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15. Kind of cracked and self-serving...

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Wed Sep 11, 2013, 11:32 PM

Sep 2013

...but it's great to see the U.N. being bolstered. Also, it further clarifies the damage that Bush and his Republicans did to the reputation of the United States.

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What a remarkable piece of writing in Putin's Editorial at the NYT [View all] nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 OP

oh that Putin, just another paulist teabagging hater lol nt msongs Sep 2013 #1

Oh that Putin, who jails journalists and LGBT - but who cares today? He writes so great!!! CakeGrrl Sep 2013 #3

Well I guess Santayana would be in order nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #6

"but I don't expect you to even know who Santayana was"... SidDithers Sep 2013 #7

Well, I, for one, know very well who Santayana was ... Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #9

Sublime. OilemFirchen Sep 2013 #14

I know who he was too orenbus Sep 2013 #16

LOL!!! n/t Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #19

You are badass. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #35

you win the thread. nt dionysus Sep 2013 #157

and, they can correctly spell "rifle". dionysus Sep 2013 #27

It's a kerfunkle, that's for sure...nt SidDithers Sep 2013 #116

Little known fact: Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #146

50 ways to leave your black magic woman...nt SidDithers Sep 2013 #148

Yes but.. sendero Sep 2013 #87

Have I mentioned lately I love you? You nailed it! nt babylonsister Sep 2013 #26

Thanks. From what I'm seeing, CakeGrrl Sep 2013 #86

Count on DU to separate message from messenger KurtNYC Sep 2013 #114

+1000 noiretextatique Sep 2013 #164

Yeah like HE really wrote it krawhitham Sep 2013 #128

Seriously!! Sheepshank Sep 2013 #139

It is nice when people do nuance and critical thinking instead of black and white. nt Mojorabbit Sep 2013 #187

Yup, that Putin. nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #4

No, just a gay-bashing dictator, but the enemy of your enemy is your geek tragedy Sep 2013 #23

His is the country that vetoed UN action! treestar Sep 2013 #2

Technically, I think his is the country that might have vetoed the resolution that DLnyc Sep 2013 #8

Russia vetoed twice joshcryer Sep 2013 #24

I can't believe Putin is getting support for doing exactly that. joshcryer Sep 2013 #30

Yes, Yes, use the system my and the other democracy loving country of China continually throw Fla Dem Sep 2013 #104

"Remarkable" fact-free propaganda. n/t ProSense Sep 2013 #5

Needs more blue links. nt OnyxCollie Sep 2013 #39

OMG I will throw up. DevonRex Sep 2013 #10

I'm gay sibelian Sep 2013 #51

Seriously, you are gay and you think this man DevonRex Sep 2013 #140

No, I have no illusions about his opinions about people like me. sibelian Sep 2013 #190

It is a good read. jsr Sep 2013 #11

Thanks for a different perspective. JohnnyLib2 Sep 2013 #12

You welcome nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #13

+1 n/t 2naSalit Sep 2013 #60

Kind of cracked and self-serving... gulliver Sep 2013 #15

And here is the answer over at CNN nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #17

The UN will only be bolstered if Russia signs on a Chapter 6 resolution. joshcryer Sep 2013 #31

The UN being bolstered! treestar Sep 2013 #73

Putin is no slouch quinnox Sep 2013 #18

Please don't let us catch you complaining about authoritarianism, mmkay? Nt geek tragedy Sep 2013 #21

Wow wee wow wow! +1 Kahuna Sep 2013 #90

You do realize how bigoted your comments are, right? Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #37

Have you been to Russia? Know many Russians? Flaxbee Sep 2013 #45

difference is that Obama isn't out there opposing gun control the way Putin pushes anti Gay JI7 Sep 2013 #48

Vitaly Mironov was actually the politician who ordered the raid. go west young man Sep 2013 #54

Not even comparable treestar Sep 2013 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author libdem4life Sep 2013 #191

What vile garbage. Codeine Sep 2013 #94

Putin still making a certain crowd swoon. geek tragedy Sep 2013 #20

Don't forget equality! Barack_America Sep 2013 #22

It's called "general discussion" nt geek tragedy Sep 2013 #25

Yes and our concern is the Syrian people.. sendero Sep 2013 #88

This message was self-deleted by its author davidn3600 Sep 2013 #28

Still no admiration for the KGB thug and his Icon worshippers. Dawson Leery Sep 2013 #29

