[sionnsar]

They probably wanded and searched them all for weps..that is why he had to resort to the shoes.

In Arab culture this is a BIG insult.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

In Arab culture this [hitting with shoe] is a BIG insult"

Remember when the Saddam statue was pulled through the streets of Baghdad and all the Shiites were hitting the statue with sandals and shoes?

[Jedidah]

Well, “sticks and stones” and all that. . .

As the President told graduates at Texas A&M on Friday:

“Remember that popularity is as fleeting as the Texas wind. Character and conscience are as sturdy as the oaks on this campus. If you go home at night, look in the mirror and be satisfied that you have done what is right, you will pass the only test that matters.”

[happinesswithoutpeace]

I know. I was just pointing out that the fact that he tossed the shoe does not mean they (the crowd) were not checked for weapons prior to the event.

[dusttoyou]

What arab culture? Just some muslim Sand Nword thing.