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Shoes thrown at president Bush in Iraq -from a closer angle- 14.12.08 (video)
youtube.com - 12/16/2008
Shoes thrown at president Bush in Iraq -from a closer angle- 14.12.08 (video)
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Shoes thrown at Bush in Iraq 14.12.08An Iraqi reporter threw shoes at President Bush President Bush Attacked By Shoes GEORGE BUSH

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Bush 'Not Insulted' by Thrown Shoes
abcnews.go.com - 12/15/2008
Bush 'Not Insulted' by Thrown Shoes
— abcnews.go.com — President George W. Bush spoke with ABC News' Martha Raddatz Sunday following an incident in which an Iraqi reporter threw two shoes at the president. Bush told Raddatz he wasn't insulted by the shoe-throwing, and that stranger things have happened ... (more) Bush 'Not Insulted' by Thrown Shoes

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Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ‘So What?’
thinkprogress.org - 12/15/2008
Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ‘So What?’
— thinkprogress.org — Yesterday, after an Iraqi journalist used “ [t]wo of the worst insults in Islam ” against him, an unfazed President Bush sat down with ABC’s Martha Raddatz for an exit interview in Iraq. When Raddatz asked Bush about his legacy, ... (more) Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ...

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You Know You Were Thinking It
ArchPundit — Sign that man to the a player development contract with the Bears. That kind of poise in the pocket is pretty impressive on the second throw. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVH6tVKKwCo

2008 The Year Of The Shoe, Say Terrorists
Nice Deb — Aaron Klein of WND is gauging reactions to “shoegate”  in the Palestinian arena: “This is the main historic event of the year of 2008, the year of the shoe,” Muhammad Abdel-Al, spokesman and a top leader of the Popular Resistance Committees terrorist group, told WND. He was speaking by cell phone from the Gaza ...

