Ahmadinejad Tries To Swat Large Fly During Speech, Fails (VIDEO)

Flies have been increasingly irritating politicians during their public appearances lately, and the latest victim is Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The president was giving an address on state media when the aggressive, and rather large, fly buzzed into the picture and near the president. An annoyed Ahmadinjead gave a quick swat at the bug but clearly missed him, as the fly buzzed back onto the scene.

Sebelius tried, and now Ahmadinejad, but only Obama has beaten our winged enemy with his bare hands.

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Comments

[FrankensteinBlack]

Like that was a real fly. More like one of those new fangled flying DARPA drones ;^/...

[Z-Liberator]

The new measure of world leadership, Fly Swatting!

[goodtomeetyou]

Often imitated never duplicated.

There can be only ONE.

[gascelebrations]

It's amazing what hides under the armpits of greatness.

[Diogenis]

Not as fast as President Obama!

[JICC]

Nah, salami.

[JICC]

For a second there I thought he was about to dive into a huge meatball sub.

[Joethepauper]

Let's have a world leader Olympics! Get them all together and have them compete at flyswatting, shoe-ducking, and undermining democracy. Obama would win the flyswatting easily, but I think they all would do well in the last category.

[noozone]

Will PETA be congratulating him for not killing the fly?

[skizziks]

........it is the WILL OF ALLAH that Ahmadinejad be made to look goofy.......

[Lochmon]

Well... we've always wanted leaders to demonstrate some fitness for the job. Looks like we've got a criteria now.

[LaughingMan]

......you know, there's this cat called Obama who could school you on how to do that.

I hear he also makes pretty good picks for the Super bowl, the NCAA tournament, the World Series, AND the NBA finals.

[Sanity01]

Oh to have the fly-swatting ability of the great Obama!

[johnr49]

It's about time you showed some respect.

[Joethepauper]

Remember when Bush the lesser dodged that shoe in Baghdad? Obama has the reflexes to have caught it and thrown it back at him! That would have been the coolest moment in presidential history.

[Durango]

Except they wouldn't be throwing shoes at President Obama.

His political instincts are as finely honed as his reflexes.

[twisted-european]

Moths for the mothball, flies for the high-flying meritocrat.

[1088]

It should have landed on his nose, so he could punch himself in the face.

[Terrence0258]

Comment of the day award nominee.

[SpoxLogic]

Seconded.