President Bush dodges shoes thrown by an angry man

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KABUL, Afghanistan – On a whirlwind trip shrouded in secrecy and marred by dissent, President George W. Bush on Sunday hailed progress in the wars that define his presidency and got a size-10 reminder of his unpopularity when a man hurled two shoes at him during a news conference in Iraq.

"This is your farewell kiss, you dog!" shouted the protester in Arabic, later identified as Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt. "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq."

Bush ducked both shoes as they whizzed past his head and landed with a thud against the wall behind him.

"It was a size 10," Bush joked later.

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[Fudzy]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/28223089#28223089

Lol, seems ol' G W has quite quick reflexes

 

[marine1]

The force is strong in him

 

[JK8]

Lol!! To bad Iraq doesnt play cricket, should hit him with the shoe!

 

[quiksilver]

There are rumours that there was a second shoo...

 

[marine1]

2 shoes, did you see him duck/ He is like a cat with those reflexes

 

[HypoThesis]

Best vid I've seen yet (check out his 'cool dude' comments at the end. "nah, he was just trying to get some attention") : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7782926.stm

Correspondents say showing the soles of shoes is a sign of contempt in Arab culture. Iraqis threw shoes and used them to beat Saddam Hussein's statue in Baghdad after he was overthrown in 2003.

 

[Kimosabe]

http://forums.nonewbs.com/showthread.php?t=92106

Check that out...

oh and...

Honestly, who throws a shoe?

 

[bigicy]

Amazed it wasn't a grenade or a stone

 

[Kimosabe]

If only, now that would have been a great video.
Bush getting fragged on international TV. I know I would have slept well tonight, knowing that all the kings horses and all the kings men couldn't put humpty together again.

 

[d0b33]

hehe I watched it... Maliki seemed just as shocked as Bush(afterward) but tried to block the second shoe while Bush duck.

 

[aadil-old]

To quote John Stewart (Daily Show): I'm gonna miss you!

Seriously, this f*cker has amazing reflexes. Got to give him his due, he might be the worst president in history but he can dodge shoes and throw out good ceremonial first pitches (baseball).

Remember in Jan 2001 at his inauguration when his presidential parade was egged. Good days.

 

[Kimosabe]

I'm going to miss him to.

Heres a top 10...
But we still have Julius

10) "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream." —LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 18, 2000

9) "I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." —Greater Nashua, N.H., Jan. 27, 2000

8) "I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft." —second presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004 (Listen to audio clip)

7) "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." —Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000

6) "You work three jobs? … Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that." —to a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005

5) "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." —Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004

4) "They misunderestimated me." —Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000

3) "Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?" —Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000

2) "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004

1) "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002

 

[d0b33]

The full quote by the shoe throwing man is:
“This is the farewell kiss you dog….this is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq.”

 

[hoegh]

Honestly, who throws a shoe?

from what I have heard, throwing ones shoe at a person in the arab culture is considered the ultimate form of disrespect for a person I still can't believe he managed to get 2 shoes at the oke, imagine if he had managed to catch one and then throw it back!!!

 

[quiksilver]

Did you see how he dodged with his head?

"back, and to the left"

"back, and to the left"

There must have been another shoe...ter

 

[daveza]

Do we presume that all future press events will be barefooted ?

What if there was C4 in the heels?

Nobody saw this guy taking off his shoes ?

He was like 10 feet away and still missed ?!

I can't wait to see what Jon Stewart does with this one.

 

[marine1]

Bush is a freaking ninja.

 

[daveza]

Bush is a freak.


Corrected.

 

[marine1]

Did you see him doge that shoe? My g0d he is quick. I am beginning to think he may be an alien of some sort.