tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481838326205496616.post7072814619256806730..comments2023-10-22T08:57:00.454-04:00Comments on Twelfth Bough: Putin and Berlusconi - updatedA. Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01929646095992796530noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481838326205496616.post-20354634794804775582010-11-02T21:00:33.283-04:002010-11-02T21:00:33.283-04:00no i hadn't seen that one dubs. and here's...no i hadn't seen that one dubs. and here's another story about lebedev:<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/02/alexander-lebedev-profile<br /><br />he actually sounds decent (for an oligarch!)<br /><br />i'm not trying to trash Putin. i like him. i just think we need to be careful and apply the critical faculties -- no exceptions. not even for Vlad.A. Peasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929646095992796530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481838326205496616.post-50449060798854215542010-11-02T20:46:38.856-04:002010-11-02T20:46:38.856-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481838326205496616.post-6858891040009251552010-11-02T17:51:31.542-04:002010-11-02T17:51:31.542-04:00Veritas, i sort of agree. but on the other hand we...Veritas, i sort of agree. but on the other hand we have many of us been hoping for something good from Putin, so this goes to the question of character. what is this guy all about?<br /><br />Aan -- interesting link! <br /><br />dubs -- we just don't know. i would like to think he's not as bad as the others, but ... ?????A. Peasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929646095992796530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481838326205496616.post-9988048282992115882010-11-02T15:09:51.857-04:002010-11-02T15:09:51.857-04:00Putin initially saved Russia from total rape by th...Putin initially saved Russia from total rape by the oligarchs and there is no getting around it. If he was so in with the insiders they could have finished Russia long ago. He is a nationaliist and it is plain to see that. <br /><br />What he is up to now is anybody's guess though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481838326205496616.post-81283480532036766972010-11-02T15:07:44.148-04:002010-11-02T15:07:44.148-04:00I doubt that very seriously that Putin is switch h...I doubt that very seriously that Putin is switch hitting, more like the reason Litvinenko had a mishap. That is one good looking tennis player though I have to admit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481838326205496616.post-71609058779047937662010-11-02T09:43:35.875-04:002010-11-02T09:43:35.875-04:00A most useful post. It would be interesting if Put...A most useful post. It would be interesting if Putin and Berlusconi turned out to have a common interest in boys, and a bisexual lifestyle. Reportedly, Litvinenko "went public with allegations that Mr. Putin was having sex with men". http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0612/05/pzn.01.html<br /><br /><br />- AangirfanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481838326205496616.post-16645917641802309932010-11-02T08:42:20.352-04:002010-11-02T08:42:20.352-04:00Hey Campo,...Who cares? They are ALL over privileg...Hey Campo,...Who cares? They are ALL over privileged schmucks of the yiddish CONTROL elite! Off with their heads!<br /><br />veritasveritas6464https://www.blogger.com/profile/05652634161424162750noreply@blogger.com