Russians Vote for New President - Page 2

Environment Man · 03-02-2008, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by TrueBlueAmerican

lol. They would vote for Yeltsin again before they would vote for a Bush.

You dont think Bush has been a strong leader? The sort that the Russians would like?

Environment Man · 03-02-2008, 02:09 PM

Medvedev won 70.1 percent of the vote, according to an exit poll, nearly matching Putin's tally in 2004 and infusing his victory with the kind of numbers he will claim as a genuine mandate.

The Central Elections Commission reported an hour before polls closed that nearly 65 percent of Russia's 109 million voters had cast ballots at 96,000 polling stations.

Medvedev was trailed by Communist candidate Gennady Zyuganov, with 16.8 percent; ultra-nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky, with 11.4 percent; and Andrei Bogdanov, an ostensible liberal, who had 1.7 percent, according to an exit poll by state-owned pollster VTsIOM for Russia's First Channel TV.

Medvedev Sweeps Presidential Election

Heretic · 03-02-2008, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Environment Man

Medvedev won 70.1 percent of the vote, according to an exit poll, nearly matching Putin's tally in 2004 and infusing his victory with the kind of numbers he will claim as a genuine mandate.

The Central Elections Commission reported an hour before polls closed that nearly 65 percent of Russia's 109 million voters had cast ballots at 96,000 polling stations.

Medvedev was trailed by Communist candidate Gennady Zyuganov, with 16.8 percent; ultra-nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky, with 11.4 percent; and Andrei Bogdanov, an ostensible liberal, who had 1.7 percent, according to an exit poll by state-owned pollster VTsIOM for Russia's First Channel TV.

Medvedev Sweeps Presidential Election

And do you believe any of those numbers have any basis in reality? The truth is the REAL candidates in the Russian "election" were barred in violation of even Russia's election laws and some arrested without charge nor evidence.

Malkavian · 03-02-2008, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Heretic

And do you believe any of those numbers have any basis in reality? The truth is the REAL candidates in the Russian "election" were barred in violation of even Russia's election laws and some arrested without charge nor evidence.

His article is from Washington Post. Hardy a pro-Russian propaganda site.

They were disqualified because they failed to get enough votes to register... And even if they did, they would still have lost. Face it - Putin is very popular in Russia right now.

Environment Man · 03-02-2008, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Heretic

And do you believe any of those numbers have any basis in reality? The truth is the REAL candidates in the Russian "election" were barred in violation of even Russia's election laws and some arrested without charge nor evidence.

Are you saying these guys aren't 'real?' Then they really fooled The Washington Post, that right wing newspaper.

Environment Man · 03-02-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Malkavian

His article is from Washington Post. Hardy a pro-Russian propaganda site.

They were disqualified because they failed to get enough votes to register... And even if they did, they would still have lost. Face it - Putin is very popular in Russia right now.

Medvedev is an oil and gas man.

Malkavian · 03-02-2008, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Environment Man

Medvedev is an oil and gas man.

That is correct, and a pretty good one at that. In seven years, he increased the size of Gazprom 50-fold. That's very impressive for an exec.

Environment Man · 03-02-2008, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Malkavian

That is correct, and a pretty good one at that. In seven years, he increased the size of Gazprom 50-fold. That's very impressive for an exec.

Yeah and part of that was taking facilities from American and British companies after they finished projects. Chavez did the same in Venezuela. Exxon Mobil and other oil and gas companies blow a lot of money.

Malkavian · 03-02-2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Environment Man

Yeah and part of that was taking facilities from American and British companies after they finished projects. Chavez did the same in Venezuela. Exxon Mobil and other oil and gas companies blow a lot of money.

They don't nationalize them like Chavez... Buy them out. Under pressure, of course.

And Sakhalin wasn't finished yet.

Environment Man · 03-02-2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Malkavian

They don't nationalize them like Chavez... Buy them out. Under pressure, of course.

And Sakhalin wasn't finished yet.

I thought Sakhalin was finished. Chavez offered a buyout too. But I think the buyouts are just propaganda.

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Environment Man Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Catalina Island Posts: 19,983 Thanks: 0 Thanked 37 Times in 33 Posts	Medvedev won 70.1 percent of the vote, according to an exit poll, nearly matching Putin's tally in 2004 and infusing his victory with the kind of numbers he will claim as a genuine mandate. The Central Elections Commission reported an hour before polls closed that nearly 65 percent of Russia's 109 million voters had cast ballots at 96,000 polling stations. Medvedev was trailed by Communist candidate Gennady Zyuganov, with 16.8 percent; ultra-nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky, with 11.4 percent; and Andrei Bogdanov, an ostensible liberal, who had 1.7 percent, according to an exit poll by state-owned pollster VTsIOM for Russia's First Channel TV. Medvedev Sweeps Presidential Election __________________ "I'm the dude playing a dude disguised as another dude"
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