Morning Joe interrupted its panel’s banter today to bring live coverage of Pres. Obama participating in a wreath-laying ceremony in Moscow at the tomb of Russia’s unknown soldier.
There was PBO, forced to walk at an unnaturally slow place, stuck behind a goose-stepping Russian soldier even younger and more fresh-faced than he. Comic relief was provided by a portly fellow shambling along screen right carrying a briefcase [the Russian nuclear "football" perhaps?]
Have a gander at PBO’s expression and tell me if it doesn’t look as if he’s thinking: “how did I get stuck in this?”
Yes, yes, all respect to Russian soldiers, millions of whom died helping to defeat Hitler. But I’m sure Putin & Co. got a kick out of subjecting the hotshot Americansky to this march, which seemed to go on longer than Napoleon’s on Moscow.


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Obama continues to provide stupid statements everywhere he goes. Tuesday, Jul. 07, 2009
The future does not belong to those who gather armies on a field of battle or bury missiles in the ground.
President BARACK OBAMA
Yes, it does.
About the only time Obama appears comfortable to me is when he is standing next to an aspiring tyrannical dictator type person, like Hugo Chavez.
All other times, he appears as a fish out of water.
Hmm.
-Dave