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For a man hailed as one of the heroes of the 20th century, Mr Gorbachev, now 77, often sounded like the ageing hardliners he struggled against in the Kremlin during the 1980s.

Oh, puh-lease!

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu May 8th, 2008 at 12:57:01 PM EST
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That was my favorite line as well! :)  Never gets old...  

Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
by poemless on Thu May 8th, 2008 at 12:57:59 PM EST
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yet followed closely by

"speaking at a friend's château outside Paris."

If anyone takes issue with my "Yes you CAN dress like the elite and still be a real Commie!" shoe diary, I present to you the Louis Vuitton-toting, French chateau-hopping communist, Mikhail Gorbachev!


Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.

by poemless on Thu May 8th, 2008 at 01:56:59 PM EST
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Gorby endorsing and modelling Louis Vuitton was definitely a high point of brand-led post-modernism.

It's a shame he's not also endorsing Manolo Blahniks. That would push it well over the edge into top flight performance art.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Thu May 8th, 2008 at 05:14:59 PM EST
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like benny in ferragamos?

The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. Chinese Proverb.
by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 02:25:53 AM EST
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