What should happen to Iraqi shoe thrower?
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| Barbara - NC | December 17th, 2008 2:41 pm ET He should receive a medal and be given throwing practice. Many people want to do the same thing. |
| forbes Phoenix, AZ | December 17th, 2008 2:42 pm ET Hi Jack, |
| Ken in NC | December 17th, 2008 2:45 pm ET Give him more shoes. It is a new life in Iraq now. Under the government of Saddam, the “Shoe Thrower” and probably his family would have been executed before sunset. Let them enjoy their new found freedom. Maybe we can open a shoe factory here and sell them “Throwing shoes” like “Running Shoes”. That would result in a boost to our economy. |
| Al in IA | December 17th, 2008 2:48 pm ET He should receive a presidential pardon from George who laughed off the incident in his insolent manner. |
| Tom, Jacksonville, FL | December 17th, 2008 2:51 pm ET At the very least, the local authorities should return his shoes. Tom, Jacksonville, Florida |
| Edward Nelson, Mount Vernon, NY | December 17th, 2008 2:53 pm ET Hey Jack, He should be pardoned for proving that a lame duck is best at ducking. This is a President who called dropping bombs on Iraq, “Operation Iraqi Peace.” When the reporter lodged the shoe at President Bush he was engaged in “Operation Iraqi Thanks.” It was a warm gesture for bringing peace and he got arrested. What a shame! A shoe is as close as we get to a weapon of mass destruction. Hey Jack, I wonder how many friends and family members the reporter lost for the sake of peace. A pardon should be in order. |
| Jeff from Sturgis, MI | December 17th, 2008 2:53 pm ET Punishment? This man shouldn’t be punished. How many of us watched that video and wished we were the one throwing our shoes at President Bush? I say it sums up our feelings about the outgoing Commander-in-Chief quite admirably. |
| John, Fort Collins, CO | December 17th, 2008 2:54 pm ET He should be encouraged to sign an endorsement contract for Crocs, “the only shoes that are safe to throw”. Since he is already a poster child there, they could make a fortune in the Middle East and help improve the U.S. balance of payments. |
| CJ in Atlanta, GA | December 17th, 2008 2:55 pm ET They guy should serve a few weeks in jail and be fined, but otherwise what he did really isn’t that big of a deal. |
| Jeffrey Cohen from LA, California | December 17th, 2008 2:55 pm ET A couple days of jail time and then let the man go back to living his life. He is not a bad man for doing what he did. He has every right to be angry at President Bush for the turmoil he has witnessed in his country. |
| dennis north carolina | December 17th, 2008 2:57 pm ET It was a protest so he should be set free unharmed. No one was hurt except the pride of Bush so let the man go.Bush has done a lot more harm to his country and people than just throwing a pair of shoes but will he pay for it except in a history book. the answer is no. |
| Dennis, Columbus, Ohio | December 17th, 2008 2:58 pm ET 30 days in jail for missing. |
| Jackie in Dallas | December 17th, 2008 3:03 pm ET Just another example of Bush being entirely unaware of what actually happened. What the reporter did is the most extreme form of insult possible in the Islamic world. While I think it is correct to say that if he had done so under Hussein, he would have been executed, if we had not invaded their country, he wouldn’t have had the motivation to do such an extreme act. Typical of Bush, he just doesn’t get it that he is despised all over the world, has eroded the respect and reputation of this country, and heartily hated by a good number of people IN this country. I’m counting the hours now… |
| Frann Altman in Los Angeles, CA | December 17th, 2008 3:06 pm ET What would happen in the US if a citizen threw a shoe at the Iraqi President while he was visiting here? Clearly he’d have been taken away, jailed and many citizens here might also be cheering so the country’s response is not that unusual, is it? I’m more concerned as to where the secret service was, or was not, that allowed the second shoe to be thrown. |
| Ryan, Galesburg, IL | December 17th, 2008 3:21 pm ET This man, a journalist, has lost family, been captured by the U.S. military, tortured by militias and watched as his were countrymen torn to shreds because of Bush’s penchant for lying. Now his arms and ribs are broken while he waits in an Iraqi cell. Time Served, and then some. |
| Winston in Berrien Springs, MI | December 17th, 2008 3:21 pm ET How come Nike is squandering such an potentially monsterous marketing campaign? They should give that guy a huge shoe contract and make him their advertising spokesman in the Middle East. Can you imagine the killing Nike would make selling ballistic footware to angry Muslims? Those shoes would literally fly off the shelf…SWOOSH! |
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I laughed out loud reading some and some did made me think. I, like many. can understand his anger but then Zaidi should be given a punishment. Two wrongs doesn't make one right. I only wish he is not given a harsh punishment.
