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Quoted: hasn't he been a nut for a while now? Seems like he was in the news a lot about 7-8 years ago.
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I was paying attention to Zhirinovsky being a nut 11 years ago when I was assigned to an alphabet agency.
I hope he continues being a nut because there were a couple of times it looked like he might almost get himself elected to a position that made a difference. As long as he's nutty enough, the Russian people won't vote him in as President.
And yeah, he's way out there.
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I found a good example of his "nuttiness" on The Volokh Conspiracy (he's a Law Prof. at UCLA)
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Mad Bad Vlad:
A misogynistic anti-Condi Rice rant by Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky reminded me of this other item from 1993 (quote verified via the Times of London):
"I've had several blood tests and there is no Jewish blood in me, not even 5 per cent."
The Times aptly characterized this by saying, "He formally denied that he was Jewish in nonsensical terms which only served to betray his obsession with the subject." (Some years later, Zhirinovksy admitted that his father was indeed Jewish.) Another reason to like Rice — anyone who annoys Zhirinovsky gets extra points in my book.