"Mr. Maliki’s security agents jumped on the man, wrestled him to the floor and hustled him out of the room. They kicked him and beat him until “he was crying like a woman,” said Mohammed Taher, a reporter for Afaq, a television station owned by the Dawa Party, which is led by Mr. Maliki. Mr. Zaidi was then detained on unspecified charges.
[President Bush] called the incident a sign of democracy, saying, “That’s what people do in a free society, draw attention to themselves,” as the man’s screaming could be heard outside."
- The New York Times, Dec 14, 2008
Sometimes real life can outdo the best fiction.
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Dammit! I was just linking to the video. Now I'm not posting.
Bush was quick though, huh?
??!: He was quick. He may be a lame duck, but his ducking sure ain't lame. Though I suppose having a head that empty means you can move it faster.
I also think he improved his reflexes while trying to dodge responsibility.
Man of the Year 2008.
Should Nike use him as their spokesman, I will *strongly* consider buying from them.
And by "him", I meant the ducker, not the duckee.
@km, heh on the Nike comment. Just do it - sounds so right with that video clip.
They should consider hiring him a lawyer now.
Also, after all those years of hanging out with Cheney, Bush better be a good duckee.
annamari: To be fair, Bush doesn't usually dodge responsbility, he just denies there's anything to dodge responsibility for.
km: True. They could even come up with a special line - they could call them Airhead Bush.
BM: No, no - don't you know that Cheney is the key to Bush's personal security strategy - the reason he never needs to fear assassination attempts? Who would try to kill him knowing that that would only increase Cheney's power?
Well, Bush sure is a sign of democracy, so anyone and anything can be, right?
That last sentence in the NYT article has a Felix Feneon feel to it.
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