Update: Was Russian Anchor’s Middle Finger Meant for Co-Workers, Not Obama?
- Posted on November 23, 2011 at 2:49pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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The Russian anchor who appeared to “flip off” President Barack Obama on live TV while reading a news report may have meant the gesture for her studio crew, not as a sign of disrespect to Obama.
As The Blaze first reported Monday, anchor Tatiana Limanova was delivering a news report about Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s appearance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. When she said Medvedev would be taking an APEC leadership role previous held by Obama, she held up her middle finger while reading his name.
But according to the Telegraph, Limanova — an award-winning senior anchor — may have believed she was off-camera at the time at the time she flashed the gesture. Sources told the newspaper she thought she was merely reading a voice-over and intended the sign for studio technicians who were “trying to put her off her stride.”
REN TV, seen by 120 million people across Russia, has not commented on the incident.
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Comments (68)
NOBALONEY
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 4:12pmThat‘s her ’Reset’ finger.
Report Post »docvet
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 4:03pmVoice over, huh? That’s as good an excuse as any (actually, a pretty good one) for “Oops, I meant it but you wern’t supposed to see it”. I don’t care either way. It was great (and not from an American, too) and I sent it to as many people that I thought would enjoy it.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 4:10pmIndeed, and it probably was meant for Obama anyhow.
Report Post »dwilco77
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 4:14pmNo, it was Bush’s fault, or maybe the sunami’s fault, or the ATM machines, or the Arab Spring, or those rich people’s fault, or those pesky Repulicans, or……
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 4:03pmSomeone nominate this woman for a Medal of Freedom.
Report Post »vicalo
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 4:00pmHahahahahahahahahahahahha funny she loves bo as much as we Americans do
Report Post »suz
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:55pmit was for obama. that it was for a “coworker” is spin.
good one.
Report Post »ENTP
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:41pmThe Russians are Top Dog anymore, a one finger victory salute, lol.
Report Post »I still like the YouTube vid of GW Bush flipping off the camera, hilarious.
azjeff1963
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:52pmCAN i GET A HELL YEAH…im with her …ef obummer.
Report Post »Krutch
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:39pmWhat is the big hub-bub about? She only did what I do when mbama’s ugly mug is displayed on the tube! No more than mbama is doing to this country!!!
Report Post »rightwingheroes
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:20pmIf she thought she was doing a voice-over like she claimed then why did she keep looking at the camera as if she was doing a live report……
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:24pmnah. everybody should give obama the finger.
Report Post »Lotus503
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:31pmI think that it must mean, “You’re number one with us, Comrade Obama” in Russian sign language…
Report Post »sndrman
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:41pmcome on just one hand? she has unless russians cant real and make hand jesturs with 2 hands. i would get my feel involved as well. i think this women and the rest of the world fully know what a failure this guy is.
Report Post »PATRIOTGRUNT
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:17pmShe is showing great respect for ‘ THE ONE ” by using the sign language gesture signifing YOU ARE NUMBER 1. She loves him and the USA.
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:15pmYou’re not keeping your story straight, sarah. Who’s gonna believe you? you posted twice. your stories don’t jive, baby.
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:28pmupdate: sarah54647 was deleted. On a side note, I like Tatiana Limanova. WE need newspeople over here like this woman. She might have balls.
Report Post »sndrman
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:49pmyes have balls just like hillery LOL in a long contest who wins michelle ,hillary,polsi,allred,hair reed,mikey moore we know the liberal men have no balls just thier women LOL
Report Post »Furrystoat
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:13pmIf the ‘gesture’ had in fact been meant for someone other than Zero, the TV station would have released a statement to that effect by now. Instead, they’re remaining silent in the face of a deluge of queries from across the globe. They know it can’t be spun to mean anything other than flipping the bird to Zero because the context and timeline would not have made any sense and it would be instantly pounced upon as the ham-handed coverup that it would be.
They know they can get away with this because Zero is the weakest President we’ve had since Carter, and the Russian government knows this as well. This should be viewed as a statement from the Russian government regarding Zero and his policies.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:13pmThat finger was not meant for Obama. That’s her story, and she’s sticking to it. (wink)
Report Post »blaaaaackwoman
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:13pmYou people are so culturally backwards. Flipping the middle finger is a sign of friendship in Russia. Next time you see a Russian, flip him the finger and see the warm response you’ll get.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:52pmHA! That’s like showing the “OK” sign in the middle east. See how they treat you after that.
Report Post »blaaaaackwoman
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:11pmDoes that mom have sex with horses for money?
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:41pmHey now! HAHA.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:11pmSPIN it… however you want!
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:07pmMakes sense to me. Why Communists “flip off” our Communist POTUS?
Report Post »grayling646
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:07pmMy best friends step aunt makes more working the corner on Friday and Saturday night.
Report Post »Secessionista
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:05pmI have to say, she reads the news like a russian soldier interrogating a prisoner. It kind of turns me on.
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:05pmI like her. It was clearly meant for obummer and rightly so.
Report Post »grayling646
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:05pmPhew!!! I’m extremely glad that an unknown news anchor, located half way around the world wasn’t flipping off our Prez.
Report Post »Angry-Elf
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:04pmI think it is “code” for showing deep respect. Recall that Obama himself did it to Hillary in the 2008 debates and later made her Secretary of State. So you see, it really isn’t a bad thing at all ;-)
Report Post »Secessionista
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:03pmGood old American Sign Language transcends all spoken word. We all know what she meant, even if her studio forces her to pretend differently all this time later, since word got out. Good job, Blaze.
Report Post »yougottabekidding
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 2:54pmSay what you want!
Disrespect for our country and the office of the President has been reduced to this across the world
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 2:53pmI like to think it was meant for obama. It feels sooooo right.
Report Post »MrMagoo
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:05pmMe too! I like the original version of the story better!
Report Post »Welcome Black Carter
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:27pmIt was meant for obummer. The “finger” is not the Russian method for Eff you.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 2:53pmIt was appropriate for what she was reading .. ;-)
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