RUSSIA-MEDVEDEV/OFF-MIC REMARKS Russia's Medvedev talks about aliens, Father Christmas, jerks in off-mic remarks after interview

Record ID: 928804

  • Title: RUSSIA-MEDVEDEV/OFF-MIC REMARKS Russia's Medvedev talks about aliens, Father Christmas, jerks in off-mic remarks after interview
  • Date: 7th December 2012
  • Summary: PLEASE NOTE: AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING RESENDING WITH FULL SCRIPT. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is heard talking about aliens and Father Christmas, as well as making potentially damaging remarks about police after the end of his live TV interview. SHOWS: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (DECEMBER 7, 2012) (RU24 POOL - ACCESS ALL) 1. RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER DMITRY MEDVEDEV DURING TV INTERVIEW LIVE BROADCAST 2. TV ANCHOR 3. MEDVEDEV ENDING LIVE TV INTERVIEW BY THANKING TV ANCHORS 4. TV ANCHOR SMILING 5. MEDVEDEV SITTING AT TABLE WITH FIVE TV ANCHORS AFTER PROGRAMME WENT OFF AIR 6. TV ANCHORS TALKING TO MEDVEDEV AS TECHNICAL PEOPLE WORKING ON SET 7. TV ANCHOR ASKING MEDVEDEV IF HE BELIEVES IN FATHER FROST (FATHER CHRISTMAS) AS TECHNICAL ASSISTANT IS REMOVING HER MIC 8. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER MEDVEDEV, SAYING: "I believe in Father Frost (Christmas), but not too deeply. But anyway, you know, I'm not one of those people who are able to tell the kids that Father Frost (Christmas) does not exist." 9. TV ANCHORS TALKING TO MEDVEDEV AS TECHNICAL PEOPLE WORKING ON SET 10. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER MEDVEDEV, SAYING: "Why should we thank you? We should all thank me that I finished in time. I could talk forever." 11. TECHNICAL ASSISTANT'S BACK OBSCURING MEDVEDEV FROM VIEW 12. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) VOICE OF RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER MEDVEDEV, SAYING: "(OVER TECHNICAL ASSISTANT'S NECK) Everything will be fine there. Don't worry. (OVER SET BACKDROP) They are just jerks so they come (to search an apartment) at eight in the morning. It's just their set of habits. I know many people who work in police. They think if they come at seven in the morning they will get everything in the world." 13. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER MEDVEDEV, SAYING: "Colleagues, somebody should be extremely punctual, while somebody else is exhausting all the limits of being late." 14. MEDVEDEV STANDING UP, WALKING OFF SET 15. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) VOICE OF RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER MEDVEDEV, SAYING (OVER SET BACKDROP): "I will tell you for the first and for the last time. Along with the briefcase with nuclear codes, the President of the country is given a special "top secret" folder. This folder in its entirety contains information about aliens who visited out planet. Along with this, you are given a report of the absolutely secret special service that exercises control over aliens on the territory of our country. These two folders are given (to the President) along with the nuclear briefcase. When your presidency ends, these folders are passed to the new president. More detailed information on this topic you can get from a well-known movie called "Men In Black", there were several versions. I will not tell you how many of them are among us because it may cause panic."
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