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Barack Obama showed great restraint as he delivered a speech yesterday – as a pesky fly buzzed around him and even landed on his face as he was speaking.


The President was shown repeatedly batting off the unwelcome attentions of the insect as he talked about healthcare in the East Room of the White House.


But Mr Obama was careful not to kill the insect– after coming under fire from an animal rights group last year for swatting a fly dead as he gave a TV interview.





Fly time: Barack Obama swats at a fly during a speech at the White House yesterday












Touch down: The errant insect managed to land on the President's face several times








Not again: The President appears impatient as the insect returns


The incident, which saw the father-of-two proudly declare: ‘I got the sucker’ prompted outrage from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta).


'We support compassion even for the most curious, smallest and least sympathetic animals,' Peta spokesman Bruce Friedrich said.




Death stare: Mr Obama was caught on film last year swatting a fly dead


'We believe that people, where they can be compassionate, should be, for all animals.'


Friedrich added he had sent a ‘Katcha Humane Bug Catcher’ to Mr Obama so he could get rid of the pesky insects without killing them.


While the President didn’t have his device to hand this time, he seemed careful to show he had heeded Peta’s words and the fly escaped unscathed.


























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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2...-fly-survives/



June 22, 2010, 1:29 pm
This Year, the Fly Survives
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
Mr. Obama was repeatedly pestered by the fly.Doug Mills/The New York Times Unlike last year, the fly lived on Tuesday.

He may be the commander in chief, but President Obama apparently has no power to control a lowly fly.

During an event on Tuesday in the East Room of the White House to promote his new health care law, Mr. Obama was repeatedly pestered by the fly. He swatted away at it, to no avail.

“Get out of here,’’ the president instructed the fly, provoking laughter from the audience. He added, “You’ve seen me grab one of those before.’’

Indeed, it was only the latest fly-swatting incident at the White House. During an interview a year ago with our colleague John Harwood of The Times and CNBC, Mr. Obama ordered a fly to “get out of here” and ultimately killed the insect, drawing the ire of animal rights activists.

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2010...c_12253748.htm

奥巴马与苍蝇"结缘" 演讲专访频遭飞虫打断(图)
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好几次，苍蝇都落在了总统的脸上

奥巴马用手拍打苍蝇

　　据美国媒体23日报道，对于近来因墨西哥湾漏油而焦头烂额的美国总统奥巴马来说，美军驻阿富汗最高指挥 官麦克里斯特尔向他“大放厥词”无疑令人怒火中烧。但就在此时，总统却被另一位“不速之客”戏 耍了一番。

　　报道称，22日，奥巴马在白宫东厅就医改问题发表演讲。演讲中，一只恼人的苍蝇不停的在奥巴马脸旁徘徊 ，它甚至一度还停在总统的上嘴唇“歇脚”。平日里指点江山的总统面对这一状况也顾不上保持形象，数度中断演 讲用手驱赶萦绕耳边的苍蝇。

　　“快离开这里”，奥巴马一边用手驱赶一边说。他还不忘补充到，“你们已经看见我逮过一只了 ”。

　　的确，像这样苍蝇与奥巴马的“亲密接触”已不是第一次发生。去年6月，在接受美国NBC电视台专访时， 镜头前乱飞的蝇虫就曾令总统颇为难堪。就连奥巴马自己都觉得自己与苍蝇“有缘”。

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When is this going to happen to LKY ?