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Reports: G-20 seating chart altered
Politico ^
Posted on 09/05/2013 6:56:51 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Reports: G-20 seating chart altered By: Tal Kopan September 5, 2013 07:51 AM EDT
Those eager for a potentially awkward photo op of President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin sitting next to each other at the G-20 summit might be disappointed: The seating chart is putting more distance between the two leaders than previously expected.
Seating at the summit is alphabetical, but the planners for the event have reportedly changed which alphabet they are using to make the chart, Voice of America and The Guardian reported. In the Cyrillic alphabet, which is used in Russian, Russia and the United States would have been separated only by Saudi Arabia, but in the Latin alphabet, used in English, the two nations are separated by five others.
Putin’s spokesman confirmed to a Russian newspaper the English alphabet would be used, according to the reports.
On Thursday, as Obama arrived in Russia for the summit, White House advisers confirmed to the media that there are still no plans for one-on-one meetings between Putin and Obama, though there would be interactions on the sidelines.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhog20summit; bhovisit; g20; g20seating; g20summit; moroninchief; nsa; snowden
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Musical chairs?
To: Sub-Driver
To: Sub-Driver
Reports are Putin placed Barry next to Brazil’s President, just as she is hitting maximum burn over the Snowden NSA leaks.
To: Sub-Driver
I would like to see them sitting across from each other.
America’s Nancy-Boy can kick Putin in the shins while Putin cracks his knuckles and puts his cigarettes out in Nancy-Boy’s hand.
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:04:47 AM PDT
by
Iron Munro
("You bring me the man, I'll find you the crime" - Lavrentiy Beria [and Eric Holder])
To: Sub-Driver
Pooty Poot putting Barry where he belongs... at the kiddy table.
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:06:27 AM PDT
by
Common Sense 101
(Hey libs... If your theories fly in the face of reality, it's not reality that's wrong.)
To: Buckeye McFrog
Reports are Putin placed Barry next to Brazil’s President, just as she is hitting maximum burn over the Snowden NSA leaks. Maybe Putin will bring Snowden to the summit conference with him.
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:07:44 AM PDT
by
Iron Munro
("You bring me the man, I'll find you the crime" - Lavrentiy Beria [and Eric Holder])
To: Sub-Driver
Alphabet or language and alphabet? In Russian, United States of America is abbreviated by what is essentially SSA (looks like CSA in Cyrillic). Similar to how the Soviets were SSSR (which looked like CCCP). The letter that looks like a "C" in Cyrillic is essentially the letter "s" in English. In Cyrillic, R and S (looks like P and C) are next to each other same as in English. Going by the English words, "United" is further away from "Russia". Соединённые Штаты Америки = USA Россия = Russia
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:08:51 AM PDT
by
Bogey78O
(We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
To: Bogey78O
ы before Ш, except after и.......
To: Sub-Driver
Gee, is there anywhere to put Obama where he's he's not sitting next to someone who's pissed off at the US?
This guy has shredded our reputation in the world!
To: Sub-Driver
G20 meeting place
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:16:07 AM PDT
by
opentalk
To: Common Sense 101
There must be a folding card table somewhere in Russia.
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:20:40 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Sub-Driver
Did they put zero at the kiddie table?
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:21:32 AM PDT
by
MortMan
(Disarming the sheep only emboldens the wolves.)
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:26:44 AM PDT
by
maggief
To: Sub-Driver
Looks like it is Putin who is scared...
To: Sub-Driver
I woder, also, how much it disturbed Putin to hear BO whisper anti American remarks in his ear. A man who turns against his country, and, worse, while in service to his country, is vile, to say the least.
And to say it over a hot mike is stupid.
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:40:53 AM PDT
by
stanne
To: Buckeye McFrog
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posted on
09/05/2013 8:05:05 AM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
To: stanne
It wasn’t Putin, it was Medvedev, but you are right nonetheless.
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posted on
09/05/2013 8:06:38 AM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
To: Bogey78O
They could use French to increase the separation even more. États-Unis and Russie.
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posted on
09/05/2013 8:21:59 AM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
To: MortMan
Mac daddies seat will be EMPTY.
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posted on
09/05/2013 8:23:30 AM PDT
by
chiefqc
To: opentalk
Wow! Those Czars built some beautiful buildings.
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posted on
09/05/2013 8:23:30 AM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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