angry journalist throws his shoe at the president
17 years ago
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bush
yes! It's true! While in Iraq, the president got two shoes thrown at him by an angry journalist. If anyone remembers the toppling of the Saddam statue, you might remember they were beating it with their shoes. In their culture this is considered a serious insult, something akin to being dirt beneath one's feet.
ミ☆ The moar you know
yes! It's true! While in Iraq, the president got two shoes thrown at him by an angry journalist. If anyone remembers the toppling of the Saddam statue, you might remember they were beating it with their shoes. In their culture this is considered a serious insult, something akin to being dirt beneath one's feet.
ミ☆ The moar you know
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He made a pretty sick dodge
I mean...it's just a finger =S
Any insult is strange when the context isn't familiar.
pic related
I guess I'd do the same too, but instead of shoes It'd be Molotov cocktails!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D5oKEVqQJg
(btw, originally I wanted to link you to another youtube video more funny than this but I couldn't find it )
I just wanted to link to a funny video being somewhat related :/
But damn he can dodge a shoe, he pulled some jedi stuff there
when it was explained why, the diplomat stood his ground and didn't get grovel-y, rather being chill about it after pointing out that he didn't know about the insulting gesture. hussein appreciated his boldness for it and dismissed it all with a hand wave, releasing all prisoners or whatever.
I'm not surprised in the least bit.