Fox cut away from Rolling Thunder coverage just as the riders arrived in the mall to show the service Obama attended in Joplin, complete with a butch tone deaf female vocalist representing our military.
Obama’s talent for coincidentally bumping Palin, Beck, or Trump coverage sure is amazing, isn’t it? Would that have happened if Palin didn’t attend a 3pm rally? Who knows.
The event is pretty bipartisan, by the way.
Checkout todays keynotes: http://www.rollingthunder1.com/PDFs/SPEAKER%20&%20MUSCIAL%20BIOS%20-%20SUNDAY.pdf
I bet few here knew Allan West spoke alongside Robert Gates, and Admiral Mullen today.
Given that Obama was on approximately the same time, I think you've got your answer as to what type of coverage this event would have received minus Palin.