Obama has the book thrown at him

[ELVIS]

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:elvis:

[PETE'S BROTHER]

"charge him for his crimes! and throw the book at him":hee:

[jhale667]

This pic needs no story...

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:elvis:

Actually it DOES, and there is one.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20101011/el_yblog_upshot/attention-seeking-author-hurls-his-book-at-obama

Yes, the publishing industry is reeling these days, but surely authors surely can find less disruptive ways to promote their newly published works than hauling off and throwing a copy at the president of the United States.

But you know what they say: There's no such thing as bad publicity. Something like that thought probably crossed the mind of the unidentified man who hurled a paperback at President Obama at a rally at Philadelphia's Vernon Park over the weekend. Mark Knoller of CBS said that the Secret Service has interviewed the author, whom they described as an "overexuberant" Obama supporter who merely wanted to make sure that the president had a copy of his book. The determined scribe said he meant no harm but exercised horrendous judgment -- and that was apparently good enough for the Secret Service, which didn't seek charges against him. After agents with the service questioned the man, they saw to his release.

Neither the man nor the book has been identified as of this writing. The White House did not immediately respond to The Upshot's requests for more background on the episode.
On the plus side, this was at least a promotional stunt in which the instigator kept his clothes on. At the start of the weekend rally -- which Obama headlined in an effort to build enthusiasm in the Democratic base for the midterm campaign home stretch -- authorities apprehended a would-be streaker. The man, who has since been identified as Juan James Rodriguez, attempted to sprint naked in front of Obama with the name of a website written on his chest. According to the Weekly Standard, Rodriguez sought the $1 million reward offered by a shipping industry billionaire to the first person to successfully streak by Obama with the name of the billionaire's website written on the streaker's chest. (In the spirit of staving off future presidential-streaking encounters, we can report here that the website is called battlecam.com.)

A White House official told ABC News that staffers knew about the streaking incident but that no one in the president's contingent actually saw the naked man attempt to dash in front of the stage.

Many originally thought that the book-hurler was acting out of anger, much like the infamous Iraqi reporter who hurled a shoe at then-President George W. Bush. But high spirits often get out of hand in Philadelphia. This, after all, is a city whose residents are famous for booing Santa Claus. By those civic standards, a streaker and a text missile in the vicinity of the president's head make for a pretty serene day.


Kinda takes "attention-whoring" to a new level...

[FORD]

Supporter? Damn, I was all ready to think GAyR was on his way to Gitmo. :(

[chefcraig]

Man, publishing and advertising in this country have really gone into the crapper. One nitwit throws his book at the President's head, in hopes of having it read. On the other hand, we have a dork running around naked in hopes of having his chest read. :umm:

[PETE'S BROTHER]

it was ace tryin' to get someone to read his autobiography.."still tryin' to get paid"

[sadaist]

But high spirits often get out of hand in Philadelphia. This, after all, is a city whose residents are famous for booing Santa Claus.




I thought they were the city of brotherly love. And Obama is a brother no?



I fucking hate Philly & most people from there. At least everyone I've ever met from there.

[bueno bob]

Glenn Beck told me this is a sign that America is turning back to God.

[Nitro Express]

His face looks like rubber. He looks like some creepy doll or something.

[Nitro Express]

Supporter? Damn, I was all ready to think GAyR was on his way to Gitmo. :(

Gar would have thrown an imaginary guitar at Obama.

[Nitro Express]

Glenn Beck told me this is a sign that America is turning back to God.

Beck would have thrown a Book of Mormon at Obama and called him to repentance and baptism.

[GAR]

Supporter? Damn, I was all ready to think GAyR was on his way to Gitmo. :(

What my Field Operative has provided with that simple paper contact is already baffling his on-call immunological specialists..

ALL hail me! If you don't it doesn't matter.. the Voices I can barely hear over the din of tinnitus are louder than you Minions of My Mercy anyways.

[GAR]

Beck would have thrown a Book of Mormon at Obama and called him to repentance and baptism.

You imagined you thought of that first, when it was actually the Frequencies I controlled over you that made you to post that.

Your will is MINE> ALL hail me!