What if it had been a grenade instead of a shoe?

[librechik]

Gotta love the improved security conditions in Baghdad.

Surge is working!

[babylonsister]

1. Everyone was checked before they went in. There was security,

though I guess no one considered shoes could be weapons.

[Taverner]

3. Aw shit, now I can see it - you'll have to take your shoes off to see the prez now

[librechik]

5. yep--just about to say the same thing--it's not just for airports anymore!

[riqster]

17. Whoa. They might not WANT everyone's shoes off.

My teenagers' feet, for example, are best left in their coccoons.:puke:

[Better Believe It]

22. Or you could take your pants off and moon him!

[ananda]

13. Shoes are not really weapons.

Just annoying and symbolic ways of making a statement.

Of course, that means incarceration and isolation..
and who knows what else..for the hurler. I doubt
he will ever see the light of day again.

He must have known that the punishment would far
exceed the crime in his case, but he did it anyway.

Wow!

[Taverner]

25. Cojones. Pure cojones

[guitar man]

16. see

there's that "lack of imagination" failure these guys keep having

of course shoes could be weapons :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D5oKEVqQJg

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Sigh.

Yeah...

[amdezurik]

4. how so?

it is pretty obvious no grenade was allowed in there so in that sense the security was just fine. Of course you could not possibly be advocationg leg-irons and had-cuffs for all journilists do you? removal of all shoes before taking notes? Seriously, i don't see how this question is even being posed...

[stillcool]

6. Shoes can get past security..

grenades? not so much.

[spoony]

21. "These? These are...eggs...for brunch!"

[Jack Rabbit]

7. I, for one, wouldn't be laughing

And I'd probably be feeling awfully guilty for not being really upset about it.

[last1standing]

8. He wouldn't have had to throw a second one?

n/t

[napi21]

9. Former SS agent was just discussin this on MSNBC, He said

that for confrences held at places like the WH, the Green Zone in Bagdad, and other controlled crowd sites, there aqre magnatometers, all attendees have been screened and are known to security, and the Iraqis even did patdowns, so the SS gives the Prez some space.

[Gman]

10. I doubt he would have made it anywhere near the door

the most lethal thing he could get through security with was his shoe.

[Vanje]

11. It was'nt a grenade, because security was working

They probably checked for grenades, .....and guns, and things that explode.

[madokie]

12. a big party would've broke out

is my guess

[lapfog_1]

14. Nobody on this planet, except maybe OBL, wants a lame duck President Cheney. - n/t

[Ichingcarpenter]

15. The press were searched twice and also quarantined in the room

for two hours waiting for Bush by the SS.

[dorkulon]

18. Remember when a guy actually did throw a grenade at Bush in Georgia?

European Georgia that is. http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/21/bush.grenade/index.html

Amazing it turned out to be a dud. I think time-cops from the future must have saved him.

[AndyTiedye]

19. Then We'd Get to See How Much Damage DARTH CHENEY Can Do in 5 Weeks

[Warpy]

20. The Secret Service would have detected it

unless he'd shoved it up his ass, and then it would have been difficult enough to retrieve that someone would have noticed.

[Iggo]

23. Then it would've been different. (n/t)

[aikoaiko]

24. President Cheney would be having a whole lot of evil fun.

[dysfunctional press]

26. i'd probably still be over at you tube.

nt

[Skittles]

27. I'm just guessing they were searched before they entered the room

but they did not confiscate shoes

[uppityperson]

28. What if it was a sock instead of a shoe? What if it'd been Gore, not bush?

They were screened but got to keep their clothes on. Comparison doesn't work.