George Bush isn't in charge, says Vladimir Putin

[kskiska]

Source: Times Online

In a thinly veiled dig at George Bush, Vladimir Putin today suggested that the US President was not in charge of American affairs, saying that it was “the court that makes the king”.

Amid heightened tensions with the US in the wake of the war in Georgia, the Russian Prime Minister insisted that the US leader was a man of honour and integrity, but blamed members of the administration for the sharp deterioration of relations with Russia.

”I still hope we will maintain good relations, but it is the court that makes the king,” he told a group of foreign journalists in an interview at his residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

He nonetheless spoke fondly of his relationship with Mr Bush, saying, only half-jokingly: ”I treat President Bush better than some Americans would”.

Read more: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4734894.ece

[hlthe2b]

1. I suspect he is thinking more "court jester" or likely, "court idiot"

rather than implying Bush* to be the control of US judicial courts.

[yellerpup]

9. Yes, the reference was to the 'royal' court.

Nothing to do with justice at all--although that department did have a jester of it's own.

[philly_bob]

11. In other words, his Royal Chamberlain -- Dick Cheney! n/t

[yellerpup]

19. Yup. The "gentleman" of the chamberpot.

:puke: The chamberpot is cleaner than he is.

[Bake]

37. I think it was a deft double entendre.

Obviously, his primary reference was to the "royal court." But don't think for an instant that he is not aware that it was SCOTUS that put * in the White House in the first place.

Good one, Pootie Poot.

Bake

[melody]

2. No kidding! Wow, that's a real surprise!

:rofl:

[VWolf]

3. He's right, dontcha know

The supreme "court" "made" the king.

[kskiska]

4. He's speaking of "court" in the royal sense

Bush's courtiers are the ones in charge.

[balantz]

5. I'll bet he really has very little if any respect for shrubbie.

He is just playing his cards carefully.

[EFerrari]

6. Well, duh, Vlad. n/t

[bread_and_roses]

17. LOL, good one! (n/t)

[Dr.Phool]

7. E tu, Pootie - Poot?

[Dover]

8. Yes the court makes AND selects the king. NOT the American people...n/t

[frog92969]

10. He treats Chimpy better then I would.

That's for Damn sure!

[Raster]

12. Well, it was the SUPREME COURT that made the boy-king.

And it is the courtiers that hold the power. george w. bush* was the President of the United States only in his own mind and in the minds of the millions of gullible idiots. cheney* the impaler was always the power behind the throne. Always.

[DinahMoeHum]

13. Putin has been playing Bush for a pansy all these years.

:evilfrown:

[lutefisk]

25. Putin at once despises and is amused by the little Bush. Our POTUS is a joke...n/t

[jimlup]

14. Putin tells the truth ...

The emperor still has no cloths!

:rofl:

[cyndensco]

15. "I treat President Bush better than some Americans would."

:rofl:

[shadowknows69]

20. Ten minutes alone and I could prove that theory

[HopeHoops]

16. And here I thought Putin was smarter than that

WHAT TOOK HIM SOOOO LONG to grasp the obvious?

[MadrasT]

18. Problem is, a comment like that could be just enough

to set The Chimperor off... it's almost like Puti's begging for it... :nuke:

:hide:

[madrchsod]

21. well pootie poo -caribou barbie is gunning for you.....

ya better watch what you say...

[Dogtown]

23. And she knows all about him

'cause she lives right next door!

:rofl:

[HopeHoops]

26. "Caribou Barbie" - now THAT is a good nickname!

[nbcouch]

22. Vladdie, stop it, you're killing me!

"Honour and integrity"??? Too funny! And are you just now coming to the realization that Bush is not and has never been in charge?

Welcome to our world, bubba!

[Vidar]

24. Notice that our supposed enemies even speak the truth more often than our supposed leaders.

[Doctor_J]

27. The world sees him as a pathetic joke, a stupid, mean, lying fraud

the smallest of men and leaders. He'll be forever the biggest stain on America's history books

[AlphaCentauri]

32. Are we going to be able to skip that chapter?

[trthnd4jstc]

28. Honour and Integrity-George Bush-Nah, tell me another one. n/t

[cureautismnow]

29. Pootie-Poot is just jealous because Shrub never gave him a neck rub. n/t

[PfcHammer]

30. Putin could kick BUsh's ass 10 different ways

[Honeycombe8]

31. Not sure what he means by that. The Supreme Court that appointed Bush, maybe? A dig at...

democracy and how Bush got into office....a two-for-one dig? Pretty clever, if that was it.

[TheWatcher]

33. He means that Bush is a Puppet and runs nothing.

He's right.

[yellowwood]

34. A Cautionary Tale

We have long understood that Pres. Bush is not in charge. In fact, we suspect that he doesn't even know half of what's going on. He's manipulated by his "handlers," neocons such as people who were members PNAC. People like Rumsfeld, Abram, Wolfowitz, Woolsey, Libby. They're not all gone. Randy Scheunemann is still playing a big part.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century

Now some Americans are proposing that we put Sarah Palin within a heartbeat of the Presidency. Who do you think her handlers will be? You know that she won't be able to make her own decisions without help.

[NeoConsSuck]

35. but it is the court that makes the king

AIPAC, PNAC, and the rest of the NeoCon scum.

What's pitiful is he knows more about the inner workings of this administration than 65% of the American sheep.

[leveymg]

36. Putin is correct about this. Dubya was "removed in place" three years ago.

See, Daily Kos: How the U.S. military would remove Bush-Cheney
How the U.S. military would remove Bush-Cheney. by leveymg. Sun Feb 18, 2007 at 08:59:48 AM PDT. There's a term for when the military replaces its ...
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/18/10343/6778

and

The U.S. Military Will Not Go to War With Iran for Bush Hotlist
by leveymg
Fri Mar 17, 2006, http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/3/17/172417/205

[redqueen]

38. That's a big DUH. What did he say to Woodward? "I'm not in those meetings"? (nt)