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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick on Friday expressed his dissatisfaction with the Pro Football Hall of Fame's value on kickers and punters.
Ahead of former Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri's Sunday return to New England as a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Belichick was asked what he made of the fact that there are no punters in the Hall of Fame and only one kicker -- Jan Stenerud (Lou Groza and George Blanda kicked and played other positions).
"It's hard for me to believe that, as great as this game is, there are no punters and one kicker in the Hall of Fame," Belichick said. "We can argue that they only play 'X' number of plays and everybody else plays a different number of plays, but they're still significant players at their position."
Belichick took issue with the selection process. The Hall of Fame selection committee is composed of 44 writers.
"I don't know if it's a popularity contest or if it's a political thing," Belichick said. "I don't know what it is. I don't see any consistency. I don't understand it."
Love 'em or hate 'em: Most polarizing NFL players
Belichick, a strong candidate for Canton when he hangs up the cut-off hoodie, coached one of the greatest kickers of the modern era in Vinatieri, who signed with the Colts as a free agent in 2006. The coach says Vinatieri and others such as former Oakland Raiders punter Ray Guy and former New York Giants and Jets punter Dave Jennings should be enshrined.
"What more could he do?" Belichick said of Vinatieri. "Go out there and play wide receiver and catch a bunch of passes? Is that what he needs to do? I don't know. What more could he do?
"I don't know what more Dave Jennings could have done at his position or Ray Guy or guys like that. What else would they have had to do? Get a bunch of interceptions? We don't judge quarterbacks on their rushing yardage. We don't judge them on how many tackles they made. I don't know if we even judge them on how many games they win. We judge them on a lot of their quarterback rating and stats and running backs on rushing yardage. What does a guy have to do if he excels at his position? Is that good enough?"
Guy was the subject of a recent Yahoo Sports story in which he relayed his frustration with being excluded from the Hall.
"I guess it all stems around people just don't understand the importance of a punter," Guy told Yahoo. "They really don't. Unless you played. You have to be in there. You have to understand every player on that team has a position or play to do."


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Monday, January 21, 2013
Compare and Contrast: Interview with Anne Hathaway MannyTheMovieGuy vs. Ricky Lo
223 comments:
I think that Manny the Movie Guy is more lively than Ricky Lo. However, Anne has NO right to be too picky to an interviewer.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:06 PM
Kasi it's like talking to someone na bobo kasi eh. Kaw? Di ka din ba maiirita? plus, ricky lo could have said sorry or kahit man lang an apology right? Eh hindi eh, parang "ok, moving on" lang. :DDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:09 PM
IMO khit ordinary na tao pag walang kwenta kausap di ineentertain...yan pa kaya...Delete
Come on, she's an international star (that means she's not just someone you see everyday in real life). She should have known better.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:25 PM
I agree with Anon 5:06 and 5:09. Just say sorry, and be sensitive enough to ask better questions.Delete
Ewan ko sa inyo, basta ako, kahit nagkamali lang si Ricky Lo, he does not deserve that kind of lambastments.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 7:49 PM
wala namang nilambast, molybdenum. mabait pa nga si anne kung tutuusin. regardless of whatever their respective statuses are, tama ang sagot ni anne kasi bastos ang approach ni ricky. magtanong ka ba naman about too personal questions AT isingit mo ba naman ang pangalan ni Lea Salonga na wala naman sa movie, if I were in Anne's shoes, mas sarcastic siguro ang sagot ko kay Ricky. paminsan minsan dapat sinusupalpal mo ang mga taong "feeling" magaling or nagmamagaling.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 8:12 PM
Discrimination! Masyadong nangdiscriminate si Anne Hathaway, insecure kay lea!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 8:50 PM
Anon 8:12 PM You're not making sense.Delete
I like how Manny did his interview. He can make his interviewee relax. Manny listened to what Anne had to say.
Ricky didn't listen. All he had in his head were his questions to extract the ho-hum Pinoy connection answers he always had to have in his article. Sooooo formulaic, soooo passé!
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 9:18 PM
It was ricky lo who was rude and stupid with his questions, oqening line pa lng kaka asar na. Tapos mag interview ka habang nagbabasa ng txt. Obviously he was not prepared. And to bring up a name of someone who was not in the movie twice. Totally uncalled for.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 9:21 PM
Subukan nyo kayang interviewhin si nora aunor tapos tanungin nyo sya ng tungkol kay vilma santos ng paulit ulit kung ndi mag walk out un.Delete
I have to agree with Anon 8:12 (solidly). Granted, the rest of you do not like Ricky Lo's awkwardness, but the way Anne answered Ricky's questions is rude. She should have known better. However, to anon 8:12, I doubt insecure si Anne kay Lea.Delete
At anon 7:49, don't you think that being sarcastic is MORE rude!? I salute the likes of Amanda Seyfried and Suraj Sharma for being more considerate. Eh si Anne H., it seems that the "diva" and "prima donna" rumors against her are becoming true. Peace.
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 10:15 PM
lambastment. by golly, this is yet another classic case of someone trying to pass himself/herself as someone with a gift for words and ends up as a lost (neither here nor there) wordsmith. comments posted in this site have been very entertaining for the most part and they are amusing and instructive in a lot of ways too. however, there are a lot of crimes committed here vis-a-vis grammar, language, and the written word. I've read it all too often said here in the articles' comments section that we should not be snarky, naysay, or nitpick our fellow posters but admittedly, there is no excuse to these barbarisms they chronically commit. Regardless of the language used, one must always try and labor to appropriate it well. Worth mentioning in this regard then are the legions of witty bekis who have had such deft mastery of the dynamics of the language they chose to use as to bend it to their will while at the same time engaging in artful wordplay and puns in their posts.Delete
The claim that Anne felt insecure because of Lea is absurd. For starters, Anne might not even know her and even if she does, why should she be "insecure" of her?
The problem with many Filipinos, Ricky Lo being not the least of which, is that we tend to be presumptuous. We presume that the celebrated of us (e.g. "Lea Salonga", "Imelda Marcos") is acclaimed all over the world. We stubbornly insist on "connecting" ourselves and creating a link, no matter how remote, with famous people. How many times have we seen and heard it reported on our local news channels that someone who is 1/16th or 1/20th Filipino has won this or that award in this or that country? How many times have we been asked by a fellow Filipino we casually met here or abroad if we know this or that person just because he/she found out that the person he/she knows and you his/her new acquaintance came from the same city or province?
Think before you react.
Saying that Anne's conduct to Ricky was outright discrimination and that her response upon being asked about Lea was a sign of her insecurity is not only premature but a product of a myopic, judgmental mind.
A good reference to Anne's attitude would be her past interviews, including those she gave to US-based Filipino journalists like Ruben Nepales.
As a gauge/measure upon which claims of her being discriminatory would be set against, methinks that there is no better method of comparison than this. Anne with Ricky Lo the Filipino and Anne with Ruben Nepales the Filipino.
Before saying anything, know the facts first.
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 11:32 PM
Kala ko naman in solid agreement ka Kay 8:12.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 11:33 PM
^^@molybdenum yes she should be more considerate to stupidityDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 11:50 PM
but Anne Hathaway IS Anne Hathaway. Ricky Lo should have come prepared with intelligent questions. He even handed his phone to Anne w/c I think is unethical. Ricky should have read it for her instead. AND to ask if she was ever been poor and hungry? WTF right? :))Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 5:12 AM
The way Ricky asked questions is different than what Manny does. Sabi nga it is not about the question but how you asked it. Ricky's tone in questioning is different thanthe other one. And I noticed that Ricky kept on interrupting Anne, she sometimes was not able to finish her sentence. Anyway, by watching this two videos, I never finished Ricky's interview but bitin ako sa interview ni Manny. :-pDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 9:16 AM
I agree that ricky lo was really bobo in this interview. BUT Anne's response at the end of the interview was a major turn off. Gawd, will it cost her a million bucks to invite fans to see her movie. She was so rude.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:16 AM
There is nothing wrong with Anne Hathaway or her response in the Ricky Lo interview. It is RL who botched the interview.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 1:32 PM
Manny's is relaxed and conversational. Mas interesting panoorin, pareho sila ni Anne na light ang mood and may flow ang usap. Si Ricky Lo eh parang mema lang at pilit pinapasok si Lea Salonga sa usapan! Yan tuloy, nabastos ng di oras! Umpisa pa lang, mali na sya. Tsk tsk.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 2:20 PM
Defensive si Anne H kasi alam nya pinoy si Ricky Lo, so from the start alam na nya na ikokonek si lea sa mga questions. Pero over sya sa pagka defensive, lumalabas na insecure sya. Ask all those who watched her movie and ung play ni lea, they are the ones who know how good lea was... Insecure si Anne H.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 2:42 PM
Insecure Anne Hathaway!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 6:13 PM
Ang labo ng comment mo pre, malayo pa sa Pinas at Amerika.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 9:50 PM
nakow naman molybdenum, kung talagang me descrimination n naganap eh di sana inokray okray din ni anne si manny kasi its obvious na pinoy si manny.ang sabihn mo hindi talaga maayos nag interview yang ricky lo mo.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:13 PM
The title of the interview should have been --- "The Insecure Anne Hathaway!" Korek to those who commented na insecure nga si Anne Hathaway kay Lea. She's very sarcastic. Wala sya sa kalingkingan ni Lea.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2013 at 7:56 AM
at wala din sya sa kalingkingan ni anne hathaway hahahha..Delete
Im sorry, Ricky has been a "journalist" far too long than I could remember. But I never once liked him. I find him so boring and trying hard. I never understood also why they even allow him to face big stars. Seriously, he doesn't sound and look credible.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:26 PM
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:51 PM
Very well said!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 9:19 PM
Yes ricky can write but he cant talk wellDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 12:49 AM
kaya nga tinanggal sa The Buzz yan si Ricky Lo kasi walang kwenta mag interview!!!!!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 4:08 AM
Buti na lang wala na sya sa dos.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 10:41 AM
super boring nya.. wlang enta yun mga questions palagi hahahDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 10:41 AM
korek!! everytime cia me ganyan, lagi ko na lang naiisip na sana iba na lang ang nag interview lolDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:25 AM
I read Ricky Lo's article on wikipedia and it was mentioned there that he is best remembered for articles like the break-up of Martin & Pops, the break-up of Dingdong & Karylle. Ano ba yan! BTW, mentioned na dun about this Anne Hathaway brouhaha... LOL.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 6:14 PM
Hay naku. Feeling ko nga, may ghost writer sya! O talagang magaling lang iyung proofreader/editor ng newspapers kung saan sya may column! HeheDelete
Prepared siya for the interview yet spontaneous pa rin ang dating ni Manny the movie guy! Love ittttt! :-)ReplyDelete
Manny the Movie Guy nailed it!!! *enough said*ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 4:51 PM
way much better.. keber na sa oily fez!ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 7:50 AM
Tamuuuh! Hahaha! Kahit SOOOOBRANG OILY FEZZ siya bumongga nman sa pag talak! Dba?!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 4:52 PM
I keep wondering why GMA always send Ricky Lo for international interviews the guy can't even enunciate proper english. Brought shame to our country.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:52 PM
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:56 PM
Sooo embarassing na si Ricky Lo parati representative ng Pinas I remember his other interviews so painful to watch GushDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:27 AM
Anon 5:56, no he's not. Ito nga si Manny the Movie Guy nainterview si Anne representing ABS-CBN. Pati si Ruben Napales represented Inquirer. Ricky was the one representing PhilStar.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 4:54 PM
go manny! :)ReplyDelete
he asked PROPER questions, therefore getting proper answers. winnerrr! plus he made anne laugh with the iron on design on his shirt :D
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 4:56 PM
Machika si bakla. Siguro plus factor pa na movie critic talaga sya kaya nagfocus sya sa movie. Unlike si ricky lo na showbiz writer.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:58 PM
anon 4:56, you nailed it! movie reviewer vs. showbiz writer, two different worlds.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 8:52 PM
Korak! May substance na, at saka nakikinig talaga siya sa sinasabi ni Anne.Delete
Kaya ang Ricardo Lo, supalpal. He should've done his homework first, lalo na't hindi naman siya true cineaste.
