Putin's bare-chested photos set Russia abuzz

[kskiska]

Is this the next step for our presidential candidates (Hillary excluded, of course).



MOSCOW: When he flexes Russia's diplomatic and military muscle, President Vladimir Putin always makes headlines.

But few could have predicted the squall of gossip and speculation that would follow after Putin stripped off his shirt for the cameras while on holiday with Prince Albert II of Monaco in the Siberian mountains last week.

The resulting images of the presidential abs, prominently enshrined on the presidential Web site, inspired admiration, criticism and some racing pulses among his admirers.

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Russian gay chat rooms and blogs were particularly intrigued by the photos: Some claimed that Putin, by stripping to his waist, was somehow pleading for more tolerance of homosexuality in Russia — where gays and lesbians are for the most part forced to remain closeted.

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[annabanana]

1. Sweet Jesus! . . .Don't give the Chimperor any ideas!

:scared: :scared: :scared:

[BlooInBloo]

2. The sweater-monkey-in-chief would never do that - he knows he's a pure wuss.

[KoKo]

18. You had me spewing coffee..........

:rofl: Chimp will definitely not want to be "undone" by Pooty Poot! Look for something outrageous.

Agree with you! :scared:

[Sarah Ibarruri]

22. hahahaha! Chimperor lol nt

[sendero]

37. Almost as good as..

.... DictatorTot. My personal favorite :)

[Sarah Ibarruri]

45. hahahaha! Good one! nt

[Maine-ah]

46. he can't anyway..

you'd see the wires

[PA Democrat]

48. He's already tried that . Right wing wackos are swooning over this pic:

[Jeanette in FL]

49. I saw that the socks have the presidential seal on them

He can't do anything without having the presidential reminder. I've also seen him in cowboy boots with the seal as well.

[Canuckistanian]

3. Wow, he's buff

*ahem* But in a manly, totally non-sexual way.

:blush:

[sendero]

39. My friend..

... he's not buff in any way. He looks like a marshmallow.

[BuyingThyme]

4. Staged. Nobody holds a spinning rod like that.

[Elwood P Dowd]

15. You're right.

You can't operate an open-face spinning reel holding it like that.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

31. I have seen it done.

Over in .eu, they fish with VERY long spinning poles, very light lines and use a two-handed cast because of the pole length. Think: Surfcasters. I have seen fishermen over there grip their poles in such a manner after placing a cast.

Just sayin'.

[cherokeeprogressive]

44. I bet someone had to tell him to turn the pole over and put the reel on the bottom. n/t

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. That image just set me a-puke.

GAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!! Those man-boobs! Jaysus, is he ever white!

:puke:

[sam sarrha]

17. that Vampire must have had sunblock IV to keep from bursting into flames

[kskiska]

6. Wait till Tweety gets wind of this.

Fred Thompson will never pass muster, no matter how much English Leather he uses.

[KoKo]

20. OMG! This thread is he best laugh in months! And does he shave his chest?

or are Russian men just naturally hairless. :wow:

[Beausoir]

36. Oh my god!

Funniest thing I've read in quite awhile.

[sasquatch]

7. Dude, he could tear somebody's head off and shit down their throat

:scared:
Crazy ex-KGB fuck doesn't realize that would send a stronger message than poisoning people with plutonium.

[AndyA]

8. Um...well...I guess I'm just not seeing it.

I don't find Putin especially attractive or all that well built. But hey, there's someone for everyone they say.

Bush probably would take off his shirt for publicity if it weren't for that back hair issue... :rofl:

[pitohui]

12. he's well built in the sense that "she looks good for her age"

no, he is not mr. universe but he looks okay for a guy in his 50s, some love handles there, and maybe a little more man-boobage than i would like to see in my world leaders, but considering his age, he doesn't look horrible

i wouldn't put him on a calendar of nekkid world leaders

[havocmom]

43. That's not back hair on the shrub - it's wires from receiver to earpiece

Can't go shirtless and give up all the electronics.

[kskiska]

9. Imagine if he'd done that in Kennebunkport

while fishing with Poppy and Junior.

[CatWoman]

10. I think Putie Poot looks hot

:)

:hi:, K

[kskiska]

11. He looks kinda like Yul Brynner

:hi: Cat!!!

[pitohui]

14. i think mr. brynner has better abs

could be he's sucking in his stomach tho, who knows

[Mend]

27. Yul also has a chin...kinda nice on a guy. Pooty's is a bit retracted.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

29. I think this needs to be my monitor wallpaper for at least a week.

:-)

:toast: MKJ

[Spinzonner]

13. Kinda reminds me when Mao when swimming in the river

Photographically speaking

[havocmom]

16. Swell, now I have a Village People earworm

:rofl:

Jeff Gannon better watch his back.

[regnaD kciN]

30. "In the Kremlin..."

:rofl:

[havocmom]

40. Everybody sing along! Y'all know the tune. We just need to change the words...

I'll start:

KGeeeB!

[MuseRider]

35. OMG

You just made me laugh out loud. I scared the cat who was already pissed and sitting on my lap kneading my thigh with vigor to prove it. He is gone now so thanks for that.

Seriously, that is funny!

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

19. And the picture does establish...

That he has his chest waxed.

Which, for a world leader, is very strange and vaguely disturbing. To me.

[Purveyor]

26. If so, then he must have his arms waxed also... n/t

[Sarah Ibarruri]

21. Hell he doesn't look too shabby. Compare him to the monkey in our White House and see. nt

[Rodanthe]

23. .

Я сделал бы его

:P

[kskiska]

24. Here's more

[bklyncowgirl]

42. Woo hoo! Just in time for Christmas the way hot Pootie Poot calendar.

Sell 'em in the degenerate west and Putin may just retire Russia's national debt.

Nice to see that KGB training didn't go to waste over the years.

By the way is that a missile behind that mule?

[Purveyor]

25. I remember the day Putin was sworn in as President of Russia and how much hope I placed in him as a

world leader.

He hasn't disappointed me. A few missteps here and there but bringing Russia back as a needed 'check and balance' to the 'judeo-christian crusading crazies' that have occupied the West.

Godspeed, Vlad and Russia...

[JackBeck]

28. Yes, it is.

And after this...Paris Hilton-style sex tapes!

[and-justice-for-all]

32. He looks better in a suit...

Much more Handsom to me anyway. He is however beefy.

[Ilsa]

33. Dude looks like he could take or deliver a few punches.

He's quite a horseman, I hear. Too bad W was too chickenshit to ride with him.

[Catherine Vincent]

34. He wants someone to kiss his tummy! n/t

[Maine-ah]

47. BB Maine-ah

can do some mean raspeberries!:rofl:

[UTUSN]

38. So, did Albert get turned on?!1 n/t

[Dover]

41. That's SOME rod and reel! I'll bet Dubya wishes he was a fish. n/t