Absurdity, Allegory and China

There’s a wonderful poem by Wendell Berry entitled The First, which I think I’ve posted here before, though it’s short enough to comfortably post again. The Cambridge Shoe Toss brought this one to the front of the line. The First The first man who whistled thought he had a wren in his mouth. He went [...]

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Again, I am going to make a plea to George W. Bush to finally do something constructive for Iraq after overseeing years of misguided and rabid destruction. In the NYT’s story, Tumult in Iraqi Parliament Over Shoe Hurling, we learn that the Iraqi Parliament has been thrown into utter chaos over the matter, and that [...]

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“This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq!” These were the words that accompanied the second shoe that Muntadar al-Zaidi hurled at POTUS Bush as it sailed harmlessly over the Texan’s head. The first shoe nearly nailed the US commander-in-chief, and while Mr Zaidi didn’t make contact with either, [...]

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BAGHDAD -  Television reporter Muntadar al-Zaidi  threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush during a news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki today while screaming, “This is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog.” The AP video shows Mr Bush nimbly ducking Shoe #1, which would have popped him in the [...]

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