GCB Defined, Putin New President of Russia

Preview for Sunday 031112

"Good Christian Bitches." No do not get mad at me. That's what GCB stands for. I had no idea. I see the Promos, and it's not my kind of show to begin with. Looks like Desperate Housewives on Steroids, but I have no idea what it's about. Now I know what GCB means.

Hey folks,

Happy Sunday to ya. You know who I am, and you know that THIS is the Big Sunday Edition of the OPNTalk Blog. Glad you stopped by. As aways, if you want to contact me, send in articles, comments, complaints, {Smile} of just say hi, the email is opntalk@gmail.com.

QUICK!!! What time is it? Are you sure? Did you set your Clocks ahead? Yeah. You may be late. So those of you that are still here {Smile} let talk about "GCB." Which apparently stands for Good Christian Bitches. I had no idea, nor do I really care. I'll never watch the show. Not because of the Name, just not my type of show. But there is a controversy building out there. No, not the name. But Newt Gingrich. According to The Politico - Gingrich calls new TV show anti-Christian By GINGER GIBSON 3/10/12 11:21 AM EST

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, speaking to a crowd in Gulfport, Miss., on Friday teed off on a new ABC show called "GCB," which is based on the novel "Good Christian Bitches.”

"Here's to show you the biases of the elite media, look at the new show that's on that has the word 'Christian' in it and I want you to take the exact name, drop out Christian and put in Muslim,” Gingrich said. “And ask yourself, is there any network that would have dared to run a show like that and you know the answer is not a one because anti-Christian bigotry is just fine in the entertainment industry but they have to be very protective of Islam."

He is 100 percent right here. Actually Newt, they would not put the name of ANY other Religion. Christianity is just find with them. They do not care about offending Christians. Radio Stations couldn't care less about Offending Christians. No one cares if a Christian complains. But some Cartoonist draws a Picture of Mohamed? All hell breaks loose. Produce a show that has "Christian" in the title and one that appears to be all about making fun of Christianity, NO PROBLEM! Lets do it. "But Sir, it may offend someone." "So? Who? Those dumb hicks? They will love the show too. The Women will be doing things they only WISH they could do." So, on it goes. And if enough of you watch it, on it will stay.

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Well get to all that in a second. Did you see the front page of, well, any paper last week? Did you see the Headlines? Did you catch the News on TV? Putin is the New Russian President? No? He is, and NO ONE is reporting about it. I told you he wasn't going anywhere, and that he would be the President again. Here he is. Also as predicted by me, Dmitry Medvedev will simply move over to the Prime Minister Job. Putin got 63 Percent of the Vote.

The only news I've seen on this is from something called The Ticket - Are Obama-Putin relations in Siberia? By Olivier Knox White House Correspondent. Talking about how it took Obama a Week to call and Congratulate him on his Win.

Did President Barack Obama deliberately snub Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin by waiting nearly a week to telephone him after his election victory?

Outside observers say da. The White House says nyet. Well, mostly nyet.

Obama aimed to reach out to Putin from Air Force One while on a campaign-style swing to Virginia and Texas, spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters.

"It took a little while to schedule the call," Earnest said. So was the call congratulatory? "I just said he called him."

Yeah, if you remember, Obama REALLY wanted the other guy, Mikhail Prokhorov. We talk about Prokhorov back on Sunday, December 18, 2011 OPNTalk - Putin Is NOT Going Anywhere I told you there are only TWO real Possibilities.

Now they want you to think that this guy is Legit. He may very well be. That Stupid, that is. First he has to acquire two million signatures he needs to get on the Ballot. Then he needs a Platform that he claims he will announce soon. Then he needs to get the Majority to Vote for him over Putin. Putin is NOT going anywhere. I don't know if I can say the same about Mikhail Prokhorov.

You see the last guy that Challenged Putin is rotting in a Jail Cell as we speak. Mikhail Khodorkovsky who was The Yukos Oil Company Chief, found his Company destroyed and now sits in Jail. Does the same or worse Fate await Mr. Prokhorov? You just do not mess with a Dictator's Master Plan.

Or? Option two, which is the one I would subscribe to more. He is nothing more than a Puppet. Working with Putin. This is a theory many "in the know" are starting to float. You see, there really are some in Russia that want nothing to do with the old USSR. They LIKE Freedom. They LIKE their new Life. We all know that Putin has been attempting to regain all the Territories that split with Russia post Mother Russia, USSR days. He wants them all back. He wants a new Cold War with America, if not an outright one. He WILL be the Russian President again very soon.

People, perhaps taking a cue from the "Arab Spring" and falsely believing that this is a Freedom Movement that overturned Regimes, started Protesting and Rioting. They wanted to let the World know that they we not part of Putin's Plan and wanted no part of it. But what other Option is there. It's a done deal. Putin becomes President, Medvedev the Prime Minister. So along comes Mikhail Prokhorov. The hope. The Change. The PAWN. The Protesters all go away. Plan commences as planned, Prokhorov loses, in perhaps an even close election, Putin is President. This gives the Illusion that Putin was picked BY the People.

63 Percent of the Vote. Putin got enough to say the Majority of the People want him back, but not enough for others to call it "fixed." Like when other Dictators get 100 percent of the Vote.

Folks, With the Iranian Situation, Putin now the President, North Korea, China, then right here back at home. Our Debt, Economy, Jobs, Energy costs, ETC. You HAVE to ask yourself a truthful question. Can we really afford four more years of Obama? The answer is NO.

Going to fill my cup. Be right back..
Peter

Sources:
Politico - Gingrich calls new TV show anti-Christian
The Ticket - Are Obama-Putin relations in Siberia?
OPNTalk - Putin Is NOT Going Anywhere

World War Three?

I keep warning you, but now, the World is starting to sound the Drum Beats of War.

Hey folks,

You've no doubt heard of the Arab Spring? We all know what that means. The Muslim Brotherhood is on the march. They are taking over all the Middle East. Who IS the Muslim Brotherhood? Islamofascists. Who do they answer to? Iran. We have HELPED them take over entire Countries. Out of Ignorance or on purpose, not sure which is worse, this Administration has assisted them in their quest.

Now we have the Syrian situation. You know what is going on there. Right?

China, along with Russia, recently supported Damascus by vetoing a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have condemned Assad's regime. During his visit Saturday to Syria, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun urged dialogue and called on all parties to stop the violence.

Now we learn this today.

Two Iranian warships docked Saturday at a Syrian port, the Iranian broadcaster Press TV reported.

The vessels - a destroyer and a supply ship - are to provide maritime training to Syria's navy under an agreement between the two countries, according to the report.

China and Russia have also blocked the U.S. in it's attempts to be ever more forceful in dealing with Iran's Nuclear Quest. Speaking of Russia, did you catch this?

MOSCOW — A nasty spate of anti-Americanism set off by Vladimir V. Putin has grown into waves of attacks aimed at the new American ambassador and Russian opposition leaders, raising questions about the future of U.S.-Russian relations.

