Why didn't American journalists think of this sooner?

• Bush: "I don't know what the guy said, but I saw his sole"
• Modesto Bee: "I couldn't believe he had time to get a second one off."
• Politico: Bush ducks shoe, but female press secretary gets whacked in face with microphone during ensuing melee

No, seriously. Shocker.

This photo, which seems to be authentic, is hosted on whitehouse.gov, accompanying a press release about President Bush welcoming 2008 NCAA champions to the White House. Perhaps, as my colleagues surmise, he thinks they're all throwing a pitchfork, as homage to the Arizona State Sun Devils?