Iraqi man throws size 10 shoe at President Bush

[Brooklyns_Finest]

Not kidding, I just heard it on Wolf Blitzers show, reported by the British war correspondent. I hope we get to see some pictures of this.

[Shakespeare]

1. I was watching and heard that, too.

I'm still :rofl:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. I believe this is the ultimate insult

to a person.

[dipsydoodle]

5. Roughly the same as

throwing up all over them. And the beauty of it is that Booosh would know that.:rofl:

[IndianaGreen]

8. It is! Saddam's statue on Firdos Square was beating with shoes.

Bush deserves something of more substance than being hit by shoes.

[Clio the Leo]

11. Yep. And this is something I think we should adopt in this hemisphere...

(you also have to love that Star of David painted on his head)

[doxieone]

3. Me, too.

I thought Bush would make that standard remark that in a democracy there is the right to voice displeasure. Guess shoes don't rate.

[SpiralHawk]

4. Karmic blowback

Though Commander AWOL merits far more...

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Here's a link:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3644551&mesg_id=3644551

[saltpoint]

7. The frustration and fury of millions of Iraqi people are borne on that shoe's

trajectory, aimed at the man who visited such violence and disruption and despair on their lives.

[Bucky]

9. Oh my God! That poor shoe!

I woulda thrown a pretzel myself.

[Catherine Vincent]

10. Let's hope they stunk!

[alwysdrunk]

12. Just saw this on MSNBC, this is fucked up.

Who the fuck does this guy think she is? This really pisses me off. A fucking local journalist?! This guy needs to do at least a year for this shit!

[northernlights]

17. enjoy your stay, freeper

Get over it, pal. The man who dared throw a shoe at * is an Iraqi expressing his contempt for the thug who wrecked his country and killed, oh, a million or so innocent civilians there.

There could be a lot more shoe-throwing in the next few weeks.

[alwysdrunk]

24. Fuck his "expression of contempt"

That is the President of the United States there. I hate Bush just as much as anyone but that doesn't mean I'm okay with seeing the President assaulted.

You can call me what you like and say he's not your president all you want, none of it changes the fact that for now, he is still the president. No amount of hatred for Bush will ever make me say that this is okay. The man should go to prison.

[Cha]

33. bush is not the fucking president of the USA..

he's a fuckng pretender. Ooooops.

[Cha]

19. This Iraqi reporter is fearless

and my latest hero for symbolically pointing out bushits' Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes.

[CalGator]

25. probably soon to be headless, too.

He'll probably never be heard from again. And Bush will clamor that they've caught another "turrist".

[rvablue]

22. Maybe an Iraqi who is pissed off that Bush has destroyed his country? n/t

[NYC Liberal]

31. Fuck that. I admire that man's restraint

after what this "president" has done.

[Fleshdancer]

13. WOW! Just saw the video of it on CNN

He threw both shoes and he had one hell of an arm. Both shoes would have hit Bush in the face if he hadn't ducked. CNN is saying that this is considered one of the worst insults in Iraqi culture.

:wow:

[PatGund]

28. Arabic culture, yep......

Showing the soles of ones feet is disrespectful, as is throwing or hitting someone with your shoe or shoes. He also called Bush a "Dog", which is pretty nasty too as dogs are unclean according to Islam.

About the only thing he could have done worse was shook his hand or offered him something with his left hand.

[RoseMead]

14. Wonderful! I'd like to see him hit in the head with

some stiletto heels, myself.

[Brooklyns_Finest]

15. I just saw the video

I am really offended. As much as I want Bush out of office, I think the US Presidency needs to be respected. That Iraqi needs to go to jail.

[demodonkey]

16. He didn't throw the shoes at the "US Presidency". He threw them at BUSH. There IS a difference...

...especially now in these Lame Duck days.

[northernlights]

18. hey, another freeper

Whatsa matter, pal? Freedom of speech for some, but not for Iraqis? I thought we went to war to bring freedom to Iraq. Right after we went to war because of weapons of mass destruction. Or was that we went to war because Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 and * was too drunk to stay on course?

NOTE TO FREEPERS: GET OVER IT!!!!! GET LOST!!!! AND DON'T LET THE DOOR HIT YA ON THE WAY OUT!!!!

(shoes, however, are another thing...)

[mucifer]

20. wow are you serious? He destroyed their country! For no reason!

[uppityperson]

26. He was already kidnapped and tortured reporting on bush's war.

Do you really think he needs to go to jail for protesting it? I admire his restraint.

[IDemo]

30. Then we're both agreed: the US Presidency needs to be respected

It's too bad it has been so completely disrespected by the current office-holder.

[Life Long Dem]

21. A shoe? Throwing a shoe after the destruction of your country and a million dead

A shoe? Thrown? What's next a pillow fight?

Get the fuck real!

[Alexander]

23. Who throws a shoe?

[Lerrad]

27. VIDEO - ENJOY!!

http://news.aol.com/article/man-throws-two-shoes-at-bush-in-iraq/241945

[saltpoint]

29. That shoe was thrown at the president of our nation, at a man representing

you and me, our family, our friends, our neighbors.

It was thrown because George W. Bush behaved cruelly, unconscionably, and incompetently for the last 8 years.

In my opinion, no shoe would have been thrown at Al Gore or at John Kerry.

[CreekDog]

32. I guess size does matter

:evilgrin: