Sake the pug protesting Mitt Romney outside Madison Square Garden. (Photo: Hunter Walker)
A small group of protesters and a pair of pups inspired a media frenzy in front of the Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden today. The demonstrators were assisted by the liberal political consultancy Americans United for Change under the umbrella of the group, “Dogs Against Romney,” which was created after the Boston Globe published a 2007 profile of the perennial Republican presidential candidate revealing he put his Irish Setter, Seamus, on the roof of the family station wagon for a twelve hour road trip from Boston to his vacation home in Canada.
A press release announcing the “Dogs Against Romney” protest promised a pack of ” passionate canines and humans,” however, when we arrived at Madison Square Garden shortly before the demonstration’s appointed noon start time, there were only two protesters carrying signs reading “Mitt is Mean” and “Dogs Against Romney.” Nary a dog was in sight, but the media was out in force. We spotted more reporters than we could count including representatives from the Huffington Post, Gothamist, Daily News, CNN’s “off-beat” correspondent Jeanne Moos and, of course, the Observer.
One of the protesters, Veronica Cedeno, told us she has an eight-week-old Scottish Terrier at home, that was too young to bring to the demonstration.
“I feel like I have to do this because it’s just not right to treat a dog like that,” Ms. Cedeno said.
Nearby, we spotted a man named Paul Getsos calling for reinforcements on a cell phone.
“Do you know anyone with dogs in the Midtown area? Because I’m doing this Dogs Against Romney protest,” Mr. Getsos said into his phone.
Mr. Getsos told us why he thought Seamus’ story should be a major issue in this year’s campaign.
“I think it’s a character issue and just a question about decision making,” Mr. Getsos said. “I mean, it’s mean. it’s weird, it’s just, like, unreal. If he treats a loving pet like that how is he going to be empathetic? He lacks empathy, a president needs empathy.”
Seamus’ story has dogged Mr. Romney throughout this election as well as his 2008 campaign. Mr. Romney has repeatedly insisted his dog enjoyed traveling on top of the car and his Ann, has said Seamus survived the trip and went on to live to a “ripe old age.” However, last month, The Politicker reported two of Mr. Romney’s sons had an off-record conversation with reporters where they revealed the dog ran away when they reached their destination on that infamous journey. Mr. Romney and his campaign didn’t respond to multiple requests for comment on that story.
Though Mr. Getsos described the dog issue as a “significant problem,” he said it was “the least of the problems” with Mr. Romney.
“The problem I have with Mitt Romney is he has no policy options,” Mr. Getsos said. “He’s talking all about these issues that are nothing about policy or politics, it’s all about character, you know the fact that he’s married to his wife. But it’s like, this is a character issue. If you’re going to run on your character then, you should be attacked on your character.”
Eventually, a pair of protesters with dogs joined the demonstration including a bull terrier and “Sake,” an eight-year-old pug who rode in her owner, Tate Hausman’s, backpack.
“We live in Brooklyn, but she comes to work with me on 27th Street,” Mr. Hausman said. “She travels safely in the backpack.”
After about twenty minutes, we left the protest. By that point, there were about ten protesters, the two dogs and more reporters than we were able to count.
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libs trying to make news instead of reporting it.
Let’s see how many reporters attend the March 1st press conference and REPORT the findings of Sheriff Joe’s 6 month Investigation into the Kenyan Occupier.
I have a feeling that “NEWS EVENTS” are being planned right now, to coincide with March 1st. And the Obama “TRUTH TEAMS” are presently at “DEFCON 2″ waiting to be dispatched across the media, if any accidental reporting on the investigation occurs.
how can I join a “twuth team”??
how can I join a “twuth team”??
You need two operations.
1) A frontal lobotomy
2) You need your retna crossed with our lower digestive track, so you can have a sh$%tty out look on life.
what’s a “retna” ..is that a redneck every sperm is sacred term?
Let’s see how many reporters attend the March 1st press conference and REPORT the findings of Sheriff Joe’s 6 month Investigation into the Kenyan Occupier.
What is wrong with you people? We are $16 Trillion in the red and this is the focus? UGGGGHHHHHHH!
“By that point, there were about ten protesters, the two dogs and more reporters than we were able to count.”
Sounds about right.
Reporting that these reporters were dogs is offensive. Try to keep a modicum of respect in your reporting regardless of these women’s appearance.
Nobody gives a damn what you libtards think is offensive or not, rgr.
Nobody gives a damn what you libtards think is offensive or not, rgr.
Branson: What?!? Methinks you didn’t get the sarcasm.
You sound gay.
You sound gay.
Media Matters. Quit buying stupid garbage.
This is when you need chris christie….he would have turned the tables on the reporters and exposed them for the dogs they are
Wow, so animals at Sea World are being enslaved, but using your dog as a political prop is A-OK! Gotta love the hypocrisy of the left.
orcas and dolphins are enslaved and mistreated at sea parks. Mitt Romney is the kind of person who would hose down the dog and the car and offer no comfort or compassion or inquiry into the dog’s distress..in other words he’s an effing robot.
He would also increase the number of wind farms that kill over 100 eagle per year each.
well the question in federal court re:the orcas and the dolphins has to do with the jurisdiction of the federal dept of ag. The baby whales were rounded up by marine explosives to be crated and trapped in a small bowl long before Barack Obama was even born. Should the ag dept, a regulatory agency strictly apply the language and the spirit of the Animal Welfare Act..check it out.
