Iraqi Journalist (and probable New York Times new hire) Throws Shoes At President Bush. George Ducks Them Both.

12-14-08

A surprise visit to Iraq by President George Bush got a little hairy when a pair of shoes came flying towards his head while standing at the podium during a press conference.

An apparently upset Iraqi journalist was taken to the turf by security personnel after he yelled out something akin to, “This is a gift from the Iraqis. This is the farewell kiss, you dog!” and chucked his fine Iraqi footwear at the President’s noggin. Bush managed to duck out of the way and both shoes missed their mark. I seriously doubt this journalist, who by all accounts looks like he would fit in very well on the New York Times staff, would have ever had the balls to pull a stunt like this with the late Saddam Hussein.

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