Iraqi Shoe-Gate: The Tributes Roll in for George Bush

In Washington, Americans rally around the President:

They assembled a pile of clogs, boots, flip-flops, slippers and pumps, and, in celebration of the journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush in a news conference Sunday in Iraq, they tossed the footwear at a man wearing a papier-mâché Bush mask and a prison uniform....

The Bush figure dodged, weaved and taunted: "I can take it! I can take you all on!" But then somebody hit him in the crotch with a sandal, and he fell to his knees.

In Afghanistan, the citizens defend their US liberator:

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The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush is to be celebrated in an Afghan comedy show.

But in the satirical series, Zang-i-Khatar (Alert Bell), rather than duck the shoes Mr Bush will be hit squarely in the face.

One protester, however, still doesn't understand, preferring to follow the example of Muntazar al-Zaidi:

A transit rider protesting moves to slash service and raise fares was dragged out of a public meeting by police officers who feared he was about to imitate the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at President Bush.

Iraq and Shoes: The Secret Videos

A reader from London tips us off to the Internet evidence that there was more than one shoe-thrower and more than one object involved in what is becoming known as the Iraqi Sole-Gate. A collection of videos establishes that Tekken, The Three Stooges, The World of Warcraft, and Nintendo's Duck Hunt were all conspirators in hurling Pokeballs, bombs, and even the giant Monty Python foot at our unsuspecting President.

Iraq and Al-Qa'eda: Bush's Grand Strategy --- "So What?"

Perhaps the most interesting idea on fighting the "War of Terror" was the "flypaper effect": invade a country so all the terrorists would flock to it and then you could easily whip them.

Turns out that this was President Bush's grand strategy on "how to protect the American people", as he explained in a Farewell Interview to ABC's Martha Raddatz on Monday:

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Iraq and Shoes: The Worst One-Liners (So Far)

Runner-up: The headline of The Times  as Dana Perino, the White Press Secretary, appears before reporters sporting a black-eye suffered when she was hit by a microphone during the post-shoe turmoil:

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino shows off 'shoe-venir'

Winner: George Bush, setting out the official version of incident to journalists:

I didn't know what the guy said, but I saw his sole.

Global Update: Iraq, Shoes, and Video Games

A reader from Turkey updates us on the transformation of serious news into video games.

The Turkish tribute to Muntazar al-Zaidi's throwing of shoes at President Bush includes not one but two on-line challenges:  The Bush Shoe Throwing Game and That Guy Totally Threw a Shoe at Bush: The Game.

Enjoy!

*Our reader adds: "I have read that the thrown shoes were made in Turkey. So, we know at least who gave the shoes to put flowers inside."