Wow! There is something wrong with you! Spewing one absurdity after another is not an effective way to make a point.
and your expertise in point-making comes from what? or rather I should say….which of your orifices? I doubt seriously that you are aware of the case in the federal courts involving orcas and dolphins…and what the issues are.
He would also increase the number of wind farms that kill over 100 eagle per year each.
orcas and dolphins are enslaved and mistreated at sea parks. Mitt Romney is the kind of person who would hose down the dog and the car and offer no comfort or compassion or inquiry into the dog’s distress..in other words he’s an effing robot.
Desperate Dems….
Desperate Dems….
I wish people would gather all the facts on a story about the Romney dog before making a judgement on it that is false.
Liberals don’t need facts. They act on their emotions.
I wish people would gather all the facts on a story about the Romney dog before making a judgement on it that is false.
“I mean, it’s like, mean. I’m like, like. It’s weird, it’s just, like, unreal, like.”
Glad they have so many smart people manning the protest.
The dog was in a crate, I’m sure. Not much of a difference between being in a crate whether it is in the bed of a pickup truck or strapped to the top of a car. #selfrighteouspeoplethatneedtogetoverthemselves
The dog was indeed in a specialized crate with a windshield and air vents. I’m sure the dog loved it, kinda reminds me of when dogs put their heads out car windows
Wow, you’re an idiot.
Anyone who owns dogs knows they absolutely hate sticking their head out a car window if it’s moving.
And I’m sure with all those kids in the car they drove straight through and never stopped once.
The horror…
Reminds me of the Occupy coverage.
Liberals have absolutely nothing better to do with their time…
When it comes to attacking Republicans, liberals cancel all engagements and show up for the attack.
Well… duh!… they’re sucking the rest of us dry collecting entitlement money, welfare and/or unemployment… instead of being on the job somewhere… Too much time on their hands.
10 protesters showed up but there were countless reporters? At least the media isn’t biased!
Dude, you should be able to shoot a dog and no big deal.
Wow that is some really poor judgement. Strapping your dog to the roof for twelve hours. Who on earth would do that, wouldn’t his kids be crying for their pet? I think we’d strap our luggage to the roof and keep our family friend in the car. Hopefully the GOP gets a good candidate this guy seems like he’s not a good choice.
And whoever they nominate should sign a “personhood” pledge for dogs as well. Maybe Rick Santorum will sign it.
Come now dogs are just that animals. But if it’s your pet just seems like there’s a better way to do it, if you have some common sense.
Let’s see, they put the dog in a secured container that was shielded from the wind. That’s pretty much like being inside the car, except you’re higher up and there are no people.
if that wasn’t satire? “you are an Idiot”
It was satire. But the satire refers to some truths about Barack Obama.
Do some research on the Illinois Born Alive Infant Protection Act. As a state committee chair, Obama blocked it from coming to a vote. The bill was crafted as a result of the practice at Christ Hospital in Chicago of letting babies who survived abortion attempts to just lay in a dark closet and die.
Planned Parenthood wouldn’t even touch this one with a 10 foot pole, but Obama protected the practice.
Oh yea, what Obama protected is a practice called INFANTICIDE!!!!
There’s a special place in hell for people who engage in this sort of thing.
I heard back in 2008, Barack Obama was prepared to sign a “Baby 12 hours after birth is still not a person” pledge to satisfy Planned Parenthood. Even they wouldn’t go that far.
you are an idiot!
If I’m not mistaken, dogs are required to be in crates when they go on airplanes. Plus, they’re not in the fresh air.
“More reporters than we were able to count”? Really? What if the reporter was able to take his shoes off? Would that allow him to count that high?
The guys could count to 21.
Arrest Holder for “Fast and Furious” as an accessory to the killing of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry (RIP). Impeach Obama for the continued terrorism against Medical Marijuana Patients in the 16 states that have legalized its use.
And yet the mainstream media didn’t think it was all that newsworthy when hundreds of thousands of Tea Partiers marched on Washington demanding responsible government spending and protection of our Constitutionally guaranteed liberty.
As for this issue, big deal. Dogs used to be transported in crates all the time. When I was a child, it was considered safer for the dog to be in a crate on long trips rather than risk having them jump out a window or escape when the door was open at a rest stop. Times change. When my grandfather was a child, they used to strap children to the outside of cars.
I am no liberal bed wetter (unlike Romney..), but I must admit that riding with a dog on your car roof is not a good sign….
Well they could have used you at their little protest. Good luck man.
He has five boys. The dog would ride on the car-roof in a special made dog crate. Truthfully, with five kids and two adults in the car, I would rather ride on the roof too! And at least they took the family dog with them on vacation instead of putting it in a kennel.
Nope! There’s no excuse for putting the dog on top of the car. It is what it is. No excuse!
guy: enclosed travel kennels have been and are used to transport animals outside the cabin of a vehicle. This includes some of the dogs at the show… You and the reporters need to step outside of the bubbble
According to an article I read, the dog was so nervous, it was leaving a brown stain on the rear window as the car tooled down the highway.
There’s no excuse for that, NONE! And I’m no moronic leftist. If Romney wins the nomination, I’ll vote for him over Obama.
