Strapping Romney's dog to the roof of the car...
By John Amato Tuesday Jun 26, 2007 4:20pm
Didn't National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation do something like this to a dog?
This is creepy and sick. Anna has more...Duncan calls Romney: The Dog Torturer...No wonder he picked the Double Guantanamo for a thousand bucks at the debate.
Romney - Yes on
TortureEnhanced Interrogation Techniques and while you're at it, Double Guantanamo! (loud applause from audience)
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What a fucking idiot.
SICK FUCK
Gack. Romney is a sick, sadistic, f*ckwit. I wish someone would strap HIM to the top of a car then head under a low bridge.
That was me on the roof of the station wagon, in my previous dog incarnation. I have never forgiven The Verminator for doing that to me. I still miss being able to lick my own naughty bits, but I do not miss that Mormon Moron Arf Hole owner. Seamus, the Irish Setter.
Actually, in Vacation it was his mother-in-law and she was dead. Still, Chevy and family were more upset about it than the Romneys. Not sure what this says, but very sure I don't like it.
Strap Romney down, like an obscene hood ornament, to a Hummer and cruise around Bagdad.
people who mistreat animals will also do harm to humans. they are tricky and deceptive.
I'm sure the hosed-down dog was happy about being strapped back on the roof again to ride --wet, this time. Or did he even remove the carrier? I bet he just shot the hose water into the carrier on the roof with the dog inside. Sounds like what an emotion free crisis manager would do.
What is it with these wingnuts and animals?!?!
mitt grizwald...
"creepy" I guess.
"sick"? It was a 12-hour trek.
It takes about that long to fly from Tokyo to Los Angeles and people have their pets fly that distance in dog carriers every day.
He's right up there with warm and fuzzy cat lover, Bill Frist.
This could bite Romney in the ass. Conservatives love preppy dogs like Irish setters, and they might not look too kindly on mistreatment.
Hitler would have never done that to Blondi. Just sayin.
holiday ohhhhhh ohhhhhhhhh ohhhhh
That's animal abuse and he should be arrested. Son of a bitch!
You can tell a hell of a lot about a person by the way they treat their pets.
In one of the Vacation movies the dog pees on the picnic basket and ruins the sandwiches. That's just an FYI :)
Does he also strap his additional wives to the roof?
CD, the pets traveling in planes aren't strapped to the outside of the freakin' plane. They are inside safe and sound.
goatsage @ 17:
Ouch!
The dog is a prop to Mittens. It isn't "real," it has no feelings, as far as he is concerned. Remember that Romney is the same man who insisted on moving to another state despite the fact the move would seriously affect his wife's health. Google the story; it's true and it can be verified.
just for clarification:
the dog--aunt edna's dog, dinky--was tied to the bumper of the vista cruiser, not on top...
strapped to the top of the car was, well, aunt edna's corpse.
sorry, back to the many reasons why mitt romney is duplicitously dangerous, cold and calculating...
(and, melding threads, coultergeist supports mitt. need i say more?)
CD @ 11:
Strapped to the wing of the plane?
If you wouldn’t strap your child to the roof of your car, you have no business doing that to the family dog! I don't know who would find that acceptable.
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PETA lady, actually, it's worse to strap the dog to the roof of the car. Children, at least, may have some idea of what is happening and why (in this case that daddy is a complete assh*le) but a dog has NO IDEA what is happening. He doesn't know the straps are tight and the carrier won't fall, for instance. For the dog, the fear and sensation are all there is, and he has no way to rationalize or deny or use any of the coping mechanisms humans are good at to alleviate his misery. Yes, I'd say this is even worse.
What a way to represent Mormons! Where do I sign up?!
anonymous @ 23:
So dogs are like modern conservatives?
pissed off patricia @ 18:
Assuming that the carrier was securely securely attached to the car I don't see much difference between the dog riding in that and riding in an open top jeep.
Remember Mitten's did instal a windshield of sorts.
BTW I don't like Mittens much and I love dogs.
Another example of compassionate conservativism at its finest [or worst].
It doesn't matter because Mitt is so freakin' and he smells great....according to the [reich-wing] MSM.
This will get no play in the MSM--if a Democrat did this, they would be all over him, but Republicans get a free pass on everything, including cruelty to animals
Strap Romney to a railroad tie... Add some tar and feathers and shove him onto an outbound innerstate out of town.... That ought to even up the karma a little bit....JD
I wonder if he uses a non-nutritive cereal varnish on his hair?
just in! Cheney office is supoenaed
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19461815/
Maybe he should have strapped Tagg, Josh, Ben, Craig or Matt up there and let the dog ride in the car! Honestly, what a nitwit! Couldn't afford a dogsitter with all his millions or bought a nice camper?
