RE: the shoe-throwing incident involving President Bush and an Iraqi journalist:
I read now the 'shoe thrower' is being celebrated as a 'folk-hero'.
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Ya know, I wonder how Saddam Hussein would have dealt with someone who threw a shoe at him..?? Or one of his guests..??
I hope to hell the Iraqi people realize just how free they are now.
Unfortunately, I am afraid the irony will be lost on them. Such is the thanks we get for our years of work and our blood shed on their soil.
Thank you very much.
...tom...
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From the reports I hear, this guy may unofficially be a folk hero, but officially got the crap beaten out of him. And that was just for starters.
I think you know I'm no fan of George W. Bush, but I'm on his side in this cultural conflict. Is it worse that W laughed off the incident and didn't appreciate the cultural relevance of the shoe-throwing, or is it worse that the thrower didn't realize that what he was doing was considered silly and pointless, and was even a joke in the original Austin Powers movie? "Who throws a shoe? Honestly! You fight like a woman!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D5oKEVqQJg
(Now, if it were Dr. Isis throwing one of her five-inch-heel jobs, THAT would be serious.)
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