Russian Presidential election 2008

**Marshal Murat** · 03-02-2008, 04:58

I don't know about this Russian presidential candidate. All he seems to offer is hope and poetry, when you clearly need to govern in prose...

He could break away from the crowd, not be a puppet for Putin.

**MiniMe** · 03-02-2008, 13:34

Originally Posted by Marshal Murat

I don't know about this Russian presidential candidate.

he's a nice chap even though he's from S-Petersburg (every good Muscovite cant tell thee all S-Peteburgians are perverts)

All he seems to offer is hope and poetry.

not quite so

I'm finishing my third cup of coffee and going to vote for him. I feel a bit stupid since I know he's going to win these elections without my personal vote. Nevertheless, he's far better choice than commie (de facto - labourist) Zuganov or populist clown Zhirinovsky.

What makes me feel really embarassed is that Zhirinovsky with his cheap tricks has 10% of people support.

Originally Posted by Fragony

...I don't know they are so fatalistic. A true russian accepts that he has 4 big problems, spring summer fall and winter what is voting gonna do; Oh aunty how terrible is all this

yep, so true. that is how we got the biggest country in the world, won a couple of wars, sent man to space and rebuilt our economy from zero level after damn socialists. We did that cause we are fatalist and accept our destiny to be Zee Russians

**Conradus** · 03-02-2008, 17:20

You actually rebuilt it?

And who else would want to rules such vast amounts of ice-desert, at least the Russians had a use for Siberia

**Fragony** · 03-02-2008, 17:32

Sending a russian into space was a good idea but I doubt it makes a real difference.

**MiniMe** · 03-02-2008, 19:09

Originally Posted by Conradus

You actually rebuilt it?

Well, not me precisely, to be honest

And who else would want to rules such vast amounts of ice-desert, at least the Russians had a use for Siberia

It appears we here have an mutual agreement on who has the holy and sole right to claim Northpole for themselves

**Conradus** · 03-02-2008, 19:29

You know the Northpole isn't actually land

**MiniMe** · 03-02-2008, 20:06

Originally Posted by Conradus

You know the Northpole isn't actually land

you ruined my beautiful evening
I'm out of this conversation to see There Will Be Blood

**Vladimir** · 03-02-2008, 20:59

Very clever Banquo. I hoped someone would start a thread on this. Unfortunately (and inevitably) it has decayed into one-liners.

So what does anyone know about this guy? He seems far too young to lead the resurgent Russian empire. Where does he stand; is he inheriting Jock Chirach's legacy? How many more poisonings can we expect? (sorry, had to throw that in)

**HoreTore** · 03-03-2008, 12:28

Originally Posted by MiniMe

It appears we here have an mutual agreement on who has the holy and sole right to claim Northpole for themselves

NO BLOODY WAY!!!

Polar bear territory is our territory!

EDIT: And in a thrilling election where every vote counted, Medvedev took a shocking victory in the race to be the next president!

**Geoffrey S** · 03-03-2008, 12:48

Opinions on Putin and his independence weren't all that great at the time - I wonder if Medvedev will similarly prove to be his own man.

**CrossLOPER** · 03-03-2008, 16:32

Originally Posted by HoreTore

NO BLOODY WAY!!!

Polar bear territory is our territory!

EDIT: And in a thrilling election where every vote counted, Medvedev took a shocking victory in the race to be the next president!

What are you going to do with it?

**Evil_Maniac From Mars** · 03-03-2008, 16:49

I'm glad it was Medvedev that won. Looking at the two runner-ups (Communist Party with 17.8% of the vote and the Liberal Democratic Party with 9.4%), I think that Medvedev will be the one most willing to deal with the west, the least radical, and the most diplomatic.

**Vladimir** · 03-03-2008, 17:12

Originally Posted by HoreTore

NO BLOODY WAY!!!

Polar bear territory is our territory!

EDIT: And in a thrilling election where every vote counted, Medvedev took a shocking victory in the race to be the next president!

Not for long!