Tag: George W. Bush

Adding Troops Was The Least Worst Option

December 2, 2009

I don’t think we should have gone to war in the first place.  I’m talking to you, Bush and Cheney.  But now that we’re there how do we get out?  How do we make sure that the troops that are there are as safe as you can be in a war? And on a somewhat … More Adding Troops Was The Least Worst Option

Sales Soar At Turkish Shoe Firm As The "Bush Shoe" Flies Off The Shelves

December 23, 2008

I first heard they were Mephistos… A Turkish shoe firm says it has had to take on 100 extra staff to cope with a surge in orders after an Iraqi threw shoes at US President Bush. Istanbul-based Baydan Shoes claims it made the shoes and says it now has tens of thousands of orders from around … More Sales Soar At Turkish Shoe Firm As The "Bush Shoe" Flies Off The Shelves

Sales Soar At Turkish Shoe Firm As The “Bush Shoe” Flies Off The Shelves

December 23, 2008

I first heard they were Mephistos… A Turkish shoe firm says it has had to take on 100 extra staff to cope with a surge in orders after an Iraqi threw shoes at US President Bush. Istanbul-based Baydan Shoes claims it made the shoes and says it now has tens of thousands of orders from around … More Sales Soar At Turkish Shoe Firm As The “Bush Shoe” Flies Off The Shelves

"c'est le baiser de l'adieu, espèce de chien"

December 14, 2008

Once again Bush makes an ass of himself by inappropriately offering to shake the hand of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.  A journalist in the third row stood up and threw his two shoes, one after the other, at Bush–missing him–and shouting that this was Bush’s farewell and called Bush “a dog”. Quality. Read the original … More "c'est le baiser de l'adieu, espèce de chien"

“c’est le baiser de l’adieu, espèce de chien”

December 14, 2008

Once again Bush makes an ass of himself by inappropriately offering to shake the hand of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.  A journalist in the third row stood up and threw his two shoes, one after the other, at Bush–missing him–and shouting that this was Bush’s farewell and called Bush “a dog”. Quality. Read the original … More “c’est le baiser de l’adieu, espèce de chien”