Shoes and Bush
They are the hottest words in the news today and they have nothing to do with buying shoes as Christmas present or anything to do with shoe fetishism… The bush that appears in the title has nothing to do with shrub or anything related to low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems or anything similar to that…
We are talking about the President of the United States here. It is about George W. Bush, who is supposed to be or claimed to be the most powerful man (in the absence of Superman, Spiderman, Cicakman and other superheroes) in the world that had recently been given an unofficial flying-shoe-farewell by an Iraqi reporter.
It was not a simple “ceremony” that we can just forget after a few days as we are talking about about an event that includes two throws, two ducks (not the quacking type), two flying size 10 shoes, a room packed with surprised witnesses and a humiliation on a worldwide scale.
It is something that every blogger must post in his or her blog to mark one of the _________ (fill up the blank with a: greatest b: funniest c: worst d: use your own word) historical moments in 2008! What a perfect timing that was as we are about to leave 2008 behind…
Below is a video that you must watch to see how Bush were attacked by the the shoes wielding reporter!
This is what his brother said:
Dhirgham al-Zaidi, who sometimes worked as his brother’s cameraman, described the reporter’s hatred for the “material American occupation” and the “moral Iranian occupation.”
Muntadhar al-Zaidi’s feelings were influenced by watching the agony suffered by everyday Iraqis. Most of the reporter’s stories focused on Iraqi widows, orphans, and children, said the brother.
Sometimes the 29-year-old journalist would cry. Moved by the tales he reported of poor families, he sometimes asked his colleagues to give money to them. On most nights, he returned to his home in central Baghdad — one of the country’s most violent slums and the epicenter of several of the war’s pitched battles.
Dhirgham al-Zaidi said he is “proud” of his brother whose act, while rash, was a statement of behalf of “millions” of other Iraqis. Dhirgham said the shoe throwing was “Iraq’s reaction” to the war and years of U.S. sanctions against Iraq before the conflict began. The reporter was not motivated for personal reasons, or because he has “anything against the American people,” he said.
More news can be read at:
Iraqi journalist throws shoes at Bush in Baghdad
Shoe-thrower’s brother: He wanted to humiliate ‘tyrant’
TV station urges release of shoe-throwing journalist
ps:
I have nothing against the American People in general. In fact those Americans that I personally know are decent, friendly and helpful people. Hopefully Obama would bring a new beginning to the U.S especially in the eye of many other countries in the world.
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negaraku.net
Shoes and Bush…
Flying size 10 shoes for Bush. Humiliation on a worldwide scale!…
Kujie
semua orang bercerita pasal kasut saiz 10 ni
nnt lelong kat ebay
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papabear
cerita panas and something yg tak patut lupa so that’s why buat post. nanti boleh baca balik…
and congrats jadi first commenter!
fark.my
KisahberuanG.com® » Shoes and Bush…
Flying shoes and ducking Bush!…
malaysiastory.com
Shoes and Bush…
Flying shoes and ducking Bush!…
bonoriau
emmmmm….what else can we DO?
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papabear
not many would dare to that, right?
RockYourVote.net
KisahberuanG.com® » Shoes and Bush…
Flying shoes and ducking Bush!…
azlan
terror plak si bush nie mengelak..2 kali plak tue mamaat tu balik..langsung kene jalan gunan kaki ayam..hehehe
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papabear
tu la. kesian kat kasut2 tuh… x layak aku rasa kasut tu nak tempel kat muka bush… hehe
Yatie
APA LA NASIB MAMAT TU NANTI
papabear
harapnya orang2 iraq tak lah bodoh sgt… tp..arab ni bodoh sombong… susah ler..
zamz
betulla dia terer mengelak..ngelat lagi terer hehe
papabear
expert ngelak mamat tuh! haha
JAMES KANE
My thanks and admiration to this journalist for expressing the sentiments of most people in the world. In stark contrast to US journalism whose anemic, indifferent and incompetent questioning have let Bush get away with murder… literally !
Silence for the journalistic community in the US is much more contemptible that this spontaneous outburst of protest.
papabear
You are most welcome! so what are they saying back in the US?
