President Laughingstock: Russian mockery has taken a bizarre turn. Hilarious, if it weren't so sad.

American Thinker ^ | 03/20/2014 | Thomas Lifson

[SeekAndFind]

Russian mockery of President Obama has taken a bizarre turn. The newly elected Prime Minister of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, has tweeted (in Russian) a photoshopped image of Barack Obama in a Russian military uniform, implying that our president’s behavior can be explained by his purported status as a deep cover Russian agent.

Интересно, после проведения успешной компании по возвращению Крыма, Барак получит полковника? pic.twitter.com/GYhW2jF4zA

— Сергей Аксенов (@sergyaksenov) March 17, 2014

Oleg Atbashian of The People’s Cube, a former Soviet propagandist who fled to the West, has a fascinating post explaining what is going on here.

Such a jab could have easily come from conservative jokesters in the U.S., as a way to vent their bitterness over Obama's inept handling of international affairs and squandering America's standing in the world. It could have also come from those Russians and Ukrainians who are opposed to Putin's imperial policies. But why would a pro-Russian separatist with a shady past, who is himself very likely working on orders from Moscow, out his alleged "colleague"?

As someone who frequents the Russian-language side of the blogosphere, let me explain. 

The Crimean PM's question wasn't a standalone joke, but rather a punch line to an earlier anonymous joke with a Photoshopped picture of Barack Obama, seen on various Russian websites and forums since he first became president. 

The picture was a mock-up of a KGB personnel file with a photo of Obama wearing the uniform of a KGB lieutenant with three stars on blue epaulettes. The name on the card is listed as Boris Huseinovich Obamov, a spy and saboteur, born in Uzbekistan and of Uzbek ethnicity, a member of United Russia Party, recruited by Vladimir Putin

[MarkL]

Well, I don’t know about the KGB part, but if “Obama” doesn’t already have the Order of Lenin, there’s no justice.

I think that's now called the "Nobel Peace Prize."

Mark

[SeekAndFind]

RE: “That’s RACIST!™

That term doesn’t resonate in Russia.

[Red White and Blue patriot]

Obama might as well be on their payroll.

[Red White and Blue patriot]

“Such a jab could have easily come from conservative jokesters in the U.S., as a way to vent their bitterness over Obama’s inept handling of international affairs and squandering America’s standing in the world.”

I can see the MSM headline now, “Conservatives support Putin!”.

[Rockpile]

If this story is real then it is a shame he did not go to a notary and record it back in the 90s.

[The_Republic_Of_Maine]

When asked why he didn’t he said, “Would you have believed it?” He’s right I would never have believed that a sitting president, George Bush, would ever let an illegal take over the office of CIC.

[BradyLS]

Well, I don’t know about the KGB part, but if “Obama” doesn’t already have the Order of Lenin, there’s no justice.

He does have a Nobel "Peace" Prize, though. That's close enough!