Man throws his shoes at President Bush

[Max Payne]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RFH7C3vkK4

Tell me this is not funny as hell?

I think we all understand where this man is coming from, our country invaded his, countless terrible things are happening to regular people there all the time and he is in the same room with the man responsable for it.

Look how fast that secret service comes in over some shoes, what a bunch of shit.

Give it up to Bush for ducking that shit though.

In the end, this is funny to look at and no harm no foul, be funny if this man gets any jail time for this crap.

[Gatsu18]

I guess that's a way to get your point across....

[cmurdur]

Clearly, there was a second thrower. There's no way he could have thrown 2 shoes within that little amount of time. And, Bush's head goes back and to the left, back and to the left, back and to left, back and to the left, back and to the left.

[Luris Blear]

I posted this to the Cool Youtube Clips earlier today.

[deathslasher666]

:lol: Nice.

[K.I.N.G]

:lol2:

[Aurone]

Hasn't this guy read American History? What he should do is falow him to a play and sit behind him in the in the booth, he wouldn't of seen the shoes coming.

[Revenant]

SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WxVq6xfPJA :mhehe:

[koolmike]

I posted this to the Cool Youtube Clips earlier today.

Max forgot to take his medicine today :D

[Dr. Awesome]

I saw this on the news today and laughed my ass off. Bush is still pretty quick for his age. He really must have the jedi force. :ahheh:

[Luris Blear]

I have to give it to Bush -- that speech after was one of his few really good unscripted moments.

If only he had given more of those since the '04 election, he might be better liked.

[Max Payne]

Max forgot to take his medicine today :D

no, just thought a current event video might be posted in current events.


I have to give it to Bush -- that speech after was one of his few really good unscripted moments.

If only he had given more of those since the '04 election, he might be better liked.


his downfall started well before 04, ironic enough it was 9/11 that raised his public perception and approval ratings but once the storm cleared, this man had no where to go but down, without the Iraq war, he prolly would not have been re-elected.

He deserved that shoe thrown at him, its what he gets invading that mans country. regardless of the reasons, that man lived there and he more than any american has the right to feel how he does about his own country.

[koolmike]

no, just thought a current event video might be posted in current events.


Point well made. Just playin'

[deathslasher666]

He deserved that shoe thrown at him, its what he gets invading that mans country. regardless of the reasons, that man lived there and he more than any american has the right to feel how he does about his own country.

If this is true, I want to throw a shoe or two at Bin Laden. :straightface:

[Max Payne]

Point well made. Just playin'


:coolbeer: ya i know, but mostly because i thought it was funny as hell and the bulk of us would miss it buried in a youtube thread.

as for shoes at bin laden slash, i think that sounds about right.

[koolmike]

:coolbeer: ya i know, but mostly because i thought it was funny as hell and the bulk of us would miss it buried in a youtube thread.




True.

[3/6]

lol

[Freddy316]

It would have been funnier if the shoe hit him. I really would have loved to have seen him get hit square in the face. Bush does have very good reflexes, I'll give him that.

[Searcher]

I have to give it to Bush -- that speech after was one of his few really good unscripted moments.

If only he had given more of those since the '04 election, he might be better liked.

Or if anybody had a job, or a home to live in.

[Searcher]

Bush does have very good reflexes, I'll give him that.


8 solid years of being an ass on the world stage does that for ya.

[Luris Blear]

Hm. I found gainful professional employment and purchased my first home under Bush's time as President. I'll assume from the post that no one involved has had to sell their computer off for food yet.

And to be realistic, the House and Senate (http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/08/election.main/index.html) need to write and pass (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083758/posts) the laws. :ahheh:

Of course, the President also needs to sign them in to being.

[Don of the Dead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RFH7C3vkK4

Tell me this is not funny as hell?

I think we all understand where this man is coming from, our country invaded his, countless terrible things are happening to regular people there all the time and he is in the same room with the man responsable for it..

Countless terrible things like stopping a dictator who was dragging off his own people in the night to kill them, stopping the rape rooms and the tourture, giving them the freedom to vote for their leaders instead of having someone who kills off all who challange him? Its like taking a swing at the cop who stopped your mother from being raped.

Wow, Bush really is a dick huh? :jerkin:

Someone whould waterboard Achmed and teach him some fucking respect.......

[Searcher]

Hm. I found gainful professional employment and purchased my first home under Bush's time as President. I'll assume from the post that no one involved has had to sell their computer off for food yet.