The attacks started just before the December parliamentary elections and have intensified as the March 4 presidential vote approaches. Although widely viewed as aimed primarily at a domestic audience, they have grown shriller and more aggressive, provoking debate about whether Russia is deliberately giving a cold shoulder to President Obama’s effort to promote more productive relations.

A main target of the attacks is Michael McFaul, the new ambassador, a longtime democracy advocate and Russia expert who as a top aide to Obama has been an architect of what the White House calls a “reset’’ with Moscow.

The anti-American campaign bears trademark Soviet and KGB thinking, reflecting the mindset of many of the high-level officials appointed by Putin as well as their efforts to protect their power and privileges from the gathering opposition.

I have been telling you for YEARS now, that Putin WANTS Mother Russia back. He WANTS a new "Cold War" with the U.S. He has never lost control of Russia and WILL again be their President.

So we have Iran, ACHIEVING their Nuclear Quest and creating a BOMB that they WILL use to Wipe Israel off the Map. We have Iran on the march all over the middle East, complete with THIS Administration HELPING them. You have Russia going backwards toward the Dark Days of the USSR. You have Russia and China taking the side of Iran. Don't forget about North Korea. And you have a Nuclear Iran that has already said they will defeat Israel and the "Great Satin." {America}

Meanwhile, Israel will have to defend itself, SOON. It will have to attempt to stop Iran before they are DESTROYED. If we do nothing, the original Holocaust will look like a walk in the Park. If Iran attacks Israel with Nuclear Weapons, then attacks US, It will be too late. China and Russia WILL get involved and World War Three WILL make the other Two look like Pea Shooting Contests. Dark Days are coming. REALLY Dark Days.

We need a Leadership that understands World Events and what is going on. We need a Leadership with the guts to do whatever they need to do to prevent this. Iran is the key to all of this. Will Russia and China get involved? Perhaps. But if we do nothing?

I do not think Russia nor China are interested in deploying Nukes themselves. They will talk tough, they will maybe get involved today if we allow and back Israel in doing what Israel MUST do. But if Iran DOES use Nukes, then we will have to. If we do? Then Russia and China, even North Korea, might join in. We are facing some tough choices here folks. Choices that need to be made soon. The drums have started. Time is running out. Doing nothing is no longer an option.
Peter

Sources:
The AP - Prosecutor, judge killed in northwest Syria
Haaretz.com - Iranian warships dock at Syrian port after crossing Suez Canal
The Washington Post - In Russia, Putin allies sharpen anti-American attacks ahead of elections

Putin Is NOT Going Anywhere

I don't know if I can say the same about Mikhail Prokhorov.

Hey folks,

So who is Mikhail Prokhorov? He is a Russian Billionaire who wants to challenge Putin for President. Now there are two possibilities here. Only TWO. Make no mistake about this. It has always been the plan to put Putin back in power as President. President Dmitry Medvedev was, and has always been, nothing more than keeping the seat warm. A Figure Head. Putin as Prime Minister was still running the Show.

The plan is simple, President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin, simply swap Jobs. Medvedev becomes PM and Putin is once again President. But now there is Mikhail Prokhorov? Yes. The one that owns the New Jersey Nets.

Now they want you to think that this guy is Legit. He may very well be. That Stupid, that is. First he has to acquire two million signatures he needs to get on the Ballot. Then he needs a Platform that he claims he will announce soon. Then he needs to get the Majority to Vote for him over Putin. Putin is NOT going anywhere. I don't know if I can say the same about Mikhail Prokhorov.

You see the last guy that Challenged Putin is rotting in a Jail Cell as we speak. Mikhail Khodorkovsky who was The Yukos Oil Company Chief, found his Company destroyed and now sits in Jail. Does the same or worse Fate await Mr. Prokhorov? You just do not mess with a Dictator's Master Plan.

Or? Option two, which is the one I would subscribe to more. He is nothing more than a Puppet. Working with Putin. This is a theory many "in the know" are starting to float. You see, there really are some in Russia that want nothing to do with the old USSR. They LIKE Freedom. They LIKE their new Life. We all know that Putin has been attempting to regain all the Territories that split with Russia post Mother Russia, USSR days. He wants them all back. He wants a new Cold War with America, if not an outright one. He WILL be the Russian President again very soon.

People, perhaps taking a cue from the "Arab Spring" and falsely believing that this is a Freedom Movement that overturned Regimes, started Protesting and Rioting. They wanted to let the World know that they we not part of Putin's Plan and wanted no part of it. But what other Option is there. It's a done deal. Putin becomes President, Medvedev the Prime Minister. So along comes Mikhail Prokhorov. The hope. The Change. The PAWN. The Protesters all go away. Plan commences as planned, Prokhorov loses, in perhaps an even close election, Putin is President. This gives the Illusion that Putin was picked BY the People.

This is not some tin foil hat wearing thing. Even Mikhail Prokhorov's FRIEND says so. He is not the only one.

"Prokhorov's task is to accumulate protest voters and help Putin get elected," Boris Nemtsov, an opposition leader and Prokhorov friend, told the Interfax news agency. Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov, who also is running for president, echoed that view.

Of course he denies this. But do you really believe that he stands a chance? Even if he was this stupid?

You know, one of the Problems with people here, observing Elections elsewhere in the World is that they tend to look at things the way they know. The way they are here. They are not US. This is why I could tell you without doubt, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was going to win his re-election, and why I'm telling you Putin is back. This is also why it is SO important to STOP Voter Fraud HERE. So these type of things do NOT happen here.

Folks, make no mistake about it. There are people here that try to play these games. Obama WILL NOT WIN in a Straight and Fair Election. So his, and the State Run Media's, main Job is getting the person they FEEL is the best chance to satisfy those "annoyed Urban Communities." As Vladislav Surkov, the Kremlin's powerful Domestic Policy Chief calls them. The Left call Conservatives. But the trick is to pick someone, DESTROY anyone else that DOES Pose a threat, and allow Obama to walk into another 4 years.

That is all that is going on here folks. Do not get excited about seeing someone stand up to oppose Putin. Either he is working WITH him, or he just will no longer be around. Putin is BACK. Then again, he never really left.
Peter

Sources:
The Wall Street Journal - Russia Mogul to Vie With Putin for Presidency
Critics Say Prokhorov's Bid Intends to Aid Prime Minister by Diverting Unhappy Voters By GREGORY L. WHITE And IRA IOSEBASHVILI

The Empire Strikes Back

This time Lasers and the Jedi may not help.

Hey folks,

The Rebel Alliance is real. However, there is no Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, nor a Force for good backing them. No Princesses, Millennium Falcon, or Band of X Wing Fighters ready to launch to take out the Evil Death Star.

