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oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)
53. Beautiful gesture.
Sat Jul 26, 2014, 12:24 AM
Jul 2014

Conservaphobe, do you have any way of tracking what happens to the paper that ran this? My trust is zero that it will last after publishing this.

Thank you for the post.

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What a beautiful gesture... CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2014 #1
It really is beautiful RobertEarl Jul 2014 #54
Wow! calimary Jul 2014 #2
The emperor will not be amused Jack Rabbit Jul 2014 #3
+1 Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #4
I love it!!!!! LOL. nt. IronGate Jul 2014 #6
Nice. :-) nt conservaphobe Jul 2014 #7
Credit for the Tsar's portrait Jack Rabbit Jul 2014 #39
How long before this newspaper is shut down? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #5
Just what I was thinking. randome Jul 2014 #9
There's a very heavy price for reporting outside the Kremlin's very strict guidelines. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #20
A newspaper editor is destined for the furnace. GliderGuider Jul 2014 #8
Where is Putin's apology? Schlomo Morgenstern Jul 2014 #10
seriously, that kind of a gif reminds me of right wing propaganda. zeemike Jul 2014 #11
yes, if it's a slam on an effin dictator like Putin... uhnope Jul 2014 #12
So the end justifies the means. zeemike Jul 2014 #14
apparently, Putin supporters can't tell the difference between a cartoon and reality uhnope Jul 2014 #16
Cartoons have always been a part of propaganda. zeemike Jul 2014 #21
Godwin called. He said to tell you, "YOU LOSE!" 11 Bravo Jul 2014 #37
+1 Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #40
Right, looking at history for lessons is a violation of Godwin's law. zeemike Jul 2014 #42
but you called it "dishonest". It's a cartoon. It's not supposed to tell us uhnope Jul 2014 #38
And if that was a cartoon about Obama and Benghazi zeemike Jul 2014 #41
Only if it were true that Obama was negligent, and that led to the Benghazi attack. NYC Liberal Jul 2014 #52
Is that your opinion based on some facts I don't know about? zeemike Jul 2014 #55
Nobody here is claiming Putin "shot down that plane". NYC Liberal Jul 2014 #56
Well the "cartoon" I replied to did. zeemike Jul 2014 #68
Criticism of Putin = Warmongering. Ever notice it's the same group who have a problem with Obama? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #22
Putin's protectors who are hatin' on the USA and just love what Putin has done with Russia Cha Jul 2014 #49
My dear Cha, that image speaks volumes. I know it's not strictly enforced, but there are..... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #51
Yes, it does speak volumes, Tarheel.. Luckovich gets it! Cha Jul 2014 #60
Oh, I've definitely noticed. NYC Liberal Jul 2014 #57
It's inescapable. Like I said, they're as transparent as mud. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #58
What is transparent RobertEarl Jul 2014 #61
Everything you said, but in reverse. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #62
Sad RobertEarl Jul 2014 #63
Sad RobertEarl Jul 2014 #63
So sad, you had to post it twice, huh? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #65
Computer Glitch RobertEarl Jul 2014 #66
Huh! I think we're done here RE, you have a good one now, mmmkay? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #67
Link for "Putin...or others we want a war with"? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #17
Sorry no links to my head zeemike Jul 2014 #23
So the rest of us are somehow responsible for the shit you make up in your head? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #24
Good one. IronGate Jul 2014 #27
! Bobbie Jo Jul 2014 #30
I like to blame other people for the wholly irrelevant thoughts that pop up in my brain too. LanternWaste Jul 2014 #28
Like the advertising industry. zeemike Jul 2014 #31
What "left"?..... socialist_n_TN Jul 2014 #45
It is the label they chose for themselves. zeemike Jul 2014 #46
Yep. That's why I don't like self-identifying types of polls... socialist_n_TN Jul 2014 #47
I'll support pro-gay corporatism over anti-gay fascism. joshcryer Jul 2014 #59
What's RW about it? IronGate Jul 2014 #15
Bizarre when RW Putin defenders complain about RWers in USA uhnope Jul 2014 #18
Ain't that the truth. IronGate Jul 2014 #19
See post 16. zeemike Jul 2014 #29
you doth protest too much--you're a regular Putin/Russia gov promoter and defender uhnope Jul 2014 #32
Well I am glad you know what box to put me in. zeemike Jul 2014 #44
Geez, you don't think we can read and know where you stand? IronGate Jul 2014 #34
Which can also be said of the USA. zeemike Jul 2014 #43
Ok, that's a fair assessment. IronGate Jul 2014 #48
FWIW, that's a very touching cover there. Very sad, too. freshwest Jul 2014 #13
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #25
seconded. good to know there is one tiny corner of journalistic freedom left in Russia uhnope Jul 2014 #33
K&R stevenleser Jul 2014 #26
+1 davidpdx Jul 2014 #36
Kick BeyondGeography Jul 2014 #35
The Tweets from Muscovites were coming in early acknowledging their responsibility unlike putin.. Cha Jul 2014 #50
Beautiful gesture. oldandhappy Jul 2014 #53
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