Shoemakers lay claim to thrown shoes

If the shoe hits: Rival shoemakers in Middle East claim credit for the pair tossed at President Bush
By DAVE GOLDINER
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER


My shoes nearly hit President Bush - no, they were mine!

Rival Middle East shoemakers are scrambling to claim credit for the loafer-tossing attack on Bush, which has become the stuff of anti-American legend in a Baghdad minute.

A shoe manufacturer in Turkey said his company made the footwear that disgruntled Iraqi TV reporter Muntadhar al-Zaidi flung at Bush.

Ramazan Baydan said sales have doubled since the weekend shoe-icide attack, which summed up deep-seated frustration over at the invasion of Iraq and other heavyhanded U.S. policies.






http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/12/17/2008-12-17_if_the_shoe_hits_rival_shoemakers_in_mid.html

Obviously, we need to throw cars at President Bush.

The throwing of the shoes is the best moment that has happened for millions of people in eight years.
It's the classic 'who would have thunk' moment. It was cathartic, symbolic and profound. I will never ever forget it, and despite what he said, neither will Bush.

I hope his mother saw it. She deserved similar treatment after her Katrina comment.