I do read your posts. I didn't know you were waiting for me to respond.
I found the idea of Bush getting shoes thrown at him funny.
1) Because it was Bush. I don't like him, I think he is a ridiculous representation of our country. I find him unintelligent, a puppet of an outdated and parochial administration that needs to be changed. He is a joke, an embarrassment in my opinion. I don't agree with the way Iraq was handled, I don't agree with the way Katrina was handled, I don't agree with his big business cuddle-tax program or his pro-life, mono-religious stance on the social issues that matter to me.
2) Because shoe-throwing strikes me as funny, probably because of Eddie Murphy, who used to do this great bit about how his mother was a marksman with her shoes.
It does matter to me who is the President, and on that basis, my own opinion, I decide to what degree I have respect for him. I cannot with good conscience defend a man who I have these strong feelings about simply because he holds office (here is where we differ the most. If he were kidnapped and tortured, I would be very angry though). Sometimes politicians are not good people and do not deserve the position they find themselves in. In my opinion, Bush does not deserve to represent us, especially overseas.
Yes, I understand that he does. And I do think that man should be prosecuted under the laws of his country for what he did. As I understand it, shoe throwing is seen as more of an insult than an actual assault. Our societies are very different.
I can say with real honesty that if someone threw their shoes at an ambassador or a senator that I didn't know, I would be far angrier. It is funny to me because it is Bush. I am sure lots of people, Americans included, would like to chuck a loafer at him.
I also understand that you and I will never see eye to eye on politics, and really, I'm okay with that. I never engage you on the subject, I only respond to you and wait until we reach the inevitable impasse.
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Date: 2008-12-17 01:42 am (UTC)I found the idea of Bush getting shoes thrown at him funny.
1) Because it was Bush. I don't like him, I think he is a ridiculous representation of our country. I find him unintelligent, a puppet of an outdated and parochial administration that needs to be changed. He is a joke, an embarrassment in my opinion. I don't agree with the way Iraq was handled, I don't agree with the way Katrina was handled, I don't agree with his big business cuddle-tax program or his pro-life, mono-religious stance on the social issues that matter to me.
2) Because shoe-throwing strikes me as funny, probably because of Eddie Murphy, who used to do this great bit about how his mother was a marksman with her shoes.
It does matter to me who is the President, and on that basis, my own opinion, I decide to what degree I have respect for him. I cannot with good conscience defend a man who I have these strong feelings about simply because he holds office (here is where we differ the most. If he were kidnapped and tortured, I would be very angry though). Sometimes politicians are not good people and do not deserve the position they find themselves in. In my opinion, Bush does not deserve to represent us, especially overseas.
Yes, I understand that he does. And I do think that man should be prosecuted under the laws of his country for what he did. As I understand it, shoe throwing is seen as more of an insult than an actual assault. Our societies are very different.
I can say with real honesty that if someone threw their shoes at an ambassador or a senator that I didn't know, I would be far angrier. It is funny to me because it is Bush. I am sure lots of people, Americans included, would like to chuck a loafer at him.
I also understand that you and I will never see eye to eye on politics, and really, I'm okay with that. I never engage you on the subject, I only respond to you and wait until we reach the inevitable impasse.