Iraqi reporter throws shoes at Bush, calls him a dog

[NickD 203]

I asked my dog what he thought about all this "Iraqi reporter throws shoes at Bush, calls him dog", he said, that should be fun for Bush to go fetch, and calling him a dog was a supreme compliment, but an insult to real dogs.

[mox 298]

I asked my dog what he thought about all this "Iraqi reporter throws shoes at Bush, calls him dog", he said, that should be fun for Bush to go fetch, and calling him a dog was a supreme compliment, but an insult to real dogs.

I've kept my dog away from the TV, radio, and newspapers. If he hears that someone compared Bush to a dog, he's gonna be piiiiiisssssed.

[HAL 9000 96]

HAL 9000's cats are satisfied.

[SpiritAlight 1]

I asked my dog what he thought about all this "Iraqi reporter throws shoes at Bush, calls him dog", he said, that should be fun for Bush to go fetch, and calling him a dog was a supreme compliment, but an insult to real dogs.

I've kept my dog away from the TV, radio, and newspapers. If he hears that someone compared Bush to a dog, he's gonna be piiiiiisssssed.

And so I confess I did not read this thread, although I saw the video in discussion yesterday.

Was impressed with W's supreme ducking abilities.

I just really wanted to comment on your siggie Mox.

Very funny.

Thanks!

[jundp 191]

No offense meant to Olivia, but that part of the coverage made me laugh. Crazy orientalist media. Oooh, the mystical Arabs, where throwing shoes at people is an insult. Fortunately the media was there to explain this strange incident to Americans, who otherwise might have thought it was a sign of respect!

That's the least that little #### kicker deserves.

I hope the guy got his shoes back

Sorry got sent back to you.

Sad to say most likey not big enough to keep your

one sided ####### to yourself. Why dont you jerks spew

your non-sense on some yahoo group. We dont need

your #######.

huh?

Clearly we all know I don't like Bush, but I thought the way he handled it was pretty great.

[mox 298]

I just really wanted to comment on your siggie Mox.

Very funny.

Thanks!

Heh, thanks!

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

No offense meant to Olivia, but that part of the coverage made me laugh. Crazy orientalist media. Oooh, the mystical Arabs, where throwing shoes at people is an insult. Fortunately the media was there to explain this strange incident to Americans, who otherwise might have thought it was a sign of respect!

Sign of contempt

Al Jazeera English print article

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleea...9453773379.html

Al Jazeera TV pkg

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleea...9453773379.html

I consider it Iraq threw a shoe at America and I'm personally insulted. At least that would be the interpretation by an Arab who understands the insult from the culture.

[Ban Hammer 13,349]

So perhaps it will be the Iraqi people throwing roses at Obama after all. He is withdrawing the troops intelligently, or so we are told.

current tense used - right now obama isn't doing a dayum thing like that.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

No offense meant to Olivia, but that part of the coverage made me laugh. Crazy orientalist media. Oooh, the mystical Arabs, where throwing shoes at people is an insult. Fortunately the media was there to explain this strange incident to Americans, who otherwise might have thought it was a sign of respect!

Sign of contempt

Al Jazeera English print article

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleea...9453773379.html

Al Jazeera TV pkg

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleea...9453773379.html

I consider it Iraq threw a shoe at America and I'm personally insulted. At least that would be the interpretation by an Arab who understands the insult from the culture.

Well from what I've been reading it seems that this guy is a Baathist. Its a shame that he wasn't a regular Iraqi citizen. It would have had more significance if he were an Average Joe.

[AlHayatZween 2]

i'm not outraged by the shoes...

i'm more thinking: where the heck were the secret service guys? by the time the ss guy got on the stage, the journalist had reached down, not once, but twice, to remove his shoes and hurl them at Bush, with pretty good accuracy... that's crazy...

what if it had been something more dangerous like a cue ball, or a bow & arrow, or a poison dart or something ?

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

So perhaps it will be the Iraqi people throwing roses at Obama after all. He is withdrawing the troops intelligently, or so we are told.

current tense used - right now obama isn't doing a dayum thing like that.

Is it Jan 20 already?

This is what Obama is doing until then.....

[Sister Fracas 5]

I also think his "Goodbye" visit to Iraq was beyond ridiculous.

yep

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

i'm not outraged by the shoes...

i'm more thinking: where the heck were the secret service guys? by the time the ss guy got on the stage, the journalist had reached down, not once, but twice, to remove his shoes and hurl them at Bush, with pretty good accuracy... that's crazy...

what if it had been something more dangerous like a cue ball, or a bow & arrow, or a poison dart or something ?

I wondered that too...

[HAL 9000 96]

So perhaps it will be the Iraqi people throwing roses at Obama after all. He is withdrawing the troops intelligently, or so we are told.

current tense used - right now obama isn't doing a dayum thing like that.

Charles as the grammar police? Say it ain't so Charles!!

(thanks btw)

He will be withdrawing the troops intelligently, or so we are told.

So perhaps it will be the Iraqi people throwing roses at Obama after all. He is withdrawing the troops intelligently, or so we are told.

current tense used - right now obama isn't doing a dayum thing like that.

Is it Jan 20 already?

This is what Obama is doing until then.....

Funny how some jump on anything to show their sore-loser-itis.

[mox 298]

So perhaps it will be the Iraqi people throwing roses at Obama after all. He is withdrawing the troops intelligently, or so we are told.

current tense used - right now obama isn't doing a dayum thing like that.

Charles as the grammar police? Say it ain't so Charles!!

Actually your grammar was correct. It's perfectly acceptable to say "he is withdrawing..." when you are talking about a plan or a future event. As in "The US is holding elections..." or "She is getting her hair done." It was perhaps not the clearest usage, but there was nothing wrong with it and I think most people understood your meaning.

Edited December 16, 2008 by mox

[HAL 9000 96]

So perhaps it will be the Iraqi people throwing roses at Obama after all. He is withdrawing the troops intelligently, or so we are told.

current tense used - right now obama isn't doing a dayum thing like that.

Charles as the grammar police? Say it ain't so Charles!!

Actually your grammar was correct. It's perfectly acceptable to say "he is withdrawing..." when you are talking about a plan or a future event. As in "The US is holding elections..." or "She is getting her hair done." It was perhaps not the clearest usage, but there was nothing wrong with it and I think most people understood your meaning.

Of course. Its only a matter of people wanting to jump at anything to [somehow] show fault at something contrary to their line of reasoning, perhaps.