And to be realistic, the House and Senate need to write and pass the laws.

Of course, the President also needs to sign them in to being.

There goes my theory that you've been living under a rock for the last 7+ years. :D But having a job and owning a home still doesn't explain how you missed that we're living in the worst economy since the Great Depression.

The dems have given the prez damn near everything he's wanted. It's clear that Fred and Fan and the like need more regulation.

[Max Payne]

Countless terrible things like stopping a dictator who was dragging off his own people in the night to kill them, stopping the rape rooms and the tourture, giving them the freedom to vote for their leaders instead of having someone who kills off all who challange him? Its like taking a swing at the cop who stopped your mother from being raped.

Wow, Bush really is a dick huh? :jerkin:

Someone whould waterboard Achmed and teach him some fucking respect.......


yea, we invaded iraq because a dictator was killing his own people. and not because we benefit from taking over the country right?

america has such a huge track record for invading countries and saving its people from its terrible dictators.

lets see...

1. Germany
2. Cuba
3. Korea
yup, we saved those countries from their terrible leaders, oh wait, america did nothing and stood by while hitler killed millions of people and invaded countless countries, it wasn't until germany declared war on america that we did anything about it.

then you have countries like china and russia which aren't officially owned by a single man but for all intent and purposes both those countries run like one. so yea, one good seed in freeing the iraqi people is out matched by hundreds of bad things that have happened, and you can not begin to offer an opinion on wether or not they wanted us there in the first place, as far as im concerned, if only one iraqi citizen didn't want us there, then that was enough to keep us from being there.

after all, the one reason we went there turned out to be a lie. you can not justify bush's actions, and history has closed its book on him and he isn't a good guy, 30 years from now people will look at him the same way people today look at nixon.

[JerkyPuck]

I hope those weren't the new Gucci slingbacks because I have been on a waiting list for months for those.

[Grendel]

Bush: Good reflexes

Secret Service: Where the hell were they?

Maybe it's just me, but it's a bit disconcerting that a guy could pitch two shoes at the president before the executive protection detail starts running out of the back room...

[deathslasher666]

30 years from now people will look at him the same way people today look at nixon.

Scandals and that stuff aside, you can't forget the fact Nixon did propose and start the EPA, which seems to be a good thing now days.

Point being, no matter how much of an ass a president is, pretty much all of them will at least leave some positive mark in history, and I doubt Bush is any exception.

Back to the topic:

I wonder if the guy got his shoes back :straightface:

[grlxx]

Maybe that's iraqi style for giving out christmas presents..?

[lunatic]

yea, we invaded iraq because a dictator was killing his own people. and not because we benefit from taking over the country right?

america has such a huge track record for invading countries and saving its people from its terrible dictators.

lets see...

1. Germany
2. Cuba
3. Korea
yup, we saved those countries from their terrible leaders, oh wait, america did nothing and stood by while hitler killed millions of people and invaded countless countries, it wasn't until germany declared war on america that we did anything about it.

then you have countries like china and russia which aren't officially owned by a single man but for all intent and purposes both those countries run like one. so yea, one good seed in freeing the iraqi people is out matched by hundreds of bad things that have happened, and you can not begin to offer an opinion on wether or not they wanted us there in the first place, as far as im concerned, if only one iraqi citizen didn't want us there, then that was enough to keep us from being there.

after all, the one reason we went there turned out to be a lie. you can not justify bush's actions, and history has closed its book on him and he isn't a good guy, 30 years from now people will look at him the same way people today look at nixon.


Your "historical analysis" is idiotic. Is it your sphere of expertise?

So, American isolationism before WWII favored by Stalin's admirer and Great Depression impotent FDR was as bad as removing Saddam before he or his sons will become bigger Hitler Jr.? Where's the logic? In both cases there were different continents (not North America) and anti-Semitism, secret police and close ties with the Evil Empire (the Soviet Union then Russia), and many more similarities. Germany lost in WWI and Saddam got Kuwait's fiasco, both Germans and Arabs (allies in WWII) were ruthless and cruel. So you blame that piece of shit FDR for not doing much until the time of America's own survival (nothing wrong with that) and Bush for being too quick and using proved-wrong Intel to remove the wonderful Arab from the power before something like 1939 happened?

Cuba - yes, a womanizer could have changed the history but at the last moment JFK didn't have guts to do it. American Left likes to talk about the horrors of Batista's regime but they are not comparable to what Cuban Revolutionary and Argentinean Butcher did to Cuba and to other countries (especially in Africa). You wouldn't argue that Soviet style socialism is the worst?

