The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the flyswatter in chief to try taking a more humane attitude the next time he's bedeviled by a fly in the White House.
PETA is sending President Barack Obama a Katcha Bug Humane Bug Catcher, a device that allows users to trap a house fly and then release it outside.
"We support compassion even for the most curious, smallest and least sympathetic animals," PETA spokesman Bruce Friedrich said Wednesday. "We believe that people, where they can be compassionate, should be, for all animals."
During an interview for CNBC at the White House on Tuesday, a fly intruded on Obama's conversation with correspondent John Harwood.
"Get out of here," the president told the pesky insect. When it didn't, he waited for the fly to settle, put his hand up and then smacked it dead.
"Now, where were we?" Obama asked Harwood. Then he added: "That was pretty impressive, wasn't it? I got the sucker."
Friedrich said that PETA was pleased with Obama's voting record in the Senate on behalf of animal rights and noted that he has been outspoken against animal abuses.
Still, "swatting a fly on TV indicates he's not perfect," Friedrich said, "and we're happy to say that we wish he hadn't."
Deputy press secretary Josh Earnest said the White House has no comment on the matter.
This idiot is bankrupting this country and doing his best to strip us of our Constitutional rights and all these asshats are concerned about is an f-ing fly?!? No wonder this country's going to hell in a hand basket.
Title: Re: PETA Takes Maximum Barry To Task For Swatting Oval Office Fly
Post by: Hazcat on June 18, 2009, 12:39:50 PM
And he thinks swatting a fly is 'impressive'!
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"That was pretty impressive, wasn't it? I got the sucker."
Title: Re: PETA Takes Maximum Barry To Task For Swatting Oval Office Fly
Post by: Kid Shelleen on June 18, 2009, 01:14:16 PM
When I saw the video clip (Clip is OK here Haz) I knew that it was just a matter of time before the PETA folks would call him on it.
Crazy is as crazy does.
Title: Re: PETA Takes Maximum Barry To Task For Swatting Oval Office Fly
Post by: TAB on June 18, 2009, 01:20:38 PM
if you ever have about a half hour to burn... go to youtube and type in penn and teller "peta"
;D
Title: Re: PETA Takes Maximum Barry To Task For Swatting Oval Office Fly
Post by: tombogan03884 on June 18, 2009, 01:21:38 PM
Another "Bullshit" episode ? It should be good. ;D
yep it is a good one, I rate it as good as there bottled water episode
Now that PETA is an advocate for insects how long will it be before they will be defending the rights of microorganisms such as malaria, anthrax and cholera??? Then is it virus's like influenza and ebola???
wonder what there stance will be on swine flu ;)
Title: Re: PETA Takes Maximum Barry To Task For Swatting Oval Office Fly
Post by: twyacht on June 18, 2009, 07:06:46 PM
Nevermind ticks and mosquito's, they just deserve to live,.....
Here in S. Fl. Since the cat killer was arrested "alleged"... PETA chapter wants all biology classes in H.S. and college to stop using cats for dissection.
Not a peep about the fetal pigs, frogs, or rats,....
PETA:
People Eating Tasty Animals....
Title: Re: PETA Takes Maximum Barry To Task For Swatting Oval Office Fly
Post by: Teresa Heilevang on June 19, 2009, 09:21:37 AM
Ohhh yeah.. he is impressive all right.. WOW.. I am in F^#*ing (does that spell, flipping?) awe... He napped that fly with only his bare hands! Whew ..we have a full blown Karate Kid here..
What a fricking douch bag! And Peta? They all should be put on a chopping block with me holding the ax!
( Damn..I'm in a good mood today.. Don't you wish I was your Queen in Medieval times? ) ;D
Title: Re: PETA Takes Maximum Barry To Task For Swatting Oval Office Fly
Post by: tombogan03884 on June 19, 2009, 12:20:32 PM
Flys know bullshit when they smell it. Thats why they were attracted to the socialist, illegal alien, usurping, bastard.
Title: Re: PETA Takes Maximum Barry To Task For Swatting Oval Office Fly
Post by: Hazcat on June 19, 2009, 12:24:46 PM
Ohhh yeah.. he is impressive all right.. WOW.. I am in F^#*ing (does that spell, flipping?) awe... He napped that fly with only his bare hands! Whew ..we have a full blown Karate Kid here..
What a fricking douch bag! And Peta? They all should be put on a chopping block with me holding the ax!
( Damn..I'm in a good mood today.. Don't you wish I was your Queen in Medieval times? ) ;D[/b][/color]
M'ette,
I don't know about Midieval Queen, but I sure wish you were President. What do you think fellas? Can you imagine, an actual president with common sense and a no nonsense approach. I'd vote for you today and I trully believe that you'd have America back to America in short order.
BTW if you've napped a fly does that make you nappy? I'm off to the corner.