RTFA: http://gizmodo.com/391794/flying-rc-penis-disrupts…

We had to double check that this wasn’t a story about Second Life, but rather is an actual event in actual meatspace occurring this past weekend in Moscow. As former chess champion Garry Kasparov was giving a speech to unite opposition political forces, a radio-controlled penis flew across the room to some applause and laughter. The fun was ended when a dour-faced man smashed the penis out of the air.

This video is hilarious! By the look on his face, I think he thought it was an assassination attempt at first.

RTFA: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic…

Garry Kasparov, the chess grandmaster and relentless critic of President Vladimir Putin, has ended his long-shot presidential bid, citing official harassment he said prevented him from holding a legally required nomination meeting.

“There is no choice in Russia,” Kasparov said, speaking to reporters Thursday in a town about 60 miles south of Moscow where he attended the funeral of a supporter who died after allegedly being beaten by police at an opposition rally. “March 2 will just be the calendar date when the victor of the Kremlin power struggle is declared.”

Kasparov said his supporters were unable to rent a large hall in Moscow to hold a convention to nominate him — either because landlords were afraid of being associated with him or because they were directly threatened by the authorities.