So it sounds like you’re convinced it was inhumane because the dog pooped.
Huh? Please don’t go out of your way to respond in such a simple-minded manner.
Huh? Please don’t go out of your way to respond in such a simple-minded manner.
You need to think about your comment. But anyone including a turnip is better than four more years of the worst president in our nations history.
I’m comfortable with my comment. If the article was incorrect, and the dog wasn’t having loose bowels as the car went down the road, only then would I want to change anything.
I’m comfortable with my comment. If the article was incorrect, and the dog wasn’t having loose bowels as the car went down the road, only then would I want to change anything.
Obama is ruining our country and subverting the Constitution and these loopy libs are worried about a dog. Typical libs.
It looks like this is a case where the pet might be smarter than the owner.
I agree. The only source of facts on this story are the Romney family accounts. As I understand, they explained that the dog was safe and he liked being up there.
The dog liked being up there? You trying to sell THAT?????
I’m no Romney fan, but I have to question the mental capacity and the moral character of a political base that will show up for a protest because a dog rode on the roof of a car, but fully support the murdr of children for the convenience of the bearing mother. The devil’s laughing his a.s.s. off.
Can’t be stated any better.
Most of these People Eating Tasty Animals PETA are absolute morons who love their dogs more than their own country. This kind of liberal claptrap about Romneys dog is pure horse fecal matter. Most liberals have a mental disease called liberalism and should be required to take a competency test before voting.
I’m a strong conservative, but sometimes I prefer the company of dogs rather than the company of libs in this small town. I think someone mentioned “loopy”. And I agree! They think funny things like, “If everyone agreed with me and what I think, then there would have to be (whirled peas).
Please give me an example of a PETA member loving a dog more than his own country.
Please give me an example of a PETA member loving a dog more than his own country.
a baby is a dog is a chicken is a rat is a country
Please give me an example of a PETA member loving a dog more than his own country.
Most of these People Eating Tasty Animals PETA are absolute morons who love their dogs more than their own country. This kind of liberal claptrap about Romneys dog is pure horse fecal matter. Most liberals have a mental disease called liberalism and should be required to take a competency test before voting.
there is no devil..It’s a biological fact fertilized eggs get flushed out of women’s bodies..by the millions worldwide every day..Most acts of conception end in a toilet…..naturally. Perhaps you believe that every sperm must be able to seek an egg, that every sperm is sacred? In that case shouldn’t we make masturbation a crime? the spillage of seed?
“It is better that you put your seed in the belly of a whore than scatter them upon the ground”
is that a quote from the gals at the bunny ranch?
So many baby die in their sleep – does that make it OK to kill babies? pretty poor logic
so that would make you one of those wacky “birthers”..right-to-birthers…Are you so dense that you thought abortion occured AFTER birth?
This claim of inconsistency is not an argument a leftist should make; for one thing most of the Christians dislike masturbation and contraception, tolerating both but hardly accepting them, and so it fails to touch the target. But more importantly the sword cuts both ways. Consider the inconsistency of abortion: you can abort a fetus, but you cannot expose a newborn. The Romans were not so inconsistent. And why stop with infants? Toddlers are not yet fully human, are only human in potential; the retarded are not even potentially human. The vast expanse of eugenics opens wide. The only argument the left has against this is the tried and true, ‘a fetus is a part of a woman’s body’, but this was always nothing more than an apologetic, and a fairly poor and patently absurd one at that.
well spread your leggy wegs and let’s check out your poor and patently absurd entourage. If you think the majority of Christians think contraceptives are satan’s french ticklers..you are dead wrong. Christians and catholics dislike masturbation? you poor repressed wimp.
A regulative norm is never actual, otherwise it would not be regulative. Genocide for example is immoral; genocides nonetheless occur; it does not follow from this that the original prohibition against genocide is void. I noticed too that you’ve avoided the second and more important part of the argument and focused instead on masturbation and contraception. Poor style if nothing else.
well if you think the attempt to take griswold protected freedoms and liberties away from American won’t be one of the major foci of the upcoming election.your brain is as weak as your “style”..and yes I know about genocides..like the attempt of many semites to eliminate other semites entirely.
You sound like a delusional demented rambling sperm recepticle. I got a question, is it too late to perform a late late late term abortion on you for the good of the planet. Just think of all the CO2 that would be eleminated from an ignorant gasbag like you.
I believe the gasbag is you.
I believe the gasbag is you.
ah…but at least I know how to spell “eliminated” and “receptacle”..were your daddy’s spermatazoas a little lacking perhaps.?..doesn’t change a thing about what I said..most acts of human conception are flushed out of the body..and end up in the toilet….there is still no devil.
there is no devil..It’s a biological fact fertilized eggs get flushed out of women’s bodies..by the millions worldwide every day..Most acts of conception end in a toilet…..naturally. Perhaps you believe that every sperm must be able to seek an egg, that every sperm is sacred? In that case shouldn’t we make masturbation a crime? the spillage of seed?
You must be very happy with the outcome of Virginia’s “personhood” bill today.
Hey Drudge: stop carrying Romney’s water. And stop trying to derail Santorum.
Santorum hasn’t been vetted because nobody has been taking him seriously for obvious reasons. He’s going to have to learn how to deal.
