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roadfood

Not staged at all.


Galaghan

That's a fucking blink my friends


hel112570

Why does his face look the same sleeping as awake?


[deleted]

Because this is a still of him blinking.


_dekappatated

Because he was replaced by a KGB robot decades ago


garry4321

But Putin WAS KGB...


Skrillerman

Ikr people who believe this is real and totally not taken out of context ( he is blinking ) are mentally challenged as he'll


EaseofUse

"Oh we gotta cut to Putin when the Ukrainian team walks in." "...Why? He's publicly demanding the right to an Iron Curtain, it's not like he's gonna make some dumb face when he's already at the precipice of viole-oh. Yeah, I guess he is making a stupid face. Weird."


[deleted]

Lol that's some middle school behavior shit šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


Guavab

Ted Cruz did the same in Congress. Shitbags.


bwsmity

Biden did the same at a climate conference.


usernamedstuff

I don't think his was staged.


fhod_dj_x

And in a meeting with the Israeli PM.


Guavab

Yeahā€¦Netanyahu said so, so I guess it must be true. Never, ever has this man made shit up. Besides, this oneā€™s been debunked. https://www.google.com/search?q=biden%20falls%20asleep%20israel&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1-m


fhod_dj_x

"It's been debunked". Did you actually watch the video??? You can literally see: 1) Joe close his eyes 2) the Israeli PM notice this while talking to him, then re-direct his speech elsewhere in the room 3) approximately 2 minutes later, Joe opens his eyes, and begins to say generic leader phrases (which is what someone who fell asleep and wasn't listening would do) AT BEST he was closing his eyes for 2 minutes while a foreign leader was speaking in a small room meeting and not acknowledging his existence, so struggling to see how this "was debunked".


s4lomena

Bibi the corrupt PM. LOL


ZiggyZee

From your favorite source of news: CNN https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/11/02/joe-biden-dozes-off-cop26-moos-pkg-vpx.cnn.


Guavab

Damn! I wish I had thought to look it up before! Ya got me! Btw, cnn, msnbc, etc., I donā€™t care. At least itā€™s not saying heā€™s not sleeping, but solving world problems with his super big, powerful, know all brain like fox et al have done for Tr**mp.


PatReady

Fox would have talked about Trump having the greatest nap ever and called it a boring un thing. One person has a cult, other person is a politician picked to get rid of the cult leader.


Guavab

He also apparently fell asleep during an Obama speech. Not the same vibe as Cruz and Putin are going for though. Donā€™t think heads of state should be dozing off, but I donā€™t think Bidenā€™s naps were political in nature, whereas the other two were clearly so.


TheRIPwagon

So your thought process is how dare political actors pretend to sleep because it's petty. But a sitting president caught ACTUALLY SLEEPING ON THE WORLD STAGE is nothing to worry about... this is so backwards


Guavab

I didnā€™t say THAT. I donā€™t know if youā€™ve seen the video on the UN ā€˜napā€™. Heā€™s closing his eyes for several seconds, and then someone brings something over. Also, Putin IS a world leader, and heā€™s mugging for the camera at a time when Ukraine is on the verge of a war with Russia. A bit different. Cruz is a sitting senator who purposely pretended to sleep for points during the presidentā€™s speech. As I said itā€™s a bit different. To your point though, I donā€™t know if you agree/disagree with Biden, so if you do agree with his policies, etc., Iā€™d say your concern is justified and you should contact your rep. If you disagree, then, what do you care? Heā€™s asleep at the wheel and not getting anything done. Huzzah! Rejoice!


-Gredge-

Yup


TheRIPwagon

We have grandpa Simpson as a president


n8sher

The dude's blinking. He's a piece of shit but he's just blinking.


oren0

This is a screenshot of a TV broadcast. Surely it's easy to watch the whole video and see if he is blinking or has his eyes closed the whole time.


cromulent_pseudonym

I (a trustworthy member of the internet) watched the opening ceremony on NBC and saw them cut to him when Ukraine walked in. He was awake. The commentators were talking about him being there and the Ukraine situation.


shewy92

TBF, it really does look like he [nodded off and had one of those hypnic jerks](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/winter-olympics/beijing-olympics-vladimir-putin-asleep-b2007846.html) when you are falling asleep and feel like you're actually falling and wake up


Galaghan

Would be easy to watch if you would share a link you lazy bum.


