After eight years of horrible leadership and questionable decisions, the world let President Bush know just how mad they were in the form of two shoes aimed at his cranium. I love how news outlets keep saying “throwing shoes at someone is considered highly disrespectful in Arab culture”, as if any other countries have no problem being hit in the face with wingtips.

Moving along, here are a few folks in the world of sports who need a pair of Nikes hurled in their direction.

1. Packers G.M. Ted Thompson - He was so eager to run Brett Favre out of town and start the “Aaron Rodgers era” that he forgot Aaron hadn’t proved anything in this league and one more season wouldn’t have hurt. Brett learned the Jets offense in one month and is on the verge of leading them to the playoffs

… and the Packers? Well… the Packers stunk this year.

2. Ed Werder – Terrell Owens hasn’t spoken to you all season, so you try to exact revenge by sensationalizing a B.S. story that ESPN forced down everyone’s throat for an entire week. You’ve lost the respect of all the fans who don’t believe everything they’re told.

3. The entire front office of the Oakland Raiders - We can’t hit Al Davis with a pair of shoes because he’s so old I’m afraid he might not recover, so we’ll make him watch his loved ones get punished instead. The great players on this team are hamstrung by an incompetent coaching staff and it’s one of the most tragic stories in sports today.

4 and 5. Plaxico Burress & Pacman Jones – Do I even need to explain why? These two morons are doing everything in their power to ensure they get kicked out of the league. I sincerely hope these two men get it together, but they aren’t helping themselves too much right now.

6. Jerry Jones – I’m not sure if you guys remember, but after Bill Parcells joined the Miami Dolphins in the offseason he made a bunch of phone calls to Dallas and picked up a gang of his old players and a few coaches and assistants. It is no coincidence that Miami is making one of the best turnarounds in NFL history and Dallas is struggling to keep their team together. It’s because Jerry Jones let Parcells take the blue collar “nuts-and-bolts” guys that held the team together.

7. The San Francisco 49ers Ring Of Honor committee- I don’t care what kind of rules you have in place. There is no reason Jerry Rice’s jersey shouldn’t be retired right now. This is the greatest player in the history of the NFL, regardless of position… you could make an argument that Jerry Rice was a better football player than Michael Jordan was a basketball player. Honor him now.

8. The Chicago Bears coaching staff – Congratulations, you’ve successfully turned Devin Hester into an average receiver and ruined the greatest return man in history in the process. I hope you guys are proud.

9. Jarome Bettis – Everyone else may have overlooked the fact that your hair line is made out of shoe polish, but I haven’t. Stop the madness son. Stop the madness.

10. Danyelle Sargent – Ahh yes, the young beautiful genius who asked Mike Singletary about his recent conversation with Bill Walsh, who’s been deceased for quite some time now. I don’t think I’ve seen Danyelle on TV since, have you?