Submit a Story!

Shoe-thrower asks for leniency

 

Published 12/18/2008 by sarahbethparker at CNN Political Ticker

Sympathizers of Iraqi TV reporter Muntadhar al-Zaidi hold thir shoes in the air while participating in a support rally. BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) – The journalist who hurled his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush has described his attack as "ugly" and asked the Iraqi government for leniency. A government spokesman confirmed Thursday that Muntadhar al-Zaidi penned [...] (link)

Tags:

Related Content
Nicely Done
blogs.tnr.com 12/18/2008 — I completely understand why Andrew is upset by Obama's choice to have Rick Warren deliver the inaugural invocation. As Andrew points out, Warren sides with Christian orthodoxy in opposing gay marriage, and he has refrained from condemning the Bush ...
Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush asks for pardon
breitbart.com 12/18/2008 — BAGHDAD (AP) - A spokesman for Iraq's prime minister says the journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush has asked for a pardon. Spokesman Yassin Majid says that in a letter sent Thursday to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki the ...
Journalist Who Threw Shoes at Bush Asks for Pardon
foxnews.com 12/18/2008 — Iraqi official says journalist who threw shoes at Bush asks for pardon.
Laura Bush speaks out on shoe-throwing incident
usatoday.com 12/18/2008 — "As a wife, I saw it as an assault, and that's what it was," she told USA TODAY during an interview at the White House on Thursday. "So I didn't laugh it off." A month before returning to private life, Bush said she will continue her public advocacy ...
MAYBE HE CAN BE WANKER OF THE WEEK: Obama backpedals on Iraq withdrawal, leading Tom Maguire to obs…
pajamasmedia.com 12/18/2008 — MAYBE HE CAN BE WANKER OF THE WEEK: Obama backpedals on Iraq withdrawal, leading Tom Maguire to observe: After lefties have had a moment to absorb the Rick Warren news they can turn to the latest plot twist in the "Will he, won't he" drama of ...
What Bush Gets In His Stocking — The Moderate Voice
Bush Attacker Al-Zaidi Begs Maliki For Forgiveness-- Expensive Shoes Destroyed — Gateway Pundit
Cheney: Bush will be popular in 30 years. — Think Progress
The Great White Wank — Rising Hegemon
All It Takes Is Some Broken Bones, Internal Bleeding, and an Abject Apology — Comments from Left Field
Transition: Putting the 's' in Republicans — First Read 12/18/2008
Obama has made good on his pledge to add an "S" to the phrase "Republicans in his cabinet," as he'll name retiring GOP Rep. Ray LaHood Transportation secretary This is a post that Bush used to make his Cabinet bipartisan as well. LaHood joins ...
Bush won't allow disorderly collapse of autos: White House — Reuters: Politics 12/18/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will not allow a "disorderly collapse" of the struggling U.S. automakers and is nearing a conclusion on if and how to provide them with financial aid, the White House said on Thursday.
Bush offers Obama advice on handling Russia — Reuters: Politics 12/18/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Preparing to leave office, President George W. Bush on Thursday advised his successor to try to stay friends with Russia despite disagreements.
Bush: Hard keeping 'people's minds' on Iraq — POLITICO.com: Politics 12/19/2008
Bush said difficult for Americans to see the connection between al Qaeda in Iraq and their own security.
Protesters shake shoes at US Embassy in London (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/19/2008
AP - Protesters are shaking their shoes at the U.S. Embassy in London in a show of support for a jailed Iraqi journalist who threw his own footwear at President George W. Bush during a news conference in Iraq.