Obama Goes Mr. Miyagi; PETA Miffed

Autumn · 06-18-2009, 01:35 PM

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The president has been getting lots of kudos for a lightning-fast, Mr. Miyagi-worthy swipe he employed to slay a pesky house fly that was buzzing him in mid-interview during a taping with CNBC that aired Wednesday.

But now People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, calling it an "execution," wants the commander-in-chief to show a little more compassion to even "the least sympathetic animals."

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsO...55H4Z220090618

Coffee Warlord · 06-18-2009, 01:36 PM

Yep. They called this on the morning radio yesterday.

"Just you wait. SOMEONE, probably PETA, will complain."

Autumn · 06-18-2009, 01:37 PM

It seems we were right to think our Commander-in-Chief had been learning a trick or two from this fella.

Big Fo · 06-18-2009, 01:39 PM

PETA sucks.

cartman · 06-18-2009, 01:43 PM

I'm a member of the PETA group on Facebook. People Eating Tasty Animals.

sabotai · 06-18-2009, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Yep. They called this on the morning radio yesterday.

"Just you wait. SOMEONE, probably PETA, will complain."

First thing I thought when I saw the video yesterday was "Don't let PETA see this."

path12 · 06-18-2009, 01:45 PM

I don't have the link, but they're also pissed at the guys who toss the fish around at Pike Place Market in Seattle.

Saw him nail that fly. Impressive.

Kodos · 06-18-2009, 01:53 PM

Dear PETA. Flies aren't animals.

Do these folks not drive cars? Because if so, they are part of a bug genocide.

Atocep · 06-18-2009, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Kodos

Dear PETA. Flies aren't animals.

Do these folks not drive cars? Because if so, they are part of a bug genocide.

The cost of insect lives is rolled into their carbon credits.

RomaGoth · 06-18-2009, 01:57 PM

**Shakes Head**

Autumn · 06-18-2009, 01:59 PM

Yeah, I didn't realize PETA had become Jainists.

But PETA is pretty much predictable, anything for publicity. Obama snatching flies out of the air, that might even be better than Bush dodging that shoe.

Nah.

sterlingice · 06-18-2009, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Autumn

But PETA is pretty much predictable, anything for publicity. Obama snatching flies out of the air, that might even be better than Bush dodging that shoe.

Nah.

Yeah, saw what you will about Dubya, and I know I do, but the ninja shoe dodging was a pretty impressive feat of unexpected agility.

SI

Autumn · 06-18-2009, 02:03 PM

Who knew that a Obama/Bush death match could have been so exciting.

dawgfan · 06-18-2009, 02:08 PM

PETA may have started off with good intentions, but they've been way off the deep end for a while now. And yeah, they like doing this kind of stuff because of the publicity, regardless of how ridiculous their positions may sound.

And I blame them for turning my fiance vegetarian after she volunteered for a while at one of their shelters...

Autumn · 06-18-2009, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dawgfan

And I blame them for turning my fiance vegetarian after she volunteered for a while at one of their shelters...

You're just lucky she didn't get turned lesbian, count your blessings.

Autumn · 06-18-2009, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by dawgfan

And I blame them for turning my fiance vegetarian after she volunteered for a while at one of their shelters...

You're just lucky she didn't get turned lesbian, count your blessings.

JediKooter · 06-18-2009, 02:28 PM

PETA can go suck a dead dolphins dick for all I care.

Honolulu_Blue · 06-18-2009, 02:29 PM

PETA has done a lot of good for animal rights and there still is an arm of the organization that does really good things.

The problem, however, is the radical element. That element is the by far the most vocal and is constantly pulling stunts that set back the organizations goals. They essentially give people an easy "out" for discrediting any positions they don't readily agree with.

RomaGoth · 06-18-2009, 02:30 PM

From the article...

"The group has sent Obama a device that traps a fly so it can then be released outside."

...to reproduce so more flies can come back inside the house. Stupid asses.

panerd · 06-18-2009, 02:32 PM

PETA and Palin are both way craftier than you guys give them credit for. Both of the threads about them are going to go way over a hundred posts. (I admit being completely fooled when I started a thread about the Joe Buck Show that is looking more and more like a massive publicity stunt)

JediKooter · 06-18-2009, 02:35 PM

PETA has zero credibility and usually I ignore everything that they do because, like panerd said, it gives them some sort of publicity that they do not even in the remotest of remotes, deserve.

And with that, it is lunch time. I think I'll have a burger.

RomaGoth · 06-18-2009, 02:38 PM

In related news, Hillary Clinton fell and broke her elbow. In the State Department basement.

WTF was she doing in the basement?

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsO...55H0KN20090618

Autumn · 06-18-2009, 02:54 PM

It says she was on her way to the White House. I believe the two are connected by an underground tunnel, no?

sterlingice · 06-18-2009, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by RomaGoth

In related news, Hillary Clinton fell and broke her elbow. In the State Department basement.

WTF was she doing in the basement?

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsO...55H0KN20090618

I mean, if it was Bill, we know what he'd be doing down there, but Hillary...

