Suppose the Shoe Thrower Targeted Saddam
by Larry Elder
The name: Muntadhar al-Zeidi — a new hero to many in the Muslim world.
President Bush — in a surprise, end-of-term visit to Iraq — held a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Al-Zeidi, an Iraqi "reporter," shouted, "This is your farewell kiss, you dog," and threw a shoe at Bush. The reporter quickly threw a second. The shoes missed their target only because an agile President Bush managed to duck. And with his typical self-de ...
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Posted by: Kook Dean
Comment: #1
Thu Dec 25, 2008 9:25 PM
Great article, you left out one other comment: Name one other middle eastern country(Muslim), where a reporter could throw his shoe at a head of state and live to tell about it? Saudi Arabia? Iran? Syria? Iraq after the U.S. invasion?
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Posted by: Mickey
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Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:49 PM
I was amazed and appalled at not only the disrespect shown our president by this man, but by our own news people. Until Mr Obama takes office, George Bush is still the president of the United States of America. We may like him or loathe him, but he is ours for all intents and purposes. Even in families, You do not air your dirty laundry, nor openly show disdain for the "weird" uncle. You close ranks and offer protection, because you are family. How sad that Americans mock and ridicule their own leader for all the world to see. George Bush was not alone in his decisions about the war and finances, but he alone is offered up to the scorn of the world and his own country is leading the way. How sad.
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