Iraqi reporter throws shoes at Bush, calls him a dog

[JVKn'CVO 11]

I'm just surprised at the guy's good aim...I think he may be a professional shoe thrower

Saludos,

Caro

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

I'm just surprised at the guy's good aim...I think he may be a professional shoe thrower

Saludos,

Caro

This is him as a child. This is where he got plenty of practice.

[Brad and Vika 129]

Yes, I am sure the US would like to be known as the country that advocates shooting shoe throwers as an appropriate response to that kind of angry demonstration, I'm sure that would make all shoe throwers think twice.

Absolutely! I say shoot em all!

Not unless they are seen trying to light the shoes first.

[Ggreen 12]

How many millions been shot already.

[Nothing1234 2]

We watched the US news and the Arabic satellite news....totally different stories. The things they were saying to him according to US news were very light and not so "harsh"...but to hear how the Arabic news stations portrayed the story...Yikes

While I do not like Prez Bush, I think throwing shoes at him was ridiculous. But I also think his "Goodbye" visit to Iraq was beyond ridiculous.

[Ggreen 12]

What a savage culture.

His action is unaccepted, and has nothing to do with culture...the same i will say about this video : http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/122176

[Ban Hammer 13,348]

What a savage culture.

His action is unaccepted, and has nothing to do with culture...the same i will say about this video : http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/122176

jews beating on jews. surely many will cheer about that.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Holy moly.

OK... after laughing I thought for a moment... what if the Iraqi dude had something dangerous in those shoes though?

Nevertheless, I'm with PD on this one. Hope he definitely got both his shoes back.

If he did the fault would have been with the presidents security.

I wonder would the shoe throwing moron have done the same to Saddam ?

i wonder if this story would get the same remarks about the shoe thrower getting his footwear back if the target was obama.

Then the man would have been a racist.

You think so? The way I look at it this journalist was making a political statement at someone who had basically destroyed his country. The context wouldn't really make sense with obama - though doubtless the sitting US president is subject to all kinds of criticism for things he didn't necessarily do himself.

That said I wonder if this guy singled out Bush because he was behind the war. It was kind of his baby after all...

[Beautiful_years 0]

Not right but at same time hilarious in a sick way!

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Holy moly.

OK... after laughing I thought for a moment... what if the Iraqi dude had something dangerous in those shoes though?

Nevertheless, I'm with PD on this one. Hope he definitely got both his shoes back.

If he did the fault would have been with the presidents security.

I wonder would the shoe throwing moron have done the same to Saddam ?

i wonder if this story would get the same remarks about the shoe thrower getting his footwear back if the target was obama.

Absolutely. If Obama would willy-nilly and against international law invade a foreign country and get tens of thousands of it's citizens killed, the comment would be all the same.

[NickD 203]

More new rules, no more wearing shoes at press conferences, and was it only one guy that put a plastic knife in his shoes at an airport? Really embarrassing for me, mom never taught me how to tie my shoestrings, have to ask somebody.

Surprised Bush had the courage to go back, must be under the impression he did some good in Iraq. Sure he is under the impression that America is much better off after his eight years in office, but why couldn't he convince McCain of that fact?

[britty 1]

Holy moly.

OK... after laughing I thought for a moment... what if the Iraqi dude had something dangerous in those shoes though?

Nevertheless, I'm with PD on this one. Hope he definitely got both his shoes back.

If he did the fault would have been with the presidents security.

I wonder would the shoe throwing moron have done the same to Saddam ?

i wonder if this story would get the same remarks about the shoe thrower getting his footwear back if the target was obama.

Absolutely. If Obama would willy-nilly and against international law invade a foreign country and get tens of thousands of it's citizens killed, the comment would be all the same.

I do see your point. Saddam was a kind and caring man who should have been left alone. He was never a danger to any other country and certainly never hurt any of his citizens.

[Otto 83]

You think so? The way I look at it this journalist was making a political statement at someone who had basically destroyed his country.

The same country where had he tried a stunt like this (or even just tried to make a political statement) with Saddam in power, he and his family would have probably vanished from the planet...? That same ^{"basically destroyed"} country?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Holy moly.

OK... after laughing I thought for a moment... what if the Iraqi dude had something dangerous in those shoes though?

Nevertheless, I'm with PD on this one. Hope he definitely got both his shoes back.

If he did the fault would have been with the presidents security.

I wonder would the shoe throwing moron have done the same to Saddam ?

i wonder if this story would get the same remarks about the shoe thrower getting his footwear back if the target was obama.

Absolutely. If Obama would willy-nilly and against international law invade a foreign country and get tens of thousands of it's citizens killed, the comment would be all the same.

I do see your point. Saddam was a kind and caring man who should have been left alone. He was never a danger to any other country and certainly never hurt any of his citizens.

I don't think that was his point.

Besides the push for war, and the subsequent failures of planning are on bush and his administration.

I'd throw shoes at him if I got the chance. Or custard pies.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Holy moly.

OK... after laughing I thought for a moment... what if the Iraqi dude had something dangerous in those shoes though?

Nevertheless, I'm with PD on this one. Hope he definitely got both his shoes back.

If he did the fault would have been with the presidents security.

I wonder would the shoe throwing moron have done the same to Saddam ?

i wonder if this story would get the same remarks about the shoe thrower getting his footwear back if the target was obama.

Absolutely. If Obama would willy-nilly and against international law invade a foreign country and get tens of thousands of it's citizens killed, the comment would be all the same.

I do see your point. Saddam was a kind and caring man who should have been left alone. He was never a danger to any other country and certainly never hurt any of his citizens.

You miss the point entirely. How many kind and caring men are out there in the world? Following your argument, we'd be liberating Sudan, Zimbabwe and other places on the African continent. We'd be in Burma, North Korea, Iran, Pakistan, Venezuela, Cuba and dozens of places around the world. If you believe that this illegal invasion was about the liberation of the Iraqi people from a cruel dictator, I've got a bridge to sell you. And even if it was, the US had no right or madate to attack this country.