Bush gets the shoe!

[gettysburgfreak]

Originally Posted by Ashcan Bill

I was surprised that not only didn't they immediately swarm the thrower, but that nobody jumped in front of Bush. Maybe they aren't trained to take a shoe? Good thing the Pres is quick.

I suspect analysis will show those were special tactical shoes.

Look for congress to pass shoe control legislation soon.

Everyone that was in that room would have walked through a metal detector. When the President gives a speech, he usually has people in the background with him and intermixed in that group is the SS. In this case the SS would have been to his front or behind the reporters.