But somebody throws a shoe at him, and it's "swarm! swarm! swarm!"
Dusty
· 11 months ago
I agree with you!
Where was Bush when human bodies were floating in Louisiana, for days? What about the hundred thousand innocent people that were killed in Iraq, and Bush looking for wmd's?
Bush got off easy, with the 'shoes over Baghdad' caper.
I'm sorry, but I wish I could feel more sympathy about that, but honestly I found the whole thing to be hilarious.
tbhull
· 11 months ago
Was the Mob or Cuba involved?
Bush Bites
· 11 months ago
The real shoe came from the Grassy Knoll.
Rob Mule
· 11 months ago
Lee Harvey Florsheim
tbhull
· 11 months ago
Are you implying Mossad involvement?
smallhandff
· 11 months ago
CIA perhaps? Ain't it pay-back-time yet? If anyone would have a Bay of Pigs-sized grudge it would be them.
sittenpretty
· 11 months ago
Rachel has some dork on CHIEF FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT from NBC news rICHARD eNGEL....who thinks only 100,000 Iraqis were killed in this war....DUMBASS!
brb915
· 11 months ago
Well-----look at all that from his point of view. He's been over there since this disaster started. He's seen more death, dismemberment, loss of children, traumitization of soldiers, waste of resources, dispair of mothers and grandmothers: he may just be saying its what he has Personally witnessed. I'll agree there has to be many many more than that, but he's probably one hellishly shell shocked individual, so cut him a lil
Anon
· 11 months ago
"Who throws a Shoe...?" - Austin Powers
Phil
· 11 months ago
They waited until the SECOND shoe was thrown? And didn't do much even then. Apparently the Secret Service is fed up with him too, since they don't appear to be in a big hurry to save his sorry ass either. Secret Service has probably been experiencing layoffs too, so why not.
martha
· 11 months ago
I sympathise with the shoe thrower but I thought it was really horrible that he could throw 2 shoes without any movement from the secret service. Another sign that every dept of our govt is lazy and stupid and dumbed down under Bush. Haven't we learned in this age of terrorism, that a determined person can be lethal?
martha
· 11 months ago
Obviously, this was not a lethal case, but I meant to say that determined people, willing to die, can always kill someone, and the secret service didn't even react.
brb915
· 11 months ago
Those guys are probably laughing like hell into their retirement..........Bush was a little pissy in his ABC interview afterward. He even had theunmitigated gall to say he had no idea what beef the guy had. is he effing kidding? I could give him 'bout 4200+ reasons for getting the sh*t beat outa him with a tee ball bat, let alone a frikkin shoe
smiling_dog
· 11 months ago
Shouldn't they have been diving in front of Bush to take a shoe for the President? Good Secret Service is hard to find these day. Maybe all the good agents already went over to Obama.
lost_nacf_gop
· 11 months ago
Yeah! Exactly. I don't care which agents drew their guns - tell me how many of 'em pulled off their right loafer and stood ready to chuck? (and how many of 'em couldn't decide which direction?)
vkobaya
· 11 months ago
Maybe all the good agents already went over to Obama.
I sincerely hope so. Would hate to see them react that poorly and slowly to a threat to Obama.
grandma
· 11 months ago
NY Times Editorial:
Bush: “I don’t think you can take one guy throwing shoes and say this represents a broad movement in Iraq. You can try to do that if you want to. I don’t think it would be accurate,” he insisted.
More than any other issue, the war of choice in Iraq will define Mr. Bush’s legacy. Yet he remains stubbornly convinced that the 2003 invasion was the absolute right thing to do.
Witnesses told The Times that Mr. Zaidi had been severely beaten by security officers on Sunday after being tackled at the press conference and dragged out.
No doubt he must face the charges — and punished if found guilty. But we hope Mr. Bush does not only see the incident as a source of endless “shoe” jokes. He must make clear to Baghdad that the United States does not condone abuse of defendants and that it expects Mr. al-Zaidi to have a speedy trial, a fair process and access to a competent lawyer.
