Lash out blindly at the person who oh-so-easily defeated them… and fail at even that.

“The shoe represents the lowest part of the body (the foot) and displaying or throwing a shoe at someone or something in Arab cultures denotes that the person or thing is “beneath them.” Showing the bottom of one’s feet or shoes (for example, putting one’s feet up on a table or desk) in Arab cultures is considered an extreme insult.”

Link here

for stifling his uproarious laughter.

Anyway,

He is the Lame Duck, so of course he ducked.

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Ba-da-bump!

But seriously folks…

“I am jellin’ like a jihadi!”

“Shoo!”

I mean those shoes were HUMMING when they got to him and he avoided both with no problem. I think he was still taking questions while all of that was going on.

Hopefully this “journalist” will be turned over to the Kurds – just for grins.

As for the punch line, “Women have always been personal property in the Middle East, and you are screwing that up, so here – take what I have left!”

… from Michelle Malkin:

Next up: The shoe-throwing reporter, Muntazer al-Zaidi, will anchor a new show on MSNBC.

BWAHAHAHAHA!

… pick up the shoes and make a joke…. “Thanks, I wasn’t expecting GIFTS on this visit!”

that reporter made some throw! but what a fool and not surprising.

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I’m surprised that everyone is yucking it up.

This is a very serious matter and a very serious offense against the United States.

This was an assault upon the President of the United States in an official setting while conducting the official business of the United States.

I’ll let one of our attorneys tell us if they know what class of offense this is and what the penalties are.

But that disgusting piece of excrement should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law (as the saying goes). If he’s walking the streets anytime in the next ten years, something is seriously wrong.

And the Iraqi government owes the United States an apology for having this incident happen on their soil.

And, yes, I would be saying this no matter WHO occupied the office….

the famous video clip several years ago where the Iraqi’s were slapping their shoes on Saddam’s statue that was pulled down by the US military.

I guess that is their way of displaying offense.

Perhaps we can start using this custom with reporters.

The cameras missed it: Just before, Bush was asked a question about anti-terror operations in Iraq. His answer? “There was a time when the terrorists were winning, but now the shoe’s on the other foot…”

(n/t)

Hey pal — next offense gets your ungrateful arse taken out. That is OUR President. Touch him and die.

He’s pretty quick on his feet and did you see that reaction? Priceless. Glad he’s my CinC for a few more weeks

And They Didn’t Even Taze Him, Bro.

(nt)

If the secret service dropped him with a shot between the eyes!

This is from his http://talismangate.blogspot.com/

“Sunday, December 14, 2008
George Bush Avenue

I think quite a number of Iraqis were embarassed by how their guest got treated today. Personally, I got angry. Very angry.

I will make a public promise: should I ever run into a certain reporter called Muntather al-Zaidi, presently of Al-Baghdadia TV, I will seriously consider beating the crap out of him. If I am successful in bringing him down, then my coup de grace shall be to take one of his shoes, preferably the one on the right, and stuff it in his mouth. I know that will be illegal. I am willing to face all the legal consequences, and the tribal ones too. But as I said, I will give it serious consideration. And should it come to light that someone had put him up to it, paid him or cajoled him into doing it, then they too will get the same treatment. I’m not cut out to be a thug, but I will try anyway.

See, I will forever remain indebted to President George W. Bush. He is my hero. He liberated Iraq, and that’s how I will always see it. Had there been no President Bush, then Saddam would still be Saddam.

The usual suspects are ecstatic over what happened, especially the US-based media and Iraq-watchers. I would like to beat them all up too, but I think that would be a tad bit excessive. The best revenge is to make them watch Iraq’s democracy strengthen and prosper. Today’s images gave them a temporary high; a new Iraq, free and democratic, something they believed would never happen, will gnaw at their insides for the rest of their lives. I’ll settle for that.

Give it twenty years or so, but a main thoroughfare in Baghdad will be called George Bush Avenue.”

And this from a commenter in Iraq:

“I have a great admiration to what Mr. Bush did today. I have as many Iraqis do from today a great respect for Mr. Bush. He proved to us Iraqis and to the world that getting rid of Saddam and his animals is the best thing he did in his life. Thank you Mr. Bush.

Nibras, only today I knew why Arab leaders don’t come to Iraq. Do you think one day an Iraqi journalist will be able to throw his shoes on Gadaffi for example? If such thing happened, it will be the best day of my life.

Ali/Iraq”

according to that Iraqi LIBERAL