No folks, no lights, cameras, nor action. This time it's REAL. Unfortunately, there is also no Yoda to impart the Wisdom and knowledge of how to deal with this VERY REAL Threat to Freedom and Peace. You see, this time it's REAL.

I told you a few years ago that Vladimir Putin was not going anywhere. He simply stepped back into the shadows and allowed the New President, Dmitry Medvedev, to take his place as a figurehead. Nothing more nor less. Make no mistake about it, as Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin was still very much in charge.

I have been telling you how he is attempting to get back all the Old USSR Territories. The The Georgia War was just a step in that direction, toward that end. He has been working in quiet for some time to put into place the things he needs to bring this about.

With this American President in place, he has no fear. Now is the time to stop hiding it. Now the day is coming for him to take his rightful spot back in the Limelight. Back as the Official Head of Russia. Now more and more people are starting to take notice. It is no longer just me, sounding the Alarm. According to The Guardian - Putin prepares the Russian empire to strike back

The reincarnation of the current PM as president poses a challenge to western powers for which they seem ill-prepared

Thank you Obama.

As prime minister for the past four years, Vladimir Putin never really went away. But his looming reincarnation as the all-powerful, executive president of Russia – the country's "paramount leader" in Chinese parlance – poses a stark challenge for which the US, Britain and other beleaguered western powers seem ill-prepared. As president, potentially until 2024, Putin has one overriding objective: the creation of a third, post-tsarist, post-Soviet Russian empire.

Putin famously described the collapse of the Soviet Union, the "evil empire" of Ronald Reagan's imagining, as "the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century". His aim, once this weekend's heavily managed parliamentary elections and next March's presidential coronation are out the way, is to put this disaster to rights. Reinstalled as president, and with his political potboy, Dmitry Medvedev, pushed aside, Putin will again exercise unchallengeable control over Russia's external affairs.

Never much interested in domestic policy, Putin's only political trick is a hyper-nationalism that pits a proudly embattled Russia against a hostile, US-led, world conspiracy. But the trick works. Despite mounting criticism during the Duma campaign, both supporters and opponents acknowledge his perceived achievement in restoring Russia's standing in the world following Boris Yeltsin's chaotic 1990s decade.

Accepting the presidential nomination of his United Russia party last month in an otherwise tedious speech, Putin said: "When I hear people shout out 'Russia', I think the entire audience should do that." The response, according to witnesses, was a deafening chant of 'Ro-see-ya! Ro-see-ya!" while Putin pounded his fist on the podium.

Make no mistake about this folks. Putin has support.

Elements of Putin's strategy to make Russia great again are slowly coming into focus. Much of the plan is defined by Russia's opposition to the US, the traditional foe. Thus the Kremlin announced last week that it would renounce the strategic arms reduction treaty (known as New Start) agreed with Washington two years ago if the US did not abandon its European missile defence plans.

This announcement, coupled with the unveiling of a new Russian missile base in Kaliningrad on Nato's doorstep, has striking implications. New Start was the centrepiece of Barack Obama's 2009 "reset" of bilateral relations. The reset is viewed by the White House as a major foreign achievement (and 2012 re-election asset) for a president who has but few to his name.

Missile defence ostensibly aimed at deterring Iran is seen as another success. With the US preoccupied by wars in the Middle East and South Asia and fixated by the Arab spring, a quiet Russian "front" has been deemed essential by Washington. Putin appears set to change all that.

On his eastern flank, meanwhile, Putin is busy reviving the idea of a remodelled union embracing the former Soviet republics of central Asia, an arrangement that prospectively boosts Russian political and military influence. "Russia will begin this new iteration of a Russian empire by creating a union with former Soviet states based on Moscow's current associations, such as the customs union and the collective security treaty organisation. This will allow the 'EuU' [a Eurasia union] to strategically encompass both the economic and security spheres … Putin is creating a union in which Moscow would influence foreign policy and security but would not be responsible for most of the inner workings of each country," said Lauren Goodrich in a Stratfor paper.

Putin's third empire project also includes, crucially, a tightening of Moscow's politicised grip on Europe's strategic energy supplies.

Following last month's Gazprom deal with Belarus, industry analysts suggest up to 50% of Europe's natural gas could be controlled by Russia by 2030. This is hugely significant: Putin's new Russian empire can only be financed by continuing, high-priced energy export revenues. In effect, Europe could be paying for its own future domination.

The empire-fights-back scenario has numerous other aspects. Recent remarks by Medvedev about the lack of wisdom, in the context of the 2008 Georgia conflict, of unchecked Nato enlargement vividly illustrated Russia's visceral opposition to any interference in what used to be called its "near abroad" – and Putin's desire to roll back the western encroachments of the past 20 years. Russia's determination to defend wider spheres of traditional influence in the non-aligned and developing world can be seen in its obdurate refusal to penalise Syria, in the face of almost universal outrage over the crackdown there; and in its de facto defence of Iran's nuclear programme. Putin, meanwhile, continues to prioritise Russian military modernisation.

Western countries inclined to take issue with this external empire-building, or with Russia's lamentable internal democracy and human rights deficit, have been told to save their breath. "All our foreign partners need to understand this: Russia is a democratic country, it's a reliable and predictable partner with which they can and must reach agreement, but on which they cannot impose anything from the outside," Putin told the United Russia convention. Attempts to influence the election process or the reform agenda were "a wasted effort, like throwing money to the winds".

As Putin – former secret policeman, physical fitness fanatic and hyper-nationalist – prepares to resume Russia's presidency, his third empire ambitions become ever clearer. March's election will be no contest. Only when it is over will the real fight begin.

Folks, none of this is a surprise. I have been warning you about this for years. I have been following Little Hitler's Rise in Iran and the relationship with Russia. Let's not forget what is going on in the Middle East, where The Muslim Brotherhood is taking over. Obama continues to play games here, including weakening our relationships with our Allies and weakening our Military, and National Security by the furthering of his Liberal Agendas. I keep telling you. As Obama plays games, the World grows even more Dangerous.

2012 is the MOST important Election in the history of this Country, because never more true than today, America itself is on the line here. We can not survive another 4 years of this insanity. The only thing that can successfully defend us from all these growing threats, is AMERICAN GREATNESS. The only thing that brought down the USSR the first time, was AMERICAN GREATNESS. The only thing that has kept the World in relative Peace, and those that would rather see us gone at bay, IS, WAS, and NEEDS to be again, AMERICAN GREATNESS. It really is, just that simple.
Peter

Sources:
OPNtalk - Russia Up To Dirty Tricks Again.
OPNTalk - Russia Returning to USSR
The Guardian - Putin prepares the Russian empire to strike back

DLA For Sunday 120411

Someone finally taking Russia serious.

Hey folks,

I just got done talking about Russia. I have been telling you for years now that Russia, Putin in particular, needs to be closely watched. Putin wants the good old days of the USSR back. He wants a new Cold War with America.

