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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Feb 7, 2014, 12:21 AM Feb 2014

Obama Explains Putin's 'Shtick'

Source: TPM

CAITLIN MACNEAL – FEBRUARY 6, 2014, 6:55 PM EST

President Obama on Thursday rebutted the general perception that he has an "icy" relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"He does have a public style where he likes to sit back and look a little bored during the course of joint interviews. I think that's where some of these perceptions come up," Obama told NBC News in an interview airing Friday. "My sense is that's part of his shtick back home politically as wanting to look like the tough guy. U.S. politicians have a different style. We tend to smile once in a while."

Obama says the two actually have a pretty good time together.

"The truth of the matter is that when we are in meetings there are a lot of exchanges, there's a surprising amount of humor, and a lot of give and take," he said. "He's always treated me with the utmost respect."

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Obama Explains Putin's 'Shtick' (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2014 OP

I don't think any other president ... frazzled Feb 2014 #1

I'm going to Cha Feb 2014 #4

MY sense is that mpcamb Feb 2014 #2

Based on what? What the MSM tells you? MattSh Feb 2014 #5

Brainwashed much? davidpdx Feb 2014 #6

That was a Tea Party clip, wasn't it? valerief Feb 2014 #12

!!! Tarheel_Dem Feb 2014 #13

I gotta say: Obama is king at being diplomatic Skittles Feb 2014 #3

He's smooth. Never let 'em see ya sweat! MADem Feb 2014 #7

Try and say that three times in a row..LOL..n/t monmouth3 Feb 2014 #8

.... treestar Feb 2014 #9

I'm sure it helps that the current POTUS doesn't refer to him truthisfreedom Feb 2014 #10

Oy vey! I'm farklempt. More Yiddish, Mr. Prez!!! Love it. nt valerief Feb 2014 #11

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

1. I don't think any other president ...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 12:26 AM

Feb 2014

would use the word "shtick."

Cha

(297,296 posts)

4. I'm going to

Reply to frazzled (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 02:12 AM

Feb 2014

miss President Obama

mpcamb

(2,871 posts)

2. MY sense is that

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 12:26 AM

Feb 2014

Putin is among the worst of the trash like Pearle and Cheney and Bush that by money and contacts, sift to the top of the dungheap that is the current politics and thru contacts with repressive forces remains there while the masses suffer.

MattSh

(3,714 posts)

5. Based on what? What the MSM tells you?

Reply to mpcamb (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 02:40 AM

Feb 2014

You do know the wars in the Middle East are winding down? You do know that the war industries were deprived of a new source of revenue when action in Syria and was blocked? And that Iran may or may not pan out?

Ever since the time of Napoleon, when the west wanted to pump up their war industries and stir phony patriotism, they looked east to Russia. It's the same as it ever was. Sad to see Americans blatantly falling for the same crap again.

According to the UN, Russia is #55 of 197 countries on the world's human development index. They rose 11 places in the last two years. And that a lot of the current conditions came as a result of the implementation of the Shock Doctrine (see Naomi Klein), implemented by the USA and Yeltsin. And that Russians consider Yeltsin and Gorbachov to be the worst leaders of the 20th century? But hey, don't let a few facts interrupt your 2 minute hate.