I do not own a dog...

[MADem]

37. The source is a FIRST PERSON INTERVIEW in 2007 with the Boston Globe.

The reporter heard it from a family friend, and asked the Romney's about it--they confirmed the story. It was just one segment of a seven-part series designed to show the miserable robot in a favorable light. I held that paper in my hands and read that article back in 2007.

The Globe has since "disappeared" that article, so you won't find it in a google search of Boston Globe/Romney/Seamus/Dog, 2007 etc., , but I have a LONG memory, and I found the fucking thing by googling for everything I remembered SAVE the dog about the article--and HERE IT IS:

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/06/27/raising_sons_rising_expectations/

Here are the "money" paragraphs:

As the oldest son, Tagg Romney commandeered the way-back of the wagon, keeping his eyes fixed out the rear window, where he glimpsed the first sign of trouble. ''Dad!'' he yelled. ''Gross!'' A brown liquid was dripping down the back window, payback from an Irish setter who'd been riding on the roof in the wind for hours.

As the rest of the boys joined in the howls of disgust, Romney coolly pulled off the highway and into a service station. There, he borrowed a hose, washed down Seamus and the car, then hopped back onto the highway. It was a tiny preview of a trait he would grow famous for in business: emotion-free crisis management.

Romney and his cretinous sons chortled over the dog's distress. They thought Romney's decisive action (hosing down the frightened dog who crapped down the rear window) demonstrated "resourcefulness" or "decisiveness." They also thought it was a "funny story"--which shows you how sick the entire family is.

The story was picked up by TIME magazine and other publications.

The TIME article was entitled "Romney's Cruel Canine Vacation." http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1638065,00.html

You can get other salient tidbits offered in the original article here: http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2007/06/romneys_treatme.html