Great, another Presidential candidate that has no regards the needs of others...not even the damned family dog! Can I vote against this clown now and beat the '08 rush?
He can appeal to the anti-PETA folks:
"Mitt Hates Mutts 2008"
There is no way in hell I would strap my dog's carrier to the top of our minivan. That's insane. If the damned strap should break it would be awful. Poor dog. The bastard shouldn't be allowed to own animals of any sort. Leave the damn dog at a pet boarding place if you can't take it with you any other way. Jeezz
This is the kind of shit that has legs. It makes an emotional appeal, which reaches even some of the shall we say "less than rational", that might otherwise be prone to swoon over Mitt's good looks. My thanks to Mitt's poor noble hound for his sacrifice.
Some people don't have sense enough to have pets or kids.
Samson- @ 21:
And it didn't happen in Christmas Vacation, which was the third part of the sequel... it happened in the first movie, simply titled "NL's Vacation".
I bet the littlest boy in the back begged to have the dog sit back with him. Mitt probably took glee in denying the boy and strapping the dog on top.
CD @ 26:
That's bullshit. Anyone who would do that to a dog and anyone who finds it acceptable is a sick fuck.
NO GODDAMNIT!
It was the dead grandmother who was strapped to the top of the car.
The dog was tied to the rear bumper, and dragged to it's death.
/didn't even read the link.
Greg @ 40:
Gosh either I agree with you or I'm a sick fuck.
Wow I'm not sure which to go with.
CD @ 42:
Hey... you're either with us or with the terreriss... ;)
Quite down Rusty.
Mitt probably just shot up in the polls now that Joe Retard can relate to him.
Tagg !?!?!?
Check the Romney DNA. They may be pod people.
I'd have to side with on this one CD. We see dogs riding in the back of pick-up trucks here all the time, and in all weather conditions. Even right behind the cab, you're gonna get a lot of wind but most dogs seem to love it.
Blue Buddha @ 43:
:lol:
You are thinking of the wrong Vacation.
Christmas Vacation killed a CAT.
European Vacation killed a dog, but you don't know for sure. (The dog just jumped off the Eiffel Tower. What do YOU think?)
The original Vacation is where the dog was tied to the bumper of the car and Clark drove miles, until a cop stopped him.
[Goodbye, Big Dorky. Your ass just got banned. Again. LOL]
PNAAC Minister @ 46:
Same here. The dog is in a carrier with a windshield... it's not like he was leashed to the roof.
If you people think that's sick, I know one guy who bungie-strapped his two year old son to the back seat of a Harley motorcycle and rode around with him. Trust me... there's much worse shit out there.
Perhaps the strangest part of all is that Romney apparently tells this story himself.
CD @ 47:
or the terriors...
Attention central casting: We have your anti-christ...he's just a little too good looking/doesn't look like he's ever broken a sweat..."Please allow me to introduce myself..."
"If you people think that’s sick, I know one guy who bungie-strapped his two year old son to the back seat of a Harley motorcycle and rode around with him. Trust me… there’s much worse shit out there."
Of course there are other idiots out there...the difference is, this guy is auditioning to be the most powerful man on the planet...the other idiot was just auditioning to remove his defective genetics from the pool.
Big Daddy @ 49:
LOL-ing that analogy is like shouting at the top of your lungs into somebody's ear.
Shell5960w @ 48:
On the "bright" side it was a vicious dog.
I'll bet the onlookers at that service station only remember "he smelled great!!"
WTF?
wrong! @ 41:
Right but WRONG!
Dead woman on roof is Aunt Edna(Imogene Coca).
Why in the hell didn't Mittens just board the dog at a kennel?
It's not like the Romney family is strapped fer cash.
Edwin @ 57:
HAHAHAHAHA
According to Mitt, his dog's real name was very Muslim sounding......so it deserved it!
Now hold on a dog gone minute here. I know my dogs and them Irish Setters ain't the brightest bulbs in the canine family. Now if it were a Blue Tick or a Bloodhound, that's a whole other can of fish. Thems right smart dogs and would understand what this here feller was a doin strapin them to the roof. Naw your Setter would just enjoy being on the roof of one of them station wagons. Hell he mgiht even feel like it's one of them Whirley rides in Disney Land or sumpthin.
So why don't ya'll lighten up on that Satan woshipping, not really a christain, believes in a different prophet Mitt Romney?
Yours in the Lord
Red S Tater
Andy K @ 59:
Now it's starting to make sense - Mitt didn't want the pooch inside the car because the dog would've out-stank Mitt!
