Posted on 03/15/2009 8:04:37 AM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
She's fiercely patriotic, known for her looks as much as for her views, and she can see Russia from her house.
No, it's not Sarah Palin.
Maria Sergeyeva, a 24-year-old philosophy student and political activist, has emerged as a rising star in Russian politics since a January 31 speech praising Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin and president Dmitry Medvedev. The burgeoning Internet sensation – Russia's largest political blog had to ban further posts about "Masha” due to excessive traffic – has become one of the stars the Kremlin's campaign to fire up patriotism.
"I was brought up to be a patriot from day one," Sergeyeva told the Times of London. "My love for Russia came with my mother's milk. I loved listening to my grandparents' heroic tales from the war.
"Putin has given us stability and economic growth. It's good that he's hardline and tough."
A member of the Molodaya gvardiya (Young Guard) of the United Russia party, Sergeyeva has taken a few hardline stances of her own, calling on immigrants to "go home" at a rally last year while holding up a cheap checkered bag - a symbol associated in Russia with illegal immigrants.
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
If that’s her then definitely not Guilty. However, if she is a Russian Sarah she must be for individual freedom and capitalism. Bet she is not.
I’m with you. When I was 10 I asked my mother(you’re going to love this one)”Why doesn’t the government pay for everything?”
. Wow, was I ripped, both by her and my stepfather. Both of them only had HS educations(but Mom’s IQ was 148)and my stepfather wasn’t really very smart, but a good man in his way. I learned that day that the government doesn’t have any money, it is all taxpayers money, that they can’t generate wealth and the only way the government has of getting money is to steal it from the taxpayers. I started paying attention to politics and although I was older than you when Reagen was Elected, I felt the same joy and elation. Who could guess that about 30 years later we would be so far down the road to communism!(Actually I did figure it out when Bush Senior was elected, a RINO through and through.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.