Iraqi Journalist Throws Shoes at Bush he Dodges

President George W. Bush spoke with ABC News' Martha Raddatz today following an incident in which an Iraqi reporter threw two shoes at the president. Bush told Raddatz he wasn't insulted by the shoe-throwing, and that stranger things have happened to him.
He also spoke about his legacy, standing by the invasion of Iraq as the right thing to do, but also saying his presidency was about a lot more than taking down Saddam Hussein.
The full transcript of the interview follows:
Martha Raddatz: Let's start with what just happened. And that is someone threw a shoe at you, whether it's an Iraqi reporter?
President Bush: Yeah, I think it's a reporter. At least that's what they told me on the way out, that it's a person who works in the Iraqi press, stands up and throws his shoe. And it was amusing. I mean, I've seen a lot of weird things during my presidency and this may rank up there as one of the weirdest. On the other hand, I do remember when the president of China came to the South Lawn, and a member of the press corps started yelling. I think it was Falun Gong slogans at the Chinese president. So this happens and it's a sign of a free society.

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[Tribonatin]

Yes, just as FUNNY if it was BARAK HUSSIEN OBAMA on that podium. Only difference is that he would have run off with a chicken in hand.

[iamcchan]

you are funny so laugh i did much :(

[TheBossoftheisland]

ok americans I think next time we will throw ur president with a big piece of shit that shaped like giving him a finger in his mouth

[iamcchan]

i dont know we have been giving him the finger for 8 years he has not bit it yet. the shoe was proably the best thing to throw :)

[lebanesequeenG35]

fuck bushtard....

by throwing these shoes bush got humiliated infront of billions knowing that throwing shoes in iraq is like sitting at some!!

[iamcchan]

Why you call me this I did not know throwing was a bad thing in your country

[somewishsomedream]

shoes of mass destruction! oh yea the guy is gonna be in jail for 15 years for "trying to kill a president" LOL.

[TaTiska]

Who knew Bush could move that fast?

[RedGorilla87]

you're an idiot

[DuunKno]

25-32 Seconds, Epic youtube time! lololol

[PunjabiMasters]

OBAMA IS COOL

 JACKASSES

[kosofunk06]

learn to spell you illiterate cunt

[OSOK995]

Yeah I agree with Stavroni.

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[jvfran2]

You're a dumbass

[stavroni]

ur a dumb ass... thats not hes intending to hes trying to insult him in middle eastern way... Iraqis don't throw rocks... that's Palestinians they throw rocks... Iraqis got more weapon then u think (they don't do rocks lol..) get ur facts right..