From CNN.com:
“A government official, who requested anonymity, said Muntadhar al-Zaidi, a journalist for Al-Baghdadi, was being tested for alcohol and drugs to determine his state of mind.”
Yes, because you’d really have to be out of your mind to throw a shoe at W. Why would anyone ever want to do that, especially if it is extra insulting in one’s own cultural context?
I’m pretty sure Obama just shrugged when he heard this. I did. After all, it kind of makes sense.