G20 Planners 'Tweak Seating Order' to Keep Obama, Putin Apart

voanews.com ^ | 9/4/13 | Tom Balmforth

[ColdOne]

"Izvestia" reported on September 4 that the organizers of the G20 summit in Saint Petersburg have rewritten the seating plan with the Latin instead of Cyrillic alphabet to ensure that Putin and Obama are not placed near each other.

The presidents of Russia (Rossiya in Russian) and the United States (SShA) would have been almost side-by-side, separated only by U.S. ally Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, if the seating plan had been written in the host country’s language.

In English, however, Russia and the United States’ place names would be separated by South Africa, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. "The seating arrangement will be according to the English alphabet," Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told "Izvestia."

[henkster]

Sounds like the Jerry Springer show where the goons step in when someone stands up and turns over the chair. I’d rather it be like Lara on Univision, where the goons don’t step in; she just lets them go. In that case, I put my money on Vlad.

I do not remember this petty type of crap ever taking place at a G20 meeting.

[bgill]

That’s no fun. Put them next to each other and then turn out the lights.

[GeronL]

could you imagine the media frenzy if George W Bush had treated a foreign leader like that?

[Farmer Dean]

They’re afraid that Putin will reach over and tie a knot in Barry’s neck.

[Navy Patriot]

Nuts, I would have liked to see Putin knock King Abdullah right into Obama’s lap.

[henkster]

And the point is that George W. Bush would NEVER have treated a foreign leader like that to begin with. I didn’t agree with everything he did, and neither did a lot of the other countries in the world. But they did exchange mutual respect. Putin never treated Bush the way he treats 0bama.

0bama is a classless, clueless disgrace.

[Ann Archy]

I’d actually like to see Putin POP him in the mouth!!

[zbogwan2]

Remember that Seinfeld Episode where George is given a Super Wedgy by that Phys Ed Coach? Poor Obama was probably being saved from Putin blasting Obama’s balls into the 23 RD Century?

[Blood of Tyrants]

Because Putin has no respect for Obama. Putin ought to deny AF1 permission to land when Obumbler comes to meet with the gay rights committees in Russia.

[beethovenfan]

I’d love to see Putin get Opussy in a hammer lock.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I’m certain Putin could act like an adult under the circumstances, Barry... not so much.

[massgopguy]

So, Obama will now just be photographed next to his Saudi Puppet Master.

[Old Yeller]

Remember that Seinfeld Episode where George is given a Super Wedgy by that Phys Ed Coach? Poor Obama was probably being saved from Putin blasting Obama’s balls into the 23 RD Century?

An atomic wedgie.

[austinaero]

I misread the title at first. Had to look again.
I initially read it as “twerk”,,,and thought,,what?

[McGruff]

What about Obama’s Death Stare? LOL

[mountn man]

Barry's intimidated.

He knows how Puti thinks of gays.

[zbogwan2]

Poor Obama would probably wet his undies and cry: “Mommy Mommy?”

[Tea Party Terrorist]

What a joke. And remember how Obama slammed Romney for saying Russia was a foe and how Romney was still living in the Cold War?

[Orangedog]

I don’t know, seems like the ruskies were easy enough to get along with until someone started making plans to bomb the ever loving dog sh*t out of the country hosting their naval base in the Mediterranean.