Good Old Shoe: Monument commemorating the journalist who hurled shoes at Bush has been taken down

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Run time: 00:43 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xvahcU7JR4   Posted on YouTube: January 29, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: February 01, 2009 By DU Member: Amerigo Vespucci Views on DU: 775

 
Almost as soon as it went up The Shoe has been brought down. The monument commemorating the journalist who hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush was taken down only one day after it was erected. Seems the Central Government just didn't approve.

http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/scarce/shoe-rip

[grannie4peace]

1. i wish the artist would put it on ebay- they could get alot of $

[DUlover2909]

2. Democracy in Iraq means no freedom of speech.

[Jack Rabbit]

3. K/R

Try as I might, I couldn't find it in me to disapprove of throwing a shoe at that miserable fascist.

[JohnyCanuck]

5. I never even tried, n/t

[L. Coyote]

4. Maybe Iraq still needs to get rid of the Bush government. ??

[veganlush]

6. I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop...

:popcorn: :popcorn:

[Left Coast2020]

7. I'm just waiting to throw more shoes!

http://play.sockandawe.com/

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[cooolandrew]

8. The sacred shoe. Amen!

[L. Coyote]

9. Who has the "Sacred Shoe" the original shoe that flew?

The great flying shoe of Iraq, where is it now?