Obama in PETA's crosshairs for swatting fly

[James Juno]

PETA Wishes Obama Hadn't Swatted That Fly
Thursday, June 18, 2009

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.

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."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,527001,00.html

Absolute insanity.

[sgdp]

I like having presidents with mad ninja skillz.

Like Bush and the shoe.

[King Cantona]

I like having presidents with mad ninja skillz.

Like Bush and the shoe.

Yeah, so do I.........

[AmericanSpirit]

PETA has nothing better to do? I mean really...what more do they want from Obama?

[PredFan]

I seem to be caight between a rock and a hard place. Normally whenever PETA does or says something I try my best to do the opposite. Unfortunately for me I can';t do theopposite because it'll appear that I support Obama!!!

What to do, what to do?

[Dual867PowerMac]

PETA women undergo operations which make them frigid.

[Pauper66]

I belong to the other PETA

People
Eating
Tasty
Animals

[EnchantedFrog]

So, I guess if a PETA member gets a tick, they just let the poor, defenseless animal drink till he's satisfied?

[nortman]

Seriously though, I mean, Foxnews was quoting the Onion, right?......right?....




Just when you think peple couldn't get any stranger........

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Who wouldn't support 'ethical treatment of animals'? But they've become a complete parody of themselves.

[NascarGirl2448]

I believe in humane treatment of animals, but PETA goes too far. After all, if a fly is bothering you, it deserves a good whack!

[NascarGirl2448]

Who wouldn't support 'ethical treatment of animals'? But they've become a complete parody of themselves.

That's the problem with PETA. They've gone to the extreme for what is really a good thing. We should treat animals as humanely as possible, but we don't need to go too far either.

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

That's the problem with PETA. They've gone to the extreme for what is really a good thing.
And in the end, have only served to hurt their cause.

[ExDem]

Did you hear people clapping for the mutt because he smacked a fly???? Sheesh. They will applaud him for anything. I guess now we are supposed to see how tough the guy his because he swatted a fly. :rolleyes: I would imagine he has a lot of experience at that. Remember, Michele told the reporter how bad the mutt smells, so apparently flies hover around him quit a bit. Yuck.

[ThrowCop]

And in the end, have only served to hurt their cause.Yep. It happens to many once good organizations.

I used to give to Amnesty International but they have gone into politics far too much and they seem to want a "New World Order / One World" thing that I cannot get behind.

World Wildlife Fund & Greenpeace are a bunch of hippies now.

I give to the ASPCA. They actually do good work.

PETA makes me want to spit-roast Ingrid Newkirk. ;)

[ThrowCop]

Did you hear people clapping for the mutt because he smacked a fly???? Sheesh. They will applaud him for anything. I guess now we are supposed to see how tough the guy his because he swatted a fly. :rolleyes: I would imagine he has a lot of experience at that. Remember, Michele told the reporter how bad the mutt smells, so apparently flies hover around him quit a bit. Yuck.http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p20/ThrowCop/Signatures/Others/stay_classy-Sig1.jpg

[Snagglepuss]

Did you hear people clapping for the mutt because he smacked a fly???? Sheesh. They will applaud him for anything. I guess now we are supposed to see how tough the guy his because he swatted a fly. :rolleyes: I would imagine he has a lot of experience at that. Remember, Michele told the reporter how bad the mutt smells, so apparently flies hover around him quit a bit. Yuck.Seriously??

:rolleyes:

[roger teekell]

Who wouldn't support 'ethical treatment of animals'? But they've become a complete parody of themselves.

I don't see what the big deal is..

Obama said his policy was to extended an "Open hand"...

And that's just what he did..:whistle:

[EdWood]

The right is just as hypocritical as the left. If George Bush had swatted the fly, the Right would be all 'Heck yeh look at Bush go, he won't even take crap from a fly!' and the left would be mocking him. So typical.

[Greyclouds]

PETA is now pushing for invertebrate rights??

:doh:

[EdWood]

Who wouldn't support 'ethical treatment of animals'? But they've become a complete parody of themselves.

Yeh, but we haven't heard anything from PETA in a while and this is just another excuse to get their name out there again and have people talk about them. They like the name recognition and the 'street talk' concerning this, even if everyone is just making fun of them.

[King Cantona]

I remember how in the early eighties I was trying to be humane to a wasp (could have been a bee, I'm no naturalist), it was stuck in the back of a car buzzing itself against the back window...

So I reached in with a cloth over my hand to try and set it free, the bastard stung me through the cloth so the moral of the story is never help anyone EVER...:))....

So good for you Obama, Bush showed impressive reflexes when that shoe was coming at him too.......;).......

[BillBrown]

PETA Wishes Obama Hadn't Swatted That Fly
Thursday, June 18, 2009



http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,527001,00.html

Absolute insanity.

That has to be a joke.
Nobody is that nutty.

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Yeh, but we haven't heard anything from PETA in a while

Well, there was this not long ago:

http://www.peta.org/sea_kittens/

[Snagglepuss]

well, there was this not long ago:

http://www.peta.org/sea_kittens/:)) :)) :))

[supreme_war_Pig]

I like having presidents with mad ninja skillz.

Like Bush and the shoe.

LOL!!!! Well done!!!!

I sure wish Bush coulda caught one of those shoes and winged it back at that guy, hitting him right between the eyes. That would have been bad ***.

[Thor]

PETA Wishes Obama Hadn't Swatted That Fly
Thursday, June 18, 2009



http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,527001,00.html

Absolute insanity.

