Taking a swipe at Bush: Zaidi-inspired shoe game on Internet

December 17, 2008 A man plays the Internet video game Sock and Awe which consists in throwing a virtual shoe at US President George Bush

An image grab taken from footage broadcast by the Al-Arabiya news channel shows US President George W. Bush (L) reacting as an Iraqi journalist hurls one of his shoes at him during a joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) in Baghdad on December 14. Anyone can take a virtual swipe at the US leader on the Internet thanks to a new game.

Following in the footsteps of the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush, anyone can take a virtual swipe at the US leader on the Internet thanks to a new game.

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DGBEACH - Dec 17, 2008
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Too bad the site has been removed. I would have loved to have thrown a couple of dozen at him myself.
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Egnite - Dec 17, 2008
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removed? I could access it nps from uk.
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KBK - Dec 17, 2008
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Someone is actively removing the site then, it works fine from here.

You see, the scum are hiding everywhere in the system, at every level. In that moment, the 'hand' of such was shown to you.

Now (if you have not, already) you just have to allow yourself the balls to see it, as that will allow you to think beyond it and get a grip on the realities out there, as opposed to ignore them like most do, as it clashes with their mindset in a painful way.
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