Unbelievably inappropriate remarks by Putin

[lwcon]

According to journalists and officials in the room and published accounts by Agence France-Presse late Wednesday and Kommersant and The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, Mr. Putin was heard saying, “Say hello to your president,” to Mr. Olmert, referring to President Moshe Katsav, who could face criminal charges that he raped and assaulted two former employees. Mr. Putin added, “He really surprised us.”

The microphone was quickly turned off as reporters were ushered from the room, but the news organizations reported that Mr. Putin went on.

“We did not know he could deal with 10 women,” he said, according to those in the room and the Post and Agence France-Presse accounts, apparently referring to the complaints by several women that Mr. Katsav harassed them or worse.

Kommersant’s version — citing the remarks in Russian — was cruder. “He turned out to be quite a powerful man,” the paper’s reporter in the official Kremlin pool, Andrei Kolesnikov, quoted Mr. Putin as saying. “He raped 10 women. I never expected it from him. He surprised all of us. We all envy him.”

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[Benhurst]

1. Hard to believe, coming from a man with a George W. Bush

certified beautiful soul. :rofl:

[KansDem]

6. Yeah, better take another look into those eyes, Georgie!

However, he didn't say "beautiful soul," just "soul."

“When he looked into your eyes and saw your soul. What about you?” asks Wallace. “Did you see his?”

“He impressed me as a reliable person,” says Putin, who adds that he still feels that way. “You know that we have different views on some things, but my first impression was correct. He is a truly reliable person who does what he says he will do.”

CBS News

Perhaps you're confusing Bush's comment with that of his mother, Babs "Beautiful Mind" Bush?

[Benhurst]

8. You are right.

Maybe Bush saw a soul just as corrupt as his and that is what turned him on.

[lwcon]

2. Here's the link...

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/20/world/europe/20putin.html?ex=1318996800&en=4518d72a8666ca41&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

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[Ellis Wyatt]

3. Since when

did Borat Sagdiyev start writing for Putin?

[lwcon]

4. LOL -- and welcome to DU!

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[Warpy]

5. Just one more pinhead male who thinks of rape in terms

of his own fantasy and gratification, with women completely depersonalized and turned into objects he masturbates into.

That's the bottom line.

[LeftishBrit]

7. He's a horrible man

Like, sadly, so many people who seek and get power.