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Zelensky for the win: (Original Post) tblue37 21 hrs ago OP
What.................... Lovie777 21 hrs ago #1
Reference Tasmanian Devil 21 hrs ago #2
It isn't just LOL funny, it is true Bluetus 20 hrs ago #12
It does seem like Ukraine has pulled off a miracle Gum Logger 19 hrs ago #15
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? JoseBalow 16 hrs ago #21
Oh snap! PatSeg 21 hrs ago #3
I heard that exchange. Zelenskyy got some good laughs from the audience. wnylib 21 hrs ago #4
we would be very lucky to get a man half as good as Zelenskyy dave99 21 hrs ago #5
Remember, he was a professional comedian before going into politics Bluetus 20 hrs ago #8
And he has a law degree. Please don't forget that, too. littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #13
We had the chance to elect one. mwmisses4289 20 hrs ago #9
Agree. wnylib 20 hrs ago #10
Yep. calimary 19 hrs ago #14
Even a person that's 10% of Z would be far better than tRUMP is. SWBTATTReg 31 min ago #27
You guys know hard it is to joke with someone in a foreign language? FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #6
Remember he was a professional comic Nasruddin 20 hrs ago #7
The American that he is speaking with doesn't even wnylib 20 hrs ago #11
From what I can tell Zelensky has aquired his ability in English since the Russian somsai 19 hrs ago #16
he won an education grant at age 16 based on his mastery of English Torchlight 42 min ago #26
I love him MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #17
... tune: ... fierywoman 19 hrs ago #18
Ha ha, fat-slob wolfie001 18 hrs ago #19
He's brilliant in so any ways. Bumbles 18 hrs ago #20
He's showing his "cards" to Krasnov. GoodRaisin 16 hrs ago #22
The trap people set for themselves when they believe their own propaganda! Aussie105 13 hrs ago #23
Suck it, fat fuck Blue Owl 5 hrs ago #24
K&R ck4829 53 min ago #25

Bluetus

(3,403 posts)
12. It isn't just LOL funny, it is true
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 06:16 PM
20 hrs ago

Last edited Wed Jul 8, 2026, 11:30 PM - Edit history (1)

While all this Iran s$$$ has been going on, Ukraine has been kicking Russia's ass. They are on the verge of repossessing Crimea. They are in complete control of the Sea of Azov. He is strangling the Russian forces that are now stranded along the west bank of Azov and killing 30,000 a month, with very few Ukrainian casualties because they are being hit with drones.

And while that is happening, Ukraine is also hitting hard inside Russia, already taking 20% of their oil resources offline, and destroying important military assets frequently. Maybe it is too early to call it a rout, but Trump and Putin are surely s$$$ting bricks these days.

And practically none of this is being mentioned on the US MSM. You can be certain all the European leaders know the score, and that is why they are laughing when Trump says things like "The US was there for you. You are never here for the US." Well, this war *IS* and invasion of Europe and Trump allied with Putin. You can't get much worse than that as an "ally".

The Europeans can see that both Russia and the US are stuck in a different century militarily. Ukraine has the technologies that make the difference in today's warfare.

Gum Logger

(470 posts)
15. It does seem like Ukraine has pulled off a miracle
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 07:05 PM
19 hrs ago

Like 3 days of temple oil lasting 14 days

wnylib

(26,984 posts)
4. I heard that exchange. Zelenskyy got some good laughs from the audience.
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 05:42 PM
21 hrs ago

He is such an Intelligent, creative, caring man with integrity and a solid moral compass. I wish that we had a president even half as good as Zelenskyy.

Bluetus

(3,403 posts)
8. Remember, he was a professional comedian before going into politics
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 06:06 PM
20 hrs ago

Good somedians are among the smartest people.Their success depends on making these quick associations, and then framing in it the form of a punch line, all before the audience has a minute to think it through.

littlemissmartypants

(35,871 posts)
13. And he has a law degree. Please don't forget that, too.
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 06:45 PM
20 hrs ago

I love him with my whole heart.

We would be fortunate to have a president half as intelligent and compassionate as he is.

mwmisses4289

(5,328 posts)
9. We had the chance to elect one.
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 06:08 PM
20 hrs ago

Her name is Kamala Harris. While many of us did vote for her, it wasn't enough.

SWBTATTReg

(26,562 posts)
27. Even a person that's 10% of Z would be far better than tRUMP is.
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:21 PM
31 min ago

I do worry about future elections, not that elections will NOT happen, but that we must be paranoid and put in many safeguards to make sure that we'll have never have another 'tRUMP' scenario again. NEVER! Have Congress write a new law, a new no-Trump law that can never be amended or ruled illegal.

FakeNoose

(43,302 posts)
6. You guys know hard it is to joke with someone in a foreign language?
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 05:51 PM
21 hrs ago

Zelensky is very good with a snappy comeback in American English, meanwhile the American he's speaking to doesn't even get the joke.

wnylib

(26,984 posts)
11. The American that he is speaking with doesn't even
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 06:11 PM
20 hrs ago

get the language and it is his own.

somsai

(272 posts)
16. From what I can tell Zelensky has aquired his ability in English since the Russian
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 07:08 PM
19 hrs ago

invasion. At the beginning he was speaking none, then I remember some prepared speeches, and now he is simply speaking off the cuff, which is an amazing advantage. When you can speak directly to people you can break down the barriers of a translator. Both Putin and Xi speak through interpreters.

Torchlight

(7,398 posts)
26. he won an education grant at age 16 based on his mastery of English
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:09 PM
42 min ago

but his father had other plans for him.

Aussie105

(8,413 posts)
23. The trap people set for themselves when they believe their own propaganda!
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 01:02 AM
13 hrs ago

Putin: 'The takeover of Ukraine will take 4 days. The Russian liberators will be met with smiles and flowers.'

Trump . . . ditto, talking about Iran.

I swear, living in an ivory tower with people who always agree with you no matter what must do some real damage to the brain.

Shame other countries don't have leaders like Zelenskyy!

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