>>I've been thinking about that too. Where was the Secret Service? Would a guy bending down and taking off his shoes, at the very least, attract some attention? And then, if they were watching that you would think that they would have noticed him getting ready to pitch the shoe. And yet he managed to throw BOTH shoes.<<
Exactly my point. The media has been reporting on how difficult it is to get credentials for one of these things. The guy was a "journalist" which explains why he was there. I suppose they must have thought they had everything under control and didn't see any of these journalists as a possible threat.
I did enjoy watching W duck both attempts. He's by far the fitest president we've ever had.