(Newser) – In his latest effort to remind his countrymen of his machismo, Russian leader Vladimir Putin yesterday shot a gray whale with a dart from a crossbow. The prime minister, on a rubber boat in choppy seas, hit the gray whale on his fourth attempt to collect a skin sample, the Independent reports. Putin has previously been photographed shooting a tiger, fighting wildfires, flying a fighter plane, and swimming in a freezing lake.
Wildlife groups weren’t impressed by Putin’s foray into the world of whale research, Reuters notes. The International Fund for Animal Welfare issued a statement slamming Putin for staging a “save-the-whales” photo-op while the activities of a state-controlled oil company nearby threatened the same population of whales that the expedition he joined is studying.
I hate to do this, I really do. You don’t know how bad I want to spin this article in a way that shows everyone how awesome America is, talk about how it took Putin 4 shots to hit this whale, how the KGB probably beat the fuck out of the whale to make it an easy target, but I can’t. When you’re beat you’re beat, and Vladimir Putin just cock slapped me across the face.
Fucking Putin man. Always doing cool shit. The guy basically runs Russia exactly how I would (don’t know if that’s exactly a good thing). Just totally dismisses actual governing for Macho activities. Like yeah I know our country is poor as fuck but watch me kill this bear with my bear hands, now who’s going to vote against me?
And people call Obama a genius because he gives good speeches. Obama can talk the talk but Putin can walk the walk. He’s got class, he’s got style, and frankly I kind of wish he was our president for a week or two. Just take him for a test spin and see what crazy shit he could scheme up. Then we would all probably die from poverty and communism but it would be fun while it lasted.
“We’re all the same level, Jerry”
- AJ
I have a feeling those karate matches aren’t completely fair
- Anonymous