Now I'm not going to rehash all the things we have been talking about over the years, but it is crystal clear what Putin's intentions are, for anyone paying attention. We also know that Russia IS working WITH Iran on THEIR Nuclear quest.

So Obama names Michael McFaul, a Senior Adviser to Obama on Russia, to be the new Russian Ambassador. Knowing the Obama and Crews willingness to "Compromise" and "Work With" those that have little to no interest in our well being, our Display of Logic Award Winner is standing in the way. He wants assurances first.

According to 77 WABC Radio News / AP - US lawmaker blocking Obama's pick for Russia envoy Dec. 2, 2011 4:42 AM ET By DESMOND BUTLERDESMOND BUTLER, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator is blocking President Barack Obama's nominee to become ambassador to Russia over suspicions the U.S. might provide Moscow with sensitive missile defense information.

The administration says it has no plans to provide such data. But it says the assurances sought by Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., are so broad, they would prevent any substantial cooperation on missile defense.

The dispute with Kirk further complicates the Obama administration's efforts to get U.S.-Russian relations back on track at a time of increased tensions over missile defense.

It also has political overtones ahead of next year's elections. The White House considers improved relations with Russia, including the signing of a major arms reduction treaty, to be one of the big foreign policy successes of Obama's presidency. Republicans have accused Obama of granting too many concessions to Russia and getting little in return.

Again, I do not want to rehash all this, but you know as well as I that Putin doesn't care about us. Oh, he will sign an agreement to reduce Nukes if he is sure we WILL. And with Obama, he is pretty sure we WILL. But, uh, how do we know if they do? You get the point.

Kirk is holding up the nomination of Michael McFaul, a senior adviser to Obama on Russia. In an interview with The Associated Press, Kirk said he wants written assurances that the United States will not provide Russia with any currently classified information on the missile defense system.

Kirk said he is particularly concerned that the administration could offer Russia data on the speed of interceptors planned for Europe in order to ease Russian fears that the system could knock out Russian ballistic missiles.

He said he also is concerned about Russia's "record of espionage and cooperation and dialogue with Iran." He said precise data on the interceptor speeds could help Iran evade the U.S. defenses. The U.S. insists its missile interceptors are aimed at countering a threat from Iran.

{Laughing} So he doesn't trust them because of their recent historical FACTS. Their own actions. We already know that they ARE doing these things. The sad thing is, we also know Obama. We know his willingness to throw American Security under the bus for his own Political Gain. Sen. Mark Kirk is showing Logic, and intelligence, to seek assurances that we will not simply lay down for Russia in the hopes that they will follow. Obama and Crew do not say they will NOT do these things. They admit EVERYTHING is on the table.

The administration says that while it is not considering such an offer, it does not want to limit its options by ruling out any exchange of sensitive information they say would be essential for any substantial missile defense cooperation.

"In the future, some classified information exchange may benefit the United States," White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said in a statement.

U.S. missile defense plans in Europe have been one of the touchiest subjects in U.S.-Russian relations going back to the administration of Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush.

One of Obama's earliest moves to ease tensions was the administration's 2009 announcement that it would revamp Bush's plan to emphasize shorter-range interceptors. Russia initially welcomed that move, but has more recently suggested that the new interceptors could threaten its missiles as the U.S. interceptors are upgraded.

U.S. talks with Russia over missile defense cooperation have nearly broken down. Russia recently threatened to target missiles at the U.S. missile defense systems in Europe and just commissioned a radar in Kaliningrad, near the Polish border, capable of monitoring missile launches from Europe and the North Atlantic.

So why do we trust them? It's like watching an old Western. You got two guys standing there with Guns drawn. The Bad Guy says he will drop his if the Good Guy does first. The Good guy drops his, BANG! "Hey you already knew I'm the Bad Guy."

Congratulations Sen. Mark Kirk. You ARE the Winner of the Display of Logic Award for today, Sunday December 4th 2011. For showing that you can observe Reality, apply Thought and Logic to what you Observe, and the fact you are willing to ask for assurances, THANK YOU. There is Hope that we may be able to turn this mess around in 2012. We just need more of the Right People in the Right Places. Obama and Crew are NOT the Right People.
Peter

Sources:
77 WABC Radio News / AP - US lawmaker blocking Obama's pick for Russia envoy

Mother is Coming Back

What I have been saying, is coming to pass.

Hey folks,

All the way back to Monday, December 24, 2007, I was telling you about this. Remember when Time announced it's Person of the Year? Remember who that was? That's Right. It was Vladimir Putin. I said this.

He wants to bring back the Soviet Union. He has threatened to revive the Cold War. Person of the Year?

On Thursday, January 01, 2009, I posted this. I Hope Obama Is Watching I said THIS:

First day into the new year. January 1, 2009, and we see that Russia is continuing it's quest, or Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's quest that is, to bring Russia back to the days of the USSR.

As I have been telling you, Russia is on the move. Putin wants to restore all the Russian Territories and will do pretty much anything to achieve it. The Georgia war was the latest move.

Now it appears to be the Ukraine. Remember back on September 17, 2008 I posted this.

The Russia / Georgia War is NOT a surprise. They want it back. They do not like America being allies with Georgia. Nor do they like the fact that they CHOSE to break away from the Mother Country.

I keep telling you that Putin, wants the old Soviet Union back. First was Azerbaijan. A former Soviet republic that borders the Caspian Sea, and lies just north of Iran. This is where we discovered another Islamofascist terrorist attack being planned to be carried out against the U.S. Embassy in the capital, Baku.

Then we have Russia invading Georgia. And seizing control of the oil pipelines there. Then I told you that the Ukraine's governing coalition collapsed on that Tuesday in a crisis that threatens to knock the ex-Soviet country of 47 million people off its pro-Western course and back into Moscow's orbit.

Then we learned that he is going to "Run" for President again. Basically, he and the current President are simple going to switch Jobs. Dmitry Medvedev will take over as Prime Minister, and Putin will become President again. Putin To Be President of Russia, The New USSR? Now we learn THIS. According to Reuters - Russia's Putin says wants to build "Eurasian Union" By Gleb Bryanski Reuters – Mon, 3 Oct, 2011

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he wants to bring ex-Soviet states into a "Eurasian Union" in an article which outlined his first foreign policy initiative as he prepares to return to the Kremlin as the country's next president.

Putin said the new union would build on an existing Customs Union with Belarus and Kazakhstan which from next year will remove all barriers to trade, capital and labor movement between the three countries.

We know why he is doing this folks. He wants the USSR BACK! He wants the good ol' days of Mother Russia. He WANTS a new Cold War.

"We are not going to stop there and are setting an ambitious goal -- to achieve an even higher integration level in the Eurasian Union," Putin wrote in an article which will be published in Izvestia newspaper on October 4.

You want even more Proof?

Putin, who once called the collapse of the USSR in 1991 "the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century," said his new project would not resemble the Soviet Union.