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 12:27 AM
Truelagen!!! Saka interested sya kay anne na mismong subject ng interview while ricky lo is interested kay lea. Eto n nman tong maisingit lang na pinoy pride chuchu. Haaaayyyyy. Hndi alam ni rcky lo ang concept ng yolo. Minsan k lng magkkaroon ng opportunity na mainterview ang gaya ni anne di mo pa tinodo. At for sure last nya na rin ito!!! HahahaDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 4:58 PM
I don't know Manny the Movie Guy, but yes, he made Anne feel so comfortable in the interview, so it looked like she was enjoying talking to him! Great job, Manny!ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:29 AM
Manny, the Movie Guy is with Balitang America of TFC. I think it's only shown in the US (although he could be considered from ABS-CBN)Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:00 PM
i don't picky c Anne kasi kung picky xa eh di sana walang interview na nangyari.. sablay lng tlaga ang approach ni ricky lo.. tama ba nman paulit2 banggit c lea salongga eh show ni anne ang topic..ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:26 PM
Manny the Movie Guy asked the right questions.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:01 PM
Is he pinoy??? I thought parody interview to, btw anne seems very happy and comfortable in this interviewReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 1:13 AM
Yes he is pinoy:)Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 1:21 AM
Pinoy si Manny the Movie Guy. Nasa TFC news na Balitang America siya pag may movie review siya or may interviews with Hollywood people.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:31 AM
Yes, he can be considered an ABS-CBN staff since her works for TFC. He has a regular segment at Balitang America which I regularly watch.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:02 PM
Ayoko na si Anne, bitchesa pala itech!ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:16 PM
same here! DOuble standard lang tayo eh porke hollywood. What if local celebrity gumawa nyan? Hindi talaga maganda mag-interview si ricky lo dinaig pa ang first timer, may idiot cards pa at habang nagsasalita si anne, nagbabasa we can here it in the audio, ano ba yan ricky lo?! pero Anne should've been nicer lalo na nung sinabi na mag-invite sya, tama ba namang ipasa nya kay ricky lo dahil imbyerna sya eh movie nya yun. Next time sana kay Boy abunda and the likes na lang ibigay para hindi nakakahiya sya pa naman nagrepresent sa Philippines.Delete
I like manny the movie guy and obviously, anne likes him too. Sana lang wag oily face next time,ang dugyot tignan...
Hollywood stars, when promoting their movies, dont talk about their personal lives, but they focus on the movie itself... talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel or Jay Leno knows best how to make their interviewees comfortable and they keep it light. We have to keep in mind that these are Hollywood stars and notpinoy artista na puro iyak and drama during interviews.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 6:04 PM
Winnur ang oily dugyot face :))Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 6:44 PM
Hahahaa yes dugyot nga ang oily ng fez ni manny.... True, very rude si Anne, wala Cyang Pake sa mga Filipino fans Nya! Ang bastos, iboycott yan!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 10:12 PM
lol lahat na lang ng bumabastos sa pinoy i boycott!! puro boycott!! pag bastos i boycott kaagad di ba pwedeng wag mo na lang silang tangkilikin total personal choice naman? marami namang bitches dito ha? yung ngang iba walang k maging bitch.. social climber pa.. pero bumibitch pa rin? hahahahaDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 5:47 AM
Engot etong mga nagsasabing iboycott si Anne. Magkasing-utak kayo ni Ricky Lo.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 9:22 AM
Walang pake sa mga Pinoy fans? Hala, nakalimutan yata ng iba na Pinoy din si MannyTheMovieGuy.Delete
Nagkaiba kasi ng approach. Yung isa, gustong MANGILALA ng tao ung isa gustong MANG-INTRIGA.
Kanino ka?
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 10:00 PM
HELLO HINDI KA BA MAGIGING BITCHESSA KUNG TANUNGIN KA NG PAULIT-ULIT AT NAPAKA-AWKWARD NA MGA QUESTIONS JUSKODelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2013 at 7:59 AM
boycott agad? hahahah kakaloka! boycott mo fez mo! lolDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:02 PM
i think manny's interview is way better because he was able to put anne at ease and kept her engaged and open during the interview. she was very pleasant and even shared personal info (about her getting married), which showed that she was comfortable.ReplyDelete
unlike in ricky's interview, she gave one word answers and was standoffish probably because the rapport was not there. he also kept cutting her off and his questions were very shallow.
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:06 PM
Who is that guy? He is good. He listens and based his questions based on Anne's answers. I guess that makes for a good interviewer. Listen and formulate your questions based on the answer then you can squeeze in your listed questions without being irrelevant.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 6:23 PM
Manny is pinoy I see him in TFC-Balitang America he critiques and rates movie in his segment. He is fluent in both Filipino and English.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:09 PM
I think the problem with the Ricky Lo interview was that he went there unprepared AND wanting to impress Anne Hathaway with the fact that he knows Lea Salonga and Lea knows her. That's why he was so distracted (unless he was just stoned). Ricky Lo should have focused on Anne and the interview. I didn't find Anne bitchy. She was uncomfortable because of Ricky Lo's demeanor.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 6:40 PM
I agree! Also guess he is not aware of the difference between Philippine showbiz and Hollywood not to mention Anne Hathaway's caliber and status as an actress. As an interviewer, and as a journalist (as PhilStar claim he is) Ricky Lo should be aware and sensitive about being "politically correct" and what is acceptable/unacceptable in a conversation.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:34 AM
I was watching his Saturday Show on GMA. They were interviewing Gloria Romero. Ganung-ganun ang pag interview ni Ricky Lo kay Anne. Hindi na naisip iba ang culture sa Holloywood.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:13 PM
Manny the Movie Guy isn't that articulate like Ricky Lo but his energy level was a winner. I think that made Anne really comfortable. Ricky Lo was kinda mumbling, and his diction sucked (I honestly couldn't understand half of what he was saying). Lessons learned: You don't have to be perfect in grammar or American accent, as long as you establish rapport with the interviewee, you are energetic, you stick with your point of discussion, and you speak clearly, then you wouldn't be receiving sarcastic and cringe-worthy answers from them.ReplyDelete
I guess it's time they let Ricky Lo rest from interviewing international stars. Manny the Movie Guy, Boy Abunda, or Kris Aquino should be sent instead to avoid another embarrassment.Replies
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:47 PM
Yes send Boy and his magic mirror! Baka mas Maloka ka!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 7:55 PM
I agree Boy Abunda is better interviewer than Ricky Lo. Boy looks energetic while RL is so boring.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 10:16 PM
Hahaha AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:47 PM, I've seen quite a few interviews of Boy Abunda with famous international stars, so far, the magic mirror hasn't been "put up". I don't know, but have you ever seen Boy Abunda ask his international interviewees questions involving the magic mirror? I think he does that for showbiz oriented scoops/local celebrities with issues. Hehe! ;)Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 3:39 AM
Ricky Lo is articulate? Do you even read his columns? Gawd!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 3:51 AM
Ricky Lo, articulate - sarcasm din ba ito? HahahaDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 6:58 AM
Ricky Lo and articulate in one sentence? Nah!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 8:51 AM
Please read, Manny the Movie Guy isn't that articulate like Ricky Lo. It DID NOT say that Manny the Movie Guy isn't that articulate UNLIKE Ricky Lo. It is said there that they are both not articulate, but Manny was a winner.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:36 AM
kailan ba naging articulate si Ricky Lo? Diba inalis ito sa ABS-CBN kaya dinampot ng GMA?Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:18 PM
It is really about making your interviewee feel comfortable from the start, asking the right questions to get sincere answers, listening to your interviewee and throw good follow-up questions, not strictly following the guide questions on your cue card, researching beforehand for fresh/unasked questions, and just being sensitive overall.ReplyDelete
MannytheMovieGuy made me feel interested as to what he's going to ask Anne next, and what Anne's answer's going to be. It was not his bubbly persona that stood out (heck, it might also dangerously come off as OA to some). He listened well and made Anne feel important through his witty comments. He was funny, yes, but still stuck to the topic (Anne as Fantine, and Les Mis.
