close to one another, we understand one another and we work together,” Mr. Medvedev said. “We will be able to agree in some way without elbowing each other aside, and make a reasonable decision for our country.”

          What’s more, back at the Moscow forum, Mr. Putin did not emphasize the kind of issues that have been Mr. Medvedev’s focus, including corruption, economic innovation and human rights. Just last month, Mr. Medvedev gave a state of the nation speech in which he declared that if Russia did not modernize, it would fall far behind world leaders.

          The televised forum was clear evidence of Mr. Putin’s power. The Kremlin gave it a lavish production and widespread publicity across the country, with officials appealing for people to ask questions by phone, email or text message. More than 2 million were received, far more than last year’s session, they said.

          The presentation at times took on the feel of review of Mr. Putin’s achievements of 2009. Correspondents were dispatched to various places Mr. Putin visited this year to address crises: Pikalyovo, a town where the people had protested wage arrears from their one factory; Tolyatti, Russia’s Detroit, where the massive auto complex is ailing; and a Siberian hydroelectric plant where scores died in an accident.

          From those remote sites, the people were shown live thanking Mr. Putin for his help — but they then often followed up with sharply worded requests for more. Indeed, while Mr. Putin was asked his share of soft questions, many questioners did not shy from touching upon contentious topics.

          A woman named Tatyana, from Pikalyovo, described how the town was dying, saying that schools and health clinics were closing, and the municipal budget was shriveling.

          “We are being forced out,” she said. “What are we to do? How do we survive?”

          He responded by offering assurances that the government was hard at work. “The most burning economic problems, such as unemployment, will be resolved,” he said. “Down the line, I believe that there is a need to diversify the economy in places like Pikalyovo, and to improve local social services.”
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          • Vladimir Putin releases judo instruction DVD

            He is so versatile

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            • Originally posted by Knaur Amarsh View Post
              And that is precisely why we at the VD club have such an undying admiration for our Lord :)
              You have a VD club?

              Please do leave me off the guest list.:))

              No f'in wonder why you guys are all f'ed up these days.;):))
              Last edited by Dreadnought; 21 Dec 09,, 16:42.
              Fortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure.

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              • Originally posted by Dreadnought View Post
                You have a VD club?

                Please do leave me off the guest list.:))

                No f'in wonder why you guys are all f'ed up these days.;):))
                Sent you an invitation, you can be our Naval attache, the official designation is VD Carrier Aboard Ships.
                When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic

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                • Originally posted by Knaur Amarsh View Post
                  Sent you an invitation, you can be our Naval attache, the official designation is VD Carrier Aboard Ships.
                  Thinking I would pass. Its against the US regs if you contract VD but I certainly dont doubt it has found a home aboard russian naval ships.;):))
                  Last edited by Dreadnought; 21 Dec 09,, 19:24.
                  Fortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure.

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                  • Originally posted by Dreadnought View Post
                    Thinking I would pass. Its against the US regs if you contract VD but I certainly dont doubt it has found a home aboard russian naval ships.;):))
                    Yes the fascist capitalist bloodsucking bastards are against us but we know well that the resistance will pull through and spread VD throughout the free world and beyond. Amen.
                    When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic

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                      • ^^^ I don't know what it is, but there's something strangely compelling about Putin's eyes....
                        "We will go through our federal budget – page by page, line by line – eliminating those programs we don’t need, and insisting that those we do operate in a sensible cost-effective way." -President Barack Obama 11/25/2008

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                        • no one blames you every one likes to see such big round eyes

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                          • Putin in Khakasia (Russia)





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                              • Sorry for a little off-topic, but this is something... :)

                                Do you remember this little "Reload" button Clinton offered to Lavrov as a symbol of new era in US-Russia relation?
                                The problem is - due to mistake (or was it intention from Clinton's side?) the Russian word on the button was actually not "reload" but "overload". Russian answer? Check the finger Lavrov is using...

                                Winter is coming.

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