[stinkyboy]

I read that throwing shoes is a show of great disrespect in Iraq.

 

[Drunken_Ninja]

that funny guy ackmed nutbar always throwing his sandals at presidents!

 

[Straya]

Not bad reaction time there from Dubbya.

I don't give him credit for much but I'll pay that one.

 

[$tinkle]

not everyone can be tom jones

good thing for w it wasn't richard reid throwing the shoe

 

[MMike]

Had that have happened to Barack, he would have grabbed them out of the air and pitched them back at the guy. knocking him senseless....


edit: or better yet, he would have waved his hand like Yoda, and stopped the shoes in mid air and returned them to the guy's head...

 

[Samirol]

Had that have happened to Barack, he would have grabbed them out of the air and pitched them back at the guy. knocking him senseless....


edit: or better yet, he would have waved his hand like Yoda, and stopped the shoes in mid air and returned them to the guy's head...

the shoes would have split midair flying harmlessly around him

 

[bohorec]

What a waste of shoes.

On a side note props to bush for rapid and effective reaction. I doubt that fat fellow beside him would be able to duck at all.

 

[stevew]

edit: or better yet, he would have waved his hand like Yoda, and stopped the shoes in mid air and returned them to the guy's head...

think Neo....

not everyone can be tom jones

Had the reporter thrown his swamp ass tidy whities, george might have caught and sniffed.

 

[$tinkle]

i wonder how many late night shows are going to have variations on the phrase "lame duck"

 

[ohio]

Anyone catch that Dana Perino took a microphone to the face during the melee?

[insert witty punchline here]

 

[pinkshirtphotos]

 

[sanjuro]

I was watching to Rachel Maddow, and I heard two things: the shoe thrower could get 7 or 8 years (or even more) and the Iraqi Prime Minister is pushing for the maximum sentence.

The other thing was that the US could request extradition so the shoe thrower could avoid being sentenced in Iraq. The first thing I thought: Gitmo!

 

[jonKranked]

they should punish him by making him walk around barefoot in the desert the rest of his fvcking life. Seriously, of the 8 people in Iraq that have shoes, there HAD to be one asshat.

 

[sanjuro]

I think he should tour America.

 

[Samirol]

Bush should tour Iraq, alone, without any protection.

 

[DaveW]

Bush should tour Iraq, alone, without any protection.

Iraq's Al Bundys would be the happiest people alive!

 

[X3pilot]

Bush reacted faster than the secret service.

Shoe man deserved a bullet in the forehead. Bush, Obama, Maleki or whatever the Iraq puupet's name is. You throw something or show that level of aggression not mention disrepsect, for a national leader of any country, protective service should have the right to cap your ass.

 

[valve bouncer]

Bush reacted faster than the secret service.

Shoe man deserved a bullet in the forehead. Bush, Obama, Maleki or whatever the Iraq puupet's name is. You throw something or show that level of aggression not mention disrepsect, for a national leader of any country, protective service should have the right to cap your ass.

Well he was out of ammo after the second one, can't shoot an unshod man.

 

[3D.]

Anyone catch that Dana Perino took a microphone to the face during the melee?

In the eye… on the cheek… wherever it lands is fine. Fluffers are used to this kind of treatment.

 

[$tinkle]

they should punish him by making him walk around barefoot in the desert the rest of his fvcking life. Seriously, of the 8 people in Iraq that have shoes, there HAD to be one asshat.

i read conflicting reports of his citizenship. read one bit that put him as an egyptian foreign correspondent. if true, just let him go. no harm, no foul.

 

[3D.]

He might get two years under Iraqi law, but it'll probably come with a job promotion and a new fan club...

The Lebanese television channel NTV, known for its opposition to Washington, went as far as offering a job to the journalist.
In its evening news bulletin on Monday, it said that if he takes the job, he will be paid "from the moment the first shoe was thrown".

Wearing fatigues and brandishing Kalashnikov assault rifles, they stamped on photographs of the US president and held banners in support of the journalist.

 

[Silver]

Shoe man deserved a bullet in the forehead. Bush, Obama, Maleki or whatever the Iraq puupet's name is. You throw something or show that level of aggression not mention disrepsect, for a national leader of any country, protective service should have the right to cap your ass.

Yeah, I'm sure that would have gone over really well with the Iraqi people as a whole...

 

[X3pilot]

Yeah, I'm sure that would have gone over really well with the Iraqi people as a whole...

After Blackwater, you'd think they'd be used to it.

