As they say, if the shoe fits, wear it. I don’t agree with President Bush’s policies, but I also don’t think journalists should be throwing shoes at our President either. What the hell? Use the power of words, don’t act like a two year old throwing a temper tantrum.

Around the Arab world, if you want to escalate a situation, by saying for example “I’m going to thump you”, add the words “with a shoe” and you’re adding serious insult to the threat of possible injury.

It’s that cultural significance that has added real sting to the assault by an Iraqi journalist against US President George W Bush at a Baghdad news conference. In Arab culture it’s considered rude even to display the sole of one’s shoe to a fellow human being.

In this weeks excerpt, Nostraboris says:

Who has more balls? Bush going outside the Green zone, or the Iraqi reporter that threw the shoe at him. The Iraq war is a historic crime to humanity. But when I saw the whole thing go down, I had a sentiment I struggle to explain. I wanted the dude throwing the shoe to get his ass kicked. WTF?

How do I eliminate the divisive materialistic noise I have been conditioned to think is true, while discovering, amplifying, and aligning with the signal coming from our true empirical one-ness? By turning off fucking CNN.

To quote Bill Hicks: “What’s gonna happen to the economy when we realize we’re all one?” No doubt this guy is hanging by his balls in some basement. Without shoes.

I feel dirty. Watch this film, the second installment of Zeitgeist, it’s worth two hours of your existence.

This war sucks, it has destroyed Iraq and our economy. We’re all frustrated. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families who have suffered because of this war. Make your voice heard.