I never thought I would say this: I'm Impressed with Bush

[berni_mccoy]

He dodged those flung shoes in epic fashion. Given his age and how clumsy he usually is, I'm damned impressed with the way he dodged those shoes.

[Skittles]

1. he is good at avoiding things

[BurtWorm]

26. Haha!!

:toast:

Prezackly, my dear Skittles!

[salguine]

42. He's been practicing on questions for eight years now.

[hlthe2b]

2. He's dodged personal responsibility his whole life....

Plenty of practice... it would appear...

[Jennicut]

6. HA! I couldn't have said it better, Shrub has had a lot of practice

shirking things.

[Jamastiene]

3. I think he's had practice.

Laura must throw shoes at him pretty often for him to be that adept at ducking them.

[parasim]

4. He's quick. Much to Laura's chagrin, I imagine.

I'm sure after all this time, she's learned to aim low, though.

[CAG]

5. he was definitely sober

[awoke_in_2003]

35. Wow, that would be a change.

:)

[CAG]

44. BTW; GO STEELMEN!

How bout that win over the Ravens!

[awoke_in_2003]

45. Loved it...

although it was quite tense. I do love seeing the criminal Ray Lewis losing. Steelers got to do something about the offensive line, though. Can't expect Ben to last long in the NFL with all the hits he is taking this year.

[political_Dem]

7. It was a rare moment that * was sober. I give him props.

But I know I wasn't the only one watching for that "coke jaw" during the rest of the conference, lol. ;)

[crim son]

8. I wish the journalist had ten pair with him.

He'd probably have got in a shot.

[elkston]

9. He was like an action star. I was impressed too. (n/t)

[burrowowl]

10. He kills 500,000

So that a pair of shoes can be thrown at him?
Sadam didn't kill as many!
Bu$h is a WAR CRIMINAL!

[Rebubula]

29. Though I agree...

that Bush is a war criminal and should be afforded all the perks of that title - trying to compare him to Saddam as if to lessen Saddam's crimes is pretty weak.

We will never know the extent of the deaths caused by Saddam and his Sunni minority - but his misery covered over 20 years. He is more of a devil than Bush - but once you get past killing a few dozen people it is hard to split hairs on the definition of evil. Both are\were war criminals. Hopefully, Bush will get what his due...

[Maru Kitteh]

11. I'm guessing he's had practice.

Laura probably has one hell of a throwing arm by now. I know I would.

[Warren DeMontague]

12. I bet it started with Babs.

She's built like Catfish Hunter.

[awoke_in_2003]

36. Quite the woman...

body of Catfish Hunter and face of the Quaker Oats man

[Sebastian Doyle]

38. And the genetics of Aleister Crowley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBl83rfiKAo

[Political Tiger]

13. Not bad for a former cheerleader!

I guess those pom-pom skills do come in handy!

[happychatter]

14. someone asked in another thread "I don't get it. Didn't the OTHER reporters have shoes?" n/t

[Window]

15. LOL! n/t

[davidpdx]

16. Just saw the footage on the evening news

here in Korea. He was hiding like a little coward behind the podium

[machI]

17. I am not impressed with Bush at all

Criminals do not impress me. I prefer people of accomplishment, like Nobel Prize winner Al Gore.

[Tennessee Gal]

18. I suspect that if most here could get close enough .....

those shoes would still be attached to our feet!

[Vinca]

19. He's been dodging shoes his entire life.

I suspect he'll dodge the "big shoe" on his way out the White House door. Rather than living out his days in a jail cell, he'll go on the rubber chicken circuit and grab all the money he can from his lemming fan club.

[Marrah_G]

20. I think he handled it pretty well.

The shoe incident shall go down in history as Bush's greatest success.

[DevonRex]

23. If only we had elected him as dodge ball captain. Who knew?

He had hidden talents all along, we just didn't know what they were. Oops. I said talentS. I should have said just talenT.

[awoke_in_2003]

37. But something tells me he couldn't pull off the uniform...

[DevonRex]

39. Now, that is hilarious. I would dearly LOVE to see GWB in that getup.

Way better than his little spandex bicycle outfit.

[Lucky 13]

21. I thought the same thing. It took a little skill to dodge the way he did.

I didn't think he still possessed the reflexes. Or maybe he was coked up that morning instead of his usual drunken stupor.

[Ganja Ninja]

22. If you can dodge a shoe you can dodge a ball.

[WeDidIt]

24. He's been dodging shit flung his way for eight years now

so I don't see how he could not have dodged the shoes.

[BeyondGeography]

25. Best presidential avoider of thrown shoes ever.

[scheming daemons]

27. If they were pretzels, he wouldn't have been able to duck 'em

[bdamomma]

28. lucky break for him

maybe he just wasn't wasted enough to avoid contact.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

30. I'll Admit To Being Impressed By His Quick Reflexes Too.

Sucks though. I wanted them to hit him so badly!

[Runcible Spoon]

31. cocaine jacks up the nervous system...

probably helped him out a bit :evilgrin:

[JuniperLea]

34. The Coke Jaw President...

It was wagging, seriously wagging, during that presser and the interview that followed. GAWD I hate him. That "So what" non-answer made me want to smack him with more than a shoe.

[jobycom]

32. Well, lucky for him he'd had his morning six-pack, or he'd never have managed it. nt

[rug]

33. I'm just surprised he didn't catch it with his mouth.

[mtnsnake]

43. That's the only way I'd be impressed with him, if he caught on purpose in his mouth. Fuck him

[bridgit]

40. He's just trying to prove he's not a Lame Duck'er

That's what Betty Nguyen said this morning, it was funny! :)

[Cha]

41. How many years of practice has he had with Ducking

the Issues? bush damn well should have ducked those shoes thrown by the Iraqi Reporter in disgust at bush's fascade.