Bear, Diah and Pasha

Shoes and Bush

Dec 16th, 2008 by papabear

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.

78 Responses to “Shoes and Bush”

on 16 Dec 2008 at 3:04 pm1negaraku.net

Shoes and Bush…

Flying size 10 shoes for Bush. Humiliation on a worldwide scale!…
on 16 Dec 2008 at 3:08 pm2Kujie

semua orang bercerita pasal kasut saiz 10 ni
nnt lelong kat ebay

Kujie´s last blog post… Aku Datang Untuk Mencintaimu

Reply
papabear replied:
December 16th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
cerita panas and something yg tak patut lupa so that’s why buat post. nanti boleh baca balik…

and congrats jadi first commenter!

Reply
on 16 Dec 2008 at 3:12 pm3fark.my

KisahberuanG.com® » Shoes and Bush…

Flying shoes and ducking Bush!…
on 16 Dec 2008 at 3:13 pm4malaysiastory.com

Shoes and Bush…

Flying shoes and ducking Bush!…
on 16 Dec 2008 at 3:21 pm5bonoriau

emmmmm….what else can we DO?

bonoriau´s last blog post… MUSIC MONDAY – Metallica – The Unforgiven

Reply
papabear replied:
December 16th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
not many would dare to that, right?

Reply
on 16 Dec 2008 at 3:29 pm6RockYourVote.net

KisahberuanG.com® » Shoes and Bush…

Flying shoes and ducking Bush!…
on 16 Dec 2008 at 4:02 pm7azlan

terror plak si bush nie mengelak..2 kali plak tue mamaat tu balik..langsung kene jalan gunan kaki ayam..hehehe

azlan´s last blog post… Mac+iPod Discovery Week(One Utama)

Reply
papabear replied:
December 16th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
tu la. kesian kat kasut2 tuh… x layak aku rasa kasut tu nak tempel kat muka bush… hehe

Reply
on 16 Dec 2008 at 4:31 pm8Yatie

APA LA NASIB MAMAT TU NANTI

Reply
papabear replied:
December 16th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
harapnya orang2 iraq tak lah bodoh sgt… tp..arab ni bodoh sombong… susah ler..

Reply
on 16 Dec 2008 at 4:38 pm9zamz

betulla dia terer mengelak..ngelat lagi terer hehe

Reply
papabear replied:
December 16th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
expert ngelak mamat tuh! haha

Reply
on 16 Dec 2008 at 6:14 pm10JAMES 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.

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 12:34 am
You are most welcome! so what are they saying back in the US?

Reply
on 16 Dec 2008 at 6:18 pm11Taukey

well, what else can he give bush for christmas. Its the only present he can give him. muahahahahha

Taukey´s last blog post… Jom Tingkatkan PR Blog Anda

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 12:36 am
well, Bush refused to accept… haha…

Reply
on 16 Dec 2008 at 6:19 pm12Kreuger

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®

Kreuger´s last blog post… WTF? I almost got fired!!!!

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 12:38 am
memang akan masuk spital tu kalo kena muka.. hehe

Reply
on 16 Dec 2008 at 8:51 pm13mazuki selangor2u

yeah…sememangnya ramai blogger2 membuat liputan video hangat ini…keh

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 12:40 am
satu sejarah ni bro! kalau x masuk buku sejarah, at least ada cerita ni kat blog2 kita… haha

Reply
on 16 Dec 2008 at 11:03 pm14cabaikering

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…

cabaikering´s last blog post… Tuh Dia!!! Baru Hang Ada Akei!

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 12:46 am
thanks cabai. I will be coming over to your blog soon to take a look.

Reply
on 17 Dec 2008 at 12:51 am15ubey

tapi nmpak spontan bush elak. bekas pemain besbol bese la ngn acara baling2 ni. hehe

ubey´s last blog post… Adakah anda syok sendiri?

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 12:54 am
bukan calang2 orang dapat elak tuh… haha!

Reply
on 17 Dec 2008 at 1:02 am16John 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.

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:00 am
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?

Reply
on 17 Dec 2008 at 2:37 am17Matt 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.

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:08 am
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!

Reply
on 17 Dec 2008 at 10:03 am18LIZZIE

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.

LIZZIE´s last blog post… .::Fingers On The Piano::.

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:13 am
you are right. he should be thinking about why he had the shoes thrown at him…

Reply
on 17 Dec 2008 at 10:41 am19taukey

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.

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:16 am
betul tu taukey. semua ada hak untuk komen. obama pun boleh datang komen kalau mau… hahah

Reply
on 17 Dec 2008 at 1:25 pm20Callister

pandai betul dia ngelak..
dah slalu sgt kena baling la 2..
baling bom lg bagus..

Callister´s last blog post… Keys and worm

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:21 am
ganas ko callister! haha!

Reply
Callister replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:24 am
haha..aku memg ganaz..
lagi ganaz dr beruang..

Callister´s last blog post… Flirt in the pool

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:32 am
huuu… takutnyer….

Reply
Callister replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:37 am
hehe..takut,jgn xtakut..

Callister´s last blog post… Flirt in the pool

Reply
on 17 Dec 2008 at 1:26 pm21Cashmere

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!

