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Old 12-09-2013, 11:50 PM
 
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President Putin seized tighter control of the Russian media yesterday, shutting down the historic RIA-Novosti news agency and appointing a television presenter famous for anti-gay views to head a revamped state media group.

Putin tightens Kremlin control over media | The Times
...and this dictator is a hero of the American right wing.
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Old 12-09-2013, 11:55 PM
 
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...and this dictator is a hero of the American right wing.
no? Is that what liberal media tells you? It reminds me about the time when the obama admin went after fox. It's pretty bad when a man like this saves Obamas ass though.
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Old 12-09-2013, 11:58 PM
 
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...and this dictator is a hero of the American right wing.
Are you a paying member. It's one paragraph long and you have to pay to read the entire article.

Putin tightens Kremlin control over media | The Times
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Old 12-10-2013, 12:01 AM
 
Location: Lost in Texas
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Why would this surprise anyone? The man is a devout communist. I don't know anyone who thinks Putin is a great guy. What he is though is a powerful leader. He made Obama look like an idiot. I wouldn't vote for either man for dog catcher.
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Old 12-10-2013, 03:53 AM
 
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RIA was highly critical of the boondoggles and corruption the regime had with Sochi contracts. Thus RIA had to be silenced.

That's the way it goes in autocratic states.
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Old 12-10-2013, 03:56 AM
 
Location: NE Ohio
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...and this dictator is a hero of the American right wing.
He is? Since when?

Actually, I would think he would be your hero, since it is the Progressives that share Putin's views of the role of government, and support a Press that serves as the government's mouthpiece.
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Old 12-10-2013, 04:59 AM
 
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Hmmmm.....The Dictator in Chief did that in the US in 2009.
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Old 12-10-2013, 05:26 AM
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Somewhere in South Africa, Barack Obama is reading this and is having uncontrollable tingles shooting up and down his leg....

....and that thought bubble above his head is filled with "I can haz control???"
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Old 12-10-2013, 06:25 AM
 
Location: USA
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Why would this surprise anyone? The man is a devout communist. I don't know anyone who thinks Putin is a great guy. What he is though is a powerful leader. He made Obama look like an idiot. I wouldn't vote for either man for dog catcher.
He's just another guy who wants to squander an entire nations wealth for him and his buddies. Sort of like what is coming in this country! Putin seems powerful compared to Obama since he's a dictator and whatever he says goes. Obama has to deal with a bunch of cranky old men in congress who can shut down the government down if they don't get what they want.
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Old 12-10-2013, 06:32 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Our government controls the media in their own way.
They are just not as overt as Russia.

White House reporters get flak - Washington Times
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