Taukey
well, what else can he give bush for christmas. Its the only present he can give him. muahahahahha
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papabear
well, Bush refused to accept… haha…
Kreuger
keh keh keh.. saiz 10 besar tuh bro.
kalau tepat ke muke… bleh pitam gak wo~
miahaha… xbleh imagine kalau balingan tuh
tepat ke muke Bush~
Kreuger®
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papabear
memang akan masuk spital tu kalo kena muka.. hehe
mazuki selangor2u
yeah…sememangnya ramai blogger2 membuat liputan video hangat ini…keh
papabear
satu sejarah ni bro! kalau x masuk buku sejarah, at least ada cerita ni kat blog2 kita… haha
cabaikering
hahaha
I made a post the momnt i saw that!
What a fine post you have today mr beruang! Thumbs up for that!
See my penang mai version of it at
http://www.cabai-kering.blogspot.com
by the way… please educate me how to join the blog to be paid thing please…
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papabear
thanks cabai. I will be coming over to your blog soon to take a look.
ubey
tapi nmpak spontan bush elak. bekas pemain besbol bese la ngn acara baling2 ni. hehe
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papabear
bukan calang2 orang dapat elak tuh… haha!
John Van
It’s great that “the world” feels this way, and back the shoe-thrower. The US Army, Marines and Navy fighting men and women should all throw their shoes as their transports leave: Iraq, Afghanistan and the entire middle east. Let the muslims kill EACH OTHER over religious and tribal differences, why should “the world” intervene. Now that Saddam won’t be torturing “reporters” for speaking out see if he can survive WITHOUT the US’s aid.
papabear
You should have said why should the US and not the world intervene… btw, what change has the US brought to Iraq and have you ever wondered why the US did not do anything for Africa where they are killing each other too?
Matt Thompson | Mattheosis.com
Funny from an American point, because to quote ‘Austin Powers,’ “Really, who throws a shoe!” But, from a cultural point of view the throwing of the shoe goes all the way back to Moses in the act of a male divorcing his wife at the front gates. Yet, it carried connotations say, “She’s a whore.”
Anyway you look at it, it was a personal violent act that the man could do. I can promise you, had it been the other way around. The dignitary in the USA would not have been insulted and violently acted upon in such a way.
As an US citizen, and according to our Forefathers I am personally insulted and attacked, because if you attack the President, according to our government and culture, you attack each and every US citizen personally, regardless of our political stand. That is the way our government was formed. The President, regardless of politics represents the people. Read the US Constitution!
I don’t care who you are, show everyone respect. All I can say is that D* n Mother F** *r is lucky he doesn’t live in the US. Because, I would personally find a way to make peace with him, from my country to his. If I was that guy, I’d be watching my back and my family’s back.
papabear
I do understand what you are saying here but respect goes both ways and Bush showed respect to the Iraqi people by attacking their country and as you said it was a personal act against a person he hates… How would you feel if you are in the Iraqi’s shoes when another country came and invaded your country looking for weapons that did not exist? Anyway, just like everyone else, we are entitled to our own opinion and there would always be to sides to a coin. Cheers!
LIZZIE
Personally, I would feel the same rage on Bush if it were me involved in the war. Maybe I didn’t die from all the bombings and the interrogations and stuff but seeing the women and children, even the men who may not even have any links to me whatsoever, become victims to the war, that we can see is just pointless actually, not only wasting money but also the lives of innocent people (both Iraqi citizens and US troops), wouldn’t any human feel if not much, at least a little resentment? Still, I wouldn’t throw a shoe.
Lucky nobody threw things that could kill him. And he managed to duck anyways. So, he should go home, and pray for forgiveness for all the innocent lives lost due to his decision and that he’s still alive.