"It would be naive to attempt to restore or copy something from the past. However, a stronger integration on a new political and economic basis and a new system of values is an imperative of our era," Putin wrote.

Russia's relationship with its ex-Soviet neighbors has been troubled by trade and political disputes and even armed conflicts such as the 2008 war with Georgia.

Putin said he saw the new union as a supra-national body which would coordinate "economic and currency policy" between its members. It would also be open to new members.

Putin said that the Customs Union would expand to take in Central Asian republics of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. He also made a veiled criticism of Ukraine which chose to stay outside the union citing its commitment to European integration.

Anyone can see the intent here. He can attempt to dress it up anyway he wants. Like Liberals in this country that tell you stripping away your Freedoms are for your own good. ETC. When you KNOW the Person, you understand their actions. He is on his way. Is anyone watching. Is anyone paying attention? We live in a Dangerous World. And it is getting more and more Dangerous by the Minute.
Peter

Sources:
OPNTalk - Person of the Year?
OPNTalk - I Hope Obama Is Watching
Reuters - Russia's Putin says wants to build "Eurasian Union"

Putin To Be President of Russia, The New USSR?

The return to the New USSR is almost complete.

Hey folks,

It truly is sad, when little old me, an everyday kind of guy, with a Blog, know more about World Affairs than the President of the United States, and his Advisers. It makes the World a FAR scarier place than ever.

I have been talking about Russia for years. I have told you that Putin was not going anywhere. He has been in charge the whole time. He has been working on returning all the Lands lost and working on creating a NEW USSR.Back in January and February of 2008, I was talking to you about Putin wants to start a NEW Cold War with us. I just posted OPNTalk - Russia Up To Dirty Tricks Again.

Check out the archives and you will see all the things I have been warning you about is coming to pass. Medvedev was just a figurehead. A Puppet. Now, Medvedev will be taking Putin's place as Prime Minister and Vladimir will once again become President. According to the AP- Putin to run for Russian presidency in 2012 By JIM HEINTZ

MOSCOW (AP) -- Vladimir Putin's decision to reclaim the presidency next year sets up the possibility that he could rule Russia until 2024 and foreshadows a continuation of the strongman rule that many in the West have called a retreat from democracy.

He WANTS the old days of Mother Russia BACK.

Although Putin departed the Kremlin in 2008 due to term limits and moved about two kilometers (1.5 miles) down the road to the prime minister's office, in a sense he never left at all. He cannily used Russia's state-controlled national TV channels to remain the country's pre-eminent political figure, with appearances portraying himself as a bold adventurer in Russia's wilderness, a vigorous advocate of the country's global importance and, occasionally, as a bit of a rogue consorting with scruffy motorcyclists.

His hand-picked successor as president, Dmitry Medvedev, appeared as little more than a tame youngster in comparison - enthusing about Twitter and issuing earnest statements about the need for reforms, but achieving few tangible results.

"He didn't do anything important, and I'm pretty sure they didn't let him do anything," said Vyachelsav Mazurkov, who was spending a cool fall afternoon in a Moscow park soon after the congress of Russia's dominant political party approved Putin's candidacy. Although Medvedev had shown flashes of independence, particularly in denouncing the corruption that flourished during Putin's presidency, he was seen by many as simply a placeholder while Putin bided his time until he could legally return.

Kind of the way the rest of the World sees OUR President, the inexperienced man-boy President, Barack Obama. They do not fear him. They do not trust him to make wise decisions. They feel now is the time to make their moves. Now according to The Financial Times - Putin to return as Russian president By Charles Clover and Catherine Belton in Moscow September 24, 2011 6:20 pm

Russia’s prime minister Vladimir Putin will return to his post as president next year after he and president Dmitry Medvedev announced they were switching jobs.

The announcement was made on Saturday at the annual conference of United Russia, the hegemonic party that controls two-thirds of Russia’s parliament. It put to rest intrigue over Mr Putin’s next move.

Now many are saying what I have told you from the beginning.

The announcement confirms the long-held impression that Mr Medvedev was only ever a place holder for Mr Putin, who was constitutionally prohibited from a third term after serving as president from 2000-2008.

Mr Putin is now likely to win two consecutive 6 year terms, giving him a total of a quarter century in power from the time he took over the Kremlin in 2000. He remains Russia’s strongest political figure despite stepping aside for four years.

Mr Putin started proceedings, telling delegates that Mr Medvedev would succeed him in heading the United Russia party’s election list in December 4 parliamentary elections. Later, he suggested Mr Medvedev’s candidacy for prime minister, which Mr Medvedev accepted.

Also according to the AFP - Medvedev backs Putin for president in 2012

AFP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday announced he will step aside in 2012 polls and backed Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to return to the Kremlin for a new stint that could last until 2024.

Ending months of uncertainty over which of the men would run, Putin swiftly accepted Medvedev's proposal to run for president in carefully-choreographed speeches at the ruling party annual congress that dismayed liberals.

In an apparent consolation prize for the man who will go down in history as post-Soviet Russia's only one term president, Putin said Medvedev should become his prime minister in 2012 and head the party list in upcoming legislative polls.

Couple this with Little Hitler's rise in power and continued Nuclear Quest in Iran, North Korea, The rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, and lets not forget China, we have a President who's only answer to the Economy, Energy, Jobs, Housing, all our problems here at home? One answer. Raise Taxes. Continue his Liberal Agendas. Does he ever look out his window? We need someone who does. When they do, we need someone , who understands what they see.
Peter

Sources:
OPNTalk January and February">Archives 1
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AP- Putin to run for Russian presidency in 2012
The Financial Times - Putin to return as Russian president
AFP - Medvedev backs Putin for president in 2012

Russia Up To Dirty Tricks Again.

I keep telling you, Putin wants the USSR back.

Hey folks,

Since Russia, and well, ANYBODY else out there, no longer fear us, they are feeling more and more bolder. They are feeling more and more empowered. Now I've been telling you that Putin is still in charge. I keep telling you, Putin wants the USSR back.

I keep giving you examples after examples. Showing you how he is going about it. I also keep showing you how this Administration seems to be completely Ignoring it. Now we learn, that Russia is back to playing Dirty Tricks again. According to The Washington Times - Russia uses dirty tricks despite U.S. ‘reset’

In the past four years, Russia’s intelligence services have stepped up a campaign of intimidation and dirty tricks against U.S. officials and diplomats in Russia and the countries that used to form the Soviet Union.

U.S. diplomats and officials have found their homes broken into and vandalized, or altered in ways as trivial as bathroom use; faced anonymous or veiled threats; and in some cases found themselves set up in compromising photos or videos that are later leaked to the local press and presented as a sex scandal.

“The point was to show that ‘we can get to you where you sleep,’ ” one U.S. intelligence officer told The Washington Times. “It’s a psychological kind of attack.”

