Macho, Macho Man: Putin Gets Dirty Firing a Sniper Rifle
It was another one of those made-for-masses moments that permitted the mole-like man from nowhere to burrow into the hearts of not-so-attentive Russians. Vladimir Putin donned a tight-fitting, three-quarter-length all black overcoat got down into the firing pit, and let fly a few rounds from a sniper rifle.
It is the type of new and spiffy-looking rifle that most likely sniper wannabes in the Russian army are forced to buy with their own money but who knows, maybe this instrument for war-making is provided by the army.
As Putin squeezed off the rounds, we can hear in the background someone commenting “way to go!” (molodetz, in Russian). Of course, we don’t know if he hit the target or not, Russians being sycophants by nature would offer praise to Putin if he passed a bowel movement: “way to go!”
After the mole-man, and to be honest, the black outfit and big, goofy-looking earphones he put on to protect his hearing made him look even more mole-like than usual, had finished firing he removed himself from the pit. About half the size of those surrounding him, undoubtedly protecting him from an errant bullet or two, Putin began to frantically wipe the dirt off his cool jacket…
