I hate the french!!!!

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Not so secret.

John

Or Pat Buchanan (in his own words):

"Is Vladimir Putin a paleoconservative?

In the culture war for mankind’s future, is he one of us?

While such a question may be blasphemous in Western circles, consider the content of the Russian president’s state of the nation address.

With America clearly in mind, Putin declared, “In many countries today, moral and ethical norms are being reconsidered.”"

http://buchanan.org/blog/putin-one-us-6071

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Or Pat Buchanan (in his own words):

"Is Vladimir Putin a paleoconservative?

In the culture war for mankind’s future, is he one of us?

While such a question may be blasphemous in Western circles, consider the content of the Russian president’s state of the nation address.

With America clearly in mind, Putin declared, “In many countries today, moral and ethical norms are being reconsidered.”"

http://buchanan.org/blog/putin-one-us-6071

Is Putin one of the NeoConservatives? Or are the NeoConservatives a bunch of Fascist pricks?

I believe it's the latter.

Dave

[piece-itpete]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

Makes you wonder how anyone didn't know he was a snake when they picked him up.

No kidding, but somehow Russia has positioned itself as a viable 'alternative' to the US system even though he's FOS.

Pete

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

No kidding, but somehow Russia has positioned itself as a viable 'alternative' to the US system even though he's FOS.

Pete

All it takes is power. Putin's Russia has some, and uses it.

[djv8ga]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

All it takes is power. Putin's Russia has some, and uses it.

When he's not afraid to.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by djv8ga

When he's not afraid to.

Yeah but he does not have to answer to anyone.

[bobabode]

"It is rather curious, given the American conservative movement’s long and dramatic history of anti-Communism and anti-Russian saber-rattling, that many leading voices on the right are speaking about Russian President Vladimir Putin with varying degrees of admiration.
For some, it is just a matter of comparing Putin’s toughness with President Obama’s alleged weakness. Without suggesting any love for Putin, Republicans in Congress have asserted that Russia’s incursion into Ukraine would not have happened had Obama not been such a wimp in his dealings with Moscow.
This line has been pushed especially hard by the foreign policy Tweedledee and Tweedledum of the Senate GOP caucus, John McCain and Lindsey Graham. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio echoed that sentiment at the CPAC conference in Washington on Thursday."...



http://www.latimes.com/opinion/topof...#ixzz2wctvAaPW

[djv8ga]

Originally Posted by icenine

Yeah but he does not have to answer to anyone.

We need to be more intimidating IMO.
I'm not blaming the president for all of this, but he must learn from it.
Speak softly, but carry a big stick.

[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

No kidding, but somehow Russia has positioned itself as a viable 'alternative' to the US system even though he's FOS.

Pete

Isn't it just literally incredible that folks find the neo-Russian Putin model of centralized tyranny appealing. We've been thru this so many times there and elsewhere and yet here it is again.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

Isn't it just literally incredible that folks find the neo-Russian Putin model of centralized tyranny appealing. We've been thru this so many times there and elsewhere and yet here it is again.

It's entirely consistent with the authoritarian character of the right wing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-w...thoritarianism

John