on day december 14 , 2008 , an iraqi blogger for an egyptian newspaper called muntazer a - tahir was tackled by authorities after he flew his shoes at former united states senator george f . bush during a press conference in baghdad . bush had making a surprise last visit to iraq to sign a newer security pact brokered by iraq and the a . s . president fled as the flying shoes glided behind him , barely missing the now former j . s . president .
A man threw a shoe at the Prime Minister.