http://philipschaefer.com/2007/01/31/when-being-tall-is-a-political-disadvantage/ Theories, observations, and articles Fri, 18 May 2012 17:04:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://philipschaefer.com/2007/01/31/when-being-tall-is-a-political-disadvantage/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Nick Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:51:47 +0000 http://philipschaefer.com/2007/01/31/when-being-tall-is-a-political-disadvantage/#comment-49 Ex-KGB using scare tactics? What? Ex-KGB using scare tactics? What?

]]> http://philipschaefer.com/2007/01/31/when-being-tall-is-a-political-disadvantage/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Lee Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:32:39 +0000 http://philipschaefer.com/2007/01/31/when-being-tall-is-a-political-disadvantage/#comment-46 I wouldn't want to stick out too much (or let it be known I was an unsolicited hopeful for his post) in any manner when around Putin. You might end up with radium in your teabag or something. From what I read it sounds like Putin's not that far away from dropping all pretenses and declaring some neo-USSR, with the assassinations and scaring off foreign investments with threats of nationalization. I wouldn’t want to stick out too much (or let it be known I was an unsolicited hopeful for his post) in any manner when around Putin. You might end up with radium in your teabag or something. From what I read it sounds like Putin’s not that far away from dropping all pretenses and declaring some neo-USSR, with the assassinations and scaring off foreign investments with threats of nationalization.

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