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WASHINGTON
Norfolk-based 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.
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HA!HA!HA!
I was laughing when I read the headline, and I'm laughing harder now that I've read all the comments! I knew this headline wouldn't disappoint!
Today is December 10
Why is there a news (HA!) story from June online now?
obama swatting the fly
This country is not only a haven for the tired, poor huddled masses, it is a haven for nuts. Like the lady who said it wasn't a nice thing to do when the President swatted the fly. How much money is being passed from PETA to the Pilot to cover their nonsense? They do not do anything to promote kindness for animals. All they do is preen and "profile" themselves.
Someone has too much time on their hands. Go save a dog, go save a child, go to the nearest nursing home and find an elderly person who never has company and visit them and MAKE A COMMITMENT to do something for someone or something instead of having flights of fancy.
GOOD WORK PETA
Thank you PETA for standing up for all animals , big and small, and for standing up for what you believe in.
Maybe everyone who has a problem with PETA should stop hanging out on comment message boards and fight for something you feel strongly about whether it be animals, people, whatever. DO SOMETHING! and Quit complaining about what others do DO!
You're are as nuts as PETA
I am an animal lover and always have been. Flies are pest, and even when you swat at them, you miss them. They are quick. PETA doesn't have anything better to do than worry about the President swatting at a fly. Oh my gosh, that is sad for a company, and company. I would love to see PETA take up saving all the cats and dogs that are at the SPCA's, but they don't. Talk about not being cruel to animals, they need to try and save the ones that are in shelters. Where were they for hurricane Katrina. They didn't seem to lift a finger to help those homeless animals. So the "Good Job PETA" person I hope I never see them swat a fly or stop on an ant, or use mosquito spray. IF you do, you are just as much as a hypocrite is as PETA seems to be.
errors in my statement
I meant step on instead of stop on.. instead of them, I should of used you, and it should be "Good Work PETA", not "Good Job PETA".
fly swatting
I am not going to name-call or be nasty, but how can U say it is good to stand up for all creatures when a fly was swatted? Are you Buddhist? Hindu? Thinking your ancestor was resurrected into that fly? Otherwise, it's nonsensical to go off on such a tangent about killing vermin. If U want to seriously help animals, and I guess bugs, volunteer at the SPCA or form an organization that will help children to learn to care for pets and other animals... and humanely kill bugs.
PETA Fly Swatting - They Want to Euthanize Your Pet
This is so outrageous and a mockery of people who truly care about animals abused by human beings. PETA has been outed last month for accepting animals for adoption it ended up putting to sleep. They want to kill off animals and are disguising their agenda behind a mockery such as this fly episode. They had insiders report to the outside they really are an organization with plans to get rid of as many pets as possible. They lure people into thinking their pets will be safe with them, when their intent all along is to euthanize them. Articles on this are here: http://www.petakillsanimals.com/
Totally Ridiculous
This kind of ridiculous reaction from PETA should surprise anyone how? What is annoying is that the media puts any ink or bytes to this story at all is what is appalling. I am not a fan of Obama, but this kind of foolishness makes a Liberarian like myself have a lot of sympathy for the poor guy.
PETA contributors will like this even more:
Heard on the radio that PETA has hired Che Guevarra's grandaughter(yeah, THAT Che; murderer of many humans & radical Communist) to do a vegetarian commercial.
Unless she will be renouncing Communism on these ads (which ain't likely to happen) I'd be pretty steamed that my hard earned donations were going to bankroll someone like her.
Can't PETA find any patriotic Americans to hire?