Dec 15 2008
Attack of the Shoe
As many of you may know, George Bush was attacked at an Iraqi press conference earlier. He was not shot at, however, or threatened by a bomb. Our lame-duck president was actually attacked by a pair of shoes. A journalist at the press conference that Bush decided to drop in on stood up in the middle of the crowd, and threw first one shoe, then another. I was impressed with George Bush’s reflexes, which are considerably better than his political abilities. I thought I was watching the Matrix for a second as I saw our great president duck beneath “size ten” (as Bush quipped) shoes. The strange thing about this, besides the fact that a man threw shoes at the President of the United States, was that after the journalist threw the first shoe, no one did anything. The man had time to bend down, pull off his second shoe, aim, and take fire again at Bush. Where was the security? Someone should have realized between the time the first shoe was launched and the second shoe was about to be thrown that something was going on. Everyone seemed to be in shock. Secret Service? MIA. They were nowhere to be seen. Perhaps they are better at taking bullets than size ten Iraqi sneakers. I thought it was interesting. If you want to see the video it is on youtube.
In sporting news, the Cowboys beat the Giants, which gave the reigning Super Bowl champs their second straight loss. The Cowboys managed to avoid the soap opera drama for today and pull out a nice win. The Patriots destroyed the Oakland Raiders today in Oakland, which was of course no surprise to anyone (I hope). The Falcons beat Tampa Bay in OT, which is a great win for this successful young Falcons team. Indianapolis, unfortunately, beat the Lions, although that was kind of a ‘gimme’. The biggest game of the day though was the Texans 13-12 victory over the Titans. The mighty Titans have now lost two games, and are showing their weaknesses. Granted, they already locked in playoff birth, but they are showing everyone they can at least be beaten, and by not-so-stellar teams. Thats all for now. Thanks
