"The midget Bush and that Rumsfield deserve only to be beaten with shoes by freedom loving people everywhere."

--Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf, Iraqi Information Minister, 2003

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" Iraqi Throws Shoes At Bush During Press Conference "This is a goodbye kiss, you dog," -- Muthathar al Zaidi, Iraqi Journalist, 2008 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/14/bush-visits-iraq-for-fina_n_150832.html http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/14/bush.iraq/index.html "

12/14/2008 11:20:52 PM

that's one way to get the Secret Service to throw your ass in jail.....

12/14/2008 11:22:48 PM

I loved Bush's expression after the first shoe was thrown. He had a little smile, like "Seriously dude? A shoe? Your ass is mine now."

12/15/2008 1:03:32 AM

cat-like reflexes

[Edited on December 15, 2008 at 1:23 AM. Reason : .]

12/15/2008 1:22:52 AM

Bush's legacy: World class dodgeball player

12/15/2008 1:26:57 AM

12/15/2008 2:03:45 AM

Who throws a shoe? Seriously?

[Edited on December 15, 2008 at 2:10 AM. Reason : /poor Austin Powers reference.]

12/15/2008 2:10:04 AM

^ It's "Honestly?" not "Seriously?"

From the Chit Chat thread:

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"In the Arab world, shoe flinging is a gesture of extreme disrespect. A notable occurrence of this gesture happened in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003. When U.S. forces pulled down a giant statue of Saddam Hussein during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, many Iraqi detractors of Hussein threw their shoes at the fallen statue. This may be an ancient gesture from the Middle East; Psalms 60:10, speaking of some of the traditional enemies of Judah, says that "Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe...." (KJV) The shoe represents the lowest part of the body (the foot) and displaying or throwing a shoe at someone or something in Arab cultures denotes that the person or thing is "beneath them." Showing the bottom of one's feet or shoes (for example, putting one's feet up on a table or desk) in Arab cultures is considered an extreme insult. Examples include Iraqi citizens smacking torn-down posters of Saddam Hussein with their shoes, and the depiction of President of the United States George H. W. Bush on a tile mosaic of the floor of the Al-Rashid Hotel's lobby, forcing all visitors entering the hotel to walk on Bush's face to enter the hotel."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe_tossing#In_the_Arab_world:_a_gesture_of_contempt

[Edited on December 15, 2008 at 2:12 AM. Reason : .]

12/15/2008 2:12:17 AM

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"cat-like reflexes"

12/15/2008 3:24:05 AM

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"CAT LIKE REFLEXES"

12/15/2008 7:08:01 AM

Hey Iraq, you see that smile on his face?

yea...pwnt

12/15/2008 7:20:44 AM

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"Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe...."

friggin edomites

[Edited on December 15, 2008 at 10:20 AM. Reason : .]

12/15/2008 10:20:38 AM

[Edited on December 15, 2008 at 10:21 AM. Reason : wtf]

12/15/2008 10:20:38 AM

it still makes me laugh. Its ashame he didnt land one of the shoes.

12/15/2008 10:43:40 AM

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"friggin edomites"

ahahahahhaahahhahahaahahhahahahaha

12/15/2008 11:53:09 AM

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"Its a shame he didnt land one of the shoes"

yainorite.

word on the street is that Dana Perino got herself a black eye

12/15/2008 12:02:04 PM

the internet is a vast sea of information that can sometimes be dangerous!

12/15/2008 12:43:04 PM

I wish Bush had thrown his shoes right back at him.

12/15/2008 12:47:21 PM

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"friggin edomites"

Free Salisburyboy

12/15/2008 1:01:57 PM

Now joe, it would be ashame if perino took one of those to her pretty face.

Yes, it would have been an instant classic if Bush threw them back. LOL

12/15/2008 2:43:53 PM

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"For those wanting the facts. It was a size ten shoe."

12/15/2008 2:51:00 PM

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"Yes, it would have been an instant classic if Bush threw them back. LOL"

Bush is on cruise control. This is like the week after exams for him. That guy and his family are going to Gitmo.

12/15/2008 2:52:31 PM

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"EPIC SHOE-TOSSING EXPOSED"

Also...SHOES.



And the ever popular:

12/16/2008 12:25:58 AM

I wonder what would've happened to this "reporter" if he had thrown a shoe at Saddam Hussein?

