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sibelian

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23. Well that might be a problem for Obama, one day...

Reply to trumad (Original post)

Thu Sep 12, 2013, 01:07 PM

Sep 2013

....if Obama ever gains an interest in addressing the Russian people directly on the subject of gay rights. Perhaps it forms part of his long game or perhaps it doesn't. We'll see.

As it is, the fact that Obama is unlikely to receive access to that channel of communication doesn't really invalidate Putin's opinions as expressed in his editorial for the New York Times. If you seek to refute his position, an indication of assymmetry between the channels of communication through which his and Obama's opinions might be made public leaves out the content of his position altogether, which is difficult to accept as a refutation.

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I wonder if Putin will allow Obama to write an OpEd for the Russian newspapers... [View all] trumad Sep 2013 OP

What would Obama say? "I evolved on the issue last year, what taking you so long?" The Link Sep 2013 #1

Nice try... trumad Sep 2013 #2

I have no Idea WTF I am looking at snooper2 Sep 2013 #6

Russians kidnap a young, gay man... SidDithers Sep 2013 #8

sick bastards snooper2 Sep 2013 #10

They have minutemen type militias doing this daily. trumad Sep 2013 #13

Yup... SidDithers Sep 2013 #17

Obama's positions - since he had positions - are far to the left of Putin's karynnj Sep 2013 #15

of course.. but it will need to be properly edited (censored) for public consumption. DCBob Sep 2013 #3

That's right... trumad Sep 2013 #5

The topic is Syria. One problem at a time. nt snappyturtle Sep 2013 #4

Huh? trumad Sep 2013 #7

No, you did. Why would Russia allow the POTUS to write snappyturtle Sep 2013 #9

It is a subject that has been discussed quite frequently the past year... trumad Sep 2013 #11

Well I, for one anyway, am happy that the NYT printed snappyturtle Sep 2013 #22

Point taken - but would a Russian paper print an editorial on karynnj Sep 2013 #18

Obama met with LGBT groups in Russia less than a week ago... SidDithers Sep 2013 #21

They couldn't print it in the newspapers mockmonkey Sep 2013 #12

Well the point of this Op is to basically say that Putin can go fuck himself. trumad Sep 2013 #14

I know mockmonkey Sep 2013 #19

Great Idea! I'm all for a regular exchange of unedited OP-eds..... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #16

Well it'd have to innit? ismnotwasm Sep 2013 #20

Well that might be a problem for Obama, one day... sibelian Sep 2013 #23