Ron Hart: What Putin and Obama Have in Common

Humorist Ron Hart on similarities between Vlad Putin and Barack Obama:
Putin is seeking a fourth term in 2018 and doesn't want to be too closely associated with Obama, whose favorability poll numbers are in the 30s versus Putin's in the 70s – Putin has his career to consider.
Yep, ole Putin is running again in 2018. He said he looks forward to the voters of Russia being heard at the polls – then chuckled uncontrollably for a few minutes. I predict Putin will win first, second and third in that race.
Obama appears politically weaker each day. He is not going to use military force against Putin's march for Ukraine. It's not like there is a Nevada Tea Party rancher grazing cows on federal lands. Yet, he is serious, sending Joe Biden to Kiev. Dennis Rodman must have been on assignment.
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What's a "umorist"?
it's Cockney, mate.
Nick switching between accents in one sentence? Note "hart" instead of "art". Impressive.
"Why do we say 'herb' instead of 'erb'? Because it's got a fucking H!"
Ciao!
In case anyone thinks I'm seeing things, here's the first line of the post, cut and pasted:
umorist Ron hart on similarities between Vlad Putin and Barack Obama:
lies!
Nice.
Ron Hart a "humorist"? Only "Reason" would think so.
Sick burn, bro.
They both sigh wistfully when thinking of the Soviet Union.
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Brothers! Comrades! Revolutionaries! Don't believe the lies! Putin is secretly in the employ of the Kochtopus! The Kochtopus plotted the entire take over of Crimea so that Halliburton could invade Ukraine and make billions committing war crimes against humanity!
No blood for warm water ports!
Shouldn't Putin be facing the other way?
CB
Dang, CB. Well played indeed.
Or Obama should be, Putin can face anyway he damn well pleases.