…does a “real man” photo op vacation, complete with the no shirt. What I really don’t get is the camouflage scuba suit.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/vladimir-putin-images-siberian-holiday-1.4237878
It is part of the macho/military/strong guy image.
It is part of the macho/military/strong guy image.
IMHO he’s over compensating to the point of appearing to be in the closet gay, but then Putin has already told the world that there are no gays in Russia. Yeah right Vlad.
Putin in reality is a bit of a twerp as far as international power is concerned but he seems to push this tough guy Russian image thing to the max. Wish he would just buy a shirt…
All owed to Teddy Roosevelt. As far as I know the first world leader to market a tough-guy image through staged photography. Teddy was known as a Harvard dandy early in his political career, so staged studio shots of himself as an outdoorsman. The first ones comical with the Hollywood-looking tassled cowboy getup. However, to his credit, life imitated art, and he later became a true outdoorsman.
It is part of the macho/military/strong guy image.
IMHO he’s over compensating to the point of appearing to be in the closet gay, but then Putin has already told the world that there are no gays in Russia. Yeah right Vlad.
Putin in reality is a bit of a twerp as far as international power is concerned but he seems to push this tough guy Russian image thing to the max. Wish he would just buy a shirt…
I think you are right but he is doing that for the home audience and that is what matters to him. For the rest of the world, he has his army to play tough.
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IMHO he’s over compensating to the point of appearing to be in the closet gay, but then Putin has already told the world that there are no gays in Russia. Yeah right Vlad.
I think you’re thinking of the President of Chechnya, not Putin.
Putin was wearing the fins and wetsuit because he was doing hand catch of fish underwater. I think with a little spear slingshot.
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Putin in reality is a bit of a twerp as far as international power is concerned
disagree. the man invaded other democracies, pretty much consequence-free. that’s a huge amount of power.
I thought Trump was having his balls washed during his vacation.
…does a “real man” photo op vacation, complete with the no shirt.** What I really don’t get is the camouflage scuba suit. **
http://www.cbc.ca/...an-holiday-1.4237878
Camo dive suits are actually pretty standard fare - a surfing buddy also freedives/spearfishes and his suit for that is camo. I assume (not sure how effective it is, though) that it’s intended to provide some level of camouflage in the same way as camo in land-based hunting.
**I thought Trump was having his balls washed during his vacation. **
It’s hard to believe, based on that photo, that someone looking fit and strong could be so debilitated by “heel spurs”…
disagree. the man invaded other non-democracies, pretty much consequence-free. that’s a huge amount of power.
FIFY
Is that an admission that the US interfered in the Ukrainian election?
Is that an admission that the US interfered in the Ukrainian election?
No. I think the fact that we elected a black, Kenyan Muslim and a reality-show star as the last two Presidents is proof positive that the American public is in full control of Presidential elections, v.s. cadres of oligarchs and intelligence strongmen.
I couldn’t help but chuckle at this one:
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That’s the obligatory straight man BJ pose pic. You know, to further prove his manliness.
I couldn’t help but chuckle at this one:
Can you imagine the amount of fear and anxiety Trump feels when sitting across for this psycho. They are so opposite. Trump is like a wounded baby deer even just tweeting. I bet it takes all of Putin’s self control to not leap over the table and rip the throat out of such a weak prey.
*“July 30 marked the 80th anniversary of the official launch of Joseph Stalin’s so-called “Great Terror” — purges and deportations that eventually led to the deaths of 700,000 people.” *
Pfft!!! Amateur hour. I read, somewhere, that Trump is the second coming of Hitler. Now that’s* real *purging and death.
Stalin made Hitler look like a girl scout. Gimme Stalin any day. The fact that Hitler is being compared to the doy doy wet brain of a president proves Stalin’s cred.
It’s hard to believe, based on that photo, that someone looking fit and strong could be so debilitated by “heel spurs”…
He got them from his ceremonial head gear, shiny trinkets, and ego being too heavy at the New York Military Academy.
He got them from his ceremonial head gear, shiny trinkets, and ego being too heavy at the New York Military Academy.
Not only did he avoid service, he’s a heel striker…