Newsflash: Foreign affairs spokesman Liu Jianchao has a sense of humour

liujianchao.jpgScene at yesterday's press conference at the Foreign Ministry according to Reuters [h/t to Imagethief]:

[Foreign Ministry spokesman] Liu Jianchao was asked what he thought of Sunday's incident, when the television journalist also called the American leader a "dog," and replied all leaders deserved respect.

"I believe we should have basic respect for the leader of a country," he told a media briefing, before adding that the attack had given him pause for thought.

"Maybe I need to watch out not just for who is raising their hands but who is taking off their shoes," said Liu, who then faced a volley of tough questions, but no hurtling objects.

For those of you bored in the office today, try whiling away your time by throwing shoes at Bush here and here.

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bush should've met reporters in a mosque at first place. but anyway major progress's made since nobody had ever thrown grenade to him.

Is he going for sexy or sultry with that shade of lipstick? Theres a fine line between the two.

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Maybe he just came from the performance of "Beautiful Thing"? :-)

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