What’s that got to do with Drudge? He’s got a definite pro-Romney, anti-Santorum leaning.
Santorum has a small constituency and it’s called evangelicals and people who don’t know him.
joe..just let it go…it will all be okay…let your inner santorum go…..
This comment section is being quietly censored.
Hey, like, did you know, like, that, like, Romney is, like, mean.
The saddest part is knowing these fools actually vote.
Not only do these fools VOTE,
….. they also BREATHE the same air as we do.
Well, I guess it’s better than tying him to the bumper and then driving off like Clark Griswold on the original National Lampoon’s Vacation.
I am a Republican and I hate dogs. I hate babies and kittens too. I hate minorities, and majorities. I hat women, men and all forms of life. I am evil. I am Republican.
Don’t you have an occupy protest to be at, or something?
Republicans want us to drink mercury and eat arsnic. They want us to breath pollutants so they can drool oil across the land and make it useless while killing brids and other animals.
Well, thanks for reminding us that the only way for leftwingers to discuss issues is to act silly.
Figures you repugnicannts think death and destruction is silly.
We don’t think liberals and their pet cause of abortion is silly.
HA ha funny, “Pet cause” in the contaext of this article – NOT.
Your warped sense of humor in admiration of destroying a womans right ot her own UTERUS is your pet cause. Now go kick a dog, FASCIST!
My response perfectly fit the context of your post. You were referring to death and destruction. My referring to abortion perfectly applies.
ImJustaGuy, you should ignore this dweeb. Remember that the Good Book says: “Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.” Prov 26:4
Point of education. In the United States, nobody has complete rights to their own body. You cannot sell an organ, you cannot take certain drugs. Those are illegal.
However, a woman has the right to kill her unborn baby. You seem to embrace that. I find it disgusting.
Again with the name calling! How old are you 8?
How about the 50 million aborted babies all brought about by the liberal left? Does that make ya proud, Demorat?
He’s not acting.
How many lies are you going to tell us?
How many lies are you going to tell us?
Just because I do not tell the truth doesn’t mean that I am telling lies. Why dont you just go and make fun of some retards or somethin you heartless repugnant!
So, you admit you aren’t telling the truth. But have the audacity to say that doesn’t mean you’re telling lies.
I guess that makes sense…..to a liberal. To everyone else, it’s psychotic.
You know what? I have read umteen posts by liberals using the pejorative “retard” over and over again. How very insensitive and hurtful. Do you realize some of us have a mentally challenged loved one? They are human beings with feelings. You are a horrible individual to throw that ugly word around yet you are offended by racists using the “N” word. What a joke, you are pathetic. Look into the face of a Downs child and use that ugly word, prove what a heartless bastard you are!
You know what? I have read umteen posts by liberals using the pejorative “retard” over and over again. How very insensitive and hurtful. Do you realize some of us have a mentally challenged loved one? They are human beings with feelings. You are a horrible individual to throw that ugly word around yet you are offended by racists using the “N” word. What a joke, you are pathetic. Look into the face of a Downs child and use that ugly word, prove what a heartless bastard you are!
You have watched to much Rachel Madcow wowwow. Typical rocky mountain high.
Sexist homophobe.
What facts do you base that attack from?
Understand that when Liberals have nothing, they name call. It’s their last line of defense. Weak!
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. 3Even as he walks along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how stupid he is. King Solomon The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. 3Even as he walks along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how stupid he is. King Solomon3Even as he walks along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how stupid he is. King Solomon
Is that all you have? Name calling. Can you debate an issue as an adult instead of a second grader in the school yard?
Is that all you have? Name calling. Can you debate an issue as an adult instead of a second grader in the school yard?
Is that you Barry?
Thiiaa name is BARACK!!! Heresey shal bring wrath! You obviously are racist. I bet you do not like cute animals.
Calling Barry by his name is racist?
Racist and sexist you bigotted homophobe!
What facts do you base that attack from?
You don’t know me.
FACT: you called HIM “barry”
FACT: HE is a black man.
FACT: You dont like black man
FACT: People that dont like blcak man are racist
FACT: His name IS Barry. He changed it to Barack much later in his life.
FACT: Obama is 1/2 black.
FACT: I like myself, therefore I do like at least, THIS black man.
FACT: People that make foolish, uninformed posts are….fools!
Awesome reply! Spot on! It will take that hater a while to think up another name to call you.
FACT: you called HIM “barry”
FACT: HE is a black man.
FACT: You dont like black man
FACT: People that dont like blcak man are racist
They don’t need facts. Name calling is all they have.
Hater of the mentally challenged!
I bet you do not like Downs’ Syndrome people.
Can’t be Barry! He ‘likes’ men…..
Nuts and their dogs.
This clown Getsos is too busy letting his dog lick his face after it’s done licking it’s privates, than to take 5 minutes and read Romneys plans.
What is the difference in putting your horse in a trailer and transporting it?
The horse can’t fit in a car! Duh!
Sounds like you believe the horse trailer is humane because horses don’t fit in a car. Is it safe to say you’ve never studied logic?
It is sad that you appear to be incapable to recognize sarcasm. I’ll alert you the next time I make a sarcastic post.
It is sad that you appear to be incapable to recognize sarcasm. I’ll alert you the next time I make a sarcastic post.
