0_o...I am baffled On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Larry Lyons <[email protected]> wrote:
> > You really have to wonder about these attention whores. > > http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/18/fly-obama-peta.html > > PETA Wishes Obama Hadn't Swatted That Fly > Associated Press > > > June 18, 2009 -- The 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. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:298616 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
