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General Category => General Talk => Topic started by: Brad on December 14, 2008, 08:47:00 pm
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A surprise visit by US President George Bush to Iraq has been overshadowed by an incident in which two shoes were thrown at him during a news conference.
An Iraqi journalist was wrestled to the floor by security guards after he called Mr Bush "a dog" and threw his footwear, just missing the president.
The soles of shoes are considered the ultimate insult in Arab culture.
Full Story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7782422.stm) + video
:laugh:
Anybody have any thoughts on this?
I thought it was pretty funny and random.
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I know right. Damn, he has better reflexes than I thought.
The guy really came off horribly though. Not only is he getting in trouble for a bad assault on camera. He also failed said bad assault very terribly.
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"Who throws a shoe? Honestly..."
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Bush just grins at the guy after he dodges the shoe! Man, what a card he is.
"Heh heh I'm the president can't hit me with a shoe!"
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I want him on my dodgeball team.
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"heh if you're used to dodging the issues, how hard can it be, dodging a shoe?"
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two shoes were thrown at him during a news conference
Pray for more?
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bush is lucky that guy throws like a girl, how far was that, two feet?
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take that george monkeyface bu$h..
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That Was Me. I Threw The Shoe. I'm The ShoeChucker.
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It's shoe terrorism.
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Shoe bombs.
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Remember when bill gates got hit in the face with a pie? I wanna see president bus get pied
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George Bush has a Debt to the Iraqi People Maybe This will Help him 'Foot' the bill.
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I just thought;
What if those shoes were a knife or something..
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I sincerely hope Obama's security detail is a hell of a lot better then Bush's.
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The shoe terrorist kit: a shoebomb, a shoeknife and a shoephone.
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I just thought;
What if those shoes were a knife or something..
Why stop at that? What if they were a rocket launcher? :fogetshrug:
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Bush would just dodge those too.
In all seriousness though, I'm kinda glad Bush dodged those shoes. He might be a shitty president but he's our president. If those shoes slapped him in the face it'd feel like we all got slapped in the face. I bet a bunch of troops would be pissed off too. Bush has it easy though... Obama is going to be dodging bullets. x_x
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I just thought;
What if those shoes were a knife or something..
maybe news reporters go through a metal detector and/or are patted down for weapons prior to being allowed in to news conferences????????
maybe it is much easier to get past security WEARING SHOES like a normal person than it is to idk hide a knife???????
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maybe news reporters go through a metal detector and/or are patted down for weapons prior to being allowed in to news conferences????????
maybe it is much easier to get past security WEARING SHOES like a normal person than it is to idk hide a knife???????
I only said what if it were a knife or something, not that it would be an easy thing to sneak in..
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I'm glad he's okay
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I'm glad he's okay
I don't know why but that made me laugh.
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I sincerely hope Obama's security detail is a hell of a lot better then Bush's.
YEAH ME TOO MAN WHAT WERE THEY THINKING LETTING THEM WEAR SHOES
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Bush would just dodge those too.
In all seriousness though, I'm kinda glad Bush dodged those shoes. He might be a shitty president but he's our president. If those shoes slapped him in the face it'd feel like we all got slapped in the face. I bet a bunch of troops would be pissed off too. Bush has it easy though... Obama is going to be dodging bullets. x_x
No it would be like a fucking asshole that totally deserved more got hit in the face with a shoe. I wish they had an emergency impeachment hearing so then the world court could grab his ass before he got into the plane and hung him just like saddam.
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RIP George W. Bush killed by shoes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Weok96gwk4E
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I think you guys have to give Bush props for that Matrix-style dodge.
Even though you'd probably be more entertained with him being hit square in the face.
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im sorry for all the bad things said about gw bush on these forums. rip gerge
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I think you guys have to give Bush props for that Matrix-style dodge.
I did in my head. Judging from what I've seen from him... I thought he would have just stared blankly at it as it hit him in the face.
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would you say he is the 'sole' perpetrator
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RIP........
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Two Balls, they should have kept that pitcher in the game for little longer...
P.S: Rest In Peace :welp:
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if john kerry was elected would he have 'flip flops' thrown at him
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that hooligan doesn't know the 'asics' of diplomacy
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can't believe it took 30 replies for the first shoe related pun to show up
this hurts.
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"Don't tread on me."
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this hurts.
'shoe', fly, 'shoe'
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ahaha, you are an excellent pun sneaker
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ahaha, you are an excellent pun sneaker
Was that one intentional also?