Ricky Lo asked similar questions, but he set the mood wrong right from the start, and got worse as the interview progressed.
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:19 PM
thanks for uploading his video... nung nakita ko ung kay ricky, nacompare ko agad ung interview nila ni manny.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 1:27 AM
Same here. Buti nilagay rin ni FP dito yung kay Manny.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:20 PM
awkward conversation exists !ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:20 PM
Did Anne actually say "You already" (as in 'Ikaw na') at 00:12 ? =)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:23 PM
Wow , Thanks Ricky Lo, your interview is like watching a paint dry!! We got nothing out of it!! It's time for retirement, don't you think?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:34 PM
Remember John Arcilla being interviewed by Boy Abunda on Ikaw Na (Bandila)? Really awkward. As if a fight's going to start anytime. It was so painful to watch that it made me feel like switching the channel.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:35 PM
Sa Hollywood kasi nagpapainterview sila to talk about tr movie not their personal life! Kasi sa pinas nagprpromote ng movie personal na tanong at hindi about sa movie! Tapos si Ricky lo tinanong pa kung naranasan chuchu magutom hahahaReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:37 PM
Aliw yung interview ni manny! Si Ricky lo kabang kaba tas ang daming hawak and while sumasagot si Anne eh may nahulog pa sa kanya! Hahahahahaha dapat kasi pinaghandaan lolReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:38 PM
Ricky Lo--- epic fail! I don't understand why they keep on sending him to cover Hollywood stars! If I were Anne, I would have been so pissed too. I have nothing against Lea Salonga (She's the epitome of perfection for me) but this interview has nothing to do with Lea and questions should have been about this film. Anne even tried to be nice the first time he mentioned Lea and she even looked happy reading the text but it was just too much when Ricky Lo did it again.ReplyDelete
Manny on the other hand was so alive and you can sense that he really knew what he was talking about.Replies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 2:08 PM
I agree. Why insert Lea Salonga in the interview? And to actually show the text from his phone? It's unprofessional. Mention Lea once is fine. But don't keep talking about her. This interview is about Anne and Les Miserables. There is a difference in interviewing a local Filipino artist and a foreign artist. The interviewer would have to consider the cultural differences. Ricky Lo was also unprepared in the interview. It seems like he didn't even watch the movie.Delete
Manny The Movie Guy, obviously did his homework. He came prepared and was knowledgeable about the subject. He formed his questions around Anne's answers., not just reading a list of questions he prepared like Ricky Lo. He made Anne at ease which Anne positively responded to. She gave witty answers, joked with him and even talked about her age and wedding. This is how you do an interview. Ricky Lo should take notes.
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:39 PM
Ricky Lo : Why don't you invite your fans in the Philippines?ReplyDelete
Anne : Why don't you do it?
Grabe! Awkward!Replies
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 10:12 PM
BASTOS si Anne.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 1:40 AM
naprovoke lang si ate, hahahah for sure.. base sa nababasa ko dito...tayo ang sira..amerikana siya, iba ang culture nila sa atin.. wag natin expect na kagaya natin sila at aayun sila ayun sa kultura natin...baka nga talagang nakakapikon lang si RL. dapat nanunuod siya ng mga foreign interviews baka mag ka Idea siya kung paano niya ba dapat sinundot yung mga tanong niya.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:39 AM
Anon 10:12, here in the US it is the hosts' job ro invite the viewers, not the guest's. Iba sa Pinas. How dare you say Anne is bastos. Baka ikaw!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 12:11 PM
I don't think Anne was bastos. She tried promoting the movie, the very reason why the interview was done. But sadly, Ricky didn't seem to be interested in her movie.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 12:57 PM
I don't think Anne was bastos. I think Anne was actually very gracious given how annoying Ricky Lo was.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 2:37 PM
Hindi BASTOS si Anne. Hindi lang talaga magaling si Ricky Lo.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:49 PM
Go with the flow si Manny kaya comfortable si anne si Ricky lo ilan beses siningit si lea salonga sa interview eh about the movie naman! I don't think picky si Anne kasi if picky siya bakit pa nagpainterview sobrang "stupid" lang ni Ricky magtanongReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:54 PM
Ricky lo is old na. Makakalimutin na sya haha. Hes boring!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 6:06 PM
pero sana nag oil control film muna si Manny the Movie Guy..dugyot ksing tingnan, as in eeewwww...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 6:24 PM
Lagi naman matamlay maginterview yan si ricky lo.super boring magtanong at alang rapport sa iniinterview.pls lng let the younger 1s do it wag lang yung baklang may kakambal at yung social climber.....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 6:30 PM
manny's laugh is irritating thoughReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 6:34 PM
I give Ricky Lo's interview a grade of 4.11 !ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 6:44 PM
Diba c Manny ay sa Balitang amerika ng TFC??ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:40 AM
Yes, he has a segment there. He is a movie critic.Delete
The comments here are more interesting than Ricky Lo's interview.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 7:17 PM
Akala kasi ni Ricky Lo he can always fool people on his level of "competence" kung meron may. His interview with Anne proves that sooner or later, your true worth and competence (again kung meron man) will show. At nag tweet pa siya ng: Anne Hathaway, I will always remember you in 'Princess Diaries.' Hehehe!" Lalo mo lang pinababa ang sarili mo, Ricky.ReplyDeleteReplies
- twitterpatedJanuary 19, 2013 at 10:10 PM
Anne even referred to her start in Princess Diaries a bit self-deprecatingly nung Golden Globes so maling hirit na naman itong si Ricky Lo... :(Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 7:46 PM
Ricky Lo can good a good writer but definitely not an interviewer. I've watched about 3 of his interviews with international stars. All I can say is that he is so BORINNNNNGGGG.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 8:11 PM
obviously, Manny is more confident than Ricky LoReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 8:41 PM
GMA 7, pls naman stop sending Ricky Lo to do interviews with international stars na, he could write but he's not competent and doesn't have the skills to do an interview, even with our local stars, napakaboring nya, kahit as host, he bores me to hell. Magsulat na lang sya, dun ok pa sya,But Anne Hathaway went way too low, when she said "Why don't u invite them?" She was pissed off, ok, but she could have ended the conversation with tact since tactless na rin lang naman yung nag-interview sa kanya.napasama din tuloy tingin ko sa kanya, imbes na si Ricky LOW lang ang nakakahiya,.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 9:12 PM
GRABE. Kitang kita yung difference! Anne is so comfortable and at ease with Manny. While with Ricky, she looks like she wants to be rescued.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 9:23 PM
If you google Anne Hathaway makikita mo na rude talaga sya que sa interviews o co-star like what Joseph Gordon-Levitt said. Yung mga tanong kasi ni Ricky Lo ay pangshowbiz dito sa Pinas at nakikisakay na nga lang c Anne tungkol kay Lea Salonga, para pa syang fan na message-message kuno. Isa pa naging defensive si Anne dahil baka itong mapersonal na interviewer na ito ay matanong sya sa picture nyang walang panty lately na nakita na lahat. Maski nga kay Matt Lauer sa TV interview, rude si Anne.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:00 AM
she has a right to be rude. she is an artist, not a celebrity, and she values her craft. the biggest difference between pinoy actors and those in Hollywood is these artists try to maintain the strongest presence of craftsmanship to their work. Here in the Philippines, our actors are hungry for attention and not for the work they are able to produce. the Filipinos value more the intrigues and kilig-kilig in their roles rather than focusing on what difference did their roles make in the lives of the people who watch them. Did you ever wonder why there has been no Filipino movie ever nominated in the Oscars? The reason is that our artists try to focus more on overacting in their movies rather than honing their crafts and create this simple emotion that touches the moviegoers lives. that is the major difference, all the other countries nominated in the film focuses more on the influence their film makes to society rather than how their fans would love it. That is why I believe that the Indie film industry of the Philippines has more class than those of the other major film outfits. the movies they produce have depth, have stories, and have the basics of good storytelling instead of just focusing on selling the movie to make a profit.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:42 AM
You're misinterpreting rude for confident, my dear!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 2:39 PM
Kung rude si Anne, bat super nice sya kay Manny? Depende yan sa interviewer!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 9:47 PM
Now the interview by this Mannymovieguy would have been perfect if only his face wasn't all oiled up.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 12:29 AM
ahahaha! may tama ka!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 10:08 PM
Bastos si Anne Hathaway. Whatever way you look at it. Ricky was polite the whole way through. Umpisa pa lang, ayaw na sagutin ni Anne yung question about weight loss. What's up with that? She must have been having a baaaad day.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 11:41 PM
She hasn't wanted to talk about it coz she's had too much flak from itDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 1:47 AM
Just so you know, weight issue is very sensitive in America. Ricky Lo should have made his research and come well prepared for the interview.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 7:56 AM
duh, marami nang tinanong nyan. siya lang ang maarte. actually bitch talaga siya. buti na lang dahil dito sa interview na ito, nalaman ng mga tao na she is in fact a bitch. sana inisip nya rin na hindi taga america ang mag-iinterview sa kanya. so most probably iba yung style ng mga tanong natin. sa sunod kung ayaw nilang tinatanong ng mga ganyang bagay, i-screen muna nila yung mga questions ng mga interviewer.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 9:28 AM
Waaay before pinalabas yung les mis, sinabi na ni anne na ayaw niyang pag-usapan yung tungkol sa paglose niya ng weight. Ricky lo should have done research first ng hindi nasosopla.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:43 AM
Bastos? She was smiling and keeping her poise kahit asar na asar na siya. She wasn't rude at all! Sensitive ka lang masyado.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:44 AM
Anon 10:18, you don't talk about weight in America. It's considered rude!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 10:53 PM
Lest we forget, Manny the Movie Guy asked tge same question but was not given a "rude" answer. It was a matter of timing and the right rapport.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2013 at 1:07 AM
Plus, di din sinagot ni anne, she just said dont do the fantine diet, whatever it is, ayaw nya talagang pag usapan, its just that marunong lang talaga magdala si mannyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2013 at 8:04 AM
teh sa US sensitive na issue lalo na sa mga "HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES" ang tungkol sa weight loss dahil konti issue lang akusahan na sila na anorexic or bulimic kaya ayaw nya pag usapan yun tungkol dun!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 10:30 PM
