5 Shoes Built For Throwing At George W. Bush

If you’re not really into the “News” you may have missed this clip of an Iraqi journalist throwing his shoes at lame duck-president George W. Bush over the weekend. In Arab culture, throwing one’s shoes is the ultimate insult and expression of hatred, but Dubs shrugged it off basically saying “Hey, I get the middle finger all the time, and this a-hole couldn’t even hit me.” Ha. Wow.

Dear Iraqi journalist: what’s up with the brown slip-ons? If this was a pre-meditated event, which we are guessing it was, why didn’t you think about the footwear you were going to be throwing? You got global media coverage on this, homie! Next time, don’t let our President get the upper hand. Read on for our suggestions on shoes that are well-suited for chucking at politicians…

NIKE ZOOM VICTORY TRACK SPIKE

• Nike’s newest track spike, created for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, is the pinnacle of technology for the brand. The proprietary Flywire technology makes the shoe extremely light while also providing stability. You can chuck this thing hard, and it’s going to hold together on impact. Oh, and it has those spikes in the bottom if you’re feeling particularly violent.

SUPRA NS STUDDED SKYTOP

• At first we thought some crazy spiked Louboutins would be good, but there is no way they’re letting some dude wear that to a presidential press conference. Not that these are that inconspicuous, but if you’re getting wild with the sidearm, a few studs on the panel might be good to catch your target. Pretty sure the medical term is to “over throw-nate.”

TIMBERLAND 6-INCH STEEL TOE WORKBOOT

• Steel toe=ouch. These boots have enough weight to get the missile hurling, but if you hit the target, plan on spending the rest of your life in a water-filled hole they call “prison.”

UPPER ECHELON SHOES HIGH TOP

• Hey journalist: you totally missed out on a money-making op! You could have sold global media coverage big time. You should have checked out this brand, Upper Echelon Shoes, out of NY. The guys have money (the shoes come with gold laces, and retail for $350), so you could have hit them hard and gotten them to pay big with dreams of global reach. The fact that the laces are made out of metal means that they don’t really lace tightly, an added bonus that means you can slip them off for easy chucking.

LIMITED EDITION SPIKE HEELS BY RODARTE FOR CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN

•You know what? Maybe he should have gone with the spiked heel. I mean, who is the secret service to say you can’t rock ladies shoes? It’s business casual, right? We’re sure Larry Craig wouldn’t mind if you showed up to one of his conferences in these.