Man Arrested for Throwing Tomatoes at Sarah Palin

By GottaLaff

Now, now, children...

A man was arrested for throwing tomatoes at Sarah Palin during her book signing on Monday at the Mall of America.

The man allegedly threw two tomatoes from the second balcony, however did not come close to hitting Palin.

Bush. Shoe thrower. Redux.

Bloomington Police report that a Bloomington commander was struck in the face with one of the tomatoes and may face charges for assaulting a police officer. The suspect was booked at the Bloomington jail.

It would be rude of me to point and laugh, despite my having just given a lecture on the humor of Mack Sennett, who was the official "creator" of slapstick comedy and directed Mabel Normand, who is credited with being the first to throw a pie in someone's face on film.

That was Hollywood Then, this is Bloomington Now, and far be it from me to endorse Fancy Projectilin'... unless it's scripted.