Muthathar al Zaidi shouted: "This Is A Goodbye Kiss, You Dog"...

[malaise]

Bush had just finished his prepared remarks in which he said the security agreement was made possible by the U.S. surge of troops earlier this year, when the journalist, Muthathar al Zaidi pulled his shoes off and hurled them at the president. "This is a goodbye kiss, you dog," Zaidi shouted.

Bush dodged the shoes and was not struck. Bodyguards quickly wrestled Zaidi to the floor and hauled him, kicking and screaming, from the room. Two other Iraqi journalists were briefly detained after one of them called Zaidi's actions "courageous."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/14/bush-visits-iraq-for-fina_n_150832.html
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Courageous is the word!

[BunkerHill24]

1. WTF!

"Two other Iraqi journalists were briefly detained after one of them called Zaidi's actions "courageous."

[malaise]

2. Well they'd better detain the majority of the world

who now think Zaidi is a hero.

[BunkerHill24]

6. 'zactly!

[marylanddem]

3. Zaidi did what we all feel like doing - wow.

[NC_Nurse]

4. It was a shoe, not a grenade. Geez. Good thing he missed though. Some

folks would be ready to execute the guy. :eyes:

[Happyhippychick]

5. Anyone else get a nauseous feeling when Bush is compared to a lovely creature like a dog?

Why would anyone do that? Compare him to a pile of raw sewage or a cockroach but not a sweet dog.

[opihimoimoi]

7. Get the Man the FREEDOM MEDAL.....get him a cash bonus....75 virgins...whatever ya got...

[malaise]

9. Nice report from Al Jazeera

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2008/12/2008121419453773379.html
<snip>
The outgoing US leader had just told reporters that while the war in Iraq was not over "it is decisively on its way to being won," when al-Zeidi got to his feet and hurled abuse - and his footwear - at the US president.

Sign of contempt

In Iraqi culture, throwing shoes at someone is a sign of contempt.
The incident will serve as a vivid reminder of the widespread opposition to the US-led invasion of, and subsequent war in, Iraq - the conflict which has come to define Bush's presidency.

[opihimoimoi]

18. The Iraqi MOONING equivilent?? LOL

[monmouth]

11. "Profiles in Courage" award, nothing less!....n/t

[undergroundrailroad]

8. "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq."

Myers reported that the man threw the second shoe and added: "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq."

[malaise]

10. I think I love this man

:D

CNN is showing it every five minutes :rofl:
add.

[ColbertWatcher]

12. Animated gif found on fark ...

rehosted.

[malaise]

14. Freaking perfect

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! :rofl:

[ColbertWatcher]

17. ... and now with both shoes (also from fark) ...

[malaise]

22. He put his hand in front of his face for

the second one. Duck you ducking lame fuck. :rofl:

[ColbertWatcher]

24. He watched the guy the whole time. n/t

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

13. Do you think if the eyes of the world wasn't on them, the two other Iraqi

journalists wouldn't have been just briefly detained?

[malaise]

15. Who knows

Lame ducks and their puppets aren't popular these days and you never know who is aligned with whom in Iraq.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

19. I just find it disturbing that they were detained at all. BTW! In the video!

Did you notice all the Secret Service guys galloping through the door that was behind Shrub? lol!

[malaise]

21. Sure did

but Colbert Watcher's video has me screaming with laughter. It's twice as funny.

[malaise]

23. Just watching on NBC news

He said it was amusing. WTF!!! Now that is a total and complete disconnect from reality.

[gratuitous]

16. Shouldn't have telegraphed his intentions like that

All the practice Bush has had ducking, it was probably instinctual for the Dim Son to shift ass when he heard someone hollering at him. On the other hand, if Zaidi had nailed him right between the eyes, there might be some unwarranted sympathy for President Fucknuts, and that would have been a real tragedy.

[DonEBrook]

20. If someone throws a shoe at Obama will that be courageous as well?

I say yes, absolutely.

[MiniMe]

25. And now.....the shoe is on the other foot

:hide:

[malaise]

26. The circle of life

Bush went there to look like a hero and was greeted with the perfect metaphor for the invasion and occupation of Iraq. M$Greedia will start spinning this in the morning but as Michael Ware said, this was an iconic moment. I think Ware was trying his best not to laugh.

[undeterred]

27. Calling Bush a dog is an insult to dogs everywhere.