tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post6492875461892588157..comments2023-10-06T10:10:06.982-04:00Comments on La Russophobe: Annals of State-Controlled Media in Russia: The "Rebranding" OutrageLa Russophobehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-4228262185288300532007-02-26T06:58:00.000-05:002007-02-26T06:58:00.000-05:00JAMES:Very well said! Russia's penchant for living...JAMES:<BR/><BR/>Very well said! Russia's penchant for living in a world of illusion rather than of reality is what has brought the country to the brink of extinction.<BR/><BR/>IVOR:<BR/><BR/>Your comment is rather bizarre. First, this blog is now what it has always been. Second, having never contributed anything to this blog, you seem to think you'll be missed if you leave. Isn't that just a bit too much hubris? Third, if you don't find the loss of 1 million people from the population something to moan about, we pity and are well rid of you. We hope you will find a blog where you can laugh about it to your heart's content. Then again, maybe we don't . . .<BR/><BR/>LYNDON:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment and the links. "Russia Today" is available in the US by satellite, and in many other places around the world. We never said they young lady had actually done anything harmful, we only remarked upon her smirk. We find it disgusting that anyone operates in the field of journalism as a state-sponsored shil, and if you'd don't agree we find that rather sad. In case, we think this story should be told as many times as possible lest unwary lay people get confused about what Russia Today really is.<BR/><BR/>IGOR: A puppy can easily give you rabies or lyme disease, you know!La Russophobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-17665635755849604632007-02-26T04:03:00.000-05:002007-02-26T04:03:00.000-05:00I find you comment "Have you ever seen a more perf...I find you comment "Have you ever seen a more perfect example of malignant neo-Soviet smugness than the smirk on this young lady's face" utterly distasteful. Your points about freedoms are lost in such tabloid-esque and unecessarily personalised observations. Couldn't we, for example, say the same about any head of any media group purporting to present truth or any aspect of it? Do not all countries 'brand' tehmselves and present certain aspects of themselves to the world (I'm Irish, i understand this). This blog is turning into one long moan and reading it has become a waste of time, there's nothing here I didn;t know already and the negativity contained therein is nasty, and contagious... i'm signing out, for good.<BR/><BR/>IvorIvor Crottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291433020560549590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-6794378235244172942007-02-25T19:04:00.000-05:002007-02-25T19:04:00.000-05:00Simonyan is indeed harmless, especially in the US,...Simonyan is indeed harmless, especially in the US, since there's no evidence of "Russia Today" being available here. <BR/><BR/>By the way, LR, she's not just a reporter - she's in charge of the whole news operation as "chief editor."<BR/><BR/>I think you'll find <A HREF="http://scrapsofmoscow.blogspot.com/search?q=simonian" REL="nofollow">these two posts</A> of interest regarding the background to this story. <BR/><BR/>RFE/RL writes about it in a new and interesting way, but it's not really a new story. Perhaps the story, as time goes on, is that in spite of a continuing realization that "Russia needs rebranding," they aren't able to make it happen. <BR/><BR/>And I second Igor's comment - the stuff about Patrushev is hilarious, or rather it would be if the guy's incompetence weren't such a travesty. How he managed to avoid getting canned after Nord-Ost and Beslan is beyond me.Scraps of Moscowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154874166149426406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-46053673522794905442007-02-23T17:57:00.000-05:002007-02-23T17:57:00.000-05:00Oh, come on, "malignant neo-Soviet smugness"? Lad...Oh, come on, "malignant neo-Soviet smugness"? Lady Margot (i.e. Margarita Simonyan) is as harmless as a puppy dog :) Everybody needs a job these days, especially you're a 25-year old given the responsibility of presenting "Russia's image abroad". <BR/><BR/>Absolutely hilarious about Patrushev...Igorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11892783210901343972noreply@blogger.com