Here: jsr Sep 2013 #32

Who has any form of admiration? nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #33

"What a remarkable piece of writing" apparently you. dionysus Sep 2013 #55

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!! "TRUST"! "ADMIRATION"! "WEEPY SLOBBERY LOVE"! sibelian Sep 2013 #52

And now, he's gonna 'work' for this exceptional goal of ridding his beloved a$$had of Amonester Sep 2013 #34

That is indeed high praise coming from an expert writer such as yourself Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #36

Leaked first draft: OilemFirchen Sep 2013 #38

She'd end up putting the entire NYT editorial staff on her Iggy List Codeine Sep 2013 #95

unless the draft got lost under 3 meters of hail so it could bever be delivered to the NYT... dionysus Sep 2013 #159

Good piece. DeSwiss Sep 2013 #40

un-WHAT-peasants? hfojvt Sep 2013 #42

No one knows bettter than me. DeSwiss Sep 2013 #79

Actually, there really were a lot of freedom-fighters escaping from religious and political JDPriestly Sep 2013 #49

Well I would like to be able to take Putin at face value. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #41

+1000 maddezmom Sep 2013 #98

I tend to very much agree with you. go west young man Sep 2013 #43

Sorry after reading your post for a 2nd time... go west young man Sep 2013 #46

I would guess that most don't know LittleBlue Sep 2013 #47

Your on the money. go west young man Sep 2013 #53

Don't worry, the strong man in Russian history goes back to the tsars nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #50

Underneath it all, I think that Putin, and Russia as a whole, go west young man Sep 2013 #61

I see this as part of the grand chess game nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #63

Hi MichaelKelley Sep 2013 #44

Flirting with Godwin's Law. n/t cprise Sep 2013 #56

I guess historical references all over that essay is flriting with it nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #57

OK, but I was referring to *your* comments. n/t cprise Sep 2013 #58

You mean the ones making the connections to what he wrote nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #59

Right about the news organizations. go west young man Sep 2013 #65

I write both news and fiction these days nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #67

Looks like the BBC is calling it a win for Putin. go west young man Sep 2013 #75

Well said! 2naSalit Sep 2013 #70

I agree and got it too... 2naSalit Sep 2013 #66

That pesky masters in history was helpful nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #68

And mine 2naSalit Sep 2013 #71

I got my minor in poli sci nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #72

Indeed... 2naSalit Sep 2013 #76

This gnat says you're not paying attention. cprise Sep 2013 #82

Well it is time for you to go to the children's room nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #120

. dionysus Sep 2013 #161

She is entertaining when she does that Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #169

you can count on it any time someone disagrees with her ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2013 #181

one can only get caught making shit up about themselves so many times before they become a complete dionysus Sep 2013 #186

Send them to the "Children's room?" Just because they SlimJimmy Sep 2013 #189

Putin is laughable donna123 Sep 2013 #62

All Empires die, nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #64

It's all here if you want it in detail. go west young man Sep 2013 #78

"What is wrong with exceptionalism?" sibelian Sep 2013 #96

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #188

K & R, bookmarked. A very important essay. Raksha Sep 2013 #69

The UN is not worth the paper it is printed on, sadly. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2013 #77

It still has moral force against those nations that try to circumvent it. reformist2 Sep 2013 #84

How do you mean? Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2013 #115

With all it's defects, the veto was a product of the failure of the League of Nations. nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #141

What makes you so sure we'd have had WW3 without the UN? Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2013 #142

It's a few decades since WW2 nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #144

I find it amazing how very nasty some on DU can be when one of us simply states his/her opinion emsimon33 Sep 2013 #80

I have most of those folks on ignore nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #152

Get out the Polonium and let's celebrate coldmountain Sep 2013 #81

Russia's use of force against Georgia 5 years ago would meet Putin's definition of an act of pampango Sep 2013 #83

The Georgian president provoked the attacks and was a buddy of the neocons nt soundsgreat Sep 2013 #91

Even so, the Russian response using force meets Putin's definition of an act of aggression. pampango Sep 2013 #93

You may want to read the EU report on causes and conditions go west young man Sep 2013 #103

I understand that Russia did not start it. My point is that Russia's military response meets Putin's pampango Sep 2013 #107

Georgia never shelled Russia at all muriel_volestrangler Sep 2013 #134

The EU report found that Russia was not the aggressor go west young man Sep 2013 #165

