Laura Bush Finds Pros and Cons with Shoe Attack

First Lady Laura Bush spoke to Fox News's Chris Wallace and she wasn't very happy with the shoe-y reception her husband got on his surprise trip to Iraq two weeks ago. Wallace said though many Americans thought it was a joke, the First Lady didn't, which she confirmed, "Of course I wasn't amused. It was an assault. And that's what it is. And it would be an assault to anyone for -- if anybody had been there. And the president laughed it off. He wasn't hurt. He's very quick. As you know, he's a natural athlete. And that's it. But on the other hand, it is an assault, and I think it should be treated that way." She said whatever happens to the Iraqi reporter who threw the shoes is up to the Iraqis, "But I know that if Saddam Hussein had been there, the man wouldn't have been released. And he probably wouldn't -- you know, would have been executed. So it is -- as bad as the incident is, in my view, it is a sign that Iraqis feel a lot freer to express themselves."

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By Jen Chung in News on December 28, 2008 7:00 PM

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Future Taliban

I'd like to throw my shoe at Laura Bush's azz: WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL IN IT!

zodak

a lot of people disagree with her

r1b2

Go with the Lord, but PLEASE GO!

jibbly

As much as I despise Dubya, his family is far from being "hillbillies". The Bush family is a disgustingly wealthy, Northeast upper crust brood pretending to be down-home rednecks.

F them. I can't wait to see them and the Cheneys disappear from the white house.

NannyState

You're right, they're ersatz hillbillies, the worst kind.

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

Assault is what Laura Bush did with a car that killed an innocent person.

inverse137

Condi Rice said, "...he has delivered policies that are going to stand the test of time."

Well, I guess technically she is correct. There is no way we are paying off $10 Billion in debt.

PKinNYC

22 days 3 hours 54 minutes 23.7 second until those hillbilly's move back to Texas...then people will throw boots at them.... He's lucky they didn't kidnap him and have him tried for crimes against humanity.