Try fitting a grown up Irish Setter in a car.
Cats for Romney!!!
A better protest headline would be: “Dogs against RINOs!”
What about that poor pug in the picture? He doesn’t look too happy being shoved into a backpack?
yeah, these people don’t even know how to let a dog be a dog anymore…
We should ask Ron Paul about this issue. Wonder what he would say.
Would have been better had mitt tied Zerobama to the roof rather than let him shiet all over America. What a loser of a president and so are his maronic supporters. PETA folks are absolute the biggest morons on Gods green earth and guess what most of them have their noses stuck up the messiahs anus. If Zerobama was an animal he would be a chameleon lizzard.
They, the Westminster Show has introduced 8 new breeds to the contest. One of them is called the Obama dog……..no joke.
They paper train really well. Just throw copies of the U.S Constitution and the dog knows exactly what to do.
How about Dogs against Obama. Obama congratulated the owner of the Philly Eagles when they hired Mike Vick. Mick Vick strangled, hung, shot, drowned his own dogs. Where are the libs and the press on this?????? Obama supports this monster Mick Vick. Where is the outrage on this media??????
Under the rug as usual
Just more proof that liberals have “gone to the dogs…”
Dogs against Rommney? Is this some National Organzation for Women protest?
Spoken like a true redneck.
You liberal idiots. Airlines have lost or killed more dogs than I care to think about. Le’ts not even discuss Vicki or what the greyhound community does to its racing dogs. Bunch of morons.
These must be the reporters not assigned to the “Whitney Houston is still dead” coverage.
What a bunch of dog s–t! Dogs are dogs. At least he didn’t put one of his kids up there. Now that would be a problem. This was just a rather ingenious solution to the problem of transporting the dog on a family vacation when you have 5 boys in the car. He could have been really mean and made the dog stay home in some kennel for hire. Get over it!
The liberal media sure does love any story that could hurt Republicans and help their political candidate. Someone should “punk” the media with one of these stories. Call it “blind Hispanic illegal immigrants against Romney”. Then, hire a bunch of actors to say bad things about Republicans. After the media reports, reveal the joke.
You just described most of the stories reported by MSNBC.
The liberal media sure does love any story that could hurt Republicans and help their political candidate. Someone should “punk” the media with one of these stories. Call it “blind Hispanic illegal immigrants against Romney”. Then, hire a bunch of actors to say bad things about Republicans. After the media reports, reveal the joke.
I don’t like dogs. They are basically filthy (vis a vis a cat who washes itself regularly)In some cases dogs can kill a human (the pit bull who should be outlawed) The money spent on dog food would be better spent on underfed children. Only farmers and their ilk should be dog owners. The dogs dirty up on cities and we are required to use taxpayers money to clean up their filth.
I don’t like dogs. They are basically filthy (vis a vis a cat who washes itself regularly)In some cases dogs can kill a human (the pit bull who should be outlawed) The money spent on dog food would be better spent on underfed children. Only farmers and their ilk should be dog owners. The dogs dirty up on cities and we are required to use taxpayers money to clean up their filth.
The libs are going to run on this platform as they dont have a case against Romney. Way to go libs. This is a winning issue!
LOL, was this pre-seat belt Fascist days? I never used seat belts before state law made against it.
Next will they decry the size of Mitt’s family? Over using more than their fair share of oxygen?
The dog ran away but came back? That is what happens on some vacations. I would suggest they get over it.
It’s funny how the program replicates verse 3 three times. Maybe it just needs saying!
It’s funny how the computer replicates verse 3, three times! Guess it needs saying.
These liberals have tried every trick in the book to denigrate Romney. They are now down to two protesters and a dog. Mitt Romney must be laughing all the way to the next caucus.
morons but it is interesting how much interest the state democrat controlled media has
Its amazing that PETA gets any press they are certifiably nuts!!!
Peta is most of the press.
and by the way….stop calling dogs ‘kids’…I hate when people do that…IT DRIVES ME CRAZY!! Sorry, you having dogs does not put you into the ‘I know how it is’ category when I’m talking about my (human beings) kids
Are there not more important issues to debate?
If it was Dogs FOR Romney, PETA would have showed up to protest, too.
totally silly! Dogs love to ride on the bed of trucks, tops of cars, et c. They do it all the time out here in rural Utah, and dogs just don’t fall off. These people out here love their dogs too, and their dogs love them right back. It’s not mean, weird, unreal, or lacking in empathy. It’s not a character issue. Seamus probably had a better relationship with Romneys than the pack of pampered, prissy pups that travel in backpacks. I personally wouldn’t give two bits for one of those lapdogs. I prefer a real dog. Mine rode in my pickup everywhere and lived a joyful long life.
This is just another illustration of the ignorance of the average “media” type. First, the fact that such excitement could be generated by a left wing heads-up speaks volumes about the shallowness of the participating reporters. Second, do any of the reporters know how show-dogs are transported? Just like Mitt did… In an enclosed travel kennel…just like he told everyone when the story fist broke… duh
This is just another illustration of the ignorance of the average “media” type. First, the fact that such excitement could be generated by a left wing heads-up speaks volumes about the shallowness of the participating reporters. Second, do any of the reporters know how show-dogs are transported? Just like Mitt did… In an enclosed travel kennel…just like he told everyone when the story fist broke… duh
Well, if the dog was in a transport cage and the weather was not too cold, I really can’t see much problem. That’s about par with transport cages anywhere else, including airplanes. That the Irish Setter ran away is inconclusive. Anyone who has ever known Irish Setters knows that they will run away in their own neighborhoods. They get lost. They look great. They love to run. They’re dumb as all getout.