Despite a stated policy from President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev of warm U.S.-Russian ties, the campaign of intelligence intimidation - or what the CIA calls “direct action” - has persisted throughout what both sides have called a “reset” in the relations.

They have become worse in just the past year, some U.S. officials said. Also, their targets are broadening to include human rights workers and nongovernmental organizations as well as embassy staff.

In the Past Year? Lets see, why the Past Year? Oh yeah, Obama. Now we have a down graded Credit Rating. We are causing massive sell offs in the Market. Continued Record High Unemployment. Record high Foreclosure rates. Over 48 percent of the people in this country are Unemployed and or, receiving food stamps. And we have a President that seems to care NOT what the rest of the World does as long as they leave him alone so he can ruin this Country for them. They no longer fear us. They KNOW Obama will do nothing.

The most brazen example of this kind of intimidation was the Sept. 22 bombing attack on the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia. A National Intelligence Council assessment sent to Congress last week confirmed that the bombing was ordered by Maj. Yevgeny Borisov of Russian military intelligence, said four U.S. officials who have read the report.

False rape charge

One example of such intimidation occurred in 2009 against a senior U.S. official in the Moscow office of the National Democratic Institute (NDI), the congressionally funded nongovernmental organization that promotes democracy throughout the world. The Times has withheld the name of the official at the request of NDI.

According to a Jan. 30, 2009, cable from U.S. Ambassador John Beyrle disclosed by WikiLeaks, USAID employees received an email with a doctored photo of the NDI official reclining with an underage girl.

The email from someone purporting to be a Russian citizen accused the official of raping her 9-year-old daughter.

In the cable, Mr. Beyrle said the embassy thought the Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) was behind the smear attack, which also appeared in Russian newspapers. The FSB is the successor agency of the Soviet-era KGB.

Kathy Gest, the NDI director of public affairs, said, “The allegations recounted in the WikiLeaks memo are all false and were protested at the time. We consider the matter closed and NDI, which is legally registered in Russia, continues its programs.”

Former Sen. Christopher S. Bond, who served as the vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence between 2007 and 2010, said he had raised the issue of Russian intimidation of U.S. diplomats with the Obama administration.

“We are concerned about the acts of intimidation as well as their record on previous agreements and other activities,” Mr. Bond said. “It’s a real concern, I’ve raised it. It’s not the intelligence committee that fails to understand the problem. It’s the Obama administration.”

Yevgeny Khorishko, a spokesman for the Russian Embassy in Washington, said accusations that Russian diplomats have stepped up intimidation of U.S. officials were false.

“Those are absolutely false insinuations that are not worth any comments. Such kind of ‘information’ is disseminated by those who are not pleased with the new state of the Russian-American relations,” he said.

Recent escalations

Since 2007, according to two U.S. intelligence officials, American posts in Belarus, Russia, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan have complained about instances in which junior Foreign Service officers have come home to find jewelry rearranged, cigarette butts stubbed out on the kitchen table, defecations in the bathroom, and break-ins with nothing of value stolen.

More recently, visiting congressional staff on official delegations have complained of having their hotel rooms broken into and seeing their things rearranged, according to these officials.

David A. Merkel, who served as deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs in 2008 and 2009, said he had seen an escalation in these kinds of direct actions starting in the last two years of the George W. Bush administration.

“It’s meant to limit a diplomat’s ability to meet with individuals by aggressively demonstrating that they are being watched. If you are a political officer and you are cognizant your actions are being watched, you are less willing to meet with people, even if this is a normal activity for a political officer,” said Mr. Merkel, who also served as director for European and Eurasian affairs on the National Security Council from 2005 to 2007.

Other U.S. officials said the intimidation campaign escalated even more in 2010 after the Obama administration expelled 10 Russian “deep cover” agents as part of a spy swap.

Mr. Merkel said these acts of intimidation were reported throughout what Russia calls its “near abroad,” or the independent states that used to be part of the Soviet Union.

“It’s mainly focused on people whose jobs are domestic politics and human rights reporting,” he said. “You have to appreciate how much courage it takes for a foreign national, a Russian or a Belarusian to meet with our diplomats because they know they are being watched.”

Another diplomat who was targeted for embarrassment was Kyle Hatcher, who served at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow as a political officer responsible for tracking religious freedom in Russia.

In August 2009, two Russian newspapers printed stories based on spliced video footage of Mr. Hatcher at a hotel room, claiming he was employing the services of a prostitute.

Two U.S. officials familiar with the incident, who asked not to be named, said the U.S. intelligence community saw this as the work of the FSB.

“They intercepted some phone calls he made and spliced them in a way that made them look strange. Then they took footage of him in a hotel room or something. They made it all look like they had footage of him in sex acts with prostitutes in a hotel,” one of those officials said.

Long history

Moscow’s intelligence services long have played dirty tricks on U.S. diplomats. In the “Spy vs. Spy” world of the Cold War, operations known as “honey traps” - a young, attractive woman woos a U.S. Foreign Service officer into state of semi-undress where he can be photographed and blackmailed later - were commonplace.

The KGB-trained services also on occasion would deliberately break into the hotel room or residence of visiting dignitaries. In some cases, these incidents escalated and U.S. diplomats found their pets killed.

These kinds of tactics largely quieted down after the Cold War, but a spike in such incidents at the end of the 1990s prompted the Clinton administration to form a special bilateral committee to look into them. Moscow’s representative at the time was Vladimir Putin, a former KGB officer who would later become president of the Russian Federation.

The spike in these incidents, described by one U.S. intelligence official as “discreet acts of intimidation,” has been raised discreetly by members of Congress with the Obama administration since 2009.

But the issue became public last month after The Times published a series of stories about the bombing attempt in Georgia.

After The Times published an interview with a Georgian interior ministry official laying out evidence that Mr. Borisov was behind the bombing attempt, five senators led by Republicans Jon Kyl of Arizona and Mark Kirk of Illinois asked the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to provide a briefing on the incident.

In response to that query, the Obama administration released an assessment from the National Intelligence Council, the analytic arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

That report, four U.S. officials said, concluded that two bombs were placed outside a parking lot that abuts the U.S. Embassy compound. One bomb exploded outside the parking lot, another unexploded bomb was tossed over the parking lot wall.

The CIA concluded that Mr. Borisov was acting on orders from Russian military intelligence headquarters, according to these officials. The State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research assessed that Mr. Borisov was acting as a rogue agent, these officials said.

Jamie Fly, executive director of the Foreign Policy Initiative who also served on the National Security Council staff in 2008 and 2009, said the incidents of intimidation of U.S. officials were evidence that the “reset” policy had failed.

“These types of Russian activities directed against U.S. officials, combined with Russian policies pursued by Moscow against U.S. allies, show the concept of a reset in relations with Russia is a joke,” Mr. Fly said.

Internal Russian politics

Mr. Obama was far more optimistic last week in an interview with Russia’s official ITAR-Tass news agency.

