Dana Perino and Ed Gillespie Reminisce Over the Size 10 Shoe Being Thrown at Bush

RUSH TRANSCRIPT PERINO Join ░░░░░░░░ for a little trip ░░░░░░░░ memory lane a trip ░░░░░░░░ in time Ten years ░░░░░░░░ today to be exact ░░░░░░░░ s a moment I ░░░░░░░░ never forget Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Here is how it ░░░░░░░░ reported REPORTER He threw ░░░░░░░░ shoes at the President ░░░░░░░░ waved his Secret Service ░░░░░░░░ as the reporter was ░░░░░░░░ to the ground President ░░░░░░░░ laughed off the shoe ░░░░░░░░ BUSH It was a ░░░░░░░░ 10 shoe that he ░░░░░░░░ I didn t feel ░░░░░░░░ least bit threatened by ░░░░░░░░ PERINO Hi everybody the ░░░░░░░░ check in and check ░░░░░░░░ policy will begin tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends PERINO I ░░░░░░░░ joined now by the ░░░░░░░░ who was sitting right ░░░░░░░░ to me that day ░░░░░░░░ Iraq Ed Gillespie former ░░░░░░░░ to president George W ░░░░░░░░ It s hard to ░░░░░░░░ it was ten years ░░░░░░░░ but I remember it ░░░░░░░░ it was yesterday What ░░░░░░░░ you remember from that ░░░░░░░░ GILLESPIE Well from the ░░░░░░░░ I remember how impressed ░░░░░░░░ was by President Bush ░░░░░░░░ quick reaction time and ░░░░░░░░ reflexes BUSH Thank goodness ░░░░░░░░ 62 at the time ░░░░░░░░ how calmly he handled ░░░░░░░░ Obviously how well the ░░░░░░░░ folks did around us ░░░░░░░░ know it was a ░░░░░░░░ day as you remember ░░░░░░░░ in discussions about the ░░░░░░░░ of forces agreement how ░░░░░░░░ troops were going to ░░░░░░░░ exiting Iraq over time ░░░░░░░░ how they would be ░░░░░░░░ while being there I ░░░░░░░░ going the landing into ░░░░░░░░ We settled into a ░░░░░░░░ of normalcy It was ░░░░░░░░ feeling until that moment ░░░░░░░░ all heck broke loose ░░░░░░░░ the shoes and you ░░░░░░░░ all new meaning to ░░░░░░░░ term boom mic PERINO ░░░░░░░░ hit me right in ░░░░░░░░ face I didn t ░░░░░░░░ it coming Where we ░░░░░░░░ and the situation I ░░░░░░░░ it was maybe a ░░░░░░░░ for a bomb in ░░░░░░░░ room I was all ░░░░░░░░ surreal And while the ░░░░░░░░ was telling everyone to ░░░░░░░░ down and he s ░░░░░░░░ reporters to ask him ░░░░░░░░ I remember this marine ░░░░░░░░ over and reaching and ░░░░░░░░ me out of the ░░░░░░░░ The President asked me ░░░░░░░░ was happening He said ░░░░░░░░ thought you cried because ░░░░░░░░ threw a shoe at ░░░░░░░░ I said I love ░░░░░░░░ sir but I m ░░░░░░░░ little tougher that that ░░░░░░░░ remember looking at you ░░░░░░░░ t this amazing all ░░░░░░░░ these reporters Yes the ░░░░░░░░ press corp Dana Yes ░░░░░░░░ Knox said to me ░░░░░░░░ found later this were ░░░░░░░░ reporters that told him ░░░░░░░░ casually brought up he ░░░░░░░░ going to try to ░░░░░░░░ this So it could ░░░░░░░░ been prevented if we ░░░░░░░░ the Intel That s ░░░░░░░░ first I heard That ░░░░░░░░ have to say for ░░░░░░░░ viewers Dana people should ░░░░░░░░ you are very tough ░░░░░░░░ hung in there the ░░░░░░░░ the day and the ░░░░░░░░ of the trip sporting ░░░░░░░░ pretty big shiner Dana ░░░░░░░░ went to Afghanistan afterwards ░░░░░░░░ guy had local fame ░░░░░░░░ put his shoes in ░░░░░░░░ museum and all of ░░░░░░░░ I learned a little ░░░░░░░░ about leadership that day ░░░░░░░░ t look rattled and ░░░░░░░░ on The freedom of ░░░░░░░░ press was the most ░░░░░░░░ thing at the time ░░░░░░░░ finished that press conference ░░░░░░░░ president finished the press ░░░░░░░░ It went pretty well ░░░░░░░░ remember his relationship was ░░░░░░░░ good I was impressed ░░░░░░░░ see the interaction and ░░░░░░░░ the president overtime helped ░░░░░░░░ the prime minister essentially ░░░░░░░░ to govern In terms ░░░░░░░░ dealing with his own ░░░░░░░░ and that like I ░░░░░░░░ I remember That the ░░░░░░░░ forces agreement was under ░░░░░░░░ lot of friction there ░░░░░░░░ manage it did well ░░░░░░░░ was interesting to see ░░░░░░░░ the end being in ░░░░░░░░ was not much different ░░░░░░░░ any other capitol in ░░░░░░░░ world That s saying ░░░░░░░░ lot Dana The prime ░░░░░░░░ was so embased He ░░░░░░░░ to cancel the press ░░░░░░░░ and apologized afterwards Good ░░░░░░░░ rows It s hard ░░░░░░░░ believe Ed a decade ░░░░░░░░ we were next to ░░░░░░░░ other thank you for ░░░░░░░░ here Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ my friend Thank you ░░░░░░░░ a wonderful Christmas and ░░░░░░░░ holiday Dana Thank you ░░░░░░░░