During a CNBC interview, New York Times reporter John Harwood shared
an intense moment with President Obama: "He had this fly that was
persistently buzzing around him during the interview...he swatted his hand and he said 'I got the sucker'...it was a, you know, Dirty Harry 'make my day' moment."
Harwood
described the showdown at the end of the 4PM EDT hour on MSNBC, after
anchor David Shuster remarked: "John, I know that the President is
credited with being sometimes awfully lucky, rainbows appear sometimes
when he speaks, but I understand there was an instance today where he
killed a fly out of mid-air during your interview." Harwood began to
tell the tale: "Well, David, this reminded me of that moment during the
campaign when he took a three-point shot at a military base and it
swished."
After detailing the President's courage in battling the
insect, Harwood also noted Obama's cleanliness: "...and at the end of
the interview, David, he picked up a napkin off the table and said 'I
clean up after myself' and he picked up the fly off the carpet." In
awe, Shuster observed: "Amazing...An amazing interview...it never
fails, great weather, rainbows, incredible speeches, and three-point
basket. A fly and he nails it. Unbelievable, unbelievable."
Co-anchor
Tamron Hall concluded the discussion by comparing Obama's quick
reflexes to that of the martial arts expert in the movie Karate Kid:
"Mr. Miyagi, just snapped it right up. Look at that - look at that
intense look."
- Kyle Drennen is a news analyst at the Media Research Center.