The problem with Ricky Lo is: 1) He had to say I have this important friend over and over again as if to bloat his importance as a journalist, 2) He only asked Anne once about how she prepared for the role. Other than that everything was trying to get a sob story about the life of Anne Hathaway. Akala niya yata interview dapat yun for "Wish ko lang!" program. In fairness to him, he was only catering to what some people want to hear na gumapang siya sa lusak and finally nagtagumpay. Trite! 3) Finally, he tried to get a 5 second clip asking Anne to say something to Lea. I love Lea but we have to understand who is the bigger star. I guess to Mr. Ricky Lo it would have been a good sound bite sa primetime news. Sa pilipinas kasi pagkatapos ng bawat interview panghuli parati na sasabihin ng interviewer, Oh sige! Invite mo na sila sa movie mo or gig mo.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 10:34 PM
kung si matt lauer nga tinatarayan ni anne, si ricky lo pa kaya. Feelingera siya hindi naman ako nagalingan sa kanya as fantine. Mas ok pa din si uma thurman.ReplyDelete
Anyway mas ok itong interview na ito he came prepared at smart ang mga tanong.Replies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 10:04 AM
Weh! Jowa mo si RL no?Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 10:36 PM
The reason why she doesn't want to talk about the weight loss is because she doesn't want other kids to follow what she did to achieve that weight. It wasn't being bastos. She did try to get into the spirit of the interview when Ricky Lo mentioned Leah. In fairness to Mr. Ricky Lo ginagawa lang niya yung tingin niya gustong marinig ng mga viewers na kesyo bilib si Anne sa mga Filipino. He should have talked more about the movie and less about her as a showbiz personality.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 6:18 PM
Agree! Malamang dangerous nga talaga iyung weight loss regimen na ginawa nya.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 10:38 PM
WALA BANG "LIKE" BUTTON DITO. ANG DAMI KO KASING GUSTONG iLIKE NA MGA COMMENTS EH. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 10:58 PM
ricky lo. lagi nyang isinisingit yun mga sikat na pinoy sa mga interviews nya. buti nga nasupalpalReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:46 AM
he deserved it! nabasa niyo ba yung tweet ng jowa ni anne curtis? nanliliit daw siya sa interview. LOL.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 3:52 PM
i agree. buti nga nasupalpal! paminsan minsan talaga you have to give it to people, something like "in your face!"Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 11:15 PM
@10;08- you ask about the movie, the movie , di yung weight, poverty or lea, ricky lo deserves it, akala nya matatakot si anne sa kanya, ayan ang difference ng interviewer from 1st and developing country, buti di tinanong ni ricky what is your feet size, fav underwear, first thing you do and last thing you do ekekek,ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 11:18 PM
I agree that Ricky Lo's interview lacked substance and depth plus the thing with fishing anything Filipino out of Anne was plain stupid. However, Anne's "why don't you invite them" comment was out of the line too. It's her movie after all and no matter how famous she is, she could have at least acknowledged her fans. A simple message would have sufficed.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:47 AM
my dear, if you watch US shows like Ellen and Oprah you will see her that it's the host who do the inviting.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2013 at 8:06 AM
tamah! hahahaDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 11:21 PM
nakaka-hiya ito para sa Pilipinas, ewan kung bakit sya lagi pinapadala sa mga interview na ganyan,ReplyDelete
AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 10:08 PM
sabi ng mga babae, ok lang daw na tanungin kung pano nag lose ng weight but NOT kung pano naibalik, at napaka-personal na question the interview is about the MOVIE not her, sanay kasi tayo na kadramahan ang interview....
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 11:33 PM
Agree anon9:23pm ...naimbey baka matanong pa ng much personal question.. Si ate anne nmn kasi bakit nga naman hindi nagpanty.. E fantine p nman ang role niya.. divah!!... Hahaha!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:48 AM
ha? i didn't get it.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 12:06 AM
I think the interview would have to improve tremendously to even qualify as "painful to watch". Aside from the inapprorpiate and very personal questions, i think what irritated and annoyed Anne Hathaway was Ricky Lo's "nervous laugh"... it seemed as if he was not sensing Anne's annoyance by him.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 12:16 AM
Great Interview!ReplyDelete
Right questions: check!
Rapport: check!
Engaging: check!
Focus: check!Replies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 3:54 PM
Ricky ikaw talaga, you make most of us LAUGH... nag assume ka na naman na magaling ka... buwahahahahaha!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 12:16 AM
Haha, yan yung comment ko kagabi! di napublish! now I know why!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 12:21 AM
The miserable interview dapat title nung kay ricky lo. Kalowka!ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:49 AM
LO's MiseablesDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 12:33 AM
in ferness mas matagal yung usapan nina manay ricky kympara kay ateng manny. sa haba ng usapan ii-lang beses lang ngumit si anne...bakit? walang ramport si manay ricky.ReplyDelete
Let's set aside the pronunciation and diction issues of Ricky Lo, his worst sin was he seemed unprepared, awkward, distracted, and, worst of all for an interviewer, had no awareness of what's happening and how the interviewee is feeling/acting. As an interviewer, it's your job to make the subject comfortable, engaged, and continue to communicate. Kahit ma-annoy ang subject basta engaged at communicative, it would still have been a good interview. Ang nangyari with Anne e she shut down... the worst thing that could happen in an interview. And, I agree, I think he focused too much on the fact na kilala niya si Lea Salonga and was trying to make a connection between Anne and Lea. I think Anne truly admires Lea pero I think because of Ricky's badgering on the Lea subject, medyo na-put in a bad light si Lea with Anne (kahit na walang involvement si Lea)... Too bad.ReplyDeleteReplies
I agree!! Ndi naman kse si Lea ang main topic! Duh!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:50 AM
and when he showed her his phone... nakakaloka!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 12:53 AM
He is indeed Pinoy. Manny Dela Rosa in real life. Good Job Manny!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 1:11 AM
i dont think anne has any right to treat ricky lo that way. regardless of whether the interviewer asked the most stupidest questions. Her being an international actress doesnt make her any better than other people.ReplyDeleteReplies
Well, it should also apply to Ricky... him being the interviewer doesn't make him any better than her and giving him the right to put her in an awkward position---> in asking personal questions ("have you been poor? hungry?") or almost using her and Lea to aggrandize himself (intentionally or unintentionally)....Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 3:43 AM
It's Ok, kano si Anne so don't expect pinoy celeb style answer sa isang cheap na mayabang na ricki lo interviwer daw...Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 10:01 AM
Anne was being straight forward and honest! Kung offensive ang tanong wag sagutin. Di naman sya nagalit.. Sana langDelete
Next time iba na Lang ipadala.
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:51 AM
i don't think anne did anything wrong. she was polite all through out. iba ang culture ng americano. hindi sila plastic.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 3:09 AM
saw Manny's other interviews with the other cast members. Mukhang nag-enjoy lahat ng ininterview nya.walang awkward moments.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 3:20 AM
TANONG LANG, NAPANOOD BA TLAGA NI RICKY LO ANG LES MISERABLES? WALA KASI SIYANG INPUT ABOUT SA MOVIE. PARANG UMIKOT LANG SA MGA TANONG NA WALA NMANG KAUGNAYAN SA LES MIS. MALI DIN NA IPINASOK NIA PA SI LEA SALONGA, TAS HININGAN PA NIA SI ANNE NG MESSAGE FOR LEA SALONGA, ANUBAYON?! LUMAYO NA SA TOPIC. SA DAMI BA NMAN NG ININTERVIEW NI RICKY LO, HINDI PA DIN BA NIYA GAMAY YON?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 3:23 AM
kawawa nmn si Ricky Lo.... :(ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:52 AM
bakit? he deserved it!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 3:57 AM
This one proved that Anne is nor racist, picky or rude...Palpak lang talaga si Ricki Lo...Veteran, respected at prestigious pa naman siya sa pinas eh kay Manny lang pala siya wala ng ibubuga...ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 9:50 AM
Prestigious????? E puro ka cheapan nga tinatanung nya sa articles nya, sexiest food sexiest book sexiest part of ur body, brief o boxers? Veteran?? NgekDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:53 AM
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2013 at 8:08 AM
veteran pwede.. pero prestigious??? i dont think so! hhaaDelete
Anne is not being rude. Talaga naman kseng too personal questions ni Ricky Lo, ang boring pa nya kausap, its so hard to understand his words. Chaka it's about Les Miserables not about Lea Salonga, duh! Hirap kse sating mga pinoy pag nabara, bitchesa na agad si Anne... eh normal lang ng straightforward sumagot ang mga Americans.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:53 AM
No, it's make the interviewee comfortable first!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 4:37 AM
i think the secret is to feed the interviewee's ego first...ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 7:24 AM
You got it right. The second "interview" was all about fawning and idol worship.LOL!!!!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 10:54 AM
No, the secret to a good interview is to stay on topic. Lea Salonga is not part of the movie so why should he ask Anne about her? Plus, give a message? bakit? Mag kaaway ba sila ni lea na dapat siya mag message na good luck or something? to be a good interviewer, you need to talk about the issues, and this means talking about the movie and not stupid questions. From the very start, Ricky Lo never had anything good to say about the movie. Plus, check him out, he has a set of questions on his hand. This means that he is not candid enough about the interview. He merely wants to show that he has interviewed another big star rather than proving that he has the capacity to do good interviews.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 4:02 PM
I beg to differ! There is no secret, really. If you come to the interview prepared, if you asked the right questions (meaning, well researched, relevant and intelligent questions), and you are not awkward in the way you speak or move, then a good rapport will follow.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 7:17 AM
Ricky Lo as always is boring and not witty enough....and always "scripted."ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 7:27 AM
Much ado about nothing. This is all showbiz fluff. I don't think this has any importance whatsoever.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2013 at 1:56 AM
then why bother to comment at all.Delete
neither gma or philippine star is sending ricky lo to interview in hollywood, it's the local distributors of the movies who are inviting or asking him to do the interviews( for your info only)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 8:05 AM
move na kayo guys, ok lang yan. anne hathaway lang naman yan. artista lang naman yan kahit a-lister pa kuno siya. hindi rin naman sila tinitake seriously sa bansa nila.ReplyDelete
it would be a different situation kung ang ininterview ni ricky lo ay presidente. dun dapat talagang matinding research ang kailangan. or scientist na masyadong mahalaga ang contribution sa humanity.
anne is trying to sound smart kaya lang hindi nya inakala na mabababaw pala ang mga tanong sa kanya. dun siya naging bitchy. she probably wants to be taken seriously. hihi.
