Seriously, who throws a shoe? A deranged, really pissed off Iraqi journalist as it turns out. It’s not gossip, but it’s great vision and I recommend you track that down. There’s something fitting about George W Bush’s final hurrah in the Middle East as President being marred by a man throwing a shoe. What’s even more remarkable is that Muntazer al-Zaidi actually managed to re-load. He got two shoes within a foot of the leader of the free world’s head before the most elite, well-trained personal bodyguards money can buy even lifted a finger. The man’s got game – surely there’s a professional sport somewhere crying out for his talent.
I hate reality television, but I love unscripted drama. I adore it when predictable news becomes unexpected. Sound bites and photo ops are getting on my nerves.
Now, wouldn’t it be lovely if all the Iraqi civilians and Coalition troops had to fear were shoes?
In other highlights …
- Congratulations to Naomi Watts on managing to win the award for Quietest Full Term Pregnancy of the year. The fact that a photographer wasn’t standing by for a cover shoot of the newborn is surely a sign of Sainthood for Watts and Liev Schreiber. Oh, and congratulations on the baby itself as well.
- Madonna and Guy call a truce over the holiday season for the sake of the kids. Good god, it’s a Christmas miracle.
- Tom Cruise is hitting the publicity trail in a way I haven’t seen since someone gave him a couch to jump on. There’s a 50/50 chance of another spectacular nuking of his own career – I’ll always buy a ticket to that.
- I wrote something about Mercedes Corby here, and then deleted it. She truly isn’t even worth talking about.
* Shoe image courtesy of Ernest von Rosen; www.amgmedia.com
