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"VIDEO - Iraqi Journalist Throws Shoes at Bush: 'This is a Farewell Kiss, Dog'"

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COMMENT #1 [Permalink]

... Jeff said on 12/14/2008 @ 1:41 pm PT...





I thought this incident was funny as hell but probably not for the same reason as all the haters. Shows how agile the old man still is. You go Bush, duck and weave.

COMMENT #2 [Permalink]

... Brad Friedman said on 12/14/2008 @ 1:51 pm PT...





"Haters", people against mass murder, whatever...

COMMENT #3 [Permalink]

... colinjames said on 12/14/2008 @ 2:04 pm PT...





Obviously, not the first time he's had to duck something thrown at him. Gotta give Dubya props for being quick... and that's all I will EVER give him props for. Imagine if the guy actually landed a heel to the forehead. The new "Shoe-Bomber"? Can he be detained in Gitmo for that?

COMMENT #4 [Permalink]

... Agent 99 said on 12/14/2008 @ 2:32 pm PT...





I'm hoping that the Iraqi authorities got him out of there and held a parade in his honor. He's obviously a hundred times more of a man than * and deserves at least a parade.

COMMENT #5 [Permalink]

... Kat said on 12/14/2008 @ 3:03 pm PT...





In my opinion it was a shame he wasnt hit square in the face! Bush made a mess of that country. Democracy isn't the answer to everyones problems and it doesnt work for every country. The trouble is that Iraq had two groups, the Sunni and the Shia. The Shia were the poor majority and dominated by the wealthier minority the Sunnis. These Sunni were the middle class who were well educated doctors and teachers etc. and were the most secular of the Iraqi people. But since the Shia, who were nonsecular and poorly educated, controlled the oil we ran in there supporting them and destroyed the sunni population or made them refugees and now the more radical bunch is in control all for the sake of friggin oil! The sunnis could have been our most helpful ally in the fight on terror but now do u think those educated individuals will ever forget what we did to them? Were in more danger now than we were after 9/11! And democracy would only further the problems because with the majority being Shia they will have radical control of the country! Way to go Bush! As the most respectable general in the US military Petreas once openly said "If you know why we are here you tell me!" Shortly after he was fired by Rumsfeld because, while he actually made sense, it was against the Bush policies. Thank goodness hes back in there now! Hes the only one I trust! Put it this way, if the US was invaded by another country and my countrymen, landmarks, and cities destroyed, and I had to take refuge to mexico and most of my family had been killed all for the sake of that country wanting to impose communism or whatever, but their main goal was to take control of our most valuable resources. I dont think I would just throw my shoes at their ignorant leader, Id kill him and absolutely LOATH his country and probably swear revenge.... but then again im just a 19 year old girl who couldnt possibly know anything about how this world works right?

COMMENT #6 [Permalink]

... Jeannie Dean (not in) FL-13 said on 12/14/2008 @ 3:17 pm PT...





REPORTER: "As you see, the shoe sailed over his head..."

Hee-lar-yous. I have now watched this video five times as holy catharsis. O! If only one shoe had landed true. The trajectory is so promising! Turns out our lame duck ain't such a lame DUCKER. This quick reflex-response belies his 8 years of pigeon dances, stumbles, pet-goat bumbles, and pretzel choking. Maybe his intense Cheerleading training prepared him for just such a moment. (Certainly had no problems 'ducking' his Texas National Air Guard obligations.) I wonder if the Secret Service will now mandate Press Conferences be shoe-less in the interest of National Security. After all, "No one could have anticipated using shoes as projectiles to slam into the President's head." As for Perino, well, if all she ever gets is a black eye for doing the dirty work of lying to the American People on behalf of this criminal administration, she will have, at least for now, ducked cancer.

COMMENT #7 [Permalink]

... Larry Bergan said on 12/14/2008 @ 3:19 pm PT...





From now on, all reporters will be required to take their shoes off at press conferences with the monkey, but they'll make up some story about why nobody is wearing them.

