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Vladimir Putin to drive 1,300 miles across Russia in Lada
The Telegraph ^
| August 27, 2010
| Andrew Osborn
Posted on 08/28/2010 11:49:41 AM PDT by Daffynition
e has been pictured fighting fires, shooting whales with a crossbow and piloting a fire fighting plane
His latest endeavour is a slight departure from his usual macho pursuits.
The Russian Prime Minister is undertaking a 1,300-mile road trip across Russia's far east in a humble Lada.
His journey is designed to showcase the completion of the country's first ever continuous east to west road.
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Dressed in a casual polo shirt and wearing sunglasses, Mr Putin said he was keen to test the new road which he hailed as a "historic" moment in Russia's history. "Our country, the largest in the world, has never in its history – never – been completely joined up by highways. Finally we have done it," he said.
Mr Putin repeatedly praised the quality of the Lada car he was driving, giving valuable free publicity to the car's struggling Russian manufacturer Avtovaz. However, he admitted he would not be personally driving the vehicle for the entire journey and would sometimes travel in his convoy of expensive foreign-made Jeeps.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Travel
KEYWORDS: lada; russia; vladimirputin
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To: sodpoodle
These two are both full of self-adulation and tyrannical bent.
Obambi yes; Putin no
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posted on
08/30/2010 9:03:53 AM PDT
by
eleni121
(Thank you J-LO for canceling your Turk gig - decent human beings don't sing for rapist Muslim Turks)
To: cunning_fish
They really need a pretty gal to do the ads, maybe Lada Turner.
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posted on
08/30/2010 3:46:25 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Democratic Underground... matters are worse, as their latest fund drive has come up short...)
To: Daffynition
He so reminds me of Hitler.
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posted on
08/30/2010 3:51:31 PM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
“There’s something about Putin that rocks. I can’t put my finger on it.”
He’s not a queer like Obama.
But he’s 100% a pyscho killer.
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posted on
08/30/2010 3:52:57 PM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: Daffynition
Big deal! OUR President is going to skip rope with with a bunch of 5th grade girls... he’ll out skip all of them... So there, Putin - take that!
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posted on
08/30/2010 3:56:29 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(TIME Magazine - - a conserve-a-phobe publication.)
To: Jewbacca
You are not alone.
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posted on
08/30/2010 4:01:06 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Life Imitates Bacon, but Bacon does not imitate Life. Bacon IS life." ~paulycy)
To: GOPJ
LOL
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posted on
08/30/2010 4:03:19 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Life Imitates Bacon, but Bacon does not imitate Life. Bacon IS life." ~paulycy)
To: nascarnation
Russia couldn’t have the real Chuck Norris so they got Putin. IF Chuck Norris was our President, we'd have a win...
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posted on
08/30/2010 4:03:58 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(TIME Magazine - - a conserve-a-phobe publication.)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
08/30/2010 4:14:57 PM PDT
by
paulycy
(Demand Constitutionality Now: Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
To: paulycy
Yo! Da hole posse here man!
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posted on
08/30/2010 5:17:53 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Life Imitates Bacon, but Bacon does not imitate Life. Bacon IS life." ~paulycy)
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