And by that standard, the USA could send in troops to Syria and 'not be the aggressor' muriel_volestrangler Sep 2013 #166

Yes it would nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #123

cobbling coalitions together under the slogan “you’re either with us or against us.” Martin Eden Sep 2013 #85

It is a very important Op Ed malaise Sep 2013 #89

Most likely his propaganda team wrote this opportunistic hypocritical bullshit.. DCBob Sep 2013 #92

You called it. FSogol Sep 2013 #100

Thats EXACTLY what this is. bunnies Sep 2013 #101

How you think you can be taken seriously with a post like that is astounding. go west young man Sep 2013 #106

Oh please. bunnies Sep 2013 #108

Tell me, when was the last time in your life time this has occurred? nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #122

Oh noes!11!!! bunnies Sep 2013 #130

See you at the Monthly Iggy Friday Potluck BBQ! zappaman Sep 2013 #143

Sweet! bunnies Sep 2013 #145

I need the recipe for the tomatoes maddezmom Sep 2013 #147

Welcome to the most happenin' group at DU... SidDithers Sep 2013 #167

You too Sid? bunnies Sep 2013 #168

If you could do us a favor...? zappaman Sep 2013 #170

lmao! bunnies Sep 2013 #171

as long as you save some for the rest of us... zappaman Sep 2013 #172

That is seriously one of the cutest things Ive ever seen. bunnies Sep 2013 #173

That thread is a hoot!!!! zappaman Sep 2013 #174

Right? bunnies Sep 2013 #175

Thanks... zappaman Sep 2013 #176

! bunnies Sep 2013 #178

I've got the vegetables covered~ sheshe2 Sep 2013 #180

awwwwww! bunnies Sep 2013 #184

It's certainly the fucking largest group. nt Codeine Sep 2013 #177

Oh noes! maddezmom Sep 2013 #132

Evolve. go west young man Sep 2013 #125

Ah yes, you know me so well. bunnies Sep 2013 #133

You are correct....Ketchum placed the article and gets well paid maddezmom Sep 2013 #105

Well the children are out in force today nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #137

Bwaaaaaah! Nadin has finally lost it! DCBob Sep 2013 #179

well, you used to just say people were incapable of comprehending your brilliance ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2013 #182

The Putin once subdued a Grizzly with his bare hands n/t Tveil Sep 2013 #97

It is really sad when our "trusted media" can't see PR schlock when it appears. FSogol Sep 2013 #99

He is JUST SO DREAMY! snooper2 Sep 2013 #102

Allow me to make your day. bunnies Sep 2013 #110

this was good orenbus Sep 2013 #118

Meh. HappyMe Sep 2013 #109

I have lived in four countries and spent copious amounts of time in a half dozen more Number23 Sep 2013 #111

+1 n/t FSogol Sep 2013 #112

+++ Whisp Sep 2013 #126

So the Yankee go home nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #127

Yes commrad, a well written editorial IsItJustMe Sep 2013 #113

That comrade comment sends you straight nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #129

funny how people who constantly belittle others ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2013 #183

BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHA tabasco Sep 2013 #117

There are a bazillion messages in here Taverner Sep 2013 #119

Putin: A Gentleman, A Scholar, A Peaceful Man, Who Only Wants Wants What's Best for Everybody! Skraxx Sep 2013 #121

LOL Inuca Sep 2013 #124

Useful idiot, indeed. Brickbat Sep 2013 #131

Oh, yes. I literally swooned when I read it. MineralMan Sep 2013 #135

I just wish I could believe it zipplewrath Sep 2013 #136

It is a remarkable piece for where it ran nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #138

He makes some good points, but the "false flag" accusation ruins the entire article IMO. DanTex Sep 2013 #149

That was pushing national agendas purely nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #150

I understand pushing national agendas, but that can be done without lying about something DanTex Sep 2013 #153

The problem is that the attack happened nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #154

What about the HRW report? Do you think that is credible/conclusive? DanTex Sep 2013 #155

Here is the problem nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #158

Interesting. I guess it's less cut and dry than I thought. DanTex Sep 2013 #162

It is all but cut and dry nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #163

What about all the field reporters that say it was Assad? maddezmom Sep 2013 #156

They don't count. zappaman Sep 2013 #160

Not for some apparently. zappaman Sep 2013 #151

Dayum! I never thought I'd say this, but Putin hit the nail on the head. Th1onein Sep 2013 #185