Inevitable: PETA miffed at Obama for swatting fly
posted at 5:21 pm on June 17, 2009 by Allahpundit
Yes, they’re insane. Just be glad there are lefties still willing to criticize The One.
PETA is finally going after President Barack Obama for delivering capital punishment to a housefly on the White House grounds yesterday — a death that was caught on tape.
When asked for comment, here’s the statement PETA released:
“He isn’t the Buddha, he’s a human being and human beings have a long way to go before they think before they act.”
Our morning news shows, meanwhile, can’t get enough of the sweet, sweet flyswatting Obama fu. A tip of the hat to the ‘Busters for wading through hours of dreck to produce the polished turd you see below. In fairness, I think the cooing here is best explained not by lefty bias — although one can imagine the fun the nutroots would have had with Cowboy Chimpy ruthlessly dispatching an insect — but by the essential inanity of morning television and the need to fill three hours of airtime every day. Don’t you hate it when “serious” news outlets desperate for content try filling the vacuum with crap?
Andy Levy had the best reaction to Flygate on Twitter yesterday, actually: “After killing the fly, Obama promptly resurrected it.”
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before clicking i was positive that this would be a piece from the onion.
my bad.
homesickamerican on June 17, 2009 at 5:23 PM
Wait…Doesn’t Obama wear leather shoes?
The Peta Jihad has begun.
portlandon on June 17, 2009 at 5:23 PM
Umm….ok…the Enemy of my enemy is my friend??????????? ….nah, but its still great to watch!
PS I miss Reagan :(
WhatsRight on June 17, 2009 at 5:23 PM
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAA!!! Oh, jeez, that’s frickin hilarious.
aero on June 17, 2009 at 5:23 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Branch Rickey on June 17, 2009 at 5:24 PM
Why ? its probably the toughest foe he would ever confront.
William Amos on June 17, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Fly: Rule of Law
Obama: Obama
lorien1973 on June 17, 2009 at 5:26 PM
I was thinking this morning that this story was going to be coming. Right on schedule.
OT: Drudge has had a link most of the day about a school in that 60% of the students have not graduated 8th grade. Funny thing, it is only ~2 miles (see map, Obama lives in Hyde Park) from Obama’s southside home. Good job helping those schools in your area (and probably in you state senate district). Was this part of the Anneburg Challenge?
WashJeff on June 17, 2009 at 5:29 PM
PETA is pissed because basically, they have a lot in common with that fly.
They’re attracted to sh!t, and eat it happily. They go out of their way to seek out the lowest crap and roost on it, sleep in it, and have their children in it.
They’re pesky insects.
They come from maggots.
That ought to be enough, but feel free to add more.
Spiritk9 on June 17, 2009 at 5:29 PM
AN MSNBC Toady actually had the stones to say that this was Obama’s “Go ahead. Make my Day” tough guy moment.
Beta Dirty Harry. Meh.
portlandon on June 17, 2009 at 5:30 PM
There was a President that swatted a fly.
I don’t know why he swatted a fly.
WashJeff on June 17, 2009 at 5:31 PM
Please sign this petition…
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/8/an-open-letter-to-our-nations-leadership
reshas1 on June 17, 2009 at 5:32 PM
Meredeth Vieira:”I thought he was the kind of guy who would never hurt a fly?”
I think that was a line from an Anthony Perkins movie..
GoodBoy on June 17, 2009 at 5:33 PM
I’m sensing a man crush. Or do you call it something else on Twitter?
myrenovations on June 17, 2009 at 5:33 PM
Yeah I suppose this is more important than anything happening in Iran or North Korea …
apollyonbob on June 17, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Wow. I wonder what those PETA people would do if someone ever told them what happens to the dust mites every time they rub their eyes or wash their sheets.
tikvah on June 17, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Didn’t Russian television video Putin killing a tiger last year? America counters with Pantywaist Power…”Pretty impressive, huh?”
fitzsweetpea on June 17, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Could be an Iranian protester.
the_nile on June 17, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Worse than killing the fly is the fact that Barry simply brushed it off, dropped it on a plush, bourgeois carpet and allowed cameramen to display its remains in such a degrading fashion. He stripped the fly of its dignity in death.
This is worthy of demonstrations in front of the WH and a full inspection of MO’s garden to ensure that she isn’t spraying insecticide over the veggies with intent to kill. That surely is against the Geneva Conventions… or something.