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papabear
you are right. he should be thinking about why he had the shoes thrown at him…
taukey
muahahahahaha….ramai nyer orang kat sini siap sumpah seranah lagi. ada yang sokong dan ada yang tak sokong…hmmm apa apa pun semua ada pandangan mereka sendiri. harapannya semoga Barack Obama dapat mengambil iktibar dan membuat yang terbaik untuk seluruh dunia.
papabear
betul tu taukey. semua ada hak untuk komen. obama pun boleh datang komen kalau mau… hahah
Callister
pandai betul dia ngelak..
dah slalu sgt kena baling la 2..
baling bom lg bagus..
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papabear
ganas ko callister! haha!
Callister
haha..aku memg ganaz..
lagi ganaz dr beruang..
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papabear
huuu… takutnyer….
Callister
hehe..takut,jgn xtakut..
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Cashmere
I laugh whenever I see this video…lol! Damn, Bush has got good reflexes.. I wonder if the shoes hit his face..would he still be laughing it off?? The guy is damn brave. I don’t think anybody can top what he did to the president. Haha!
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papabear
so far, he should be the bravest man for 2008! haha!
Sweet Thinker
ahhah. manusia tade otak nie wajar dihina semacam itu. yeay!
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papabear
otak ada, tapi tak digunakan ke jalan yg betul… tu yg buat lagi payah tuh!
flawedangel
Certainly one for the history books! Imagine the audacity (courage?) of the shoe-thrower and the cat-like reflexes of Koboi Bangang. Ada lagi orang yang nak sokong Butcher Sebenar of Baghdad tu? Prolly otak pun senteng as his kot.
papabear
koboi hahah… memang ramai tu penyokong dia… cuba sendiri kena serang macam Iraq, baru la tau camna rasa…
tony
personally i’d have crapped in a tissue and thrown the turd….pity the journalist wasn’t more accurate
papabear
LOL! that would really be something! btw, I can’t open your blog Tony…
The Fitness Diva
That actually was funny! Not that I like to see people be humiliated, but he deserves it!
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papabear
yeah… it is not fun to be humiliated but like you said, he deserves it…
azwan
do you think they can submit this as a short film, and maybe win the grammy awards
hah
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azwan
eh .. silap, should be the oscars/academy awards
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papabear
mana tau steven speilberg nanti buat satu filem pasal nih… hahah! tp stephen king buat lagi bagus… boleh jadi citer hantu kasut…
azwan
i like the hantu kasut idea …
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papabear
haha… thanks!
adsense alternative
i believe, bush will think twice to iraq now. haha..
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papabear
let’s see whether he would be going to Iraq again or not…
sufian
obama kena apa lak nanti?
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papabear
kita tunggu dan lihat…
bluecrystaldude
It was a “STEP UP” to the right direction! LOL
papabear
you could be right bro!
BioTecK
LOL!!
This is funny!!
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papabear
haha.. glad that tickles you!
Richie
i do hate bush.. i wish i can crash him down..hoho
papabear
haha… cool it bro!
hitsu
Free shoes for Christmas, not bad.. LOL
papabear
haha… not bad at all!
Sweet Thinker
hehe. nasib si labu babi. kekek. patung baling camera mahal tue je. kompeh bengkok tulang bealkang!
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papabear
kamera mahal bro! kasut senang mau cari! haha!
Aireplay
tp dia dpt elak, Damn! klu kena mendapat lar dier…
papabear
pandai dia elak… dua kali tuh!
Azrin
Memang patut kena pon…nasib tak selipar jamban yang terbang di KLCC…
heee heee heee!
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papabear
selipar jamban kena x sakit bro. ringan jer… haha… tp mungkin busuk la kan… so sakit hati jd lebih la…
ellyda zsazsa
hehehe.. i like this one.. they even had a game.. and i enjoyed playing throwing shoes at bush.. i even got perfect score muahahaha
papabear
looks like so many people wanted to do that ha? hehe…
sufian
dengarnya wartawan tu dah patah tangan kena belasah..sian betul..tapi sememangnya dia berani!
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papabear
kurang ajar betui yg tukang blasah tu… hopefully pas ni dia plak kena la tuh….
Mr Reza
wow…berani betul wartawan tu..aku rs dah lm di nak marah kat president bush kot…hahah
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papabear
memang berani!