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 8:32 AM
Susme, di pa ba tapos ito? Baka naman hukayin pa yung past interview ni Ricky kay Anne. Para namang si Anne Hathaway ang bida ng Les Mis. Wala pa atang 10 minutes ang screen time nya eh. It's a press junket interview, walang kwenta yan dahil bayad si Ricky, et al ng Les Miserables team para i-promote ang pelikula. O ayan, na-promote na nga ng todo-todo kaya dapat may bonus si Ricky Lo.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 9:30 AM
Good job Manny for not asking how did she gain 25lbs back.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 9:45 AM
Dapat si Ricky Lo mag seminar muna kasi he yun mga alam niya matagalReplyDelete
na panahon. Please GMA padala ninyo RL sa AIM. Hindi naman siya magalin. You cannot even understand what he saying.
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 9:58 AM
Why ,why,why send Ricky Lo to interview big stars??? Wala na bang iba? Bad grammar,bad diction,unprepared,Nakakahiya!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 10:43 AM
well kung napanuod nyo yun interview ni mannythemovieguy namention nya din yun tungkol a diet issue and parang nag warning din si anne sa knya tungkol dun.. mabilis lang makabawi si manny.. unlike ricky lo na about les mis ang movie pero kung anu ano ang tanung at hellloo hingan ba ng message si anne for lea? hahaha pasabog yan matandang journalist na yan.. walang enta mag interviewReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 10:53 AM
RL should have been more prepared..period. Hathaway is an international star and more famous than Lea Salonga so please lang, stop comparing her to LeaReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:04 AM
Manny also asked personal questions, pero it was after they discussed about the movie. plus, yes, he really made Anne feel comfortable by acknowledging her answers and basing his next questions on the answers. he came prepared, but he still made the interview very conversational. i guess that made Anne feel that she can share some personal things with Manny (imagine, pati yung marriage, nireveal nya, eh hindi naman related sa movie!).ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:31 AM
nakita ko palang na may video na iniinterview ni Ricky Lo si Anne Hathaway (or ANY actor/actress for that matter) eh wala akong interes iclick ang play button dahil alam kong AWKWARD sya mag interview!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:41 AM
nakita ko palang na may video na iniinterview ni Ricky Lo si Anne Hathaway (or ANY actor/actress for that matter) eh wala akong interes iclick ang play button dahil alam kong AWKWARD sya mag interview!ReplyDelete
Si Lea Salonga lang ba talaga ang pinakamagaling sa Les Miserables sa inyo?Manood kayo sa Youtube ng iba't-ibang Fantine at Eponym o maging mga mang-aawit na kumanta ng mga pamosong awitin mula sa pagtatanghal na yan,at magugulat kayo na marami ang magaling.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2013 at 2:31 AM
Eponine poDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 12:31 PM
Who is Ricky Lo?... uh oh.. that is not a question.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 1:43 PM
manny had better questions, more personality and better diction, PERIOD. sana, wag na si mr. lo ang ipadala. there more articulate a nd gracefulinterviewers who can do a much,much better job. this is not anne being a snub but the contrast of a good and a lousy interviewer.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 4:40 PM
mr ricky lo, with all due respect, and i presume you know this already because you're in the business for so long, an interview should always be about the subject, not about the interviewer or some other person. why do you keep on dragging lea salonga's name when she's not even part of the movie. if this interview was embarassing for us, i think it's more embarassing for lea. he got what he deserved. if you think anne was rude in the last part, i think mr lo was more rude when he kept looking on his cell phone (to open lea's message), butting in even when anne wasnt done talking yet, talking about lea salonga for several times, asking anne questions about being poor and hungry. duh! stupid is what stupid gets.ReplyDelete
as for manny, i love the way he did the interview. saw his interview with the other cast members, and they all looked they had fun talking to him, making jokes and sharing personal experiences, because he made them feel that the interview was about THEM.
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 5:06 PM
Wow.. manny is so good!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:32 PM
Natawa ako ng bongga dito, anong konek? E si Ricky lang ang nagpupumilit ikonek, waahhahaha. You are an idiot!! hahahhahaReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2013 at 8:13 AM
"PANTIN" kasi ng "PANTIN" si ricky lo.. hahaha its FANTINE!ReplyDelete


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Everyone loves the holidays. You get to feel wholesome for two entire months, all those weird holiday concoctions are once again available in the coffeehouse and you can break into the part of your wardrobe that's designed to cover most of your body. But when family time and togetherness wear as thin as the fabric of most of your T-shirts, and dodging holiday carbs needs some kind of payoff, there's only one solution: Get thee to a nightclub for some dancing.
This time of year offers a wide variety of parties designed to get you out of the ugly sweaters and the clutches of oddly handsy Aunt Ruth. Depending on your location and how willing you are to jump around, you may have some tough decisions to make -- or costume changes to figure out as you race between events.
Lest you thought that it was Christmas, Christmas, Christmas, there are plenty of events for those looking to keep their festivities kosher. The largest and most widespread event for the Chosen People and their admirers is the annual Matzo Ball, a social mixer for young Jewish singles organized by the Society of Young Jewish Professionals, held every year on Dec. 24 as an alternative to all the Christmas-themed goings-on.
The event is held in several major cities, which vary annually. This year, the schedule includes Boston, Delray Beach, Fla., Miami Beach, New York City and Washington, D.C.
While not specifically gay, the 10 percent rule applies to Matzo Ball patrons, and you can bet that at least a few guys are sick of being set up with "nice Jewish girls" by Mom and are but a glass or two of Manischewitz away from a little self-discovery.
If the hunt for an ajar closet door isn't your scene and you're looking for more of a sure thing and you happen to be in New York, keep checking the He'Bro website for information about the annual Jewbilee, an annual gay alternative held on Christmas Eve night. The event has been held at venues such as Slate, Hudson Terrace and Splash, but check the event page for the time and location this year. Similar Jewish events happen throughout the country, so search online for the Hebrew happenings in your area.
Holiday's Are a Drag
Holiday nightlife needn't involve a dance floor. This season is ripe for satire or just plain old mockery, and who better to do it than a drunk, 6-foot drag queen teetering in crystal heels wrapped in blinking lights and deep-throating a Yule log?
In San Francisco, "The Golden Girls: The Christmas Episodes" will be held at the Victoria Theater on Dec. 6. Starring Heklina, Cookie Dough, Matthew Martin and Pollo Del Mar, the cast reenacts two classic Christmas Golden Girls episodes with their own delightfully irreverent twist.
Opening night benefits Camp Sunburst, the nation's first therapeutically designed summer camp for children and families living with HIV/AIDS. If ever there was a drag Christmas miracle, this is it.
Check with your local drag shows to see if there are holiday performances in your area. Few queens can resist a chance to dismantle something so sacred.
New Year's in Rio & Amsterdam
News Year's Eve has always been centered on revelry, especially in New York's Times Square, where the assembled throng drinks until they can't feel their frozen body parts.
But why freeze your balls off when you could be grinding against some beautiful Brazilian ones -- nearly naked and in tropical temperatures, no less? For those with the frequent-flyer miles, skip on down to Rio de Janeiro for a three-day New Year's marathon to beat all others. The fun begins Dec. 30 with "R:Evolution," a 10-hour dance extravaganza featuring DJs Michael Tank, Tannuri and Thierry. It concludes with "The Original Brazilian Pool Party," a 12-hour tea dance with DJs Eddie Martinez, Dri Toscano, Tannuri and Thierry, running from mid-afternoon on the 31st until well into the New Year.
If you're lucky enough to find yourself in the city of substance freedom, Amsterdam, head to the return of Club Rapido's Funhouse. Beginning Dec. 15 at 11 p.m. (or 23:00 if you want to go native), "Funhouse XMas Nutcracker" (ouch!) will shake the walls of WesterLiefde until 5 a.m. with the sounds of Dani Toro, this time with two full dance floors and an amazing laser light show.
Then, for only 10 euros, stay for "Funhouse After," hosted by Akhnation, which will keep the party going until 10 a.m. with one of the resident Rapido DJs. Tickets are available at the preceding event and at the door.
On the Two Coasts
Stateside, the usual candidates for New Year's mega-parties continue their reign into 2013.
Masterbeat's "2013: New Years Eve" in Los Angeles and Alegria's "New Year's 2013: Timebomb" in New York are the two biggies. Masterbeat will be dominating Los Angeles with the 13th installment of the biggest New Year's event on the West Coast and doubtlessly disproving that 13 is the forbidden number.
Once again taking place at downtown L.A.'s historic Mayan Theater (especially appropriate this year, when the Mayans predict the world will end...or something), the main floor provides ample room to experience the sea of sweaty man flesh bathed in laser light. If you happen to find something amidst it all that requires further inspection, the theater's stadium seating and mezzanine are perfect for a little personal exploration.