Korea - more obvious. North Korea was industrial and more developed before Korean saddams took over.

China and Russia are the enemies and should be treated differently. However, them having nuclear weapons put them in a different group - where we can only support the opposition, if any. And don't forget that over last 20 years they both, while still dangerous, moved from Maoism and Leninism - which is a progress in any book. Unfortunately, not too far enough.

That "brave" man wasn't throwing any shoes at the practitioners of the religion of piece and supporters of world wide Khalifat? Was he afraid or he sympathizes with their subhuman ideology? So fuck him, that "hero" of the nation that have 20 plus countries full of despotism and idiocy that they'd like to export all over the world.

And fuck Secret Service for being too (intentionally?) slow. :negative:

[Necromancer]

Hopefully that guy had odor eaters in those shoes otherwise he could be charged with attempted murder:D

[xxsic4slipknotxx]

I actually saw this yesterday. Even though it could have been worse if the guy through something else, like a knife, I still find it funny that the guy threw his shoes of all things. :lol:

[deathslasher666]

Heard the guy got severely beaten when in custody by the Iraqi Feds.

[Max Payne]

Your "historical analysis" is idiotic. Is it your sphere of expertise?

So, American isolationism before WWII favored by Stalin's admirer and Great Depression impotent FDR was as bad as removing Saddam before he or his sons will become bigger Hitler Jr.? Where's the logic? In both cases there were different continents (not North America) and anti-Semitism, secret police and close ties with the Evil Empire (the Soviet Union then Russia), and many more similarities. Germany lost in WWI and Saddam got Kuwait's fiasco, both Germans and Arabs (allies in WWII) were ruthless and cruel. So you blame that piece of shit FDR for not doing much until the time of America's own survival (nothing wrong with that) and Bush for being too quick and using proved-wrong Intel to remove the wonderful Arab from the power before something like 1939 happened?

Cuba - yes, a womanizer could have changed the history but at the last moment JFK didn't have guts to do it. American Left likes to talk about the horrors of Batista's regime but they are not comparable to what Cuban Revolutionary and Argentinean Butcher did to Cuba and to other countries (especially in Africa). You wouldn't argue that Soviet style socialism is the worst?

Korea - more obvious. North Korea was industrial and more developed before Korean saddams took over.

China and Russia are the enemies and should be treated differently. However, them having nuclear weapons put them in a different group - where we can only support the opposition, if any. And don't forget that over last 20 years they both, while still dangerous, moved from Maoism and Leninism - which is a progress in any book. Unfortunately, not too far enough.

That "brave" man wasn't throwing any shoes at the practitioners of the religion of piece and supporters of world wide Khalifat? Was he afraid or he sympathizes with their subhuman ideology? So fuck him, that "hero" of the nation that have 20 plus countries full of despotism and idiocy that they'd like to export all over the world.

And fuck Secret Service for being too (intentionally?) slow. :negative:

i cant and wont argue any of this.

but anyone who thinks Bush went to "war" with iraq to save that country from its dictator and our country from terror is drinking the koolaide.

we all know its not true so if you find peace looking for what you think are the right reasons, then so be it.

[Luris Blear]

As I understand, the only charge filed against the guy was for hitting an Iraqi security officer.

I don't think the guy should be beaten. It suggests an appreciation from many Iraqis for Present Bush, but expresses that appreciation in the exact opposite way that it should be.

President Bush -- no matter what happened before or after the event -- expressed the perfect sentiment in his speech. I'm not going to defend Bush, but stand behind what he said after the shoes were thrown.

The shoe-throwing journalist should, at worst, be dealt with along the letter and spirit of civilized law. He should not be beaten or harmed for his dissent. If the Iraqi government allows any such abuse to occur then I may finally side with the people who want to withdraw.

If he did hit an Iraqi security officer and is imprisoned for that, then he took his risks when he started throwing shoes. This isn't even a Bush thing. You go to jail for hitting street cops the same way, and that is as it should be. But again, civilized proceedings and incarceration are in order.

[lunatic]

i cant and wont argue any of this.

but anyone who thinks Bush went to "war" with iraq to save that country from its dictator and our country from terror is drinking the koolaide.

we all know its not true so if you find peace looking for what you think are the right reasons, then so be it.


