Putin Targerts LGBT Obama Donors

I do not even know what to make of this... other than thinking that Putin must have a few drinks and decide how best mess with Obama. Its comedy and nuclear war scary at the same time.

Putting obama's gay bundlers on a secret list and you only find out when you apply for a Visa.

Its like double secret probation.
Almost like he is a saying to Obama here is a childish response to your child like foreign policy.


http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...tly-sanctioned-top-obama-campaign-donors.html

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In late March, the Russian Foreign Ministry said publicly that it had responded to the second round of U.S. sanctions by expanding its black list. But the Kremlin said it would not reveal the names publicly.

“Of course, such actions cannot remain unanswered. Russia responded by undertaking similar measures,” the foreign ministry said in a statement that was all-but-ignored in the West.

Russian officials sanctions scoffed at the first U.S. sanctions list, which included mostly politicians. Then the Kremlin crafted a proportional response, sanctioning Americans equivalent to the Russians punished by the U.S. For example, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was sanctioned because the U.S. sanctioned Valentina Matvienko, the head of the upper chamber of the Russian Duma.

But the second American list was more personal, going after big businessmen in Russia who were very close to Putin—his moneymen and his cronies. Putin said in late April that he was baffled that the Americans were targeting the Russian oligarchs.

“As for the sanctions, I consider the first package of sanctions an unlawful and hostile act against Russia, and a step that will definitely damage Russia-U.S. and Russia-EU relations. But as for the second package of sanctions, it is not even clear exactly what they are all about, because they have no cause and effect link to what is happening now in Ukraine and in Russia,” he said.

So when the Kremlin responded, the Russians had to get a little creative. Many top American businessmen are not necessarily close to President Obama personally, so Moscow chose to sanction top Obama campaign bundlers as the closest means of direct retaliation.

Diplomatic sources confirmed to The Daily Beast that the expanded and still-secret Russian sanctions list includes five top Obama campaign bundlers as well as about a dozen top Senators and Congressmen who were not included in the first list. The names of the specific bundlers remains a secret, but a focus was put on those with ties to the gay and lesbian community; it’s a reflection of the ongoing fight between the Kremlin and the White House over Russia’s laws punishing the promotion of LGBT “propaganda.”

Because the Russian list is secret, the only way a bundler or lawmaker can determine if he or she is on the sanctions list is to apply for a visa to visit Russia. If the visa is rejected without explanation, the applicant is on the list. Early last year, well before the Ukraine crisis, Rep. Chris Smith discovered he was on Russia’s black list when he applied for a visa. Smith has been a harsh critic of Russia’s record on human rights.

The U.S. released a third list of Russian officials, businessmen, and institutions subject to sanctions last week and more U.S. sanctions could be on the way. Russian media revealed a leaked secret State Department cable dated April 21 asking U.S. embassies in Europe for any information “including compromising materials” about European businesses or officials that have deep ties to Russia.

 

Obama made it his personal mission to embarrass Putin over the gay issue at the winter Olympics.

When has he said a word about the way Saudi Arabia and other muslim countries treat gays?

I suppose Bush did get us into two pointless, hideously expensive wars, and Carter handed Iran over to the islamists, but it is hard to name a president who has been more incompetent in foreign affairs. He managed to destabilize the entire middle east and reinvigorate al qaeda, now is getting us involved in simultaneous disputes with russia and china that have the potential to turn into military conflict, all over regional issues that are none of our concern. Brilliant.