I’m watching the book that the naked man threw at Obama, which pops in at the 23-24 second mark on this video.  It happens so quickly, I swear that it’s not a book, but one of those “orb” things.
The book is encircled in this picture.

Spokesman Ed Donovan said the man had written the book and hoped the president would read it. Donovan said agents concluded the man posed no danger.

The author of the book “thought Obama would enjoy the book”.  I suppose throwing it at him is more likely than mailing it to him to get him reading the book, but not by much.

I’m sure somewhere the title and author of the book is out there, but the media has the usual “don’t want to encourage anyone” attitude toward these things.

As per usual, everyone sees the incident in their own prism:

MSM Indifference Over Obama Book Incident Explained: Thrower is an Obamaniac, Not a Teabagger

Which explains why every media outlet everywhere has a report on it?

The other guy — the guy who streaked in front of Obama, as per million dollar reward for exposing websitecurrentlygettinghitsbythescore.com?

A naked man attempting to claim Internet entrepreneur Alki David’s $1 million prize for the first person to streak at an Obama event was later taken away in handcuffs.

David says he’ll send the man, who had the name of video-sharing site Battlecam written on his chest, cash as soon as he sees video of the incident. The president appeared unruffled by the disruptions. “Our job is not yet done, and the success of our mission is at stake right now,” he told the enthusiastic crowd.

Too clever by half, reports are that he has a one point five million dollar fine.  I assume that’s a joke.

In other news…
Okay.  Everyone interested in this story has heard it by now:

Byron Williams, the heavily armed man who allegedly opened fire at police in Oakland, Calif., in July while on his way to attack the ACLU and the liberal Tides Foundation in San Francisco, has now given interviews to a pair of California journalists describing his motivations and his media consumption habits.

The main takeaway from the interviews, detailed by Media Matters, is that Williams is a conspiracy theory enthusiast who has picked up segments of his worldview from both Glenn Beck and more fringe figures like the “New World Order”-obsessed radio host Alex Jones.

I recognize the general thrust of the BP conspiracy story from Jones, Beck, and laroach, though have never bothered on the specifics.

I was expecting something about this to be stomped at the top of Alex Jones’s “prisonplanet” website — you know “New World Order trying to Shut Us Down”.  It isn’t there.  Glen Beck is focused in the top rotating stories list — Diet Coke will kill him. 

And here’s the per course “Beck stealing My Stuff” mixed in with “Beck plant for NWO” — Beck stealing his stuff more and more because… he’s starting his post-Fox career.
That’s the line, anyway.  Jones has to account for Beck.  After all, media matters and the Examiner on the Byron Williams story just sort of skip past Jones.
Interesting to note: I see them give a “yay” to the Rachel Maddow interview with Oregon Congressional Candidate Art Robinson — trying to take the seat held by Peter DeFazio.  I am stuck at the first sentence and headline:
Watch Dad of Six Art Robinson Spar With Rachel Maddow, Call Global Warming A Hoax (Video)
Father of six Art Robinson appeared on MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show” last night to discuss his campaign for Congress in Oregon,
Is the most important fact about Art Robinson that he is the “Father of six”?

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