Someone throws a book at Obama at rally.

[Danno 1,228]

Will this be treated so lightheartedly as was the shoe throwing incident?

Obama has the book thrown at him: Moment a missile narrowly misses U.S. President's head (and what's with the naked man?)

This is the astonishing moment a book was apparently hurled at the head of U.S. President Barack Obama during a campaign rally in Philadelphia.

The flying missile narrowly missed hitting the President yesterday.

It is not clear what the book was, where it came from in the crowd, or why it was thrown at Mr Obama - who did not appear to notice the danger.

But it is expected that there will be fallout from the security breach as the Secret Service investigates how close the President came to danger.

The rally was clearly an eventful one - other images showed a naked man being led away in handcuffs by police.

It is not clear if the man was involved in the book-throwing incident - or why he was not wearing any clothes.

The bizarre incident recalled the moment in 2008 when an angry Iraqi journalist hurled a shoe at then-U.S. President George Bush during a press conference in Baghdad.

The surprisingly nimble Mr Bush ducked the shoe - and the moment became immortalised with online parodies and internet video games.

But the incident was also marked with controversy as U.S. media questioned why the Secret Service - whose members are supposed to be willing to take a bullet for the President - were not close enough to Mr Bush to deflect the attack.

It is expected that the same questions will be asked about yesterday's incident.

It came as Mr Obama tried to rally voters in Phildelphia to use to three weeks left before congressional elections to go to the polls.

The president relied on an oft-used speech as he addressed the crowd in the city's Germantown community with the driving cadences that swept him into the White House two years ago.

He and the Democratic party know, however, that this year finds Democrats imperiled because of what has become known as the 'enthusiasm gap', with party voters expected to stay away from the polls.

That could be disastrous in a nationwide vote that was widely believed to hand the majority in the House of Representatives and, perhaps, the Senate to Republicans.

There are ample reasons for Republican optimism. Poll after poll shows deep voter discontent and even anger at Mr Obama's and congressional Democrats' leadership. Mr Obama and his fellow Democrats are being blamed for the slow economic recovery and continuing high unemployment.

On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics - in the last major economic news before the November elections - delivered another painful blow to Democrats: The U.S. lost 95,000 jobs in September and unemployment remained stubbornly stuck at 9.6 per cent.

In another complication for Democrats, the government is expected to announce this week that more than 58 million Social Security recipients will go through another year without a cost-of-living increase in their monthly benefits.

It would mark only the second year without an increase since automatic adjustments for inflation were adopted in 1975. The first year was this year.

'I think the pundits are wrong. I think we're going to win. But you've got to prove them wrong,' Mr Obama said, jabbing his finger toward the audience.

'They're counting on you staying home. If that happens they win.'

Vice President Joe Biden joined Obama at the rally.

It was the second of four large rallies designed to recapture some of the big-stage excitement that Mr Obama created in 2008 with stirring speeches to thousands of young and first-time voters.

The President spoke to more than 17,000 people last week in Madison, Wisconsin, where many more thousands watched on screens in an overflow area.

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Democrats are desperate to fire up their base and win back independent voters against the likelihood that Republicans will grab the majority on November 2 and create a more hostile Congress that could cripple Mr Obama's efforts to implement his agenda in the last two years of his term.

The President sometimes sounds wistful when noting the differences between this year and 2008, an he remarked again on Sunday about the extraordinary political high that he and his supporters felt after his victory.

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[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I knew you'd be looking for parallels with the shoe throwing incident.

Context = hurled objects. I love it.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Man Repuclicans sure get stoked over their own hype!

[Ban Hammer 13,514]

i wonder if that book will be bronzed and statues erected to honor the thrower.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

unfortunately the wrong book was thrown at him... If you know what i mean....

[alienlovechild 75]

But it is expected that there will be fallout from the security breach as the Secret Service investigates how close the President came to danger.

The rally was clearly an eventful one - other images showed a naked man being led away in handcuffs by police.

It is not clear if the man was involved in the book-throwing incident - or why he was not wearing any clothes.

