I hate to say it, but I have to agree with you. By deflecting this incident as no-big-deal (watch the President's response to the BBC reporter's question), he looks like he doesn't understand what an insult this is. This is not some hippie college student throwing a pie at an Ann Coulter. This is the President of the United States faced with a journalist who was invited to this press briefing. It is absolutely unacceptable and should be treated as such. President Bush acts like it's no big deal ("That's what happens in free democracies"), but it is a huge deal in the eyes of the Iraqi people that the guy got away with this action.
As far as the SS goes, what gives? Did they pull all the "quality" agents and put them on Obama's post? The guy had time to throw four shoes before anyone even reacted.
FOUR shoes?? I only thought the guy had two!
I guess you and I are the few people who really understand the seriouosness of the insult offered and the inadequacy of Bush’s response.
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12/15/2008 7:56:18 AM PST by
ZULU
(Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts and guns made America great.)