Video: Russian warrior-poet totally saves camera crew by shooting tiger
posted at 9:14 pm on September 1, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Even more convincing than the “Todd Palin” video. You know who’s going to watch this and end up getting almost physically excited? Awww yeah.
In unrelated news, a prominent critic of the Russian government had a little mishap with the police over the weekend and ended up with a bullet in his head and his body dumped by the side of a road. Shot “accidentally” while resisting arrest, don’t you know.
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The tiger must have challenged Putin’s authority.
29Victor on September 1, 2008 at 9:17 PM
So, this has been out there for 24 hours now…and the PETA folks are saying what?
coldwarrior on September 1, 2008 at 9:17 PM
Killing? he screwed that one up, he was only supposed to put it to sleep.
Chakra Hammer on September 1, 2008 at 9:18 PM
Man I saw this earlier and couldnt stop laughing. Nice how they caught everything EXCEPT Putin actually firing the shot
William Amos on September 1, 2008 at 9:18 PM
Is Putin developing a Kim Jong-Il style of personality? Kim’s profile on Wikipedia - which no doubt is as reliable as any official DPRK statement - says that “Kim routinely shoots three or four holes-in-one per round.” Time will tell.
KillerKane on September 1, 2008 at 9:19 PM
“I swear a miracle saved us.”
Putin the Miracle Worker!
Sorry, Pootie-poot, but Obama’s already got that one trademarked.
Tony737 on September 1, 2008 at 9:21 PM
Ohhhhhhh
so a tiger was about to attack and Putin, on his heels, deftly pricks the tiger with a super-fast russian knock out drug…..
cmon
Sonosam on September 1, 2008 at 9:23 PM
So you’re saying the critic died of natural causes?
Mike Honcho on September 1, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Gotta’ love that Putt-Putt golf!
Tony Soprano on September 1, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Know how he put the tiger to sleep? Right Hook.
What a man! *swoon*
madne0 on September 1, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Vladamir Putin vs Chuck Norris…
Dang if I can figure out who’d win!!!
scharfy on September 1, 2008 at 9:27 PM
Per round of Putt Putt golf.
mrsmwp on September 1, 2008 at 9:27 PM
I love the leisurely way his crew preps him for the emergency rescue of the press.
obladioblada on September 1, 2008 at 9:27 PM
And the naysayers worry about how Palin will do interacting with foreign leaders. I bet Putin would rather go shoot some big guns with Sarah than sip wine with BO.
mrsmwp on September 1, 2008 at 9:29 PM
Might hurt his chances for DNC Man of the Year…but I think he can overcome it by blaming it on Bush.
Asher on September 1, 2008 at 9:29 PM
Vlad’s scared of Sarah.
funky chicken on September 1, 2008 at 9:30 PM
Lions & tigers & bears oh my!
TheSitRep on September 1, 2008 at 9:31 PM
I also heard that Putin levitated a jeep off of one of his aides, cured cancer, and made an origamy crane out of wet leaves, all with one arm. Then he beat Bolt in the 100-meter.
cannonball on September 1, 2008 at 9:31 PM
Sarah can out hunt and shoot that pinko-bastard any day of the week.
TheSitRep on September 1, 2008 at 9:32 PM
That’s like when the Korean dear leader played golf and shot an 18.
TheSitRep on September 1, 2008 at 9:33 PM
Reminds me of Kerry’s goose hunting escapade.
Maybe Putin is going after the rural, blue-collar bitter clinger vote.
Buy Danish on September 1, 2008 at 9:36 PM
When I read this earlier today I figured it was a convenient distraction for that blogger being murdered.
Nobody much seems to care that journalists are being murdered over there.
JammieWearingFool on September 1, 2008 at 9:37 PM
Actually that was putin who shot the blogger. They just snuck the tiger footage in to fool the media
William Amos on September 1, 2008 at 9:43 PM
Trying to send a message to the west? I’m shocked that he didn’t cut out its heart and drink its blood.
Brad on September 1, 2008 at 9:43 PM
Poot poot needs to go hunting with Cheney.
TheSitRep on September 1, 2008 at 9:45 PM
Isn’t this like Captian Kirk leading all the away missions?
He helped measure and tag it?
Onion news is going to be put out of buisness by real fake news.
TexasDan on September 1, 2008 at 9:45 PM
I’m still waiting for the video of Dinnerjacket
takeing on a Bengal Tiger with his bare hands!!!
canopfor on September 1, 2008 at 9:45 PM
Hey, ease up guys.
Putin the Soviet Lightworker.
Do not question his Oneness.
Montana on September 1, 2008 at 9:46 PM
It’ll never appear on TV. The primary channel is state controlled.
lorien1973 on September 1, 2008 at 9:46 PM
25 man team.
No I said a 25 yr old man named Tim.