Your captains for the evening, rocketing you headfirst into the New Year, include superstar DJs Ralphi Rosario, Alyson Calagna, Giangi Cappai, Brett Henrichsen and Paulo, highlighted by Masterbeat's signature midnight countdown video with music and event highlights from 2012.
On the other side of the country, for those not interested in watching Ryan Seacrest or Anderson Cooper on the tube, Ric Sena's Alegria will be ushering in the New Year with distinctive New York City style.
This year at the massive Webster Hall nestled in the East Village, the beats of Danny Verde and Abel will fill the venue's four floors and five unique environments, dazzling partygoers well into 2013 and out of the now-defunct clutches of the Mayan's predicted destruction.
Gus Presents in San Francisco will be hosting four events this holiday season. "Black XXXMas," in collaboration with Industry, will take place on Dec. 8 at Factory and feature Abel and Jamie J. Sanchez. Unless the venue has changed since last I was there, there's plenty of opportunity to schmooze, cruise and get into some unholy naughtiness.
As for New Year's itself, the weekend gets the marathon treatment with a three-day circuit of events that will ring in 2013 right and require a case of Red Bull and 5-HTP to survive. It begins Dec. 29 at 525 Harrison St. with the "Orgy Neon Glow Party," featuring Paulo.
After sleeping that one off, make your way to "Mass T-Dance" at 6 p.m. at 1015 Folsom and get ready to party 'til an ungodly hour with Phil B, plus an opening set by Lee Decker.
When you wake up in unfamiliar surroundings well after the sun has peaked over the Bay Bridge, you'll still have a few hours to primp, powder and cement the wig for the highlight of the run: the appropriately named "Colossus" on New Year's Eve. Running a full 12 hours, from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m., the event will be held at 3140 Mission St. and feature DJs Theresa and Billy Lace.
Whatever you do and wherever you decide to do it, just do yourself a favor and make sure the ones you choose to spend this time of year with are the ones you consider your true family. Because the most important thing is to keep the words of St. Judy Garland always in mind and "keep the Yuletide gay."


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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Stephenie Meyer's The Host is Going To Be A Movie Too!
Producers Nick Wechsler, Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz have used their own money to acquire screen rights to "The Host," the first adult novel written by Stephenie Meyer, author of the "Twilight" series.
Andrew Niccol will write the script and direct.
Meyer's novel is a love story set in the near future on Earth, which has been assimilated by an alien species of benevolent parasites that call themselves "Souls." One such soul, the Wanderer, is fused with a dying human named Melanie Stryder, in an attempt to locate the last pocket of surviving humans on Earth.
Wechsler and the Schwartzes are separately teamed on "The Road," the John Hillcoat-directed adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel that will be released Nov. 25 by the Weinstein Co. They are also producing the Paul Schrader-scripted "The Dying of the Light" and an adaptation of Pete Takada book "An Eye at the Top of the World," which Ryne Douglas Pearson is adapting.
In addition to writing four volumes of the "Twilight" series, Meyer has been heavily involved in the screen transfers, and she spurned several overtures for "The Host." The producers continued lobbying the author and her UTA reps with a significant offer, a strong vision for the project and a collaborative spirit. Meyer eventually said yes.
In fact, Niccol first came under consideration after Wechsler and the Schwartzes asked Meyer what her favorite science fiction films are. "Gattaca" and "The Truman Show" were in her top five; Niccol wrote and directed "Gattaca" and scripted the Peter Weir-directed "The Truman Show."
Niccol most recently wrote and directed Orlando Bloom starrer "The Cross."
"We wanted Stephenie to be involved in the adaptation and have her endorse and be part of the creative decisions," Wechsler said. "Twilight" has "proven she knows more about what works than most."
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St. Andrew's School is one of 64 schools in the nation named a national 2013 Green Ribbon School by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan last week.
St. Andrew's School is one of 64 schools in the nation named a national 2013 Green Ribbon School by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan last week.
The schools were recognized for their exemplary efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, promote better health and ensure environmental education, including civic and green career pathways.
Last month, St. Andrew's was one of Delaware's first schools to be recognized in the state's inaugural Green Ribbon program after devoting 44 percent of its 2,200-acre grounds near Middletown to tillable farmland and other ecologically-beneficial uses, including a rain garden, swales and several naturalized areas.
The school's newly-constructed field house, which was certified at the Gold level by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, also features a unique infiltration bed design that reduced storm water runoff by 94 percent.
"St. Andrew's truly walks the walk," DNREC Secretary Collin O'Mara said after the school won national honors April 22. "Over the past few years, they have emerged as a national leader in demonstrating environmental stewardship, reducing one's ecological footprint and inspiring students to create a more sustainable future."
This year's national Green Ribbon schools included 54 public schools and 10 private schools. Delaware's Green Ribbon schools also included Red Clay Consolidated School District's Conrad School of Science and Richardson Park Elementary School, in partnership with the Richard Park Learning Center.
"I hope other schools in our state will emulate the work of St. Andrew's and Delaware's other state Green Ribbon School winners," state Secretary of Education Mark Murphy said.


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Murray Middle School students brought history to life Friday when the school held its annual history fair.
Murray Middle School students brought history to life Friday when the school held its annual history fair. There were approximately 600 projects on display.
Teacher Matt Smith said students selected the projects, and they had to fit a certain frame.
"Sixth grade had ancient history, seventh grade was medieval history, and eighth grade was American history," he said.
He said students also had the opportunity to judge and select the three projects they liked the best.
Smith said the students worked on the projects a little more than a month, and they did their own research.
"They picked out what they were doing, and that had to be approved," he said. "Everything else they did on their own."
He said the projects were topics that were covered in class or will be covered.
Projects included the Boston Tea Party, Sparta, an Aztec Chinampas, a medieval crossbow, the Great Wall of China, a battle axe from the Third Crusade, a replica of Maid Marian's dress and the history of Alexander Hamilton.


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Skip to comments.Kosovo Jubilant at KLA Acquittals
Posted on 12/02/2005 3:50:24 PM PST by kronos77
Tribunal Update Tribunal home Kosovo Jubilant at KLA Acquittals
Kosovos majority Albanian population welcomes result of Hague tribunals first case against former guerrillas.
By Janet Anderson in The Hague (TU No 432, 2-Dec-05) The streets of Pristina erupted with flags, horns and celebratory gunfire on December 1 as news spread that the Hague tribunal had acquitted two of the first three members of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, ever to face trial there for war crimes.
Judges in The Hague sentenced one former foot soldier, Haradin Bala, to 13 years in prison for his role in a KLA prison camp in the village of Lapusnik where Serbs and suspected Albanian collaborators were tortured and murdered in 1998.
But they declared themselves unconvinced that former commanders Fatmir Limaj and Isak Musliu had played any role at the facility. Limaj, who held a senior role in the guerrilla army which helped drive Belgrade security forces out of Kosovo, gained a high profile as a politician in the wake of the conflict.
While the verdict has met with a predictably downbeat response in Serbia, reactions amongst Kosovos majority ethnic Albanian population have been jubilant. Many feel that the court ruling, despite confirming that horrific individual crimes were committed, vindicates the KLA as an organisation.
The judgement comes at a particularly welcome time for Albanians in Kosovo, with talks set to begin on the future political status of the region. Most hope that the process will result in independence from Belgrade.
Observers in Pristina described a collective sense of relief as the judgement hearing in the case was broadcast live on television screens in homes and bars across Kosovo.
The resulting celebrations were a far cry from the dire predictions published in local newspapers of what might happen if the three were found guilty. Just two days before the judgement was issued, an estimated 20,000 people filed through the streets of Pristina protesting the innocence of the three men.
When Limaj went to The Hague in 2003, Kosovos then prime minister, Bajram Rexhepi, declared that the trial would give the accused a chance to prove his innocence and the purity of the war that was led by the KLA.
Some observers now see particular significance in the judges decision to dismiss charges of crimes against humanity against the three accused. They did so on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence that the atrocities at the Lapusnik camp were committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against a civilian population.
Its been understood here as a cleansing of the resistance, said Petrit Selimi, the managing director of Pristinas new Daily Express newspaper. The verdict, he explained, has been seen as recognition that there were [individual] crimes, not a campaign.
Kosovo parliamentarian Enver Hoxhaj told IWPR that the judgement is a good message while Kosovos final status talks are going on, explaining that it has given the local population a feeling that they are supported by the international community.
With Kosovos president Ibrahim Rugova in bad health and former prime minister Ramus Haradinaj currently awaiting a Hague war crimes trial, there have been concerns that Albanians will lack a strong figurehead for the talks on Kosovos future.
Analysts in Kosovo told IWPR that Limaj is viewed by some as having the potential to fill the vacuum. Selimi explained that Limaj is now viewed as a sympathetic figure because of the dignity with which he went to The Hague.
Hoxhaj, who is a senior member of Limajs Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK, told IWPR that he thought Limaj would step back into the crucial role he played in the party before being indicted. We missed him, he added.
The judgement has also served to support the view that Hague tribunals first case involving former KLA fighters was in fact only launched as part of an effort to show the courts impartiality with regard to the various parties involved in the Balkans conflicts of the Nineties.
A series of senior Serbian generals and politicians, including former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic, have been indicted for their role in alleged ethnic cleansing in Kosovo in 1999.
There has also been speculation about what consequences the outcome might have on the joint trial of Haradinaj and two others said to have been his subordinates in the KLA. They are charged with involvement in the abduction and murder of Serbs, Roma and suspected Albanian collaborators.
Edgar Chen, a long-time observer of proceedings at the Hague tribunal for the Coalition for International Justice, told IWPR, however, that it is important to remember that these are two distinct cases. Haradinaj is charged under a different set of alleged facts, he said. Judges will have to consider Haradinaj's case on the evidence that [prosecutors] and his defence presents.
The judges hearing the case against Limaj, Musliu and Bala in The Hague appeared keen to emphasise that the acquittal of two of the accused did not mean that crimes had not taken place.