COMMENT #8 [Permalink]

... Larry Bergan said on 12/14/2008 @ 3:28 pm PT...





Looks like Jeannie and I had the same thought at the same time.

COMMENT #9 [Permalink]

... mick said on 12/14/2008 @ 3:46 pm PT...





Quote of the day "lame DUCKER" In Arabic calling someone an animal as in "you dog" is far worse than an American calling someone an A##hole.Culture counts !

COMMENT #10 [Permalink]

... Jeannie Dean (not in) FL-13 said on 12/14/2008 @ 3:57 pm PT...





Yeah, Larry! Proof of the inter-connectedness of all us Bradbloggers. Election Integrity Collective Consciousness--very reassuring. Yup--no more smart-pumps. Check your penny-loafers with the men in black. Helen Thomas will have to jettison her Rockport Prowalkers before being banned from the WH press corps for all the usual reasons. And yes, maybe Perino will tell us it's because the Japanese had it right all along...

COMMENT #11 [Permalink]

... Floridiot said on 12/14/2008 @ 4:57 pm PT...





Too bad the brave man didn't walk through some pig shit before entering, coulda got him with some splatter. woof!

COMMENT #12 [Permalink]

... Big Dan said on 12/14/2008 @ 6:18 pm PT...





He's still the president?

COMMENT #13 [Permalink]

... DMcD said on 12/14/2008 @ 7:39 pm PT...





Too bad this didn't happen in Holland. Finally, a reporter showing Bush the respect he so richly deserves. .

COMMENT #14 [Permalink]

... mick said on 12/14/2008 @ 9:19 pm PT...





... Big Dan Only in name ,the word "Bush" will become slang for anything that doesn't work as planned or is generally an idiotic idea.Now that a heck of a legacy ...don't ya thunk?

COMMENT #15 [Permalink]

... Paul McCarthy said on 12/14/2008 @ 9:49 pm PT...





Give 'im a Purple Heart.

COMMENT #16 [Permalink]

... Phil said on 12/15/2008 @ 12:25 am PT...





The Missing Video "Footage" ;o)

http://www.mofahaimages.com/b3ta/bushpython.gif

COMMENT #17 [Permalink]

... Tiril Auby said on 12/15/2008 @ 10:37 am PT...





http://flash.vg.no/grafi.../2008/bush/kast_sko.html This is the "throw a shoe on Bush" -game. In the upper curve you adjust the angle.

In the lower curve you adjust the strength.

And if that wasn't it, this guy has 3 shoes! (When it pops yellow you have a hit, when it is red you must throw again) Kast skoen = Throw the shoe

Kast igjen = Throw again

COMMENT #18 [Permalink]

... oneguy said on 12/15/2008 @ 10:39 am PT...





the question is.. How many shoes has Laura thrown at W?

COMMENT #19 [Permalink]

... Ancient said on 12/15/2008 @ 10:48 am PT...





I feel better now!

COMMENT #20 [Permalink]

... Floridiot said on 12/15/2008 @ 10:54 am PT...





Check out the shoe assault videos coming out Link

COMMENT #21 [Permalink]

... jacki penny said on 12/15/2008 @ 11:57 am PT...





if you can dodge a shoe, you can dodge a ball!

COMMENT #22 [Permalink]

... Floridiot said on 12/15/2008 @ 12:29 pm PT...





heh, my fav was Saddam's head

COMMENT #23 [Permalink]

... Agent 99 said on 12/15/2008 @ 3:13 pm PT...



COMMENT #24 [Permalink]

... Cyteria said on 12/15/2008 @ 3:35 pm PT...





KEEP YOUR OLD WORN SHOES! Save them in case Pres. Doofus comes to town!!! I am going to take the most beatup old shoe I have and one of my 7 yr. old's (and they are REALLY stinky, believe me!) and send both to "George W. Bush, Interloper President of the U.S., the WHite House, Washington, DC). Do the same.

COMMENT #25 [Permalink]

... Jeannie Dean (not in) FL-13 said on 12/15/2008 @ 3:38 pm PT...





