First lady says shoe-throwing an assault

[qrayjack]

First lady says shoe-throwing an assault - AP

WASHINGTON – First lady Laura Bush says President Bush laughed it off, but that it was an "assault" when an Iraqi reporter threw his shoes at the president during a news conference in Baghdad.

In an interview aired Sunday on Fox News Sunday, Mrs. Bush said she was not amused. - AP

The president deftly dodged the shoes and wasn't hit. He continued the news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki after security officials dragged the journalist from the room.

Mrs. Bush says the president is a "natural athlete" and that he "laughed it off," but that she thinks people should view the incident as an "assault."

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You're damned right it was an assault, and the driveby media's portrayal of it as a harmless humorous non-incident would have been an eruption of outrage and call for imprisonment had this been aimed at Obama.

[candles]

Mrs. Bush says the president is a "natural athlete" and that he "laughed it off," but that she thinks people should view the incident as an "assault."
I agree with Laura, I said this to my hubby when we saw it on TV.

[Luckyme]

It was an assault and I am outraged at the way the media and comedians portrayed this incident. There was nothing funny about it and it could have been much worse than it was if the shoes had actually hit GWB.

I am thankful at least the Iraqi government took it seriously.

[Mary-Lou]

Absolutely! I am in total agreement with Laura! The Secret service were NOT doing their job either. The velocity of a shoe is a lot slower than a bullit, and they let a SECOND one through as well! Disgraceful!