A "Found Poem"
This Is a Farewell Kiss, You Dog!
Baghdad. On an Iraq trip
in the last month of his presidency,
a trip shrouded in secrecy
and marred by dissent,
President George W. Bush on Sunday
hailed progress in the war
that defines his presidency
and got a size-10 reminder
of his unpopularity
when a man hurled two shoes
at him during a news conference.
President George W. Bush ducked
as a man threw both dirty shoes at him
during a news conference
with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in Baghdad.
"This is a farewell kiss, you dog!"
shouted the protester in Arabic,
later identified as Muntadar al-Zeidi,
a correspondent for Al-Baghdadiya television,
an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo.
Bush ducked both shoes
as they whizzed past his head
and landed with a thud
against the wall behind him.
A found poem by Jack Fritscher
Copyright 2008 Jack Fritscher
www.JackFritscher.com
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I would say that this is the biggest event of the century.
The Iraqi scribe is the hero of the century.
It is the toughest slap on the face of all the Americans who think, act and fool like George W Bush. And there is a lesson here, to Obama too!
Lastly, look here the contrast between the two persons involved here.
The man perceived to be the most powerful man in the earth proves to be the most coward. He doesn't take it head on. He didn't have the courage to take it in his stride. He ducks like a coward to save himself. Look at his eyes. There is shock and awe!!!
In contrast, look at the other man. He is the REAL MAN. He had manhood with him intact. He is the hero. He is the brave man. He knew the consequences of the action. He plunged in it with everything he had. He used a pair of worn out shoes to make the powerful man on earth duck and jump.
All praise to God.
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