Bush Ducks Shoes in Iraq

clipped from rawstory.com An Iraqi journalist throw his shoes at Bush during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad. Bush ducked both throws and neither leader was hit. Yelling "This is the end!" and calling Bush a "dog" in Arabic, the man was later identified as Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt. Bush smiled uncomfortably and Maliki looked strained. "It doesn't bother me," Bush said, trying to calm down flustered reporters that quickly apologized for the actions of their colleague. "I didn't feel the least threatened by it." White House spokeswoman Dana Perino suffered a black eye from a microphone that hit her in the ensuing chaos. During his visit to Iraq, Bush called the Iraq war hard but necessary for the protection of the United States and the freedom of the Iraqi people, adding that the two nations are on "solid footing." "The war is not over," he said.

Wow. What do you call an Iraqi journalist walking around Baghdad in his socks? Pissed.

I doubt this guy's walking around Baghdad, though. I'd imagine he's in jail. You can imagine Bush telling people later that he's so beloved in Iraq that a grateful reporter gave him a free pair of shoes to represent the "solid footing" the US and Iraq are on.

Video at the link.