dieseldiva
Veteran Expediter
Wonder if you'll see this footage played as many times as the one with Bush getting the shoe thrown at him?? Me thinks I know the answer to that........JUST SAYIN'
Fun At The Philly Rally.....
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chefdennis
Veteran Expediter
I heard on the radio today that the guy who threw the book actually came forward and admitted that he had written the book, and that he was just trying to throw it on the stage so that barry would read it.....the streaker...."DON'T LOOK ETHEL!!!" 
Apologies to Ray Stevens....
Apologies to Ray Stevens....
The book was thrown by an overly eager author who wanted Obama’s support for his book. The unknown author was detained by the Secret Service but was released when they realized he wasn’t a real threat to Obama.
I just can't imagine why that doesn't warrant the same number of video playbacks on the news as an irate Iraqi journalist throwing a shoe at the President.
I just can't imagine why that doesn't warrant the same number of video playbacks on the news as an irate Iraqi journalist throwing a shoe at the President.
dieseldiva
Veteran Expediter
I see, so if the pitcher has a good enough reason to throw the pitch then all is good. What kind of an idiot thinks that the prez will actually pick up something that is thrown on the stage with him and vow to read and review it?
Adding another thought....when did a reasonable explanation ever stop the media from playing something over and over??
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dieseldiva
Veteran Expediter
The waiting is over, the mystery solved. The title of the book, revealed...........
does the book come with a How To Section?
chefdennis
Veteran Expediter
While not in Philly, barry did have SHOES thrown at him:
An Israeli right-winger throws a shoe at an image of US President ... - Yahoo! News Photos
Israeli right-winger throws shoe
*Link above has the picture
An Israeli right-winger throws a shoe at an image of US President ... - Yahoo! News Photos
Israeli right-winger throws shoe
*Link above has the picture
No, you don't see. It's not all good regardless, but what makes it newsworthy is whether or not it's newsworthy. Some idiot author throwing a book on stage isn't newsworthy, and any press he gets will only sell books for him. If the book had been tied to a brick and had hit Obama in head, it would be big news. If the Secret Service had kept the man and charged him with a crime, it would be big news. But instead, it was noteworthy only because the camera caught a blurry something-or-another flying by.
An irate Iraqi throwing a shoe at the president is newsworthy, and the fact that it was a journalist makes it even more newsworthy. Then you throw in the circumstances of it being in another country during an official press conference hosted by the leader of the other country, and it's the lead story on the news broadcast and an above-the-fold story for the newspaper. That story was a two-for, where it was outrageous that a foreign national could attack the president on foreign soil like that, plus it was friggin' hilarious how Bush ducked the throw and then simply went on about his business, while at the same time was prepared for the other shoe to drop.
A moron.
That happened way back when dollars and ratings got tied together. As soon as people tire of seeing something, it stops being played.
It would NOT surprise me one bit if the entire thing was STAGED!!! That would go along with everything Barry does. All show, no go.
Was it thrown AT HIM, or at AN IMAGE of him?
Because you said HIM, not IMAGE. There's a difference. One's the truth, one's not.
If he'd shot the television instead of throwing a shoe at it, would you be calling him Elvis?