Quite apart from being the most entertaining news story in ages, the shoe throwing attack on US President George Bush Jr is generating some of the funniest reporting ever;
Bush ducked, and the shoes, thrown one at a time, sailed past his head during the news conference with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in his palace in the heavily fortified Green Zone.
I love “sailed past his head”
As the man continued to scream from another room, Bush said: “That was a size 10 shoe he threw at me, you may want to know.”
Excellent coverage of detail there…
Let me talk about the guy throwing his shoe. It’s one way to gain attention. It’s like going to a political rally and having people yell at you. It’s like driving down the street and having people not gesturing with all five fingers.
At last count, I think most people have four fingers, but still…