Posted on 06/17/2009 9:12:19 AM PDT by traumer
- see the video - The president proved yesterday he will not tolerate distractions from his hefty political agenda -- at least not those coming from pesky insects.
President Obama addressed issues ranging from health care to financial industry reform in a lengthy interview on CNBC on Tuesday, but he was interrupted by a fly persistently buzzing around his head.
"Hey! Get out of here," Mr. Obama said.
After a few irritated swats, the president zeroed in on the pest and patiently waited for it to land on his hand. He gave it a quick smack and watched it fall to the floor.
"That was pretty impressive, wasn't it?" Mr. Obama said. "I got the sucker."
Watch the moment below.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
So what— grabbing a fly in the White House is now a big deal? Didn’t Bill Clinton do it on a daily basis?
With all the press in the room the fly could have landed on, consider the stink that attracted that fly to him......
The Whitehouse is full of flies?
Honey I got that soup starter you askedfor.
I forgot how handsome George Hamilton was.
a fly in the White House ?
The Secret Service has some explanations to do....
Barack the Insect Killer
Don't forget Barney Frank another expert in the fly category
The key is approaching them from the back. Flies back up when they take off. I catch them by hand to impress the kids. That said, the media is getting beyond silly.
Gag
me
with
a
spoon.
CNBC *** BREAKING NEWS ***
Satan has dominion over all manner of beasts.
Media Schadenfreude and Media Shenanigans PING
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_Little_Tailor
The story is based upon the Grimm fairy tale “The Valiant Little Tailor”, and revolves around a medieval European village, which is being constantly terrorized by an evil giant.
The king and his princess (Minnie Mouse) have been seeking a warrior to kill the giant, but no one is brave enough to step up to the job. In the village, a young peasant tailor (Mickey Mouse) kills seven flies at once while at his work, and accidentally interjects several other peasants’ discussion of the problems with the giant to brag loudly about his accomplishment:
Peasant (to his friends): Say, did you ever kill a giant?
Mickey (interjecting unwittingly): I killed seven (flies) with one blow!
Gossip that Mickey has killed seven giants with one blow quickly spreads around the kingdom. The king summons Mickey, and asks if he really “killed seven at one blow”. Mickey goes into an elaborate re-telling of how he killed the seven (flies, not giants as the king believes), which impresses the king enough to appoint Mickey “Royal High Killer of the Giant”.
Upon learning the misunderstanding, all of Mickey’s confidence disappears and he attempts to stammer his way out of the assignment.
There goes the PETA vote
Well, what do flies land on and are attracted to?
Big piles of fresh steaming turds.
ebay? it belongs in a museum!!!
I had to do a double take, I thought it said "... he will not tolerate distractions from his lefty political agenda"
I am talking about politicians, of course
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