Obama v. The Fly: “I got the sucker”

Think we need a candle light vigil for “Sucker” the fly. All he wanted to do was tour the white house and visit the President.
Born locally in D.C., Sucker went to a modest inner city school before getting a government grant from the stimulus for his higher education program at a local community college. After splurging the money on spilt coke and bread crumbs, Sucker dropped out of college and was debt to the government but his debt was going to be waived with the new sweeping financial regulatory reforms. He flew to the White House to express his appreciation to the President.
But when he met the President, disaster happened. Sucker was struck down and killed by the President for interrupting his Q&A with the press.
Rest in Peace Sucker, we’ll never forget you.

Wow. Our country is falling apart at the seams and the news media is reporting on how Obama kills a fly. Yeah, that’s really news worthy. Anybody out there think something is wrong with this picture?

Wikipedia’s not that far away, c’mon.
The species you’re trying to spell is Drosophila melanogaster (and you should always render species/genus names in Italics, genus capitalized). It’s doubtful you meant this fly though, as it’s a type of fruit fly. More likely it was a housefly – Musca domestica.

When I was 8 years old, my father made a bet with me that I could not catch a fly in mid-air. Later that day I collected that $5 bet.
Swatting a fly that has landed is nothing to brag about. I am the same age as Mr. Obama and I still catch flies in mid-air, one handed.
Do that Mr. Obama and then I will be impressed.

Zack and Pete: of course this is news! It’s a gold mine of commentary-rich, money-making, entertaining news! I’m sure KR’s post is a joke, but there will certainly be one or two PETA types out there who try and make the case that a US pres should not be setting an “animal killer” example.
Mike: funny story, but who gets federal stimulus money in the form of grants to go college?? I haven’t heard about that yet, and I work in higher ed.

I can’t believe this is news. What a joke. There is nothing else in the world to report about except that President Obama killed a fly? Please…

“(Not the first time a member of the news media praised the president.)”
Indeed, perhaps the news media should start reporting the news again, instead of slobbering all over this guy.

Actually, this IS a joke. It’s humor, people. Oh, but you must be bitter because the country is on the way out of the ditch where Bush left us.

What about the fly’s same sex partner?
Does it get to collect the life insurance?

The President gave the FLY an opportunity to change its behavior. When it did not, he delivered a fatal blow…..
(This act should be remembered, around the world)

Reading this story was the most incredible waste of time. I killed a fly this morning and it was a pretty impressive kill. Too bad a news crew wasn’t handy to capture it on film.

mae-why are you still trippin on President Obama? he is a citizen of the united states there must be some other reason why your brother can’t get a passport. Stop Hatin!

Mae-President Obama is a citizen of the United States why doesn’t your brother have his birth certificate? that seems odd to me no wonder he can’t get his passport has nothing to do with the President your brothers a loser!

Um, exactly, what is “so cool” about a guy killing a fly? This president is not cool, he is a joke.

After the eight years of the mess that bush has caused this is something new not news worthy of cause but something new

don’t know why, but that fly story made me smile, his temperament, I suppose. And then for some reason I started thinking about North Korea . . . I think we have a great President, I am glad we elected him.

Anything larger than a fly gets a pass from our inexperienced and ineffectual president.

Wow. Just wow.

For everyone who keeps questioning whether Obama is a U.S. citizen:
Obama’s mother was a U.S. citizen. According to Section 301 of the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act, Obama would be a U.S. citizen regardless of where he was born. While I don’t doubt that he was born in Hawaii, this makes the veracity or existence of a birth certificate a moot point.

Keep it up ABC and I’ll have to soon agree with republicans that our media is in love with this man on a more personal level. That is how stupid this story is.

….and God so smote the fly that it was bannished from his presence.

Did not need secret service protection from a fruit fly. That is impressive. I hope he can eliminate the deficit with a stroke of his pen or a slap on the spending hands in congress. It is good to have physically fit and agile presidents in the past 16 years since Ronald Reagen. I wish I could say that of the mental fitness too of the predecessor of Obama.

Was it “sucker” that he was saying? I thought I heard something different.

Republicans should take this as a sign…keep messing with the man and you will end up like the fly on his hand!
Americans are behind this President, so resistance is futile!

I was hoping this was one of those joke headlines, with a link to The Onion. Maybe the journos should stop drooling over every little thing Obama does, and start reporting on some of the issues.

