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Friday, December 19, 2008

Factory orders surge for shoes thrown at Bush

 "The shoe hurled at President George W. Bush has sent sales soaring at the Turkish maker as orders pour in from Iraq, the U.S. and Iran... The brown, thick-soled 'Model 271' may soon be renamed 'The Bush Shoe' or 'Bye-Bye Bush,' Ramazan Baydan, who owns the Istanbul-based producer Baydan Ayakkabicilik San. & Tic., told Bloomberg News in this story.

"Baydan has received orders for 300,000 pairs of the shoes since the attack, more than four times the number his company sold each year since the model was introduced in 1999. The company plans to employ 100 more staff to meet demand, he said...'We’ve been selling these shoes for years but, thanks to Bush, orders are flying in like crazy,' " Baydan said. " 'We’ve even hired an agency to look at television advertising.' "

An Iraqi reporter angry at the war in his country threw his shoes at Bush to show disrespect during a Dec. 14 press conference. Bush ducked, and later joked about the incident. The reporter was seized by other journalists and security and jailed by the Iraqi government, and has asked for a pardon.

Posted by Joseph N. DiStefano @ 10:53 AM  Permalink | 17 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:11 AM, 12/19/2008
    Bush finally did something to help the global economy - and it only took 8 years! Good job Bushy!
    — phillystl
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:15 PM, 12/19/2008
    You people are all twisted and sick, you know that?
    — Ariel72
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:44 PM, 12/19/2008
    I see there are still some people who have not sought professional help for their Bush Derangement Sydrome. I would say that a mind is a terrible thing to waste, but these alleged Americans never had much of one to begin with.
    — fgomarty
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:51 PM, 12/19/2008
    God Bless America...And God Bless George W. Bush, one of the Truly Great American Presidents! If Muntadar al-Zaidi had thrown that shoe at Sadaam he would have been beheaded on the spot. He has Mr. Bush to thank that he is still alive. Allah Bless George W. Bush!!!
    — Olney Falcon
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:31 PM, 12/19/2008
    Why is this news? No wonder why the Inquirer is in a precipitous decline to its coming insolvency!
    — PennGuy86
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:46 PM, 12/19/2008
    George Bush stood on principal when he invaded Iraq and killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. Yes, he should be saluted for going in after oil and leaving the Arab world even more angry at Western democracy. Let's all give a round of applause to Dhubbyha
    — JakeTheSnake
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:47 PM, 12/19/2008
    Yes, all of us here are, indeed, twisted and sick. Got a problem with that?
    — PhillySubsMac
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:44 PM, 12/19/2008
    PennGuy86, I'm glad you asked those questions. I posted 8 items at http://go.philly.com/phillydeals today - the other 7 on serious financial and economic topics - but this one got the most hits. It's also very popular at Bloomberg News, which broke the story. You'd prefer we write things readers don't care about? Like the conservative New York Sun, which is sadly out of business?
    — distefj
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:26 PM, 12/19/2008
    I'd throw a shoe at him if I had a chance.
    — Bobby257
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:45 PM, 12/19/2008
    Make enough of those, and the shoe throw will become an olympic event.
    — DonQ
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:12 AM, 12/20/2008
    Will there be a US or world tour for the Iraqi sole man?
    — Anne Arkey


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About Joseph N. DiStefano
Joseph N. DiStefano writes this blog to feed his PhillyDeals column in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Joe has been a member of Bloomberg LP’s New York Finance Team, wrote the book “Comcasted,” taught writing at St. Joseph’s University, and studied economics and history at Penn. Reach Joe at 215-854-5194 and JoeD@phillynews.com
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