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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRachel Scott (ABC correspondent) question to Putin was pure fire
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#BlackGirlMagic #Putin
In case you want to follow her on Twitter --> @rachelvscott
ETA - longer clip (2nd tweet)
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Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,640 posts)Hat's off to her!
I'm going to follow her on Twitter.
PunkinPi
(4,875 posts)Sympthsical
(9,076 posts)She dinged him again, asking, "What are you so afraid of?"
From a black woman?
Bet he didn't like that one bit.
Rachel Scott, call your food taster.
nolabear
(41,987 posts)PunkinPi
(4,875 posts)AnotherMother4Peace
(4,247 posts)PunkinPi
(4,875 posts)joetheman
(1,450 posts)HRC "ain't afraid" neither was Obama. Fascists hate folks who "ain't afraid."
AnotherMother4Peace
(4,247 posts)child in a very large white family. We weren't "dysfunctional" but very far from "Leave It To Beaver". Because of that "rough" upbringing I am often called upon to handle family business/conflicts because my siblings say I "ain't afraid".
Edit to add: I had to learn to fight, physically & verbally, early on. As a young adult I took karate lessons because I realized how important it was to be able to protect myself.
Maraya1969
(22,483 posts)around a table could be thinking the same thing and I would be the one to speak up and say it. And that's very true. Too many people worry about how what they say will be perceived when what they say actually needs to be said.
AnotherMother4Peace
(4,247 posts)I was fascinated that she would get into fights with boys on the schoolyard. Holy crap - someone like me. Tough, scrappy, and could just be pushed so far. I'll never forget the time my older brother just pushed me so far & I laid into him like a tomcat. I don't think he'll ever forget that either. I don't condone violence, but I had one hell of a childhood.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)and weak. Its why they are so hell-bent on maintaining and increasing control over every aspect of human behavior.
They believe everyone else is as evil and untrustworthy as they are and must be dominated.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,035 posts)That's going to leave a mark.
Blue Owl
(50,427 posts)bdamomma
(63,875 posts)he is.
progressoid
(49,991 posts)I suspect his henchmen are close by.
Grins
(7,218 posts)And many, MANY others?
iluvtennis
(19,863 posts)have been banned like April Ryan/ others.
Music Man
(1,184 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,694 posts)Putin becomes a concern troll. Somebody get him a string of pearls. He's going to need them for that follow-up, follow-up question, since he wasn't able to actually answer the first follow-up.
And please, get a translator to translate the translation!
Poor Putin, his inability to actually think on his feet is the outcome of not committing your own murders after years of KGB training followed by years of lazy leadership.
Well done, Rachel Scott!!!
ShazzieB
(16,426 posts)Back home in Mother Russia, he doesnt have to worry about being asked uncomfortable questions. Anyone who dares to try is quickly squelched.
It's a lot easier to look like a big, strong, powerful leader when you can arrange things so that you are never publicly challenged. Take away that ability to control everyone around him, and he is revealed as the petty, spiteful tyrant that he is.
bearssoapbox
(1,408 posts)When he's off script, or isn't answering questions he writes for his "reporters" to ask him at his staged pressers.
He's a mumbling fool.
superpatriotman
(6,249 posts)While I play hockey and ride horse shirtless.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)W_HAMILTON
(7,869 posts)PunkinPi
(4,875 posts)kimbutgar
(21,163 posts)bdamomma
(63,875 posts)just hates the truth.
Good for her to ask that question.
spooky3
(34,458 posts)hide? they do it in front of our faces. Us vs them. They are the lowest of the low.
Warpy
(111,277 posts)Admitting Ukraine to NATO is going to leave an even bigger one. He really wants at least a defacto annexation of Ukraine and Belarus, something he almost had when there were puppets in both countries and they were afraid of the bear in the woods. This gives Ukraine a pack of mastiffs at the ready and the bear's going to have to look for easier meals.
Putin's not used to tough Democrats. To tell the truth, I'm not, either, but it's a change I welcome. I doubt he'll be pleased.
Pas-de-Calais
(9,904 posts)Pootie knows English better than the MAGidiots Ive heard in clips.
Translator is stumbling on his translation because
1) he wants a ride home
2) #1 + not falling outta window once home
3) not finding lethal dust on his dinner plate after eating
Anyone else have ideas?
Vinca
(50,278 posts)calimary
(81,322 posts)What are you so afraid of?
She sure has his number. And he knows it.
calimary
(81,322 posts)A Moment of Righteousness.
If I were her boss, Id give her a raise right on the spot - call down to the business office and set it right up.
Sparkly
(24,149 posts)She got a good question in answer to her question out of him. Can I steal that second clip to start a new post?
PunkinPi
(4,875 posts)Sparkly
(24,149 posts)philly_bob
(2,419 posts)Putin DOES murder and imprison political opponents, but casting it as "what are you so afraid of?" descends to the level of schoolyard taunting.
To me, it was embarrassing. Elicited no useful information. Better: "How do you explain that?"
LiberalLovinLug
(14,174 posts)Maybe the first one is the last one. In it she does rephrase it as, "doesn't it the send a message that you do not want a fair political fight?"
philly_bob
(2,419 posts)where she said "What are you afraid of".
I don't know if the reporter rephrased her question on Twitter or anywhere else. I hope someone links to it if she did.