It's like the GOPers don't know what country they live in. They might as well put a picture of Putin at the beginning of the video. GOP Unveils 'Commitment To America' Plan With Stock Videos Of Russia, Ukraine “We celebrate the rich heritage of the American story,” a narrator says, over footage of a drilling rig in Russia's Volgograd region. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hous...age-russia-ukraine_n_632dc7afe4b0d12b5404bab1 House Republican leaders on Friday unveiled their “Commitment to America” agenda for 2023 ― and with it, an inspirational video full of scenes presented as exceptional imagery of America that were actually stock footage from Russia and Ukraine. The GOP’s video, “The Preamble to the Commitment to America,” opens with a narrator highlighting aspects of what it means to be an American. “We celebrate the rich heritage of the American story and the vibrancy of the American Dream,” the voice says, over footage of a drilling rig at sunrise. But this video snippet, an apparent nod to America’s natural resources, wasn’t filmed in America. It’s stock footage created by Serg Grbanoff, a filmmaker based in Russia. Grbanoff told HuffPost that he filmed this scene in Russia’s Volgograd region. Here’s a screenshot of the image in the House Republican leaders’ video, versus an original shot on Shutterstock’s website: It’s not the only instance where Grbanoff’s work appears in the GOP’s video celebrating America. In another scene, a boy is seen smiling and running in a field with a toy airplane. The words “Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” appear on the screen, a reference to the Declaration of Independence. This clip was also created by Grbanoff, and also filmed in the Volgograd region. Here’s a screenshot of the image in the GOP’s video versus an original shot on Shutterstock’s website: At another point in the House Republican leaders’ video, they take a shot at Democrats on the economy. “Democrats have led America off track,” the narrator says. The words “Crippling inflation and rampant crime” appear on the screen, over a shot of a woman walking through a grocery store. But this is footage from a European grocery store. If you look closely at the screenshot, you can see a tag hanging on one of the store shelves that says “AKCIA,” a Slovak word meaning “action.” Informally, “AKCIA” is used to designate sales in Slovakian stores. House Republicans almost certainly used imagery from Ukraine in their video about America, too. The video includes a clip of a farmer carrying a bag on his shoulder in a field of corn, as the words “And the vibrancy of the American Dream” appear on the screen. This is also stock footage sourced from a Shutterstock contributor, DedovStock. The man featured in the clip works for DedovStock, and has a page of his work on its website. His page features shots of him in Ukraine and the Carpathian Mountains, which stretch through Ukraine and parts of Eastern Europe. HuffPost reached out to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for comment as to why GOP leaders rolled out their plan for America with a video featuring stock footage from Russia. “Interesting how you guys aren’t remotely interested on the issues facing the American people in the video,” responded McCarthy spokesman Mark Bednar.
Putin Ally Teases Secret Meetings ‘That Could Destroy’ America The Belarusian foreign affairs minister claims to have held confidential meetings with Western leaders in New York City last week that could be detrimental to the United States. https://www.thedailybeast.com/belar...t-meetings-at-unga-that-could-destroy-america
'I love Putin': First woman in line at Trump rally backs Russia's war in Ukraine https://www.rawstory.com/trump-supporter-russia-ukraine/
McCarthy is a spineless flipflopping cuck so this may just be campaigning on "Ukraine corrupt/bad" anti-Bidenism. The questions is, who lines the GQP's pockets harder, nat. def. complex or Kremlin money?
Ukraine is Terrified About What Will Happen if Republicans Win the Midterms https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-te...ll-happen-if-republicans-win-midterms-1753243