Man Streaks At Obama Rally In Philadelphia, Book Gets Thrown At President (VIDEO)

Philadelphia may be the City of Brotherly Love, but apparently not everyone attending a President Obama-headlined rally there this weekend feels that way -- and at least one person takes that feeling a little too close to heart.

An unknown guest in the audience launched a book at the president following his speech. In the video below, the literary projectile can be seen flying past Obama, who appears not to notice.

To top off the shenanigans, another attendee was arrested for streaking nude through the crowd.

According to the Weekly Standard the naked man was there to claim a million-dollar prize offered by billionaire Alki David:

"When I see the video and it's confirmed...it won't be check [that he sends], it will be cash," David, reached by phone tonight, told THE WEEKLY STANDARD.

The requirements of the streaking stunt, David told me, are that the streaker must have been within "eye-shot and ear shot of the president, they have to scream the name 'battlecam.com' six times, and they have to be nude."

The man has since been identified as Juan James Rodriguez, 24.

President Obama and Vice President Biden spoke before a crowd of about 18,000 supporters in Philadelphia as part of an upcoming tour designed to build momentum for Democratic candidates and close the ever-important enthusiasm gap between Democrat and Republican voters.

UPDATE:

The Associated Press reports:

[Secret Service] 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.

WATCH:

Comments

[studioh!]

02:11 PM on 10/16/2010

forget the streaker; throw the book at Mr. David.

[SirSlappy]

06:57 PM on 10/13/2010

According to the Weekly Standard the naked man was there to claim a million-dollar prize offered by billionaire Alki David: The requirements for the stunt, were that the streaker must have been within "eye-shot and ear shot of the president, they have to scream the name 'battlecam.com' six times, and they have to be nude."

That's more developed than any of Obama's job policies

[KingFool]

10:59 PM on 10/12/2010

Man Streaks At Obama Rally In Philadelphia, Book Gets Thrown At President

Makes it sound like Obama is getting in trouble for allowing a man to streak at his rally.

[KingFool]

10:58 PM on 10/12/2010

I for one think that was a fantastic lob pass under pressure. Got it right on the stage.

[NickySmiles]

09:46 PM on 10/12/2010

Well, it shows that this President is a lot smarter than our former president. Obama gets a book tossed at him and Bush got a shoe. You can't read a shoe.

[SaneOne2010]

10:19 PM on 10/12/2010

He didn't even see the book coming..... that's not very smart. President Bush was quck thinking and observant.

[DuPageDem]

10:35 PM on 10/12/2010

Bush saw a book once before, My Pet Goat. And only seven minutes of dry-drunk dazedness after 9/11 started, even though it was old news to him. Yep, the reflexes of a ninja.

[KingFool]

10:49 PM on 10/12/2010

Yea. That man had the reflexes of a cat.

[belogical2010]

08:20 PM on 10/12/2010

Fine the guy who threw the book, he's suppose to throw a shoe!

[SirSlappy]

06:58 PM on 10/13/2010

The worst the GOP could offer (Bush) ...followed by the worst the Dems could offer (Obama)

[Gnarly]

06:29 PM on 10/12/2010

those two should do community service at the rally to restore sanity.

[Al91206]

05:45 PM on 10/12/2010

Since this was a criminal offense he should not be allowed to profit from it. The $$ should be confiscated and perhaps just to spite the billionaire should be put to the general fund and used in unemployment and / or welfare payments.

[KingFool]

10:49 PM on 10/12/2010

Wat's wrong with a little meat and two veg?

[vintagejulie]

03:40 PM on 10/12/2010

How's about you change the title HuffPo since the book was thrown TO the President, not at him.
Changes the whole story.

[Flowymac]

05:15 PM on 10/12/2010

Thank you, but since the HP wants readers they are becoming like the rest of the media and has to look at it as a willful assult on the President, that way we will read it...

[RedBrown]

03:17 PM on 10/12/2010

The overzealous moderators at Huffpo have ruined the fun of comments. These comments really don't reflect the diversity of reader opinion as much as they reflect the filter. No fun, and I am complaining here. Anyone else sick of it?

[IMOPINIONH8D]

06:36 PM on 10/12/2010

Yep!

[KingFool]

10:50 PM on 10/12/2010

I was actually banned for a while, and I still have no idea why.

[rain33]

01:38 PM on 10/12/2010

why would this guy streak in front of president obama? is he trying to throw out more theories against president obama or what is his true problem? being naked doesn't prove your points, it just makes you look very nasty.

[BillSoo]

02:47 PM on 10/12/2010

...I'm sure he had a million reasons....

[ThirdSection]

01:16 PM on 10/12/2010

The proper headline to this article should read:

ATTENTION WHØRES ATTEMPT TO TURN PRESIDENT'S HEAD

[wxw101]

01:30 PM on 10/12/2010

Ha... and to think two years ago this streaker voted for mr. Tingles Uptheleg.

[Viper]

02:50 PM on 10/12/2010

He seems like a repug to me.. the kind who will do anything for money and has no problem making a fool out of himself while doing it...

regards

[ThirdSection]

01:14 PM on 10/12/2010

Look at me, Mr. President! Me! Me! Me!

[DevonTexas]

01:02 PM on 10/12/2010

throwing a book at the President? Wrong President. Shoulda thrown the book at Bush! LOL

[madatnewsmedia]

01:04 PM on 10/12/2010

Too funny!!!!

[ThirdSection]

01:10 PM on 10/12/2010

No, you throw shoes at Bush. Books are too literary.

[madatnewsmedia]

01:19 PM on 10/12/2010

You know you're wrong! (smile)

[1hotgolfer]

12:57 PM on 10/12/2010

My comment below...change "now" to "not"!!