Obama: Putin Has 'Enormous Influence' But Medvedev Is My Counterpart

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[Chet 99]

MOSCOW -- President Obama acknowledged Tuesday that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin still casts a long shadow in his country, but dismissed suggestions that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is little more than a Putin prop.

"I think that President Medvedev is my counterpart, the president of Russia," Obama said in an interview with FOX News Tuesday. "The prime minister, who I just met today, obviously still has enormous influence."

The U.S. president said that Medvedev and Putin are on the same page about Russian affairs, even if some think Putin is the master puppeteer controlling the president.

"Interestingly, nothing Putin said contradicted anything that Medvedev has said," Obama said. "Russia is still in a transition period. It's still growing, still coming out of some of the legacies of the past."

[stephenjohnbanker]

To Obama, stupidity is a virtue.

[massgopguy]

The Moscow Way beats the Chicago Way.

[Chet 99]

"Interestingly, nothing Putin said contradicted anything that Medvedev has said," Obama said. "Russia is still in a transition period. It's still growing, still coming out of some of the legacies of the past."

Gee 0bambi, and why is that? And you've got it ass backwards... it was Madvedev who did not contradict Putin.

[VicVega]

Mickey Mouse is more like your counterpart 0.

[cranked]

Umm, yeah, right.

Would this be along the same lines as “I looked the man in the eye” and “I was able to get a sense of his soul”...?

[TheClintons-STILLAnti-American]

"Mickey Mouse is more like your counterpart 0."

I was thinking along the lines of a rap poser myself.

Big talk but nothing else.

[BornToBeAmerican]

Obama: but dismissed suggestions that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is little more than a Putin prop.

“I think that President Medvedev is my counterpart, the president of Russia,”

This is because bambi recognizes a prop when he see’s one. He needs to learn the correct name: dufas.

[DannyTN]

Medvedev is to Putin as Obama is to Soros.

[americanophile]

Medved makes me laugh. He's so obviously a puppet, and it's truly pathetic...if you strain you can actually see the strings. It's like somebody’s halfwit little brother that's been dressed up as ‘the king’ and paraded around in front of the older kids who secretly aren't ‘laughing with you.’ That Kremlin sure is impressive though - beautiful.

[rom]

LOL. Similarly, President Obama doesn’t contradict his teleprompter.

[vaudine]

Just more proof of scriptural validity--"The blind leading the blind (Obama and followers)" and I am not sure of the exact wording, but the essence is--none so blind as those who WILL not see.

Then non Biblical sayings come to mind--the cobra hypnotizing its prey. "o" made the Bush mistake--he looked into Putin's eyes.

vaudine

[Vaquero]

Obama: Putin Has ‘Enormous Influence’ But Medvedev Is My Counterpart

he is right....Medvedev is the beard to Putin and zer0bummer is the beard to Soros...

excellent analogy there Barry.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

He’s their new house boy.

[jakerobins]

Okay....So Barry who is pulling your strings?? Lets cut out the middle men and just let George Soros and Putin decide how to carve up the world into socialist republics.

[trisham]

How did this idiot get elected?

[bgill]

Stuck on stupid.

We are sooo doomed.

[jeffc]

The little zero still mispoke and said “President Putin”. Freudian Slip? Now just imagine the media reaction if W had said “President Putin”, when everyone knows Putin’s not the Prez anymore.

[Unlikely Hero]

Obama is at it again—yet again he’s saying pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Or: “There is no white elephant in the room”

[IbJensen]

Neither Putin or Medvedev is your counterpart, Obomba.

Your counterpart is Daffy Duck!