Was there a second shoeter?

[Shardik]

There's no way (unless he were a militarily trained shoethrower) that this guy could have gotten two throws in 0.9 seconds.

He had to bend down and reload between throws.

I have heard rumors that there were many shoes at the event. More to come.

(Does this mean that anytime Bush speaks in public everyone will have to leave their shoes at the door?)

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. Yep. On the grassy sole.

:hide:

[tabatha]

3. Maybe he had them ready to fire.

i.e. both off his feet before throwing.

[Ishoutandscream2]

16. Conspiracy theorist you! It came from the Texas Shoe Book Depository

[leftofthedial]

30. That would be "from the Iraqi School Sock Depository"

[Shardik]

34. LOL! There are SO many great replies to this thread.

How do you nominate for a DUzy?

[Dennis Donovan]

2. Bush ducked back, and to the left...

...back, and to the left.:D

[Shardik]

4. Thank god Laura wasn't standing behind him.

God, that would have been fun.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

5. He could have never gotten two cheap Italian shoes off that fast.

:grr:

[Bozita]

10. Mannlicher Carcano makes notoriously slow and clumsy shoes.

[MindPilot]

13. You go to a press conference with the shoes you have...

[rateyes]

46. not the shoes you want...

:rofl: DUzy, your post.

[Cetacea]

39. too slow for two shoes in quick succession n/t

[Ikonoklast]

42. But with Marine sniper training you can rattle off one round after another.

Even if you are a loafer.

[Shardik]

44. AAARGH! Ennough of this PUN-ishment!

:)

[Radical Activist]

24. lol

[Rhiannon12866]

26. It looked to me like al-Maliki deflected the second shoe...

I wonder if this will now make him a shoe target... ;)

:scared:

[RoseMead]

6. The evidence clearly shows this was a lone shoeman

Footwear conspiracy theorists are just muddling the issue!

:rofl:

[KansDem]

7. No, you're just a conspiracist. Haven't you heard of the "magic shoe theory?"

Where's Arlen Specter when you need him?

[Shardik]

11. Yes. It's been said that after the shoeing, bush leaned over

and a shoe fell out of his ass.

There's no telling if this was a fresh shoe or one left over from earlier days. They are doing ballistic tests on the loafer in question as we type.

[Bozita]

17. Yup, the thrown shoes were in pristeen condition.

Experts are at a loss.

[Bozita]

45. Some people say that Arlen Specter started his career as a shoe salesman.

[MindPilot]

8. Mr Bundy, what shoes were thrown and when did you throw them?

There are thrown throws and unthrown throws. There are throws we know have not been thrown.

[Shardik]

25. LOL...

But I still don't miss Rummy. I hope the next time I see him that he will be wearing an orange jumpsuit.

[Number23]

51. Hmmm... I think you may have just identified the 'arms' dealer

Hates authority... works at a shoe store... would do anything to get away from the wife and kids...

Where was this guy on 12/14??

[Number23]

52. Damnation! A dupe!

[arcadian]

9. In Before Moved To The Dungeon.

I'll bet Poppy was involved. He owns a shoe factory.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

12. I don't believe the Single Tassle Theory.

[jwirr]

14. Forget bending down - he has the other one in the other hand more like?

[FarCenter]

15. This has video from two angles --- he was the sole shoeter

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7782422.stm

[Shardik]

18. I could believe it if the shoeter was using a pump

but the shoe appeared to be a single action Florsheim.

[FarCenter]

20. Pump action is pretty rare

Except for Republican senators in Minnesota bathrooms

[Shardik]

23. There's a DUzy!

:)

[Cetacea]

58. The entire thread is a shoe-in for a DUzy.

Couldn't resist.

[Number23]

50. "a single action Florsheim"

((Giggling madly)) :rofl: :rofl:

[BelgianMadCow]

62. giggling like hell

:rofl:

[Rhiannon12866]

55. Think this is the best one.

Shows it close-up and from different perspectives. And why did he just stand there? Didn't he see the other one coming? It's not like "America was under attack," it was him!:crazy:

[LiberalHeart]

56. Moderators need to give these theories the boot.

[Shardik]

57. OMG... there is no end to the puns on this thread.

[BelgianMadCow]

61. Obviously, that video was doctored

Where President Gore should be, they had some dunce with slurred speech :shrug:

Lone shoeter :ROFLMAO:

[liberalmuse]

19. Will there be an investigation by the Worn Commission?

What do you want to bet that he got plenty of practice ducking shoes thanks to Laura?

