Why the Right is Obsessed with Putin

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Why the Right is Obsessed with Putin

March 22, 2022 at 12:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 189 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/03/22/why-the-right-is-obsessed-with-putin/

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Dan Pfeiffer: “The concept of strength is the axis on which Republican politics has long rotated. Every Republican political campaign is about portraying the GOPer as strong and the Democrat as weak. This is why so much hay was made of Michael Dukakis’s tank photo op. Republicans worked hard to undermine John Kerry’s military service, and pushed false narratives about the health and cognitive abilities of Hillary Clinton and John Kerry.”

“The type of strength and how it is used is irrelevant. When strength at all costs is emphasized at the expense of empathy, compassion, and morals, Putin can become the ideal leader for a morally bankrupt political party.”

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[Walleye]

1. I remember when Madeleine Albright was asked whether she got respect since she is a woman

She said of course I get all the respect in the world I fly in an airplane that says the United States of America on the side. The President of the United States by definition cannot be weak. He commands the strongest military in the world has ever seen. Republicans talking points are getting weak

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2. Putin is the right wing ideal of the manly man.

Putin is the right wing ideal of the manly man.

The Russian army is far better than the woke American army.

Not so sure if they feel that way now about their army.