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Shoes thrown at Bush on Iraq trip

It's gettin' that way at airports. Why not? :mrgreen:
 
At least he didn't throw his pants at him.
 
That really hurt! I'm gonna have a lump there you idiot! Who throws a shoe, honestly? You fight like a woman.
 
I was just about to post it, i can't stop laughing at it. :2funny:

Good ducking by Bush. Very quick
The man apparentley said 'this is a farewell kiss, you dog'. Throwing shoes is apparentley an insult in Arab culture.

YouTube - VIDEO: Iraqi journalists throws shoes at Bush
 
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A free press is a great thing.:2razz: I wonder if that Iraqi journalist would have had the balls to throw a shoe at Saddam....
 
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Freedom of the press ... coming to a theater near you.
 
A free press is a great thing.:2razz: I wonder if that Iraqi journalist would have had the balls to throw a shoe at Saddam....

I don't know, nor do I know the motivation of why he did such a thing. However, if he lost any family member since the invasion, I would not blame him.
 
Do you think that from now on all journalists at Presidential news conferences will have to remove their shoes?
Not while Bush is still president; Obama, well who knows.
 
Worst assassination attempt ever.
It was only a shoe so it would be funny if it did hit.
Not to be mean or anything.


Well in the Arab world throwing a shoe is a really grave insult to my understanding.

That really hurt! I'm gonna have a lump there you idiot! Who throws a shoe, honestly? You fight like a woman.

Kudos to the Austin Powers reference.
 
Very insulting in Arab culture, remember when Saddam's statue was torn down. It was beaten with shoes.

Im just more concerned over the secret service of US. They should have reacted after the first shoe was thrown. I hope they improve for the next President o_O
 
Bush got some skills at "dodge" :)
 
Bush got some skills at "dodge" :)

I have got to say, that is the first time he has ever impressed me. He had cat like reflexes.
 
Bush handled it pretty well. I question how the man was able to do that in the first place without the security kicking his ass sooner. It could've just as easily been a grenade.
 
Bush handled it pretty well. I question how the man was able to do that in the first place without the security kicking his ass sooner. It could've just as easily been a grenade.

I'm certain that all present went through at last a metal detector. I guess now they should implement shoe detectors, too. :2razz:
 
I bet that journalist gets a 1 hour time slot on MSNBC for that.
 
Those damn Iraqi liberal journalists! :mrgreen:
 
A free press is a great thing.:2razz: I wonder if that Iraqi journalist would have had the balls to throw a shoe at Saddam....

If this was Saddam's time the journo would have been eating them on a plate in a prison somewhere by now.
 
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