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You've probably seen Gary Shteyngart in the news lately. That's because his new novel, "Super Sad True Love Story," just came out yesterday from Random House. The Huffington Post recently sat down for lemonade with Shteyngart, who is Russian, who told us about the likelihood of Sarah Palin being able to see Russia from her house/ getting elected to the Oval Office.

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Comments

[Citizen13]

When your high school age daughter gets pregnant in your own home and her even younger sister is boozing it up with the world watching, and your son has to join the armed forces instead of going to jail, what exactly does that say about the parents? What fact is so unclear?

I know it happens to everyone (yea right) but really — how simple do you have to be not to see the ineptitude? If your own children don't come first, please, by all means, stay out of REAL American's lives.

I can't stand her hypocrisy and I wish she never existed, but the reality is too much to ignore.

[mage]

Even Russia knows how dangerous this woman is. Giving her any power, is dangerous to us, and to the rest of the world.. Ignorance=danger for the world.

[ebanks84]

Moving forward ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->

[tribalogical]

Half the posts here indicate that people have completely lost a sense of humor, irony and satire... and replaced it with either fear, or parroting the constant stream of propaganda they're subjected to.

"She hates it when I fondle her bread..." I found that funny, regardless of the person in reference... light humor, remember that? It was about as harmless an "innuendo" as one could possibly conjure.

That this fellow "creeps anyone out" is ridiculous. Are you also someone who jumps at their own shadow?

I find it interesting that now ALL authors who write anything with Palin as the subject, and write something less than a glowing treatise, are eventually labelled "creepy", branded "potential pedophiles" or some other negative aspersion...

These reactions are the result of the worst kind of fascist, neo-McCarthyist propaganda I've witnessed since, well, McCarthy himself... Goebbels sure would've been proud.

People need to stop taking sides, start allaying their fears, and start laughing again... please. A sense of humor. It's healthy food for the soul...

Beginning with satire. Yes... laughing at ourselves. Get it? :)

[tinatoledo31]

it is so obvious who liberals are just by looking at their pictures. this guy is the definition of a beta male

[Bobby Levit]

A liberal at his best

[Roland19]

Blind Palin hate seems to have led someone at HuffPOst to post...this? Yowsaa! Might be time to back slowly away from the source of tension and enjoy some fresh air!

[OnlyIfIHaveTo]

this guys gives me the creeps.

[Prankster]

I think you hit the wrong key, didn't you mean to type "American Zero"?

[ReuelLoftus]

Huh, what was that?

[Occam123]

Shteyngart= watered down Limonov of the " Eto ya Editchka" days sans the scandal.

[ghee99]

this guy...

making sexual innuendo towards sarah

creeeeeepy!

[mage]

Fondle her Bread???hmm!! Her and Putin?hmmm. Who is the socialist now?? hmm! I am glad russia is laughing at her. Even they know when their neighbors are dangereous in Alaska.

[camcat]

I guess saying Brad P. is boring and intelligent men with soul and a sense of humor are sexy, is delete worthy.

[ReuelLoftus]

Well have the courage to delete it yourself, no one will blame you, another HP nothing. Suckered into another headline.

[squiems]

love mr. shteyngart. Absurdistan is one of my favorite books.