[Shardik]

35. Thank you!

I was trying to figure out a way to get the Warren commission into it.

[Cetacea]

41. lol n/t

[leftstreet]

21. Bush: 'Dont Tread On Me!'

:silly:

[malaise]

22. I agree

Seems impossible. Was Helen Thomas hiding among the journalists? :D

add

[DearAbby]

27. No there was only one shoe

the magic shoe theory...Where one shoe is responsible for all the destruction you see. The shoeter only fired one shoe.

[Condem]

28. If the shoe fits, share it!

[trof]

29. I have it on good authority that every single member of the audience

was in actual possession of at least TWO shoes.
The possibilities are endless.

[Rhiannon12866]

31. If the shoe doesn't fit, they must acquit!

:rofl:

[Shardik]

68. Great one, Rhiannon!

:rofl:

[Rhiannon12866]

72. Thanks! But I was inspired by the wit and cleverness in this winning thread!

:rofl::woohoo:

[MiniMe]

32. Good thing the 2nd shoe was on the other foot

[IDemo]

33. The official report is full of flip-flops

[BelgianMadCow]

63. Nuttin' but more shoenanigans from BooschCo PR

[Condem]

36. Man, there is some good word play, here.

Good job, people!

[Life Long Dem]

37. Maybe Bush found those WMD's?

[Greyhound]

38. "Down and to the left..." n/t

[cascadiance]

40. "Shoe bomber" Part 2!

[rucky]

43. They weren't exactly shoe bombs, but they were definitely laced with something.

[rateyes]

47. One shoeter...

Evidence? Pristine loafer.

[bertman]

48. It's common knowledge that the missile of choice for professionals is the Nike.

So this shoeter's choice of weaponry shows he's an amateur and most likely a fall guy. If Jack Ruby Slippers gets to him first we'll never know the truth behind this plot.

[Shardik]

53. Wonderful!

LOL.

[Dangerously Amused]

49. These shoes were made for launching...

[Joe Fields]

54. I'm going with the magic shoe theory.

[Cetacea]

59. Shoe me once, shoe me twice, er..ahh....er

won't get shoed again!

[opihimoimoi]

60. The Shoeter musta Practiced for months to reach the 2 throws under 1 sec rate, In the future, there

will be many more incidents

[SalmonChantedEvening]

64. I wonder if the shoe was laced with anything. n/t

[lonestarnot]

65. Did the shoe step in shit before it was thrown?

[Sylvian Beehive]

66. This shoe'd have happened

[Shardik]

71. Welcome to DU!

And love the graphic. Reminds me of Terry Gilliam of Python.

[carlyhippy]

67. There was...he was armed with Doc Martens behind the grassy knoll

Carly

[MiniMe]

69. Shoe Fly Pie

mmmm, pie

[bluedawg12]

70. The magic shoe theory says

the first shoe ricochetted off Malaki's head, then hit the mic and then bounced over **** head and bounced forward off the flags then hit the podium and went back over **** head again.


Thus proving only one shoe and one shoeter.

There should be a blue ribbon commission to white wash this soon, it will conclude that it was only one shoeter and one slipper.

[eridani]

77. I have it on very good authority

--that the shoes were actually chukka boots.

[alarimer]

73. The Yankees spent 250 million on TWO pitchers.

They could have had this guy for a pair of cheap loafers.

[Shardik]

74. Whoa! Craig Furguson just ripped off this thread!

Even used one of the loafer gags in the thread.

[Cetacea]

75. KO has a goot one

"Sole of a Nation"

[Shardik]

76. That is a good one.

But Craig went off for a bit on the second shooter and conspiracy that we had so much fun with in this thread.

I think he needs to send a check to DU!

[Rhiannon12866]

78. Or at least give credit where credit is due!

And we know he's definitely "one of us" because he was so vociferous on Bill Maher... :-)