PUTIN: Obama Would Save Me If I Were Drowning

[steve2470]

http://www.businessinsider.com/putin-obama-drowning-question-2014-4



Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin swims in a lake in southern Siberia's Tuva region August 3, 2009. Putin, a judo black belt who has flown in a fighter aircraft and shot a Siberian tiger in the wild, plunged into the depths of Lake Baikal aboard a mini-submersible on Saturday in a mission that added a new dimension to his macho image. Picture taken August 3, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Pool/Alexei Druzhinin



Russian President Vladimir Putin believes his U.S. counterpart, President Barack Obama, would save him if he were drowning.

Putin received the strange question during an annual televised call-in with the nation on Thursday. To laughter, he responded that though he doesn't have much of a personal relationship with Obama, he believes Obama would save him.

"I don't want to be drowning!" Putin said, according to a translation by Russia Today. "... I don't think I have a close personal relationship with Obama. I think Obama is courageous and a good person, and for sure he would save me."

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. Yes, Obama would save him, but that speaks to Obama's character, not Putin's.

[steve2470]

2. very true ! nt

[otherone]

7. yup

[Cha]

12. Well said, Tarheel..

[Cirque du So-What]

3. What about Dumbya?

Wonder if Pootie-Poot believes the last pResident would have been willing to risk his worthless hide?

[NightWatcher]

4. here's a lead life ring, catch

[SunsetDreams]

5. He will pull you

out from underneath that Greyhound you will soon find yourself under.

[joeybee12]

6. Reminds me of the post a while ago where someone asked if you'd save your pet over a person...

Hmmm...which person?

[TBF]

10. ...

That's for sure.

[SummerSnow]

8. What about Cheney...he seems to like water

he wouldn't have saved Putin

[NuclearDem]

9. Unfortunately, yes he would.

[1StrongBlackMan]

11. I wonder ...

Is that his way of messaging: "President Obama, give me a way out of this mess!"

[Hoyt]

17. It sure doesn't sound like a man thumping his chest in defiance, does it?

[1StrongBlackMan]

20. Having been involved in "High stakes" negotiations ...

I can tell you ... there is no such animal as a press reported joking throw-away line.

If it makes print/report, it is by design. And here, the message is clear (though it must be vetted by National security/Military/Diplomatic minds.

[Hekate]

13. But would PBO piss on him if he were on fire?

I don't think I'll call that question in, though.

[Strelnikov_]

14. " . . . plunged into the depths of Lake Baikal aboard a mini-submersible"

Now that would be really cool. Baikal is amazing.

It's good to be the Czar . . .

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. Did you know Putin saved two dolphins from drowning?

http://cheezburger.com/5150499072

As for him flying a fighter jet that's where G DUHbya got the idea for landing on the USS Abraham Lincoln.

[Cheap_Trick]

16. Dear Vlad

I wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire.

[fried eggs]

18. Putin gives Obama more credit than rightwing and leftwing trolls

"I think Obama is courageous and a good person, and for sure he would save me."

[AverageJoe90]

21. Ironic, isn't it? nt

[1StrongBlackMan]

22. As I mentioned upthread ...

I think that was a message to President Obama, asking him to provide Putin with a path out of this mess. And listening to recent reports, I suspect we will soon see a de-escalation, shortly.

ETA: Note to those that think President Obama is weak and can be easily punked ... the leader of a revival nation with a bunch of nuclear rockets, disagrees.

[Whisp]

19. Is that a Snow Goose imitation?

Nice, Vlad, nice! 6.0!