Legitimacy of an illegitimate regime

[Onkel Neal]

The coverage of a managed election, of the kind that took place in Russia on Sunday, is necessarily different. The candidates' views are irrelevant; the public's views are of marginal interest. The question of who won and who lost is also uninteresting, since everyone, even those who are paid to pretend otherwise, know the outcome has been predetermined.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a..._big_win_.html

Simply pathetic.