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Drunk Boris Yeltsin was found outside White House in underpants trying to hail cab
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1215101/Drunk-Boris-Yeltsin-outside-White-House-underpants-trying-hail-cab-wanted-pizza.html ^
Posted on 09/21/2009 1:29:01 PM PDT by Orange1998
Former Russian president Boris Yeltsin got so drunk during a visit to Washington that he was found standing outside the White House in his underpants trying to hail a cab to go and buy a pizza.
The following night he was mistaken for a drunken intruder when he was discovered stumbling around the basement of his guest house by secret service agents.
The drunken behaviour of Yeltsin, who was known for his fondness for vodka and died two years ago aged 76, were revealed by former US president Bill Clinton. Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) taps his watch to end a White House press conference as US President Bill Clinton looks on in 1994
Russian President Boris Yeltsin taps his watch to end a White House press conference as US President Bill Clinton looks on in 1994
Clinton, who is no stranger to indiscretions of his own, sat down with historian Taylor Branch to give an "oral history" of his presidency.
The results of 70 taped interviews between Clinton and Branch, who were former flatmates from the 1970s, is a new book "The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President."
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TOPICS: Books/Literature; Chit/Chat; Humor
KEYWORDS: alcohol; borisyeltsin; clinton; clintonlegacy; clintonlies; memoir; napl; revisionisthistory; russia; serialrapist; taylorbranch
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It would have been nice to hear what Boris would say about Clinton in a book.
To: Orange1998
Is there anything that is below that man’s dignity? Does he even know what dignity is?
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posted on
09/21/2009 1:30:51 PM PDT
by
hometoroost
(Torture? Would you rather do 5 years at Gitmo or 5 hours with the Muslims?)
To: Orange1998
Slick Willie doesn’t even know the meaing of the word “is.”
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posted on
09/21/2009 1:32:04 PM PDT
by
subterfuge
(BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
To: hometoroost
He throws a man who can not defend himself under the bus for a buck or two. As always its a one sided story from the Clintons.
To: Orange1998
Clinton, who is no stranger to indiscretions of his own, sat down with historian Taylor Branch to give an "oral history" of his presidency. Maybe they should get that part from Ms. Lewinsky.
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posted on
09/21/2009 1:36:13 PM PDT
by
PalmettoMason
("an empty limousine pulled up in front of the White House, and Barack Obama got out")
To: Orange1998
Weird. I thought he was dead.
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posted on
09/21/2009 1:38:26 PM PDT
by
svcw
(Legalism reinforces self-righteousness - it communicates to you the good news of your own goodness)
To: Orange1998
Yeltsin showed a massive pair of steel clankers when he stood on the tank in Moscow. He helped the USSR go “poof”. RIP
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posted on
09/21/2009 1:40:18 PM PDT
by
JPG
(Obama...a 24/7 nightmare.)
To: Orange1998
Clinton: Taylor "Branch"? I though Taylor Swift was coming over. She needs some special comforting after Kanye was mean to her.
[ Untranscribable Doppler shift whizzing of an ashtray ]
Clinton: Sorry Hillary, I didn't know you were there.
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posted on
09/21/2009 1:40:50 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
("I can run wild for six months ...after that, I have no expectation of success" - Admiral Obama-moto)
To: Orange1998
That’s gonna help the SecState with her job.
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posted on
09/21/2009 1:41:21 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("The President has borrowed more money to spend to less effect than anybody on the planet. " Steyn)
To: Orange1998
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posted on
09/21/2009 1:43:01 PM PDT
by
blam
To: svcw
Weird. I thought he was dead. Which one? This story is about some of the tapes made while Clinton was being interviewed, so he is telling some old stories.
From the story: The drunken behaviour of Yeltsin, who was known for his fondness for vodka and died two years ago aged 76,
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posted on
09/21/2009 1:44:16 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
("I can run wild for six months ...after that, I have no expectation of success" - Admiral Obama-moto)
To: JPG
I remember that day. He may have not been able to handle his liquor, but there was a moment when he stood up to the USSR, and history will never be the same.
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posted on
09/21/2009 1:46:54 PM PDT
by
keats5
(Not all of us are hypnotized.)
To: Orange1998
I don’t know. I think it would be pretty entertaining to have seen Bush and Obama knock back some Stoli and dance in a conga line while wearing lampshades.
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posted on
09/21/2009 1:47:16 PM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(If you agree with the French raise your hand - If you are French raise both hands.)
To: KarlInOhio
Ok. I didn't read the whole story.
One is literally dead the other figuratively dead - take your choice.
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posted on
09/21/2009 1:48:20 PM PDT
by
svcw
(Legalism reinforces self-righteousness - it communicates to you the good news of your own goodness)
To: JPG
This is yet another attempt to besmirch the memory of Boris Nikolayevich, the Liberator.
Pure spite from the Left and nothing more.
At least Yeltsin was human, unlike most of his enemies.
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posted on
09/21/2009 1:48:29 PM PDT
by
elcid1970
("O Muslim! My bullets are lubricated in pig grease!")
To: Orange1998
---Other subjects covered included Clinton's view of George Bush, describing him as "unqualified" to be president.--- GWB was about a zillion times more qualified to be president than the Clenis . . .
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posted on
09/21/2009 1:51:53 PM PDT
by
smonk
To: keats5
Churchill drank like a fish during WWII, and he was still one of the greatest leaders of all time.
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posted on
09/21/2009 1:52:03 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Orange1998
Mr. Yeltsin a) clearly had a problem with alcohol, and b) is dead. Therefore there is nothing at all to be gained by Bill Clinton dredging up and spreading tabloid gossip of this nature. Truly shameless and classless.
To: dfwgator
Yes, great men are often “uneven.”
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posted on
09/21/2009 1:53:03 PM PDT
by
keats5
(Not all of us are hypnotized.)
To: Orange1998
I am sure Boris had good reason to try to hail a cab in his undies.
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posted on
09/21/2009 1:55:07 PM PDT
by
trumandogz
(The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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