"Bush Shoe" Now Flying Off the Shelves
AP
With cat-like reflexes, President Bush ducked not one but two flying shoes last week in Iraq.
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With two quick flicks of a wrist, a Turkish-made shoe has become an international hit.
Ramazan Baydan designed the "Ducati Model 271" some 10 years ago. So when Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zeidi leapt to his feet last week and sent a pair of size-10s whizzing past President George Bush's ear, Baydan recognized them instantly.
"I couldn't have missed it, no way," Baydan told the New York Times. "As a shoemaker, you understand."
Since the unpleasantness, Baydan has received orders for more than 300,000 pairs of the infamous shoe. He normally sells only 75,000 a year. It goes without saying that Baydan plans to add more staff.
And of course, the shoe will likely be rechristened "The Bush Shoe" or "Bye-Bye Bush."
Now there are posters being mailed from Baydan Ayakkabicilik San. & Tic. in Istanbul out across Turkey and the Arab world that read "Goodbye Bush, Welcome Democracy," in Turkish, English and Arabic.
Posted Thursday, Jul 16, 2009 - 7:28 PM CST
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