Neatorama » President Bush http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:26:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Iraqi Man Threw Shoes at Bush http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/14/iraqi-man-threw-shoes-at-bush/ http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/14/iraqi-man-threw-shoes-at-bush/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:44:45 +0000 Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/14/iraqi-man-threw-shoes-at-bush/ During a news conference at his surprise visit to Iraq, President Bush showed great reflexes by dodging a shoe thrown by an angry Iraqi journalist:

In the middle of the news conference with Mr Maliki, a reporter stood up and shouted "this is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog," before hurtling his shoes at Mr Bush, narrowly missing him.

"All I can report is a size 10," Mr Bush said according to the Associated Press news agency.

The shoe thrower was taken away by security guards and the news conference continued.

Correspondents called it a symbolic incident. Iraqis threw shoes and used them to beat Saddam Hussein’s statue in Baghdad after his overthrow.

Link – Thanks Mark Storen!

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