It's your opinion. Believe me - to make self to World History books by stopping someone like Iraqi asshole is the reason enough. It could be a mix of noble intentions crossed with vanity and somewhat materialistic. Everybody knew it would take a few days to kick Arab ass, because for the last two centuries they were incredibly bad warriors (unlike 10 centuries ago). And, forgive my anti-Arab sentiment - I am Jewish from Muslim part of the Soviet Union, if that invasion happened in Hungary or Czechoslovakia decades ago there would be no such chaos like it was in Iraq, where they continue to play double games with East is East component to it without taking much responsibilities for their own future.

Back to "journalist". He preferred a barbaric type of showing disrespect while he had a civilized one. He blames Bush for everything without blaming his cowardly and cruel country men by not throwing shoes at them. He and those who admire him now for his "bravery" are the human garbage that denies stability and normalcy in the region.

[Grendel]

He and those who admire him now for his "bravery" are the human garbage that denies stability and normalcy in the region.I guess the majority of Iraqi citizens are "human garbage" then...
A poll from March 2008 conducted by Opinion Research Business (ORB) for the British Channel 4 (2/24-3/5/08) found 70 percent of Iraqis wanting occupation forces to leave. Within this group, 65 percent wanted them to leave "immediately or as soon as possible"-meaning fully 46 percent of Iraqis would fall under Farrell's "leave immediately" group. Another 19 percent wanted them out within a year or less, while 12 percent wanted to wait until "whenever the security situation allows it." (Interestingly, in Baghdad-where Times journalists are based-the number of those who wanted troops out immediately was only 42 percent, while 20 percent wanted to wait until the security situation improves; still, a majority wanted troops out within a year.)

Another March 2008 poll conducted by D3/KA for ABC News and other media outlets (2/12-20/08) similarly found that 73 percent of Iraqis either "somewhat" or "strongly" opposed the ongoing foreign troop presence in their country, with 38 percent in favor of immediate withdrawal. Only 7 percent of Iraqis-primarily Kurds-"strongly" supported the presence of occupation forces.

The D3/KA survey, which did not offer a timetable for withdrawal as a choice, found 35 percent of Iraqis wanting troops to stay until security is restored and another 24 percent wanting them to stay until the government is either "stronger" or can "operate independently." But with respect to the "improving security" that Farrell pointed to as a reason many Iraqis want troops to stay-a result, according to media conventional wisdom, of the successful troop "surge" (Extra!, 9-10/08)-61 percent of Iraqis said the U.S. troop presence was making security worse, compared to only 27 percent who said better. The same survey found that 70 percent of Iraqis believe the U.S. and other "coalition" forces had done "quite a bad job" or "a very bad job" in carrying out their responsibilities in Iraq.This man is popular in his country, not because people are against stability, but because they're against us.

[lunatic]

I guess the majority of Iraqi citizens are "human garbage" then...This man is popular in his country, not because people are against stability, but because they're against us.

Yes, my point exactly - the majority of Arabs in Iraq (and elsewhere) is what I would call some bad names. Of course they are against us: we represent something their minds resist - Western culture, philosophy and ideology that wouldn't never work in their universe.

Let be honest, we wouldn't care that much about all of this if there were no problems to the rest of the world coming from that region. As well as in Russia...

(Germans in the Third Reich and Soviets - there was a huge chunk of human garbage there too. You prefer thugs, scoundrels, indifferent idiots instead?)

[dr_foreverclear]

the length it took SS to react to this attack speaks volumes.

iraqi's defieled saddams likeness when he was gone...iraqi defiles bush while he's standing right in front of them...

they might fear one less, but sure hate just the same.

freedom is not an american way, it's a back up story if no other reason applies.

[Grendel]

Yes, my point exactly - the majority of Arabs in Iraq (and elsewhere) is what I would call some bad names.That says a lot about you. None of it good.


Of course they are against us: we represent something their minds resist - Western culture, philosophy and ideology that wouldn't never work in their universe.The "they hate us for our freedom" lie? Please.

Of the serious minority that constitutes the violent extremists--those who actually are "against us" in some way--the situation has everything to do with our actions vis a vis their region, and nothing to do with culture and philosophy.

[Elduardo]

Ideologues in the forum can simplistically blame the economic problems on the President but unfortunately it's a bit more complex than that.

Just looking at the concept of regulation has been strongly misunderstood. Regulation, in a way, is what got us into the problem. This came in the form of government pressure to increase home ownership, particularly among low income families. Many loans were given to people who could not afford them. This was compounded by low interest rates. While not a regulation this is a facet of government monetary policy.

