Is Putin a Psychopath, or Does He Just Play One on TV?

The Streetwise Professor ^ | March 4 , 2014 | The Professor

[correctthought]

Ahhh, the propaganda begins.

Russia invaded to prop up their puppet president in the Ukraine.

Insane, no.

Cynical, yes.

Wrong, yes it is, the Ukrainians don’t want their president and ousted him once before, in 2006 (I think). Only real difference is we weren’t underwater economically and another difference too; we didn’t have a tool for a president. (Not a big W fan btw; but he did get some things right)

[No One Special]

I have no doubt he’s acting crazy on purpose but that does not negate the possibility he still is.

[familyop]

Agreed. Another one just in! Genius strikes like lightning with no need for forethought!

Breaking: Largest European Refinery Catches on Fire – Happens to Be in Russia
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3129698/posts

Now say the following with the same accent used by the "Hans and Franz" act on the ancient Saturday Night Live show! "Do it now, and think about it later!" What men!

[Familyop hobbles around with one hand over his head and scratches his armpit like a monkey with the other in imitation of pure Eurasian genius.]

[Ticonderoga34]

Putin is a Russian nationalist who is paranoid about the West.

Funny that all the so-called smart people in the government and the media can’t figure this out.

[TigersEye]

He sounded perfectly rational to me too. I suspect it was a large load of self-serving propaganda but there was nothing psychopathic in his words or demeanor.

[caww]

...”Doesn’t sound like he lost his mind to me”....

Didn’t to me either..Putin knows exactly what his agenda is and he’s not about ready to give reporters straight answers because he’s not going to give them any clues...nor does he answer to anyone anyway.

Hey, if our own CIA didn’t see Putins moves coming that would indicate he keeps everything close to his chest til he makes his moves. Why would he be straightforward with the press.

Our own politicians could fill the insanity bowl...Pelosi, Reid, Biden, Obama and a few others.

[caww]

Putins throwing his weight around because he can...he’s got so many leverages out there few countries want to mess things up further when most are unstable to begin with.

[TigersEye]

Putin may be very good at what he's doing, keeping things close to the vest among other things, but I'm still having trouble with the idea that our intelligence didn't see a thing coming until the troops moved into Crimea.

The NSA listens to Angela Merkel's phone calls but didn't intercept any comm traffic about Putin's move on Ukraine? The CIA has no assets on the ground at all over there that would have at least picked up on some rumors? Or is the real story that 0bungles skips most of his intel briefings because he's not really interested in all of that spook nonsense our intel community collects?

[caww]

“Neo Nazi ‘Sovboda’ & Neo Nazi Right Sector parties in Kiev are the ones who hate Russians and Jews....right?

I’ve been running into photos of them since tracking Ukraine.....they have plenty of thugs working for them who often are blammed on being Putins guys but aren’t.

They did join up with the Ukraine Protesters,......reminded me of how the Islamists began marching and infilitrating the protestors in Egypt.

I’m going to have to take a closer look...but I understand they are pretty much bad guys....

[fabian]

he is a macho commie...which means the lie is the truth for their ends. Evil.

[No One Special]

Ukraine chief rabbi accuses Russians of staging anti-Semitic ‘provocations’:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3129735/posts

[Faith65]

bkmk

[1_Rain_Drop]

LOL.
The amazin’ Put. He should join a circus.

The other day I was wondering if maybe Puttin was a bit disturbed north of his neck. I concluded that he was. Thanks for the link and proof that he is.

[RipSawyer]

Wouldn’t it be awful if we had a president who was less trustworthy than Putin of Russia? Wouldn’t that be just terrible? I tremble when I think of the possibility. In fack o gots ter qit topin ey shakin two bbbaad<./

[dfwgator]

“What Does the Bear Say?”

[No One Special]

“I am woman see me roar.”
;-)

[caww]

I'll just accept these mens assessment if they're anti-Semitic over any Rabbi in Ukraine...

The question all need to ask is why the United States continues to fund, organize and support dangerous thug political groups and parties throughout the world to take out elected Gov. leaders who oppose joining Nato/EU and want to remain independant nations?

"Thirty members of the "Israeli Knesset" condemned the Svoboda party in a signed letter addressed to the President of the European Parliament.... In the letter the Israeli politicians accused 'Svoboda' of "openly glorifying Nazi murder" and "Nazi war criminals"

In May 2013 the "World Jewish Congress" labelled the party as "neo-Nazi" and called for European governments to ban them.

Svoboda and the Right Sector....Svoboda Party leaders...these guys are thugs and now running Ukraine's Government ...and the U.S. financed and assisted their rise..just like we did Morsi/Muslim Brotherhood and their thugs in Egypt..and the Islamic thugs in Syria....McCain always meeting with the bad guys as usual

[No One Special]

The rabbi does not dispute what you say about these parties and other groups. Reread the article.

[caww]

I still will not believe any in Ukraine currently speaking out. ....the US and Eu are behind all this....it’s terrible how we’ve supported such thugs internationally....but when you know their agenda then you know why they do so.

The US is worse than what the mafia ever was....it truly breaks my heart the thugs we have running this country as well....

[No One Special]

As it breaks mine as well. My concern, as always, is for liberty for all people. Neither Putin or Obama are on my side. I figure most of the people at FR are on my side. But I do wish that we would always keep one thing in mind and that is that we need unity if we are going to turn things around. So if someone says that Putin’s a bad guy in this Ukrainian situation that does not mean that person is saying that as a way of making Obama look good by comparison.

I believe if Americans are united, we shall overcome.