Posted on 12/14/2008 2:30:55 PM PST by Daffynition
(NECN) - President George W. Bush addressed the progress made in the Iraq War on Sunday, in a visit to Baghdad just 37 days prior to handing off the war to President-elect Barack Obama. But President Bush got more than he bargained for -- he was able to show off his dodgeball skills. Or, dodge-shoe skills, in this case.
Who throws a shoe, you ask? Al-Baghdadia television correspondent Muntadar al-Zeidi, who peeled off both of his shoes and threw them a the U.S. President, shouting "This is the end!"
Bush dodged both shoes as they whipped past his head.
"All I can report," Bush joked later, "is a size 10."
The trip comes on the heals of a U.S., Iraqi security agreement that allows U.S. troops to stay in Iraq longer than anticipated.
Nearly 150,000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq fighting a war that is intensely disliked across the globe. More than 4,209 members of the U.S. military have died in the conflict, which has cost U.S. taxpayers $576 billion since it began five years and nine months ago.
Bush later brushed off the shoe incident, comparing it political protests at home.
"So what if I guy threw his shoe at me?" he said.
the Yankees need to sign that guy
it’s a good thing GWB has quick reflexes.
Exactly. Why is the story about some retard media pig’s opinion instead of WHICH secret service agent has his ass in a sling for not catching the idiot who threw a shoe at the President of the United States?
Exactly ...one I could see...but two? No way!
Someone doing such a thing deserves to be shot. For their stupidity if for no other reason. If I planned to throw something at a president, I would EXPECT to be shot.
'A few Iraqi journalists stood to apologize to Mr. Bush.
"Thanks for apologizing on behalf of the Iraqi people. It doesn't bother me," Mr. Bush said before cracking a joke that lightened the tense atmosphere in the room.
"If you want the facts, it was a size 10 shoe that he threw," he said. "
I agree ; take him out and shoot him ....just like that .
End of story
My thoughts exactly. They were asleep at the switch. Every SS agent in the room should be assigned to look for counterfeiters in rural North Dakota before the week is out.
F***ing muslim. I agree the Secret Service should’ve capped him immediately.
F***ing muslim. I agree the Secret Service should’ve capped him immediately.
“...peeled off both of his shoes and threw them a the U.S. President, shouting ‘This is the end!’”
Typically unappreciative, knuckledragging POS mohammedan. They make me sick. I say, NEVER liberate another muslim country again. No blood for muslims!
Holy cow! Were the SS in the back room on coffee break?
Jeez. Good thing it wasn’t a grenade.
It would have been cool if Bush caught the first shoe in his left hand and winged it back at they guy, hitting him in the forehead.
That being said, it is scary some unhinged reporter could get that close to our President.
Every Secret Service agent on duty should be transferred to the worst post in the world and the agent in charge should have to clean the toilets with his tooth brush!
The shoe thrower should have a Texas mudhole stomped into his butt and then walked off with a tank!
The ones in front were either in another room, coming out afterwards, or, the one up front who did not get in front of the President, again, until after the 2nd shoe was thrown.
Completely unacceptable in my opinion.
Ditto that!
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