Iraqi journalist says goodbye to Bush. With his shoes
Remember when the statue of Saddam fell and everyone set about it with their shoes? It was then that I learnt that a shoe to the face is pretty much the greatest insult one Arab can give another. Well; at a recent press-contest an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at Bush. He almost got him in the face. It’s a pity Bush dodged, because then he could have said he had at least sacrificed something in the war on terror / Iraq / anyone who looks at us funny. Still, it was a pretty good throw (non of this under-arm nonsense) so full credit to the guy.
Apparently the reporter shouted, “This is a fairwell kiss, you dog” before he probably got the secret-service ass-kicking of his life. Apparently Dana Perino White House Press Secretary / presidential eye candy Dana Perino came away with a black eye in the scuffle. Lets hope at least she passes that message on.
I don’t know if it needs making clear how Iraqis feel about the current (but not for long, thank god) president but you never know, we might see Obama wearing an anti-hush puppies flak vest. For the comments section: If you could have any footwear thrown at you, what would it be?
December 14th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
[...] Iraqi journalist says goodbye to Bush. With his shoes Remember when the statue of Saddam fell and everyone set about it with their shoes? Well it was then I learnt that a shoe to the face is pretty much the greatest insult one Arab can give another. Well, at a recent press-contest an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at Bush. He almost got him in the face. Pity Bush dodged, because then he could have said he had at least sacrificed something in the war on terror / Iraq / anyone who looks at us funny. Still, it was a pretty good throw (non of this u [...]
December 15th, 2008 at 11:33 am
The shoe thing is a load of rubbish!! I remember CNN making a massive thing of it at the time when they pulled that massive Saddam statue down… all those Iraqui guys playing up for the camera…
Surely it’s pretty insulting if you throw shoes at anyone in any culture?
December 15th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
I would love to have these badboys thrown at me anyday
http://shoeblogs.com/images/5fingers.jpg
December 15th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
@Ramaldo : Presumably the idea that they use shoes as weaponry is just another cowardly tactic to show Arabs as violent people. Civilised types would use proper weaponry.
December 17th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
I just had a thought, doesn’t this make the airline shoe bomber even more of a prick? Like, he was trying to hit hundreds of people with his shoes at once. And an aeroplane.
December 20th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
@ste : Imagine they’d been worn by a fat, middleaged reporter for four months. Mmmmmmmmm.