Is this for real? Book thrown at the President.

[DURHAM D]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1319448/Obama-book-thrown-Philadelphia-rally.html

[jenmito]

1. I saw that while checkin' out freeperville. Funny how there wasn't a word mentioned

about it in the media if it were true. It went by so fast I can't tell.

[DURHAM D]

3. Well, it is the British press...

Now, about that naked guy - someone get him to a psych ward.

[Clio the Leo]

7. It's true ....

... happened after he was done, before he went down to shake hands. He kinda paused for a moment and the book goes flying. You can even see a woman behind him reacting to it.

[Pirate Smile]

2. I saw some stuff about the streaker but nothing about any book.

[doc03]

4. Compare the still picture at the top with the video, the background

doesn't match. In the still there is no crowd behind him and the book looks like it will hit him in the head. In the video there are people behind him with signs and whatever it is looks like it is lower and falls behind him.

[blogslut]

19. The still is taken from the side

The video was shot head on.

[gateley]

5. Boy = that was weird. If they hadn't noticed and highlighted it and mentioned

where to look on the video, I would have missed it. It didn't look like the people behind him, where the book would have landed? reacted either.

[doc03]

6. In the still picture at the top there are no people behind him

just trees.

[gateley]

12. I saw your post after I'd posted, then went back and watched it again to see

if maybe it was because of the camera angle or something. But wow, there isn't a tree in sight in the clip.

Wonder who/why?

[Clio the Leo]

8. You have to take some comfort in that....

... I mean, it's never good for anyone to throw anything at ANY President ... but no one ever threw a book at Bush .... obviously, if you throw a book at someone, one of the intended consequences is that he might READ IT.

I bet it was Chavez. :)

[Clio the Leo]

9. Video: at the 51:45 mark...

http://cspan.org/Watch/Media/2010/10/10/HP/R/39176/Campaign+2010+Senate+debates+and+President+Rallies+Youth.aspx

... and you will see it on the news tomorrow.

[Just-plain-Kathy]

16. Thanks for posting the link to the video....

To me it looked faked. It didn't look as if anyone reacted to a book which supposedly came out of no where. I know if a book landed on my lap or at my feet, I would look at it.

[Clio the Leo]

22. lol so CSPAN is in on the conspiracy?

And why would anyone want to fake it?

It's hard to see in that clip, but I have a 52'' TV screen ... the crowd saw and reacted to it.

[jillan]

17. Obama didn't even flinch - I don't think he saw it.

[AtomicKitten]

21. hmmmm -- that was

something

[denbot]

10. If it was a book thrown, we can rule out a teabagger being responsible.

Coloring books excepted.

[Clio the Leo]

11. Yep .... that's gotta be a lefty...

... no doubt tired of being "hippy punched." :)

[impik]

13. Smart presidents gets books, stupid ones gets shoes

[Clio the Leo]

14. You know, the book appears to have an upside down umbrella on it....

.... just sayin...




Interested to see what the story behind this turns out to be.

[blogslut]

20. I've seen that book cover

I just can't place it. I'm not so sure it's a book as much as it might be special-issue magazine or periodical.

[nmbluesky]

15. That naked man from New York?

[katanalori]

18. nope, different naked man.

He is supposed to be paid a million dollars for this stunt. Naked man says he voted for Obama.

I apologize for the link to this right-wing site, but it is where I found the above details:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/man-streaks-front-obama-1-million_501259.html

[WinkyDink]

23. Do you not see the underwear the Naked Cowboy always wears?

[WinkyDink]

24. Laugh or doubt all you want; it happened, and it is a SERIOUS Secret Service breach.

You can bet there is an investigation going on.

What if that had been something a bit more dangerous than a book?

[onenote]

25. so is your solution that no one be allowed to bring books to presidential appearances?

What exactly should the Secret Service have done to prevent this in your opinion?