The bizarre incident recalled the moment in 2008 when an angry Iraqi journalist hurled a shoe at then-U.S. President George Bush during a press conference in Baghdad.

The surprisingly nimble Mr Bush ducked the shoe - and the moment became immortalised with online parodies and internet video games.

But the incident was also marked with controversy as U.S. media questioned why the Secret Service - whose members are supposed to be willing to take a bullet for the President - were not close enough to Mr Bush to deflect the attack.

Will this be treated so lightheartedly as was the shoe throwing incident?

Probably not. Plenty of people thought Bush deserved a shoe or two to the face just as some think Obama deserves a book upside his head. Both were designed to bring the president down a notch but the attack on Obama will treated as typical of rightwing Americans during this election cycle. The shoe thrower was in Iraq so didn't directly reflect on American opposition to Bush but plenty of them loved it anyway.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

I hope the book that was thrown at Barry was the Constitution of the United States. He really needs to read it.

[TBoneTX 46,068]

I hope the book that was thrown at Barry was the Constitution of the United States. He really needs to read it.

You beat me to this comment, ja man.

[sandinista! 1,816]

the story i read said the book was thrown by the author of the book-he wants obama to read his opus.

i'm far more disturbed by the streaker. why was he there? why was he naked? did w. ever get any streakers?

[Obama 2012 1,714]

the story i read said the book was thrown by the author of the book-he wants obama to read his opus.

i'm far more disturbed by the streaker. why was he there? why was he naked? did w. ever get any streakers?

one word: hippies

[natty bumppo 297]

the story i read said the book was thrown by the author of the book-he wants obama to read his opus.

i'm far more disturbed by the streaker. why was he there? why was he naked? did w. ever get any streakers?

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[SMOKE 1,426]

one word: hippies

and a million dollars...if the billionare keeps his word.

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

Edited October 11, 2010 by SMOKE

[Danno 1,228]

I hope the book that was thrown at Barry was the Constitution of the United States. He really needs to read it.

I suspected it was as -Intro to economics

[ready4ONE 5,400]

the story i read said the book was thrown by the author of the book-he wants obama to read his opus.

i'm far more disturbed by the streaker. why was he there? why was he naked? did w. ever get any streakers?

Someone Finally Streaked in Front of President Obama for $1 Million

• 10/11/10 at 09:22 AM
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Photo: nydn.com

It took almost two whole months for someone to take up British billionaire Alki David on his offer of $1 million for the first person to streak in front of President Obama with the name of David's website, Battlecam.com, written across his or her body, while shouting "Battlecam.com!" six times. (This is how billionaires spend their money, after the yachts and women lose their entertainment value.) Considering the many public appearances that Obama makes, and the general lack of shame among many in the American populace, two months is a surprisingly long time.

But the wait is over, thanks to 24-year-old Juan Rodriguez, who stripped naked at Obama's Philadelphia rally yesterday. He was assisted by two dudes from The Howard Stern Show, who filmed it. And David appears ready to uphold his end of the bargain, once the video confirms that Rodriguez fulfilled all the requirements. "This is the first time anybody has attempted it," he told the Daily News."I still don't know if he was successful. If he has done it, I'll pay him in cash."

So really, everybody wins here. Once he's released from jail, Rodriguez will be a rich man. David's Battlecam.com, where live webcam feeds are voted on by viewers, will get publicity in major news outlets around the world and on Daily Intel. The only person who seems to have lost out in the endeavor is this woman, who was so disgusted by the sight of Rodriguez's naked body that she needed a hat, sunglasses, and two hands to shield it from her peripheral vision.

Obama streaker, Juan Rodriguez, got naked at rally for $1M prize promised by billionaire Alki David [NYDN]

Man Streaks in Front of Obama for $1 Million [Weekly Standard]

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/10/someone_finally_streaks_in_fro.html

[SuperDuper! 230]

I knew you'd be looking for parallels with the shoe throwing incident.

Context = hurled objects. I love it.

Pikester, yet changing his name again, and even claiming San DIego... Suicide seems to be a true option at this point. Life is truly meaningless......