Why do Republicans and Fox News blame everyting on our president? I believe he is a decent human being. He cares about the less fortunate and wants to make a difference. Pray for him and his administration.

I’d like to know why this is news and the illegal firing of an Inspector General by Obama is now where to be found on this website.

you people are so ridiculous,why dont you try reporting the NEWS for a change.and reporting on how this regime is taking this once great country down the road to SOCIALISM.if you and the other two networks would have done your jobs last year like report who and what this guy is.instead of coddling him,we wouldnt be in the financial shape we are.and give up this global warming crap, it’s just speculative science.i dont and i wont watch your network.DO YOUR JOBS. report the news, like the illegal firing of Walpin.and the way all these Liberal idiots are stepping on the Constitution.Obama is a JOKE.

Of course Obama is good at swatting flys — his Dad was a goatherder.

It’s not really a problem but when you see his anger face after he killed the fly, you’d know he actually got very upset of it.
Who says he has no anger?
Even to a small fly he got angry.

The White House staff and the film crews (and maybe even the Secret Service, hehe) should be embarrassed and apologize for not better securing the room where the President was present.
I’ve heard from other sources, that PETA is sending the President a “humane flycatcher”.

oh god. It was a fly and probably half dead due to the tv lights. The media is ridiculous over this guy. It’s embarassing to watch.

Oh come on Americans, give your president a well deserved rest! How does a fly finds its way to the headlines? Is it evidence of how low American journalism has become? Obama is a great president, doesn’t matter what the critics say, all he needs is a little respect and an enabling environment. So people need to go back to journalism college or just shut up. I mean, don’t people laugh anymore, this is supposed to be for a good laugh not all these battles!

It’s not Presidential or classy to use words such as “sucker”. Often a problem with this President.

Pleae give our president some respect and love. This a country so full of jealousy and hate. Let us give him a chance and pray for him.
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You can rest assured, ella, that Mr. Obummer is in my prayers every night. I pray for his corrupt soul, his pettiness, his vindictiveness and the larceny in his heart. I also pray that his Marxist agenda is defeated!

So what? The man swatted a fly! That is something we’ve all done hundreds of times! Why is that news? Next they’ll put a camera in his bathroom and show us everytime he uses the bathroom or brushes his teeth!

Some of these stories and comments get more ignorant by the day.Stores sell fly swatters all day every day,people kill flies in their house at cookouts etc what is the big deal people,what does PETA want now? Do they want all the stores to take fly swatters off the shelves LOL and the comment that Obama is more of a BET celeberty rather than being POTUS” What was that comment all about,what exactly were you trying to say? Have some of you not gotten past the color issue yet.

PETA Killed 95 Percent of Adoptable Pets in its Care During 2008
Hypocritical Animal Rights Group’s 2008 Disclosures Bring Pet Death Toll To 21,339
WASHINGTON DC – Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) published documents online showing that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) killed 95 percent of the adoptable pets in its care during 2008. Despite years of public outrage over its euthanasia program, the animal rights group kills an average of 5.8 pets every day at its Norfolk, VA headquarters.
According to public records from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, PETA killed 2,124 pets last year and placed only seven in adoptive homes. Since 1998, a total of 21,339 dogs and cats have died at the hands of PETA workers.
Despite having a $32 million budget, PETA does not operate an adoption shelter. PETA employees make no discernible effort to find homes for the thousands of pets they kill every year. Last year, the Center for Consumer Freedom petitioned Virginia’s State Veterinarian to reclassify PETA as a slaughterhouse.
CCF Research Director David Martosko said: “PETA hasn’t slowed down its hypocritical killing machine one bit, but it keeps browbeating the rest of society with a phony ‘animal rights’ message. What about the rights of the thousands of dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens that die in PETA’s headquarters building?”
Martosko added: “Since killing pets is A-OK with PETA, why should anyone listen to their demands about eating meat, using lab rats for medical research, or taking children to the circus?”
CCF obtained PETA’s “Animal Record” filings since 1998 from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Members of the public can see these documents at PetaKillsAnimals.com.
(Skeptical? Click here to see the documents.)

Can you imagine the media having a field day if Pres. Bush #43 had swatted a fly, apparently with his hand or bowing? The media tried to make him look like an uncultured hick at every turn. Remember the media when Pres. Ford fell? (Pres. Ford was probably the most athletic president) How did the media react when Pres. Bill fell and now Hillary Clinton. Me thinks there’s a pattern here.