What Putin wants, Putin takes

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Baked

Lifer
Dec 28, 2004
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Kraft better watch his back. Russian mafia KGB style is no joke. He could be quartered before next weekend.
 

HamburgerBoy

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He was "strongly encouraged" by Bush to say that.

Taking the article for granted, that doesn't even make sense. He openly discloses the ring as a gift in 2005, the first accusations of theft arise from wife in 2007, and sometime before either the White House gives him a call?
 

Sonikku

Lifer
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It's just like Obama to try to intimidate someone into not talking in yet another effort to cover up the truth.
 

clamum

Lifer
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I'm starting to think that Putin is the modern Edwin Edwards to some of you. The attitudes people had about Edwards was always something like "Well, he lied, cheated, stole, gambled, whored, cheated some more, bribed, and who knows what else...but he was a good 'ol boy all the same". Somehow his exploits became something to marvel over and semi-respect even at the same time as grudgingly admitting they might be less than honorable. He was always spoken of in half-laughing tones rather than the rage he should have inspired, and after he finally went to jail for the shit he pulled there was a clear majority of people who supported pardoning him.

Any time Putin does something outrageous that tone comes through clearly here. You guys do realize that this means Putin is a liar and a thief right? The reaction people have to him is kind of strange to me.
Well I've thought Putin can suck a giant dick for years; fairly obvious he's a power hungry individual rights shitting fuckface. Russians seem to like that though, although I can't really speak with authority since I've not been there and don't know that much about their culture/country.
 

KlokWyze

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Frankly, if Putin took the ring in the manner Kraft was saying then you need to speak up right then or STFU. By his own account, regardless, he gave it too him.

If that occurred to me like that, I would have blatantly said "fuck you. give that shit back." and turned it into a physical conflict (that I would lose), but I'd hopefully get the ring back.

Sounds like Kraft got hussled. TBH, I'm not sure if I should object as an American. Don't want Russians walking all over us and shit.
 

OBLAMA2009

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Kraft better watch his back. Russian mafia KGB style is no joke. He could be quartered before next weekend.

At the very least it's going to suck for him to have to take a geiger counter every time he eats out
 

BUTCH1

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Why would poontang lie. He is much wealthier than Kraft and could buy the patriots many times over. He even offered to gift Kraft with another ring

Cause he's a lying white-trash POS, that's why and no, he could not "buy the Patriots" even once, no one want's his stinky worthless rubles..
 

clamum

Lifer
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Frankly, if Putin took the ring in the manner Kraft was saying then you need to speak up right then or STFU. By his own account, regardless, he gave it too him.

If that occurred to me like that, I would have blatantly said "fuck you. give that shit back." and turned it into a physical conflict (that I would lose), but I'd hopefully get the ring back.

Sounds like Kraft got hussled. TBH, I'm not sure if I should object as an American. Don't want Russians walking all over us and shit.
That's a good point but I'd probably be a bit intimidated in front of Putin. I'd like to say "Eat my dick son, gimme that ring back" but I'd probably not.
 

bradley

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Russia and China are two places where you just disappear never to return again. Dear Mr. Kraft, please take Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and Jerry Jones back to Russia for a little vaca. I have no doubt the story is completely true.
 

rockyct

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It's just like Obama to try to intimidate someone into not talking in yet another effort to cover up the truth.
"On Thursday night, Kraft told the crowd that he really wanted the 4.94-carat bauble back, admitting he'd gotten a call from the George W. Bush-run White House, saying, 'It would really be in the best interest of United States-Soviet relations if you meant to give the ring as a present.' "
 

Nebor

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Everyone involved is so disreputable it's hard to know who to believe.

Sent from my RM-820_nam_att_100 using Board Express
 

OBLAMA2009

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anandtechers take note: if you happen to have a private audience with vladamir poontang leave your gs4/iphone 6/note3 at home!!
 
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