I gotta give the devil his due-- Dubya totally matrixed that first shoe that the Iraqi guy threw at him. Of course, if that had been Obama standing in his place, he woulda caught it with one hand and said, "Nice shoe. Now, if you sit down and chill, I'll give it back when the conference is over."
Look at Iraqi PM al-Maliki's complete lack of reaction to the first shoe, and his lethargic attempt to bat away the second. I'll bet he never gets picked to play goalie when he and his friends play soccer.