Waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Hah-ha! I can remember news reports that explained the cultural background behind why people were taking off their shoes to pound Saddam Hussein’s likenesses.
“Sorry about destroying your country and turning it over to Iran, but hey, feel free to wing a Chuck Taylor at the President!”
Since we’re mentioning the fall of the statue I’d like to remind about how the US government staged it and it was anything but a spontaneous demonstration of new found Iraqi freedom.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Toppling_the_statue_of_Saddam_Hussein
What, both of them? (Both people, I mean, not both shoes.)
That was my first thought*. I mean, once we get into ‘flinging footwear at someone’, I think your meaning is going to be pretty universally clear. I’d be pretty surprised if anyone, anywhere took having a shoe thrown at them as anything but a clear insult.
*after I stopped giggling, I mean. The BBC has great footage of it here
If they were sneakers, that would make them Nike missiles.
No fan of Dubya I, but c’mon. He is soon to be relegated to the trash heap of history. You want to gloat over the fact that there are some Iraqis who dislike him? That is a surprise to you? That’s as low as he can go? No, his low points are many - this isn’t even close. I am actually giving him points lately for working to make the transition successful and for doing what I consider the right things on some difficult issues lately - over the objections of many in his own party.
This is just ped-y … uh I mean petty.
That was funny! If he’d been that quick-witted earlier in his career, he wouldn’t be dodging shoes now. Anyone else want to praise the throwee’s aim? You can’t say he was half-hearted.
This may be one of the few brushes with reality that could penetrate his bubble and prey on his mind for a couple of nights.
Half a million dead, a war of aggression sold with lies, a million refugees, and covering up the outing of a CIA agent… for which he’ll collect a hefty pension and and enjoy a life of fine dining at the best tables.
Kudos to the dedicated journalists of Iraq.
Afterwards, George said - something like - “It’s just like a political rally, where people heckle you, or when a car drives by, and someone waves less than 5 fingers!”.
No, George. A more suitable comparison would be if menstruating women threw their tampons at you!
Waaaay back when, I went to go see the Butthole Surfers (who were incidentally opening for Nirvana, who I couldn’t give a rat’s ass about.)
A few minutes into their first number, some little twit tossed a shoe at Gibby, and they immediately pulled the plug on the whole show and went home.
If only…
From the side angle you could see how fast the shoe traveled. It was a nice dodge.
Yet another terrorist attack foiled by Bush. This terrorist allegedly trained and prepared for this attack for years in the borderland between Pakistan and Afghanistan, only to be stopped by an unexpected ducking maneuver by Bush.
If only he’d been wearing a pair of these!
kinda like
to bad it wasnt Bush
“Mr. President, what was that?!!”
W: “A shoe!!!”
“What???”
W: “A shoe!!”
GESUNDHEIT!!!
Sorry, I just couldn’t resist it!!!
The more I watch that clip the more convinced I become that the shoes were thrown by two separate shoe throwers. Start watching the clip around the 0:32 mark, then go back, and to the left… back, and to the left… they’re trying to say some magic shoe almost hit him and the guy next to him when it clearly came from a sandy knoll on the other side of the room.
And seriously, I can understand being able to throw one shoe without the Secret Service having you pinned down, but two? If I were president I’d want security to have him cuffed, on the ground, possibly kneecapped, and to know his name and aliases and the names of his parents and cousins before the second shoe was thrown. I hope they’re more conscientious with Obama.
Those were nice throws. I wish I had that kind of aim under pressure.
Two other reporters were detained after the incident because they called the shoe-throwing “courageous.” Let’s all pat ourselves on the back for the “freedom” we’re exporting to the Middle East.
“Staged” it? Really? :rolleyes:You might want to read your own cite and/or look up the meaning of “staged”.
But thanks for reminding everyone of what they already knew, even though it’s not what you claim.
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If this is the worst thing that happens to President Bush in Iraq, he’s getting off light. Hell, if he were to get shot in one of his limbs, that would also be getting off light.
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It was a nifty dodge.
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It was also a good throw – if not for that nifty dodge, the shoe would have hit the President right between in the eyes, and the throw was made in a pressure situation with good velocity. The Mets should consider signing him.