Next, Romney puts the dog on the roof of the car. Obama schedules an extra plane for the dog. Go figure. Who is a dog roofer? Who stomps the gigantor carbon footprint for Fido? Let’s see if we can make dog transport for vacation the deciding issue in the 2012 presidential campaign.
Well, if the dog was in a transport cage and the weather was not too cold, I really can’t see much problem. That’s about par with transport cages anywhere else, including airplanes. That the Irish Setter ran away is inconclusive. Anyone who has ever known Irish Setters knows that they will run away in their own neighborhoods. They get lost. They look great. They love to run. They’re dumb as all getout.
Next, Romney puts the dog on the roof of the car. Obama schedules an extra plane for the dog. Go figure. Who is a dog roofer? Who stomps the gigantor carbon footprint for Fido? Let’s see if we can make dog transport for vacation the deciding issue in the 2012 presidential campaign.
Media getting mighty desperate!! What a shame with so much good Romney stands for, the media chooses this trash.
This is hillarious! I’ll bet Paul and Gingrich didn’t even put their kids in car seats or restraints when they were babies riding in their family car! Who wants to make a big deal about that?? Haven’t heard anything yet! It’s a different world folks…and judging people by the standards back in the 60′s and 70′s isn’t going to get anyone anywhere! Liberals will try to make it an issue for obozo…So what? Good Luck!
If he’s mean to his dog, I wont be able to trust him, whether he is democrat or republican, liberal or conservative.
I think most people feel the same.
Although I never thought a presidential campaign would hinge on whether a person is mean to their dog or not, I guess this is it.
It’s so amusing to see the liberal media salivating over any tripe they think will show poorly on conservatives. How is it that they have any credibility left AT ALL?
I honestly stopped watching/reading the MSM many yrs ago, but I enjoy reading stories about their blatant bias. Thank God for the internet (which the dems are just dying to control) .
To bring those poor dogs and that army of reporters out in that cold weather, just contradict these people love for animals. No “drama”, please. I am must sure that Romeys dogs are happier in their family home, than dogs living in dysfuntional households.
People out west often see dogs in the back of a pick up truck. They seem to be enjoying it. What is this story about?
This is great, I thought I knew all the ways liberals could make themselves look like complete idiots.
there would have been more anti-romney protestors..but why bother?..romney is no shoe-in to be the reep nominee , much less to beat Obama. and that’s the twuth
there would have been more anti-romney protestors..but why bother?..romney is no shoe-in to be the reep nominee , much less to beat Obama. and that’s the twuth
Made up news, polling numbers, fabricated surges, idiotic endorsements, delayed vote counts, I cannot imagine democracy prevailing in November.
There is no democracy. Our next election is shaping up to be as big of a sham as the last. Do you know why Sarah Palin’s bus tour was really canceled? Do you know why she stayed 30 miles away from the second debate and chose the death of Steve Jobs to announce that she’s not running? Know what leaked out? Sarah Palin and Cain aren’t in the race for the same reason, the truth leaked out. The link in my name exposes the biggest cover up in history
Made up news, polling numbers, fabricated surges, idiotic endorsements, delayed vote counts, I cannot imagine democracy prevailing in November.
There is no democracy. Our next election is shaping up to be as big of a sham as the last. Do you know why Sarah Palin’s bus tour was really canceled? Do you know why she stayed 30 miles away from the second debate and chose the death of Steve Jobs to announce that she’s not running? Know what leaked out? Sarah Palin and Cain aren’t in the race for the same reason, the truth leaked out. The link in my name exposes the biggest cover up in history
I love it. Crisis management at its best. Plan “A” undeterred by crapping dog. He pulled into a gas station, hosed off car and kennel, and got back on the road. It’s a great story. The guy’s a fixer, a thinker. How many people would have panicked and gone home? I love dogs, but they’re dogs. This modern fad of treating dogs like they were sacred is just plain silly. If this is the best that dimcraps can come up with, we’re in. If I wasn’t already for Romney, this story would have won my vote. After all, he didn’t have to take his dog on the trip. He took a regular vacation in a station wagon full of kids, and people say he’s out of touch. This is pure Americana.
The dimcraps would have left the dog in some dirty kennel for 3 weeks.
and blamed society and the republicans for not paying the bill.
I love it. Crisis management at its best. Plan “A” undeterred by crapping dog. He pulled into a gas station, hosed off car and kennel, and got back on the road. It’s a great story. The guy’s a fixer, a thinker. How many people would have panicked and gone home? I love dogs, but they’re dogs. This modern fad of treating dogs like they were sacred is just plain silly. If this is the best that dimcraps can come up with, we’re in. If I wasn’t already for Romney, this story would have won my vote. After all, he didn’t have to take his dog on the trip. He took a regular vacation in a station wagon full of kids, and people say he’s out of touch. This is pure Americana.
