McEwen gets a shout out from Albania
Albanian Minister of Defense Fatmir Mediu was in Washington last Wednesday to meet with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who welcomed Mediu to the Pentagon with an honor cordon, an official ceremony used to receive distinguished guests.Later that day, Mediu called The Enquirer on behalf of his "good friend and mentor" Bob McEwen, a former Ohio congressman who is running against Rep. Jean Schmidt in the GOP primary May 2.
Mediu said he met McEwen in 2000, when the former congressman was on a trip to the Balkans to promote democracy. Also on that trip were Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va.; then-Rep. Tony Hall, a Democrat who is now an ambassador to the United Nations; and former Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind.
Since then, they have continued to meet over Albania's new democracy and have become friends.
"He is a man with a great heart," Mediu said of McEwen. "I hope Bob is going to be elected. I think it would be great for Ohio."
Asked about Mediu’s support for his candidacy, McEwen said: "It’s encouraging to see the friends that democracy is bringing to America."
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Post a Comment*This is well-deserved international acclaim for a man who helped win the Cold War. This kind of experience would be warmly received in Washington.
Its nice to know that the Enquirer's reporter in DC, Malia Rulon, is busy doing PR for Bob McEwen.
The interesting thing about Ms Rulon's post was its Tony Hall link.
Check it out.
After 24 years service in the US House of Representatives, Tony Hall entered the US Diplomatic Corps, and has been nominated for the Nobel Prize three times.
Ol' Bob has spent the last 14 years or so as a bigshot lobbyist -- living the lush life in DC and pursuing the Almighty Dollar.
Oh. And he got a free trip to Albania out of it, too.
Let's face it, Big Bob is loved the world over.
Meanwhile, Mean Jean is hated (to use one of her favourite words) all over her district.
It's fitting. Bob McEwen is respected throughout the world, while Mean Jean isn't even respected in her own district. Maybe that's why she only had 6 people marching in yesterday's St. Patrick's Day Parade. That included her twin sister, who surprisingly wasn't killed by the falling house.
It looks like our district will have another great congressman who has expertise and knowledge of key international issues!
Why were Big Bob's radio ads pulled? What a loser. He can't even remember to put a disclaimer on! That's "restoring the pride" for you.
Yeah, Bob may be respected internationally, but has he ever made it on Saturday Night Live?
If we lose Jean, the 2nd district loses a lot of national media attention. Imagine what she could do with 2 full years in congress. National Lampoon, Jon Stewart Show, best of SNL, Letterman's 10 worst congressional reps., etc.
Some may feel that opposition to Congressman Schmidt is personal. To some people, it is personal. But really, she is a national laughing stock that has antagonized many members of congress. What type of leadership role can she perform? What hope do we have of getting legislation to benefit our area through?
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