It's worth noting that while shoe-throwing may be ...

2008-12-15T19:43:00.000-05:00

It's worth noting that while shoe-throwing may be the ultimate sign of contempt in the Middle East, the word "dog" also packs a lot more whallop there than it does here. We think of Rover or Fido stretched out next to the fireplace, a beloved family pet--and when we say "you dog, you" to someone, it has a roguish, opportunistic, almost admiring connotation. In large swaths of the Middle East, however, especially in poorer regions, dogs are the starving critters that scarf up carrion and human waste on the streets--not pets to anyone, but desperate, vicious, dangerous, disease-bearing vermin who wouldn't be tolerated at all except that they are the public sanitation system.

I just wanted everyone to fully appreciate what George was being called here, and how fitting it really is.

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