They underlined that civilians had been held in horrific conditions at the KLA camp in Lapusnik, with gross overcrowding and some chained to the wall; KLA soldiers, often wearing hoods to hide their faces, beat inmates into unconsciousness; detainees, including some who had been shot, were denied medical treatment despite the existence of a clinic in the village where KLA personnel were treated.
Apart from three prisoners who were murdered at the camp itself, Bala was also found to have taken part in the massacre of nine prisoners in nearby mountains.
But the judges said they were not satisfied that Limaj and Musliu held positions in the KLA which would have made them responsible for the camp.
While there was a strong possibility that Limaj had been personally present at the facility, they said, there was not enough evidence to convict of personal involvement crimes there. As for Musliu, the judges ruled that there was in fact little evidence to identify... [him] as having any kind of involvement in the prison camp.
Meanwhile, reactions in Belgrade to the verdict have been unsurprisingly gloomy. Rasim Ljajic, president of Serbias National Council for Cooperation with the Hague tribunal, told the Beta news agency that the result would bolster the positions of those who are hostile to the United Nations court.
Janet Anderson is IWPRs programme manager in The Hague.
So shall it be taken that you approve of Islamics being freed by an EU humanist court for crimes against Christians? In which case, may I take the pleasure of suggesting the Democratic Underground for other like minded individuals.
Oh, I see you're from France, well enjoy being a Dhimmi in your future Caliphant.
Hunden is from France, they'll get the fruits of Islam soon enough, if he's not one of those fruit bringers as is.
That explains everything! He just HATES the idea that someone showed how the Muslims can be stopped and he knows his fellow countrycowards will never stand up.
The difference is that the Muslims are the invaders in France, while the Serbs are the invaders in Kosovo.
Kosovo belongs to the Albanians like France belongs to the French. The Albanians are, by far, the first inhabitants of Kosovo, and Kosovo is even more Albanian than France is French
That is why I must say "Kosovo to the Kosovars" if I want to be able to say "France to the French".
If you wish to apply the alternative political principle, that the Serbs have a right to murder and to steal because they have the "right" religion, what distinguishes them from the Islamofascists?
Maybe that THEIR professed religion expressedly forbids doing that?
As Chip Gagnon has extensively documented, a majority of the Serbs consistently opposed the wars of conquest and extermination waged in their name by their Communist leadership (http://www.ithaca.edu/gagnon/articles/book/index.htm).
On the other hand, as Greek journalist Takis Michas has revealed, the Greeks were overwhelmingly rooting for the mass murder of the Bosniaks, which they aided and abetted, as well as for the extermination attempt on the Kosovars.
Michas has also revealed that the Greek government had proposed to Milosevic to carve-up the Republic of Macedonia between Serbia and Greece in 1993, although the Slavic Macedonians are Orthodox Christians who speak a Bulgarian dialect, while there are almost no Serbs or Greeks in Macedonia. (http://www.tamu.edu/upress/BOOKS/2002/michas.htm).
Besides that, of course, the Greeks know almost nothing about the former Yugoslavia. Even worse, since they only believe their co-religionists tell them, their ignorance is compounded by a deep-seated delusion of knowledge.
Another feature of all those self-appointed "Orthodox defenders of Christianity" is that they hate the other Christians especially the Catholics even more than they hate the Muslims. When faced with a threat from both, the Russians chose to submit to the Muslim Tatars rather than the Catholic Poles; and in 1390 the Serbs voluntarily agreed to become vassals of the Ottomans as a protection against Catholic Hungary.
And it was as a faithful ally of Sultan Bâyezit that Stefan Lazarevic, the son of the Serbian knez Lazar killed at the Battle of Kosovo, ensured the defeat of the Christian crusade led by Sigismund of Luxemburg, King of Hungary, at the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nicopolis).
The Wall Street Journal Europe, November 01, 2001
Al Qaeda´s Balkan Links
November 1, 2001
by Marcia Christoff Kurop
The Balkans´ uncharacteristically silent exit from the world stage as the most prominent international hot spot of the last decade belies its status as a major recruiting and training center of Osama bin Laden´s al Qaeda network. By feeding off the region´s impoverished republics and taking root in the unsettled diplomatic aftermath of the Bosnia and Kosovo conflicts, al Qaeda, along with Iranian Revolutionary Guard-sponsored terrorists, have burrowed their way into Europe´s backyard.
For the past 10 years, the most senior leaders of al Qaeda have visited the Balkans, including bin Laden himself on three occasions between 1994 and 1996. The Egyptian surgeon turned terrorist leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri has operated terrorist training camps, weapons of mass destruction factories and money-laundering and drug-trading networks throughout Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey and Bosnia. This has gone on for a decade. Many recruits to the Balkan wars came originally from Chechnya, a jihad in which Al Qaeda has also played a part.
These activities have been exhaustively researched by Yossef Bodansky, the former director of the U.S. House of Representatives´ Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare. The February testimony of an Islamist ringleader associated with the East Africa bombings have also helped throw light on these actions.
They have however been disguised under the cover of dozens of "humanitarian" agencies spread throughout Bosnia, Kosovo and Albania. Funding has come from now-defunct banks such as the Albanian-Arab Islamic Bank and from bin Laden´s so-called Advisory and Reformation Committee. One of his largest Islamist front agencies, it was established in London in 1994.
Narco-Jihad Culture
The overnight rise of heroin trafficking through Kosovo -- now the most important Balkan route between Southeast Asia and Europe after Turkey -- helped also to fund terrorist activity directly associated with al Qaeda and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Opium poppies, which barely existed in the Balkans before 1995, have become the No. 1 drug cultivated in the Balkans after marijuana. Operatives of two al Qaeda-sponsored Islamist cells who were arrested in Bosnia on Oct. 23 were linked to the heroin trade, underscoring the narco-jihad culture of today´s post-war Balkans.
These drug rings in turn form part of an estimated $8 billion a year Taliban annual income from global drug trafficking, predominantly in heroin. According to Mr. Bodansky, the terrorism expert, bin Laden administers much of that trade through Russian mafia groups for a commission of 10% to 15% -- or around $1 billion annually.
The settling of Afghan-trained mujahideen in the Balkans began around 1992, when recruits were brought into Bosnia by the ruling Islamic party of Bosnia, the Party of Democratic Action, from Chechnya, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, as well as Italy, Germany and Turkey. They were all given journalists´ credentials to avoid explicit detection by the West. Others were married immediately to Bosnian Muslim women and incorporated into regular army ranks.
Intelligence services of the Nordic-Polish SFOR (previously IFOR) sector alerted the U.S. of their presence in 1992 while the number of mujahideen operating in Bosnia alone continued to grow from a few hundred to around 6,000 in 1995. Though the Clinton administration had been briefed extensively by the State Department in 1993 on the growing Islamist threat in former Yugoslavia, little was done to follow through.
The Bosnian Embassy in Vienna issued a passport to bin Laden in 1993, according to various reports in the Yugoslav press at the time. The reports add that bin Laden then visited a terrorist camp in Zenica, Bosnia in 1994. The Bosnian government denies all of this, but admits that some passport records have been lost. Around that time, bin Laden directed al Qaeda "senior commanders" to incorporate the Balkans into an complete southeastern approach to Europe, an area stretching from the Caucasus to Italy. Al Zawahiri, the Egyptian surgeon reputed to be the second in command of the entire al Qaeda network, headed up this southeastern frontline.
By 1994, major Balkan terrorist training camps included Zenica, and Malisevo and Mitrovica in Kosovo. Elaborate command-and-control centers were further established in Croatia, and Tetovo, Macedonia as well as around Sofia, Bulgaria, according to the U.S. Congress´s task force on terrorism. In Albania, the main training camp included even the property of former Albanian premier Sali Berisha in Tropje, Albania, who was then very close to the Kosovo Liberation Army.
Not even stalwart NATO ally Turkey escaped the network. Areas beyond government control were also visited by bin Laden in 1996 according to London-based Jane´s Intelligence Review. The government has been battling two terrorist groups: Jund al Islam, whose assassinated Syrian leader was one of bin Laden´s closets confidantes, and the Kurdish PKK, whose leader, Abdullah Ocalan, merged his group´s activities with those of Iran´s Hezbollah in 1998.
Furthermore, as revealed in the February 2001 East Africa bombing trial testimony of Jamal al Fadl -- an al Qaeda operative in charge of weapons development in Sudan -- uranium used in "dirty bombs" that release lethal radioactive material, had been tested in 1994 by members of the Sudan-based Islamic National Front in the town of Hilat Koko, in Turkish-held northern Cyprus. Cyprus, both its north and southern sides, has also become a center for offshore money laundering by Arab banks fronting al Qaeda funds into the Balkans. The CIA puts al Qaeda´s specific Balkan-directed funds -- those tied to the "humanitarian" agencies and local banks and not explicitly counting the significant drug profits added to that -- at around $500 million to $700 million between 1992 and 1998.
So where was the U.S. in all this? It was not until 1995 that the Clinton administration was forced to start pursuing the Islamist network in the Balkans. Not quite a month after the Dayton accords had been signed in November 1995, an influx of Iranian arms came into Bosnia with the apparent tacit approval of the administration, in violation of U.N. sanctions. While publicly pressing Bosnian President Alia Izebegovic to purge remaining Islamist elements, the administration was loath to confront Sarajevo and Tehran over their presence.
Instead, Islamist groups went quietly underground as the windfall of weapons landed in their hands. They later joined up with a new Islamist center in Sofia established as a kind of rear guard by the al Zawahiri. Following the Zagreb arrest and extradition of renowned Egyptian militant Faud Qassim, an al Zawahiri favorite, the Sofia-based militants planned the deployment in Bosnia of terrorists capable of planning and leading possible major terrorist strikes against U.S. and SFOR facilities, according to al Fadl´s testimony to the House Task Force on Terrorism.
