There must be some kind of specific Iraqi insult regarding hitting someone with your shoes. I remember some of the news footage that appeared around the time they did the whole statue toppling thing in Baghdad was of an old man taking off his shoe and slapping a picture of Saddam Hussein with it.
There must be some kind of specific Iraqi insult regarding hitting someone with your shoes. I remember some of the news footage that appeared around the time they did the whole statue toppling thing in Baghdad was of an old man taking off his shoe and slapping a picture of Saddam Hussein with it.
Yeah Bill Richardson has a story about how when he leaned back or something and some Iraqi diplomat (or Saddam?) saw the bottom of his shoes he was greatly insulted and almost threw him out. Yeah it is a pretty bad insult I think.
Considering all of the destruction,death and carnage that President -Defect Bush has unleashed in that country i thought that shoe attack was rather restrained.
The shoe represents the lowest part of the body (the foot) and displaying or throwing a shoe at someone or something in Arab cultures denotes that the person or thing is "beneath them." Showing the bottom of one's feet or shoes (for example, putting one's feet up on a table or desk) in Arab cultures is considered an extreme insult.[citation needed] Examples include Iraqi citizens smacking torn-down posters of Saddam Hussein with their shoes, and the depiction of President of the United States George H. W. Bush on a tile mosaic of the floor of the Al-Rashid Hotel's lobby, forcing all visitors entering the hotel to walk on Bush's face to enter the hotel.
holy Jeebs man, did anyone happen to notice the room they were in was SUPER ghetto? I mean, I know Iraq is ravaged but i seem to remember there being nicer buildings than that. They cannot all be destroyed can they? Well, I suppose "anything" is possible. That room looked like my basement. Perhaps the man was offended that the press area was so poor? Could be just be a corner of a nice room i guess.
Personally, i think the Iraqi precedent arranged that. lol I mean, think about it. Hasn't he already expressed interest in Obamas 16 month withdrawal plan? Now Bush is pushing for 3 more years before the end of his term. I don't really know what's on the table as far as that goes these days. But, this was by far the funniest subtle hint anyone has dropped, or threw, on national television.
holy Jeebs man, did anyone happen to notice the room they were in was SUPER ghetto? I mean, I know Iraq is ravaged but i seem to remember there being nicer buildings than that. They cannot all be destroyed can they? Well, I suppose "anything" is possible. That room looked like my basement. Perhaps the man was offended that the press area was so poor? Could be just be a corner of a nice room i guess.
Personally, i think the Iraqi precedent arranged that. lol I mean, think about it. Hasn't he already expressed interest in Obamas 16 month withdrawal plan? Now Bush is pushing for 3 more years before the end of his term. I don't really know what's on the table as far as that goes these days. But, this was by far the funniest subtle hint anyone has dropped, or threw, on national television.
Interesting, no, FUNNY, times we live in. haha.
HAHA dude I thought the exact same thing! I was thinking "Damn Bushie has some Matrix like reflexes...and then I look at the room and was like WTF?! Where is the creepy uncle with a VHS recorder. That is dank room!"
Ephesians 2:8-9 ... i know you are known here, but do you have any sense of space and time ?
Doesn't matter, you seemed to have missed the SUPER GHETTO chandelier! but i'm sure the iraque president also installed that pretext to give the shoe shooter some light to aim.
I'm with Talon on this, if he had good reflexes he would have caught the shoes and threw them back.
lol @ austin powers. Who throws a shoe?! Honestly!?
Would have been sick if he caught them, but he did dodge them nicely! Catching them probably would have sent a different message... but i guess at the time it could have been a knife or something, so dodging would have been the better option.
Am I the only one is wondering WTF the secret service were doing? I thought the secret service guys were supposed to jump in front of the president and take a bullet, but these guys can't even block a shoe?? Don't people usually get shot for shit like that?
Am I the only one is wondering WTF the secret service were doing? I thought the secret service guys were supposed to jump in front of the president and take a bullet, but these guys can't even block a shoe?? Don't people usually get shot for shit like that?
Or the second shoe... But really...
Option 1) Take the bullet (in this case the shoe) and probably die for a hated and despised president in the waning days of office.
Option 2) Explain to reporters how shocked you are at the speed in which the attacker acted. Then happily retire to some place warm.
His explanation of the situation after it was over is one in many reasons why I'm glad he only has one more month left. People don't do that sort of thing for attention. They do it for revenge, justice, fairness, etc. Not attention. This is probably one of the few times he has set foot in Iraq. Since the beginning, he stepped aside and let his cabinet destroy it. Oblivious to actual events taking place. One more month.
Ely: I thought he was being uncharacteristically wellspoken there. He did it out of anger, sure, but he can't have been too sad about it being televised nationwide, and now internationally. So 'attention' isn't entirely off the mark, I don't think.
Am I the only one is wondering WTF the secret service were doing? I thought the secret service guys were supposed to jump in front of the president and take a bullet, but these guys can't even block a shoe?? Don't people usually get shot for shit like that?
Do you honestly think all the people in that room weren't carefully inspected for any sort of weapons? Seriously, you can't be that naive!
Am I the only one is wondering WTF the secret service were doing? I thought the secret service guys were supposed to jump in front of the president and take a bullet, but these guys can't even block a shoe?? Don't people usually get shot for shit like that?
