Thread: President Bush gets a free pair of shoes !

LOL ... sorry but this just struck me as being too funny

Angry Iraqi throws shoes at Bush in Baghdad - CNN.com

Quick reflexes!

I like to think about the song from the million dollar man when he dodged that shoe.

That's an indicator that democracy has been restored in Iraq.

Under Sadam Hussein that fellow would've won a free shave

HA! I saw his response to reporters later was something along the lines of "all I can report was that it was a size 10". At least he's got a sense of humor about being loathed.

A lot of people were taken aback by how adeptly Bush dodged that shoe.

People have short memories... Bush was always good at ducking 'his shoes'.



(I think I pulled a hamstring that pun was so strained.)

Funny what none of the reporters have mentioned is the symbolism of that. In many West Asian cultures, shoes (IIRC because they contact the ground, are made from dead animals, and are the lowest part of the body) are considered "unclean"; one step above excrement, really. Just a whole cluster of negative things. You could think of that as basically an extreme insult.

Originally Posted by PA23-250

Funny what none of the reporters have mentioned is the symbolism of that. In many West Asian cultures, shoes (IIRC because they contact the ground, are made from dead animals, and are the lowest part of the body) are considered "unclean"; one step above excrement, really. Just a whole cluster of negative things. You could think of that as basically an extreme insult.

Very true! Too bad we Americans have not shown him this courtesy sooner!

Originally Posted by kenneyty

HA! I saw his response to reporters later was something along the lines of "all I can report was that it was a size 10". At least he's got a sense of humor about being loathed.

Hes laughing all the way to the bank!

...and due to his lax legislation and preferencial treatment of the financial sector, that bank may fail sometime soon...so who will be laughing then?

Mark