EXTREME MORTMAN: “It’s doubtful that the people of Estonia and Latvia would agree with that listing, that their countries are former Soviet satellites. Actually, they were part of the Soviet empire, illegally occupied by the Soviets. . . . The resolution had six co-sponsors. Among them: Barack Obama.” Hmm. Is that really a contradiction? I don’t think “satellites” necessarily means “voluntary allies.” In fact, I’d say it has the opposite connotation. Am I wrong about that?