"Shoes Fly, Don't Bother Me" soundtrack to Bush's (R) latest visit to Iraq
 

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Shoe tossing a gesture of great contempt.

Man throws shoes at Bush in Iraq

By JENNIFER LOVEN – 31 minutes ago

We've just seen this on the news while eating our tea.
Really made us laugh.

Shame on the thrower though, he really should have adjusted his aim after Bush ducked the first one.

I would have preferred a pie in the face myself, but given how serious shoe flinging is in the Arab world, it's quite enjoyable.

"The greatest regret of my presidency was the lack of intelligence"

Fixed if for you Mr Bush.

What? No mobs of hatred? No gatherings or mass protests? Guess they killed all of "those Iraqis."

Interesting.

"This is a farewell kiss, you dog."

So if someone throws a pie or a pipe bomb at Obama you guys would be ok with that? Now that would be funny.

How about a noose? would that be funny? Disrespect is disrespect, no matter where it happens.

I have to agree with Merc here. Depsite the contempt and disrespect Bush has shown to pretty much everyone in the world but his cronies, showing disrespect back to him only reduces you to his level.

Was it a shoe of mass destruction?

(I'm serious. My shoes could qualify as both chemical and biological weapons!)


Maybe the guy should have just poked out his tongue...

Good thing he threw it at Bush. Had it been any other leader in that area the guy would have been beheaded and then disposed of in a mass grave with a bunch of other murdered people.
Ahh, the beginning of a new era.

I would laugh at a pie. I would think the person who did it was an idiot, but it would be entertaining. Pipe bombs and noose's are on a different level though. Throwing of shoes might be the "ultimate" form of disrespect in Arabic culture but it isn't a, or hint of an assassination attempt.

Yeah...i've got to agree with pierce. I don't think bombs etc are on the same level as shoes. ;)

You know, I've been thinking that if you're the sort of person that gets offended a lot in Iraq, you'd spend a fair bit on shoes.

Or do you get your shoes returned after you've thrown them? If so, it doesn't really seem right. A bit like being an indian giver. You know...giving something then expecting it back later...

Or do they have special discount 'throwing shoe' shops in those cultures? Now that'd be a good business to be in!

I still don't like GWB, but he's got a good duck-reflex.

Makes me wonder about the security though. Presumably those present had passed through metal detectors etc, but when the attack came, security took longer to react than I would have expected. (Hee hee, not that an Australian is in a position to offer criticism of presidential security.)

He played baseball in college. He was again demonstrating his fielding abilities.

Our politicians have things thrown at them occasionally - pies, eggs etc. I find that funny too. I would if it were thrown at Obama too (although I'd question how he managed to insult the thrower ).

I guess I'm just childish like that.

Who throws a shoe?

If you listen carefully, you can hear the shoe-thrower yelling "Don't tase me bro!" in Arabic.

:lol:

coulda been worse. he coulda flung poo.

Washington Post reporters prepare for next Bush news conference.

(Bush'll have to start meeting the press in mosques from now on...)

:lol2:

Worldwide is a new display in support of that shoe thrower. Notice the many cars with shoes now hanging from the mirror? Due to the run on shoes, stores are no longer offering Christmas discounts on shoes and gift certificates. In honor of the new George Jr economy, people all over the world are now going shoeless. Even the Pope is talking about having your soul reevaluated.

I don't think that's exactly support for the shoe thrower. lol More like a lot of western people seeing the funny side of it and sharing the mirth.

What's tw gonna do come January?

Dude, TW just made a pun! I see a new career as a comedian!

The shoe: George's best dodge since Vietnam. [from Letterman]

tw does crack the odd funny now and then.

Al-Zeidi may have also been motivated by what a colleague described as a boastful, showoff personality.

"He tried to raise topics to show that nobody is as smart as he is," said Zanko Ahmed, a Kurdish journalist who attended a journalism training course with al-Zeidi in Lebanon.