Islamist infiltration of the Kosovo Liberation Army advanced, meanwhile. Bin Laden is said to have visited Albania in 1996 and 1997, according to the murder-trial testimony of an Algerian-born French national, Claude Kader, himself an Afghanistan-trained mujahideen fronting at the Albanian-Arab Islamic Bank. He recruited some Albanians to fight with the KLA in Kosovo, according to the Paris-based Observatoire Geopolitique des Drogues.
Controversial Relationship
By early 1998 the U.S. had already entered into its controversial relationship with the KLA to help fight off Serbian oppression of that province. While in February the U.S. gave into KLA demands to remove it from the State Department´s terrorism list, the gesture amounted to little. That summer the CIA and CIA-modernized Albanian intelligence (SHIK) were engaged in one of the largest seizures of Islamic Jihad cells operating in Kosovo.
Fearing terrorist reprisal from al Qaeda, the U.S. temporarily closed its embassy in Tirana and a trip to Albania by then Defense Secretary William Cohen was canceled out of fear of an assassination attempt. Meanwhile, Albanian separatism in Kosovo and Metohija was formally characterized as a "jihad" in October 1998 at an annual international Islamic conference in Pakistan.
Nonetheless, the 25,000 strong KLA continued to receive official NATO/U.S. arms and training support and, at the talks in Rambouillet, France, then Secretary of State Madeleine Albright shook hands with "freedom fighter" Hashim Thaci, a KLA leader. As this was taking place, Europol (the European Police Organization based in The Hague) was preparing a scathing report on the connection between the KLA and international drug gangs. Even Robert Gelbard, America´s special envoy to Bosnia, officially described the KLA as Islamic terrorists.
With the future status of Kosovo still in question, the only real development that may be said to be taking place there is the rise of Wahhabi Islam -- the puritanical Saudi variety favored by bin Laden -- and the fastest growing variety of Islam in the Balkans. Today, in general, the Balkans are left without the money, political resources, or institutional strength to fight a war on terrorism. And that, for the Balkan Islamists, is a Godsend.
Then you really don't know your history. The Albanians, an Illerian people came from eastern Turkey, bordering modern day Georgia (another Illerian people) where they used to live in a country called Albania. Then they were forced out and settled in modern day Croatia until being forced out by the proto-Croats and their German masters. They settled in Albania and were hemmed in by the Serbian kingdoms of Bosnia, Serbia, Chorni Gori (MontiNegro), and Macedonia and the Byzantines. They converted to islam under the turks and were allowed by the Turks to colonize surrounding Christian areas.
Under the Nazis and Fascist Italians, Albanian immigrants came into Kosovo and helped exterminate resisting Serbian villages. Tito further allowed them to settle to displace the majority Serbs. That's why the Serbian churches that are being blown up right under the EU noses and with EU approval are over 1,200 years old. They are, or were, UN Heritage Sites that the evil, corrupt and anti-Christian EU has allowed the Muslims to destroy. I congratulate France as one of the founding fathers of the EU on their great accomplishment. Just don't cry when Notre-Dame has a mosque and 5 daily prayer services to Mecca and catholic statues are all toppled as sacrilege. The French are just as guilty for allowing Islamics into Europe and will get the whirlwind. So defend the Islamics all you want, you'll get yours from them in the end.
"Many feel that the court ruling, despite confirming that horrific individual crimes were committed, vindicates the KLA as an organisation."
Anything wrong with that sentence?
So in Abu Ghraib humiliation of a few prisoners results in cries by the whole world against the entire US military's treatment of Muslims, but widespread Muslim KLA "horrific crimes" including real torture and killing of prisoners results in acquittal.
The Hague is as good as the UN.
"That is why I must say "Kosovo to the Kosovars" if I want to be able to say "France to the French". "
So you endorse ethnic cleansing?
"Greek journalist Takis Michas"
Michas is a Euroweasel if ever there was one. We know his type as well here in the States as they do in Greece. He is a man obsessed with hatred of himself and his own country.
This is journalistic trash. The KLA did nothing to drive the Serbian army our of Kosovo. It did a great deal to ethnically cleanse the Province with the help of the NATO allies who looked the other way and, according to Bill Clinton, even could be "understood" in doing so.
What caused the Serb army to withdraw from Kosovo was a cease-fire agreement and a UN resolution that has been ignored ever since. This cease-fire agreement (which foresaw eventual return of Serb forces to Kosovo) was brought on by two factors: (1) relentless and barbaric bombing of Serbia's military AND civilian primarily by the US, and to a smaller extent by its puppet European allies, and (2) by the realization that the Serb army was intact and ready to engage and inflict unbearable causalities on the NATO ground forces had they entered without cease-fire. This is all documented by NATO commanders who came to Kosovo following the cease-fire agreement and the UN Resolution.
They based their decision on the fact of intelligence corroborated by the actual withdrawl, of Serbia's capacity in Kosovo: it hardly touched by the a 70-plus day bombing campaign. Historcial fact is that the Serb forces withdrew from Kosovo with their flags, in perfect order and -- accroding to one NATO high ranking officer who watched it -- in "inspection-ready condition." All their equipment was clean and fully operational. This would harldy qualify as being "driven out" let alone by a group of Islamofascist Albanian thugs comprising the KLA.
Serb forces have shown an incredible degree of warfare smarts during the campaign -- fooling NATO bombers with fake targets and even managing to shoot down one Stealth Bomber using basic optical principles, smart baiting to kaie it visible to the radar, forcing to fly below the cloud cover, and finishing it off with good-old fashioned conventional anti-aircraft fire. Low tech-high IQ always wins.
Kosovo's status may be finalized -- for now, even with an independence of sorts. But the good thing about the changing world is that nothing remains the same, except love. And Serbs love Kosovo more than anyone else does.
"Most objectionable among many unsubstantiated assertions in this piece is the revival of a canard common during the Kosovo intervention: the claim. that the Kosovo Liberation Army was "Islamist."
"In reality, the KLA ineluded Catholics as well as Muslims and nonreligious people, at all levels of command. On December 29, 1999, the Kosovapress news agency, media arm of the former KLA, issued an extremely strong comment against the infiltration of Arab Muslim missionaries into Kosovo. The statement declared,
'For more than a century civilized countries have separated religion from. the state ... [However], we now see attempts notonly in Kosovo but everywhere Albanians live to introduce religion into public schools. . . Supplemental courses for children have been set up by foreign Islamic organizations who hide behind assistance programs. Some radio programs, such as Radio Iliria in Vitia, now offer nightly broadcasts in Arabic, which nobody understands and which lead many to ask, are we in an Arab country? It is time for Albanian mosques to be separated from Arab connections and for Islam to be developed on the basis of Albanian culture and customs.'
"In summer 2000, Naim Maloku a former KLA commander, took the initiative in demanding that Gulf state-funded "humanitarian organizations" active in Kosovo desist from Islamic missionizing and concentrate exclusively on legitimate assistance projects. When a representative of the United Arab Emirates promised to build 200 mosques in Kosovo, Mr. Maloku's answer was that Kosovar Albanians need economic investment, not mosques. These are hardly the opinions one expects from Islamists.
"Ametica desperately needs trustworthy Muslim allies. We have a potential torecruit many of such in the Balkans. The highly colored propaganda assembled by Ms. Kurop can only obstruct such an effort, and would undermine, rather than strengthen, American policy.
(STEPHEN SCHWARTZ, "Islamic Allies in the Balkans', LETTERS T0 THE EDITORS, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE. November 6, 2001)
If you knew more about them, you would know how long the imperialists in Belgrade dreamt of taking Thessaloniki away from the Greeks. Only the accidents of history have prevented them from experiencing what kind of "Christian brethren" the Serbs really are.
Take your propaganda elsewhere. The certainty that you display is not backed up by the facts. Here's just one unbiased source: http://lamar.colostate.edu/~grjan/kosovohistory.html
The earliest known inhabitants of Kosovo were called Illyrians by both Greeks and Romans. Albanians today claim to be direct descendants of the Illyrians. Serbian scholars claim that Albanians appeared on the scene in the early Middle Ages as a result of intermarriage between nomadic shepherds and unromanized remnants of Illyrians and Dardanians from Thrace. Tracing such descents is difficult but the people living in the region before the arrival of the Serbs from the North are likely to have some genetic relationships to Albanians, but DNA data would be needed to definitively settle the claim, which in any case is hardly germane to the current conflict. The region was conquered by Alexander the Great 300 years before Christ and became part of the Roman province of Dardania in the 4th century A. D.
Notice that the facts of who the first inhabitants were is in dispute, not cut and dry like you said. Similarly, these disputed facts are not germaine, so your claim that Kosovo belongs to the Albanians based on their being the first inhabitants is not relevant.
Again, I say if you want to propagandize, find a different forum to do it on.
The Illyrians, who were conquered by the Romans in the Second century B. C., were the first known inhabitants of the former Yugoslavia.
The only Serbs expelled during the Italian occupation of Kosovo were colonists who had been settled there on land stolen from the Albanians by the policy of ethnic cleansing imposed by the Yugoslav government before the war. Then, the only Albanians who had a reason to come there were Kosovars who had been expelled under that policy, a policy which had decreased the proportion of Albanians there from two thirds to just more than one half.
That policy was reneved after the war by Tito's right hand, Aleksandar Rankovic, until he was sacked in 1966. But then it could only mitigate the demographic growth of the Albanians in Kosovo, who remained an absolute majority there.
The Serb churches which have been destroyed in Kosovo cannot be more than seven centuries old, since the Serbs first invaded Kosovo during the 13th century. Albanians target them for the same reason they attack the Serbs themselves: because, as evidenced by Balkan scholars Andrew Herscher and András Riedlmayer
"Kosovo's Serbian Orthodox buildings both surviving medieval monuments and the products of twentieth-century church construction programs have served as proxy for a Serb population to substantiate Serbian state sovereignty [claims] over Kosovo" http://www.bosnia.org.uk/bosrep/report_format.cfm?articleid=796&reportid=151
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