Why is everyone so shocked that Muntadar threw his shoes at Bush? It doesn’t exactly take a lot of ingenuity to come up with that one. Shoes are easily accessible, nicely weighted, and relatively stealth (until you throw them). They have a pretty good range too, but they’re non-lethal (guess you can’t win them all).
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I guess what I’m trying to say is:
WHAT THE HELL IS EVERYONE SO FUCKING GITTY ABOUT HERE?
The most impressive part of this whole thing is Bush’s dodging skills, I honestly didn’t know he had it in him. Other than that, it’s just not that big a deal. People do stuff like this when they’re mad. If I had a nickel for every time I threw something out of anger, I’d be rich as crap. And face it, THIS GUY WAS PISSED! You would be too if you had been kidnapped in Bush’s little Iraqi fuck-fest last year like al-Zaidi was.
Frankly, and this is the most shocking part of all, the only person who seems to agree with me is… George W. Bush himself! That’s right, he was quoted, in response to the incident, as saying:
So what if the guy threw his shoe at me?
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It’s a way for people to draw attention. I don’t know what the guy’s cause is. But one thing is for certain. He caused you to ask me a question about it. I didn’t feel the least bit threatened by it.
Really people? Really? I’ve manage to make it eight years without agreeing with that asshole, and now this? Thanks again main-stream media, I can always count on you.