I am troubled by this constant attempt to excuse the delayed reaction of the Secret Service. While the first shoe flying was funny, the guy having a SECOND attempt is just crazy. And on top of that--while the situation was not life-threatening--the SS reacted pretty slow. Had that journalist had a weapon, Bush would've been done for. And that's a scary thought.
devlzadvocate
· 11 months ago
The Secret Service was only prepared for one shoe. They were amazed that there was anybody in Iraq who actually had TWO shoes!
vkobaya
· 11 months ago
Had that journalist had a weapon, Bush would've been done for. And that's a scary thought.
Find that thought a very pleasant thought myself. Now what does deeply disturb me is the thought that they would be as incompetent in protecting Obama. The threats to Obama will be very serious and are sure to come.
wmforr
· 11 months ago
I would just be worried about how much money Cheney could steal in a one-month presidency.
I also hate the idea of the hagiography that would be written were Bush assassinated. Would that suddenly turn him into a hero, and we'd have to drive on the George W. Bush Highway to the George W. Bush Airport?
randy756
· 11 months ago
You are a vile human being. How can you think that the President of the United States dying is a pleasant thought? I don't care how much I agree or disagree with an elected official, I would never want them dead. You need help.
RitornaVincitor
· 11 months ago
I don't think the secret service over-reacted. They didn't act until the guy had thrown both shoes. An over-reaction would have been if they had returned the shoes to the guy and gave him a another shot.
devlzadvocate
· 11 months ago
LOLOL. Great. or lined up the reporters and charged them for a throw. Hit a president and win a prize.
wmforr
· 11 months ago
I think in the next production of "Assassins" the Barker is going to have to hand out shoes, singing, "Step up and hit a President."
Hey! I just heard a caller on malloy's show with this great suggestion: people all over the us: mail bush a shoe. you can fill out a index card with the wh address, tape it to the bottom and post office will mail it for you, don't package it... hell if we can't impeach the sociopath - need to find one an old shoe what a show of unity with the iraqi people
Sam
· 11 months ago
Seems ironically reminiscent of "Wag the Dog"!
Milli
· 11 months ago
Why does the fun stuff always happen when Jon Stewart is on vacation? He missed turkey-gate too.
smallhandff
· 11 months ago
Col. Mustard. In the Library. W a shoe.
dula
· 11 months ago
Re: people who say the shoe-thrower should thank us for giving him the freedom to throw shoes at heads of state:
DFA
Dumb Fuckin’ Americans who really believe we attacked Iraq to bring them freedom….oh I forgot, first it was because they had WMDs and Terrorists responsible for 911 but when that was proven as a lie it was all about purple thumbs and Iraqi freedom. Never mind that Saddam was our ally throughout the 80’s until the first Gulf War. Forget that we armed him. Forget that when he gassed the Kurds, Rumsfeld shook his hand and said “don’t worry, this will not affect our diplomatic relationship." Now you filthy, self-centered anti-Christs are claiming it was worth a million innocent Iraqi lives to see a shoe fly through the air. If only it was a steel-toe boot size 15.
shanobama
· 11 months ago
Maybe they thought he was Maxwell Smart?
warbler
· 11 months ago
I get a warm feeling every time I see the video. I don't feel guilty. I laugh and want to see it again. I'm an unholy wretch. I would feel bad if W was shot. Or hurt. I would hate to see someone throw a shoe at BHO. I would grieve if BHO was shot. But damn, seeing that shoe flying at W's head was a supremely satisfying moment.
Doombreed
· 11 months ago
And now al-Zaidi's brother is claiming he's been beaten in custody to the point they've had to transfer him to a hospital.
Folks you gotta figure that if the whole world can't stomach that POS Bush and they only see him on TV, how must the SS agents feel being AROUND the loser 24/7? They were probably rooting for the thrower.
tm
· 11 months ago
"great reflexes.." comments. Our man has experience with shoes being thrown at him. They are usually female, size Laura.
grandpajohn
· 11 months ago
Yet he remains stubbornly convinced that the 2003 invasion was the absolute right thing to do. Oh I don't think conviction has any thing to do with it other than his conviction that he can never admit that he is wrong. He is stubbornly convinced that he can never admit that he fucked up
dan
· 11 months ago
I find it incredible, (and, unforutnately, par for the course), that every report/blog I've heard or read on this is so ignorant. All they talk about is where were the secret service people and "it was only a shoe". Does no one realize what an insult our president, and through him, our country, has been handed????? Are Americans so ignorant of any culture than their own that they can' t see what happened? The sad answer is: apparently. In the eastern culture there is no greater insult than to slap someone in the face with a shoe or slipper. None! (Think what many of them walk through each day.) This guy is a national hero not just the joke that the American press is making him. We've been given yet another insult, in front of the world, and the world sees us yucking it up; too stupid to realize that we just slipped yet another rung down the ladder or respect. Oh, wait. I just realized why no one has said anything. We might UPSET them!!! And heaven knows, we can't do THAT.
