Subscribe to Breaking NewsWithers: Bush gets two shoes thrown at him
You’ve seen the video and if you haven’t a friend has sent it. In fact you probably want to give journalist Muntader al-Zaidi, the man who threw two shoes at President George Bush, a few bucks in appreciation.
When I saw the scene on Sunday, a few random thoughts came up: where were the Secret Service? I can forgive one shoe but al-Zaidi was able to throw two of them before he got tackled. Call me a worry wart but that implies slack security.
President Bush, for all of his faults, is a rather nimble fellow. If it were me, I would have been clocked by one of those projectiles. The president even had his trademark smirk when the second shoe went by him, a look I’m sure was used back in the day when he was the dodge ball champion of the playground.
The last thought is that for all of the problems with the Iraq War (torture, lousy intelligence, terrible planning, etc., etc.), al-Zaidi would have never thrown shoes at Saddam Hussein and lived to tell the tale. And the Iraqis now calling the journalist a folk hero would have been clamoring for his death.
Here’s an idea:
Join the brave Iraqi journalist who was courageous enough to speak truth to
power and send an old shoe to George Bush. Pass this idea on to all your
friends. Imagine thousands and thousands of shoes flooding the White House
as a little farewell Christmas present to the worst president we have ever
had. Let him know that the blood of thousands is on his hands.
Let’s make this a memorable Christmas for “our” hitler.
Yes — that’s such wonderful progress — now he can throw his shoes at someone who oversaw “(torture, lousy intelligence, terrible planning, etc., etc.)”(not to mention mass-arrests, more torture, graft, corruption, mercenary lawlessness, etc., etc.) in perfect freedom. No doubt he’ll send a thank-you note. I’ll bet he knows where those “weapons of mass-destruction” are hidden. There are billions and billions of shoes hidden somewhere in Iraq which Iraqis will soon begin lobbing at the world.
I don’t agree with our current president on many of his policies, however, he is the president of the United States of America, and as such represents us all. When someone is able to carry out an attempt to assault the president it both demeans the position/our country and calls into question the ability of the secret service teams to protect the future president. I hope the secret service ratchets up their focus in the future!
I also agree with you Withers, that were al-Zaidi to have attempted such a attack on one of the current leaders of his own country, he would be lucky to see the light of day ever again. When he attacks the representative of the United States, should the penalty be any more lenient?
Any attack on the President-no matter how big of a lame duck he is-is an attack on all of us and should not be tollerated or mocked at.
Thanks, Steve, for the great idea. Frankly, I’m amazed that Bush had the intelligence to duck — whoever imagined he was that bright? Maybe it’s connected to his status as a “lame duck”? As for concerns about “national security” and national prestige, let’s have a reality check. This bastard stole the 2000 election and committed crimes against humanity. Why should a war criminal’s security be paramount, and why should the world respect the United States after its actions during the last 8 years?
bush learned to duck from hunting with cheney
A refreshing perspective on that incident, and ‘a good read’: Much appreciated Mr. Withers.
All of you who complain about the shoe attack being on your country…
Waaaah! Waaaah! I am so much going to cry! Poor, poor US citizens. Poor, poor you. Really, you are to be pitied. You are the Big Victims of Ungrateful Saved-From-Tiranny Iraqis.
And to all of you who point out that he’d be gunned down by Saddam. Wow. You are a bunch of frigging imperialists. Who are YOU to judge what Iraqis should be grateful about? Yes, most probably, the journalist would have been gunned down. Does a worse personal fate justifies imperialist Bush’s and US’s behavior in Iraq? Does that mean the journalist and Iraqis have no just cause to be pissed out like hell? What’s two shoes against tousands of deads? Who are you to judge of how people should react to acts they have had to bear, without them having any choice in them? News flash : «For your own good» philosophy IS violence.
Stop crying and start taking responsibility.
Or else, it won’t be the end of you being called imperialists, and you’ll plainly deserve it.
What a shame, as gays, we would howl in anger and rage if the same was done against us – for good reason. What a shame that we only see ourselves as victims, and never see when we participate to other oppressions.
Is the Marine Band now going to play “Shoo, Fly, Shoo” instead of “Hail to the Chief” when the Bushman arrives at state functions?
It almost makes me long for the days in Iraq when it would have been a grenade rather than shoes that were thrown.
Still, throwing shoes at him was a particularly pointless thing to do. Yes, exposing the soles of a shoe is considered an insult in Arab nations, but not in America (unless you’ve stepped in something, and then it’s just vile) so it’s an insult that would have gone, like the shoes, right over his head.
And what if one or both had hit him right in the middle of his head? What damage would it have done? There’s clearly no brain rattling away in there, so at worst it would have knocked the hamster off its wheel for a few seconds.
To any other Iraqis out there who have designs on a similar attack – forget it and give the man a pretzel instead.
Given his record as a war criminal, I am surprised that shoes were the only thing thrown at King George. A mild response considering he should be tried and executed as a traitor to the USA.
Rob H Said: “There’s clearly no brain rattling away in there, so at worst it would have knocked the hamster off its wheel for a few seconds.”
LMAO…good one Rob.
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If you want to send some shoes to the GW Bush library, here’s the link:
http://www.fightingliberals.com/2008/12/old-shoes-update.html
That man’s got quick reflexes to go with a slow intellect lol
I wish George Bush were politely impeached instead and no shoes or anything else thrown at him…
F**KING FANTASTIC!!!!!!! Someone give that guy a big BIG high five!! LMFAOROFL!!