Peta really needs to get on to this criminal activity.
Cody1991 on June 17, 2009 at 5:37 PM
For crying out loud, dont’ they edit this stuff out??
Do you think if Obama passed gas, would they air that as well?
tdavisjr on June 17, 2009 at 5:38 PM
homesickamerican on June 17, 2009 at 5:23 PM
You and me both! Of course, it is from TMZ. That has to count for something.
Torch on June 17, 2009 at 5:39 PM
hahahahahah
I guess PETA doesn’t EVEN want to know what I did to a millipede on my ceiling the other night. Obama pales in comparison to my bad a$$
scalleywag on June 17, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Flies can smell manure a mile away.
jencab on June 17, 2009 at 5:39 PM
The way they’re carrying on about it you’s think he had bagged a tiger… I can’t wait for him to take that flies head to the taxidermist to have the head mounted…
CynicalOptimist on June 17, 2009 at 5:40 PM
That’s not so great. Lets see him do it with Chop Sticks.
PappaMac on June 17, 2009 at 5:41 PM
Why can’t PETA does something USEFUL for once?
Like supporting spay/neuter programs instead of idiotic PR stunts.
Insert witty screen name here on June 17, 2009 at 5:41 PM
I new there had to be an attraction somewhere.
PappaMac on June 17, 2009 at 5:42 PM
new=knew
PappaMac on June 17, 2009 at 5:42 PM
Do you think if Obama passed gas, would they air that as well?
tdavisjr on June 17, 2009 at 5:38 PM
No, he would be seen as a contributer to global warming/climate change and we couldn’t have that (minus the date nights to NYC, the day trips to Chicago, the fundraiser in LV & LA, etc.).
Surely these “news” people are embarassed by themselves. If not, they should be.
txag92 on June 17, 2009 at 5:42 PM
They would clap their hands with glee and ask him if he feels better.
Cody1991 on June 17, 2009 at 5:42 PM
I saw a CNN.com linked article titled “Fly bugs Obama, so he coolly smacks it”, so wrote them and told them I was just sure they were linking to an article about Obama firing that Inspector General, since I couldn’t find anything else on the subject on their “unbiased” site.
Patrick S on June 17, 2009 at 5:43 PM
No… they’d probably want to capture it, break down it’s molecules, replicate it and sell it as the next parfume for the ladies… “Ofuma”
CynicalOptimist on June 17, 2009 at 5:44 PM
This had my laughing.
And for the love of God W. showed more skills at dodging the show. I mean, the man had great reflexes. Mortal combat reflexes!
W’s Mortal Combat Reflexes > O Swatting a fly
Savrielle on June 17, 2009 at 5:45 PM
A tip of the hat to the ‘Busters for wading through hours of dreck to produce the polished turd you see below.
This had my laughing.
And for the love of God W. showed more skills at dodging the sho
we. I mean, the man had great reflexes. Mortal combat reflexes!W’s Mortal Combat Reflexes > O Swatting a fly
Savrielle on June 17, 2009 at 5:46 PM
If only Seth Brundle had swatted that fly before teleporting himself.
Doughboy on June 17, 2009 at 5:46 PM
I thought i read that as a second act He resurrected the fly. Only the One could do that.
Sandbar on June 17, 2009 at 5:46 PM
It’s like swatting kittens!!
portlandbob on June 17, 2009 at 5:47 PM
I just killed a knat. Can I get some applause?
txag92 on June 17, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Here’s what really happened:
1. Gave $50 billion to the fly
2. Forced the fly into bankruptcy
3. Handed the fly over to the union
4. Made a major speech on flies
5. Appointed a fly czar
6. Killed the fly
7. Proposed a nationalized fly cloning program
faraway on June 17, 2009 at 5:48 PM
Don’t tell PETA but my mouthwash just killed millions of germs.
Daggett on June 17, 2009 at 5:48 PM
Heh!
youngO on June 17, 2009 at 5:49 PM
These “newsies” make me sooooo sick!
johnnybgood on June 17, 2009 at 5:49 PM
I blame hatemongers like Joy Behar and Alan Comes for these left wing extremists.
ihasurnominashun on June 17, 2009 at 5:51 PM
He should have captured the fly and sent the fly to Gitmo. Where he could be released in the Pacific or Atlantic Island of its choice.
