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    Did this Russian TV news host give Obama the finger?

    (REN-TV)

    The host of a Russian television news channel has caused international stir over a video that shows her giving the middle finger to the camera while mentioning President Barack Obama during a newscast.

    In the video--which aired earlier this month on REN-TV--the host, Tatyana Limanova, reported that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had been named chairman of the Asia Pacific Cooperation, a position that "has (previously) been held by Barack Obama." Limanova was then shown looking down and raising her middle finger.

    REN would not publicly comment on the incident. But according to a report by London's Telegraph, the unofficial explanation is that Limanova thought she was off-camera giving a voice-over--and that the gesture "was intended for studio technicians who had been trying to put her off her stride."

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    • JnL  •  6 mths ago
      It wasn't a plane nor was it Superman, must have been a Bird.
    • Decleated  •  Erbil, Iraq  •  6 mths ago
      Well if it was an intentional act then the good thing is that "freedom of speech (gesture) is alive and well at least in Russia.
      • John 6 mths ago
        i tell ya... obama has only made people feel like they "hope" they could and take what change they had left... and in their pockets.
      • Eric 6 mths ago
        Journalism is one of the most dangerous occupations in Russia. A lot get beaten and killed in apparent random incidents.
      • IMAGINE 6 mths ago
        freedom of speech in Russia? laughable ,try & say anything against Putin & his gang, i think not,she must be Putins puppy,
    • Mike  •  Miami, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Thats the same treatment the united states government has been giving the taxpayers the last 30 years....
      • patriot 67 6 mths ago
        you got it right this time.
      • James 6 mths ago
        obama must have declared her home to be in a flood plain, and blackmailed her into paying for flood insurance
      • Steve Barron 6 mths ago
        RON PAUL IN 2012!
    • melee401  •  6 mths ago
      'bout time we got a little honesty out of the press.
      • John 6 mths ago
        That Was Great...
      • Sabreur 6 mths ago
        Good one. Well said.
    • Pollyanna  •  Las Vegas, United States  •  6 mths ago
      This WON"T be in a Saturday Night Live skit.
      • yahoo user 6 mths ago
        It should be!
      • Rick Haden 6 mths ago
        You're wrong pollyanna. die.
      • freddy 45 6 mths ago
        It WILLbe, I bet! Afterall, they are SUPOPOSED to show funny stuff, and that was FUNNY!
    • Clancey Tan  •  6 mths ago
      Lol!.
      Either way thaaaaaaats funny!.
    • claxton  •  6 mths ago
      if only OUR network news could be so honest
    • Hu Flung Poo  •  6 mths ago
      Holy crap!!! A middle finger without a blur..... in America. And on Yahoo to boot. What is going on in this country? LOL
    • Delaware Jack  •  6 mths ago
      No Worries Tatyana .... On November 6, 2012 you wil be joined by 330 million Americans doing the very same thing at the Polls and at their TV sets ! LMAO !!
    • Jacobo  •  5 mths ago
      Well is she did it intentionally it was probably because of the us position on the protest against a corrupt government.
    • rick  •  Urbana, United States  •  6 mths ago
      i think there are a whole lot more than her?
    • Romney equals Obama  •  6 mths ago
      I have no problem with it.
    • Wayne Hall  •  Oregon City, United States  •  6 mths ago
      The canadians are thinking the same thing over there pipe line
    • GayDinosaur  •  6 mths ago
      If it was an accident I understand. accidents happen. If it wasnt an accident I would sure like to take her to dinner and dancing.
    • Bligh  •  6 mths ago
      Russian President Dmitry Medvedev essentially flipped Obama off over the missle defense system this week. Russians just don't seem to like Obama.
    • wave  •  6 mths ago
      Obama will give that bird a pardon too
    • Barry  •  Atlanta, United States  •  6 mths ago
      not only has obama got everybody jobless here hes working on russia
    • DJ Hixter  •  Miami, United States  •  6 mths ago
      what do you think our government has been doing to us?
    • Bruce  •  Benton City, United States  •  6 mths ago
      That's kinda funny.
    • BobD  •  Anchorage, United States  •  6 mths ago
      She took the words right out of my hand ! !
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