Shoe Throwing Becomes Form of Protest- Would You Throw a Shoe at Obaba if You were Face to Face with him?
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Protester hurls shoe at Chinese PM during UK visit
CAMBRIDGE, England – A protester hurled abuse and then a shoe at China's prime minister Monday while he delivered a speech on the global economy at Cambridge University at the end of his trip to Britain.
The protester leapt up from his seat near the back of a crowded auditorium, blew a whistle and yelled that Prime Minister Wen Jiabao was a "dictator" before throwing the shoe toward the stage.
"How can this university prostitute itself with this dictator here, how can you listen...to him unchallenged," the man shouted.
Like the now-famous incident when an Iraqi reporter threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush in December, the gray athletic shoe missed its intended target.
Unlike Bush, Wen, who was standing on a stage behind a podium, did not need to duck. He merely paused for a few seconds before he continued with his speech. One of his aides quietly stepped on to the stage, picked up the shoe and took it away.
Security staff escorted the protester out of the auditorium. He was arrested and taken to a police station for questioning on suspicion of committing a public order offense, said police spokeswoman Shelly Spratt.
"The university is a place for discussion, debate and considered argument, not for shoe throwing," said Tim Holt, a university spokesman.
The shoe-throwing incident came at the end of a three-day visit dogged by demonstrations over human rights and Chinese policy in Tibet. Security was tight at the university and police kept a group of about 20 demonstrators away from the prime minister when he arrived for his speech.
Shoe throwing has become a globally recognized form of protest since the case involving Bush. Iraqi reporter Muntadhar al-Zeidi was scheduled to face trial in December on a charge of assaulting a foreign leader, but the court date was postponed after his attorney filed a motion to reduce the charges. He remains in custody in Baghdad.
CAMBRIDGE, England – A protester hurled abuse and then a shoe at China's prime minister Monday while he delivered a speech on the global economy at Cambridge University at the end of his trip to Britain.
The protester leapt up from his seat near the back of a crowded auditorium, blew a whistle and yelled that Prime Minister Wen Jiabao was a "dictator" before throwing the shoe toward the stage.
"How can this university prostitute itself with this dictator here, how can you listen...to him unchallenged," the man shouted.
Like the now-famous incident when an Iraqi reporter threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush in December, the gray athletic shoe missed its intended target.
Unlike Bush, Wen, who was standing on a stage behind a podium, did not need to duck. He merely paused for a few seconds before he continued with his speech. One of his aides quietly stepped on to the stage, picked up the shoe and took it away.
Security staff escorted the protester out of the auditorium. He was arrested and taken to a police station for questioning on suspicion of committing a public order offense, said police spokeswoman Shelly Spratt.
"The university is a place for discussion, debate and considered argument, not for shoe throwing," said Tim Holt, a university spokesman.
The shoe-throwing incident came at the end of a three-day visit dogged by demonstrations over human rights and Chinese policy in Tibet. Security was tight at the university and police kept a group of about 20 demonstrators away from the prime minister when he arrived for his speech.
Shoe throwing has become a globally recognized form of protest since the case involving Bush. Iraqi reporter Muntadhar al-Zeidi was scheduled to face trial in December on a charge of assaulting a foreign leader, but the court date was postponed after his attorney filed a motion to reduce the charges. He remains in custody in Baghdad.
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Bob_N,- Saved and bold for ... 2009/02/07 21:16:39None of the above
+3I wouldn't throw a shoe at Obuma unless it belonged to Rummy Emanuel, but I would like to shove my boot up his back side with my foot still in it.
and how are you gunna have a turd handy? You are too funny. But if you ever have a turd handy let me know so I can further my distance from you no matter what the situation lol
As an adult with an education, when I protest anything, I use my big words, and do so verbally or in writing.
You know- they used to have it so you could check for other similar polls before making one and they don't anymore.......
No wonder not too many people are throwing shoes in here! How did yours do?
But you're prob right- for Obama you'd get arrested.
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Yoda!! How are you!? I thought about you yesterday and wondering how you were!
Reply soon I hope you will! lol ;o)
I'd probably aim for his foot or something lol
Who knows though- I guess it would have to depend.
Anyway..Just being able to get two Shoes off at Bush shows the level of Protection the Secret Service Gives...
Good Luck Junior ..your going to need it..