Ahmed recalled that al-Zeidi spoke glowingly of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose followers organized protests Monday to demand his release.

"Regrettably, he didn't learn anything from the course in Lebanon, where we were taught ethics of journalism and how to be detached and neutral," Ahmed said.

http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/...oth_U_S___Iran

Put some shoes on. It's too cold in January to protest.

Code Pink members attended a meeting held by Iraqi Ambassador to the US, Samir Sumaida’ie, and interrupted to demonstrate for the freedom of shoe-thrower al-Zaidi. The Ambassador proceed to pwn them.

HA! little assholes!

I'm not sure there's really a guest-host relationship there.

I think its great that he stood up and did what he felt was the right thing. He defended his "guest" in his "house."

It all really misses the point. George Jr never needed shoes. He needed the boot.

You misunderstand the man. He's not stupid, he's an arrogant bastard that will never admit making a mistake. He's surrounded himself with people who make sure he's only seeing their agenda and will never have a clue.

Iraq Parliament clashes over fate of man who threw shoes at Bush

I wonder what should happen to him. Should he be given a medal or stoned to death?

Neither. He should be charged with attempted assault or disturbing the peace or whatever it is when you do something that is momentarily frightening, but ultimately harmless.

Stoned to death?

This guy threw a shoe, not a bomb. Unless the Iraqi government wants to insult Bush as well, he should get a reasonable non physical harming punishment. Although I assume he will get a harsh symbolic punishment to prevent anything like that in the future but if he does get out, he will probably be treated as a hero.

Heh. That shoe was a million times too small, is all. Size does matter folks. ;)

Once a speaker's face was threatened by lemon pies. Today we use empty shoes. Violence eventually escalates. However, the pies were thrown by paid professionals.

Clowns?

No. Those were his advisers - his royal court - who knew that Saddam had WMDs because he must.

Why does the shoe get more attention that 'shock and awe'? Maybe because it was aimed at a real threat.

No, because in the western world we don't see people throwing shoes about at news conferences, so it was funny.

Humour is entertaining. Another conference with Bush talking about Iraq is not.

Bush actually looked like he was amused by it during the actual tossing. I think he thought it was fun. A welcome diversion from a typical boring news conference.

... just like the good old days drunk in a bar.

I didn't know you were a drunk that hung out in bars? gay bars? :lol2:

I agree. I think he was like damm this dude is a really bad shot. He didn't even have a chance to actually deflect one. He must have been thinking, " Dude your aim sucks and I can't understand a single word you are screaming, so you fail." :D

Prettiest waitresses in town. Zelda's - a gay bar in Boston.

12 things to throw at Bush.....

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...otes121708.DTL


A satirist I like. It began with this article:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...otes110508.DTL

Only you and Sheldon would know....

Hmm maybe Sheldon is tw's alter ego.

hmm

*shuts mouth gaping open*

Some bars just aren't gay at all. Now the average coffeehouse -- chain or independent -- there is cheer. It's the difference between alcohol and caffeine.

Shoe thrower is about to be released to a hero's welcome. He's being showered with gifts, including a brand new house and brides.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/i...-thrower_N.htm

Fuck them all - every one. . . Let them eat sand.

So because a few Iraqis reportedly are offering "rewards' to the guy, you want to condemn them all?

I wonder if you would feel the same if your country was invaded and occupied by a foreign power, who on more than one occasion, abused your fellow citizens in gross and illegal manners or imposed what many Iraqis perceive as a puppet government to the US.

Fuck them all...every one...let them eat sand! An over-reaction?

In some respects, isnt it like the talkng heads (Limbaugh/Beck et al) and bloggers applauding Congressman Joe Wilson for shouting out that Obama was a liar...and calling him a hero and encouraging people to "reward" him by donating to his re-election campaign.

Maybe that's an over-reaction. I read it as aimed at those who were offering rewards. :confused:
Fuck them all, let 'em eat lawn clippings. :haha: