Comments on: Albanian Dodger

By: Stuart

Stuart — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:51:04 +0000

Ourmainintirana, well the Telegraph seems to think he had a big following in Albania (they have been wrong before of course), and that it was related to his films being the only Western films allowed while Hoxha was in charge. If you arent out of your 20s then its less surprising if you and your friends won't have heard of him though.

By: Geoff R

Geoff R — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:29:57 +0000

For the wingnuts Albania and Kosovo are all part of the Muslim plot to take over Europe, perhaps they are so preoccupied with the Mexican threat they haven’t had much to say about Bush’s lapse.

By: ourmanintirana

ourmanintirana — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:20:04 +0000

I live in Tirana. Why IS GWB popular here? He’s not. America is popular. Any US President who came here would get the same reception.

Also, I’ve yet to meet an Albanian who has ever heard of Norman Wisdom.

By: george w

george w — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:47:50 +0000

Not to defend Bush, but it’s been remarkable how unpopular most of the world’s current leaders are—or were, before the recent round of handovers in Europe. Putin is the only major world leader I can think of with legitimately and consistently high approval ratings.

By: richard

richard — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:28:49 +0000

The only foreigners whose opinion counts are the French. And they still hate Bush.
Oh, wait-I don’t think Sarkozy does.

This in itself is such an astonishing confusion that I don’t think I need to respond to any other part of the comment.

By: Jon H

Jon H — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:49:16 +0000

He probably put his hands behind his back so a guard could sanitize them.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:17:26 +0000

Bush/US world opinion (2005-2007)

By: Sk

Sk — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:20:44 +0000

“Interesting to see that he was so popular over there.”

Also irrelevant. The only foreigners whose opinion counts are the French. And they still hate Bush.

Oh, wait-I don’t think Sarkozy does.

Ok, the only foreigners whose opinions count are the British. And they still hate Bush.

Whew!

By: Kiera

Kiera — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:16:07 +0000

“Proof that President Bush’s watch is NOT stolen in Albania” by NBC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsTqEO6MHCU

By: ejh

ejh — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:04:40 +0000

I’ll be amazed if the watch itself doesn’t appear on Ebay. Indeed I’ll be amazed if it doesn’t appear in several different places.

By: Ciarán

Ciarán — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:39:24 +0000

$19 over on ebay. I'd say it's one of those talking-the-time contraptions too.

By: nigel holmes

nigel holmes — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:53:10 +0000

Obviously a Republican ploy. Millions are now willingly watching a video of the only people in the world who are rapturously enthusiastic about Bush: “See. They like me. What’s wrong with you guys?”

By: Wade

Wade — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:40:56 +0000

Disappointing that the BBC report can’t do without mentioning the apparently hilarious King Zog.

By: abb1

abb1 — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:31:08 +0000

According to the ABC News:

…“It is not true,” said Albania’s police director, Ahmet Prenci.

Photographs showed Bush, surrounded by five bodyguards, putting his hands behind his back so one of the bodyguards could remove his watch.

Bodyguards remove his watch. I wonder if they wipe his ass too.

By: Michael Keyes

Michael Keyes — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:31:06 +0000

I remember Richard Nixon coming through New Orleans in the ‘60s. He was in a typical slow NO parade and shook hands with a lot of people while going down Canal Street. I was close enough to him to see that both of his cuff links had been taken while he was doing this.

Nothing new, if a president screws you, you are entitled to get something back.