We've been so played - impotent Dems being laughed at by Russian host

[Pluvious]

Seriously, I could not handle visiting Europe right now.

The shame of belonging to Trump America would be unbearable.

This shit is so goddamned WRONG.

Link to tweet

#Russia's state TV reports that for the first time since 2014, the US is lifting sanctions from Russian companies [#Deripaska's Rusal et al.] The host laughs out loud about the Democrats not getting enough votes to block the effort, expresses hope that this is just the beginning.

[dalton99a]

1. Competing for Employee of the Week Award:

[bdamomma]

2. Why are they laughing at us??

their people aren't getting any of this (Deripaska's) money, it all goes to the oligarch's and Putin. Damn this sucks. This has got to end.

[SunSeeker]

3. Correct. The per capita average income in Russia is lower than it is in India. nt

[Tipperary]

4. Their life expectancy ain't so great either.

Let em laugh.

[dalton99a]

5. What McCain said

"Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country. It's kleptocracy. It's corruption. It's a nation that's really only dependent upon oil and gas for their economy, and so economic sanctions are important." - John McCain, 2014

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

7. This one here.

^^^^^

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

6. Karmas a bitch lady. Be real careful what you wish for.

They are the fox and friends of the soviet bloc....that being one lonely country russia. Russia cant shine our shoes without a few dupes on the inside. I see 8 right there. Your times coming.
P.S. Can fricken Thune get ANY GD creepier? Guy looks like an undertaker.

[SHRED]

8. They are what?...

...1/3 of California's economy?

They are nothing.

[Iliyah]

9. I'm laughing at them the so called Russian Journalists.

Yeah them, the ones that have to say what Putin want them to say, cause if they don't toll the line, ummmm, fatal accidents always occurs.

[SWBTATTReg]

10. I could care f**king less what anyone in Russia thinks ... as thought they care about us anyway. nt

[bdamomma]

11. Randi Rhodes

said she went there a while back and said it's a sad place.

David Frum the other night Russia has a very high poverty rate.


https://borgenproject.org/russia-poverty-rate/

snip of article


One of the largest contributors to Russian poverty is the sanctions put on the country in 2014 by Western countries, as discussed in Radio Free Europe/Radio Library. These sanctions were condemnations for some of Russia’s recent actions, including the annexation of Crimea.

Another factor in the increase of the Russia poverty rate is the shrinking economy. Much of this deals with the diminished prices of oil, on which the Russian economy heavily depends.

Debt is another contributor to poverty rate. According to MarketWatch, many of Russia’s 85 regions are in debt due to the local governments relying heavily on commercial loans from Russian banks: “[M]ore than 25 Russian regions had debt-to-revenue ratios of over 85 percent.”

[Glamrock]

12. If I can quote Han Solo...

In two years, the sanctions are going to be fucking heeeaaaaaaavy.

[sinkingfeeling]

13. Wrong. They're laughing at our POS and his administration.