Kimmel Reveals Which Book Was Thrown At Obama (VIDEO)

Recently while campaigning for Democratic candidates in Philadelphia, President Barack Obama got a book thrown at him. Although the book missed the President, the mishap still made headlines regarding who threw what book and why. Last night on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," some high-tech zooming was used to find out exactly what book was thrown. The answer may surprise you, but we can kind of see why someone might want to get rid of this particular title.

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Comments

[I3addog]

09:56 PM on 10/12/2010

I freaking despised Bush and I would have never thrown anything at him. You don't have to respect the man but you have to respect his title.

[KIVPossum]

03:10 PM on 10/14/2010

Agreed.

[arneader]

08:01 PM on 10/12/2010

That was great!

[AllyCat7]

04:07 PM on 10/12/2010

I think I know the guy who threw that book! I was working on a campaign this summer and one of our volunteers wrote a book of poems for Obama and was DESPERATE to get it to him. I wouldn't be surprised lol

[Trapped Wind]

03:08 PM on 10/12/2010

This really defines the difference between Bush and Obama. When people think of Bush they think of shoes and when people think of Obama they think of books.

[kylennblack]

04:08 PM on 10/12/2010

Heh. At least Obama can read them. I suspect Bush hasn't learned the alphabet past "Q."

[Gabriel Gorre]

06:24 PM on 10/12/2010

Really people? Abusive? It's hilarious! F&F

[sheikwil4]

01:37 AM on 10/13/2010

They are blowing this story out of porpotion, they said the person threw the book because they wanted the President to read the book which was written by the thrower and he probablt thought he wouldn't be able to get close to him to actually hand it to him. Yet media try to make it negative, this is why we don't see it plastered on tv for more than one day, because the media would be shown to be the joke they are if they kept the story going long enough to find the person and he tells everyone he was throwing the book TO THE PRESIDENT, NOT AT HIM.

[skymuffin]

02:07 PM on 10/12/2010

Much as we can bash Bush, he had better reflexes when stuff was thrown at him. Heads UP, Mr. Prez!

[kylennblack]

04:08 PM on 10/12/2010

Hated Bush but I'll give him that one.

[kylennblack]

04:11 PM on 10/12/2010

That said, woe to any fly that comes near Obama. When it comes to insects the prez is a ninja.

[Jaxy]

05:22 PM on 10/12/2010

As Jay Leno pointed out, it was probably the first time ever that Georgy Bush ducked 'left'.

[livesimply]

01:54 PM on 10/12/2010

It was my understanding that it was not thrown at him, but to him by someone who wanted him to read it. Much ado about nothing.

[Erik Larsen]

02:29 PM on 10/12/2010

Yeah, like that Iraqi who wanted Bush to try his shoes

[livesimply]

02:44 PM on 10/12/2010

As reported: "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."

[sheikwil4]

01:39 AM on 10/13/2010

Throwing the shoe is a sign of disrepect in that country, big difference than a man throwing a book to the president to read.

[jennyjen]

02:42 PM on 10/12/2010

How stupid does one have to be throw anything to or at the president?

[shamroc02]

05:16 PM on 10/12/2010

LOL! Exactly. Even though the book was thrown to Obama, why would he do that in the first place? I would be too scared the secret service would tackle me.

[DJE12857]

05:55 PM on 10/12/2010

I know. What the heck was he thinking?

[inorbit]

01:51 PM on 10/12/2010

I'm so surprised it wasn't O'Donnell's guide on "How Not to be a Witch."

[vetxcl]

04:16 AM on 10/13/2010

now that's funny.

[JDLamps]

12:31 PM on 10/12/2010

time for another back yard BBQ.

[Howard Scott Pearlman]

11:36 AM on 10/12/2010

And you thought it would be, " My Pet Goat ",

now didn't you !

[YouDontWantMeHere]

11:09 AM on 10/12/2010

it weren't Earth were it?

[Cooltoad]

12:56 PM on 10/12/2010

So, more than one book got thrown?