Nice talk, Russ.
CD @ 56:
It's nothing to be proud of, Russ...
Fifty yards...
Anywho, didn't the officer say he was going back to pick up the body parts and/or carcass? Something like, "Good little fella. Pro'lly kept up with you for a mile or so..."
They did strap the (already dead) aunt onto the hood in the original, though. So this is kinda like a combo of all the Clark-esque, cruelty-via-neglect scenarios that run throughout the three (good) Vacations, right?
So it's this dufus versus Thompson and Guliani for the top spot now--with McCain as a possible backup--on the Republican ticket?
I think they're trying to 1-UP w. It honestly sounds like "hard work."
Andy K @ 59:
10 % of his $$ goes to the home office in Salt Lake City... Kinda like the mob
marbotty @ 64:
lol.
Shitt romney,
Dear Massholechuetts Taxpaper,
Begining july 1, 2007, a new Massholechuetts law says that residents age 18 and over must have health insurance. With few exemptions adults must be able to show that they have health insurance by Dec 31 .Those who cannot will lose the tax benefit of their personal exemption on their 2007 mass income tax return, worth $219.00 for an individual . PENALTIES WILL INCREASE FOR 2008.
Thank Shitt,
Motorcycle Cop: Do you know what the penalty for animal cruelty is in this state?
Willard Milton [Mitt] Romney: No, sir, I don't.
Motorcycle Cop: Well... it's probably pretty stiff.
Motorcycle Cop: Do you know what the penalty for animal cruelty is in this state?
Willard Milton Romney: No, sir, I don't.
Motorcycle Cop: Well... it's probably pretty stiff.
Does Mitt's wife call him "Sparky"?
I agree. That picture on the right showing a poor, pathetic, tortured beast-- oops, that was Joe Klien.
What is more disturbing is that Romney modeled the behaviour of disinterest to his children who probably will not see anything wrong with strapping their dog to the top of their car for the family trip to BYU sometime in the future.
Quite frankly, I was surprised to find out there was a carrier involved.
Sure sounds like a winner to me! He is basically an articulate bush - stupid, animal hating and rich.
*blinking*
He named one of his kids "Tagg"...?
CD @ 42:
Your a sick fuck. Pretty simple isn't it troll.
exit7a @66-
Seein' that Mittens' daddy was the top man at AMC(before becomin' governor here in MI), and that Mittens' was workin' high up at Boston Consultin' Group right outta school, then became a VP at Bain Capital at 30 or 31 years old, I think that- even after tithin' 10%- Mittens could've afforded a kennel.
Hell, he coulda called the LDS hq and had them send over some missionaries to dog-sit.
No, the dead mother-in-law was strapped to the roof. The poor dog was dragged to death, for miles and mile behind the station wagon until a cop pulled them over.
Actually it was originally called 'Vacation'58' , written in the National Lampoon magazine in the early 70's. The dog part not withstanding, it was way funnier than any of the movies.
Is being cold and calculated a virtue now? Wow what a story. On a side note, as I drive around Los Angeles a lot, I have only seen ONE Romney campaign sticker on a shitty little car.
I'm praying the Southern Republics DON'T get Freddie T. and they are stuck with Mitt-Boy as the candidate.
He's as much "an Elite-Snob" as Kerry was, if not more so?
And, looks like a little cruelty to Animals thrown in?
Yeah, this millionaires son Ivy League "NULL-SET" wonk
is really gonna sell in the midwest and deep south?
5 SONS between 25 and 37, NONE of whom served in this war he digs so much...
Obama or Edwards would cut him to ribbons on the stump..
PNAAC Minister @ 46:
I did not know we were having a contest
I understand that Shrub is planning to do the same thing with his English Poodle. I hope that Tony brings along some NASA diapers for the ride.
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I'm waiting for a Freudian analysis of Mitt using his hose to solve the problem. I trust Miss Outhouse will not remain silent. There's Mitt hosing down the dog and the vehicle that contained his family. With those broad shoulders and great smelling pits, I'm sure he's got enough hose for the whole country. Oh hose me, Daddy!
Excuse me, I'm getting a little excited.
I can't see any difference between what Romney did (and I'll never vote for Mormon) and putting a dog in the back of a pickup truck. This is a stupid issue. The dog was fine. Putting the mutt on top of the car gave it better air, and avoided having it void inside the car, which it was going to do.
Besides, Red Setters aren't smart enough to be scared.
Here how it is: Train a dog to ride in carriage on top of your car and he will love it just like the ones you see riding the pickup trucks.
Take your house dog and strap him to the roof of your car and take of for hours on the highway and he will crap himself of fear. He must been terrified.