 

[bohorec]

Bush reacted faster than the secret service.

Shoe man deserved a bullet in the forehead. Bush, Obama, Maleki or whatever the Iraq puupet's name is. You throw something or show that level of aggression not mention disrepsect, for a national leader of any country, protective service should have the right to cap your ass.

Weird, I thought throwing shoes in a war criminal is only a minor offence. Reporter should practice harder and wear some heavy holland clogs, that way he could pin down both puppets on stage.

 

[sanjuro]

I don't if Bush is denying the obvious, but if he did not have Secret Service protection or extremely tight public availability, most of his meetings would be as hostile (or worse).

Imagine a townhall meeting in Manhattan.

 

[RenegadeRick]

Latest reports are that al-Zaidi now has a broken arm and ribs and possibly eye and leg injuries as well.

He has been taken to Ibn Sina hospital because he has a broken arm and ribs and is also suffering injuries to his eye and leg.

Sure is a good thing that the US does not torture people!

 

[marz66]

Well he was out of ammo after the second one, can't shoot an unshod man.

In Iraq you can...

 

[$tinkle]

Sure is a good thing that the US does not torture people!

so, you're saying the perp was in u.s. custody? what are you saying?

 

[$tinkle]

http://flash.vg.no/grafikk/2008/bush/kast_sko.html

i just got hai score

 

[RenegadeRick]

so, you're saying the perp was in u.s. custody? what are you saying?

not saying... speculating...

 

[MikeD]

Latest reports are that al-Zaidi now has a broken arm and ribs and possibly eye and leg injuries as well.



Sure is a good thing that the US does not torture people!

Hey, genius, it was the IRAQIS who had custody of the shoe-thrower.

And though I'm not intimate with the venue in question, I doubt the Secret Service had total control of the venue--when you're on someone else's turf, you often have to play by their rules. Plus, they were obviously told the agent in charge, who provides the close body protection, could not be on-camera. I'm sure they had full screening on the room and everyone in it to ensure there were no weapons or explosives present, but they were probably not heavy inside the room and relied on the locals to provide most of the in-room security response.

Still, not a good day for anyone, esp. the thrower. Ouch.

 

[RenegadeRick]

Hey, genius, it was the IRAQIS who had custody of the shoe-thrower.

If that is the case then I guess we did a good job showing them how someone in custody deserves to be treated.

No matter how you look at it the whole clusterfunk over there always comes down to being our fault. America™ should be ashamed of herself and her horribly poor manners. It is really like we crashed a party, forced our way in the door, drank all the beer and then started trashing the place. It weighs heavily on my heart in this season. We really need to find a way to treat the people of the planet with some funking respect.

 

[ohio]

clusterfunk
funking

You make Mr. Clinton is proud.

 

[MikeD]

When the stupidity hurts so much, I cannot help but cry out in pain.

It's certainly America's fault for bringing a brutal, heavy-handed approach to law enforcement and oppression of political dissidence to Iraq. Such behavior would NEVER have been concievable unless we showed up.

I am no fan of America's policies and strategic-level actions in/towards Iraq. They've been stupid, self-defeating, and painful for everyone they have touched. That doesn't mean I can brook complete idiocy.

 

[Silver]

It's certainly America's fault for bringing a brutal, heavy-handed approach to law enforcement and oppression of political dissidence to Iraq. Such behavior would NEVER have been concievable unless we showed up.

The only problem with that notion is that it makes the implicit assumption that just because Saddam's treatment of dissidents was atrocious, our (alleged) bad treatment is acceptable. This doesn't even begin to touch on the fact that we've sent people to our allies (and sometimes not allies, eg. Syria) to be tortured.

Now, I understand that you don't think that way. The problem is, it's been an implicit (and sometimes explicit) way of thinking about the war in mainstream American politics since the beginning...

 

[rockwool]

I present Muntazer al-Zaidi.

http://latuff2.deviantart.com/art/The-Pathetic-End-to-Bush-Era-106392370

http://latuff2.deviantart.com/art/Muntazer-al-Zaidi-107397525




http://latuff2.deviantart.com/art/The-Pathetic-End-to-Bush-Era-2-106396222

http://xiangrei.deviantart.com/art/Gesture-of-Defiance-106479307

http://nomanoma.deviantart.com/art/Hail-to-the-Shoe-106500861

and my favourite
http://latuff2.deviantart.com/art/The-Hero-of-the-Iraqi-People-106435409

I'm sorry but I duno how to post pics directly from sites...