As someone who was a child during the end of the Soviet Era, the
following news items cause minor cognitive dissonance:
1) The Russian guided missile warship Varyag is docking in San
Francisco this week on a friendly tour coinciding with a visit from
the Russian President. At the same time there are three Japanese
warships visiting, which doesn't phase me but probably would have
irked my granddad.
Link to
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/22/BAVP1E2O3N.DTL>SF
Gate Article or
<http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=310799>Amusing
Commentary from Gun Nuts who seem to really hate San Francisco.
2) This morning on Twitter, @WhiteHouse writes:
Welcome to @twitter President Medvedev! RT @KremlinRussia_E: Hello
everyone! I'm on Twitter, and this is my first tweet. This is
followed by a somewhat redundant retweet by @BarackObama
3) Medvedev twitters a photo of himself touring the Twitter HQ
<http://twitpic.com/1zblej>http://twitpic.com/1zblej
I would have added the following hashtag: #recursive
4) MGM Studios is releasing a Remake "Red Dawn", the 1984 Soviet
invasion flick featuring a young Patrick Swayze defending American
soil from commie takeover. Only this time the invaders are Chinese.
Film Critic Bruce Watson writes: "Given middle America's deep well of
anger with both Wall Street and Washington, it isn't that hard to
imagine a scenario in which some people on 'Main Street' would
embrace the avenging hand of a Chinese force."
Link to
<http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/media/red-dawn-remake-has-cultural-critics-up-in-a/19498984/>DailyFinance
Article
