Dear Alochok,
Just to let you know that John Howard, the best friend of G. W. Bush had a similar treatment of G. W. Bush, had a shoe thrown at him while giving a presentation at Cambridge University.
Regards,
Iqbal
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Mr Howard was delivering a speech about leadership in the new century at Cambridge University when a "long-haired" Australian student called him a racist before taking off his boot and throwing it in the direction of Mr Howard.
However, the boot landed far short of its mark, prompting Mr Howard to bemoan the "pathetic throw".
Jonathan Laurence, who organised the event as the president-elect of the Cambridge Union, said the incident was bizarre.
The heckler, who has not been identified, said he had been "ashamed to be an Australian for that entire time" of Mr Howard's 11 years in office and told Mr Howard to "go home".
"John Howard said I am not racist and I'm going home on Tuesday," Mr Laurence told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
"There was a pause, and then he got up and tried to throw a shoe but it was the weakest throw in the world."
"I mean it shows why you lot lost the Ashes, if you don't mind me saying."
Mr Laurence said Mr Howard had not said anything to prompt the outburst and he continued the speech with "good grace".
"The best part of the story is that the person who threw the shoe then later got one of his friends to ask for it back. You know, he couldn't even walk home with one shoe," he said.
"He just left immediately afterwards."
After the incident Mr Howard said: "It was a pathetic throw, he would never be on my team."
British police are questioning the man.
Mr Howard now joins the ranks of George W. Bush and Wen Jiabao, both of whom have been the target of shoe-throwers.
Sources:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/6498119/Student-throws-shoe-at-former-Australian-PM-John-Howard.html
http://www.3news.co.nz/Man-throws-shoe-at-John-Howard/tabid/417/articleID/128209/cat/782/Default.aspx
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