yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 12/15/2008
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Iraqi journalist tosses shoes at George W. Bush:
Some people got very upset when I said I thought throwing pie at Tom Friedman was funny, but I’m having trouble coming up with appropriately humorless language with which to express my fake outrage at this incident. Instead, a ...
ourfuture.org - 12/16/2008
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ourfuture.org —
My friends at Fightingliberals.com are recommending people send
their old shoes to the George W. Bush Presidential...
Library. In my humble opinion: no no no no no no no no no no no no no no. Liberals should not make light of or license the physical ...
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... to the podium, but the president immediately and subtly motions to him that it’s OK. The agent backs off. The president successfully ducked both throws. Photos show him with his head down near the top of the podium. The embarrassing incident marred a visit meant to show off the improved conditions since the troop “surge” dramatically reduced casualties to U.S. troops. Lefties are beside themselves, using the incident as an excuse to spout inanities about Bush, the war, and America. Matthew Yglesias’s response is fairly typical: Some people got very upset when I said I ...
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