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So a retired major is entitled to LA Times ink, so long as he hates Bush? Really, the shoe thrower is a former Baathist and present-day Sadrist, so of course he hates Bush. Whether or not it was a good idea to invade Iraq, it is true that a lot of Al Qaeda folks have met their maker there -- all to the good and better there than here in the US!
James @ 7:51 AM PST, Dec 24, 2008
It's truly amazing and somewhat disturbing how easily the American people have been deceived for the past 8 years. If we accept responsibility for the shape we're in right now and make a determination to change it and fully understand why it happened, then the lesson would have been learned. Bush/Cheney were a direct reflection of our own ignorance. We allowed this administration all the power and they got away with it. May it never happen again. This kind of history is not worth repeating.
Gilyslas @ 10:52 PM PST, Dec 23, 2008
Minelessly insulting President Bush for his policies, is disrepectful to our country. We have the freedom to do it without fear of being jailed or put to death. Many citizens of other countries countries are not able to insult their leaders without fear of being jailed or put to death. We in the United States have this freedom but it solves nothing to just insult. Instead of insulting Bush you sould present him with alternative cources to take, besides just resign.
Michelle @ 6:53 PM PST, Dec 23, 2008
The article is almost as disgraceful and unpatriotic as the comments posted. You all ought to be ashamed of yourselves. Regardless of political beliefs, Bush is our president and we should be outraged. Imagine a foreign leader had a shoe thrown at him (e.g. Ahmadinejad). The same author and comments would scream about how this is why the world hates the USA and why we are a global disgrace. It is actually ridiculous how hipocritical you all are. Be ashamed.
Ben. @ 5:09 PM PST, Dec 23, 2008
What a stupid waste of newsprint!
Tom @ 4:55 PM PST, Dec 23, 2008
"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else" - Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States
Worrywart @ 4:43 PM PST, Dec 23, 2008
As far as the shoe throwers goes Sadam Husayn would have taken him out and had him shot and his family also for good measure. Bush could have made him the target of a predator. The Iraqis had the shoe thrower beaten. Maybe we should get inline with the rest of the despots in the world. Isn't it just better to laugh it off. After all American politics is full of insults. We as Americans should set a better example to the rest of the world which Bush did. I am a life long Democrat who wouldn't be caught dead voting for a Republic for President. But this time Bush got it right.
Michelle @ 3:29 PM PST, Dec 23, 2008
Excellent article. I couldn't agree more. The neo-cons have made a mess and their arrogant philosophies have been proven totally flawed. Pity it wasn't a shoe bomb. ( Blah ha ha . I was kidding).
AlphaOmega @ 2:28 PM PST, Dec 23, 2008
This shoe throwing man represents all of us who hate bush for his failed policy's. That guy was every american telling Bush, "you screwed up our country" Always the people who deserve a beatdown don't get it.
Wake up people @ 1:49 PM PST, Dec 23, 2008
Made in LEBANON and the Only Shoe Bush Throwing Game from the Arab World. Bloggers now are rating ShoeBushWorlwide.com 5 Stars and one of the best. http://www.ShoeBushWorldWide.com The game took 16 hrs to produce this game is Real Therapy Bit Fish El-Khele2 to those who dislike Bush. You can select your favorite shoe and shout from a varied list and includes a Whack-O-Meter. The Game went Live Dec 17, and the growth in visitors has proven EXPONENTIAL and in just 4 days Bush was Whacked with a Shoe OVER 3.8 Million Times by tens of thousands visitors Worldwide. 65% of Shoe Throwers came from USA
samramada @ 12:56 PM PST, Dec 23, 2008
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