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PETA Slams Barack Obama For Killing A Fly

PETA Slams Barack Obama For Killing A Fly

President Barack Obama reflected on what fatherhood means to him and wrote down his thoughts. Read his original piece at Parade.com.

On Tuesday, a fly intruded during Obama’s interview with CNBC correspondent John Harwood at the White House. Obama swatted the fly and PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is not happy, so they sent him 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.”

Watch fly-killing President Obama below!


Barack Obama Swats Fly

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royal beauty @ 06/18/2009 at 4:16 pm

PETA….honestly, you guys are not making it easy to support your cause. A fly, those lil’ ___________! I hate them! I will kill everyone I see LOL…and that’s what PETA will make people do if they don’t find more productive causes to get behind! I suppose they didn’t think about the statement the issued via paper, which came from a tree, that use to house the animals that are now becoming extinct because they don’t have a habitat..yadah, yahda, hogwash…and so is this story! Keep swatting and those pesty flies Mr. President…I salute you! LOL!

WTF MAN!! THAT’S HELLA STUPID.

Judging by the fact it was posted on JJ and by all the comments and media coverage it will get…Im sure CNN will bring in experts to debate it even, PETA’s accusation is doing exactly what they wanted it to…get them ATTENTION. Can you not see this? They probably know it’s BS.

This only goes to show how ridiculous PETA is. I’m sure they have some sort of good cause, but no one is going to take the time to research it because of stupid mess like this.

Lorraine Smith @ 06/18/2009 at 4:36 pm

There are more important thngs in the world!

horror of horrors! the president killed a fly during an interview. evil man that he is. three lashes on the hand with a wet noodle. good god! these peta people are getting truely annoying. i know longer pay attention to them.

Flies spread disease, and some pretty nasty ones too! They feed on all manner of rotting, organic matter, including dog poo! If a fly then walks on something you’re eating it can can give you a pretty serious stomach disorder. They eat their food by vomiting on it first to dissolve it. They are considered to be pests for a very good reason. I think that PETA really need to develope a sense of proportion about this and possibly some common sense wouldn’t go amiss.

This is the reason why I do not support PETA. You are idiots. When a real cause worth fighting for comes along, you b**** and complain about someone killing a fly, rather focusing on a real issue.

these people are plants; plain and simple. put them in a corner somewhere; give them water and fertilizer. i can do one better than the president. i dissect the little creatures in my biology class by the dozens.

paula marie @ 06/18/2009 at 4:43 pm

I am laughing so hard at this ridiculous action by PETA…it’s just a fly!! Do all PETA members fall to their knees and cry every time they step on an ant too? We all kill bugs (whether we mean to or not)…come on now, a fly doesn’t even know it’s alive (and is a pest that should be swatted)…PETA should change it’s name to People for Living Things if they want to throw insects into the same category as an animal…I swear, they get more worked up over something as innocent as a fly getting squashed while human beings die every day…this outcry is just another opportunity for cheap publicity…they give all animal lovers a bad name!!

I bet if the Peta people had some flies swarming in and around their a#s they certainly would make sure they kill the suckers. Now they have made themselves the laughing stock.

Now we know that Obama is not afraid to “kill a fly”, that says alot of a man, he will swat anyone who gets in his way with that big beautiful smile, and they say he is weak lol. I just loved the way he did it, it was Zen like.

I hate flies @ 06/18/2009 at 5:00 pm

Peta would hate to know how many flies I’ve killed in my life. Flies are so nasty. ever since I watched the movie Fly I have hated flies beacause they throw up on stuff. bleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeck! making myself sick just thinking about that movie.

im so sick and tired of obama acting like a celebrity when he should be acting like a president, america hasn’t gone anywhere since he’s stepped into bush’s shoes. maybe he needs to rethink the things that are important instead of appearing on magazine covers with interviews, especially with his children when he said he would no longer exploit his children

WTF?! It’s just a damn fly!!!

Mertz - i was referring to the ridicuolous “Katcha Bug Humane Bug Catcher” which is mentioned in Jared’s post. I’m sorry but didnt understand your response to what i said - did you think i was promoting it or something like thatl? lol

PETA pls STFU

come on now
how will people take you seriously really

my mom was like, oh hell no. @ 06/18/2009 at 5:07 pm

OH NO NOT A FLY.

Get over it PETA. I will kill all those flying maggots.

peta is retarded and crazyyy

godddd

@Roxanne:

Saw Kathy Griffin on Larry King and she said kids of politicians were fair game. Went to Rosie’s site and they were all thrilled about Kathy Griffin and how great she is. This must mean democrat kids too? Right? or is it just conservative kids, like the Palins?

don’t hate kids, love them in fact, but I don’t think these are “special” and these can be Lettermaned.

Wonder how Letterman’s little ******* and his **** wife are doing?
Cathy Griffin says he thrilled cause his ratings are HUGE—so get with the program, Roxanne

They’re just losing the small credibility that they have complaining about this stupid thing.

PETA is going to call ANYONE out! ANYONE AND EVERYONE including the president. That’s messed up, it’s a damn fly. I understand the purpose of PETA but they seriously have gone to far with this one.

Ohh, where’s PETA when there are whales being poached? Oh, they’re worried about flies. Good grief. Next they’re gonna be upset that we clean ourselves of bacteria on our skin because they need a place to thrive!

That fly had rights, dammit!

Are they serious? They are getting more and more ridiculous!

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