SI

DanGarion · 06-18-2009, 03:00 PM

He crushed that fly just like he's going to crush the bad guys!!!1

DanGarion · 06-18-2009, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by panerd

PETA and Palin are both way craftier than you guys give them credit for. Both of the threads about them are going to go way over a hundred posts. (I admit being completely fooled when I started a thread about the Joe Buck Show that is looking more and more like a massive publicity stunt)

Yeah like posting pictures of 53 year old women.

dawgfan · 06-18-2009, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by panerd

PETA and Palin are both way craftier than you guys give them credit for. Both of the threads about them are going to go way over a hundred posts. (I admit being completely fooled when I started a thread about the Joe Buck Show that is looking more and more like a massive publicity stunt)

But here's what I don't get about the "any publicity is good publicity" strategy, at least as far as PETA is concerned - I'm sympathetic to the basic idea they have, which is preventing cruelty to animals. Obviously we differ in what we consider "cruelty", but I could live with that to a certain extent if I wasn't confronted so often with examples of extremist views on their part of what constitutes animal cruelty.

Swatting a fly? Tossing dead fish for the entertainment of tourists?

It just makes them look stupid, and the sympathy that I might otherwise have for them goes out the window.

RainMaker · 06-18-2009, 04:54 PM

It is shitty when groups that can and have done good let their radical elements take over. They lose credibility and hurt the overall cause.

JonInMiddleGA · 06-18-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by dawgfan

But here's what I don't get about the "any publicity is good publicity" strategy, at least as far as PETA is concerned

But see you're assuming there's anyone there capable of stringing together consecutive rational thoughts. Once you realize that isn't the case, suddenly their strategy makes a lot more sense.

RainMaker · 06-18-2009, 05:26 PM

The problem with these groups is that if you have that much time to dedicate yourself to it, you're probably not normal. A normal person has a job, family, and other hobbies. Sure they may dedicate a little time to a cause here and there, but they don't put their lives into it. So you end up with groups that can only get crazies to run them.

Chief Rum · 06-18-2009, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker

It is shitty when groups that can and have done good let their radical elements take over. They lose credibility and hurt the overall cause.

Hey, stop talking about the GOP!

Chief Rum · 06-18-2009, 07:46 PM

FTR, as a card carrying Republican always ready to go over Obama's decisions with a fine-tooth comb, I completely support the President's fly swatting here.

sterlingice · 06-18-2009, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Chief Rum

FTR, as a card carrying Republican always ready to go over Obama's decisions with a fine-tooth comb, I completely support the President's fly swatting here.

SI

dawgfan · 06-18-2009, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

But see you're assuming there's anyone there capable of stringing together consecutive rational thoughts. Once you realize that isn't the case, suddenly their strategy makes a lot more sense.

I suppose what happens is the most fanatical elements in these movements are the ones most dedicated and thus are the ones that end up running things.

Rational animal rights people probably end up with the Humane Society.

fantom1979 · 06-19-2009, 02:48 AM

Posting in a classic thread

SnowMan · 06-19-2009, 03:19 AM

Actually, to be fair, Mr. Miyagi didn't kill the fly. Just caught it and let it go. (not sure if this was pointed out yet, and I'm lazy)

Neon_Chaos · 06-19-2009, 05:57 AM

Randy Daytona crushed a cricket.

Autumn · 06-19-2009, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by SnowMan

Actually, to be fair, Mr. Miyagi didn't kill the fly. Just caught it and let it go. (not sure if this was pointed out yet, and I'm lazy)

Obama's just that much more hardcore. He's like a combination of Miyagi and Cobra Kai in one man.

larrymcg421 · 06-19-2009, 08:14 AM

Actually, Mr. Miyagi never caught the fly. He kept trying, and then Daniel sat down and caught one after a few seconds, pissing Mr. Miyagi off.

"You beginner luck!"

Coffee Warlord · 06-19-2009, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by larrymcg421

Actually, Mr. Miyagi never caught the fly. He kept trying, and then Daniel sat down and caught one after a few seconds, pissing Mr. Miyagi off.

"You beginner luck!"

He did in part 2.

RomaGoth · 06-19-2009, 09:29 AM

Kung Fu Fighting

Autumn · 06-19-2009, 09:48 AM

Looks like we need to stage a Karate Kid trivia contest to determine who the real master is.

Bobble · 06-19-2009, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by RomaGoth

From the article...

"The group has sent Obama a device that traps a fly so it can then be released outside."

...to reproduce so more flies can come back inside the house. Stupid asses.

What did they send him, a hand? He should crush the flytrap device, too!

M GO BLUE!!! · 06-19-2009, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

He did in part 2.

You saw part 2?

Are you related to Machio or something?

Coffee Warlord · 06-19-2009, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by M GO BLUE!!!

You saw part 2?

Are you related to Machio or something?

How can you not love this man, who, I might add, was not in part 1.

