I would be interested in hearing his words. Which of those links is best for hearing him speak well.

He is extremely reasonable man, whatever you chose is good. My favourite is that statement: ‘Your vampire ball is over’ 🙂

Don't forget about how great Obama could make things sound.

Obama was a liar, and still is a liar. It is very easy to check that Putin keep his every word. Ever. The West just do not want to listen to him, and is manipulating by taking his words out of context. That is why it is very important to listen him directly and not read MSM reports on his statements.

Government control of the money supply is still government control.

I agree but… The problem of the USA is even worse. U.S. Administration does NOT have a control of the money supply. FED is not a government agency but a private banking consortium.

Until Bitcoin, you only could chose between bad (government) and worse (banks)…

That does not mean Russia is following the same playbook, because its money is not under the control of financial plutocracy. With BRICS it is even more clear that Putin is NOT what you think of him. Quite the opposite…