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He who throws footwear at world leaders has no soul.
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No it would be like a fucking asshole that totally deserved more got hit in the face with a shoe. I wish they had an emergency impeachment hearing so then the world court could grab his ass before he got into the plane and hung him just like saddam.
i wish i could come up with fakeposts as good as this
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ahaha, you are an excellent pun sneaker
unfortunately, your puns toe the line between appropriate and contrived
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Does anyone else think it is alarming that this even happened? Like it could have just as easily have been a grenade or something. It's not like anyone at this forum likes the guy, but it's pretty crazy that not only did he have to dodge the thrown shoe, but he also had to dodge a second one. I thought there were secret service people for this kind of thing :(
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He who throws footwear at world leaders has no sole.
Fixed
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i think someone else mentioned this but there is pretty much no chance they don't get checked for weapons beforehand. like maybe a plastic knife hidden in a shoe would be a threat but other than that i can't think of anything that could cause meaningful harm that would get through. i'm just a weapons expert though don't mind me.....
that reporter seemed fairly straight-laced
wouldn't have taken him for a loafer
i heard he told bush to "hush, puppy"
that's all i have and the last is reaching
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Does anyone else think it is alarming that this even happened? Like it could have just as easily have been a grenade or something. It's not like anyone at this forum likes the guy, but it's pretty crazy that not only did he have to dodge the thrown shoe, but he also had to dodge a second one. I thought there were secret service people for this kind of thing :(
yes he is going to get an active grenade passed security with all their metal detectors and pad downs.
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It could be a homemade plastic grenade filled with glass fragments.
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that he had tucked in and among his many genitalia. yeah it's a possibility. lets' just all take a moment to give thanks to God for His help in protecting the President.
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Guard: Rectal search sir.
Journalist: Oh shit!
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unfortunately, your puns toe the line between appropriate and contrived
yeah it's all a little tongue in cheek
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Fixed
thanks noone got it before
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The shoe was expertly aimed at Bush's head but the President gets special training to jump for cover in even the simplest of situations plus Bush was dodging bullets in Vietnam that's how hardcore he is.
4 MORE YEARS
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RIP George W. Bush killed by shoes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Weok96gwk4E
In loving memory of George Bush 2000-2008
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The shoe was expertly aimed at Bush's head but the President gets special training to jump for cover in even the simplest of situations plus Bush was dodging bullets in Vietnam that's how hardcore he is.
4 MORE YEARS
now that he has those shoes maybe he will run again
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speaking of the sole thing, it's fun to note that nearly every middle-eastern and asian country has some sort of SOLE SUPERSTITION. the craziest i heard was in china that the bottom of your foot will steal your sole.
hmmm... sole superstition... I'M GONNA USE THIS NAME FOR SOMETHING
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Would it have hurt the bastard to stop here in FOB Taji and say hi? NO, we just arent important enough for that. Oh but Camp Liberty got to see him.... bastards. :mad:
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Some FOOTING great puns in this topic
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If one or both of the shoes actually hit him this could of been 1000% more epic..
Also an update, they are rallying for the dudes release and also some info on the dude himself:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7783608.stm
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seriously fuck you all climbtree and sredni are the only ones doing this right at all.
its like they're breakdancing and the rest of you have...no sole.
or two left feet.
aglets.
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seriously fuck you all climbtree and sredni are the only ones doing this right at all.
its like they're breakdancing and the rest of you have...no sole.
or two left feet.
aglets.
LOOKS LIKE HE gOT, SHOED!!!! :fogetlaugh: :fogetlaugh: :fogetlaugh: :fogetlaugh: :fogetlaugh: :fogetlaugh: :fogetlaugh:
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epic..
no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no
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yeah it's all a little tongue in cheek
i wonder if bush was flown away on the airline of a neighboring nation: Air Jordan
the troublemaker better lay low... he's 'tread'ing on thin ice
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Some FOOTING great puns in this topic
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Does anyone else think it is alarming that this even happened? Like it could have just as easily have been a grenade or something. It's not like anyone at this forum likes the guy, but it's pretty crazy that not only did he have to dodge the thrown shoe, but he also had to dodge a second one. I thought there were secret service people for this kind of thing :(
I'm sure they went through TONS of security checks.
But it still would've been pretty awesome to see one of those secret service guys DIVE and totally take a boot to the head for Bush.
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If one or both of the shoes actually hit him this could of been 1000% more epic..
