Cafferty: What Does Shoe Throwing Say About U.S. Image?

From the Cafferty File:

Like father like son. Just as President Bushs father will forever be remembered for throwing up on the Prime Minister of Japan at a state dinner in Tokyo, so will this weekends video of our beloved President follow him for the rest of his days.

An Iraqi reporter threw his shoes at President Bush yesterday while he was holding a press conference in Iraqi with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. It was a deliberate insult directed at President Bush. For Muslims, sitting with the soles of your shoes facing someone or hurling them at someone is a sign of contempt.

The reporter, who works for an Egyptian based television network, yelled This is a farewell you dog! in Arabic. He was put in jail where he remains while Iraqi officials decide whether or not hell face charges for assaulting an official.

As for President Bush, he made light of it and announced to reporters that the shoes were a size 10.

Questions have been raised about the seemingly delayed Secret Service response and why the man was able to throw his second shoe after throwing the first, but President Bush apparently waved off Secret Service officers at first.

Thousands of Iraqis rallied in support of the reporters actions. Some said he shouldnt have thrown his shoes at President Bush in the presence of the Iraqi prime minister.

Heres my question to you: What does it say about our image when a foreign reporter throws his shoes at President Bush?

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[supertamsf]

International Throw a Shoe Day! Monday Jan. 19, 2008 high noon, wherever you are throw your shoes into the air. Symbolic purging of George Bush.

[gplex86]

Why put him in jail? He's no threat to anyone. Let the guy go - Bush should say so himself.

[56LC]

That is an i nteresting point. The fact that Bush dissmissed it make the whole thing so much worse. It shows how little respect the Bush Gang had for the even our part-time allies there or the careless arrogance of him about the whole thing. And yes, Hussein could have had the repoerter's head cut and given to Bush as afaraweel gift. But, guess who was hanged by the new incompetent Iraqui Government as a gift to Bush?.

[indirstr8s]

I am sad because he missed.

[indirstr8s]

saddam cut his head for throwing shoes at bush ??!!!! He would have probably done that for missing.

[guilaneni]

keep saying that when your country gets invaded

[Mozeco2]

whoa

[WashMitt]

Republican try to make Bush a Goody 2 Shoes.

[blackdicksmon]

Ha Ha he should've hit the son of a BITCH!!! Fuck bush

[njidechu]

♪♪♪♪♪Just toss your shoes in the air...and throw 'em like you just don't care...♪♪♪♪

☺☻☺☻☺☻

[UltimoLatino]

Its not fuck bush.... its duck bush! lmao