Posted on 05/21/2009 3:56:37 AM PDT by pobeda1945
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made a public presentation of his new Niva vehicle, which he bought about a month ago. The car was unveiled to reporters near Putin’s residence in the city of Sochi in Russia’s south, where Putin conducted negotiations with the prime minister of Turkey.
Putin told reporters that he was enjoying driving his new car, although he only traveled about 300 meters, RIA Novosti reports. Putin did not specify the price that he paid for the SUV.
Putin said that he liked the new wheels of the car, its soft suspension and the powerful engine. The prime minister also said that his car had a special specification, although it was already available at the manufacturing company (Russia’s AvtoVAZ).
“You’d better step aside, guys, it’s a serious car,” Putin warned the photographers, who were taking pictures of the car.
Several journalists had the privilege of driving Putin’s SUV. One of them took a ride around Putin’s residence and acknowledged that the driving was really enjoyable.
A female correspondent of RIA Novosti news agency said that it would be a very good car for a blonde.
A journalist from Turkey was the third to drive Putin’s car.
“Is it really Niva?” he asked Putin after the ride.
“It surely is,” Putin responded.
The journalist wondered if these cars would be available in Turkey.
“This car can be available in many countries of the world. This is a best-seller of AvtoVAZ,” Putin said.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who visited Sochi on Saturday, did not drive the car.
“He didn’t drive it, because the car arrived today. If they had delivered it yesterday, me and Silvio would have obviously taken a ride,” Putin said
Too little, too late.
0bama already introduced his new cars.
These superpower leaders really ought to not follow the example of the other.
Ironic that as America is led farther and farther down the road to State Socialism, and America’s automobile maufacturers crash and burn en masse, the former home of the laughable Lada is moving to the forefront of automotive manufacturing.
Looks like the current administration slept through the Twentieth Century, particularly the Cold War, and derived no lessons whatsoever from the fall of communism.
America’s population, it would seem, is intent on reinventing the wheel, and thereby discovering that communism, in fact, does NOT work.
Meanwhile, we’re all destined - thanks to our current crop of “leaders” - to attempt survival through several decades of cardboard shoes and lines around the block for a loaf of bread and our weekly ration of meat substitute.
So just as Dear Leader mandates little peoples’ cars for the US, Putin comes out with a big SUV. Irony, etc.
Hummmmmmm? 
Okay--
A car was driving down the street when all of a sudden it started swerving. The car was going back and forth till someone with a cell phone called the police. A police officer pulled the car over. A blonde rolls down the window and says, “ Officer, I'm so glad you are here. I saw a tree in the road, then I saw another. So I had to swerve to keep from hitting it!” The officer looks at her, then says, “Ma'am, that's your air freshener.”
Q: What do you call a blonde in a Volkswagen?
A: FarFromThinking
Q: Why is it good to have a blonde passenger?
A: You can park in the handicap zone.
Q: Why was the blonde upset when she got her Driver's License?
A: Because she got an “F” in sex.
A blonde was driving down the highway to Disneyland when she saw a sign that said “DISNEYLAND LEFT”.
After thinking for a minute, she said to herself “oh well !” and turned around an drove home.
On her way home the same blonde drove past another sign that said “CLEAN RESTROOMS 8 MILES”.
By the time she drove eight miles, she had cleaned 43 restrooms.
Q: What does a blonde say when you ask her if her blinker is working?
A: Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. No.
Q: What goes VROOM, SCREECH, VROOM, SCREECH, VROOM, SCREECH?
A: A blonde going through a flashing red light.
Q: What do you call an unmarried blond in a BMW?
A: Divorcee’
The Unites States government has issued a recall on all cars and trucks that have a headlight dimmer switch on the turn signal switch. The purpose for this is to cut the traffic accidents at night by 90%. Apparently that the 90% that they plan to cut is from blonds, because they keep getting their foot stuck in the steering wheel.
Q: Why can't a blonde get a drivers license?
A: Because every time the instructor says “Let's park” she jumps in the back seat.
Come on! Did you really expect me... 
to pass on this?
(click) The light just went on - Zero can’t allow “Pootie-Poot” to outdo him.
It remains to be seen what the Obamobile will look like. If it is a typical “green” car, it will be ugly as sin, have a top speed of 25 MPH and a max range of 75 miles (as long as the sun is shining).
Question - How can the federal government take over private businesses and shove crap down the public’s throat based solely on what has been exhaustively proven to be junk science?
Follow-up Question - How can 535 people in the Congress who should be more calm, more balanced and more thoughtful in reviewing the president’s plans even think about going along with this crapola??
(Inquiring minds . . . . . . . )
Who’s more of a commie? Putin or Obama?
Obama, I don’t care what Putin calls that thing it’s a SUV.
Why is Putin growing on me?
They’re all members of the same country club, though. They can’t help but mimic one another.
Will he take George for a ride?..............
Every time I see the roar for green products, I want to vomit. The US is by far the cleanest industrialized nation. We’re the role model everyone needs to copy. We don’t need to fix ANYTHING; in fact we need to roll back overreaching regulations.
Most of the world doesn’t even have clean water yet. We need to ship all these lib green losers to China, Russia, and India, where pollution is so bad street employees wear face masks and have life expectancies of 45 years.
“So just as Dear Leader mandates little peoples’ cars for the US, Putin comes out with a big SUV. Irony, etc.”
Its hardly big. It looks like a Jeep Liberty.
Because, agree with him or not, he does what he thinks is best for his country, unlike our current leader.
"...It's outfitted with an array of available options including a grille guard, winch, roof rack, a snorkel and... what's this? Gasp! American-made BF Goodrich All-Terrain T/A tires?..."
… Putin told reporters that he was enjoying driving his new car, although he only traveled about 300 meters, RIA Novosti reports …300 what?
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