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Kid Berwyn

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37. White Power
Wed Feb 22, 2023, 04:40 PM
Feb 2023
In Putin’s Circle, Obama Was the 'N-Word’

By Richard Prince
The Root, 3/16/18

Russian President Vladimir Putin was so contemptuous of Barack Obama that Putin’s aides, if not Putin himself, would refer to the United States’ first black president using the N-word, according to a just-released book by two investigative reporters.

Michael Isikoff, now chief investigative correspondent for Yahoo News, and David Corn, Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones, also cite information indicating that Donald Trump, who had claimed that Obama was not born in the United States, vied with Putin in his hatred of the 44th president. They report on a controversial dossier that said Trump hired prostitutes to defile space where the American president and first lady had slept.

“Putin and his inner circle had nothing but utter contempt for Obama and his administration — much of it cast in racist terms,” Isikoff and Corn write in “Russian Roulette: : The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America and the Election of Donald Trump.”

“Putin and his top advisers routinely denigrated Obama and his national security team as ‘weak’ and ‘indecisive’ — and then, contradictorily, blamed him for meddling in Russia’s internal affairs. In Putin’s presence, Obama would be called a ‘monkey,’ and it was not uncommon for the American president to be referred to as the N-word.”

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https://www.theroot.com/putins-circle-considered-obama-the-n-word-1823832442

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Because Trump is Putin's pal Diamond_Dog Feb 2023 #1
It's a legit question winetourdriver01 Feb 2023 #2
A number of reasons lapfog_1 Feb 2023 #3
Seems to me that most questions, especially about the repugnants, rurallib Feb 2023 #4
This will give insight (Hint: $$$$) TheBlackAdder Feb 2023 #5
Because they hate Democracy. GoCubsGo Feb 2023 #6
Kompromat & rubles SheltieLover Feb 2023 #7
He is white, cynically supports the Russian Orthodox Chruch, DBoon Feb 2023 #8
Putin is a fascist and so are right wingers Mysterian Feb 2023 #9
Mostly THIS! nt Samrob Feb 2023 #12
believe you answered your own question. Money republianmushroom Feb 2023 #10
They have been conditioned to reflexively oppose anything Democrats support and vice versa Effete Snob Feb 2023 #11
Fox heavily supported him as the Anti-Obama underpants Feb 2023 #22
Many are authoritarians who genuinely want authoritarian government Hortensis Feb 2023 #13
Idiotic hypocrisy. Their rampant condemnation of socialism oasis Feb 2023 #14
$$ and fascism jcgoldie Feb 2023 #15
turds of a feather plop together eShirl Feb 2023 #16
good one vlyons Feb 2023 #36
Authoritarianism/Strong Man certainty vs democracy's changes/money -- did I mention money? Hekate Feb 2023 #17
Pootie is the direct OPPOSITE of a communist FakeNoose Feb 2023 #18
As the MAGAT t-shirts read, 'I'd rather be a Russian than a Democrat'. Omnipresent Feb 2023 #19
I'll spring for packets of sunflower seeds they can carry in their pockets gratuitous Feb 2023 #28
Two primary reasons BannonsLiver Feb 2023 #20
I suspect it is one of two reasons... Ferrets are Cool Feb 2023 #21
Fascists attract fascists. Emile Feb 2023 #23
Listen to Putin Johnny2X2X Feb 2023 #24
It's because Putin is a right-wing authoritarian. Happy Hoosier Feb 2023 #25
Russia infiltrated and owned the repub party long ago. usonian Feb 2023 #26
They secretly know he helped get Trump elected.... Chakaconcarne Feb 2023 #27
That's an interesting take Effete Snob Feb 2023 #30
Russia is no longer Communist. It is a right wing oligarchy Caliman73 Feb 2023 #29
Right now approx 40% of GOP'ers support the war in Ukraine WarGamer Feb 2023 #31
White supremacy MaryMagdaline Feb 2023 #32
Because Russia is so white... and Ukraine is sooooo... white? WarGamer Feb 2023 #33
Because Putin is a white supremacist MaryMagdaline Feb 2023 #34
I never said it made sense MaryMagdaline Feb 2023 #35
White Power Kid Berwyn Feb 2023 #37
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