Putin accuses (liberal) Echo radio of pouring 'diarrhoea' on him

[pampango]

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused a leading liberal radio station of constantly disparaging him and serving foreign interests. At a regular meeting with editors-in-chief of leading media, he told Moscow Echo radio's Alexei Venediktov: "You pour diarrhoea over me day and night."

Venediktov later said Mr Putin was entitled to criticise his station. "Of course, it was very unexpected that the prime minister started to criticise the work of the radio station, which he listens to, as it turns out," he said. "But listen, if I criticise him, why can't he criticise me?"

Anger over ballot-rigging at parliamentary elections last month developed into the biggest anti-government protests seen in Moscow since Soviet times.

Moscow Echo is one of the few major Russian broadcasters that regularly feature opposition politicians and critics of the Kremlin.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16627415

Apparently Radio Echo hasn't gotten the message that featuring opposition politicians and critics of Putin means to some that they are "serving foreign interests". Since Putin is among those who believe that, the future of Radio Echo is probably not too bright.

[lunatica]

1. Putin plays the victim card just like every other conservative

So he flings verbal feces back and whines and pouts. What's a poor guy to do except stamp his feet?