By now, you've probably seen the video of President Bush ducking shoes being thrown at him by an Iraqi journalist. My son and I saw in on the Sunday news... several times. Finally, one of our local reporters imparted what he believed to be very important information.
"In the Middle East, throwing your shoes at someone is a sign of contempt."
My son's immediate comment was, "Isn't throwing your shoe at someone a sign of contempt in ANY country?" You can't get anything past my boy!
I have a few other thoughts on this incident...
- President Bush has great reflexes - He ducked that first shoe like a boxer weaving away from a punch. Which brings me to...
- He didn't hit the dirt - If it had been me, I would have crouched behind that podium until I got the all-clear. But the Prez stayed standing, kept his eyes open, and ducked the second shoe. Which makes me ask the question...
- What took the Secret Service so long? How did that guy have time to take off the other shoe? He didn't get tackled until well after the second shoe flew through the air. Hmmm...
One more reason I'm glad I'm not in politics. My reflexes aren't nearly that good!
