Muntadhar al-Zeidi is a hero.
Know what Bush was saying when al-Zeidi threw his shoes? "The war is not over. But . . . it is decidedly on its way to being won."
And Muntadhar al-Zeidi lost it. Threw both his shoes, yelling that shoe #1 was " a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people!" His second shoe was "for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq!"
This was a gift to the entire world. We all owe a debt to this 28-year old journalist who, for one beautiful moment, letting go of all rational calculation of the possible consequences, stood up and spoke truth to power.
He is currently being held by Iraqi security forces and faces an unknown fate. I would not want to be in his shoes right now.
I have started a Flickr group called Throw My Shoes Too! I put up a picture of myself with my shoes. If you, like me, feel that Mr. al-Zeidi In support of Mr. al-Zeidi, I urge you to go to Throw My Shoes Too! and put up a picture of your own. You can also leave a comment.
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send your pictures to
www.thankyouforthrowingyourshoe.com
there are over 400 posting already,
Hey! We're up above 100 people who have joined the Facebook group Send a Shoe to the White House!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=105200405327&ref=nf
Here here!! I'll see you on Flickr
Please write what you think of Bush on the bottom of your shoe, facing the camera.
I found the shoe throwing incident fascinating.
I can just imagine Bush saying, "sticks and stones may break my bones, but shoes will never hurt me."
Bush said a few years ago during a t.v. interview that he didn't read the newspapers or look at the news. Had he watched the news or read newspapers, perhaps he would have been forewarned about shoes and their meaning.
The former Iraqi Minister of Information said years ago, "Rumsfeld & Bush will be hit with shoes. Bush is a war criminal. I speak better English than Bush." This guy also said some other outrageous things, but here's the website:
http://www.davidstuff.com/bagdad-bob.htm
Please go to http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105200405327#/group.php?gid=105200405327 to join the Facebook group "Send a Shoe to the White House"!
To show solidarity with Muntader al-Zaidi, let's all send a statement to President Bush of our disapproval of the war, warrantless wiretapping, torture, Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, extraordinary rendition, Albert Gonzales etc. etc. etc. Send your shoe to: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500. Let's fill up the White House mail room with shoes!!!
It's a great idea but don't include a return address unless you want to be wiretapped.
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