Also an update, they are rallying for the dudes release and also some info on the dude himself:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7783608.stm
Bush is a pretty weak guy. If both shoes hit him it would have sent him flying head over heels.
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(http://gamingw.net/pubaccess/47608/super_bush.jpg)
Its no wonder he dodged the shoes
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Al-Zaida should be ashamed. As a Sayyid and a Shi'ite, his shoe should have been size twelve.
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i wonder if bush was flown away on the airline of a neighboring nation: Air Jordan
the troublemaker better lay low... he's 'tread'ing on thin ice
they don't call em chucks for nothing
i've had my kicks
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Conversely, you should not be prada your puns.
you have found yourself an arch nemesis.
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Can we tie this up sometime soon I would like to get on with the topic, guy...
These puns are knot funny anymore.
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quiet, lest i put my 'foot' up your ass
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Damn I just got pun punted.
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Al-Zaida should be ashamed. As a Sayyid and a Shi'ite, his shoe should have been size twelve.
y-you see it's funny because al-zaida is a surname for someone who's the descendant of zaid ibn ali and they're referred to as a sayyid, or master, who recognize the twelve imams and are also called twelvers.
size twelve... twelvers... it's funny!
...uncultured swine
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that guy can't throw shoes for shit.
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y-you see it's funny because al-zaida is a surname for someone who's the descendant of zaid ibn ali and they're referred to as a sayyid, or master, who recognize the twelve imams and are also called twelvers.
size twelve... twelvers... it's funny!
...uncultured swine
I dunno about-shoe guys but that one went right over my head if you catch my drift.
EDIT:
(http://gamingw.net/pubaccess/44244/kapow.gif)
It's crap because I made it.
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barack obama is a shoeshine boy
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barack obama is a shoeshine boy
But when villains rear their ugly head, humble and lovable Shoeshine Boy becomes the one, the only
(http://gamingw.net/pubaccess/26699/underdog.jpg)
When criminals in this world appear,
And break the laws that they should fear,
And frighten all who see or hear,
The cry goes up both far and near for
Underdog! Underdog! Underdog! Underdog!
Speed of lightning! Roar of thunder!
Fighting all who rob or plunder!
Underdog! Underdog!
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Update, the shoe-ter appears to have apologised. Looks like security brought him to heel.
Incidentally, I can't help but think its all Bush's fault for being so straight-laced, but hell, from the looks of that dodge he must have a trainer...
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Bush just grins at the guy after he dodges the shoe! Man, what a card he is.
"Heh heh I'm the president can't hit me with a shoe!"
Haha yeah,
I laughed when I saw that grin on his face, almost as if he found it funny.
I have one question though: What's the point with having bodyguards in the other room? I'm talking about the guys in suits who runs through the door behind Bush. Assume they are there for his safety.
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I dont see what everyones tied up about. un laces actually hit him, it knot that big a story. i mean, hes pretty out of step to misses him at that distance. one chance and he let it slipper way. someone should shoe him how to do it and sock it to bush properly
shoe-t me
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sssh thats a little forced jmickle
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maybe you should pay a visit to the good doctor martin
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i just wanted to get a shoe-in.
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I dont see what everyones tied up about. un laces actually hit him, it knot that big a story. i mean, hes pretty out of step to misses him at that distance. one chance and he let it slipper way. someone should shoe him how to do it and sock it to bush properly
shoe-t me
are your arms tired
from grabbing at straws
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are your arms tired
from grabbing at straws
yes. yes they are.
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It was almost as if you were shoe-horning those puns in.
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:fogetnah:
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Haha yeah,
I laughed when I saw that grin on his face, almost as if he found it funny.
I have one question though: What's the point with having bodyguards in the other room? I'm talking about the guys in suits who runs through the door behind Bush. Assume they are there for his safety.
This entire event has changed my outlook on Bush's term. He just looked so BADASS dodging those shoes. And that grin just proved it. So shut up.
I dunno, I don't think they actually expected somethign to happen so they were probably playing poker.
I dont see what everyones tied up about. un laces actually hit him, it knot that big a story. i mean, hes pretty out of step to misses him at that distance. one chance and he let it slipper way. someone should shoe him how to do it and sock it to bush properly
shoe-t me
No.
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He should've thrown the shoes whenever he was looking away and shaking the Iraqi PM's hand. Then after he nailed him, he should've yelled out whatever he was saying before. Would've loved to see Bush get nailed square in the face
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http://www.aksalser.com/game.htm
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I was expecting this from the start. Scored a 6 ftw! (with a laptop touchpad)