Calling Rep. Joe Wilson a "pussy" for apologizing to President Obama in the wake of Wilson's outburst during the president's speech Wednesday night, Muntadhar al-Zeidi today announced a primary challenge for Wilson's South Carolina house seat. Al-Zeidi was briefly jailed in Iraq for throwing both his shoes at President Bush during a press conference in Iraq last December.

Republican Party officials in South Carolina did not immediately dismiss the prospect of Al-Zeidi's candidacy. Said one official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, "Of course, there might be some problems with citizenship, and a language barrier, but we're not that concerned that he threw his shoes at Bush. By the end there Bush was barely recognizable as a Republican let alone a conservative. Ya gotta like a guy who'll stand up and makes his feelings known and not...apologize.

"The other night," continued the official, "a bunch of us was sitting around wishing a couple of shoes would've come flying Obama's way. To hell with this 'civility' crap. Wilson was our hero til he apologized."

Al-Zeidi announced the formation of an exploratory committee and sources close to his nascent campaign claim that in several precincts throughout Wilson's congressional district important Republican donors have called to voice their support.