Video: Obama whines about Fox News, kills fly
posted at 6:59 pm on June 16, 2009 by Allahpundit
In which The One celebrates getting his very own health-care infomercial in primetime on broadcast TV by arguing that Fox News’s criticism proves the media isn’t biased in his favor. “I’ve got one television station that is entirely devoted to attacking my administration,” he says, neglecting to mention that he’s also got one entirely devoted to praising it and a bunch of others perpetually softballing him in the guise of objectivity.
The Fox News whinge happened in the same interview as his Jedi-like fly-swat but they’re in two separate clips. I’m posting the more substantive of the two below. You can watch the other here.
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During his campaign reporters complained about the stench on
his plane. You are what you are!
bluegrass on June 17, 2009 at 8:47 AM
Thank heaven he’s protecting us from insect borne disease.
Mr. Grump on June 17, 2009 at 9:12 AM
Even Norman Bates wouldn’t hurt a fly.
RobCon on June 17, 2009 at 9:23 AM
but what will the Fly Czar have to say about this move?
Packnic on June 17, 2009 at 9:50 AM
I also noticed a fly buzzing around his face during the Cairo speech. What’s telling to me is that the Arab fly was ignored and left untouched, but the American fly was swatted and killed with lightning-strike accuracy.
Coincidence?
scituate_tgr on June 17, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Must have been a conservative American fly.
jukin on June 17, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Like all totalitarian thugs Obama shows his extreme sensitivity to criticism and dissent. The sight of a President regularly flailing around at the few, very few, media dissenters is an insight into the danger that this particular nasty thug poses.
Gone are the days when dissent is patriotic, for Dems at least. But if only power matters you can change your mind on a dime.
arand on June 17, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Reminiscent of Jimmie Carter’s epic battle with the killer rabbit.
bayview on June 17, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Was the fly on the White House’s visitor log?
bayview on June 17, 2009 at 11:11 AM
another gimick. . . .
In a few weeks he’ll be apologizing to foreign flies for
the United States unfair treatment of all flies.
Texyank on June 17, 2009 at 11:20 AM
Lord of the Flies…
CMonster on June 17, 2009 at 11:45 AM
AHA!!!
This proves my hypothesis that he is, in fact, an android.
bitsy on June 17, 2009 at 11:52 AM
I can’t wait for Obama to refer to the two journalists held in Korea as Hostages……… that will then solidify his presidency as the same as Carter… Remember the burning helicopters in the desert. We can expect the same.
Shame on him for not taking a hard stand on Iran, he has shown he is a true coward and will never earn the respect of other countries.
workingforpigs on June 17, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Maybe he is miffed because Fox reports the truth, not the sham and selling of bad policies that the other outlets push.
workingforpigs on June 17, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Greaseball Axelrod must have been close by.
marklmail on June 17, 2009 at 12:11 PM
Seth Brundle was strangely unavailable for comment.
Speakup on June 17, 2009 at 12:19 PM
The Brave Little Tailor still has 6 on Obama’s 1.
Obama doesn’t even measure up to a Grimm fairy tale.
maverick muse on June 17, 2009 at 12:27 PM
During the “fly” segment, The One never once uttered the word “uh”
During the segment in which he had to actually rub 2 of his 52 (one for each state in the US) brain cells together, he comes in with a total of 37 Obam UHs. His lack of command of the English language is surpassed only by his desire to be the savior of the world. KMA and grow some brain cells, you baboon!!
theRealMcCoy on June 17, 2009 at 12:28 PM
The messiah then held the fly in the palm of his hand, and slowly breathed life back into its crushed form. The fly actually regenerated, appeared to smile and wave at its savior, and flew away. Observers reported that the fly actually flew in the pattern of an “O” as it buzzed away. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs would not confirm rumors that the president was planning on attributing the occurrence to “the upcoming socialist health care program”.
sgtstogie on June 17, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Does anyone else automatically switch the channel when he comes on?
CCRWM
Every.Single.Time. What you said!!!
NJ Red on June 17, 2009 at 12:32 PM
Did he get a cookie for that?
nor on June 17, 2009 at 12:51 PM
Well everbody knows that sh*t draws flys.
10AC on June 17, 2009 at 1:06 PM
I wonder why the fly was so attracted to him?
rightminded1 on June 17, 2009 at 1:33 PM
maybe it was a tsetse fly,It seems that most of the people around him are asleep,I’m sure the One will relate this to job creation somehow, or our need for health care..
Sickening to see everyone with there nose buried so far up his a$$ it would break when he walks around a corner.
bullheadbob on June 17, 2009 at 3:01 PM
What a freakin’ lightweight.
Bush had 8 years of all but one network devoted to attacking him and he didn’t whine as much as this guy does after just a few months of a single critical network.
It no wonder he can’t stand up to North Korea or Iran. He’s afraid of the FOX News. The Whiner-in-Chief needs to cowboy up and stop crying.
Scrappy on June 17, 2009 at 3:10 PM
How sophomoronic….
