Category: News Author : Duncan Riley Posted: December 14, 2008
Tags : bush, bush shoe, bush shoe iraq, bush shoe video, bush shoe youtube, man throws shoes at bush, man throws shoes at bush video, ush shoes
US President George W Bush had an interesting reception at a press conference in Iraq Sunday when a journalist decided to throw his shoes at him.
Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi hurled two shoes at President Bush while shouting “It is the farewell kiss, you dog.”
President Bush, not always known for his quickness with words showed skill during the attack, managing to duck as both shoes were thrown.
The soles of shoes are considered the ultimate insult in Arab culture. President Bush laughed off the incident, saying: “It doesn’t bother me. If you want the facts, it was a size 10 shoe that he threw”.
Here’s the Bush Shoe video:
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Dec 14, 2008
BUSH DESERVES IT..GOOD JOB JOURNALIST
Dec 14, 2008
First
Dec 14, 2008
'Bout time somebody had the cajones to let it fly…
Dec 14, 2008
did it a bit late but still good job…
weldone
Dec 14, 2008
Wow Bush has good reflexes…Malaki barely flinched!
either that or the video has been sped up.
Dec 15, 2008
I am sad and worried both.
Sad about that why & how the journalist missed the target on such a close range. And worried that they might also put blame of this incident on Pakistan
Dec 15, 2008
What an idiot journalist. Bush owns.
Dec 15, 2008
Next thing you know they will be forbidding people from having shoes in Press Conferences!
Dec 15, 2008
i am so sick of these ungreatful pieces of garbage. we should have a carpet bombed that entire country and evey country that is proven to have any militent muslims within their borders, they are low life scum who have been killing each other for centuries. we should do what we CAN TO SUPORT THE EFFORT. any of you liberal bastards that think otherwise when thy are sliting your throat or those of your families, and for you homosexuals check the policy of Achmadenijad toward your “lifestyle”. you have let your self be lulled into inaction, this should be a call to arms, for you idiots that think this raghead was right GET OUT OF MY COUNTRY NOW
Dec 15, 2008
he has killed million of ppl all over the world he deserves a lot more
Dec 15, 2008
he has killed millions of ppl all over the world he deserves lot more than this
Dec 15, 2008
hello
dowen with bush .
mersy from iraqi journalist
Dec 15, 2008
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, i love this video, hhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha bush will be fried on hell very soon.. will see, bush is a son a SATAN..
Dec 15, 2008
http://krunchd.com/bushshoemix
Compilation of Iraqi Bush-ShoeBomber Remixes [incl. my own freestyle mix] ;
Dec 16, 2008
He deserves it…..Great job…..Braveman
Dec 16, 2008
wow that is a great job Bush deserves it. thank you mr journalist
Dec 16, 2008
It is shame. We should respect even if he is an enemy.
Dec 22, 2008
support this effort :get a fucking clue
-would not matter what country you are in – sooner or later zap we will find you.
you OWN this one! lets take it outside.
NOW
Dec 23, 2008
When President Bush made an unannounced visit to Iraq last December 14, Sunday, something happened and it is when he was having his news conference to the Prime Minister of Iraq an Iraqi an journalist named Muntadhar al-Zeidi took off his shoes and hurled them at the President. He exclaimed, “This is your farewell kiss, you dog!” just as he hurled his shoes at the President. In Arabic culture hitting or throwing his or her shoes to someone so the soles it hit them is considered as a great insult. Just to give you an idea, in 2003, before the statue of Saddam Hussein was toppled, and during and after, the statue was pelted with numerous pairs of shoes. The idea here is that they only do it to people they really hate. People from around the region have been hailing the actions of al-Zeidi as heroic, even though Bush laughed it off as a “sign of a free society” – kind of like having a bevy of financial options, such as payday loans. He was quickly arrested, and taken into custody, and the footwear was taken into the evidence locker. He currently awaits trial. Click to read more on Payday Loans.
Dec 23, 2008
Sorry, this is hilarious,
The other thing that I think is worth mentioning is that Bush really ought to consider the fact that this is not just someone throwing their shoes at him but actually a cultural insult. Although, this man should not have thrown his shoes at him, our president still doesn't understand or appreciate the “culture” in Iraq. He just shruggs it off as just someone throwing their shoes, nothing more. How sad.
Dec 23, 2008
duh
Dec 23, 2008
bush !!! he deserves a lot mor dan dat wel don journalist