From the “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” File

“Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of Russia joining a Funkadelic saxophonist in an ice hockey arena to sing "Blueberry Hill" to Sharon Stone, Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Gerard Depardieu and Mickey Rourke." (source)

No, really:

 

h/t:  The Monkey Cage.

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Steven L. Taylor
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Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog). Follow Steven on Twitter