Bush gets two shoes thrown at him

[metallicat]

Hilarious video found within the link.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bush;_ylt...JxK75J_GOs0NUE

BAGHDAD – On an Iraq trip shrouded in secrecy and marred by dissent, President George W. Bush on Sunday hailed progress in the war that defines his presidency and got a size-10 reminder of his unpopularity when a man hurled two shoes at him during a news conference.

"This is the end!" shouted the protester, later identified as Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt.

Bush ducked both shoes as they whizzed past his head and landed with a thud against the wall behind him.

"All I can report," Bush joked later, "is a size 10."

[NuclearFart]

hah funny stuff. He's really lucky he wasnt shot by the secret service, or at the very least tazed.

[flylock shox]

As much as I hate Bush, and as much as I wish that guy'd managed to hit him with both shoes, and that each of them was filled with lead, I gotta admit... those were some pretty cool under pressure dodges there.

[FanIn80]

In Iraqi culture, throwing shoes at someone is a sign of contempt. Iraqis whacked a statue of Saddam with their shoes after U.S. marines toppled it to the ground following the 2003 invasion.

How fitting is it, that Bush gets treated the same way Hussein did?

[Phanuthier]

Nice dodge indeed

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by NuclearFart

hah funny stuff. He's really lucky he wasnt shot by the secret service, or at the very least tazed.

Really? I wasn't aware the secret service went around shooting people who are not threats.

[Otto-matic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D5oKEVqQJg

[I_H8_Crawford]

[flylock shox]

I think he actually smiled after the first one missed him.

[Otto-matic]

It looked like Bush enjoyed ducking the first shoe thrown.

[ClubFlames]

All those years of playing Dodgeball finally put to use by Dubya!

[GreenTeaFrapp]

I bet he's played the soccer game on the Wii Fit a few times.

[Weiser Wonder]

Originally Posted by flylock shox

I think he actually smiled after the first one missed him.

He did smile but if it was out of shock or finding the situation funny I don't know.

He didn't look one bit perturbed by the situation that's for sure.

[Weiser Wonder]

It just occurred to me that the reporter would have made Bush look much worse if he just asked tough questions. Bush is good at dodging shoes, not so good at dodging questions.

[ClubFlames]

Originally Posted by Weiser Wonder

He did smile but if it was out of shock or finding the situation funny I don't know.

He didn't look one bit perturbed by the situation that's for sure.

Maybe he expected a bomb thrown at him but smiled when he saw a shoe coming his way?

[Weiser Wonder]

Originally Posted by ClubFlames

Maybe he expected a bomb thrown at him but smiled when he saw a shoe coming his way?

You've forgotten about the shoe bomber. I think Dubya just likes a fight.

[ClubFlames]

Originally Posted by Weiser Wonder

You've forgotten about the shoe bomber. I think Dubya just likes a fight.

See I did think of the shoe bomb but there was no explosion and plus I just think Bush is too dumb to even put shoe+bomb together at the same time while ducking. Too much thinkin/analyzing for him.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by flylock shox

As much as I hate Bush, and as much as I wish that guy'd managed to hit him with both shoes, and that each of them was filled with lead, I gotta admit... those were some pretty cool under pressure dodges there.

I would imagine 8 years of defending what is potentially the worst presidency in history makes you fairly quick on your feet.

Plus, he's a natural runner.

[Eddie Bronze]

Did the guy just reach down and pull the second one off his foot? You'd have thought he'd have had them ready to go there.

[Winsor_Pilates]

the first dodge was great. I think that's the most effective and talented thing I've ever seen him do.