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Larry Downing / Reuters
A fly lands between the eyes of U.S. President Barack Obama while he speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Jan. 24, 2013.
WASHINGTON -- There was a buzz at the White House on Thursday when President Barack Obama announced the nomination of two top financial regulatory officials.
A large fly interrupted the president as he presented his picks to head the Securities and Exchange Commission and a watchdog for financial consumer products.
Under bright television lights, the fly darted around the president's head as he spoke in the White House's ornate State Dining Room, alighting briefly on the middle of his forehead.
A giant black fly joined in on the festivities as President Obama announced his nominations for head the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
"We need cops on the beat to enforce the law," the president said, speaking about SEC nominee Mary Jo White and Richard Cordray, who he renominated to continue as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Obama broke off to swat at the intruder, which flew away.
"This guy is bothering me here," Obama said, glaring at his staff.
The insect was luckier than a fly that harassed Obama in 2009 while taping a television interview.
"Get out of here," he said, before smacking and killing the fly. "I got the sucker," he said at the time. An animal rights group protested.
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Well.....They don't call b.o. Stinky for nothing. When it's summer, he has many more followers.
"Spanish fly" to screw a date, "Obama fly" to screw a nation.
With all the mouth breather ass kissing given da fuer Grover Norquist by the left nut bags, it's no wonder there's flies on Capital Hill.
Wow. There's nothing like this picture to bring out the ignorant comments from all you despicable racists. You are the true POSes.
if you think these comments are racist, who are your parents that they would teach you this way?
I just re-read the comments and I don't see anyting racist.
There are a lot of people that don't like Obama but I don't believe it is because of his race.
It's more likely due to his failures as a president and his arrogance.
'arrogance' is just a present day racist replacement for 'uppity'.
Dick @!$%#zo, there were some racist remarks. Learn to read. Also, you can't sidestep the fact that enormous, unwarranted disrespect for the President has been expressed here in most comments, such as by you. Guess that's your freedom of speech. And here's mine: you disrespectful types are the true POSes. Man, I wouldn't have dreamt of commenting on George W. the way you aholes have unloaded on Barack, despite George W. being a sub par President and nowhere near the high quality of President Obama. You haven't even a tiny fraction of the classiness that President Obama has.
Letsberational -
You seem to post an awful lot of vitriol for someone with that screen name.
Hilarious.
These bigots crack me up. They scream "we're not racist! you are! you talk about race all the time!" Yeah, we talk about race to out these DSs that think it's just hilairious to say asinine things about our President, not understanding we see the under the rock from which they live.
86aynrand Shut up and go away with your closet racist self. Once again as has been said many times just because we think Obama is an ass doesn't mean we are racist. My wife is non white and so that means my kids are her race and/or mine (whichever they chose to pick). Just letting you know that I live and love a non white person. But you'll still say that doesn't mean anything. Let's see I bet you are an Obama fan right? Which probably means you probably bashed Bush. I guess that means you are a racist huh? Or wait are you saying it is only racist to bash a black President? If so wouldn't that be a racist thought then? Oh the tangled web we weave. I would label dumbasses like 86 a democrat but I think that might be slamming democrats. I think with this last election there is a new breed of voter called Obamanites. I gave them the benefit of the doubt on the first one saying ok ok they voted him him to prove they weren't racist no biggie but after the second vote they belong to the Obamanites
It's true, they do love sh1t and I bet that fly smells plenty of it coming.
anyone got a flyswatter?
somebody tell me again, what is it that draws flies?
Flies don't lie.... I'm surprised there was only one...
It's only January.
President Obama wanted to do a public address against the backdrop of a American farm, but the ceremony could not get started because of all the flies buzzing around his head.
Obama demanded to know why the flies would not leave. The farmer explained to him, "Well those are called circle flies, they always circle around the back end of horses."
Obama very angrily replied, Hey are you calling me a horse's ass? The farmer answered, "No sir, I would never call anyone a horse's ass. It is hard to fool them flies though."
You know what draws flies....BS.
And don't forget the time the rat ran across the front of the podium while Obama was speaking. Rats and Flies...imagine that. He is turning the Presidency into a garbage dump.
That's no way to speak of the First Moochie.
That's not true. A rat ran behind the podium in the rose garden. OUTSIDE You teas always take a kernel of truth, twist it and make it worse. Disgusting.
To the goosestepping commentators...
Next time a fly lands on YOU... Remember your own astute comments in retrospect!
Having executed one fly he may discover consequences and have to have not only secret service details abut also require a permanent swat team too. That flies in the face of possible feedback from drone warfare as well. In fact nowadays flies sometimes turn out to actually be minature or nanodrones and be deadly as well as being dead set on disturbing his cool having bragged about his previous kill.
Isn't there a policy at the white house to control pest and maintain by white house house staffer ?
SO, secret service must have of clear the fly for the landing. -OR- someone smuggle a new diabolical anti-people weapon in a form of a fly carrier. That just demonstrate a new technological innovation in target tracking technology in plain-sight. No more usa postman to make delivery of strange poisonous white powder...unless an old pro got re-activated.
be afraid people. As technology surpasses the brutally brushes of secret service protection.
You're over analyzing. It's just a fly on a piece of crap.
It looks like a Republican fly wants to kiss his A$$. Sarah Palin?
At least the fly landed in the right spot for that kiss.
It just shows you how all living things seek their own level.
Your comment shows you've reached a much lower level than any fly.
There's good reason they call b.o. Stinky.
Perhaps that's sign from Eywa to do a more through background check on his nominees. :D
A fly on a piece of crap? This is news???
Since the video death of their fly leader, the flies have launched an attack to destroy America starting with the President! I hope we survive!
Flies know @!$%# when they find it
A shame you at NBC find this news worthy and give air time to it on Brian's evening SHOW. Now you've drug up that whole "Beelzebub" nonsense on the right with this disgusting picture. "Proof that Obama is The Evil One!"
Thanks tons.
illllll, it touched him!
flies always land in $h!t
Should we call the "president" Barry McFly now? I believe the fly thought Barry looked like his favorite food.
I guess his @!$%# does stink after all so the flies are drawn to him. Now if the media would just stop acting like his @!$%# doesn't stink.
The liberal media wouldn't mind the smell they keep their nose up Obama's ass 24/7.