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State TV says Russia could turn US to 'radioactive ash'
AFP ^ | 3/16/2014 | Stuart Williams

Posted on 03/16/2014 3:09:27 PM PDT by markomalley

A leading anchor on Russian state television on Sunday described Russia as the only country capable of turning the United States into "radioactive ash", in an incendiary comment at the height of tensions over the Crimea referendum.

"Russia is the only country in the world realistically capable of turning the United States into radioactive ash," anchor Dmitry Kiselyov said on his weekly news show on state-controlled Rossiya 1 television.

Kiselyov made the comment to support his argument that the United States and President Barack Obama were living in fear of Russia led by President Vladimir Putin amid the Ukraine crisis. His programme was broadcast as the first exit polls were being published showing an overwhelming majority of Crimeans voting to leave Ukraine and join Russia.

He stood in his studio in front of a gigantic image of a mushroom cloud produced after a nuclear attack, with the words "into radioactive ash".

"Americans themselves consider Putin to be a stronger leader than Obama," he added, pointing to opinion polls which then popped up on the screen.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Russia
KEYWORDS: coldwarii; crimea; iss; nasa; nuclearwinter; putin; putinsbuttboys; radioactiveash; russia; surrendermonkeys; ukraine; viktoryanukovich; wewillferryyou; yuliatymoshenko
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To: ryan71

No, what Obama has been giving away will be hard fought to get back.


41 posted on 03/16/2014 3:42:57 PM PDT by Usagi_yo (Standardization is an Evolutionary dead end.)
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To: VerySadAmerican
Just saw a poll that says MOST Americans believe Hillary to be honest, compassionate, believable and would be a good leader.

Yes, I believe it is over. When she said what difference at this point does it make, she got the sympathy vote, cuz those wascally wepublicans were just harassing her. All the evils that wench has done, is a resume enhancer for her. There was another Freeper, can't remember his name, who said he did not think there would ever be another Republican president is his lifetime. I do not know, but he might be onto something, with all the parasites and minorities voting rat, it might be over for a long time. I hope I am wrong, but I am not confident about it.

42 posted on 03/16/2014 3:43:30 PM PDT by Mark17 (Chicago Blackhawks: Stanley Cup champions 2010, 2013. Vietnam Vet 70-71 Msgt US Air Force, retired)
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To: bicyclerepair

To paraphrase PT Barnum:

No one ever lost a recent election by underestimating the intelligence of the American public.


43 posted on 03/16/2014 3:43:40 PM PDT by dagogo redux
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To: JimRed

And libs were saying it about Bush. But this is the first president I’ve truly believed would try it.


44 posted on 03/16/2014 3:48:36 PM PDT by Ellendra ("Laws were most numerous when the Commonwealth was most corrupt." -Tacitus)
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To: markomalley
"Americans themselves consider Putin to be a stronger leader than Obama," he added, pointing to opinion polls which then popped up on the screen.

Stronger? Yes. But that doesn't take much. More cunning? Yes.

Neither is a leader I would really wish for, but there is something to be said about having a worthy opponent.
45 posted on 03/16/2014 3:52:04 PM PDT by Ellendra ("Laws were most numerous when the Commonwealth was most corrupt." -Tacitus)
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To: Dalberg-Acton

Now if you can, put hussein’s butt-boy Reggie Love as the bomb muslim boy is ridin’, and ya got it!


46 posted on 03/16/2014 3:52:12 PM PDT by bobby.223 (L)
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To: Mark17

If “Obama” doesn’t already have the Order of Lenin, there is no justice.


47 posted on 03/16/2014 3:54:03 PM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise. H)
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To: Ellendra

Only two world leaders I think are good, Steven Harper and Bibi.


48 posted on 03/16/2014 3:54:27 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: markomalley
And this doesn't, for some reason, give me reason to feel good.

The United States presidential line of succession defines who may become or act as President of the United States upon the incapacity, death, resignation, or removal ...

Putin has nothing to worry about.

# Office Current officer
1 Vice President of the United States Joe Biden (D)
2 Speaker of the House John Boehner (R)
3 President pro tempore of the Senate Patrick Leahy (D)
4 Secretary of State John Kerry (D)
5 Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew (D)
6 Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (R)
7 Attorney General Eric Holder (D)
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell (D)[a]
8 Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (D)
9 Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker (D)
10 Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez (D)
11 Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (D)
12 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan (D)
13 Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx (D)
14 Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz (D)
15 Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (D)
16 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki (I)
17 Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson (D)
  1. Jump up ^ Naturalized U.S. citizen born in the United Kingdom.

49 posted on 03/16/2014 3:56:29 PM PDT by The_Republic_Of_Maine (Be kept informed on Maine's secession, sign up at freemaine@hushmail.com)
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To: Alter Kaker
A leading anchor on Russian state television on Sunday described Russia as the only country capable of turning the United States into "radioactive ash"

Factually inaccurate. China could too. And at least as far as major cities go, France, Britain and UK could do a decent job as well.

The Russians obviously have not been to a lot of US cities lately. At least, not if they think they are scaring some of us.

Isn't this sort of like them threatening to flush our toilets while they know that in exchange we will smash their finest tableware?


              Moscow                            Detroit

51 posted on 03/16/2014 4:14:25 PM PDT by Fear The People (Fear The People = Liberty)
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To: markomalley

They still have some of those blustery guys. So do we.


52 posted on 03/16/2014 4:20:29 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: Dalberg-Acton

Could you do one with Ted Cruz?


53 posted on 03/16/2014 4:22:01 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: Starboard

“Under Obama we are sitting ducks. Russia and the rest of the world have absoluitely no fear or respect for him. All they see is a big green light to do whatever they want at our expense. The country is going to pay a horrific price for electing this effete clown.”

So true. We are soooo screwed.


54 posted on 03/16/2014 4:30:51 PM PDT by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: markomalley
"Americans themselves consider Putin to be a stronger leader than Obama,"

I certainly have no argument with that statement.........

55 posted on 03/16/2014 4:31:53 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Was Occam's razor made by Gillette?)
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To: VerySadAmerican

Who did they poll? Black lesbians in Berkeley?


56 posted on 03/16/2014 4:32:02 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (I don't want to feel "safe." I want to feel FREE!)
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To: markomalley
Asked about handling a nuclear war with Russia over Ukraine:

Yeah, we're safe. As in "hot gasses aren't concerned about much" safe.

57 posted on 03/16/2014 4:37:47 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (Making good people helpless doesn't make bad people harmless.)
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To: markomalley

China will then rule the world.

The US wouldn’t be completely destroyed, but for all intents in purposes it what suffer a standing 8 count.


58 posted on 03/16/2014 5:02:56 PM PDT by sunrise_sunset
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To: markomalley

Right back atcha, Vlad.


59 posted on 03/16/2014 5:06:15 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: ryan71

It’s not enough for him to leave office but for all of his supporters to NEVER vote again.


60 posted on 03/16/2014 5:12:16 PM PDT by 353FMG
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