Crimea Archives

Putin Demonstrates He’s Still Master of the Bold-Face Lie

December 1, 2014 Buck Banks

We pose no threat to anyone and do not intend to get involved in any geopolitical games or intrigues, let alone conflicts, no matter who tries to draw us into them or how they do so.

— Russian President Vladimir Putin, quoted by Reuters.

McCain Likens Russia to a ‘Gas Station’

March 17, 2014 Buck Banks

Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country.

— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by Yahoo News.

No Victimless Crimea

March 4, 2014 Buck Banks

Ukrainian rioters woke up the sleeping bear, it’s true,
So Putin invades Crimea and whatever else he wants to do.
But Obama’s moving slow,
Taught by “The Big Lebowski,” he knows:
“Some days you et the bar and some days the bar ets you.”

Tag: Crimea

Putin Demonstrates He’s Still Master of the Bold-Face Lie

We pose no threat to anyone and do not intend to get involved in any geopolitical games or intrigues, let alone conflicts, no matter who tries to draw us into them or how they do so.

— Russian President Vladimir Putin, quoted by Reuters.

McCain Likens Russia to a ‘Gas Station’

Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country.

— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by Yahoo News.

No Victimless Crimea

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“Because he put money in, I was prepared to tolerate it. I’m not prepared to tolerate it anymore.”

— Steve Bannon, quoted by the Daily Beast, promising to get “evil” Elon Musk kicked out of Donald Trump’s inner circle.

— The New York Times

— Charlie Sykes on Substack

“To tell us we didn’t see what we all saw with our own eyes. To dismiss concerns about it as some kind of partisan obsession. To explain it away as a protest that just got out of hand. This is not what happened.”

— President Biden, writing in the Washington Post, warned Americans not to forget the violent attack that took place at the Capitol four years ago, and he accused President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters of trying “to rewrite — even erase — the history of that day.”

“You’ve got a bunch of people who are far from home, inadequately nourished, overly caffeinated, perhaps drinking alcohol, often sleep deprived, cranky, and constantly plunged into uncertainty about their schedule and travel.”

— Retiring Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), quoted by The Atlantic, on the problem with Congress.

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