Morning Maddow: American Wingnuts Sing Weird 'Love Song For J. Alfred Putin' (Video)
On Thursday's Rachel Maddow Show, we learned that Vladimir Putin is quite happy with how his life is going, telling the Russian press that, following his divorce earlier this year, "I have love in my life. I love and am loved." Isn't that sweet? And it turns out that he wasn't even talking about the guys at Fox News who have such a stiffy for his manly, take-charge style of governance, which they wish our mom-jeans-wearing wimp of a president would learn from (because then they could really accuse him of tyranny). Maddow delighted her liberal-arts graduate audience by wondering at the right's "strange love song for J. Alfred Putin." They sure do love themselves some "Mmmm, Vladimir!"
Kind of a bummer for the terrific take-charge manly leader: Nn the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea, Putin's economy is sort of falling apart, thanks to the international economic sanctions orchestrated by the guy in mom jeans. Rachel has the nicest schadenfreude smile.
And before we get too smug, there's also an interview with former Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, who notes that if Russia tanks, that may not be such a great thing -- but there's some hope that the sanctions may actually be persuading Putin to make nice in Ukraine. Even if the geopolitics don't grab you, skip to the end of the video for one adorably goofy Rachel Maddow summations: "As sad as things are for Vladimir, though... He is loved."
So he's a Russian teddy bear?
Of course old Vlado is loved, how could you not. I mean, when you look at his big, strong shoulders and his perfect equine posture. He just makes you all squishy inside. I myself am secure enough in my own masculinity to say that I just want Vlad to hold me and protect me and keep me safe. Not in a Gay way, but in a loving kind of older man/younger protege kind of way, where he guides me in the ways of life while protecting me from the evil forces that would tear us apart. It would be just two real men sharing life lessons while discovering the secrets we both hide from the world. You know, not Gay at all.
What really bothers me are the talking heads at Fox and even some of those MSNBC hags. You know Hannity, O'Reilly, Kristol and the rest of those guys. To hear them talk you would think that they were exclusive with Vlad. They fawn all over him like cheap suits and none of them are really good enough for him. Everyone knows that Vlad would never have a real man-to-man relationship with those empty headed posers. What bitches!