dagblog - Comments for "Let us now praise Vladimir Putin" http://dagblog.com/link/let-us-now-praise-vladimir-putin-18355 Comments for "Let us now praise Vladimir Putin" en Thanks The first part of the http://dagblog.com/comment/193186#comment-193186 <a id="comment-193186"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/let-us-now-praise-vladimir-putin-18355">Let us now praise Vladimir Putin</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Thanks</p> <p>The first part of the article on how everybody is a Liberal so nobody is a Liberal was a great distraction. The part about Vlad not being a serial offender means that we have to ignore the invasion of <a href="http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/03/04/flashback-2008-when-a-russian-invasion-made-fox/198322">Georgia</a> and supplying arms to <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/analysis-why-putin-backing-assads-blood-soaked-syrian-regime-v20448911">Syria</a>. Other than that, no harm, no foul.</p> <p>RT is so open- minded that one <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2014/03/05/russia_today_anchor_quits_over_ukraine_coverage_former_host_says_network.html">anchor</a> quit on air because of bias and another <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/how-the-truth-is-made-at-russia-today">reporter</a> posts regrets on working for the network because of bias at the network.. </p> <p>I'll get to how he trashes the Republicans when I get home. So fair it's read like an Onion article. Good humor to start the weekend. Thanks again. <img alt="smiley" height="20" src="http://dagblog.com/modules/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.gif" title="smiley" width="20" /></p> <p> </p> </div></div></div> Fri, 14 Mar 2014 23:09:58 +0000 rmrd0000 comment 193186 at http://dagblog.com Now that you mention it, the http://dagblog.com/comment/193182#comment-193182 <a id="comment-193182"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/comment/193170#comment-193170">Don&#039;t really get Levine&#039;s</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Now that you mention it, the man is a fuckin' saint...</p> </div></div></div> Fri, 14 Mar 2014 22:26:35 +0000 jollyroger comment 193182 at http://dagblog.com Don't really get Levine's http://dagblog.com/comment/193170#comment-193170 <a id="comment-193170"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/let-us-now-praise-vladimir-putin-18355">Let us now praise Vladimir Putin</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Don't really get Levine's point at all. I would like to see more about his book on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/161614470X/counterpunchmaga">what's wrong with our opium</a>.</p> <p>Putin has a lot of pluses on the Crimea thing.</p> <p>1) He didn't send a top former General to the UN to lie about Crimean threats to the civilized world.</p> <p>2) He did not engage in a shock and awe bombing campaign in Crimea.</p> <p>3) He didn't bring in some Crimean ex-pat who lived in London the last 25 years to run the place.</p> <p>4) He did not claim the Crimea has WMD while simultaneously <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_anthrax_attacks#White_House_precautions">starting himself on CIPRO</a>.</p> <p>5) He has not claimed he is a War President.</p> <p>6) He has not said "Bring 'em On'.</p> <p>7) He confined some troops to their ships/bases, but has not appointed Paul Bremer to fire them all, along with all police.</p> <p>8) He has not touted the Crimea the world's newest democracy.</p> </div></div></div> Fri, 14 Mar 2014 20:07:52 +0000 NCD comment 193170 at http://dagblog.com