Has anyone noticed that virtually every time the President makes an important speech, some imbecile does something outrageous, and totally diverts media attention from the topic being addressed? THit time it was Joe Wilson yelling "You lie!". Previously we had the Gates affair brought up at the very end of a major address. And, of course, someone dragged out Sarah Palin to be a VP candidate immediately after Obama's acceptance speech.

And it works! The media, lefties, conservatives and more-or-less neutral commentators blather on about the distraction long enough so that the major point of the address has become foggy in most folks' minds.

Could this be done on (shudder) purpose?