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

[tw]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

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.

[Aliantha]

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.

[glatt]

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.

[tw]

Originally Posted by glatt

Bush actually looked like he was amused by it ...

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

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by tw

... 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?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by glatt

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.

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."

[tw]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

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

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

[skysidhe]

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

[classicman]

Originally Posted by tw

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

Only you and Sheldon would know....

Hmm maybe Sheldon is tw's alter ego.

hmm

[skysidhe]

*shuts mouth gaping open*

[Urbane Guerrilla]

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.

[glatt]

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

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi TV journalist who threw his shoes at then-president George W. Bush will be showered with gifts including a four-bedroom house — and at least one potential bride — upon his imminent release from jail.

Muntadhar al-Zeidi, 30, is scheduled to be freed Monday after spending nine months in prison for assault, according to Dhiya al-Saadi, his lawyer.

Al-Zeidi hurled both shoes at Bush during a Baghdad news conference last December to protest the U.S. presence in Iraq. Bush ducked twice and was unhurt; the incident was replayed numerous times on TV.

Sheikh Ahmed Jowda, a tribal leader in the West Bank, said he plans to send a young woman from his family "loaded with jewels and gold" to Iraq as a candidate for marriage.

"There are many Palestinian girls who want to marry Muntadhar," Jowda, 75, said by telephone from Nablus. "He chooses the one he likes."

"All Arab people ... hope to get the chance of doing what (al-Zeidi) did," he added.

The journalist's brother, Maitham Mehdi Jbarah al-Zeidi, said he has fielded phone calls "every single day" offering cash and support. "What (he) did was heroic and deserves all this appreciation from people who hate occupation," al-Zeidi said.

The owner of the Cairo-based al-Baghdadiya TV network has continued to pay Muntadhar al-Zeidi's salary and also bought him a fully furnished two-story villa in a posh section of Baghdad, according to station manager Abdul Hameed al-Sayeh.

[classicman]

"All Arab people ... hope to get the chance of doing what (al-Zeidi) did," he added.

The journalist's brother, Maitham Mehdi Jbarah al-Zeidi, said he has fielded phone calls "every single day" offering cash and support. "What (he) did was heroic and deserves all this appreciation from people who hate occupation," al-Zeidi said.

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

Originally Posted by classicman

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.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Redux

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

Maybe that's an over-reaction. I read it as aimed at those who were offering rewards.

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.

Fuck them all, let 'em eat lawn clippings.