People in wild west will laugh at this story. Our dogs ride in the beds of our pickups for hours in all weather. They love it. Is this the best the left can throw at Romney? Please…
So do your children, not funny.
People in wild west will laugh at this story. Our dogs ride in the beds of our pickups for hours in all weather. They love it. Is this the best the left can throw at Romney? Please…
Imbeciles.
Imbeciles.
These people clearly have stopped taking their meds.
These people clearly have stopped taking their meds.
A bunch of pussies bring their dogs to a protest? “Dogs against Romney”? Sounds like The View .
I’ve got a million of them.
This is one of the only follow up stories of this political set up .
Thanks for setting the record straight, for all the media coverage. At least Seamus didn’t have to wear make up and jump through hoola hoops and all that balder dash of a dog shows. The negative press was meant to hurt the Romney family. The Romeny’s are children friendly and animal lovers. Seamus lived a good life.
Must have been a “slow” news day!
No it was a let’s deflect from the Idiot In Chief’s latest moves to disarm the US, ruin it’s economy and future and split it up amongst the commies and muslims in the world.
Epic fail.
Amazing! The propaganda arm of the Obama regime, A.K.A. the main stream media, pant and salivate at the mention of a protest against ANY Republican. Yet a tea party event that drew over a million people from every state in the union to the Washington mall got almost no coverage, and the coverage it did get was negative. I was there, I know! When the country begins to burn because of this administration, the MSN will probably ignore that too, just like they are ignoring everything the Marxist screws up!
Media just can’t wait for a large group to protest anything Republican….they just haven’t found the mirror yet.
They don’t show up in mirrors. Kind of like vampires…
Sheep (media) following a “dog” story perpetrated by bird brains. It should be a cartoon, but unfortunately very real.
“Local man-child wraps sign around dog”
YAWN. I wonder how my Lockheed stock’s doing…
2 dogs, 10 protesters, and a big pack of reporters to report on them. All about non-human-rights.
Let’s compare that to the coverage given to the pro-life rallies in DC attracting 400,000 participants.
Even assuming their opposition’s position that the fetuses are “non-human”, doesn’t the difference in proportional coverage here say something about the bias of the media?
Barry is sending his occupiers every where.
put obumer on the roof
Rather put him in the trunk. Or just drag him along behind on a rope….
I can’t stand Obama, but that was a pretty crappy thing to post.
I do find it cruel to put any animal on top of you station wagon and drive for a twelve hour ride from Boston to Canada. No maybe heartless. May next time he should sit on the roof.
Good by Obama Hello Santorum 2013
That’s probably because your simple literal mind pictures a dog sitting on top of a car with his ears blowing in the wind.
It was in a carrier DESIGNED to be up there. Google it.
Moron.
There’s no dog carrier designed to be used on the top of a moving car.
Moron.
I know Golden Retrivers love convertibles and they make great back seat drivers. Live free.
I regularly see dogs loose in the back of trucks or in dog trailers being towed. My dogs love riding in their crates in the bed of my truck.
A dog in a carrier , especially a hearty dog like an Irish Setter, would be fine whether on the top of car, in a trailer, or on the roof.
The part about dog running off really has nothing to do with the “terror” the dog endured on the trip. Dogs bred for hunting (like Irish Setters) are very likely to run away just visit the pound or SPCA and see for yourself.
Irish Setters are the proverbial “blondes” of the canine world, second only to Afghan Hounds in their depth of ditzyness. Kind of like a supermodel, beautiful, but not a brain in their heads. Only thing dumber on the planet is a Liberal.
And yes animals in carriers are shipped EVERY day all over the world for much longer journeys in much less comfortable quarters. Try the AIRLINES to start…..
Agree, great comment.
Irish Setters are the proverbial “blondes” of the canine world, second only to Afghan Hounds in their depth of ditzyness. Kind of like a supermodel, beautiful, but not a brain in their heads. Only thing dumber on the planet is a Liberal.
And yes animals in carriers are shipped EVERY day all over the world for much longer journeys in much less comfortable quarters. Try the AIRLINES to start…..
COME ON NOW. Seriously? The nation is being literally destroyed by a eveil retarded man and his friends in the white and these morons are worried about how Romney treated a dog? How insane have we become?
COME ON NOW. Seriously? The nation is being literally destroyed by a eveil retarded man and his friends in the white and these morons are worried about how Romney treated a dog? How insane have we become?
My dog hates Obama, but I won’t let him be coprophagic.
My dog hates Obama, but I won’t let him be coprophagic.
Let see there is a gal who road into Brooklyn (on her bike I assume). with a dog in a backpack . Protesting how Mitt transported his dog… Hmmm
WHY MITT ROMNEY?
CONSERVATIVE
VALUES:
–University Valedictorian.
