Shoes thrown at Bush on Iraq trip

reply to post by Lazyninja


Hey!! Considered that Bush was being thrown with shoes while Clinton was being thrown at by 7.62 rounds at the White House back in the 90s, I say Bush had it easier.

Looks like Bush has been practicing dodging things thrown at him.

Well, when you go about ticking off the rest of the world, learning to dodge flying objects becomes a very useful practice routine.

Originally posted by Stormdancer777

boy he does have great reflexes,and doesn't let his feathers ruffle,

Yeah bushes credibility has gone up a bit in my eyes now, he handled the situation very well indeed. That was some quick reflexes.

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reply to post by johnsky


Obama may need to learn it as well as all Presidents should. Not every President was successful in dodging something.

Originally posted by MischeviousElf

Originally posted by 12m8keall2c
reply to post by MischeviousElf

 

Having watched the video I'd have to wonder, with regards the near immediate dismissal of security and seeming further interest in the "situation", whether or not his interests were more focused on the questions, complaints and concerns of the individual or moreover That of Let's see what happens next...

Just had that feel...

Yep, he did handle it well, and seemed to defuse the situation a bit, telling everyone to calm down, and sit down, to carry on.

Must say the only time I have ever been impressed with anything GW did...

I had a thought watching it reminded me a little bit of back in school, Like a food fight, imagine if another Iraqi in there had followed his lead!!

Within seconds 100 odd pairs of shoes reigning down on him!

The first assassination attempt ever by shoes...

Elf.

How often have we seen Bush get flustered, he always stays cool,

Originally posted by II HAL II


[edit on 14-12-2008 by II HAL II]

aaaaaaaaaaaahahhahahahhahaha

man you made me laughinate all over myself.

listen..

did you see how slo-mo those secret service guys were???

Bush .. our commandAR in chief is in the land that we are at WAR with.. right.. and the secret service... allow a man to throw somethign at him.. that could have been explosive.

they could have allowed a man to step up with a GUN..
and it would have been all over.

they come in trot trot trot after the SECOND shoe is thrown..
are peole IDIOTS?

this is all freaking staged crap.
"ALLOWED" to happen.

so freaking obvious it's sick.
he knew to duck.

haha i'd like to see a "patriotic" "gun toting constitutionalists" get within 500 feet of the prez.. with a shoe.


but oh noes we have to take our shoes off on the aro planes because of shoe bomber but not before being within 20 feet of the president of the U.S. while in the land we're attacking for 4 years...

people in the U.S. are freaking retards to watch this .. it's hilarious.. i think it's so funny.. and it's getting more and more ironic and hilarious.. they're actually shoving it in americans faces.. that americans can't even freaking firgure it out hahahaha .. that they're being completely skewed. ahahaha I cant wait to see what it's going to be like with obama.



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Originally posted by pikypiky
Honestly, I don't care how unpopular Bush may be to the whole world. The video shows how some people are capable of hurting others. And throwing anything at anyone, especially one's shoes, is just, well, rather an insult, really. Besides, Bush should not be entirely to blame for the current woes of the world. After all, he did inherit Clinton's administration, remember? And now the president elect, Barack Obama, is installing Clinton's people in his cabinet. Sheesh!

[edit on 2008-12-14 by pikypiky]

Precisely, perhaps he should have thrown a bomb instead, as Bush threw many to Iraq.

reply to post by mattguy404


Thats a very good question. Why didn't he throw a bomb?

Originally posted by deltaboy
reply to post by mattguy404

 

Thats a very good question. Why didn't he throw a bomb?

Not everyone wants to stoop to that level.

Perhaps shoes are easier to get into a press conference than a bomb.

Originally posted by Lazyninja
Perhaps shoes are easier to get into a press conference than a bomb.

oh yeah? but what about the shoe bomber?? huh?? what about him?


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Originally posted by Lazyninja
Perhaps shoes are easier to get into a press conference than a bomb.

It is considered an insult in their culture

reply to post by Lazyninja


Very good, if he could he should have used a bomb, but remember that the Secret Service prevented something like that happening. Just like firing an AK47 at Clinton at the White House back in the 90s. Otherwise you may have to resort to less lethal means.

Originally posted by prevenge

Originally posted by Lazyninja
Perhaps shoes are easier to get into a press conference than a bomb.

oh yeah? but what about the shoe bomber?? huh?? what about him?


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LOL funny

reply to post by Stormdancer777


A bomb would have been more insulting than shoes.

Originally posted by deltaboy
reply to post by Stormdancer777

 

A bomb would have been more insulting than shoes.

That is not the message the guy wanted to send.

Originally posted by Stormdancer777

Originally posted by deltaboy
reply to post by Stormdancer777

 

A bomb would have been more insulting than shoes.

That is not the message the guy wanted to send.

This is the same guy that threw a shoe at Saddam?

Or shoes were thrown at him also

reply to post by Stormdancer777


Probably because he was not allowed. After all the Secret Service are looking for weapons, not shoes. Or it could all be a setup since the Secret Service was slow to react, they didn't shoot the "journalist" when he threw an object that could have been perceived as a grenade, and Bush told the Secret Service to not to arrest him and take him to Gitmo.

You know I was expecting something like the Arab reporter getting mobbed by the Secret Service and the Arab screaming "don't taze me bro!!!"

Originally posted by deltaboy
reply to post by Stormdancer777

 

Probably because he was not allowed. After all the Secret Service are looking for weapons, not shoes. Or it could all be a setup since the Secret Service was slow to react, they didn't shoot the "journalist" when he threw an object that could have been perceived as a grenade, and Bush told the Secret Service to not to arrest him and take him to Gitmo.

I don't think it was a setup. Would of been very hard to throw that close to his head while at the same time trying not to hit him.