This little nugget from Konstantin Kosachev was buried at the bottom of a WaPo story regarding the international reaction to Sen. Barack Obama's long-awaited victory over Sen. Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination:
And Russians have proved supremely indifferent; one poll earlier this year found that only 5 percent said they were closely watching the race. Of 40 people approached Wednesday on the streets of Moscow, only five had any opinion on the race or knew who was running. ad_iconStill, some Russians hope that a new American president will improve strained relations between Washington and Moscow. "Barack Obama looks like the candidate that can be expected to take the greatest strides towards Russia," Konstantin Kosachev, a member of parliament, wrote in the newspaper Kommersant. "Unlike McCain he's not infected with any Cold War phobias."
What gibberish!
Russia is one of the most racist countries on the planet. The idea that Russian's couldn't care less if we have a black president is something so ludicrous that it could only be stated by a Russian.
And Obama hasn't yet dealt with any Russians to see that racism flashing in their eyes. Should he be elected, just wait til he does!
Indeed, the whole notion that Russians have valid insights about American politics is fanciful nonsense. How could they, when all media is state owned and operated and few have sufficient command of English?