The Shoe in Question
Posted on 02/02/2009 9:50:50 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
February 2, 2009
Protester throws shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
Ben Macintyre, Cambridge and Nico Hines
A protester threw a shoe at Wen Jiabao, the Chinese Premier, today as he delivered a speech on the global economy at Cambridge University.
Mr Wen was coming to the last part of his address when a young Western-looking man with dark hair stood up, blew a whistle and shouted: “How can the university prostitute itself with this dictator? How can you listen to these lies?”
The man, who appeared to be in his early twenties, then took off his heavy shoe and threw it at the stage missing the Premier by a few feet.
“Stand up and protest, you're not challenging him,” he shouted in a European accent as he was bundled out of the room by security staff.
Mr Wen then reprimanded the protester as more security guards moved on to the stage before he finished his speech.
“This despicable behaviour cannot stand in the way of friendship between China and the UK,” he said.
Shoe-throwing as an act of protest was popularised in December by Muntadhar al-Zeidi, an Iraqi journalist, who threw his brogues at George W. Bush, the former American president. He missed with both attempts but was arrested by Iraqi security forces.
Security was tight in the build up to the speech with scores of Chinese secret service agents monitoring the audience. The guests who heard Mr Jibao speak were searched and passed through metal detractors as they entered the room.
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Ping!
“This despicable behaviour cannot stand in the way of friendship between China and the UK,” he said.
Yeah, throwing an athletic shoe vs. the oppression and murder of millions of Chinese.
How “despicable”
It would be awesome if it was the same shoe thrower from Iraq. That guy could be a free lancer for hire for anyone that wants a shoe thrown at a world leader. Kill evil with capitalism I say.
Bad inspiration, but good targeting!
He probably is a muzzie, IMO.
LOL...took a second.
How long did the protester live? Tortured first or just summarily shot?
I doubt many people under 40 get it.
Or that PLA tracked vehicles turn a line of student bicyclists into a meat counter display of raw hamburger.
Sixty million murdered for the Peoples Republic of China but Wen Jiabao must whine over one sneaker--
--where is that iron determination of the Long March, Girly Man?
wonder why the muslims and chinese are taking over the UK, US, and EU? they seem to still have some testosterone left. i’m sure if a muslim nutjob or chinese guy threw a shoe, it’d at least make the stage
Which is precisely why I never want some yahoo taking a pot shot at the guy.
The black booted thugs would be knocking down doors looking for your guns if that happened. I have no doubt about it.
Hey authors, I think shoe throwing was popular before GW.
I wonder if that shoe was manufactured in China.
I guess the Commie Chinese are getting soft....like the Free Traders who support this Commie leader
Be funny if that shoe was made in Communist China (probably was)
Ooops sorry about “shoe made in Commie China” mention....didnt see your post before I replied to another
If I am betting man...that shoe was probably made in one of Wen’s prison labor camps
In the UK? Well now I suspect Brit citizens will have to forgo buying, owning or wearing shoes. Its for the public good ya know.
“Tonight, we have a really good shoe,” said the Jollier secret twin of Richard Nixon. ;-)
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