Monday, September 09, 2013

Putin Becomes World Badass According to Conservatives

I guess conservatives just like a strongman instead of wimpy, aimless, Obama.

Russian President Vladimir Putin earned a new distinction last month, when conservative U.S. blogger Matt Drudge branded him the "leader of the free world. "

Drudge's support of Putin may seem odd (just last year he was angry with Obama for calling Putin after the Russian was re-elected president), but Drudge doesn't seem to be alone in his newfound high opinion of the Russian leader. When Business Insider posted a photograph of Obama's G20 "death glare" to Putin on Facebook, the comments were overwhelmingly pro-Putin.

"The back of Putin's head is more intimidating than Obama's 'death stare,'" one user wrote. Other less visceral, yet still positive, opinions about Putin can be found at places like Foreign Affairs journal and The New York Times' op-ed page.

The back of Putin's head is more intimidating than Obama's whole body. Putin is such a Bond villain that I can see him offing Obama with a well timed throat punch while his KGB goons backstab the surprised Secret Service agents. Then he says "Now I am Ruler of Free World" and glare into the camera. 

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