Man who threw shoe at George W. Bush seeks parliament seat in Iraq

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From http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/385691-man-who-threw-shoe-at-george-w-bush-seeks-parliament-seat-in-iraq

Man who threw shoe at George W. Bush seeks parliament seat in Iraq

May 01, 2018 - 02:55 PM EDT
BY LUIS SANCHEZ 635

Muntazar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush in 2008, is running for parliament in Baghdad, BuzzFeed News reported on Tuesday.

"This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog," Zaidi yelled in Arabic while throwing both his shoes at Bush during a visit by the 43rd president. “This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq.”

He was tackled by then-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's bodyguards shortly after he threw the second shoe. Bush was uninjured in the incident.

Zaidi was arrested and sent to prison. He was released early for good behavior after nine months and left Iraq in 2009.

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[mnmoderatedem]

1. he's got my vote

can I write in?

[UTUSN]

2. We need for him to immigrate here and do his thing *here*!1

[Throck]

3. Can we send him to baseball training camp?

[treestar]

4. He's probably a national hero there

I bet he'll get the seat!