Also a bit disturbing when people on here take joy in acts of disrespect for the President.

[lunatic]

That says a lot about you. None of it good.

The "they hate us for our freedom" lie? Please.

Of the serious minority that constitutes the violent extremists--those who actually are "against us" in some way--the situation has everything to do with our actions vis a vis their region, and nothing to do with culture and philosophy.


I didn't ask you to judge me - different experiences (if you have any) divide us. And what in hell for the last 100 years the Arabs did to get any respect: collaboration with Hitler, allying with Moscow in Cold War, killing Jews, each other and pushing idea of world wide Khalifat with massive conversion? Even how they spend easy oil money... Don't get me start on it.

I wasn't talking about hate and freedoms - I was talking about acceptance. Didn't millions of THEM applaud that "shoe journalist"? They wouldn't consider many things the way we do - otherwise the whole planet would look and react the same.

You prefer no actions at all? Everything we learned after WWII to forget because of your liberal unrealistic ideas (where USA is the biggest cause of destabilization in the world)?

[JerkyPuck]

Also a bit disturbing when people on here take joy in acts of disrespect for the President.

:bashyou: Yeah....he hasn't disrespected anyone.......

[Grendel]

I didn't ask you to judge me - different experiences (if you have any) divide us. And what in hell for the last 100 years the Arabs did to get any respect: collaboration with Hitler, allying with Moscow in Cold War, killing Jews, each other and pushing idea of world wide Khalifat with massive conversion? Even how they spend easy oil money... Don't get me start on it.

I wasn't talking about hate and freedoms - I was talking about acceptance. Didn't millions of THEM applaud that "shoe journalist"? They wouldn't consider many things the way we do - otherwise the whole planet would look and react the same.

You prefer no actions at all? Everything we learned after WWII to forget because of your liberal unrealistic ideas (where USA is the biggest cause of destabilization in the world)?Acceptance? You're claiming there's a widespread hatred of ideology, culture, and philosophy; that's the "hate us for our freedom" canard by another name.

Further, you're painting more than a billion people with the broadest--and most offensive--of brushes. There's precious little you can say about all people from a given town, let alone an entire ethnic or religious background. You object to people accusing you of bigotry, but that's exactly the sort of sweeping attacks you're making.

[lunatic]

Acceptance? You're claiming there's a widespread hatred of ideology, culture, and philosophy; that's the "hate us for our freedom" canard by another name.

Further, you're painting more than a billion people with the broadest--and most offensive--of brushes. There's precious little you can say about all people from a given town, let alone an entire ethnic or religious background. You object to people accusing you of bigotry, but that's exactly the sort of sweeping attacks you're making.

Are we going to talk about reality or leftist/liberal bullcrap? Those people who call me a bigot are happened to be liberally minded with huge chunk of political correctness on their peace-loving agendas.

Acceptance of a man and his actions by those who enjoyed shoe throwing says to me we don't fit together. Right now there is going to be no harmony between us. I don't accept those (keep the billion to yourself - you know WHOM I was referring to) and they, evidently, see the world and react differently. Well, I am not a liberal, I don't blame the industrialized world/white folks/"American imperialism" for their hatred, bitterness and madness. I also don't summarize and simplify things as you try to portrait. Not all of them or us are cowards, indifferent, murderers or saints. However, when I see people applaud and salute something I personally find stupid, dangerous, disgusting or hateful - I react by not accepting this shit and by asking them to stop. What's wrong with that? How many horrible and idiotic things wouldn't happen if assholes were asked more firmly to stop?

And let be honest - where in hell are reactions from that wonderful people you were referring to against those among them who dishonor them? They're afraid? Should that be enough reason for us not to do or say anything - the planet is too small not to be affected. Another question: if they are so great and, yes, normal why there are so few non-despotic countries populated by those I mentioned and was called the bigot? Is it a coincidence? They might even like despotism as a tradition - how it's different for us? And do they really need apologists here who rather tear me apart than to call things as they are for the great sake of PC?

[toxicangel19]

It would have been funnier if the shoe hit him. I really would have loved to have seen him get hit square in the face. Bush does have very good reflexes, I'll give him that.

I thought it was funny he dodged the shoes...BOTH of them...Bush has ninja like reflexes....hahaha "tacos rule".......bush qoute from robot chicken....