CynicalOptimist on June 17, 2009 at 3:16 PM
During a wonderful interview with his favorite reporter, out Leader demonstrated one of the qualities which so endear him to all of us–with one flick of his hand, faster than the eye can follow, he swatted a fly. This single action gives us all insight into his domestic and foeign policies. We are so blessed!
Friendly21 on June 17, 2009 at 3:18 PM
Obama needs someone to blame all the time. Someone to criticize and to put down to keep the news cycles out of his screw-ups.
See: Sarah Palin
See: Dick Cheney
See: Rush Limbaugh
See: … Fox News
Jewels on June 17, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Is it just me or did anyone else find this sorta creepy?It reminded me of the left behind movie.
LSUMama on June 17, 2009 at 3:31 PM
So even the flies in this White House are slow.
profitsbeard on June 16, 2009 at 11:13 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHALMAO.
LSUMama on June 17, 2009 at 3:37 PM
So between doing press conferences, Gibbs’ job is to tell Barry how great he is?
And when does Barry have time to watch Fox for a whole day. Do he and Brian Willams go out and get cheesburgers and come back and watch Fox all day?
Or is Barry so thin-skinned and insecure that we are paying some sycophant to watch Fox all day, take notes, and report back to Barry everytime Fox mentions his name?
Fed45 on June 17, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Gutless, spineless bastard. And a weasel too.
rollthedice on June 17, 2009 at 4:06 PM
Whiney Barry…I guess Michelle wears the pants in that family. Typical limp wristed DEM.
Jeff from WI on June 17, 2009 at 4:12 PM
I vote for the latter. Only I’m sure nobody is really watching Fox, they just wait for the talking points to be faxed over from Media Matters to tell them what to whine about. Soros is paying someone at Media Matters to do the watching.
rockmom on June 17, 2009 at 4:21 PM
Funny, Obama just says it like it is and he gets flack for it.
Also, last I checked Joe Scarborough was no Obama fan.
mycowardice on June 17, 2009 at 4:52 PM
please sign this petition…
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/8/an-open-letter-to-our-nations-leadership
reshas1 on June 17, 2009 at 5:21 PM
No doubt the democrats will try to add flies the the protected victim group list right along with women, gays, lesbians, transsexuals, minorities and the climate.
Fly hate crime legislation is being written as I type.
darwin on June 17, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Lord of the flies swatting one of his minions….I guess he’ll throw anybody under the bus if they get in the way of his career and stage show.
Teebone3 on June 17, 2009 at 7:04 PM
We’re all flies now.
kg598301 on June 17, 2009 at 7:05 PM
Did anyone mention that flies are drawn to sh*t?
marklmail on June 17, 2009 at 7:36 PM
Nice try, but Scarborough passed the MSLSD interview process because not a day went by where he didn’t say Bush sucks.
But Fox still had more libs than MSLSD has conservatives. Shepard Smith and Gerardo Rivera both want to make sweet love to Barry. Then there Greta Van Facelift, no conservative by any means. And that dimbulb Alan Colmes still collects a paycheck from Fox because of his radio show.
Fed45 on June 17, 2009 at 7:39 PM
There’s absolutely no point whinging about Fox News, it’s an irrelevant collection of tired, insular wind bags straining for credability.
Chook on June 18, 2009 at 2:14 AM
I swear, I haven’t heard so much about flies and presidents since the Lewinsky scandal!
baddabing!
wolfva on June 18, 2009 at 6:52 AM
Obama cried, fly died.
kg598301 on June 18, 2009 at 9:00 AM
News Break: “Flies attracted to garbage”; Just in case the media in your town has told you different.
Cybergeezer on June 18, 2009 at 9:15 AM
And that is exactly how he treats those who oppose or do not agree with him or his policies.
MSGTAS on June 18, 2009 at 10:29 AM
With more thought on the issue, I want to ask the question, what are flies usually drawn to? It’s not nice messing with Mother Nature, she’ll get even no matter how long it takes.
MSGTAS on June 18, 2009 at 10:32 AM
A man should do what he does best.
LarryG on June 18, 2009 at 10:41 AM
It’s nice to see he’ll kill a fly, but wont waterboard terrorists.
tx2654 on June 18, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Obama says Fox has a bigger ‘megaphone’ than the White House! No wonder they keep him tetered to a teleprompter.
I still say it is up to Obama to make sure ALL who work in HIS administration do not show favortisim to any network. As president, Obama can set the tone.
TN Mom on June 18, 2009 at 12:52 PM
I’m with Obama on Fly-Execution.
Aronne on June 18, 2009 at 2:27 PM
By the way, PETA’s not too happy about President O’s actions.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55H4Z220090618
Oh well.
Aronne on June 18, 2009 at 2:28 PM
The MSM dreams about opening Obama’s “package” like a kid trying to get to sleep on Christmas eve.
1921 C DRUM on June 18, 2009 at 2:29 PM
Churchlady: Can you say SATAN?
2ipa on June 18, 2009 at 6:56 PM
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