I suppose PETA would oppose swatting mosquitoes that carry malaria.

These people are just morons.

[Residential Bob]

Looked to me like the teleprompter was just trying to pet the critter.

Miscalculated slightly.

[nortman]

Well, there was this not long ago:

http://www.peta.org/sea_kittens/:))

[Dr. Funkenstein]

Well, there was this not long ago:

http://www.peta.org/sea_kittens/

What

The

****?

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

What

The

****?I take it you all hadn't heard of this one :lol:

People don't seem to like fish. They're slithery and slimy, and they have eyes on either side of their pointy little heads—which is weird, to say the least. Plus, the small ones nibble at your feet when you're swimming, and the big ones—well, the big ones will bite your face off if Jaws is anything to go by.

Of course, if you look at it another way, what all this really means is that fish need to fire their PR guy—stat. Whoever was in charge of creating a positive image for fish needs to go right back to working on the Britney Spears account and leave our scaly little friends alone. You've done enough damage, buddy. We've got it from here. And we're going to start by retiring the old name for good. When your name can also be used as a verb that means driving a hook through your head, it's time for a serious image makeover. And who could possibly want to put a hook through a sea kitten?

Ask the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop promoting sea kitten hunting.


Like I said, they've become a parody of themselves.

[MrCapitalism]

That's the problem with PETA. They've gone to the extreme for what is really a good thing. We should treat animals as humanely as possible, but we don't need to go too far either.


It is amazing. I saw a commercial for pet adoption the other day with Sarah McLaughlin and I have to say I was getting a bit misty. It is terrible that animals are abused when all they want is to be loved.

That being said PETA, shut the **** up, I found a roach nest about 30 yards away from my house and I hit it with holy hell creating what could only be described as a roachacaust. I don't lose a bit of sleep.

[MrCapitalism]

It does make you perversely hope some rabid animal mauls them to death doesn't it?

[King Cantona]

It does make you perversely hope some rabid animal mauls them to death doesn't it?

Well I don't know, I'm all in favour of irony but................;).................

[optrader]

So, I guess if a PETA member gets a tick, they just let the poor, defenseless animal drink till he's satisfied?

And how could they ever wash their hands without killing those poor defenseless germs??

[OldBuzzard]

Well, there was this not long ago:

http://www.peta.org/sea_kittens/

Shucks, that one is MILD compared to what had to be their "All time wackiest".

http://www.peta.org/mc/NewsItem.asp?id=11993 :sick:

http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/09/breast_is_best.php

It's going to be pretty hard to top that one :))

[freemind]

Absolute insanity.

I thought this had to be some kind of a joke. I wonder what PETA's stance on fleas is.

[freemind]

I prefer my sea kittens grilled.

[ExDem]

Seriously??

:rolleyes:

Yes, she sure did.

[ExDem]

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p20/ThrowCop/Signatures/Others/stay_classy-Sig1.jpg

Yep. I cannot think of one other first lady that ever told the media how badly her husband smelled. Unbelievable. Perhaps you meant "stay crassy"? LOL.

[NascarGirl2448]

It is amazing. I saw a commercial for pet adoption the other day with Sarah McLaughlin and I have to say I was getting a bit misty. It is terrible that animals are abused when all they want is to be loved.

Those commercials for the ASPCA make me cry every time. I can't imagine treating an animal the way some people do. A friend of mine is involved in the Saddlebred rescue organization, which basically takes abused and neglected Saddlebred horses and gives them another shot at life. She's made several show horses out of them, too. The ones that aren't quite show horse material are used as lesson horses, teaching kids how to ride.

[Thor]

I prefer my sea kittens grilled.

:))

The next time I go to Chili's I'm going to order "Sea kittens and chips"!

[super cool ski instructor]

Well...now we have to be careful how we treat the corpses of animals too..

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009352210_petavideo18m.html

[super cool ski instructor]

The right is just as hypocritical as the left. If George Bush had swatted the fly, the Right would be all 'Heck yeh look at Bush go, he won't even take crap from a fly!' and the left would be mocking him. So typical.

What in the blue hell are you talking about? Who on the right has a problem with Obama killing a fly?

[PredFan]

Who wouldn't support 'ethical treatment of animals'? But they've become a complete parody of themselves.

Wow! What day is this? Emma agrees!

[PredFan]

The right is just as hypocritical as the left. If George Bush had swatted the fly, the Right would be all 'Heck yeh look at Bush go, he won't even take crap from a fly!' and the left would be mocking him. So typical.

Earth to Ed, we're mocking PETA.

[PredFan]

I take it you all hadn't heard of this one :lol:

People don't seem to like fish. They're slithery and slimy, and they have eyes on either side of their pointy little heads—which is weird, to say the least. Plus, the small ones nibble at your feet when you're swimming, and the big ones—well, the big ones will bite your face off if Jaws is anything to go by.

Of course, if you look at it another way, what all this really means is that fish need to fire their PR guy—stat. Whoever was in charge of creating a positive image for fish needs to go right back to working on the Britney Spears account and leave our scaly little friends alone. You've done enough damage, buddy. We've got it from here. And we're going to start by retiring the old name for good. When your name can also be used as a verb that means driving a hook through your head, it's time for a serious image makeover. And who could possibly want to put a hook through a sea kitten?

Ask the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop promoting sea kitten hunting.


Like I said, they've become a parody of themselves.

Nobody but us heard about it. I was going around calling myslef a Sea Kitten Hunter because I like to fish and NOBODY got it.