How many minutes would have passed before his testicles were in a clamp?

Proof that freedom rings.

12/16/2008 12:31:21 AM

PROOF MOTHERFUCKA DO YOU SPEAK IT?

USA GOT DAT 190% DRANK!

12/16/2008 12:49:36 AM

USA GOT DAT 190% FREEDOM!

12/16/2008 4:00:34 AM

THe matrix one is funny

12/16/2008 9:08:06 AM

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"I wonder what would've happened to this "reporter" if he had thrown a shoe at Saddam Hussein? How many minutes would have passed before his testicles were in a clamp? Proof that freedom rings."

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"Muntadar al-Zaidi has suffered a broken hand, broken ribs and internal bleeding, as well as an eye injury..."

12/16/2008 11:13:21 AM

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"I wonder what would've happened to this "reporter" if he had thrown a shoe at Saddam Hussein at Bush on American soil? How many minutes would have passed before his testicles were in a clamp the SS detained him indefinitely for assault on the President with a deadly weapon?"

[Edited on December 16, 2008 at 11:18 AM. Reason : .]

12/16/2008 11:16:15 AM

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"THe matrix one is funny"

12/16/2008 11:16:15 AM

To be fair, I think the Iraqis are the only ones to beat him so far. He's in US custody now, so the real mind-fucking torture in an undisclosed location can begin.

12/16/2008 11:21:40 AM

Letting the guy walk would have been truly badass.

"I can dance all day, son. Come back anytime you want."

12/16/2008 11:39:31 AM

^I think the Iraqi security would have kept tackling him even if Bush had told them it was cool. Probably the secret service would have kept going, too.

12/16/2008 1:05:26 PM

12/16/2008 1:32:42 PM

^ ha

12/16/2008 1:41:01 PM

this one is my favorite

12/16/2008 4:29:01 PM

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"I wonder what would've happened to this "reporter" if he had thrown a shoe at Saddam Hussein? How many minutes would have passed before his testicles were in a clamp? Proof that freedom rings."

proof that no one objected

12/16/2008 4:45:44 PM

BUSH OWNED THE SHOE THROWER

12/16/2008 5:12:30 PM

well, yeah.... i'd expect nothing less.

POTUS >>>>>>> shoe-throwers

12/16/2008 5:47:14 PM

12/16/2008 11:23:31 PM

12/17/2008 11:43:31 AM

a friend of mine suggested that Bush should request that the Iraqi gov't give the shoe-thrower clemency, to ensure he is not harshly punished for this.
I think that would be a pretty good showing of good will from the US to Iraq. It's a small gesture, of course, but could be symbolic.

12/17/2008 2:46:09 PM

PARDON THE SHOE THROWER!

12/17/2008 3:32:35 PM

he's in jail, and there are protests and bombings about him now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDEgMFqPFFE

12/18/2008 1:05:52 PM

But really though... he's a great candidate for a pardon. I doubt he was trying/expecting to hurt Bush, just exercising freedom of speech with a rather aggressive arab custom. Hell, Bush himself compared the guy to shouting protesters on the streets, just trying to make a point and get attention for their cause.

12/18/2008 1:11:24 PM

if that happened against obama, it would be a race crime

12/18/2008 1:26:13 PM

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"a friend of mine suggested that Bush should request that the Iraqi gov't give the shoe-thrower clemency, to ensure he is not harshly punished for this."

I don't like this idea. On the surface it's a nice gesture, but I think it could also be seen as Bush exercising power over the Iraqi government to change the course of a single case in its justice system. Thus legitimizing the shoe throwers (and bombers) of the region.

12/18/2008 1:33:56 PM

well, he (Bush) could just publically make the suggestion.
If the Iraqi gov't chooses to heed the suggestion or not would be up to them, and the amount of back-room wrangling involved in the decision I guess would be up for argument

12/18/2008 2:56:35 PM

i heard the bush admin already asked for the powers that be to return the tapes and whatnot that they siezed from the journalist to his ?newspaper/station?

12/18/2008 2:59:08 PM

He was supposed to appear in front of a judge yesterday, but instead that was postponed until next week or later. In other words:
DUDE GOT BEAT THE FUCK UP.

12/18/2008 8:12:12 PM