Iraq: Man Who Threw Shoes at Bush is Running and Wants Trump to 'Withdraw American Soldiers'

[enhanced_deficit]

Dated but still relevant:

Elections in Iraq: Man Who Threw Shoes at Bush is Running and Wants Trump to 'Withdraw American Soldiers'

You may not have heard the name Muntazer al-Zaidi, but you probably know who he is. Nearly a decade ago, the Iraqi journalist gained worldwide fame and notoriety when he chucked two shoes at then-President George W. Bush in protest of U.S. military presence in Iraq. Bush managed to dodge the incoming footwear, but Zaidi instantly became an international celebrity and a felon all at once. After spending months in prison and years away from his home country, 39-year-old Zaidi is back in Iraq to run for office.
The charismatic reporter-turned-politician is currently running for parliament in the Iraqi elections taking place Saturday. This legislature, known officially as the Council of Representatives, will select Iraq's next prime minister and president. Zaidi's name is not high on the list for the Sa'iroun Lil Salaah, or "March toward Reform" coalition, a historic alliance including influential Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and the Iraqi Communist Party, but this has done little to deter his quest to rout corruption, expose dirty politicians and finish what he started.

https://www.newsweek.com/iraq-elect...oes-bush-running-trump-withdraw-troops-918296

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[Anti Globalist]

I'm surprised Bush didn't have that guy killed.

 

[enhanced_deficit]

Bush also had a big heart.

 

[Zippyjuan]

Bush got a shoe- Trump gets a phone. Did he want the President to call him?

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ma...-phone-thrown-onstage-during-trump-nra-speech

Man arrested after cell phone thrown onstage during Trump’s speech to NRA


A man in the crowd at President Trump's speech to the National Rifle Association in Indiana was arrested Friday after allegedly throwing a cell phone at the stage as the president approached the lectern, sources told Fox News.

The individual was identified as William Rose, law enforcement sources said. The sources added that Rose was intoxicated at the event.

In a statement to Fox News, the Secret Service said: "At approximately 12:30 p.m. (ET) today, President Trump was at an event in Indianapolis, IN. As the President was walking onto the stage, but prior to his remarks, a cell phone from the crowd landed on the opposite side of the stage. An individual was removed from the event and the investigation is continuing."

The Secret Service is still investigating whether Rose intended any threat toward the President, sources told Fox News.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office provided a statement to Fox News, saying they "assisted the US Secret Service today in an ongoing investigation. William Rose, a subject in the investigation, was transported to receive a mental health evaluation."

A video posted to social media, taken by attendee Bradley Brewer, shows the phone being launched into the air and landing on the stage to Trump’s left.

“A man threw a cell phone on stage when President Trump walked out for his @nra speech,” tweeted Katie Pavlich, a Fox News contributor. “He threw it stage left, while POTUS was closer to stage right."

Then-President George W. Bush famously ducked a thrown shoe thrown at him by an Iraqi journalist in 2008 during a press conference in Iraq. The shoe missed Bush, and the journalist was forcibly removed from the room by security.

Fox video at link includes scary music.

 

[kcchiefs6465]

About as good as Tulsi Gabbard.

 

[unknown]

The world wants us out.

Did he win?