I dont think he likes W too much

[Amazon 7]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/28223089#28223089


I guess he got his point across.

[christelsabine 1]

Holy Cow!

That was a close call, I guess ...

*gasping for breath .....* LMAO

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[ScottishJohn 25]

Maybe it was an early Christmas present.

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[quade 3]

I'm surprised the reporter wasn't instantly shot and I'm also surprised by the quick ducking reflexes of W.

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[Amazon 7]

He is probably having fun in Abu Gharib about now.

[stitch 0]

I saw something about that on Fox news this morning, but they didn't show the video. It's priceless.

"No cookies for you"- GFD
"I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65
Don't be a "Racer Hater"

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Watch a better news network..

[rushmc 18]

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Holy Cow!

That was a close call, I guess ...

*gasping for breath .....* LMAO

This exiiting President still has pretty good reflexes. The first shoe was on target to leave a mark!

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[kbordson 8]

Why is this "funny"?

Because you don't like the White House policies, it's ok to laugh at this situation of attempted violence?

OK... so you justify it because it was a shoe. Or the "insult" of the sole of the shoe is amusing.

Let's reverse this.

If Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamel al-Maliki were to come to the US for this signing of the agreement, and a (lets play on the stereotypes here) FOX reporter throws something at the PM here. How funny would that be?

I've said it before, encouraging violence is bad.

[billvon 2,473]

>Because you don't like the White House policies, it's ok to laugh at this
>situation of attempted violence?

I didn't think it was funny - but it also wasn't "attempted violence." It was the equivalent of throwing a tomato at someone. Had he gone after him with a bat, or thrown a brick, I'd agree with your assessment.

[kbordson 8]

If Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamel al-Maliki were to come to the US for this signing of the agreement, and a (lets play on the stereotypes here) FOX reporter throws something at the PM here. How funny would that be?

[stitch 0]

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Watch a better news network..

When you're in a private place of business you watch whatever they're watching or you leave.

"No cookies for you"- GFD
"I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65
Don't be a "Racer Hater"

[billvon 2,473]

>How funny would that be?

?? Like I said, it wouldn't be.

[nerdgirl 0]

No, apparently he doesn't.

Whatever one's opinion on President Bush and his policies ... ugh ... throwing shoes is not an effective way to deal with policies.

I also wonder at the cultural associations (not positive ones) of the bottom of shoes predominant in that part of the world.

VR/Marg

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Why is this "funny"?

Where did she say it was funny? She said the reporter got his point across.

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[kallend 1,679]

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I've said it before, encouraging violence is bad.

Like dropping bombs on innocent civilians to get rid of a dictator you don't like?

Maybe all leaders should get the occasional taste of what they dish out in full measure.

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I also wonder at the cultural associations (not positive ones) of the bottom of shoes predominant in that part of the world.

Look up what they did when the statue of Saddam was torn down. The shoe thing -is- the insult.

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[kbordson 8]

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>How funny would that be?

?? Like I said, it wouldn't be.

Look at the second post....... "LMAO"

And the justification of "but it also wasn't 'attempted violence.'"

[billvon 2,473]

>I also wonder at the cultural associations (not positive ones) of the bottom of
>shoes predominant in that part of the world.

In Thailand, if you drop money and you step on it to keep it from blowing away you can (theoretically) go to jail - because you have put the most disgusting and base part of your body on a portrait of the King. I don't think it's enforced often though.

[stitch 0]

According to news reports GW was joking about the incident after it happened. Apparently somebody thought it was funny.

"No cookies for you"- GFD
"I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65
Don't be a "Racer Hater"

[billvon 2,473]

>Look at the second post....... "LMAO"

Christel can laugh at whatever she likes!

>And the justification of "but it also wasn't 'attempted violence.'"

It's not a justification, just a statement. It's as if a US pilot dropped a bomb that killed civilians, and someone called him a depraved murderer. You might disagree with that description - it wouldn't mean you're justifying the bombing of civilians.

[kbordson 8]

I'm just .... saddened by what seems to me to be a hypocritical stance by many.

Violence is bad. Bush is bad.

But... violence against Bush is ok?

[christelsabine 1]

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Why is this "funny"?

Because you don't like the White House policies, it's ok to laugh at this situation of attempted violence?

OK... so you justify it because it was a shoe. Or the "insult" of the sole of the shoe is amusing.

Let's reverse this.

If Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamel al-Maliki were to come to the US for this signing of the agreement, and a (lets play on the stereotypes here) FOX reporter throws something at the PM here. How funny would that be?

I've said it before, encouraging violence is bad.

GWB is a lucky man. It only were shoes. Not grenades or knives. Thanks to his security, of course.

Did he really expect to receive a warm welcome? Did you expect him to be received as a friend?

Come on. He surely is the most hated man for Iraqi folks... and deservedly so.

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[billvon 2,473]

>But... violence against Bush is ok?

No, it's not - and fortunately no one committed any violence against him.

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I also wonder at the cultural associations (not positive ones) of the bottom of shoes predominant in that part of the world.

I thought about posting a picture of an Iraqui smacking the Sadaam statue with the sole of his shoe as well as the link... in case anyone was missing the significance.