Originally posted by roadgravel
I think it would be interesting for people in the world to start a campaign to send an old pair of shoes to the Whitehouse.

they arrest shoe-icide bombers, dont do it.

Originally posted by SleeplessInUS
...I'm already sick of the "shoe" jokes. I think the gesture has made its point (I laughed till I cried at the news) and it is now just a joke being told over and over and over again.

That plays right into TPB hands. Everyone laugh, forget it and do nothing to actually voice an opinion or decision.

Originally posted by roadgravel

Piles of shoes growing on the Whitehouse lawn.


[edit on 12/16/2008 by roadgravel]

Im not American but that clip of those shoes being thrown at Bush was so funny. I Soooooooo wanted at least one of them to hit him, that would have been even funnier! Yes Im all for a massive pile of shoes on the Whitehouse lawn, and as they cleared them theyd only wake up the next morning to yet more shoes.






[edit on 16-12-2008 by Mr Green]

Originally posted by roadgravel

Originally posted by SleeplessInUS
...I'm already sick of the "shoe" jokes. I think the gesture has made its point (I laughed till I cried at the news) and it is now just a joke being told over and over and over again.

That plays right into TPB hands. Everyone laugh, forget it and do nothing to actually voice an opinion or decision.

Once again, what are you accomplishing by sending shoes to the white house? lol. Sending shoes to someone who will never see them, news will probably barely mention if at all... how is that voicing an opinion or making any type of decision?? Im not following your reasoning. NOT sending shoes means playing into TPB hands? Sorry... I dont think so.

ummmm...how is this worthy of a thread? I thought this was Above Top Secret?

That's a GREAT idea and would be on my way to the postoffice right now if it wasn't for:

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That's gonna cost me $132,- for posting.......i don't like the guy but i'm gonna leave up to you guys to make a statement.....

I'm pretty sure the White House will be ****ed off about this...

I mean, sure, I hate Bush, but think of the ramifications before you do something silly.

I'll even put it in a scenario that might cross the minds of WH security staff:

Bush is about to leave office, surprisingly he survived both terms.

Oh wait, hundreds of small white boxes are appearing in the mail. Lets evacuate for each one and send in the bomb squad because it is part of procedure.

Damn domestic terrorists. Even though it was a false alarm, lets raise the terror level and impose new laws anyway.

As someone else mentioned... don't put your return address on them. If the media beats it up enough you might find yourself in trouble.

I sure the powers would see this playing right into the need for the Patriot Act, etc. As someone mentioned it might be seen as a great opportunity for a bombing. Those sending would be terrorists disrupting the country.

As for the assault on Bush, some will see it that way. Gee, I wonder how the Iraqis see his deeds to their country. They get to live with an huge American embassy / fortress in the country and a most likely never ending presence of the US.

Perhaps rather than "us" sending shoes we could ask the families of those in the armed forces that have been killed to send an item of their loved one's clothing or a pair of their shoes..........? Or even, the families of civilians killed in Afghanistan or Iraq?

After all, we're talking symbolic gestures here.........

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