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Cha

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35. Those "13%" must be Gay, Journalists who disagree with the dictator, and those on the internet
Sat Aug 9, 2014, 02:04 AM
Aug 2014

who are censored.. all squeezed into one little ol "13%".

Yeah, Putin is popular with America's rw assholes too.


Hey, Peactrain~

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Subtract up to 50% for poll fixing by the Kremlin. nt onehandle Aug 2014 #1
I don't think so anymore. My friend in Turkey who goes ballyhoo Aug 2014 #4
Bush's approval rating jamzrockz Aug 2014 #11
and that was triple his IQ. olddad56 Aug 2014 #55
polls kardonb Aug 2014 #32
Yeah right... when pigs fly Peacetrain Aug 2014 #2
GALLUP disagrees reorg Aug 2014 #5
Those "13%" must be Gay, Journalists who disagree with the dictator, and those on the internet Cha Aug 2014 #35
Yep.. Since he is shutting down internet access Peacetrain Aug 2014 #48
Yeah, good ol dictator putin is really popular for a dic. If they call sending RT Propagandists Cha Aug 2014 #63
Only western propaganda Billy Budd Aug 2014 #47
Uniting in the face of adversity is the favorite pasttime of Russians. From Bonaparte to McCamy Taylor Aug 2014 #3
LOL. I do believe you've nailed it. nt SunSeeker Aug 2014 #18
Not just the Russians, it's an element of nationalism. MADem Aug 2014 #28
How would you have them react to a threat? LisaL Aug 2014 #53
The dipshits deserve the economy they're about to get. nt conservaphobe Aug 2014 #6
it's not Russia that is hurting from the war of sanctions reorg Aug 2014 #7
Great picture! candelista Aug 2014 #50
WTH does that even mean?! n/t DeSwiss Aug 2014 #65
As a proud member of the 10% who opposed George W. in late September 2011. . . Journeyman Aug 2014 #8
Wanna bet? n/t reorg Aug 2014 #10
GW was dumb and incompetent cosmicone Aug 2014 #45
"We should have ... let him (Putin) have his buffer states." Why? Do China, India and Brazil pampango Aug 2014 #58
Brazil has no hostile neighbors. cosmicone Aug 2014 #60
The "US is a hostile state focused on the destruction of Russia for a long long time". pampango Aug 2014 #62
Spoken like a true-blooded American towing the party line cosmicone Aug 2014 #66
Rah! Rah! Sis Boom Bah! tabasco Aug 2014 #67
This message was self-deleted by its author c588415 Aug 2014 #9
Also realize that Putin's administration have 24/7 pro-Putin media. Iliyah Aug 2014 #12
Except even prominent, oppressed opposition members reorg Aug 2014 #13
People who are under house arrest, and tire of the condition, might say/do anything to make it stop, MADem Aug 2014 #29
Putin is popular with America's rw too.. Cha Aug 2014 #36
Ain't that the truth! MADem Aug 2014 #37
And, he's a bigoted dictorial asshole.. they eat that stuff up. Cha Aug 2014 #44
I suppose next we'll hear everyone wants Pussy Riot beaten up and jailed. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #14
Punk performances in cathedrals have never been very popular reorg Aug 2014 #15
My point is one poll does not make for widespead support for all policies. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #16
who cares about T-shirts reorg Aug 2014 #17
"even among hard-core opponents of Putin." Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #20
not hard-core enough? reorg Aug 2014 #21
So, as proof you provide a link to another of your posts about a Putin critic? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #25
Hitler also became very popular in Germany. Amonester Aug 2014 #19
good point reorg Aug 2014 #22
No. Amonester Aug 2014 #23
well reorg Aug 2014 #31
Oh FFS this is not an argument. JackRiddler Aug 2014 #41
I'll stand with what I've written, and I'll keep on watching where... Amonester Aug 2014 #56
Putin received 120% of all the votes cast in the latest polls lol nt msongs Aug 2014 #24
The sad fact is DonCoquixote Aug 2014 #26
Correction of title of OP -- Putin's Popularity Breaks Out in Sores for 87% Who Will Face Adversity Major Hogwash Aug 2014 #27
How did you find that video? It only has 600 views and the title is in Russian. tridim Aug 2014 #30
Only 600 views - and you are one of them? reorg Aug 2014 #34
Lucky she tweeted it last night, I guess. tridim Aug 2014 #49
That song is an oldie...they were singing it years ago. MADem Aug 2014 #42
This is why the State Department should have eased off the rhetoric Ash_F Aug 2014 #33
Czar Putin Rapillion Aug 2014 #38
Propaganda. Pauldg47 Aug 2014 #39
Mickey Rourke... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #40
And both were washed up a long time ago. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2014 #51
Pretty Soon He Will Be As Popular At Home As Kim Is n/t DallasNE Aug 2014 #43
That poll is as irrelevant as it would be if the numbers were reversed Ex Lurker Aug 2014 #46
He's an oligarch himself Amonester Aug 2014 #57
" Soar like the Hindenburg " bahrbearian Aug 2014 #52
And this is without the Colbert bump. zonkers Aug 2014 #54
The West has played into Putin's hands Union Scribe Aug 2014 #59
We have the uncanny ability to create cosmicone Aug 2014 #61
America's losing strategy in Ukraine soryang Aug 2014 #64
Steven Seagal brandishes Putin t-shirt at Crimea concert reorg Aug 2014 #68
Why wouldn't they? Blue_Tires Aug 2014 #69
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