Russians Vote for New President

Environment Man · 03-02-2008, 08:21 AM

Opposition politicians denounced the election as a farce, saying biased media coverage and strong support by Putin, a former KGB spy, for Medvedev had made the contest one-sided.

"This is a secret service KGB operation to transfer power from one person to another," opposition leader and former premier Mikhail Kasyanov told Reuters. "It has nothing to do with elections."

The Washington Post

The PoliticalGroove election on March 4,5 & 6 is not a farce, and like Russia, the future of our great forum is at stake. Vote early. Vote for Eman.

Environment Man · 03-02-2008, 08:45 AM

And who do you think Svetlana voted for?

The_Heretic · 03-02-2008, 09:06 AM

The word "Vote" should remain in quotes in regards to Russian "elections" because there's no democracy there.

Environment Man · 03-02-2008, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Heretic

The word "Vote" should remain in quotes in regards to Russian "elections" because there's no democracy there.

So 109 million "voting" Russians are wasting their time because it is just a feel good fake election?

Malkavian · 03-02-2008, 09:41 AM

Lol... Eman has a point here. Russia's turnout is much higher than in the US, and Putin is far more popular than Bush.

TrueBlueAmerican · 03-02-2008, 09:50 AM

Russian's will continue to vote for a strong leader that will bring Russia off her knees and make her a great power again.

Environment Man · 03-02-2008, 10:28 AM

Hail Russia. Mentor to China. Military rival of the USA. They will talk about Medvedev's height ad nauseum.

Environment Man · 03-02-2008, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by TrueBlueAmerican

Russian's will continue to vote for a strong leader that will bring Russia off her knees and make her a great power again.

So they would support Bush?

Environment Man · 03-02-2008, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Malkavian

Lol... Eman has a point here. Russia's turnout is much higher than in the US, and Putin is far more popular than Bush.

Some might say that our last couple of elections were kind of fake too. And how many Americans REALLY understand the Electoral College. Unless there is a landslide, it appears that our elections can be easily manipulated by one side or the other.

TrueBlueAmerican · 03-02-2008, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Environment Man

So they would support Bush?

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

03-02-2008, 08:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Environment Man Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Catalina Island Posts: 17,527 Thanks: 0 Thanked 31 Times in 27 Posts	Russians Vote for New President Opposition politicians denounced the election as a farce, saying biased media coverage and strong support by Putin, a former KGB spy, for Medvedev had made the contest one-sided. "This is a secret service KGB operation to transfer power from one person to another," opposition leader and former premier Mikhail Kasyanov told Reuters. "It has nothing to do with elections." The Washington Post The PoliticalGroove election on March 4,5 & 6 is not a farce, and like Russia, the future of our great forum is at stake. Vote early. Vote for Eman.
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03-02-2008, 08:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
Environment Man Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Catalina Island Posts: 17,527 Thanks: 0 Thanked 31 Times in 27 Posts	And who do you think Svetlana voted for?
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03-02-2008, 09:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
The_Heretic Master of Quill-Fu Space Invaders Champion! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Taylorsville, UT [stuck in the 20th century]. Posts: 6,174 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 28 Thanked 86 Times in 61 Posts	The word "Vote" should remain in quotes in regards to Russian "elections" because there's no democracy there. __________________ John McCain: "He's in Iraq... with a few centuries to kill." *You won't fight for the Bill of Right? Fine! I won't fight for you in the ballot box!*
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TrueBlueAmerican Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,094 Thanks: 23 Thanked 26 Times in 17 Posts	Russian's will continue to vote for a strong leader that will bring Russia off her knees and make her a great power again.
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03-02-2008, 10:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
Environment Man Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Catalina Island Posts: 17,527 Thanks: 0 Thanked 31 Times in 27 Posts	Hail Russia. Mentor to China. Military rival of the USA. They will talk about Medvedev's height ad nauseum.
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