“Well, first of all, I think it’s important for us to look back over the last two years and see the enormous progress we’ve made. I started talking about reset when I was still a candidate for president, and immediately reached out to President Medvedev as soon as I was elected. And we have been, I think, extraordinarily successful partners in moving towards reset,” he said.

An administration official who defended Mr. Obama’s reset policy stressed that the political leadership of Russia was sincere in wanting to improve ties with the United States.

“There are most certainly some in the Russian government - nationalists, hard-liners, KGB folks, etc. - who don’t like the reset and are doing whatever they can to derail it,” this official said.

The official compared the Russia situation to domestic U.S. political divisions.

“We also have our critics/skeptics here within the U.S. government who are also still busy fighting the Cold War. And in these matters, they have good justification since certain elements of the Russian establishment are also still fighting the Cold War,” the official said.

This official pointed to Russia’s willingness to help supply U.S. troops in Afghanistan and their support for U.N. sanctions against Iran, North Korea and Libya as evidence of the reset policy’s success.

“The Kremlin seems to be a willing partner, even if maybe some in that regime don’t like this new trend and are doing what they can to derail it,” he said.

However, on Tuesday, Mr. Putin, now Russia’s prime minister and widely seen as its real leader, made some belligerent comments about the U.S., calling it a “parasite” on the world economy.

At a conference of the Nashi and Young Guard youth associations, Mr. Putin also suggested that his country would invite the Georgian breakaway province of South Ossetia into the Russian Federation, effectively annexing land taken in a war three years ago.

Mr. Putin, a former FSB director, is widely regarded as the real man in charge of Russia’s elite establishment of current FSB and former KGB officers.

In 2006, sociologist Olga Kryshtanovskaya produced a study that found 78 percent of Russia’s current elite had ties to the KGB or FSB.

Read the last two sentences again folks. "Mr. Putin, a former FSB director, is widely regarded as the real man in charge of Russia’s elite establishment of current FSB and former KGB officers." And "In 2006, sociologist Olga Kryshtanovskaya produced a study that found 78 percent of Russia’s current elite had ties to the KGB or FSB."Of course he is. Of course they ARE. Just like Obama and all of HIS Czars, Putin has in place those that will help him further his agenda. We need someone in the White House that A, Loves this Country. B, WILL defend it. C. Be able to see and understand all the dangers out there, and be bold enough to put a stop to them. Plain and simple. Not a President that is doing our enemy's Job for them.
Peter

Sources:
The Washington Times - Russia uses dirty tricks despite U.S. ‘reset’

Obama Contemplating Playing Dictator While The World Grows More Dangerous

I have been warning you about this one.

Hey folks,

First, since the GOP refuse, per the American People, refuse to increase Taxes to cover Obama and Crew's out of control spending, Obama is contemplating becoming a full fledged Dictator, and just doing whatever he wants. To hell with the American way, and the Constitution. This is not the first time he has openly Dreamed of being a Dictator. According to ABC Political Punch - Obama tempted to go it alone--if only he could. By ABC News' Jon Garcia and Jake Tapper.

What do the deficit negotiations and immigration reform have in common? President Obama says thinks he’d have a much easier time getting what he wants if only he could do it all himself.

“Believe me, the idea of doing things on my own is very tempting. I promise you not just on immigration reform. But that's not how our system works,”

The 14th Amendment does NOT give him the Authority to Raise the Debt Ceiling by himself, contrary to what they are trying to get you to believe. Congress can GIVE him that Authority, but that is a dangerous proposition. This Idiot does not need to be given any more power. He needs to be thrown out of Office.

Meanwhile in the World, the World becomes a more dangerous place. First, while all these Political games and BS are playing out, and Obama still refuses to get out of the way of us using our own resources for our Energy Needs, The UK Guardian reports this: Iran revolutionary guards' commander set to become president of Opec

Rostam Ghasemi, who is blacklisted by western powers, could have major role in determining global oil price.

A senior commander of Iran's revolutionary guards, who is subject to comprehensive international sanctions, has been nominated as the country's oil minister, a position that currently includes the presidency of Opec.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, sent a list of four ministers, including Rostam Ghasemi, commander of the revolutionary guards' Khatam al-Anbia military and industrial base, to the parliament for approval, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

Should the parliament confirm Ghasemi's nomination next week, the commander, who is targeted by US, EU and Australian sanctions, will be automatically appointed as head of Opec, giving the revolutionary guards access to an influential international platform.

You think things are bad NOW? Imagine Iran controlling our Energy Needs and WORLD Supply? Iran? You know, the Country ran by Little Hitler himself? The Country that WANTS Israel wiped off the map. Calls for the Death of America. Has come ever so close to creating a Nuclear Weapon. Who has just proven that they have the Rockets needed to CARRY a Nuclear Weapon to Israel, and American Interests. Who is about to join the Space Race, while Obama shut ours down. Yup THAT Iran. But wait. It gets BETTER. According to the Washington Times: Classified report: Russia tied to blast at U.S. embassy

U.S. intelligence agencies concluded in a classified report late last year that Russia’s military intelligence was responsible for a bomb blast that occurred at an exterior wall of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia, in September.

The highly classified report about the Sept. 22 incident was described to The Washington Times by two U.S. officials who have read it. They said the report supports the findings of the Georgian Interior Ministry, which traced the bombing to a Russian military intelligence officer.

The Times reported last week that Shota Utiashvili, director of information and analysis for the Georgian Interior Ministry, said the embassy blast and others in his country were the work of a Russian military intelligence officer named Maj. Yevgeny Borisov.

What? Russia? Our FRIENDS? What's this. It must be a mistake? Right? But that's not all. Also according to FP - Russia threatens to wreck the reset

Russia has threatened the Obama administration that it will end cooperation on Iran and prevent the transfer of material to Afghanistan if Congress passes a law criticizing Russian human rights practices.

And? According to Fox News - Russia Plans to Sink the International Space Station in 2020

Russia's space agency announced Wednesday that the International Space Station -- a space base the world's scientists and billions of U.S. tax dollars helped build and maintain some 200 miles above the surface of the Earth -- will be de-orbited and allowed to sink into the Pacific Ocean in 2020, just like its Russian predecessor, Mir.

"We will be forced to sink the ISS. We cannot leave it in orbit as it is a very complicated and a heavy object," Roscosmos' deputy head Vitaly Davydov said in an interview posted on the agency's website.

Why not? We can't really stop them. Hell, we have to RELY on them to GET there. Thank You Obama. Here is something else you need to keep an eye on. No. I will for ya. I have been warning you about this one. I told you that Putin wasn't going anywhere. I have been telling you HE is in charge of the Country. I have told you he WANTS the old USSR back. Now according to Reuters - RPT-Russia's Putin considering Kremlin return-sources

* Three sources say Putin considering return to presidency

* Putin has doubts about Medvedev

* Putin could run in March 2012 presidential election

Lets not forget about China, North Korea, all the Turmoil in the Middle East. This of course INCLUDES the War Obama starting in Libya and the fact he has just recognized the Muslim Brotherhood as an Official Government in Libya. Recognizes Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. Continues to dis our long time Allies. And seemingly ignores all else in the World.

