George Bush nearly pelted with shoes

[Wayne]

I support the Republicans because I'm for low taxes, less spending (I'm not pleased with how much they spent which is why they are out of power now), and I like owning guns legally of course.

Now just because I usually support Republicans it doesn't mean I am 100% Republican, I am a Registered Indepedent and voted in the Democratic Primary in NC and many of my views are socially liberal....I just don't buy into the whole political correctness bullcrap though.



KillFace, W just got shoes thrown at him, it was a secure room, nobody (aside from the security detail) had weapons. George W. Bush showed that he wasn't a whimp and he wasn't going to let one person keep him from doing his job as President. It makes W look weak if something so minor makes him flee the room, and it inspires people to fight the Americans to some extent. The hypotheticals I mention with Obama are more due to the manner in which he is covered by the press and yes there is a hell of a difference, you can't tell me otherwise.

But that's got nothing to do with what I was referring to. I'd rather be a living punk than a brave fool (in this instance). There is absolutely nothing to gain from the prez being assassinated by some reporter and I seriously doubt he was showing a brave face by just standing there. He looked like an idiot in headlights. I would say the same thing if Obama or Clinton had done that. It just looked dumb. I don't even know the correct thing to do there, but Secret Service should have swarmed his ass and they weren't around. It should have been one shoe and then he vanished.

I have a side question, though: what punishment does everyone think this guy should get. I heard something like 8 years. Now I'm upset that someone dared to do such a thing at our leader (despite my criticism, I'm not cool with somebody doing that), but I think 8 years is excessive. But then again, he knows the country he lives in. Just like that American kid who marked up the cars in Argentina and got caned, maybe this guy just is getting what he asked for.