Should Bush ask Maliki to pardon the shoe-thrower?

HOTAIR.COM ^ | Dec 24,2008 | Allahpundit

[VideoDoctor]

BUSH should PARDON and FORGIVE Ramos and Compean FIRST.

[kabar]

Agreed. And this was not some unwashed peasant expressing his anger. This was an accredited Iraqi reporter who was allowed access to a restricted government press conference. He had Baathist connections. It is also worth noting that more than 30 Iraqi government officials with Baathist connections were recently arrested as part of a conspiracy to overthrow the government. I see no way Maliki could allow such disrespect even as a purely domestic internal matter. It undermines government authorty and shows disrespect for an ally and world leader.

[Doctor Raoul]

Bowden works for the Philadelphia Inquirer but didn't mention it in the short bio at the end of this column. He mentioned Atlantic Monthly, but not the Inquirer.

[pray4liberty]

I am sure by now President Bush is counting the days he can retire from all this mess...let Obama wrestle those alligators!

[lilylangtree]

He*l no! It’s an internal matter. The prez just needs to keep his mouth shut and see what backbone Maliki has.

[Right Wing Assault]

For Americans, the only serious issue raised by the shoe-throwing episode is how Mr. Zaidi was able to throw the second one.

You betcha!

[Doogle]

...make him wear waders for a year, by the time he gets them off, whoever he was going to throw em at could be out of town

[Eagles6]

Bowden is an a$$. According to friends in the military who have had the “pleasure” to meet him he thinks that because he wrote a book about a battle he is now a warrior. His writing stinks too.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

I'm of two minds,

Yes ask for leniency for the punk with the understanding he has to apologize publicly for his assault. He's supposedly suffered quite a bit at the hands of his countrymen, perhaps enough to make him think twice about attacking a man with a shoe.

BUT

We are talking about the office of "The President of The United States" If just anyone can throw a shoe at the office holder and get away with it, it sets a bad example.

I dunno...

[Elpasser]

This is nonsense. Throwing a shoe in the culture of the Near-East is far more disrespectful than in this country.

This dirtbag should languish in Abu Ghraib for 10 to 15 years.

[Gondring]

Suleiman the Magnificient is turning in his grave.

Not with that big diaper or onion he wore on his head! ;-)

[Gondring]

LOL...good one!

[Revolting cat!]

De bestest one yet!

[varon]

Would have been cool if W had caught them.and flung them back ;-)

[bmwcyle]

And the Obama chicken thrower

[Candor7]

Apply Sharia law, and cut of one of his hands.

[Joan Kerrey]

Should Bush ask Maliki to pardon the shoe-thrower?
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Nope. It’s an Iraqi issue.

[FlyVet]

He threw those shoes really hard. If they had gotten him in the face, I'd say enough damage would have been done for felony assault, so he should spend a few months in jail. The Prez ducked both shots easily, and I thought he looked rather amused by the challenge.

"Nyaaaah, ya missed me! Nyaaaaah!"

[happinesswithoutpeace]

oh lawd

[Doctor Raoul]

That’s a waste of perfectly good chicken...