[First show being thrown] An Iraqi journalist shouted, “This is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog! [Second shoe being thrown] This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq.”
Chimpy ducks the shoes being thrown at him, but allegedly Dana Perino got a black eye in the melée that follows (If I heard that right, and I hope I did).
Via the ever wonderful Dr. Von Monkerstein at Monkey Muck.
UPDATE: Our own Scissorhead Laura has a great idea.
Update from Laura:
UPDATE: Go here to sign a petition supporting the release of Mr. Al Zaidi.
UPDATE II: Send shoes to:
The White House,
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20500
and to:
George W. Bush Presidential Library
c/o SMU
6425 Boaz Lane
Dallas TX 75205
Reportedly, al Zaidi was beaten badly after he was removed from the pressroom. Please, if you can, send shoes in solidarity.
Mock Paper Scissors 
It should have been made into a serial, about 8 years ago.
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they were condi’s and they smelled
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Best film I’ve seen all year.
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More free speech: Iraqi bloggers react to soleful fling.
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Size 10. Just Chimpy’s size!
If the shoe fits, wear it.
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Too bad he wasn’t visiting the Primate House at the, what I’m sure is a now a very thriving and award winning, Baghdad Zoo. The chimps could have thrown something that rhymes with shoe….
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In a just world, our Iraqi pitcher would be drafted by the Yankees and land an endorsement contract from NIKE for the shoes, of course.
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Some justice comes from Iraq before it does here apparently. The shoes should end up in the Bush library to properly indicate it as a “hall of shame” for America. From now on, every 12/14….we should celebrate the day without shoes.
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So, while it looks like Iraqis still aren’t prepared to throw flowers, it does seem like quite a number would like cover Chimpy deep under those flowers’ roots.
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Oh pure,unadulterated bliss!
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Damn, they must have hid his stash, he reacted far too appropriately. Oh to have seen it totally bean him!!! If only our journalists felt the need to call truth to power.
So, where’s the PayPal account to donate to the journalist’s legal defense fund? Or has he already been Gitmo’d?
Happy ShoeFlungatBushmas!!!
Elspeth
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My take on the “if the shoe fits…”
If the shoe HITS is more like it! This is such an insult in that culture. And he of course is Mr. Jokey Boy. Ugh.
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I’m with Willis – from now on, 12/14 is Iraqi Shoe Day.
But did you notice how Bush enjoyed it?
Really, go back and look. That’s the closest Dubbya ever came to combat, and I guarantee he’s gonna award himself a purple heart for it.
And if those shoes don’t show up on ebay, somebody’s missing a golden opportunity…
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Shit…he’s got great reflexes for an old dude. I wonder if the Department of Homeland Security is going to make press correspondents take off their shoes before they go into a conference.
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Cunning Runt: W will give himself a purple heart right after he changed his newly soiled panties, I imagine.
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UPDATE: Go here to sign a petition supporting the release of Mr. Al Zaidi.
UPDATE II: Send shoes to:
The White House,
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20500
and to:
George W. Bush Presidential Library
c/o SMU
6425 Boaz Lane
Dallas TX 75205
Reportedly, al Zaidi was beaten badly after he was removed from the pressroom. Please, if you can, send shoes in solidarity.
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The shoe idea… Awesome!
I had thought that holding a shoe in the air would be a great at demonstrations. One of those few things that the Preznit’s SS wouldn’t take from you as you enter a place where he is scheduled to mangle the English language.
“Bare your sole for Bush!”
lol
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“he’s got great reflexes for an old dude.”
You would too if your BFF was the shotgun wielding neocon cheney…
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*blowing kisses to Tengrain* MWAH! And thanks!
Laura – it is a great idea, and besides Scissorheads love to stir the pot. Regards (and blowing kisses back atchya), ‘Grain
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Like all grandiose drunks, Chimpy just had to go to the hubris well one more time.
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Muntada al-Zaidi in action:
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those shoes aren’t the first things to go over his head…
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That was as close to having a
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Somewhere Al Bundy is smiling.
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“SHOO, Bad Mister American President, SHOO!”
Why is it that this was spoken by an Iraqi, and not an American journalist???
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Too bad it was a pair of bricks.
Let’s hope this act of “love” portends more great things to come for Bush in his post-residential years.
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Just plain fucking brilliant.
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Like JimmyDean’sFuckedUpCousinClyde, I am pleased to see that heel shooed out of Iraq.
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shoulda been a big ol pair of those lumberjack boots w/ the spikes!
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Thought long and hard about this kerfluffle….
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Tommyspoon! Why didn’t you tell us you have a blog? I’m so blogrolling you! You need to update your MPS profile so everyone can click your name and visit your blog!
Oh, and that’s such a great title for a blog on theater. Whose biography had that? I cannot recall, but I want to say Carl Reiner — and I’m too lazy to look it up.
Regards,
Tengrain
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Thanks, ‘Grain!
I like that Shakespearean stage direction because it is entirely possible that there WAS a bear and that it pursued some poor actor off the stage! Shakespeare used to rent out the Globe for Bear Baiting. Barbarous, I know. But, hey, a theater manager has to make money when there’s no other show to put on! And it’s been suggested that the Bear Baiting helped grease the wheels with the monarchy so his plays got produced.
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Just like the press to be little bitches and toss a shoe, why didn’t that little wuss throw his panties also.
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