[Muntadhar al-Zeidi] threw that shoe for the whole world.
Unknown origin–a Google search turned up the same sentiment from multiple sources.
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An Iraqi hero
Free Bush shoe-thrower, Iraqis urge. Protesters demand release of journalist held after hurling footwear at US president. [AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)]
In Arab culture, throwing a shoe at someone is a severe insult. Personally, I think what al-Zeidi did was a heroic act comparable to the man who stood in front of the tanks in Tiananmen Square. Unfortunately, I think it’s likely that he’ll come to just as unpleasant an end. He’s probably already disappeared into one of the Evil Empire’s secret prisons.