Stolen Bush Watch Story here, in world news article

[MissWaverly]

Now you see it, now you don't

The Times
It is standard tourist advice: keep an eye on your belongings - even if you are President of the United States. Film of President Bush being mobbed during his visit to Albania on Sunday clearly shows the leader of the free world plunging into an adoring crowd with his watch on, and emerging seconds later with his personalised Timex Indiglo missing. In what looks like one of the most audacious daylight robberies in history, a hand in the crowd can clearly be seen gripping Mr Bush just below the elbow, before it starts running down his forearm and towards the watch. A moment later, Mr Bush pulls a bare-wristed arm from the throng to greet...

http://article.wn.com/view/2007/06/12/Now_you_see_it_now_you_dont/

[tridim]

1. But Snowjob said he pocketed it..

And we all know the WH never lies. :eyes:

[MissWaverly]

3. Well, considering how they grill the news media now

it has to be written in stone before they print anything.

[mackattack]

2. CNN

Reported that there was a press conference on the matter. THey said that the watch was in Mr Bush's pocket. Does that even make sense, well if you want to believe it you will. They also said the crowd was cheering for the president because he helped 'free albania'. From who the Ottomans?

[MissWaverly]

4. I posted a series of photos about this on another thread

Bush was closely mobbed by people, it was unlike here where no one gets within eye contact unless they are a true believer,
in the sequence it was clear that he had no time to pull back from the crowd around him, some were actually gripping his arms.

[Tom Joad]

5. i bet there are 800 timex watches for sale in Albania, everyone claiming to be selling the bush's

watch.

[MissWaverly]

7. Yes, I am sure, they are all genuine

probably as genuine as the pretzel-in-chief

:-)

[liberal N proud]

6. Still nothing about our stolen democracy

The media is clamoring over a $50 Timex watch and ignoring the theft of the century.

Our civil liberties and the whole meaning of the Constitution.

[mackattack]

Still nothing about our stolen democracy

Shush...'So You Think You Can Dance' starts tomorrow. no time for that law stuff,

[MissWaverly]

10. well, I think this says two things to me

one, the security around Bush could not have been that great when he was "mugged"
two, that Bush who really enjoys ripping us off, has now been ripped off himself, it's a small thing compared
to an election or two, but I can see that he was really pissed.

[KurtNYC]

25. Watches of Mass Distraction eom

[JDPriestly]

8. This could only happen to Bush.

Pressing crowds are such a novelty to him that he was not prepared.

Ordinary travelers know to watch their possessions when jostled.

I hope it wasn't a gift from his wife or kids. Ouch. That hurts. Even Bush does not deserve to lose his watch or have it stolen.

[babylonsister]

9. NBC Nightly News also claimed he pocketed it, with pics. But FWIW,

how's that damn war goin'? How many died today, and who cares? (No reflection on OP, just general frustration.)

[MissWaverly]

13. pics, I am not surprised, did they also include

the WMD's that Collin Powell showed at the UN, along with the chemical and biological weapons sites, or maybe
the latest pics of Osama Bin Forgotten.

[mackattack]

14. Also

our civil liberties

[LibDemAlways]

15. Those are, indeed, gone....not that many have

noticed, though.

And welcome to DU.....

[MissWaverly]

17. good answer

Welcome to DU Mackattack!

[mackattack]

20. Thanks

guys

[seriousstan]

11. How many times does this have to be debunked?

http://www.breitbart.tv/html/1579.html

Now let's try it without the "convienient" edit cuts....

http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=9D6F119C-3E5F-4513-B509-BD5CD3B3FCA5&f=00&fg=copy

[MissWaverly]

16. the pictures I saw didn't look like it was from the same footage

maybe a different site, who knows, we all know that Bushco photoshopped crowds for ads in 2004.

[MissWaverly]

19. this is from Itallian Tv

take a look,

http://www.repubblica.it/2006/05/gallerie/esteri/bush-orologio/9.html

[LibDemAlways]

12. People get robbed every day and no one gives a

shit. My neighbor had $2000 worth of stuff stolen from his house in a broad daylight robbery, and he could barely get the police interested enough to come out and take a report. And we're supposed to care that the chimp may have had his watch lifted?

I'd have the same advice for him that I had for my clients back in my travel agent days: Stay away from crowds where pickpockets and thieves may be working. If you lose something, don't say you weren't warned.

[MissWaverly]

18. Yes, indeed, I had a burglary which was a yawn event

to the local law enforcement reps but an anxiety attack for me.

:-)

[LibDemAlways]

21. The guy next door waited several hours for the

police to arrive. Then they told him it would be a waste of time and too "messy" to dust for prints, and besides, chances are they weren't going to catch the thief anyway. So much for "your tax dollars at work."

[MissWaverly]

22. it's a shame, that this is such a routine thing

I remember growing up when people didn't even lock their doors. Now we live every day with more and more precautions. When
something happens often crime does pay. Whether it is petty thefts or even stealing elections. There is not enough accountability and little remorse.

