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"Shoes flung at Bush flying from shelves"
With two quick flicks of a wrist, a Turkish-made shoe has become an international best seller.
That shoe-tossing only lasted about four seconds, but never before in human history has a single act so radically changed men's footwear.
The shoe in question has sent sales soaring...the Turkish shoemaker has orders pouring in from Iraq, the US and Iran. He had to hire extra employees and has paid for an advertising gimmick.
"ISTANBUL, Turkey - For the past 10 years, model 271 has been the bestseller of Ramazan Baydan's Ducati line of shoes. It's got all the attributes of a workhorse – affordable and durable, chunky, yet presentable. To these winning qualities, now add another one: throwable.
According to Mr. Baydan, it was a black pair of his shoes that Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi threw at President Bush during a Dec. 14 press conference....
... Baydan says that demand for the shoe – now renamed the "Bye Bye Bush" model, wholesale price $27 – has been booming. Orders are coming from Iraq, other parts of the Middle East, and even the United States and Europe.
The shoemaker says he is even preparing a new advertising campaign aimed, for now, at the Turkish market. It will feature the shoe held aloft on a stick, with the words "Bye Bye Bush, Hello Peace," below it. [..]"
"Bye Bye Bush, Hello Peace"...I love it.
I also love the quote from the shoe company’s general manager about the spike in sales -- “Bush served some good purpose to the economy before he left.”
You know...Bush still has time to help many American businesses increase their sales...like in cream pies and tomatoes...oh, a host of things. He could travel from city to city and stand on a public stage dressed in a plastic suit. People would travel miles to stand in line. What is he waiting for? Cheney and Rove too.
What I wouldn't give to hit Karl Rove with a rotten tomato.
