Monday, December 15, 2008
Bush dodges shoes
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 11:04 AM
The ultimate insult in Iraq is having a shoe thrown at you, or being hit with a shoe. Remember the statue of Saddam Hussein being beaten? Or this guy beating a picture of Saddam with a shoe?
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Well, over the weekend, President George W. Bush was in Iraq giving a speech when an Iraqi journalist threw two shoes at him. Bush's "quick like a cat" reflexes got him out of the situation - of course, Secret Service agents jumped on the guy and dragged him out...
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