Gullibility

So Elton John got a phone call from Putin. Of course, he immediately started simpering and whimpering, “Oh, thank you so much for calling, oh, I love Russia so much.” After the call ended, he made sure everybody found out about this great honor.

And, obviously, it immediately became known that Putin never made that call. A couple of tricksters played a joke on Sir John, that’s all.

But before you laugh at the gullibility of Elton John, get this: an article in The New York Times says that sources in the White House confirm that Obama is in favor of accepting Putin’s help that will consist in keeping Assad in power in perpetuity. This means that Obama is ready to bury any hope for the end of the war in Syria because he chooses to believe Putin’s overtures of friendship.

Elton John is an easily excitable artist. What’s Obama’s excuse?