Posted on 09/11/2008 12:28:20 PM PDT by Schnucki
In a thinly veiled dig at George Bush, Vladimir Putin today suggested that the US President was not in charge of American affairs, saying that it was “the court that makes the king”.
Amid heightened tensions with the US in the wake of the war in Georgia, the Russian Prime Minister insisted that the US leader was a man of honour and integrity, but blamed members of the administration for the sharp deterioration of relations with Russia.
”I still hope we will maintain good relations, but it is the court that makes the king,” he told a group of foreign journalists in an interview at his residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
He nonetheless spoke fondly of his relationship with Mr Bush, saying, only half-jokingly: ”I treat President Bush better than some Americans would”.
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Et tu, Putus?
LOL!
Bwahahaha!
He is talking about himself!
Unlike you Pootie Poot, President Bush doesn’t consider himself a monarch. Only egotistical morons like you, Obama, and Hillary believe you are entitled to sit on a throne.
It is the Cheka which makes the politboro.
Putin makes a good point — consider Bush’s “court” (D-controlled Congress).
so i assume he’s talking about the cabinet. and cheney probably most of all. he would probably throw a little bit of daddy in there too. scumbag.
Pres. McCain will have his plate full from day one.
Not to agree with Putin, but this at least is exactly right. Or as we would say today: "personnel is policy".
There are a lot of people President Bush should have fired when he got into office. Hopefully McCain/Palin will tear out a lot of deadwood when they win.
> ”I treat President Bush better than some Americans would”.
Pootie is telling the absolute truth, here. At least he isn’t threatening to put President Bush on trial, like the DemocRAT VP candidate Biden and the harlequin Speakor of the House Pelosi.
In Russia, it's the secret police. They've been running Russia since Ivan the Terrible and they're still running Russia.
Putin = Gog of the land of Magog.
Pooty.... shut up, you are not in charge!!!
Just like liberal Americans treated Gorby better than the Russians did.
Note to Putin, unlike Russia we don’t have kings.
Ah, but who do you think hired the court, Vlad? Who hired Dmitri Medvedev’s?...Oops, sorry. Perhaps not the best analogy.
And what kind of people would want to make our USA friendly with groups of evil tyrants?
they have Putus, we have POTUS.
But the Russians think this is as good as an official US statement on the matter, if it suits their propaganda. It even had one of my Russian friends who went to school here (now back in Siberia) for a year and a half tricked. I need some articles on South Ossetian militia activity prior to August 8th to show her, preferably Russian ones...
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