Projectile Loafers

At his December 2008 final press conference in Iraq, Bush showed off lightening quick reflexes when an Iraqi reporter chucked his shoes at the Commander-in-Chief's head. The reporter was quickly wrestled to the ground, subdued and arrested. Moments later, Bush responded to the incident: "I don't know what the guy's cause is ... but I didn't feel the least bit threatened by it." The incident was sufficiently ridiculous enough to inspire more than its share of parodies.

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