TheSitRep on September 1, 2008 at 9:48 PM
Actually it did. Seems this guy wasnt being carefull loading his gun according to the News
/sarc
http://www.russiatoday.com/news/news/29738
William Amos on September 1, 2008 at 9:49 PM
Isn’t the tiger an endangered species? Where is PETA?
McCain and Sarah must be in office ASAP. A veteran and a hunter will scare this KGB jerk.
jencab on September 1, 2008 at 9:49 PM
Well I’m relieved,Putin is finally working,
and co-operating with the west!
Er,on Saving the Tiger!
Wait a tick,wasn’t that a movie!
canopfor on September 1, 2008 at 9:49 PM
Obama slays dragon. News at eleven.
David Combs on September 1, 2008 at 9:51 PM
Putin secretly slipped some radioactive compound into the tiger’s water.
Jim M. on September 1, 2008 at 9:52 PM
LOL
Amazing how that bad luck always hits kremlin opponents.
lorien1973 on September 1, 2008 at 9:54 PM
I looked into his soul and saw a teenaged boy. With ricin and hitmen with silencers.
James OK on September 1, 2008 at 9:57 PM
Since when does the telegraph run Russian propaganda? This is like those old Stalin videos, call me a paranoid jew but this kind of weirdness creeps me out.
‘A show of toughness for western audiences?’ Complete with the hero is for ‘tiger preservation’ after tranquing one bravely and the effusive female..
saus on September 1, 2008 at 9:58 PM
Meh……. all this talk of the tiger.
……. it’s almost like our own press forgetting about this.
Seven Percent Solution on September 1, 2008 at 9:59 PM
Whassamatter Poot? Need a gun ‘cuz you’re not confident enough in your black-belt Judo?
innominatus on September 1, 2008 at 10:02 PM
I posted on this yesterday or day before… total BS… no way it’s real. I say staged.
Kaptain Amerika on September 1, 2008 at 10:04 PM
God these guys suck at this. All they need is Baghdad Bob letting out the press release.
conservnut on September 1, 2008 at 10:05 PM
Imagine how many stories like this once we have President Obama and The ‘Fairness’ Doctrine.
cntrlfrk on September 1, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Sarah Palin would have used a real gun so it wouldn;t be able to go after reporters in the future.
eski502 on September 1, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Maybe Buchanan and Sullivan can share a private screening room.
*nudgenudgewinkwink*
nukemhill on September 1, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Yeah, can we set that up? I’m sure Cheney’s got a favorite “undisclosed location”.
CP on September 1, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Putin must have pooted and put the tiger to sleep. Good job, Pooty!
Travis1 on September 1, 2008 at 10:33 PM
good ol’ Putin. Treating that tiger like he treats the Georgians.
mjk on September 1, 2008 at 10:39 PM
Honestly! Between this and the Obama Greek temple. What’s left to make fun of? All of geopolitics is becoming Saturday Night Live. I guess they need the ratings…
petunia on September 1, 2008 at 10:41 PM
Mental Note: Never run around the jungle dressed up as a tiger when there are “Ex” KGB agents around.
Weebork on September 1, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Some of that “Instant” tranquilizer no doubt. Normal tranq would only take effect after the tiger ripped the “Camera Crew” to shreds. Next well hear how Putin held a Lion down by the throat with his teeth and screwed it to death thereby saving an entire class of school children who happened to wander into it’s enclosure.
ronsfi on September 1, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Bullwinkle could not be reached deep in the forest for comment.
Shy Guy on September 1, 2008 at 11:52 PM
You sure the Tiger didn’t die of radiation poisoning?
nazo311 on September 1, 2008 at 11:57 PM
Meanwhile, Bush hits one golf ball after talking about fighting terrorists - something he does well - and all of a sudden he’s a careless oaf. Wow.
KillerKane on September 2, 2008 at 12:41 AM
Tiger! Tiger burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Kept you from consuming Putin as we wish you had?
radjah shelduck on September 2, 2008 at 7:03 AM
Sarah would have taken the Tiger down with a bow and arrow!
sabbott on September 2, 2008 at 7:54 AM
Total (laughable) pap.
A tranquilizer has a delay before it takes effect. Tigers are powerful animals, which can move at around 30mph. If the camera crew was actually in sight and the tiger bolted for them, game over. The only way to stop a tiger in such a scenario would be with lethal force and, even then, it would be lucky - moving, agile target, in thick undergrowth. Please.
Looks like Puty has reverted to the good ol’ comical (seriously, I laughed) propaganda. At least, he acknowledged that the US and our allies have funded the tiger recovery.
batter on September 2, 2008 at 10:17 AM
How do you say bullshit in Russian?
RobG on September 2, 2008 at 10:20 AM
Begs the question:
Who would Putin be more worried about sitting across the table from?
Obama-a standard typical Washington D.C. politician?
Palin- an unorthodox politician who hunts Caribou then guts and dresses it
BDU-33 on September 2, 2008 at 1:33 PM