Yes folks, While Obama plays Dictator Wannabe, the World Grows more and more dangerous. Why? One of the reasons is simple to understand. NO ONE fears Obama. The World thinks we are a Joke. They have no reservations on getting uppity while Obama is President. They know he will do nothing about anything. He is too busy destroying America FOR THEM. 2012 can not come soon enough folks. I'm not one hundred percent certain we could survive another 4 years.
Peter

Sources:
ABC Political Punch - Obama tempted to go it alone--if only he could
The UK Guardian - Iran revolutionary guards' commander set to become president of Opec
Washington Times: Classified report: Russia tied to blast at U.S. embassy
FP - Russia threatens to wreck the reset
Fox News - Russia Plans to Sink the International Space Station in 2020
Reuters - RPT-Russia's Putin considering Kremlin return-sources

Obama and Putin Sent By God

Not kidding here folks. Some ACTUALLY believe this.

Hey folks,

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OK. So Obama and Putin seem to have more in common than you may think. They are both sent to us by GOD. Remember all this back in 2008? Sting said this about Obama.

"In many ways, he's sent from God, because the world's a mess."

The Speaker of the House at the time, Nancy Pelosi said this.

“a leader that God has blessed us with at this time.”

People ACTUALLY believed that;

"Obama is the Second Coming as predicted in the Book of Revelations…Obama is sent by God to save America and the rest of world."

He even said that when he was Elected, the Sea Levels would lower. He was the Messiah in MANY people's eyes. In a FEW, he still is. Well? Seems he has a Brother. Yes, another sent by God to Lead his people. According to the AFP - Putin sent to Russia by God: Kremlin aide

Vladimir Putin was sent to Russia by God to help it deal with its troubles in the early post-Soviet era, the Kremlin's top political adviser was quoted as saying on Friday.

"To be honest, I think of Putin as a person who was sent to Russia by fate and the Almighty at a difficult hour," Interfax quoted first deputy administration chief Vladislav Surkov as telling Chechen television.

Look for this type of nonsense to be attempted again this Election Cycle. It will not work. The Magic is gone with Obama. But they will try. They will of course continue the Ridiculous "Obama is the most Brilliant President in History" BS again. Still no proof of Obama's Intelligence Level. Just words. His actions suggest otherwise. But hey, he does believe the same things as Putin. Maybe they really ARE Brothers. {smile}

Going to fill my cup. Be right back.
Peter

Sources:
MSNBC - Sting says Obama ‘sent from God’ to fix ‘mess’
The American Pundit - Pelosi: Obama Sent by God to Lead Us
Numalali - Was Barack Obama sent by God?
AFP - Putin sent to Russia by God: Kremlin aide

Person Of The Year?

Hey folks,

Good morning and Merry Christmas Eve. I caught this yesterday, simply ran out of time. I’ll admit I had no clue. I guess I’m not alone. I found out about this by Bloomberg. com. Apparently, according to Rasmussen Reports, only 42 % of you DID know.

Forty-two percent (42%) of American voters know that Vladimir Putin was selected as Time Magazine's Person of the Year. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 14% thought Al Gore won the award, 9% thought someone else was selected, and 35% were not sure.

Gee, I wonder why this was not a bigger deal. Remember who the Person Of The Year was last year? Me {Smile} Yup. Me, and you. Bloggers. DB Posters, ETC.

However, Americans were not enamored with the selection. When asked who they would have selected, just 4% named Putin. Only 20% of American voters have a favorable opinion of the Russian leader while 59% have an unfavorable view. Twenty-one percent (21%) believed he has helped Russia while 43% say he has hurt the nation.

He wants to bring back the Soviet Union. He has threatened to revive the Cold War. Person of the Year?

Bloomberg. com reported it this way.

Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin was named Time's ``Person of the Year'' for bringing his country ``roaring back to the table of world power,'' the magazine said on its Web site.

By threatening Cold War?

Putin, 55, who has said he may become Russia's prime minister after stepping down as president next year, has helped lead the country back to stability ``at significant cost to the principles and ideas that free nations prize,'' Richard Stengel, the magazine's managing editor, wrote in an article explaining the choice.

I would not be surprised if he DOESN’T step down.

``With dauntless persistence, a sharp vision of what Russia should become and a sense that he embodied the spirit of Mother Russia, Putin has put his country back on the map,'' Stengel wrote.

Remember folks, there are some HERE saying that THEY want to bring THIS country to what they feel it should become. With is just as much Socialism as the old Soviet Union. This may be why Putin was selected.

Time, owned by Time Warner Inc., started the annual ``Person of the Year'' cover story in 1927 with Charles Lindbergh, the aviator who made the first solo trans-Atlantic flight. Last year, Internet users behind the self-made content on Web sites such as Google Inc.'s YouTube.com won the honor.

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, a Nobel Prize winner, ``Harry Potter'' author J.K. Rowling, Chinese President Hu Jintao and David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, were named runners-up, the magazine said.

Time's nomination ``is not a recognition of Putin's positive impact,'' political analyst Yevgeny Volk of the Heritage Foundation in Moscow said by telephone. ``Many people have been named who played a rather controversial role,'' he said.

I’ll admit I did not know this either. Get this., they seem to have ALWAYS liked Tyrants.

Past winners include Adolf Hitler in 1938 and Josef Stalin in 1939 and 1942. Other Soviet and Russian leaders named Person of the Year by Time include Nikita Khrushchev in 1957, Yury Andropov in 1983 and Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987 and 1989.

``It's certainly a recognition of Putin's impact on domestic and world politics,'' Volk added. ``He really plays a big role in shaping the Russian political landscape and influencing international policy.''

I guess the truth is I did not know, because I really do not care. But it is interesting. Slate. com - Nation, world headlines Russian leader is time’s person of the year

NEW YORK — Russian President Vladimir Putin was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” on Wednesday for imposing stability that restored Russia as a world power.

The magazine recognized Putin’s “extraordinary feat of leadership in taking a country that was in chaos and bringing it stability,” said Richard Stengel, Time’s managing editor.

The magazine noted that “Person of the Year” is not an honor or endorsement but a recognition of leadership that shapes the world.

Sorry, but I give out the Idiot award for Idiots. Or those that have Idiotic moments. If I were going to award someone for the Person of the year, I would someone for positive reasons. But I’m not a lib.
Peter

Sources:
Rasmussen Reports - Person of the Year: Democrats Would Have Picked Gore, Republicans Rice or Petraeus
Bloomberg - Russia's Putin Is Named Time's `Person of the Year' (Update2)
Slate. com - Nation, world headlines Russian leader is time’s person of the year