December 16, 2008
LA Times Compares Shoe Hurler To Joe Wurzelbacher
This is a new low for the LA Times. They must feel this is more important than Blagojevich scandal.
Via Newsbusters
In the few seconds it took Iraqi journalist Muntather Zaidi to wing a pair of shoes at President George Bush, the Middle East got its own version of Joe the Plumber.Just as Joe Wurzelbacher's gripes to Barack Obama during the U.S. presidential election catapulted him to fame, Zaidi's burst of rage toward Bush during a Baghdad news conference Sunday has made him a household name across the Middle East.
To many, Zaidi is a hero for engaging in the ultimate Arab world insult -- hurling his shoes -- at Bush, who ducked to avoid being slammed in the head. To others, Zaidi is an embarrassment for a society that prides itself on being hospitable to guests, even those who are not much liked. Whichever way his act is viewed, there's no question that Zaidi, like Wurzelbacher, is no longer just another Joe.
Hopey Changey the darling of the MSM. Dare anyone question him about "spreading the wealth".
LA Times has yet to release the tape of Obama attending a Jew Bashing party
Related: ABC News brands shoe thrower a "folk hero".
By Stable Hand at December 16, 2008 01:03 PM | | l digg this