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Iraqi journalist throws shoes at Bush during press conference
videocafe.crooksandliars.com 12/14/2008 — An Iraqi man throws a shoe at President George W. Bush during a new conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in Baghdad. A man threw two shoes at Bush, one after another, during the news conference. Bush ducked both throws, and neither man was hit. (AP ...
Bush Dodges Shoes Thrown by Iraqi Journalist
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Two BBC Stories 5 Years Apart: Leaders and Shoes
juancole.com 12/14/2008 — A journalist, Muntazir al-Zaidi of Baghdadiya Television, aimed two shoes at W. during a news conference in Baghdad during which Bush attempted to justify his invasion of Iraq. Baghdadiya, based in Cairo, Egypt, supports the Sunni Arab insurgents ...
Muthathar al Zaidi: Today’s Shoe Hero [VIDEO]
firedoglake.com 12/15/2008 — Muthathar al Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist, threw both of his shoes at George W Bush as he completed his prepared remarks congratulating himself on the "Surge"™ "This is a goodbye kiss, you dog!" Dogs, as well as shoes, ...
BREAKING: Jules Crittenden is even stupider than previously thought.
instaputz.blogspot.com 12/15/2008 — Some angry Iraqi threw his shoes at Commander Flightsuit today, and here's what Jules had to say: Iraqi journalist throws his shoes at Bush. “Here’s a farewell kiss, you dog!” Big Arab insult. Not exactly what we consider to be within the bounds ...
Shoes, Bush.
althouse.blogspot.com 12/15/2008 — Do we have to talk about this ? Which angle? 1. Why can't the Secret Service fully protect the President? Shouldn't this threat have been anticipated? 2. Shoes are considered a terrible insult in the Iraqi culture blah blah blah.... blog ...
Throw a Shoe at Bush: the video game(s)! — The Latest on Air America
Wow, that was fast! On Sunday, Bush ducked a barrage of shoes (and insults) at a press conference in Iraq, and by Monday, two enterprising video game outfits had already created these new video games based it. Click here to play "Bush's Boot Camp" and here to play "That Guy ...
Shoe flies don't bother Bush; footwear as political statement — Top of the Ticket
Unless you're an Iraqi or a Secret Service agent, the Egyptian "journalist's" tossing of two shoes at President George W. Bush in Iraq on Sunday (To view the actual shoe-toss video, click the "Read more" line below) is rather humorous. (Not as hilarious as some ...
Why Do Arabs Throw Shoes? — democracyarsenal.org
You've all probably seen the video of the shoe assault of Bush in Iraq. I was talking to my father about it last night. He was really concerned not for Bush (he ducked, after all) but for Arabs. "What does this say about us? that we're willing to throw shoes when we're angry?" That's ...
Open Thread — Crooks and Liars
Rude Pundit suggests sending shoes to Bush. Original "Shoes" song is here. Thanks to CSpanJunkie...Heather has an update at our own Video Cafe. Open Thread below....
Family: Shoe Pair Star Was U.S. Prisoner, Hates Iran Too — Pat Dollard | Young Americans
A sister of Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zeidi watches a video of her brother throwing shoes at the US President, at his apartment in Baghdad BAGHDAD- The Iraqi TV reporter who hurled his shoes at George W. Bush was kidnapped once by militants and, separately, detained briefly by the U.S. ...
A New Game For Bush Derangement Syndrome Sufferers -Throw The Shoe at Bush — FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
Here is the site (contributed to Flap by a reader) This is the “throw a shoe on Bush” -game. In the upper curve you adjust the angle. In the lower curve you adjust the strength. And if that wasn’t it, this guy has 3 shoes! (When it pops yellow you have a hit, when it ...
Reporter Throws Shoes At Bush — The Hollywood Liberal
Hope he walked through some "dog poo" first. That's not all that Bush should have thrown at him.... I guess all the Beer, Whiskey, Cocaine, and Sedatives, haven't completly screwed up his motor skills too bad. Here's a video of it. c_fmtj.js"> This is why Bush has to travel ...
Shoes Thrown At Bush During News Conference In Iraqi (video) — The Democratic Daily
There really were shoes thrown at the President, apparently by reporter for an Iraqi television station, during a news conference. If this guy was that wacked out and that close to the President I’m glad it was only shoes. Bush’s reaction time isn’t bad. Bush is pretty quick ...
Video: Arab World Hails Bush Shoe Attack - But Who The Frak Throws Shoes? — FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
“Who Throws a Shoe?”, Austin Powers Thanks to Michelle Malkin for this one. The radical Arabs could not defeat President Bush in Amerian elections or on the ground in Iraq. So, they throw shoes and celebrate. It REALLY shows how PATHETIC these folks are. Technorati ...
Shocking Video: American Troops in Iraq Give President Bush a Tremendous Sendoff — FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
Video you will never see on NBC News or MSNBC Thanks to Gateway Pundit for this excellent video. You see, not everyone is throwing shoes at POTUS while peace and democracy comes to Iraq. The complete video is here . Technorati Tags: George W. Bush , Iraq Bookmark/Search ...
Greeting the liberator in Iraq — At-Largely
An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at the President of the United States, the liberator and freedom marcher (see video below). I for one don't support any form of violence, but I can see how someone could just lose it when faced with lie after lie. I would have walked out. But that is me. ...
Video: Reporter Muntadar al-Zaidi Throws Shoes at President Bush During Press Conference — (Obsolete Feed)
I thought Iraqis were a bit more retrained than this. This is the sort of behavior you’d expect from Keith Olbermann. Bush was, as usual, cool under fire : Zaidi yelled “Dog, dog!” as he was surrounded by Iraqi security officers, who tackled him and began to beat ...
Two Shoes for George W. Bush — Politics Daily
After watching this weekend's startling video of President George W. Bush ducking two shoes being hurled at his head by an Iraqi journalist in Baghdad, you may be asking yourself, why is that guy so pissed? Well, more news over the weekend may provide some insight. Via the AP : A detailed ...
The Secret Service and the shoe — AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
Josh Marshall raises an interesting point : But watching the video of the Iraqi journalist throwing his shoes at President Bush, I could not help but notice that it took an uncomfortably long period of time for anyone to get to the assailant and, even more, much longer than I would have ...
“Journalist” who supports Sunni Arab insurgency against the US and al-Maliki gov’t throws shoes at Bush — Sister Toldjah
… and of course the left absolutely goes wild with glee. Here’s the video: Notable among the far lefties celebrating is the HuffPo blog , which has a slideshow but a slow-mo video as well so you can get a frame by frame shot, but also BDS sufferer Andrew Sullivan. In a ...
Video: Iraqi Journalist Throws Shoes at President Bush, Dana Perino and Secret Service Receive Black Eyes — FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
What a farewell to President Bush - getting shoes thown at you . But isn’t that what the radical Jihadists want to show - disdain for President Bush since they could not defeat him or the United States in Iraq? Welcome to Baghdad. An Iraqi reporter set off pandemonium Sunday by ...
Bush Attacked By Shoe-Hurling Iraqi Journalist (VIDEO) — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Here is CNN's slow-motion video of Iraqi journalist Muthathar al Zaidi throwing his shoes at President Bush on Sunday during a joint news conference Bush was holding with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki to mark the signing of a U.S.-Iraq security agreement: More on George ...
Flying Shoe Thread — Obsidian Wings
by hilzoy As you have probably heard, an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at president Bush. Here's the video (via TPM ): McClatchy : "As Bush finished remarks that hailed the security progress that led to a U.S.-Iraq agreement that sets a three-year timetable for an American ...
At some point, we were all that shoe — AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
Not to belittle the danger posed to our democracy by airborne knock-off Italian footwear , it's difficult to watch this video on YouTube and not empathize with the Iraqi journalist who threw not one, but two shoes at Bush today during a press conference. Video is below, and below it are the ...
Flying Shoe Thread — Political Animal
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Bush: Iraq war is not over, more work ahead (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - 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 ...
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AP - It gives fresh meaning to the phrase shooed away.
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AP - On an Iraq trip shrouded in secrecy and marred by dissent, President George W. Bush on Sunday hailed progress in the war that defines his presidency and got a size-10 reminder of his unpopularity when a man hurled two shoes at him during a ...