Excellent, 99! I'd been looking for a link like that all morning. Concerned when I couldn't find any information re: what happened AFTER the shoe-throwing, and the video ends with Mr. al-Zaidi's screams. (Not surprisingly, they beat him to a pulp.) Thanks for the link. Still hoping to find a "thank you Mr. al-Zaidi" site, like the one someone put together for Stephen Colbert after the WH Correspondent's dinner in '06.

COMMENT #26 [Permalink]

... Jeannie Dean (not in) FL-13 said on 12/15/2008 @ 3:45 pm PT...





Even better, Cyteria. Will do. Can't think of a more apt, fitting protest. Wouldn't it be grand if millions of Americans did the same? Sort of like a cursing reverse of Mr. Smith goes to Washington, or Miracle on 34th street? I love the idea.

COMMENT #27 [Permalink]

... Agent 99 said on 12/15/2008 @ 3:58 pm PT...



COMMENT #28 [Permalink]

... molly said on 12/16/2008 @ 1:18 am PT...





DU has a post saying the journalist throwing the shoe is being tortured. Would not surprise me keeping in mind a disproportianately high number of journalists have been jailed and murdered under the bush reign.Our justice dept. should go over there and demand he is treated fairly. That last sentence is sad, isn't it?

COMMENT #29 [Permalink]

... Agent 99 said on 12/16/2008 @ 1:45 am PT...





I've been googling for a couple of hours. The report about Camp Cropper is from one single Iraqi blog source, who says he heard it on tv. AntiWar dot com has scared the crap out of me, but al-Zaidi is 28, not 25. I've emailed everyone I can think of with the juice to start getting some real answers. HE BETTER BE SAFE. HE BETTER NOT BE DEAD. I CAN'T BELIEVE NOBODY'S BEEN SITTING ON WHAT IS HAPPENING TO HIM! I can't believe someone in *'s entourage, since it would never be * himself, didn't make sure he wasn't harmed before he left. I'm really flipping and needing to go soak my head.

COMMENT #30 [Permalink]

... Jeannie Dean (not in) FL-13 said on 12/16/2008 @ 6:24 am PT...





99~it would seem he's okay:

http://www.huffingtonpos...-shoe-at-b_n_151345.html They would be complete idiots to harm him with all the world-wide attention and support he's receiving.

But, idiocy has never stopped them before.

COMMENT #31 [Permalink]

... czaragorn said on 12/16/2008 @ 9:25 am PT...





I just heard Thomm Hartman talking about broken bones, "signs of torture on his thihgs" and so on. What an outrage - it outrages even a jaded old realist like yours truly. And to think the journalist was just tossing duhbaya his shoe phone, as Condi was trying to get duhbaya's thoughts on her latest pumps. The second shoe, presumably, was to draw attention to the first one, which was blaring a shock and awe standby riff from the Noriega kidnapping. Seriously, I'm genuinely afraid for the journalist, because if they have seriously beaten him up they may not be able to release him. What story will The Big Dick and his cohorts cook up to explain his disappearance? Allah swooped in and took him up to his virgins? I'm mailing some old shoes and a few bags of pretzels to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, addressed to the Dog in Chief.

COMMENT #32 [Permalink]

... mick said on 12/16/2008 @ 10:20 am PT...





Bush finally gets a soul ?

COMMENT #33 [Permalink]

... Agent 99 said on 12/16/2008 @ 11:34 am PT...





Jeannie The problem with the AP is that they will say whatever the fascist fucks want them to say, but there is a little report from Al-Jazeera that I believe, because, it seems, they talked to his brother. Czaragorn Truly, pretzel-filled old stanky sneakers for * this Christmas.

COMMENT #34 [Permalink]

... Eric said on 12/18/2008 @ 11:17 am PT...





Look at this www.myshoesagainstbush.com

COMMENT #35 [Permalink]

... coffee said on 12/26/2008 @ 2:25 pm PT...

