Posted on 09/28/2015 3:38:05 PM PDT by traumer
Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin's relationship has always been, shall we say, fraught, but on Monday they shared a toast at the United Nations that looks to have been, even by their high standards, pretty weird.
There's so much to take in here. The nuclear powers side-eye. Putin's almost triumphalist smirk; Obama's undisguised loathing (there's an unmistakable "let's get this over with" look on his face) of the man with whom he's touching glasses. The discrepancy in size between the two men — look at how much farther Obama's arm reached than Putin's — adds another layer to it all. But their eyes sure are locked.
I thought Mashable's global news editor, Louise Roug, put it best when she wrote, "They clearly see side-eye to side-eye on things."
This was a scripted event, but there was still plenty of reason for awkwardness. President Obama's speech to the United Nations General Assembly that morning opened with an extended subtweet of Russian President Vladimir Putin, lamenting for example that "some major powers assert themselves in ways that contravene international law" (gee, I wonder which major powers). From there, Obama transitioned from implicit criticism of Putin to explicit, going point by point on Russia's misdeeds in Ukraine.
Putin returned the favor, giving a lengthy UN address of his own on Monday — his first since 2005 — blaming the United States for the wars in Libya, Syria, and Ukraine.
(Excerpt) Read more at vox.com ...
Obama is aiding ISIS and the Caliphate with covert training, weapons, misleading intelligence reports and by looking the other way when Turkey uses ISIS as an excuse to attack the Kurds.
Whereas Putin is acting on behalf of the Orthodox Christian mindset of old Russia, and is confronting the Caliphate of ISIS with superior firepower.
Obama leading from behind created a vacuum.
Putin is filling it.
Obama looks like a dog that’s been whipped and expects another beating at any second.
Pic:
Obama is shooting daggers at Putin.
Putin is smiling, ‘missed again, Dude.’
Cheating LOVERS!!
Kind of like the attraction between Sen Frist and Barry?
Who is to say that this “standoff” isn’t just an act? What about the whisper in 2011 when Obunga whispered to the Russian dude, “Tell Vladimir that after the election I’ll have much more flexibility.”?
Something doesn’t feel right.
This is the leader of the Free World? And let's talk about how SOS Clinton did so much with her childish "RESET BUTTON". I was just flabbergasted at such an immature gesture.
Well I certainly hope that was all.............. :^)
I don’t think that turned out so well for Billy Batts.
The trouble VERY first started between those two when Obama started pushing faggotry in Russia as a centerpiece of our diplomatic relations.
Obama is a homo, disgusting, but nothing else makes sense.
And Ubama has no clue how to hold the glass properly... he must have went to the Fred Sanford school of drinking.
Obama: “Hey Fred how do I properly hold my glass of Champipple?” (Champagne/Ripple)
Fred: “Grab the glass by the bowl you big dummy! You don’t want the glass to fall outta your hand you big dope!”
Ok. I do not see enough bad movies, so you will have to tell me what movie this is and explain the relation to this news piece, please. Pretty, please. Okay, pretty please with sugar on top.
Any wine experts who can guess what it is?
Putin would love to get the little faggot on the judo floor..............
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0DUMBA: "Leave my JV Team ALONE"
It’s from Goodfellas. In post #13, dfwgator had a quote from the movie. In essence, the quote is a guy calling Joe Pesci’s character a nobody...a shoe shiner. My post shows the reaction to being called a shoe shiner.
Pretty much saying overall, that Obama is Putin’s bitch.
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