PappaMac on June 17, 2009 at 5:51 PM
ya seriously, two Levy quotes in 24 hours? blind love.
I_C on June 17, 2009 at 5:51 PM
People for the Ethical Treatment of INSECTS!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Geochelone on June 17, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Ahahahahaha!
That whole fly-swatting with the hand thing was just totally gross to me.
Alana on June 17, 2009 at 5:52 PM
Oh my…BHO’s alienating his base!
Can’t wait to see Michi dressed in ermine or fox fur next winter.
Dr. ZhivBlago on June 17, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Sure, PETA is miffed. But have they compared it to the holocaust yet?
Since when are flies considered animals?
landshark on June 17, 2009 at 5:53 PM
In 100 years, our great grandchildren…by then living in the third world hell hole that used to be the freest, richest, greatest nation on earth…are going to see this idiocy and realize exactly when the US went into a nosedive.
AUINSC on June 17, 2009 at 5:53 PM
gnat…. d’oh
txag92 on June 17, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Wouldn’t this also be the domain of our new Sec of Education?
rw on June 17, 2009 at 5:54 PM
give me a break….obambi is such a wuss
MCW on June 17, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Also, you can’t blame a fly for being attracted to a turd. It’s what they do all the time.
Savrielle on June 17, 2009 at 5:54 PM
After seeing his golf swing im surprised his cell phone didnt go flying. He isnt as coordinated as they advertise and i think he was as surprised as me that he didnt end up flailing helplessly at air. It was a lucky shot and he knew it–
Man, the guy just rubs me that wrong way– I probably would be annoyed at him dialing the phone…
alecj on June 17, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Ummm any 3rd grader can do this.
Call me when he breaks out the chopsticks.
- The Cat
MirCat on June 17, 2009 at 5:55 PM
tikvah on June 17, 2009 at 5:34 PM
I don’t think those two things go together.
fronclynne on June 17, 2009 at 5:55 PM
I do this everyday… it is called the mosquito wild slapathon.
He ain’t nothing. GIVE HIM MOSQUITOS!
upinak on June 17, 2009 at 5:56 PM
P.S. PETA is seriously one of the reasons that I am NO LONGER a vegetarian.
MirCat on June 17, 2009 at 5:56 PM
FIFY.
TMK on June 17, 2009 at 5:57 PM
Yeah, they don’t taste good at all.
myrenovations on June 17, 2009 at 5:58 PM
Clinton wouldn’t zip up his Fly.
Geochelone on June 17, 2009 at 5:58 PM
How exactly does one “polish a turd”?
Del Dolemonte on June 17, 2009 at 6:00 PM
This is why we don’t let little girls run the world. BTW Save the Mosquitoes!
ronsfi on June 17, 2009 at 6:01 PM
He isn’t? *gasp*
KS Rex on June 17, 2009 at 6:01 PM
BREAKING NEWS: OBAMA SHOWING TOUGHNESS BY SWATTING A FLY.
HERE IS A CLIP OF OUR ENEMIES REACTING TO OBAMA’S BARBARIC ACT.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOgT9Ifw6Io
jaboba on June 17, 2009 at 6:01 PM
Note to PETA:
The Buddha was a human being.
Carry on.
Tuning Spork on June 17, 2009 at 6:02 PM
Believe it or not, the Mythbusters actually did it. I’ll bet it’s on YouTube.
aero on June 17, 2009 at 6:03 PM
I’m a bigger animal rights person than most on the right but gimmee a flockin’ break.
I’ll try to catch and release any rodent or snake-I found a garter snake inside a few years back-but the majority of buggies found inside WILL be sent back to the bug god.
annoyinglittletwerp on June 17, 2009 at 6:03 PM
I know. I’m still bothered by the fact that he didn’t ask for a wet wipe or some Purell or something. He finished the interview and then it looks like he shook the hand of the woman he handed the fly’s corpse to as he walked away.
aero on June 17, 2009 at 6:04 PM
Straight out of the Onion.
What the jumping yipping Christ is with these lunatics? Is it a mental disorder?
Oh yeah…environmentalism.
MadisonConservative on June 17, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Support PETA or support Obama…. decisions, decisions.
I vote PRESENT!