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But somebody throws a shoe at him, and it's "swarm! swarm! swarm!"
Where was Bush when human bodies were floating in Louisiana, for days? What about the hundred thousand innocent people that were killed in Iraq, and Bush looking for wmd's?
Bush got off easy, with the 'shoes over Baghdad' caper.
I'm sorry, but I wish I could feel more sympathy about that, but honestly I found the whole thing to be hilarious.
Ain't it pay-back-time yet?
If anyone would have
a Bay of Pigs-sized grudge it would be them.
is he effing kidding?
I could give him 'bout 4200+ reasons for getting the sh*t beat outa him with a tee ball bat, let alone a frikkin shoe
I sincerely hope so. Would hate to see them react that poorly and slowly to a threat to Obama.
Bush: “I don’t think you can take one guy throwing shoes and say this represents a broad movement in Iraq. You can try to do that if you want to. I don’t think it would be accurate,” he insisted.
More than any other issue, the war of choice in Iraq will define Mr. Bush’s legacy. Yet he remains stubbornly convinced that the 2003 invasion was the absolute right thing to do.
Witnesses told The Times that Mr. Zaidi had been severely beaten by security officers on Sunday after being tackled at the press conference and dragged out.
No doubt he must face the charges — and punished if found guilty. But we hope Mr. Bush does not only see the incident as a source of endless “shoe” jokes. He must make clear to Baghdad that the United States does not condone abuse of defendants and that it expects Mr. al-Zaidi to have a speedy trial, a fair process and access to a competent lawyer.
http://theboard.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/if...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCW-Su2NG2w&eurl...
Find that thought a very pleasant thought myself. Now what does deeply disturb me is the thought that they would be as incompetent in protecting Obama. The threats to Obama will be very serious and are sure to come.
I also hate the idea of the hagiography that would be written were Bush assassinated. Would that suddenly turn him into a hero, and we'd have to drive on the George W. Bush Highway to the George W. Bush Airport?
Lone shoe-man? HAH! I think NOT!.
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people all over the us: mail bush a shoe.
you can fill out a index card with the wh address, tape it to the bottom and post office will mail it for you, don't package it...
hell if we can't impeach the sociopath - need to find one an old shoe
what a show of unity with the iraqi people
In the Library.
W a shoe.
DFA
Dumb Fuckin’ Americans who really believe we attacked Iraq to bring them freedom….oh I forgot, first it was because they had WMDs and Terrorists responsible for 911 but when that was proven as a lie it was all about purple thumbs and Iraqi freedom. Never mind that Saddam was our ally throughout the 80’s until the first Gulf War. Forget that we armed him. Forget that when he gassed the Kurds, Rumsfeld shook his hand and said “don’t worry, this will not affect our diplomatic relationship." Now you filthy, self-centered anti-Christs are claiming it was worth a million innocent Iraqi lives to see a shoe fly through the air. If only it was a steel-toe boot size 15.
I would hate to see someone throw a shoe at BHO.
I would grieve if BHO was shot.
But damn, seeing that shoe flying at W's head was a supremely satisfying moment.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7785338.stm
They were probably rooting for the thrower.
Oh I don't think conviction has any thing to do with it other than his conviction that he can never admit that he is wrong. He is stubbornly convinced that he can never admit that he fucked up
In the eastern culture there is no greater insult than to slap someone in the face with a shoe or slipper. None! (Think what many of them walk through each day.) This guy is a national hero not just the joke that the American press is making him. We've been given yet another insult, in front of the world, and the world sees us yucking it up; too stupid to realize that we just slipped yet another rung down the ladder or respect. Oh, wait. I just realized why no one has said anything. We might UPSET them!!! And heaven knows, we can't do THAT.
How dare they insult the USofA.
I mean, what did we ever do to them?