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NATIONAL NEWS: Shoe-thrower Wants Lesser Charges; America’s Oldest Has Died
December 31st, 2008
Shoe-thrower Wants Lesser Charges
Attorneys for the Iraqi reporter who tried to bean President Bush with his shoes say that their client’s actions do not amount to an assault and, thus, no trial is necessary. The reporter, Muntazer al-Zaidi, has been charged with assault against a foreign head of state. During a joint news conference with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki earlier this month, al-Zaidi called Bush a dog as he hurled both of his shoes at the U.S. president. If convicted, al-Zaidi could spend 15 years in prison. Dhiaa al-Saadi, who represents the defendant, told Reuters that the defense was appealing to have the charge reduced to insulting a visiting head of state, which carries a two-year maximum sentence. “Have you ever heard of anyone being killed by a shoe?” al-Saadi said. “In Europe, they throw eggs and rotten tomatoes to insult. In Iraq, throwing a shoe is a symbol of disrespect.” At least the argument was good enough to convince the Iraqi High Judicial Council to delay the trial, which was supposed to begin today. “Due to a legal appeal presented by defendant Muntazer al-Zaidi’s lawyers to the Federal Appeal Court, the case has been referred to this court for study,” the council said in a statement. “Therefore, the Central Criminal Court has adjourned the case pending (its) ruling.”
America’s Oldest Has Died
George Rene Francis, the oldest man in America, who was inspired by Booker T. Washington’s visit to his third-grade class and the message of peace by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., died Saturday in Sacramento. He was 112. Francis, who was born in New Orleans in 1896, lived to see 19 presidents and witnessed Babe Ruth whack one of his signature homeruns, died of congestive heart failure in Eskaton Care Center Greenhaven, his family, told The Sacramento Bee newspaper. Francis, a lifelong advocate of equal rights, taught his daughter how to drive after she was forced to relinquish her seat on the bus to a White man. In November, he gleefully cast his vote for Sen. Barack Obama. “I think he’s great, because he’s Black. Because the White people thought the Negro would never be promoted. I think it’s beautiful,” he told the Bee. His favorite poem was “The Black Man’s Plea for Justice,” but he never taught his children bigotry or prejudice, his daughter, Lelia Francis Larue, told the newspaper. “He was exceptionally good-natured. We don’t remember any really harsh words at all. He didn’t curse. He and my mom were very gentle people.”
THE GOLDEN SHOES !!.GIVE HIM A MEDAL AND SET HIM FREE!!
No time should be served he just needs to know he can never cover any other important conferences.
This man should be awarded by his prime minister and the whole world a matter of fact
he should be given a free home and a very expensive car and a plack for his bravery
Wow I just think that it is so amazing to see someone live to be 112 thats truly a blessing by itself
i am just freaking mad because he missed pres. bull s^!t . i think its retardet trying to give ten years just for a throwing a shoe.
That would make him the oldest black person in America. God rest his soul.
suprised to old man wasnt in jail like the rest of the black males.
suprised to old man wasnt in jail like the rest of the black males..
That is absolutely WRONG that the government would even CONSIDER giving this man 15 years. Its ridiculous!!! For throwing a shoe? Bush should be a man and step up and say ..”u know what, he missed me…give him a couple of days at the most”…15 years???!!! C’mon!! If he had known that he was going to be charged with this many years…he should never have missed him! There should be a protest…its inhumane…15 years for throwing a shoe at Bush…at least it got his attention..someone needed to! I really feel sorry for him.
Some day some one will do something to obama and that will be OK to.
Obama’s day is coming when someone will do something to him and that will be OK if it was ok for bush it will be ok for obama.
I think Bush needed to know he is not untouchable but at the same time you can’t just do whatever you feel like doing. Bush need his butt beat for wht he has donw to our country, the world, and our people.
I need to be in the white house!!excuse me the black house they need to impeach the bushes his wife to!
No one should be able to throw a shoe at my President. This is so disrespectful to me an American. I don’t care who holds the office, it is the highest office in the US. We elected Mr Bush, even if you didn’t vote for him he is still my President. I think 15 years is a long time, but some punishment is due this young man. Protest if you are angry, BUT NEVER throw a shoe at my President. I am an African American women, but don’t get it twisted Mr Bush is my President and I am angry at the laughter and negative remakes saying he deserve the shoe. No we have to let the world know not to try this in the future.
15 years is excessive tho for not even hittin Bush even tho it would of been xtra funny ta c bush take one to tha face lol give em his 2 years and let it be
This poor soul fail to see what would have happen to him if he had thrown that shoe at Saddam are his sons.
Shoe—Hilarious
Oldest Died—-It’s beautiful that he lived to see a non-white person be elected to presidential office.
God bless this lovely old man, he has lived through so many wars and seen so much hatred in his life and now he can see that a change really is comming, (I hope), If only he could see how many millions of people in Europe also feel about a Black President of America.
As for the shoe thrower – he is a hero and should be awarded a medal, if they lock him up, I will protest about this! Shame he missed.. but that was due to Bush dodging (as usual).
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