The things that become newsworthy amaze me.

Obama kills annoying fly, then keeps going in TV interview

Wed Jun 17, 8:25 AM
By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Irritated by an omnipresent fly during a TV interview at the Executive Mansion Tuesday, President Barack Obama took matters into his own hands.

Said Obama to the persistent fly: "Get out of here."

But it didn't.

So Obama waited for the fly to settle, put his hand up and then smacked the fly dead in one try.

Without missing a beat, the president said to CNBC correspondent John Harwood: "Now, where were we?"

Well, maybe one more second to gloat.

Said Obama: "That was pretty impressive, wasn't it? I got the sucker."

The camera crew was still rolling in the East Room. Obama didn't mind. He pointed to the vanquished insect on the ground and said, "You want to film that?"

CNBC did. That fly is history