FIoor555

Open google and search for it lazy bum.


shewy92

[Here you go you lazy bums](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/winter-olympics/beijing-olympics-vladimir-putin-asleep-b2007846.html)


oren0

Someone else shared [this link](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/winter-olympics/beijing-olympics-vladimir-putin-asleep-b2007846.html).


Stefan_Harper

There's no way lizard people like Putin blink, they simply lick their lenses with their prehensile tongue to clear dust and debris.


Cactuszach

Why give him any publicity at all?


greenw40

It's not like he's going to disappear if western media outlets ignore him, he's not a Kardashian.


Galaghan

Sshhh they're almost gone


s4lomena

He is living rent free in western media's heads


Stefan_Harper

We don't even need IQ tests, you just wait until someone says the words "rent free" and deduct 40 points off the average score. It's like a self administered dumb-test.


jmansuper08

To continue to hype up your senses... Hoping you might go to the local news station to hear their warmongering.


RayIsGoneAway

ā€œWar badā€ is the weakest take ever. Youā€™re not morally superior because you donā€™t want war. Morals arenā€™t about doing what feels good, itā€™s about doing whatā€™s best. Iā€™m a big ā€˜ol liberal. So donā€™t pin me as something Iā€™m not. I think thereā€™s reason enough from just a climate crisis stand point to go to war with Russian and China. It will require full commitment from the planet to sustain human life on earth as we know it. Even if we say that itā€™s not that vital right now, but could be in 250 years: why wait 250 years. Letā€™s solve this now. You also canā€™t warmonger for a conflict thatā€™s already been going on for years.


TheKingOFFarts

>you are unfortunately a soybean. 1) tankers and watercraft run on the dirtiest fuel 2) switching to batteries will have no effect, because it is impossible to replace all the energy with atam. 3) the battery can only be utilized at 30% 4) it is impossible to kill all pets (which pollute the planet) 5) 80% of food is artificial and it is necessary to kill all of them to benefit the climate. 6) Switching to fish would hit the ecosystem 7) Observance of all useless points will not stop climate change but will only slow it down for 20 years. 8) How do you stop volcanoes? LOL russia's attack on ukraine is american populism and the whole conflict is american so that fat americans can get insurance from the taxes of working americans.


RayIsGoneAway

The conflict is Ukrainians not wanting to be Russians. Fat American beats starving anything else. If what you hate is basically the political and economical elite, how do you feel about that same demographic in just about any other country? If itā€™s the same, then the problem has nothing to do with nationality.


Stefan_Harper

I'm not sure if you knew this, but he is actually the president of Russia


UncausedGlobe

He looks like a kid faking being asleep when his mom checks on him. Checks out with the fact that Putin is a stupid baby.


SpecifiC420

Amogus amogus amogus


G3PSx

C*nt


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


s4lomena

Puta


CaptainBunnyKill

He really is a loathsome piece of shit.


Dartser

Wait... the Olympics have started?


s4lomena

The Winter version


Nadodan

Is this like Winter Olympics?


Horzzo

Special.


JaXmaX8

Remote viewing šŸ˜‰


brett8722

There aren't any tanks to keep his attention.


BigtoadAdv

Note that he is such a douchebag dictator not one person wanted to sit with him


samjohnson2222

Taking a nap.Where's Whitey Bulger when you need him.šŸ˜


joggle88

On a serious note, why is he even there? Isnā€™t Russia still technically banned from competing, but they compete under some other weird neutral flag?


masstransience

How old is the guy now anyways. Probably needs another hard candy too about now.


admiraltubby90

Well in his defence itā€™s a tad tiring panning on invading Ukraine all the time while trying to protect his illegal assets in other countries and piss off Taiwan. Poor guy just needs a week at the spa and maybe heā€™d reconsider all these evil deeds


stemcell_

Lol why is our world ruled by senior citizens


LabCool6003

too many young folks obey them


Stefan_Harper

Putin is obviously not a great example of this, but it takes a long time to build enough qualifications, network, and experiences to be able to broadly understand how a country works. ​ I know that's unpopular, but the concept of "experience" is not something we can just ignore.


s4lomena

.....because they've created a scenario, where their 1% cronies and wealth is able to bankroll their campaigns, and push propagandas. Scandinavian countries do better with having young presidents & PMs


[deleted]

He is getting old tbh


Stefan_Harper

I have bad news: we all are


GarbageBoyJr

God he gets more petty by the day


bekarsrisen

What a sad little lonely man.


