[DogBarkTree]

Out of a billion Muslims it seems that only a handful understand that Mr Shoe made them look like idiots.

[HondaCRF450]

People don’t seem to appreciate it when you give them what they don’t want, can’t handle, and despise. No surprise.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Here are the shoes in question:
http://tinyurl.com/a3f6n7

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

And out of several million western “journalists”, politicos, and pundits — only a handful understand that their support of Mr Shoe makes them look like idiots. (Or — confirms that they are idiots.)

[G8 Diplomat]

Arab states are typically, in the memorable words of Tahseen Bashir, an Egyptian diplomat, so many "tribes with flags."

That's so true. Saudis are no different ethnically from Emiratis, Bahrainis, Qataris, Syrians, Iraqis, and the whole lot. They're all Arabs. The only difference is the family who rules them. They didn't even draw their own borders, the British did. Ibn Saud decided he wanted a kingdom, so he kicked out the previous tribe (Hashemites) from Mecca and took it for himself, sending the Hashemites into Iraq and Jordan. So he and his 10,000 cousins have their little green flag and voila, Saudi Arabia is born. The Al-Maktum family of Dubai has ruled the place for over 200 years, and now the UAE's got its own flag too. There's no reason why the UAE and Saudi couldn't be the same country, but the tribes who live in each region want their *own* land.

[Oldpuppymax]

So throwing shoes is applauded. Beheading is applauded. Killing people who don’t follow your religion is applauded. Murderers are rewarded with virgins in heaven. And the left is ashamed because these people don’t approve of Americans!

[Charlespg]

We are going to have to face the fact that some groups of people are only happy when they have some thug with a AK 47 standing behind them ready to put a boot in their ass

[yawningotter]

So, will I receive the same level of adulation from the press if I throw my shoes at Obama?