Obama Attacked by Gigantic Fly - Peta Outraged

PETA wishes Obama hadn't swatted that fly

from KSL.com
June 17th, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) 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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They murdered her in cold blood- Marcus Lattrell regarding his yellow lab named Dasy

Marcus Luttrell is a true American Hero. He represents Honor, Courage, Strength and absolute Love of Country. He is out of the mold of Heroes that made this Country possible and continue to protect her to this day.

I cannot find the words that properly describe what he went through serving his Country. I can only say 'Thank You" to Marcus, but also let him know that there are many more Americans like me that feel the same way as I do.

I know from experience the unconditional love that a dog gives you. When they look at you, all they see is someone they love. There are no 'kind of's', or 'maybe's'. They just do. If a person truly has the ability to love, it would be hard to imagine that person not being able to love a dog.

Society should be concerned about those that can commit a cold-blooded killing like this. I wouldn't want them living in my neighborhood.
Rees

Apparently a group of scum bag teens were big fans of Michael Vick, because 'for fun' they have been driving around Texas shooting dogs. As if shooting dogs wasn't horrible enough, one of the dogs they executed belonged to an American hero -- Marcus Luttrell.

The dog, named Dasy (each letter representing one of Luttrells fallen team members) had been given to him to help him with the healing process after going through absolute hell in Afghanistan (see Lone Survivor). Needless to say, this dog meant absolutely everything to him. Marcus heard the gunshot, saw the punks and chased them until he finally caught them. These wastes of skin are only alive because Marcus let them live