Russian newsreader fired after Obama middle finger insult

The Telegraph ^ | 11-24-11 | Andrew Osborn

[bigbob]

A top Russian female newsreader who appeared to defiantly show US President Barack Obama her middle finger during a live newscast has been fired.

[JewishRighter]

She was not flipping off Obama. She was just showing which finger to use to hit the reset button on our relationship with Russia.

[null and void]

Maybe Fox can get her as a Russian correspondent?

[ErnBatavia]

Replace that androgynous Shemp Smith

...and she might even work Fridays, instead of spending three day weekends on a pink motor scooter in Key West.

[federal__reserve]

After asking the American & Frenchman, the Russian is asked what is his idea of pure joy?

The Russian says “When there is knock on my door, and when I open the door, it is the secret police, and they ask me if I am Boris? And I reply nope, he lives upstairs.”

[Maceman]

If a newsreader had done that while reading a news story about Bush or Reagan, how would you have reacted?

Isn't that essentially how American newsreaders reported on Bush and Reagan anyway?

[null and void]

To complain/support Tatyana Limanova write:

REN TV
17/1 Zubovsky Boulevard
Moscow, Russia

[Pilgrim's Progress]

I’d like to see her in Scientologist/liberal’s Greta Van Sustern time slot . . . captions would be fine.

Even in blowhard O’Reilly’s spot.

Maybe even both!

[Amberdawn]

and promptly gets hired by Putin...../sarc

[null and void]

Friends of Putin own a considerable stake in REN

[scrabblehack]

The way she is reading the news story I don’t think it’s plausible that she thought she was off the air.

But I don’t know enough about the news business to say whether the other part is plausible — are the technicians giving the newsreaders instructions (peppered with whatever personal comments) throughout the broadcast?

[denydenydeny]

If only FR had avatar images.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

People living in other nations typically don't give a crap about domestic US politics or that some segment of Americans are opposed to the current president. When they insult the US president, they're trying to insult the entire US, not just the liberals or conservatives.

This Russian woman would most likely have also flipped off Bush if she'd had the opportunity and the liberals would be hooting about how she should be promoted.

[ozzymandus]

Maybe she’ll show up in a mail order bride catalog.

[Dapper 26]

Even if she didn’t speak a word of English, I’d watch her over Whorealdo.

[Texas Eagle]

Even if she didn’t speak a word of English, I’d watch her over Whorealdo.

I'd almost prefer it

[Amberdawn]

I’m not surprised.