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Originally Posted by PhiGam
This may be your weirdest post yet.
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You haven't learned yet have you? The smartest thing for you to do to keep from being in these 'wierd' debates with me may be for you to NOT respond to me, right? Try it one day.
Me? Some days I simply enjoy rattling your cage.
(Hint: Calling folks retarded or FUCKED UP as you put it because their emotions don't match yours or telling someone exactly how pissed off you are at thier opinions just makes it even easier and might be a sign that you have too much vested in a conversation over some shyte that really doesn't affect you and thus may be a sign for you to exit.)
Moving right along....the shoe thrower may ONLY get 2 years in jail...imagine that...the ULTIMATE insult gets nominal jail time...
BAGHDAD – The journalist who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush was handed over to the Iraqi military, an Iraqi official said, as hundreds took to the streets Tuesday for a second day demanding his release.
Muntadhar al-Zeidi was turned over by the prime minister's security guards to face further investigation by the military command in charge of enforcing security in Baghdad, the official told The Associated Press.
Al-Zeidi was initially taken into custody by Iraqi security and interrogated about whether anybody had paid him to throw his shoes at Bush during a news conference Sunday in Baghdad, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
He could face charges of insulting a foreign leader and the Iraqi prime minister, who was standing next to Bush. The offense carries a maximum penalty of two years in jail.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081216/..._mi_ea/ml_iraq
Next Pres that travels to the middle east...press conferences will be held with members of the news corp butt naked....
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Originally Posted by nittanyalum
Its like that old adage about how I can bitch and moan all I want about my family but don't you dare say something against them because they're MY family.
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I meant to get back to you on this point yesterday.
While I agree with you in theory, I disagree with the principle in real life situations as sometimes (not all) it sets a dangerous precedent in turning a blind eye towards things. It's almost akin to hearing a mother scream 'NOT MY CHILD, HE IS AN INNOCENT BOY' after he has killed 10 people in cold blood because mama turned a blind eye to his illegal activites all these year as it was going on in plain sight.
Now...Bush may be the US representing us, he may be our leader...but when you are talking about family as you state in the adage, then, (at least what I would do at any rate) let's ask George... "What did you do to piss those people off that they are throwing shoes at you?" "Why do they hate you so much?"
I don't believe in letting family off the hook that much especially when you know and see that they are wrong.
Sometimes the best that you can do for fams is to let them hang for a while and hope they learn the lesson.
We plainly heard from George himself that initially he didn't think it was a big deal and that he was too ignorant to realize exactly what kind of insult was literally hurled at him.
Now hopefully having it explained to him he understands.
Now maybe after knowing that so many citizens disagree with this war and the waste of lives and money it has produced and the unrest that it has caused, and that MANY of them wants the US to leave them the hell alone, why some of us see that shoe as a wake up call.
And I agree with AKA Monet...why the hell was he there in the first place? Why was our president in the middle of a warzone (not literally before some of you take it there!) where someone could have just as easily have shot him as opposed to simply throwing a shoe in the first place?
If you purposefully put yourself in harm's way, then yes, something is bound to happen!
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