Putin Calls Mr. Kraft a Liar

Moscow (CNN) — Russia’s president is fighting back: No, he did not steal a Super Bowl ring. And no, he’s not rocking the diamond-encrusted prize on his finger, either. President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman denied accusations that the leader kept a Super Bowl ring that New England Patriots‘ owner Robert Kraft wanted back… A few days after the incident occurred, amid confusion as to whether the ring was a present or was kept by mistake, Kraft issued a statement that said it was a gift. That’s the way Putin sees it, the president’s spokesman said Sunday. “What Mr. Kraft is saying now is weird,” Dmitry Peskov said. “I was standing 20 centimeters away from him and Mr. Putin and saw and heard how Mr. Kraft gave this ring as a gift.”

Nice going, Bush Administration.  You see what you get when you try to appease these Russian sons of bitches, just to keep the peace?  They walk all over you.  They did it in Eastern Europe.  They did it in Southeast Asia.  They did it to Apollo Creed. And now they’re doing it to one of America’s greatest and noblest citizens. And don’t think for one second it wasn’t Putin’s plan all along to steal that ring because a Russian don’t take a dump without a plan, son.  Mr. Kraft sacrifices for the good of his country, because his president asked him to, and this is the thanks he gets.  He gets called a liar and a weirdo by some low level Kremlin flak.  History’s shown time and time again that the only thing Russians respect is power.  Anything else they perceive as weakness.  As soon as Putin said he was keeping the ring, Bush should’ve declared war on the Red bastards and promised to unleash armaggedon until it was back in Foxboro.  And since we didn’t do anything, the Russians feel free to impugn the character of one of our greatest Americans.

Well maybe the White House feels like we can’t do anything, but there’s no way Mr. Kraft is going to let this smear go unanswered.  Putin, you might be big shit in Siberia or wherever.  But you’ve just made yourself a very powerful enemy, comrade.  He stared down Bill Parcells, he strong-armed the Foxboro town council and he conquered the NFLPA.  A little thing like some Third World nuclear power should be nothing.  I expect there’ll be a Bass Pro and a Bed, Bath & Beyond in Red Square by the end of the year.  Fuck you, pussy.

@JerryThornton1