Virginia wannabe Governor Ken Cuccinelli could learn a few things from Russia's Vladimir Putin

You know old macho man Vlad has the art of homophobia down to a science when he becomes a joke in the eyes of the rest of the world. He actually makes Ken "The Cooch" look like small potatoes when it comes to fear of anything that might threaten his own manhood:

And for those who haven't heard about Putin's latest antics, I give you this:

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed two controversial laws strengthening the penalties for "propagating homosexuality among minors" and for insulting people's religious feelings in public.

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Under the amended law holding LGBT rallies is now prohibited as well as distribution of information aimed at forming non-traditional sexual concepts in children, describing such ties as attractive, promoting the distorted understanding of social equality of traditional and non-traditional relations and also unwanted solicitation of information that could provoke interest in such relations.

Thus, for giving children propaganda about homosexuality - lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community - individuals could be fined up to 5,000 rubles ($US 152) for such 'propaganda' and foreigners could be fined the same amount, held in jail for 15 days and deported.

Officials will have to pay up to 50,000 rubles (about US$ 1,500) and companies – up to 500,000 rubles (about $US 15,000).

Using the media or the internet for the promotion of non-traditional sex relations carries even harsher punishment. Individuals will have to shell out up to 100,000 rubles (about US$ 3,000), while organizations – a million rubles or face a 90-day suspension of activities. 

The other bill criminalizing the act of insulting people's religious feelings:

... allows fines up to half a million rubles (about $15,600) and up to three years of jail time for people convicted of intentionally offending religious sensibilities at places of worship and a year in jail for offenses committed elsewhere.

Because nothing proves one's "manliness" to the world like bullying a minority that already has a big fat target on its back.

Way to go Vlad - you da man. Cooch? You taking notes?