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CarGuru > Nascar > PUTIN GETS IT RIGHT? 7 May 2005 18:12:10

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PUTIN GETS IT RIGHT?

Some Bad Hat Harry 7 May 2005 18:12:10
 Thoughts from the man bush calls his friend and one "who understands his
soul." How times have changed. Now, "our" guy talks about democracy when he
squelches opposition ideas and speech here at home while the Ruskie seems to
have the right idea. How times have changed.

May 6, 2005



MIND YOUR OWN DEMOCRACY, SAYS PRESIDENT PUTIN, DEFENDING RUSSIA'S AND
CRITICIZING AMERICA'S ELECTORAL COLLEGE SYSTEM, IN AN EXCLUSIVE "60 MINUTES"
INTERVIEW SUNDAY ON CBS



A combative Vladimir Putin tells Mike Wallace he should question
his own country's democratic ways before looking for problems with Russia's.
The Russian president also says the U.S. shouldn't try to export its
democracy, as it is trying to do in Iraq, in an exclusive interview to be
broadcast on 60 MINUTES Sunday May 8 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS
Television Network.



Wallace gets quite a reaction from Putin by asking him about a
recent change the Russian leader made. Says Wallace, "There was a time when
the regional governors were elected, correct? And all of the sudden, Putin
says, 'No, no, no. I shall appoint the governors.' That's democracy? That's
not democracy the way I understand it," says Wallace. "The principle of
appointing regional leaders is not a sign of a lack of democracy," Putin
retorts. "You're absolutely wrong. For instance, India is called the
largest world democracy. But their governors have always been appointed by
the central government and nobody disputes that India is not a democracy,"
says Putin.



The Russian leader then points to what he believes are drawbacks
to America's own brand of democracy, including the Electoral College system.
"In the United States, you first elect the electors and then they vote for
the presidential candidates. In Russia, the president is elected through the
direct vote of the whole population. That might be even more democratic,"
Putin says. "And you have other problems in your elections," he tells
Wallace. "Four years ago your presidential election was decided by the
court. The judicial system was brought into it. But we're not going to poke
our noses into your democratic system because that's up to the American
people."



Putin also believes the U.S. democratic system does not travel
well and that is precisely why he was against the war in Iraq from the
beginning. "Democracy cannot be exported to some other place. [Democracy]
must be a product of internal domestic development in a society," says the
Russian president.



But pulling out of Iraq is not an option, says Putin. "But if
the U.S. were to leave and abandon Iraq without establishing the grounds for
a united and sovereign country, that would definitely be a second mistake,"
he tells Wallace.

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