# Ah. PETA Vs Obama. Newslink

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 18, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-peta-vs-obama-newslink/500228 "2009-06-18T22:58:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-peta-vs-obama-newslink/500228/1 "2009-06-18T22:58:56Z")

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Spare that fly, Mr President!–howl PETA.

[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap\_on\_go\_pr\_wh/us\_obama\_dead\_fly](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_dead_fly)

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> WASHINGTON – 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.
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> During an interview for CNBC at the White House on Tuesday, a fly intruded on Obama’s conversation with correspondent John Harwood.
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> “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.
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> “Now, where were we?” Obama asked Harwood. Then he added: “That was pretty impressive, wasn’t it? I got the sucker.”

Oh my fnord!:smack:

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2009, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-peta-vs-obama-newslink/500228/2 "2009-06-18T23:03:07Z")

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Today a fly, tomorrow the world. 😃

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2009, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-peta-vs-obama-newslink/500228/3 "2009-06-18T23:13:37Z")

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[The other thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=521514)