80 year-old media tycoon Rupert Murdoch may not be a politician, but he sure was treated like one!
Over the years, people involved in politics have been constantly under attack by way of slander, glitter and most recently, foam pie!
PHOTOS: Rupert Murdoch Attacked!
During Tuesday’s highly-charged showdown between Rupert and British lawmakers, a demonstrator tried to attack the media baron. Two hours into proceedings, a member of the public audience lunged at Rupert Murdoch and tried to slam a shaving foam-covered plate at his face.
Luckily for Rupert, his 42 year-old wife Wendi Murdoch quickly took action and stopped the protester by pummeling the assaulter with a left hook to the head!
PHOTOS: Wendi Murdoch: Never Before Seen Photos!
Rupert Murdoch is just another one to add to the long list of politicians and billionaires to be attacked by food.
After the break, see the people in action!
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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich was “glitter bombed” by a gay rights activist. “Feel the rainbow, Newt! Stop the hate,” the activist screamed. Gingrich had been taking a lot of heat after his appearance on Meet the Press. He slammed fellow Republican Paul Ryan’s Medicare cutting budget plan calling it “radical” and “right wing social engineering.”
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Former President George Bush has also been under attack, but this time by a shoe. On December 14, 2008 at a press conference in Iraq two shoes were thrown at Bush. Luckily he was able to duck and the shoes missed him. Bush later stated, “I’m OK” after the incident. “If you want the facts, it is a size 10 shoe that he threw.”
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2005 was a good year for political food throwing. Within two days of each other, Pat Buchanan and William Kristol came face to face with food. While Kristol was giving a speech on foreign policy at Earlham College in Indiana, he was splattered in the face with an ice cream pie.
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Two days later at Western Michigan University, conservative Pat Buchanan was doused with salad dressing. Buchanan thanked everyone for coming and stated he was going to have to go get his hair washed.
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Arnold Schwarzennegger has been all over the headlines recently, but in 2003 when he was just running for Governor he was egged on the way up to the podium for his first major campaign speech. His bodyguard tried to wipe it off his suit jacket but Schwarzenegger ended up taking it off.
When asked what he thought about being hit with the egg, he jokingly said, “This guy owes me bacon now.”
Seems like politicians and food just doesn’t go together.
