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12. I've read that Seamus bolted as soon as he was let out...

Reply to Aerows (Reply #10)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 12:31 PM

Mar 2012

... Never to be seen again.

I hope that some reporters follow up on this during the general election.

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I do not own a dog... [View all] cynatnite Mar 2012 OP

Now imagine how that motherfucker would treat us! lonestarnot Mar 2012 #1

Romney, the elitist jerk in his Mama jeans, just dosen't get the fact crunch60 Mar 2012 #11

Because even after 20 years, he is still "clueless". PearliePoo2 Mar 2012 #2

and to initially be PROUD of his actions and think it portrayed him in a masterful light! Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #3

yep. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #6

Which is of course Maynar Mar 2012 #55

This single incident resonates with everybody. It represents everything that is wrong with Romney. yardwork Mar 2012 #4

For me, it even overrides my ideological sentiments. . . Stargleamer Mar 2012 #5

Some things come back to bite you in the ass. lunatica Mar 2012 #7

no remorse G_j Mar 2012 #9

I do own a dog and I feel exactly as you describe BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #8

I can only imagine Aerows Mar 2012 #10

I've read that Seamus bolted as soon as he was let out... targetpractice Mar 2012 #12

he was seen again magical thyme Mar 2012 #16

That was Romney's cover story... I assumed. targetpractice Mar 2012 #24

Don't forget the wife. What woman would allow her husband to do this unless she was Booster Mar 2012 #30

I don't think the dog came out of the cage when he got hosed down. MADem Mar 2012 #40

Roomney is a souless pos Kyad06 Mar 2012 #13

This is such a non-story. LisaL Mar 2012 #14

Thats BS Kyad06 Mar 2012 #17

speed limit in 1983 was 55 hfojvt Mar 2012 #27

It wasn't enforced in MA or many other New England states. MADem Mar 2012 #42

well Boy Scouts like myself always drove 60 back then. hfojvt Mar 2012 #58

Thank you for illustrating my point. MADem Mar 2012 #62

being inside the car with the family and sticking your head out a window magical thyme Mar 2012 #22

He was too cheap Aerows Mar 2012 #36

The luggage was in the car with them, and the dog was on top of the car, tblue37 Mar 2012 #71

Animal Cruelty may be a non-story to you Aerows Mar 2012 #26

Some thoughts just don't merit a posting. TahitiNut Mar 2012 #28

They really don't Aerows Mar 2012 #48

Dog inside the car vs strapped on top in a crate - you don't see a difference? nadine_mn Mar 2012 #70

Imagine that scene of the Roomneys cruising down the highway with dog shit running down the winows Kyad06 Mar 2012 #15

It's not funny, though Aerows Mar 2012 #49

Don't forget--the poor dog crapped himself in fear, and RMoney's "solution" was to blast the dog's MADem Mar 2012 #18

well nobody knows that hfojvt Mar 2012 #25

Would you like to test the theory, then? MADem Mar 2012 #31

it is true, I know no more about the temperature than you do hfojvt Mar 2012 #50

Keep revealing yourself--calling other people "clearly psychotic" says much about you. MADem Mar 2012 #59

My mom's dog peed in his crate... cynatnite Mar 2012 #74

Yep. It's Dog Care 101. MADem Mar 2012 #77

Yes, it was quick and devastating... cynatnite Mar 2012 #78

Awww geez. MADem Mar 2012 #79

uhm, you were the one who started with hfojvt Mar 2012 #85

It's not a case of "my tribe"s" Progressive dog Mar 2012 #87

But that isn't what I said--see, you can't even be forthright in defending yourself. MADem Mar 2012 #88

That part of the story has already been vetted Aerows Mar 2012 #38

uhm, yes, we know that the dog crapped hfojvt Mar 2012 #52

I'd be stunned Aerows Mar 2012 #56

thanks to my bloodline, I always have the luck of the Irish hfojvt Mar 2012 #60

you soak the dogs before you put them INSIDE the car magical thyme Mar 2012 #72

What is the source of this story lacrew Mar 2012 #19

the source seems to be Gail Collins of the NYT hfojvt Mar 2012 #23

Hosing the dog down and leaving him to be cold Aerows Mar 2012 #33

huh? hfojvt Mar 2012 #46

Tammy Baldwin Aerows Mar 2012 #51

Actually, I have met her in person hfojvt Mar 2012 #64

Lucky you Aerows Mar 2012 #67

No, as your quotation indicates, the original source was in the Boston Globe story. Jim Lane Mar 2012 #35

don't get all Redlegs on me hfojvt Mar 2012 #44

"...the air-brushed family..." xxqqqzme Mar 2012 #41

The confirmation came from Mittsy, Tagg, et. al. You can't wish that away. MADem Mar 2012 #47

The source is a FIRST PERSON INTERVIEW in 2007 with the Boston Globe. MADem Mar 2012 #37

Bummer. I had to do without a dog for two years a while back - the house seemed "empty". HopeHoops Mar 2012 #20

my sister always crates her dogs hfojvt Mar 2012 #21

My 105 lbs Doberman loved his crate Aerows Mar 2012 #29

I tend to believe Rommey hfojvt Mar 2012 #39

Why am I not surprised? MADem Mar 2012 #53

Sorry, confining a dog for a 12 hour ride on the roof of a car is asinine Stargleamer Mar 2012 #57

You wanted to smack a cop Aerows Mar 2012 #61

Do YOU own a dog? hfojvt Mar 2012 #65

Great troll Aerows Mar 2012 #66

On second thought Aerows Mar 2012 #63

You know better , don't feed them. bahrbearian Mar 2012 #80

:/ Aerows Mar 2012 #82

yeah, welcome to DU hfojvt Mar 2012 #84

consider the big picture hollysmom Mar 2012 #69

Supposedly the dog wasn't given away--it ran away. MADem Mar 2012 #89

Awesome. flvegan Mar 2012 #86

I've participated in this thread.... MADem Mar 2012 #90

How does your sister feel about crating a dog on top of a car at 70 mph? aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2012 #34

I will ask her, but I bet her husband, a huge Republican, is not concerned hfojvt Mar 2012 #43

My mom's dog slept in his crate every night... cynatnite Mar 2012 #75

Remember, Republicans LIKE torture ErikJ Mar 2012 #32

Or develop a new method of torture: autoboarding Blue Owl Mar 2012 #91

I believe Romney libmom74 Mar 2012 #45

Damn right. nt MADem Mar 2012 #54

We could also libmom74 Mar 2012 #68

Any way one looks at this the Romneys' response was completely unempathetic. hue Mar 2012 #73

I don't even want to try to imagine what that dog went through. EFerrari Mar 2012 #76

Well nobody's perfect mythology Mar 2012 #81

If you think Romney should be confronted about libmom74 Mar 2012 #83