Posted on 11/01/2009 5:46:49 PM PST by Baladas
PRISTINA, Kosovo (Nov. 1) - Thousands of ethnic Albanians braved low temperatures and a cold wind in Kosovo's capital Pristina to welcome former President Bill Clinton on Sunday as he attended the unveiling of an 11-foot (3.5-meter) statue of himself on a key boulevard that also bears his name.
Clinton is celebrated as a hero by Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority for launching NATO's bombing campaign against Yugoslavia in 1999 that stopped the brutal Serb forces' crackdown on independence-seeking ethnic Albanians.
This is his first visit to Kosovo since it declared independence from Serbia last year.
Many waved American, Albanian and Kosovo flags and chanted "USA!" as the former president climbed on top of a podium with his poster in the background reading "Kosovo honors a hero."
Some peeked out of balconies and leaned on window sills to get a better view of Clinton from their apartment blocks.
To thunderous applause Clinton waved to the crowd as the red cover was pulled off from the statue.
The statue is placed on top of a white-tiled base, in the middle of a tiny square, surrounded by communist-era buildings.
"I never expected that anywhere, someone would make such a big statue of me," Clinton said of the gold-sprayed statue weighing a ton (900 kilograms).
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I agree.
Otherwise I might say something like ‘the tail wagging the dog’. Manufactured cover to take away the eyes from more important things. Egotistical little m#//%****.
But then again, I’m glad you helped me.
What is an “ethnic albanian”?
An ethnic albanian is what is created when you lack a controlled border and finally a tipping point is reached where they seize control of a nation.
Seems important for some reason.
[ducks incoming fire]
Was this paid for by stimulus money? Is this a country that is on the Pay Roll of Washington?
I bet he’ll say he endured sniper fire coming into rape the women, err i mean accept the award/statue.
Me too, especially what body part the statue might be of.
It must be such a great honor to be loved by so many muslims.
“It’s a statue of limitations” [to paraphrase Maxine Waters].
What a sad world we live in where Bill Clinton is honored with a statue.
Read as Muslim (which they predominantly are.)
So they're from Mexico?
I was in another thread on this, and there were lots of references to dogs, birds and statues. I thought you all might like this anecdot, even though you may have heard it.
Patton had a bronze bust of Hitler’s head, and he taught his pit bull to piss on it each day. It held open the doors of his headquarters and then somehow fell into the hands of the 101ST Airborne. Now it resides in Natick, MA. It is an absolute jewel. If you didnt know it was a museum, you might easily identify it as a NetFlix distribution facility, No words, no windows. There are two things that would give it away: A broken old Haiggins landing craft and two 16 shells. You have to make a personal appoingment, no kids under 13. Only one group is allowed and...they watch you. If they deem you serious and trustworthty, they let you handle things! Then, if you pull white gloves out you are given free rein. It is a remarkable place.
LOL
Similar potential situations.
Exactly. The Ethnic Albanan Majority is 90% Muslims.
Bill Clinton fit’s right in.
I suspect an “ethnic albanian “ is some kind of retarded idiot if they celebrate Bill Clinton..............
The first thing I wondered is which version of his lower lip did they settle for - or did they just go with the face he pulls so often when making fart sounds?
Bring on the pidgeons!
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