Okay, the fly story was pretty funny. Some media outlets were even downright clever with their take on the takedown of the pesky critter:
MSNBC’s Morning Joe: SWATTER-IN-CHIEF
MSNBC’s Countdown: FLY IN THE APPOINTMENT
FOX & Friends: OBAMA’S FLY-BYE and, OBAMA COULD HURT A FLY
CNN’s American Morning: BUGGING THE PRESIDENT
CNBC’s own: NO-FLY ZONE
And for those who have no idea what I'm talking about:
But as Liz Cox Barrett at the Columbia Journalism Review points out, with all of the glee over a dead insect, media outlets, including the one that actually conducted the interview, haven't bothered to report on what the President had to say. So in case you were interested, besides displaying his "Jedi moves," Obama also discussed regulatory reform proposals, health care, Iran, and he slammed Fox News:
Pres. OBAMA: First of all, I've got one television station entirely devoted to attacking my administration. I mean, you know, that's a pretty...
HARWOOD: I assume you're talking about Fox.
Pres. OBAMA: Well, that's a pretty big megaphone. And you'd be hard-pressed, if you watched the entire day, to find a positive story about me on that front.
Seriously, even if you enjoy a break from the hard news every now and then, which would you rather see reported? That Obama slammed a fly or he slammed Fox News?