JonInMiddleGA · 06-19-2009, 09:42 PM

LMAO, just heard a parody commercial on the radio for PETA (some mumbled division I didn't catch)

"What's next Mister President? You're going to throw a dwarf ... or midget, or little person, or whatever they like to be called ... into the engine of Air Force One until it's all chunky & red like salsa? Then dip a tortilla chip into it? You heartless bastard"

Apathetic Lurker · 06-19-2009, 10:41 PM

Mmmmm.After reading it I joined PETA on facebook

People
Eating
Tasty
Animals

06-18-2009, 01:43 PM	#5
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	I'm a member of the PETA group on Facebook. People Eating Tasty Animals. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

06-18-2009, 01:45 PM	#7
path12 Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	I don't have the link, but they're also pissed at the guys who toss the fish around at Pike Place Market in Seattle. Saw him nail that fly. Impressive. __________________ We have always been at war with Eastasia.

06-18-2009, 01:53 PM	#8
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06-18-2009, 02:28 PM	#17
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	PETA can go suck a dead dolphins dick for all I care. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

06-18-2009, 02:29 PM	#18
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	PETA has done a lot of good for animal rights and there still is an arm of the organization that does really good things. The problem, however, is the radical element. That element is the by far the most vocal and is constantly pulling stunts that set back the organizations goals. They essentially give people an easy "out" for discrediting any positions they don't readily agree with. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

06-18-2009, 01:36 PM	#2
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Yep. They called this on the morning radio yesterday. "Just you wait. SOMEONE, probably PETA, will complain."

06-18-2009, 01:37 PM	#3
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	It seems we were right to think our Commander-in-Chief had been learning a trick or two from this fella.

06-18-2009, 01:39 PM	#4
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	PETA sucks.

06-18-2009, 01:59 PM	#11
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	Yeah, I didn't realize PETA had become Jainists. But PETA is pretty much predictable, anything for publicity. Obama snatching flies out of the air, that might even be better than Bush dodging that shoe. Nah.

06-18-2009, 02:03 PM	#13
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	Who knew that a Obama/Bush death match could have been so exciting.

06-18-2009, 02:08 PM	#14
dawgfan Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Seattle	PETA may have started off with good intentions, but they've been way off the deep end for a while now. And yeah, they like doing this kind of stuff because of the publicity, regardless of how ridiculous their positions may sound. And I blame them for turning my fiance vegetarian after she volunteered for a while at one of their shelters...

06-18-2009, 02:32 PM	#20
panerd Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: St. Louis	PETA and Palin are both way craftier than you guys give them credit for. Both of the threads about them are going to go way over a hundred posts. (I admit being completely fooled when I started a thread about the Joe Buck Show that is looking more and more like a massive publicity stunt)

06-18-2009, 02:35 PM	#21
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	PETA has zero credibility and usually I ignore everything that they do because, like panerd said, it gives them some sort of publicity that they do not even in the remotest of remotes, deserve. And with that, it is lunch time. I think I'll have a burger. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

06-18-2009, 02:54 PM	#23
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	It says she was on her way to the White House. I believe the two are connected by an underground tunnel, no?

06-18-2009, 03:00 PM	#25
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	He crushed that fly just like he's going to crush the bad guys!!!1 __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

06-18-2009, 04:54 PM	#28
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	It is shitty when groups that can and have done good let their radical elements take over. They lose credibility and hurt the overall cause.

06-18-2009, 05:26 PM	#30
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	The problem with these groups is that if you have that much time to dedicate yourself to it, you're probably not normal. A normal person has a job, family, and other hobbies. Sure they may dedicate a little time to a cause here and there, but they don't put their lives into it. So you end up with groups that can only get crazies to run them.

06-18-2009, 07:46 PM	#32
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	FTR, as a card carrying Republican always ready to go over Obama's decisions with a fine-tooth comb, I completely support the President's fly swatting here. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

06-19-2009, 02:48 AM	#35
fantom1979 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sterling Heights, Mi	Posting in a classic thread

06-19-2009, 03:19 AM	#36
SnowMan High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Georgia via Alaska via Washington	Actually, to be fair, Mr. Miyagi didn't kill the fly. Just caught it and let it go. (not sure if this was pointed out yet, and I'm lazy)

06-19-2009, 05:57 AM	#37
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	Randy Daytona crushed a cricket. __________________ Come and see.

06-19-2009, 08:14 AM	#39
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Actually, Mr. Miyagi never caught the fly. He kept trying, and then Daniel sat down and caught one after a few seconds, pissing Mr. Miyagi off. "You beginner luck!" __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

06-19-2009, 09:48 AM	#42
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	Looks like we need to stage a Karate Kid trivia contest to determine who the real master is.

06-19-2009, 09:42 PM	#46
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	LMAO, just heard a parody commercial on the radio for PETA (some mumbled division I didn't catch) "What's next Mister President? You're going to throw a dwarf ... or midget, or little person, or whatever they like to be called ... into the engine of Air Force One until it's all chunky & red like salsa? Then dip a tortilla chip into it? You heartless bastard" __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

06-19-2009, 10:41 PM	#47
Apathetic Lurker College Prospect Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Buffalo,NY	Mmmmm.After reading it I joined PETA on facebook People Eating Tasty Animals

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