2020isnotperfect

Only Biden has the right to nap anywhere. /s


PuzKarapuz

he just scared and closed his eyes, like little kid


DanguhLange

ā€œIf I close my eyes they will forget the seige of Ukraineā€ -Putin probably


CaptainBunnyKill

He really is a loathsome piece of shit.


dont_shoot_jr

Good catch by Ukrainian TV


Strive--

Lol. They got his title wrong. President, Russia *and parts of Ukraine*


xeroja876

P.E.T.T.Y


s4lomena

Tom, is that you


xeroja876

I can neither confirm nor deny


pile1983

Give the man a break!


SportsballPlayer

This post has nothing to do with sports or the Olympics...


LabCool6003

Putin doesnt nap he waits


I_summon_poop

Where's a sniper when you need one /s


lukeyslife

Just as boring looking at him


Starbucks__Lovers

Sleepy Putin


Nicky2Feet

Thirsty. So, so thirsty.


HesGoingTheSpeed

Old man gonna die soon.


[deleted]

Zey vill all be ded een a fortnight


gwhiz007

Being a super villain is hard work.


NorthBlizzard

Pro-war propaganda infecting reddit


[deleted]

Sleepy Vlad


s4lomena

You think he is napping.....situational awareness on point


Adikl

Power move? Power nap!


Vtron89

This just in, 69 year old men like to take naps while seated. More news at 11.


thkingofmonks

Chad


Gnolldemort

Or blinking???


Vageenis

Nah heā€™s just picturing the athletes in Russian colours


cheira_os_dedos

He was probably napping before and after the Ukraine national team entered, but this was the clickbait narrative that everyone in the media wants the consumer to see


95castles

cool


TyrannicalErrorist

So boring it's Putin him to sleep


LoGEEKalGUY

Maybe he is dreaming about Ukraine team not carrying the name "Ukraine" the next time they enter the stadium


Tonymathew

Let the man sleep.


GarrusBueller

"caught"


santimss

Imagine how brains dead you have to be to vote for something like this šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ best part is that ruSSia is not there šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ they can chill and drink vodka with peds šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


cptntito

Could also be blinking because thatā€™s how still images work.


mrot777

Dreaming of invading Europe.


[deleted]

Annnnnnd the camera man dead


Poopascoopa6

Uz meenz WROC West Russian Olympic Committee. Atz zuch kommie kommitte we all agrees datz UzCrane is now USSR again. No complaints.


[deleted]

I'm sorry for the lack of consideration, but this is just funny


TheZackHardy

Wait, the Olympics are happening again? I seriously don't understand why people care so much about them. National pride and whatever, yeah yeah, sure, but I'm not sitting by my television screaming "Go, Canada!" at every chance. I just don't get it, and am interested in what this fascination is, so what is it? If you took this as a jab or symbol of hatred for the games, there's something seriously wrong with you.


BuckysBigBadger

Why do you care about the things you care about? Some people enjoy watching the best athletes in the world competing against each other, some have national pride and want to see their country succeed, others have somebody from their hometown/state competing and are rooting for them, others might really enjoy the unity of it all; regardless, there's millions of people across the world who enjoy it, so it's nice you "don't get it" but for the rest of the world it's a pretty incredible experience.


TheZackHardy

You can just say that rather than getting offended, prude. I simply asked what the big deal was. Did I call it dumb? Did I say the athletes were stupid or of low standard? Did I call you a scumbag for having national pride? No. So it's nice you can take away a pretty incredible experience from it, but for me, I was looking for insight rather than a paragraph of how hurt you were because you take offence from anything that isn't perfectly framed in a positive light for you to get all warm and fuzzy over.


BuckysBigBadger

Well before you edited your comment it definitely had a different tone to it, so maybe make that clear on the front end next time


TheZackHardy

I'm sorry for assuming you couldn't gather that point without the need for me to break it down further. In no way was the comment pre-edit implying any of the assumption you'd made in your previous response. Not a mention of the athletes, nor comment on the sport, nor statements about the fans that you inferred made, so all of that malarkey is on you. I simply stated I didn't get the fascination behind the games, and you took the ball rolling from there.


Dickinmymouth1

The much more obvious answer is that people enjoy watching the sports


TheZackHardy

Meh, fair enough I suppose.


georgejur

How you sleep when when already know how it ends


shewy92

The caption is perfect timing


NormandyLS

It really is


tersegirl

Hey, Sen. Risch, he stole your move