Yes they calculated and evaluated the throw and came up with that Bush clearly had the skill to take care of his own in that situation, with him being a ninja and all...
HAHAHa, Nightwish is a good and random choice for that gif.
I wouldn't say Matrix reflexes, the guy telegraphed his moves pretty well in advance.. this just happened to be the first time Bush has paid attention in a looong time. XD
lol my morning was started off great by seeing this video! i laughed sooo soooo hard. First thoughts in my head were 1) wow thats a bad throw, and 2) a second throw? A CLEAR SECOND SHOT? someones getn fired!! ss = loose. If its been this easy to hit the fuker, why hasnt someone really HIT him =P
No kidding. When I watched that, I was like "freaking Spiderman...!"
Knowing how hated he is, his spidey senses must have been tingling ever since Air Force One touched down. I'm surprised he didn't duck behind the podium every time someone raised their hand for a question.
@ vig hahaha
Everyone was like WHAT THE FUCK.They're looking at this guy...and he is throwing a freaking shoe at Bush.
OO.oo.didcha see the secret service guys come out of the back door.Crazy shit
Got an old pair of shoes lying around, waiting to be used in a ritual gesture of disrespect? Send 'em to the GW Bush liberry so they can put them on the My Pet Goat shelf.
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Too bad the whole conflict in Iraq couldn't have been solved with a dodgeball match, Dubya's got mad dodging skills! He would've pegged that fatass Saddam!
I've done some inter-sleuthing and throwing an object at someone will typically get you charged with misdemeanor assault and a month in prison - now granted all those cases were pie-in-the-face attacks.
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But I will say Dubya's got reflexes like a Cat!
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Yeah Bill Richardson has a story about how when he leaned back or something and some Iraqi diplomat (or Saddam?) saw the bottom of his shoes he was greatly insulted and almost threw him out. Yeah it is a pretty bad insult I think.
The shoe represents the lowest part of the body (the foot) and displaying or throwing a shoe at someone or something in Arab cultures denotes that the person or thing is "beneath them." Showing the bottom of one's feet or shoes (for example, putting one's feet up on a table or desk) in Arab cultures is considered an extreme insult.[citation needed] Examples include Iraqi citizens smacking torn-down posters of Saddam Hussein with their shoes, and the depiction of President of the United States George H. W. Bush on a tile mosaic of the floor of the Al-Rashid Hotel's lobby, forcing all visitors entering the hotel to walk on Bush's face to enter the hotel.
The last bit is kind of funny.
Personally, i think the Iraqi precedent arranged that. lol I mean, think about it. Hasn't he already expressed interest in Obamas 16 month withdrawal plan? Now Bush is pushing for 3 more years before the end of his term. I don't really know what's on the table as far as that goes these days. But, this was by far the funniest subtle hint anyone has dropped, or threw, on national television.
Interesting, no, FUNNY, times we live in. haha.
HAHA dude I thought the exact same thing! I was thinking "Damn Bushie has some Matrix like reflexes...and then I look at the room and was like WTF?! Where is the creepy uncle with a VHS recorder. That is dank room!"
Did they check the man's shoes? Perhaps there was a Weapon of Mass Destruction in there.
Doesn't matter, you seemed to have missed the SUPER GHETTO chandelier! but i'm sure the iraque president also installed that pretext to give the shoe shooter some light to aim.
I'm with Talon on this, if he had good reflexes he would have caught the shoes and threw them back.
Did they check the man's shoes? Perhaps there was a Weapon of Mass Destruction in there.[/QUOTE]
Sure, might as well light his shoes on fire next time.
Bugger sure has superior reflexes.
I'd postulate that it's probably regarded as pretty fucking bad in any culture to throw your shoes at someone.
i could imagine he´s amused by everything, even his owne stupidness
It's from all that practice dodging the issues and ducking responsibility :poly124:
I think I would have got a shoe in the face...
LOL
Would have been sick if he caught them, but he did dodge them nicely! Catching them probably would have sent a different message... but i guess at the time it could have been a knife or something, so dodging would have been the better option.
Option 1) Take the bullet (in this case the shoe) and probably die for a hated and despised president in the waning days of office.
Option 2) Explain to reporters how shocked you are at the speed in which the attacker acted. Then happily retire to some place warm.
The music just adds so much, lol
Yes they calculated and evaluated the throw and came up with that Bush clearly had the skill to take care of his own in that situation, with him being a ninja and all...
lol jk
I wouldn't say Matrix reflexes, the guy telegraphed his moves pretty well in advance.. this just happened to be the first time Bush has paid attention in a looong time. XD
No kidding. When I watched that, I was like "freaking Spiderman...!"
funny you mention it. Of course He would have been executed on the spot, but people seem to forget about that.
But actually, 'powder' your feet in antrax or something before going for the interview and then throw the shoe...
No,hell no.
Everyone was like WHAT THE FUCK.They're looking at this guy...and he is throwing a freaking shoe at Bush.
OO.oo.didcha see the secret service guys come out of the back door.Crazy shit
fuck yeah.
Incidentally it would have solved the Guantanamo problem also.
EDIT: If anyone is interested in a translation of what he yelled and when...
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