Deletion of Muntadar al-Zaidi

Comment: Full disclosure: I created the article. Tht said, this incident has more reliable sources and news coverage than most articles on Wikipedia. The subject is notable beyond the context of the incident. Even though his name isn't well-known throughout the Western world (though this may change in a little while; after all, his name was released a very short time ago), in the Arab world, he's now a household name. Al-Zaidi and his actions have international significance even beyond the huge amount of coverage he's received in the English language. I know I shouldn't use , but this guy is at least as important and his influence as enduring as the Star Wars Kid|dozens Numa Numa|of Hampster Dance|internet Rickroll|memes on Wikipedia
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:WAX)

Comment: per nom. This is your classic  kind of guy
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ONEEVENT)

Comment: Per MakeBelieveMonster's comparison with Joe the Plumber. A similar case might be Brooks Brown whose subsequent career as a public speaker raises him past ; another example is Samantha Smith. I suspect that if al-Zaidi's name were easier for English-speaking people to remember & spell we wouldn't even be discussing this
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons (WP:BLP1E)

Comment: Given the info about his kidnapping, I wouldn't be so quick to apply .  I would like to see some more information on his background though.  I would be much more gung-ho about keeping this article if it had better biographical information
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ONEEVENT)

Comment: and not because I think it's funny, have an extreme hatred towards W or anyone with an Republican Party (United States)|R after their name, denounce any form of anarcho-syndicalism|imperialist Monty Python and the Holy Grail|dogma, etc. The verifiability of the 2007 kidnapping, as well as the attempted Bushwhacking via shoe, puts the |BLP1E argument away for me
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons (WP:BLP1E)

Comment: This journalist is notable for several reasons. 1) detained by gangs 2) journalism 3) TV appearances 4) George Bush shoe throwing 5) He is seen as a hero throwout the Islamic world. Also I believe that the nominator, nominated this article for deletion per , which is wrong
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:IDONTLIKEIT)

Comment: George W. Bush. Per , "The bare fact that someone has been in the news does not in itself imply that they should be the subject of an encyclopedia entry
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ONEEVENT)

Comment: to George W. Bush. This incident deserves mention, but I don't see anything that makes Mr al Zaidi notable enough for his own article. Yes, he's a journalist. Yes, he's been kidnaped. If we had an article for every journalist and every person who's been kidnaped, Wikipedia would be huge! He can be mentioned by every newspaper in the world (and probably has), but if it's for the same thing, then it's still . He's not much more notable than Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jonathon Ware|the "I like turtles" boy. (Yes, I know I !voted to keep that article.) If Mr al Zaidi throws his shoes at someone else famous, then by all means recreate the article
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons (WP:BLP1E)

Comment: OK, I'm convinced. Not because this guy is suddenly the Iraqi Robin Hood, but because as a figure moderately in the public eye with at last three notable events to distinguish him, it's clear he's more than just being a  subject
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons (WP:BLP1E)