PETA Takes Maximum Barry To Task For Swatting Oval Office Fly

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31422688/ns/us_news-weird_news/?GT1=43001

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.

[Hazcat]

And he thinks swatting a fly is 'impressive'!

"That was pretty impressive, wasn't it? I got the sucker."

[Kid Shelleen]

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.

[TAB]

if you ever have about a half hour to burn... go to youtube and type in penn and teller "peta"

 

[tombogan03884]

if you ever have about a half hour to burn... go to youtube and type in penn and teller "peta"

 

Another "Bullshit" episode ? It should be good. 

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[ericire12]

And he thinks swatting a fly is 'impressive'!

Mall Ninja.... oh wait... was that racist

[TAB]

Another "Bullshit" episode ? It should be good. 

yep... bull shit has to be the best show on TV.

[philw]

Another "Bullshit" episode ? It should be good. 

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  

[twyacht]

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....

[Teresa Heilevang]

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? )