PETA Angry At Obama Over Fly “Execution” (VIDEO)

Posted on June 19, 2009

The president has been applauded for his super-human fly swatting abilities during an interview with CNBC. But PETA isn’t impressed and is downright angry. Read more and see the video of Obama and PETA’s problem with his fly execution.

Obama had a pesky fly annoying him during his interview and stopped the taping to kill the little sucker.

“He stopped the interview to track and kill the fly,” said talk show host Conan O’Brien.

“That’s some pretty impressive hand-eye coordination right there,” Jimmy Fallon gushed. “Makes Obama look like a bad ass.”

But the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals “PETA”, is calling it an “execution,” wants the President to show more compassion to even “the least sympathetic animals.”

“Believe it or not, we’ve actually been contacted by multiple media outlets wanting to know PETA’s official response to the executive insect execution,” a blog on the group’s website explained. “In a nutshell, our position is this: 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.”

The group has allegedly mailed Obama a device that traps a fly so it can then be released outside.

“We believe that people, where they can be compassionate, should be, for all animals,” PETA spokesman Bruce Freidrich explained.

During his CNBC interview Obama attempted to shoo the little fly away but it persisted.

“Get out of here,” Obama said as the fly buzzed him during his interview. The pest persisted, and when it landed on his left forearm, Obama smacked it.

“Now, where were we?” the president said without missing a beat. Pleased with himself, he added, “That was pretty impressive, wasn’t it? I got the sucker.”

Several observers in the room during the interview congratuated Obama on the kill. Obama pointed to the floor and instructed an obliging cameraman to get a close-up of the corpse.

“It’s like he’s got one of those fly Terminator targeting systems in his eyes,” said Jon Stewart.

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