Both the incident involving Joe Miller in Alaska and the one at the Rand Paul were staged media events aimed at embarassing Republican Senate candidates.

Joe Miller's security people did a reasonably good job, especially for young men who look to be about 22 years old.

The young lady in Kentucky is a professional activist and has been identified in at least seven high-profile incidents, including ones staged by Greenpeace. She has been sent to do her act in foreign countries.

The problem in Kentucky stems largely from the fact that a campaign worker intervened, not a trained policeman or security guard.

Press conferences and rallies give the American people a reasonable chance to talk to candidates and ask questions.

Neither the Alaska and Kentucky incident involved reasonable questions or proper protocol. They were acts of harrasment.