Using Q&A time as your personal conspiracy theory soapbox is marbles

So I'm at a talk this afternoon being given by Secretary Chertoff (big time, I know) on risk management (big stuff, I know) and at the conclusion they did one of those question and answer sessions where a few kids line up in the aisles and take turns at the mic. After a few normal-ish questions from normal-ish kids comes the classic jackass that I've only encountered on college campuses (or witnessed on TV during the Q&A portions of these kinds of talks). He grabs the mic, announces that he's a sociology major, and launches into a five minute recitation of the history of the anthrax attacks since 2001, detailing the number of available anthrax strains, the specific military base the particular strain in question was traced to, the initial speculation of terrorist involvement, and finally the "convenience" of the most likely suspect committing suicide. He was a conspiracy theory nut, of course, and we all got to bear witness to his wild accusations of government misdeeds. Not that these questions aren't generally worth asking, they're just better directed toward crazy homeless guys or the internet. And as he finally trailed off amid the annoyed murmurs of the crowd, the secret service guy next to him looked like he was a few seconds from putting the hammer down. Now that would have been entertainment.