[LibDemAlways]

23. Isn't that the truth. After the robbery next door I installed

a security system because it was obvious that the only person interested in protecting my belongings was me. And you're right. In many cases, crime does pay. I don't see Bush and Cheney sitting in adjacent cells, and they are two of the biggest criminals out there. Instead, the public wants to make sure Paris Hilton doesn't get away with anything.

[MissWaverly]

24. Yes, and Bush has many accomplices in Congress

I don't expect die-hard Republicans to become "liberal" but I do expect them to defend the constitution and uphold the rule of
law and get elected to office without cheating, lying and stealing votes.

[MonkeyFunk]

26. I saw the video...

he took the watch off. It's a cute idea that he was robbed, but it didn't happen.

[MissWaverly]

27. Ah, but which video did you see

there were 2, one where the watch was stolen and one where he took it off and put it in his pocket.

The one where his watch was stolen was shown on Albanian Tv which reported his watch was stolen.
In that video, he is wearing a light blue shirt and he is on a grassy slope and there is a small
tree close to him, he is shaking hands of a crowd of people wearing black suits and white shirts,
there are no Albanian soldiers close to Bush.

In the video where he pockets the watch, he is wearing a white shirt, he is standing on a completely
level field, there are Albanian soldiers around him, they are wearing olive green uniforms, green military
caps with red stars, and there are no trees in the picture at all.

You be the judge, sounds like another Bush story with 2 versions.

[MonkeyFunk]

28. I saw the video

that Colbert showed, trying to claim he was robbed. There was definitely a time where he brought his left arm down, did SOMETHING, and then turned to his right apparently handing something to an SS aid.

Are you honestly suggesting that the government faked a video of this?

[MissWaverly]

30. no, they probably have mounds of stock footage

at their fingertips but do I trust them to be 100% honest, let's see. They never revealed the name of Valerie Plame, they just
said the wife of Joseph Wilson. HMMMN, totally honest, HMMMMM!

[MonkeyFunk]

31. Yes... I'm sure the White House

Rapid Response Team came up with alternative video to dispel the idea that somebody stole his watch, which could bring down his presidency. :eyes:

[MissWaverly]

32. I don't think it would bring down his presidency

but they could probably do a sort and come up with any topic, Bush taking off jacket, Bush hugged by middle-aged lady, Bush
stumbles, Bush gives v sign to crowd.

Why would they counter the story, Well, Bush is down in the polls, Albania trip was an attempt to shore up flagging support
for immigration bill, does not want to be seen as a "bumbler." There are a million reasons but I would rather have a president
that accepts the constraints of reality and his mistakes and moves on to the real issues. Look at how they reacted to one
critical op ed by Joseph Wilson. They are obsessed with image, but the focus should be on America and its problems. FDR
read the newspapers every week across the country to figure out if an average typist could afford to buy groceries on her
salary. It's all a matter of where your perspective is.

[MonkeyFunk]

34. look...

the video shows him doing something that looks very much like taking off his watch.

Yes it's fun to think somebody robbed him. But it very likely didn't happen.

[MissWaverly]

35. I saw 2 different videos

one on a level field, one on a slope, the one on a slope, he is mobbed by people, his arm is extended the entire time, you cannot
take your watch off while you are shaking 50 hands. Did both events happen, probably. If you don't believe my description of a
2nd video, that's your option. But since his watch is personalized, then I expect it to come up for sale.

[MonkeyFunk]

36. I have not seen any uncut video

that shows the watch leaving his arm while he's working the crowd.

But believe what you want... yes, it's a fun story. It happens not to be true, but get down with your bad self.

[MissWaverly]

37. I saw 2 different videos

now if both videos were similar I would say that maybe just maybe the tape was doctored and that one could not honestly tell.
But since both are so different and that this story was reported in Europe and was reported as fact on Albanian Tv, then
you can make your own observations. The story that I posted is a "sourced" news story from an actual paper, it's not something
I made up in my basement.

I am posting the link again so that you can respond directly to the newspaper with your many concerns about the accuracy of
their story.

http://article.wn.com/view/2007/06/12/Now_you_see_it_now_you_dont/

[MonkeyFunk]

38. I don't give a shit

about responding to a newspaper.

Just add this story to all the other non-real stories people believe because they hate Bush.

[MissWaverly]

39. well, I think you should since you feel so strongly

If you feel that it is a non-real story by Bush haters, then man the barricades.

[MonkeyFunk]

40. Bitch all you want

but the video shows he took off his watch.'

I can't believe people are giving this story so much attention.

[MaineDem]

29. A Timex??

Was that his everyday watch or one he just happened to be wearing for his plunge into the adoring crowd?

A Timex? Not even a Movado let alone a Rolex? Wow!

Edited for poor spelling.

[MissWaverly]

33. yes, a Timex indiglo

I had one myself, it's blue at night so you can see it, but his is personalized so I expect we will hear more of this when
it comes up for sale.