Putin: US is a parasite on global economy

[wyouser]

www.moneynews.com?StreetTalk/russia-us-putin-economy/2011/08/01/id/405662 Seems the man has mixed views on our debt ceiling issues in congress. Thoughts?

[Politically_Incorrect12]

Putin saying bad things about the US....nothing really new.

[reasonfreedom]

We are not parasites, we are locust but same effect.

[ameiko]

Aug 2, 2011 17:37:09 GMT -5 reasonfreedom said:

We are not parasites, we are locust but same effect.

LOL!

[skweet]

Parasites... Yep... so what?

[deziloooooo]

Russia has a lot of rubles or what ever their currency is, is it still a ruble , in treasuries so..... guess he was worried there a bit..remember when Russia was so broke, nothing like having lots of gas and oil....do they make and export anything else people really want..ok, Vodka, weapons..Jet fighters are pretty good ....a biggie but still..anyone with lots of potatoes..

[deziloooooo]

Aug 3, 2011 8:12:03 GMT -5 @toughtimes said:

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. The top man in the former KGB emigrated to the United States and wrote a tell-all book because he was fed up with Putin and his cronies stealing Mother Russia Blind.

www.amazon.com/Spymaster-Thirty-two-Intelligence-Espionage-Against/dp/0465014453

All true yet he and the current President are looked on favorable by majority of Russians, a shoo in for what ever they want to run for..now it's only a question of will Putin want the presidency back..and if so, will he be given that....it is basically a government run as a oligophchy..and the people over all love it..maybe it's the hugh quantities of vodka they drink possible?
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"Oligarchy (from Greek ὀλιγαρχία, oligarkhía[1]) is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people. These people could be distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, corporate, or military control. The word oligarchy is from the Greek words "ὀλίγος" (olígos), "a few"[2] and the verb "ἄρχω" (archo), "to rule, to govern, to command".[3] Such states are often controlled by a few prominent families who pass their influence from one generation to the next.

Throughout history, most oligarchies have been tyrannical, relying on public servitude to exist, although others have been relatively benign. Aristotle pioneered the use of the term as a synonym for rule by the rich, for which the exact term is plutocracy, but oligarchy is not always a rule by wealth, as oligarchs can simply be a privileged group, and do not have to be connected by bloodlines as in a monarchy. Some city-states from ancient Greece were oligarchies.

[ed1066]

Talks like a typical Soviet/Democrat...

[jkapp]

U.S. to Putin : F*** you.

[handyman2]

One of the traits throughout the Russian hierarchy is that they have mastered the art of opening their mouths and letting their brains fall out. Remember the former Russian leader who said we will conquer the US without firing a shot?
Stupid sometimes is contagious.

[BeenThere...DoneThat...]

[Mad Dawg Wiccan]

Talks like a typical Soviet/Democrat...

Or Hello From Warsaw.