–Baker’s SCHOLAR at Harvard. –Master’s degrees in business and law. –Enormously
SUCCESSFUL in private business. –Previous EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP experience IN
PRIVATE SMALL & LARGE BUSINESS AND as a state GOVERNOR, including
Massachusetts’ COMMANDER IN CHIEF of STATE MILITARY forces. –Put aside
partisanship prejudices/trash-talk by successfully campaigning/winning the
governor’s seat as a REPUBLICAN IN A HEAVILY DEMOCRAT-controlled state long
before Sen. Scott Brown. –Turned a loss into one of the few PROFIT-EARNING
Olympics (Salt Lake) in 2002. –CUT TAXES 19 TIMES as he turned Massachusetts’ BUDGET
from RED TO BLACK while governor with 85% DEMOCRAT LEGISLATURE & IN THE KENNEDY’S
BACKYARD. –VETOED DEMOCRAT SPENDING 800+ times. –Did and will BALANCE A
BUDGET/CAP AND CUT SPENDING. –VOLUNTEER SERVICE to COMMUNITY as a church leader
and elder for well over a decade. –Millions to CHARITY. –Served as MA
governor for FREE (no pay). –Served as SLC Olympics chairman for FREE (no pay).
–Will return Presidential salary to the American taxpayers if elected (yes,
he’s said this). –Demonstrates personal commitment in a 42 year FAITHFUL
MARRIAGE to a wonderful woman. –Understands FAMILY and personal example,
raising five boys successful in their own right. –INTEGRITY to let America
examine his life story, medical record, school transcripts, income taxes and
business dealings. –Incredibly generous in his charitable giving. –NOT for
AMNESTY. –PRO LIFE. – PRO MARRIAGE. –NOT
EXTREMIST. –Will WAIVER-SET UP REPEALS OF OBAMACARE first day. –Will STOP CHINA
from RIPPING OFF America. –PROMOTED / PROTECTS STATES’ RIGHTS (Constitutional
Federalism). –
So, what’s not
to ADMIRE in a CANDIDATE LIKE THIS?
Vetoed Democrat spending 800 times? LOL If he was Governor for 8 years that means he would have had to veto 100 pieces of legislation sent to his desk every year. 100 seperate pieces of legislation don’t even get passed in the House of State Legislatures much less get through the Senate. Most don’t even convene more than 4 to 5 months out of a year. Yet MA’s legislature passed 100 Democratic spending bills every session? Most states pass one. It’s called a budget. I suppose you had to dissect every budget bill and Romney had to have vetoed at least half of everything in each one sent to him to come up with your 800#. And the super majority in MA never overrode a single one of Romney’s 800 vetoes.??
When did Romney release his income tax returns? That’s news to me.
I took a 12-hour trip with my dog Fluffy leashed to my truck. Unfortunately, Fluffy didn’t make it.
bwahahahaha… seriously? I am not a Romney guy, but this is just plain silly.
And the fact there was more media there than participants only amplifies any notion of anti-Romney media bias. Hacks at best.
Romney said on CNN he is not concerned with the very poor. We now know he doesn’t care about the family dog either. The flip flopping, lying Romney said the dog was fine and lived to a ripe old age. How would he know since the dog ran away after the 12 hour terifying trip.
oh boo hoo chuck, boo hoo…yeah, I heard that not only is Mitt not concerned about the poor, he hates grandmas and hello kitty products also.
It wasn’t like the Irish Setter was tied down with ropes to the roof of the car. He was in a large porta-kennel that was suitably secured. I would do the same with my Springer Spaniel–he always wants to stick his head out the window anyway–to feel the breeze blowing onto his tongue and into his mouth.
Why is this news?
We really need to see news, not propaganda. I know its amusing, but a bit redundant. The sillier they get the more we seem to see it.
I’ve put my dog in a crate in the trunk of my car for a 7 hour trip from Buffalo NY to central mass. She’s fine. It dig not affect her a bit. I think we should protest people with obese dogs who love them to death. You think people in America are fat. You should see their dogs.
You should travel by trunk then. I hear it’s fairly cheap but there’s only about 50 percent of the oxygen you’re use to getting. It won’t affect you though, you’ll be fine.
You should travel by trunk then. I hear it’s fairly cheap but there’s only about 50 percent of the oxygen you’re use to getting. It won’t affect you though, you’ll be fine.
Purely a Pavlovian response… drooling media.
What´s not to like about Mitt – his hair is perfect!
It should have been me…
Purely a Pavlovian response… drooling media.
What´s not to like about Mitt – his hair is perfect!
It should have been me…
@ Bkrog Great taste, Springer Spaniel another beautiful dog. Did I tell you Goldens Retrivers love to ride in a convertible. I bet their dog czars will be coming for my dog and car, so goes the open convertible.
If this is the best the opposition can come up with, I think we can say Romney is officially vetted.
Do you really think this is “the best the opposition can come up with?”
Could they show a better picture of a dog being stuffed into a small backpack?
Starting a new organization:
“Americans for Sterilizing Liberals & Braindead Democrats”.
Yeah, I know, it’s like killing roaches, but let’s stop this chunks of waste from breeding.
The sad white men of America are posting on here thanks to Drudge.
The sad white men of America are posting on here thanks to Drudge.
sad? are you not sad? are you not white?…what does 1)race and 2)state of ‘wellness’ have to do with this article? Are you mad? (crazy?)
congratulations, you are the winner of the ‘I’m going to pull the race card in an irrelevant discussion’ award
You must be one of those ‘racists’ I’ve been hearing about.
Yet these same leftists say nothing when Paris Hilton repeatedly stuffs her dog in her purse. She’s Hollywood, Hollywood is leftwing and therefore off limits no matter what your cause may be.
Romney is a very dangerous man, judging from his character flaws. All he knows how to do is make money as a business predator. Outside of that, he has such little common sense that he is dangerous.