SAVE THE FLIES

June Fondu , the famous war protester and Save the Whales crusader, has joined the campaign to Save the Flies because President Obama whacked a common housefly with one swift deadly swat of his bare hand.

Fondu was profoundly alarmed over Obama’s "heartless and thoughtless" killing of the fly while on camera during a TV interview. "With millions of people worshipping at Barack Obama’s feet, I’m afraid he has set a terrible example for them to follow," said the chagrined Fondu. " Because of Obama’s cruel act on TV," she continued, "I fear that his minions will now begin to swat at every fly they see until these poor little innocent creatures will have disappeared from our land."

Fondu became absolutely infuriated when she learned that the president had said, "That was pretty impressive, wasn't it? I got the sucker!" Fondu said she had been one of Obama’s strongest supporters, but "After what he did to that poor little fly, I will never vote for that monster again!" Fondu said she would now dedicate herself to the Save the Flies campaign with the same zeal she has brought to her other causes.

June Fondu was joined by PETA in condemning President Obama for killing that fly. "We support compassion even for the most curious, smallest and least sympathetic animals," PETA spokesman Bruce Friedrich said. "We believe that people, where they can be compassionate, should be, for all animals." PETA’s website also contained the following article:

Obama and the Fly
by Alisa Mullins

The PETA Files
June 17, 2009

Well, I guess it can't be said that President Obama wouldn't hurt a fly. The commander in chief was recently pestered by a fly during an interview. He swatted at the insect and killed the little guy instantly.

Believe it or not, we've actually been contacted by multiple media outlets wanting to know PETA's official response to the executive insect execution.

In a nutshell, our position is this: He isn't the Buddha, he's a human being, and human beings have a long way to go before they think before they act.

If all this has you wondering how you can be a bigger person (figuratively, as well as literally) in your dealings with exoskeletal beings, check out our handy-dandy bug catcher—one of which we are sending to President Obama for future insect incidents. I can tell you from personal experience that it sure came in handy the other day, when one of my cats was chasing the World's Largest Palmetto Bug around the house.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Handy-Dandy Bug Catcher traps bugs indoors so they can be released unharmed outdoors.