Vladimir Putin Calls John Mccain 'Nuts' In Outspoken Attack

[Purveyor]

By Alex Spillius
12:59PM GMT 15 Dec 2011

The Russian prime minister called the former presidential candidate “nuts” in response to Twitter comment about Russia’s parliamentary elections that drew allegations of fraud and triggered large protests.

Mr McCain’s tweet read: "Dear Vlad, The Arab Spring is coming to a neighbourhood near you."

Mr Putin turned stony faced when asked about the tweet on his annual televised phone-in.

"Mr McCain fought in Vietnam. I think that he has enough blood of peaceful citizens on his hands. It must be impossible for him to live without these disgusting scenes anymore.

MORE...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8958294/Vladimir-Putin-calls-John-McCain-nuts-in-outspoken-attack.html

[limpyhobbler]

1. Dear John McCain, please do not make "cutesy jabs" at leaders of other big countries especially russ

especially Russia, via your twitter account. I understand you have the Twitter account, so you feel like you have to do something cute and funny with it, but it's not helpful.

[Scuba]

2. I think McCain's nuts, but for other reasons. n/t

[davidpdx]

3. I think locking them both in a cell together would do the world some good

Imagine McCain sticking his tongue in Putin's ear in the middle of the night. Kind of makes you sick doesn't it?

[WheelWalker]

4. It's times like this that I'm glad

I can't see pictures in my brain.