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Maraya1969

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71. Macron is so hot with his firm intelligent stance! He's not afriad of the bullies

Mon May 29, 2017, 08:29 PM

May 2017

like our entire GOP is. They look like such kittehs compared to him!!

(Would love to hear more talk like this from our Dems too. it seems like Maxine Walters is one of the strongest so far! )

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Macron said THIS today while standing literally right next to Putin. Damn. [View all] kpete May 2017 OP

applause! luvMIdog May 2017 #1

K&R n/t rzemanfl May 2017 #2

Macron is correct on this. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #3

Hey France, can we trade presidents? NastyRiffraff May 2017 #4

Why do you hate France? Wounded Bear May 2017 #8

Too true, he's our problem NastyRiffraff May 2017 #15

Understood... Wounded Bear May 2017 #16

Maybe putin has a spare bedroom for his boyfriend erronis May 2017 #23

He's our problem, but NEVER forget that a majority of Americans liberalnarb May 2017 #77

A few more years and we will have boats of US refugees fleeing to Germo-Franco land harun May 2017 #72

Our president mercuryblues May 2017 #5

He deflects. Maybe it was a 400lb person in their bed? It could be anyone.. Yet, The Wielding Truth May 2017 #38

"Our"? No, he's "the president" but not mine. liberalnarb May 2017 #78

Spoken like a real president FM123 May 2017 #6

What's so surprising? sharedvalues May 2017 #7

I think you could use some support for many of these allegations. E.g., "Christian WinkyDink May 2017 #12

Support here. Putin is courting US Christian right. sharedvalues May 2017 #13

Yes, so true! wolfie001 May 2017 #43

Also all the rest are publicly posted sharedvalues May 2017 #14

Forgot one: Putin paid Stein to siphon votes away from HRC. sharedvalues May 2017 #18

Stein needs to be investigated.She was at the table w both Alice11111 May 2017 #62

Des couilles BeyondGeography May 2017 #9

A smart no BS leader you have there France congrats! workinclasszero May 2017 #10

I sure hope Macron Blue_Roses May 2017 #11

Formidable! Mme. Defarge May 2017 #17

The Putin-Macron handshake the world was waiting for - WP dalton99a May 2017 #19

How unmanly! No arm sockets getting ripped out. Sad! leftstreet May 2017 #24

Wow! Look at Putin's face and body language during that little speech.... pangaia May 2017 #20

Kept taking deep breaths. Seems he was trying to stay calm. JudyM May 2017 #73

Like he's thinking.. gotta break this guy's kneecaps... pangaia May 2017 #74

It must be difficult for Macron to find pants colorado_ufo May 2017 #21

LOL!! Duppers May 2017 #30

Lol MFM008 May 2017 #60

Putin is a chickenshit and can not look Macron in the face. Doreen May 2017 #22

Hey Ed Schultz!...... dawnie51 May 2017 #25

Macron certainly isn't starting out with a whimper DFW May 2017 #26

Just like a Frenchman to bring a guest to a crystal ball bresue May 2017 #27

And all I ever hear from the Trump bootlickers is the French are cowards. Nope, airmid May 2017 #28

Welcome to DU, airmid! calimary May 2017 #49

It was pretty ridiculous. My mother's family came here from France airmid May 2017 #52

While Trump supporters say "Russia is our friend". Confederate flag supporters keithbvadu2 May 2017 #29

President Macron. roamer65 May 2017 #31

Purely optics, but Macron is also taller than Putin mainer May 2017 #32

Optics is what Putin's attack was all about. Macron is fighting fire with fire. nt SunSeeker May 2017 #37

First the Frenchman crushes trumps hand GulfCoast66 May 2017 #33

Won't be seen on faux! LOL Lib May 2017 #34

I'm liking this new French president. calimary May 2017 #50

We are all cilla4progress May 2017 #35

THIS. This is leadership. This is defending one's country and calling out its enemies. SunSeeker May 2017 #36

Who is a surrender monkey now? dalton99a May 2017 #39

GRIN workinclasszero May 2017 #42

+1 dalton99a May 2017 #44

Tee hee! Macron's got big ones. DinahMoeHum May 2017 #40

In my dream world the speech would have ended with... 47of74 May 2017 #41

Putin Really Looks Very uncomfortable DDySiegs May 2017 #45

Never thought I'd post this, but here we are Fritz Walter May 2017 #46

Love it! calimary May 2017 #51

Now THAT'S how you do it. nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #47

Macron is Great. And zentrum May 2017 #48

Putin looks puny in stature & demeanor there. Madam45for2923 May 2017 #53

Looks like the French made a good choice. Eyeball_Kid May 2017 #54

I think we're seeing what "moral courage" looks like. Eyeball_Kid May 2017 #55

Avec #Poutine? jpak May 2017 #56

OMG! Putin in French is Poutine. Buck Turgidson May 2017 #63

K&R Scurrilous May 2017 #57

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow May 2017 #58

Look for him to trip and fall out of a 20th floor hotel room or shoot himself doc03 May 2017 #59

The big difference in a real president, one who know how to conduct himself and even standing Thinkingabout May 2017 #61

we should not refer to the five-yer-old as "our president", because he is neither. niyad May 2017 #82

I listened to the clip burrowowl May 2017 #64

extremement impressionnant JHan May 2017 #65

This is real leadership. democrank May 2017 #66

Germany and France are telling Putin that Europe will stand up to his fucking ass! Quixote1818 May 2017 #67

If our leaders do not lead, we will find other leaders to follow. applegrove May 2017 #68

he's got guts onetexan May 2017 #69

he impresses me more every day Skittles May 2017 #70

Macron is so hot with his firm intelligent stance! He's not afriad of the bullies Maraya1969 May 2017 #71

so, the president of France can say that about Russia NewJeffCT May 2017 #75

I'm not crazy about Macrons centrism, but damn he's a badass. liberalnarb May 2017 #76

Macron is taking names and kicking ass!! the people of France sure hit the jackpot w Macron. AgadorSparticus May 2017 #79

this is why I have always loved the French and the right wing hates them... Javaman May 2017 #80

putie, to me heaven05 May 2017 #81