Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Bush assailant kick-starts sales for shoemaker
Sales of the shoes made famous by Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi have soared, with requests pouring in to the Turkish shoemaker from across the world, media reports said Monday.As a result, Istanbul-based Ramazan Baydan has had to recruit extra staff to meet orders for pairs of the "Model 271 brogues," Britain's Daily Mail said.
According to the company, Model 271 shoes are exported to markets including Iraq, Iran, Syria and Egypt.
Al-Zaidi, who faces a prison term if convicted, carried out the act in front of hundreds of reporters, photographers and cameramen at a Baghdad press conference given by Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
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George W Bush fends off shoes in new viral computer game

An Iraqi journalist's shoe-throwing attack on George W Bush has been immortalised in an online video game called Bush's Boot Camp
In the game, players take on the role of an armed secret service agent who has to shoot shoes out of the air
Players of Bush's Boot Camp take on the role of a gun-toting security agent, and must shoot shoes out of the air before they can hit the hapless president.
Television reporter Muntadar al-Zaidi was tackled to the ground by Secret Service personnel yesterday after he started to throw his shoes at Geroge W Bush during a press conference in Iraq. The footwear missed the president, who ducked just in time, but Mr Zaidi was bundled from the room yelling: "This is a farewell kiss, you dog," at the President.
Footage of the attack has already been viewed more than half a million times on video-sharing site YouTube, and the viral computer game is proving popular with internet users.
Bush shoe-throwing incident now a video game
Within hours after the Bush shoe-throwing incident happened, the online community or should I say the creative thinking people of the online community began releasing footage of the said incident with a bit of a twist--hilarious spoof animated images and videos and a couple of online games.
Yes, video games that allow site visitors to take the role of television reporter Muntadar al-Zaidi and take a shot at US President George W. Bush by throwing shoes. One such game is called Sock and Awe.
Yes, video games that allow site visitors to take the role of television reporter Muntadar al-Zaidi and take a shot at US President George W. Bush by throwing shoes. One such game is called Sock and Awe.
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