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In reply to the discussion: Raise your hand if you enjoyed/cheered when that guy threw a shoe at George W. Bush. [View all]forestpath
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Raise your hand if you enjoyed/cheered when that guy threw a shoe at George W. Bush. [View all]
WilliamPitt
Jun 2013
OP
You're full of crap. She made that claim when she was running in '08, and no one could confirm it..
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#200
Michelle Obama is a role model but NOT one of "our leaders." Hillary was, and may be again.
MADem
Jun 2013
#62
MADem, you are spot on, as usual. The heckler got attention, but it's mostly negative attention.
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#79
I believe Code Pink looks upon Rand Paul as a "useful idiot" in the Brennan matter. nt.
eilen
Jun 2013
#270
Here, perhaps this will "pacify" you. Is this your idea of "fighting the republicans"?
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#149
And having met you now, I see you seem to be a DU'er full of "EMPTY" rhetoric. I don't follow...
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#187
My Mama would've kicked my ass if I messed up her "white sheets", being black and all.
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#204
Is Jay a family member? Does he get a paycheck? Is that paycheck from the US govt?
MADem
Jun 2013
#148
This entire thread is comparing those words aimed at Michelle to those shoes thrown at Porgie.
MADem
Jun 2013
#229
Thank you. I learned from Larry O'Donnell tonight that the hosts of this shindig were a married,
MADem
Jun 2013
#225
I agree. I hardly think one of the most visible gay "power couples" in DC would invite Michelle
MADem
Jun 2013
#273
I agree. And all too often people confuse "free speech" with a right to express
BlueMTexpat
Jun 2013
#277
You get some credit. After your post #1, I recorded it twice. Dont tell Skinner. nm
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#179
Each heckle situation is unique. Heckling elected officials is one thing, being rude is another.
JaneyVee
Jun 2013
#2
Indeed. Too bad the average American citizen has the political power of a toddler
eridani
Jun 2013
#208
Too bad both shoes did not smack ol' WAR CRIMINAL Gee-Dumbya square in the face.
Raster
Jun 2013
#97
That is a wildly inaccurate description. No one stomped their feet. No one even raised their voice.
JaneyVee
Jun 2013
#18
The hosts of this soiree were a gay couple. The audience was full of gay people.
MADem
Jun 2013
#253
I remember thinking, should have aimed for the chest, harder to dodge out of the way. (bad me) nt
Jerry442
Jun 2013
#28
yep, he had been ducking for 8 years. And let's remember where and when that shoe was thrown.
mountain grammy
Jun 2013
#70
Someone did...but that's all the more proof that the entire situation was jive and low rent.
MADem
Jun 2013
#124
I think there's a difference between a Big Tent party and a group of tone - deaf nitwits.
MADem
Jun 2013
#232
There's quite a list of things that many DUers wish President Obama was doing differently.
Nye Bevan
Jun 2013
#33
MADem I think you are cooler than an ice cream in February. But I rec'd this thread
Number23
Jun 2013
#244
"Many of us think the President is not left enough, he's left his base". Define "Many".
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#44
I guess I was hoping for something more scientific, like a poll, perhaps? But alas, more unsubstan-
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#141
Great for her, and great for Michelle Obama for not taking any shit either. nt
geek tragedy
Jun 2013
#40
I will never complain about PETA's tactics again, because their cause is just.
bluedigger
Jun 2013
#43
Sorry--I wouldn't have felt the same way if the guy threw the shoes at LAURA BUSH.
MADem
Jun 2013
#55
I did and do. We (supposedly) don't have royalty here and we are free to say what we will to
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2013
#56
Don't you think the hosts of that party deserved any consideration, in their private home?
MADem
Jun 2013
#260
She could have just given Michelle a disapproving look..but the protest wouldn't have worked.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2013
#71
Funniest thing I ever saw. When i first read the headline that the First Lady was heckled at a
chelsea0011
Jun 2013
#81
It think it's kind of obvious on a Democratic/liberal board that many posters loved the Shoe guy.
Jennicut
Jun 2013
#115
Here's something nice about W: I thought that Bush was surprisingly agile when he ducked. ;-)
leveymg
Jun 2013
#119
I did not cheer because even though I am a proud liberal and disagreed with many
mfcorey1
Jun 2013
#121
She is the First Lady speaking at a fund raiser, a purely political event. She is no
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2013
#158
I'm wondering if they ever built a statue of the guy who threw it? Or at least a bronze statue of
TrollBuster9090
Jun 2013
#135
agreed. I have no issues with hecklers. if the speaker cant take it they shouldnt be speaking
bowens43
Jun 2013
#144
Exactly, hecklers are a good thing! they say things when others wont!
HeroInAHalfShell
Jun 2013
#154
As seen from your perspective. Pres Obama may not look too cool to gay federal employees.
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#177
Did Michelle Obama get elected to an office or become president while I was asleep?
Tx4obama
Jun 2013
#185
"The idea that our leaders are not living gods who cannot be ruffled by the peons . ."
Major Hogwash
Jun 2013
#207
I don't condemn the Buddhist monks in Vietnam who set themselves on fire either but extreme actions
Douglas Carpenter
Jun 2013
#259