# Man Thows Shoes at W: Can He Sink Lower? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 14, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137 "2008-12-14T18:21:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/101 "2008-12-15T06:12:33Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > If they were sneakers, that would make them Nike missiles. I want you to go to your room and think about what you’ve done… ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/102 "2008-12-15T06:12:35Z")
> [@Lakai](#): > > From the side angle you could see how fast the shoe traveled. It was a nice dodge. I always thought Bush was a dodgy man. ---
**Author:** ![Wiltshire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ea5d25/32.png) [@Wiltshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wiltshire)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/103 "2008-12-15T09:36:05Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > I am actually giving him points lately for working to make the transition successful Why, what do you expect? He swore an oath, after all. Anything else would be high treason and ought to get him executed like the other guy. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/104 "2008-12-15T09:59:57Z")
> [@Wiltshire](#): > > Why, what do you expect? He swore an oath, after all. Anything else would be high treason and ought to get him executed like the other guy. Right. It would be treason to say trash the White House offices and pry the Os off the computer keyboards. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/105 "2008-12-15T10:31:44Z")
> [@DanBlather](#): > > Really? I thought it was kind of a lame duck. You win this and every other thread on the subject. My first reaction was “Hey - George knows the five D’s!” ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/106 "2008-12-15T11:31:29Z")
Kind of silly, but what I think of every time I see this thread title is “How do you throw a shoe at a network share?” (At my office, the w:\ drive is a network disk space where various teams and departments can put up commonly used files.) ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/107 "2008-12-15T11:57:53Z")
…and now the Democrats are going to show how better Obama is a dodgin’ shoes. Quick reflexes for a lame duck and he kept his cool. I see a video-game now… ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/108 "2008-12-15T14:07:07Z")
I suspect that Democrats would prefer that Obama demonstrate the ability not to create situations that make people want to throw shoes at him, but there’s only so much one man can do. Much as I think the Bush administration (and especially Rumsfeld) screwed up Iraq by failing to base their post-conquest plans on anything approaching reality, I don’t think one pissed-off guy throwing shoes is likely to affect Bush or his ratings one way or the other. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/109 "2008-12-15T15:29:45Z")
At least we know that there is nothing that the press can throw at Bush that he can’t dodge! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/110 "2008-12-15T15:33:18Z")
What a lame duck. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/111 "2008-12-15T15:51:02Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > I think it is fair to say that the U.S. Military _instigated_ the toppling of the statue. And it could very well be that the media chose to spin it as they did. And the PSYOPS people sought to get as much out of it as they could (having the kids climb on the vehicle). But to say that this spontaneous event was “staged” is spin pure and simple. Ah yes, just another perfectly ordinary U.S.-instigated spontaneous political event. Sadly, many other countries stubbornly fail to acknowledge that political activity instigated by the U.S. is still completely spontaneous. This frustrating cultural barrier can be a serious detriment to public perception of America in the Middle East. And Latin America, for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/112 "2008-12-15T16:41:00Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > Is it just me or does Bush like he’s amused by it? It’s not just you; I thought it was hilarious. I would never say something like “where’s Richard Reid when you need him,” but someone might. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/113 "2008-12-15T18:06:38Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > What a lame duck. Heh heh heh… even money that Jon Stewart uses that one tonight. I have to say that as much as I loathe Bush and the air around him, this could have happened to anybody. If the closest Obama comes to assassination during his term(s) is a hurled shoe I’ll be very happy. Does anybody know the name of the journalist (bald and seems kind of tall) who was “first responder” in blocking the throws? That guy had guts- for all he knew the guy may have thrown the shoe as a distraction while drawing a gun or a sharp or blunt object of some sort. And why in hell were the Secret Service separated from the president by a door? Reminds me of Lincoln’s body guard going next door for a drink during OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Hopefully they’ll be a tad more conscientious with Obama. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/114 "2008-12-16T00:41:50Z")
> [@Terrifel](#): > > Ah yes, just another perfectly ordinary U.S.-instigated spontaneous political event. > > Sadly, many other countries stubbornly fail to acknowledge that political activity instigated by the U.S. is still completely spontaneous. This frustrating cultural barrier can be a serious detriment to public perception of America in the Middle East. And Latin America, for that matter. Perhaps if you’d be so good as to strip away what I assume is sarcasm, some meaning might surface. I’m unsure what your point is. Of course, I’m assuming it’s relevant, and that could be a mistake on my part. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/115 "2008-12-16T01:22:51Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > Perhaps if you’d be so good as to strip away what I assume is sarcasm, some meaning might surface. I’m unsure what your point is. Of course, I’m assuming it’s relevant, and that could be a mistake on my part. I wouldn’t worry about it too much. It was an entirely spontaneous remark, though it was directly prompted by your earlier post. Most of my spontaneous actions are instigated by other people. They generally occur at midnight, on the ocean. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/116 "2008-12-16T01:47:50Z")
> [@Terrifel](#): > > I wouldn’t worry about it too much. It was an entirely spontaneous remark, though it was directly prompted by your earlier post. Most of my spontaneous actions are instigated by other people. They generally occur at midnight, on the ocean. Not only that, radio lavender is not caliphate acquired nutritious foodstuffs! Oceans, indeed! More like a moist towelette. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/117 "2008-12-16T02:00:16Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > Not only that, radio lavender is not caliphate acquired nutritious foodstuffs! Oceans, indeed! More like a moist towelette. That’s my signal! Crap! I can’t find my lucky brown socks! I can’t go out on a mission without my lucky brown socks! Sorry guys, we’re gonna have to scrub it. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/118 "2008-12-16T04:25:42Z")
[Kast En Sko På Bush](http://flash.vg.no/grafikk/2008/bush/kast_sko.html) I got him on the first and third tries. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/119 "2008-12-16T09:22:33Z")
> [@Scylla](#): > > Those were some wicked fast reflexes! He just casually dodged both shoes, no big deal. It’s the lack of higher brain functions getting in the way. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137/120 "2008-12-16T10:20:41Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > I hate the man but he did show some good moves. It would have been great if he had caught the second shoe and nailed the thrower between the eyes with it. Where’s Putin when you need him? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-thows-shoes-at-w-can-he-sink-lower/477137.md?page=7)