Bush faces footwear protest in Canada

[sabra]

Source: AFP

OTTAWA (AFP) — Canadians amassed shoes to throw in protest against George W. Bush on Tuesday when he gives his first post-presidential speech in western Canada's oil patch.

The footwear was to be tossed at an effigy of the 43rd US president outside a Calgary conference center where Bush was to speak to some 1,500 people at a luncheon, said Colette Lemieux of the Canadian Peace Alliance.

Up to 200 protestors from across the country were expected for the demonstration against Bush's invasion of Iraq and rendition of terror suspects, she said in a telephone interview with AFP.

"We had shoes sent in (to us) from across the country," said Lemieux, charging Bush is a "war criminal" who must be prosecuted for his former administration's policies in the US "war on terror."

"It doesn't matter that he is no longer president," she added. "A bank robber who stops holding up banks can and must still be prosecuted for his crimes." The same applies for Bush, she said.

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[JayMusgrove]

1. Somehow I doubt he will bee arrested. But it would

be nice if they took him away and put him in a jail in the Northwest Territory somewhere, WAY up north.

[potone]

2. The best protest would be if no one showed up to hear him. N/T

[KoKo]

Bet it might be more than 200 who show up...even in "Oil Country."

But, MSM will probably stick with that number.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

17. I work in Calgary and checked it out for myself

There was virtually nobody there,

[Duer 157099]

3. I thought they have a strict law about not letting "suspected" torturers in?

But I guess they do the "enforce the law" thing the way we do here - pick 'n choose, depending on who it is.

[ConcernedCanuk]

5. We DO have laws on that - but then with the present "leader" we got

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Go figure

[truthisfreedom]

4. I hope news of this gets to Mr Zaidi in prison, to lift his spirits.

He's started something that won't end until bush has exited this earth.

[Politicalboi]

7. LOL!

Yes indeed. It's too bad he can't be there for this.

[HopeHoops]

6. I hope he's caught in a torrent of shoe rain

[pipi_k]

10. I'm hoping those shoes

have cleats and spike heels on them.


Maybe a few cowboy boots with spurs. Just to make him feel at home, doncha know

[lib_wit_it]

8. Why does it say the footwear "was to be tossed," as if the chance passed them by?

What am I missing?

[pmorlan1]

9. Way To Go Canada!

I hope we see photos of this event!

[tomm2thumbs]

11. I like the shoe thing - we should all save up our decrepit shoes for this fun activity

Throwing soles and a man without a soul - some irony there

[Alcibiades]

12. A thousand times yes!

Not just at Bush, either. Let's toss old shoes at Republicans wherever they are!

[Yavapai]

16. Better yet, give them a boot up the ass!!!

[depakid]

18. "Throwing soles and a man without a soul - some irony there"

DUzy!

Of course there are a bunch more of them....

[Hugabear]

22. Would it be wrong to stuff the shoes full of lead weights first?

n/t

[louis-t]

13. Stupidface can't request a free speech zone

can he? I wonder how close they'll be allowed to get.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

14. I checked out the "protest" in Calgary

There were a grand total of 40 people standing around shouting at the cops,

Now, had they said George Bush was raising the price on iPods in Canada the convention center would have been burned to the ground.

[B o d i]

15. 3 arrested so far. Protesters, that is, not Bushies.

no link yet

[callous taoboy]

19. Bring golf shoes!!! BWaaaa ha ha ha....

[B o d i]

20. Easier said than done. Actually throw them, get arrested. 3 arrests so far. nt

[specimenfred1984]

21. Camaros are made in Canada, that's what is really important

War crimes, holding people accountable: who cares!!! I want a 427 vroom vroom!