Cashmere´s last blog post… iReview – Twilight Movie

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:23 am
so far, he should be the bravest man for 2008! haha!

Reply
on 17 Dec 2008 at 1:36 pm22Sweet Thinker

ahhah. manusia tade otak nie wajar dihina semacam itu. yeay!

Sweet Thinker´s last blog post… Ukuran Iman Dari Pemakaian

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:26 am
otak ada, tapi tak digunakan ke jalan yg betul… tu yg buat lagi payah tuh!

Reply
on 17 Dec 2008 at 1:53 pm23flawedangel

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.

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:35 am
koboi hahah… memang ramai tu penyokong dia… cuba sendiri kena serang macam Iraq, baru la tau camna rasa…

Reply
on 17 Dec 2008 at 4:10 pm24tony

personally i’d have crapped in a tissue and thrown the turd….pity the journalist wasn’t more accurate

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:41 am
LOL! that would really be something! btw, I can’t open your blog Tony…

Reply
on 17 Dec 2008 at 10:34 pm25The Fitness Diva

That actually was funny! Not that I like to see people be humiliated, but he deserves it!

The Fitness Diva´s last blog post… My New Yummy!

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:42 am
yeah… it is not fun to be humiliated but like you said, he deserves it…

Reply
on 17 Dec 2008 at 11:07 pm26azwan

do you think they can submit this as a short film, and maybe win the grammy awards

hah

azwan´s last blog post… The Day The Earth Stood Still

Reply
azwan replied:
December 17th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
eh .. silap, should be the oscars/academy awards

azwan´s last blog post… The Day The Earth Stood Still

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:45 am
mana tau steven speilberg nanti buat satu filem pasal nih… hahah! tp stephen king buat lagi bagus… boleh jadi citer hantu kasut…

Reply
azwan replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 8:51 am
i like the hantu kasut idea …

azwan´s last blog post… The Day The Earth Stood Still

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 10:11 am
haha… thanks!

Reply
on 18 Dec 2008 at 10:26 am27adsense alternative

i believe, bush will think twice to iraq now. haha..

adsense alternative´s last blog post… Make Money with Backlinks

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:48 am
let’s see whether he would be going to Iraq again or not…

Reply
on 18 Dec 2008 at 11:26 am28sufian

obama kena apa lak nanti?

sufian´s last blog post… Anti Whois – DomainByProxy

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:51 am
kita tunggu dan lihat…

Reply
on 18 Dec 2008 at 12:36 pm29bluecrystaldude

It was a “STEP UP” to the right direction! LOL

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:53 am
you could be right bro!

Reply
on 18 Dec 2008 at 1:21 pm30BioTecK

LOL!! This is funny!!

BioTecK´s last blog post… Congratulation To Jannie!

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:58 am
haha.. glad that tickles you!

Reply
on 18 Dec 2008 at 2:55 pm31Richie

i do hate bush.. i wish i can crash him down..hoho

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 2:01 am
haha… cool it bro!

Reply
on 18 Dec 2008 at 4:55 pm32hitsu

Free shoes for Christmas, not bad.. LOL

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 2:04 am
haha… not bad at all!

Reply
on 19 Dec 2008 at 1:58 am33Sweet Thinker

hehe. nasib si labu babi. kekek. patung baling camera mahal tue je. kompeh bengkok tulang bealkang!

Sweet Thinker´s last blog post… Kenapa Rumus Tak Logik Menjadi Ikutan

Reply
papabear replied:
December 19th, 2008 at 2:07 am
kamera mahal bro! kasut senang mau cari! haha!

Reply
on 20 Dec 2008 at 2:21 am34Aireplay

tp dia dpt elak, Damn! klu kena mendapat lar dier…

Reply
papabear replied:
December 22nd, 2008 at 1:00 am
pandai dia elak… dua kali tuh!

Reply
on 20 Dec 2008 at 6:33 pm35Azrin

Memang patut kena pon…nasib tak selipar jamban yang terbang di KLCC…
heee heee heee!

azrin @ http://www.azrin.net

Azrin´s last blog post… Eureka!

Reply
papabear replied:
December 22nd, 2008 at 1:02 am
selipar jamban kena x sakit bro. ringan jer… haha… tp mungkin busuk la kan… so sakit hati jd lebih la…

Reply
on 20 Dec 2008 at 6:33 pm36ellyda 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

Reply
papabear replied:
December 22nd, 2008 at 1:04 am
looks like so many people wanted to do that ha? hehe…

Reply
on 20 Dec 2008 at 11:24 pm37sufian

dengarnya wartawan tu dah patah tangan kena belasah..sian betul..tapi sememangnya dia berani!

sufian´s last blog post… Virus Internet Explorer Terkini! (lagi security holes dari Microsoft..)

Reply
papabear replied:
December 22nd, 2008 at 1:06 am
kurang ajar betui yg tukang blasah tu… hopefully pas ni dia plak kena la tuh….

Reply
on 03 Jan 2009 at 6:59 pm38Mr Reza

wow…berani betul wartawan tu..aku rs dah lm di nak marah kat president bush kot…hahah

Mr Reza´s last blog post… 6 Year Cancer Survivor Destroys Punching Bag

Reply
papabear replied:
January 6th, 2009 at 11:35 am
memang berani!

Reply