Hog Wild on June 17, 2009 at 6:06 PM
To be fair, if he’d done that, people here would have called him a pansy.
MadisonConservative on June 17, 2009 at 6:06 PM
This is why I don’t give a darn about PETA.
http://www.petakillsanimals.com/
txag92 on June 17, 2009 at 6:07 PM
In other news today, President Obama crumbled a piece of paper into a little ball and did a semi jump shot with it. We’re happy to report, nothing but net folks! Yes, he’s that good. Also, Chris Matthews has some insight. Chris?
Yes, thank-you. Tune in tonight where we’ll have a hard hitting panel of experts to cover just how well
GodPresident Obama is at basketball. Tonights’ guests will be Janeane Garofalo, P-Diddy and joining us via satellite, Shaquille O’Neal.Thanks Chris. In other news, President Obama has sent an official apology to President Ahmadinejad for America’s meddling in Iranian affairs. Many beltway insiders and political experts call his move smooth, sophisticated and utterly the exact right thing to do at the exact right moment, leading some to believe the President might just be omniscient.
Thunderstorm129 on June 17, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Here’s the Mythbusters segment on polishing a turd. (Warning: The person who uploaded it used the naughty word for turd in the title.)
You know, of course, that the expression is metaphorical, right? It’s just comedy that the Mythbusters tried it and actually succeeded, much to their surprise.
aero on June 17, 2009 at 6:09 PM
Hell, I’d send them a donation for that.
BigWyo on June 17, 2009 at 6:09 PM
these people are just so
i dont even know
stop romanticizing the animal kingdom
a homosapien killed a fly.
get over it
blatantblue on June 17, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Maybe the whole thing was a set up. They brought in a dead fly before the shoot and Obama faked the whole thing.
JellyToast on June 17, 2009 at 6:12 PM
Too bad he is willing to go one-on-one with a fly, rather than North Korea or Iran.
theboss on June 17, 2009 at 6:20 PM
We now know the reason Obama killed the fly: it was Greedy.
Michael in MI on June 17, 2009 at 6:20 PM
Due to Obamas African heritage, the killing of the fly was hunting and PETA is insensitive to his ethnic heritage
Jeff from WI on June 17, 2009 at 6:21 PM
Save the Florida sweat gnat!
katy the mean old lady on June 17, 2009 at 6:24 PM
Tomorrow, PETA will announce a new website which strives to convince kids that flies should be called “air kittens”.
Obama wouldn’t swat a kitten, would he?
malclave on June 17, 2009 at 6:26 PM
I think we need to give Washington D.C. the obama fly treatment. Splat! Ewww, smells like moonbat!
See what Peta thinks about that.
HornetSting on June 17, 2009 at 6:27 PM
Where is the Fly Czar when you need him or her?!?!
ihasurnominashun on June 17, 2009 at 6:28 PM
They don’t care about killing humans.
aero on June 17, 2009 at 6:28 PM
You mean like spaying/neutering DEMOCRATS?
Yes, please, take ALL my money.
HornetSting on June 17, 2009 at 6:29 PM
“PETA miffed at Obama for swatting fly”
Gosh, what about the burger run? LOL
RobCon on June 17, 2009 at 6:29 PM
Peta is going to go bonkers, I killed millions of fire ants today and their queen with the fire ant granules. What U gonna do about that, huh? Those little suckers are more nasty than bho, but by not much!
L
letget on June 17, 2009 at 6:29 PM
How many organisms does the average PETA member kill daily as we have millions on us. You likely cannot bathe, walk, or sit without killing them. Peta members must go nuts.
CWforFreedom on June 17, 2009 at 6:29 PM
“wading through hours of dreck to produce the polished turd you see below”
well said Allah.
RobCon on June 17, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Barry should have just used his tongue like all the other frogs.
lasertex on June 17, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Let’s have a BBQ and eat Grilled Pony
blatantblue on June 17, 2009 at 6:31 PM
The story illustrates Obama picking on something his own size.
Mike D. on June 17, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Did he waterboard it before he killed it? Probably had to silence the incriminating evidence. Oh, caught on camera? Now it will cost another $50 Bil to pay off his PETA friends. Another scandal in the making…..!
DL13 on June 17, 2009 at 6:32 PM
“Help me….help me” Anyone get that reference?
RobCon on June 17, 2009 at 6:33 PM
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