It will be very interesting to see what comes out of this when animal right groups get hold of this story...or more important, when the American Kennel Association get hold of it.
I think that was a Mormon thing.
Recreating the exodus to Utah or something.
This really makes me sick. I didn't have any reason to like Mitt in the first place, but as an animal lover, a human being, a bleeding -heart liberal and an a proud owner of an Irish Setter I am repulsed by this. I haven't ever found myself hating someone so quickly as I did reading that story. How can any person do this and go on to act as if they live their life morally is beyond me.
#19/CD:
.." and I love dogs."..
Mitt loves them, too -as demonstrated here. I just hope none fall into your hands, so you cannot strap them to anything.. If you love dogs, w/ your ideas, get yourself a windshield, and you better leave the dogs alone !
Why just the dog, why not the kids? That's what I'd do by golly!
Hold on a sec... He reacted to a dog so frightened it crapped itself by... hosing it down? So now you've got a WET, scared dog strapped to the top of a car. I wonder what the wind chill factor is at 60 mph? This is not just something 'emotion-free'; it's sadistic. Which, last time I looked, is right up there in the emotion category, allbeit not the good kind.
Not a qualification I'd want in a POTUS, although the current occupant of the White House seems to have a similar pathological deficiency in empathy...
"The kids get to ride with the dog if they don't shut up."
"Assuming that the carrier was securely securely attached to the car I don't see much difference between the dog riding in that and riding in an open top jeep."
HILARIOUS. You mean IN ADDITION TO BEING INSIDE THE CAR?
Granted, that dog was safer than our soldiers in their Humvee jeeps.
It brings to mind that assbite from Pennsylvania who brought his stillborn baby home so his young children could talk to it.
That's just plain cruel and sick!! I can't imagine how terrified that poor dog must have been. Has this story been verified? Has anyone had an opportunity to ask Romney personally to explain? James Bishop....it's idiotic to think putting a dog in a cage on top of the car is the same as riding in the back of a pickup truck, which is also dangerous. You apparently miss the point about the dog crapping. It crapped because it was petrified. If this story is true, what Romney did was cruel and inhumane.
Wait'll we get deeper into the campaign, and other secret rituals of the mormons are revealed.
Didya hear about where the secret tunnel under the Mormon Choir conductor's dais leads?
Or about the corner lots in Downtown Salt Lake City, with banners and pennants waving, which purport to deal in pre-owned vehicles, but are actually fronts for a brisk trade in used wives?
I think the Mormon Church may regret Romney's campaign, when all is said and done.
(Didya hear about the mormon bank that counterfeits it's own money?)
Yeah, that cage on top of the car for the dog is really inhumane.
Too bad the mormons aren't more like the red-neck crazy-chistian-evangelical-fundamentalists, when they want to take a dog on a trip (the few of them who don't own pick-ups), they just tie the leash to the back bumper, and take off.
Good exercise for the dog, and they don't have to take it for a walk as soon as they arrive at their trailer park.
Almost lost among the well-deserved outrage is the fact that he named his kid 'Tagg'.
I don't agree with the moronic practice of putting one's dog in the back of a pickup truck or open-top Jeep to begin with, and this "carrier strapped to the top of the car" action is moronic on an incredible scale. Think about this, those of you who say, "It's no different, and the dogs love it.": a pet dog is part of your family. Would you put your children in the back of a pickup truck and drive down the freeway at 70mph? No, you wouldn't, because it's illegal in most states, and its STUPID. What happens if there is an accident, and the vehicle rolls over? Even putting them in a carrier and strapping it to the roof isn't safe, and if you all can't see the potential for tragedy, then you are not the compassionate creature you profess to be.
How a person treats their family pets is a good indication of how they will treat others.
Navy Vet @ 98:
exactly. but people like this don't see pets as family members. they are just possessions.
I'm guessing this was a summer vacation. It was probably HOT in that carrier. They put a "windshield" on the carrier, which cut off a lot of the air circulation. The dog was trapped in a hot, cramped cage for hours. Flying down the highway, probably bouncing and swaying. He was terrified. No wonder he shit all over. Those carriers do not have holes in the bottom. If the waste was running down the windows, either the dog was forced with his ass against the sides or the cage was swaying and there was enough waste to send it out the vents. He did not pick up crap with his paws and throw it at the window. Then for some reason they say the dog was "paying them back". The dog was terrified and they need to go to jail. If you are not humane enough to put your dog in the car, then leave him at a kennel. And his kids who think this is proper and cute are pyschopaths, too.
This little anecdote was used as a positive demonstration of Mitt's lack of emotion in dealing with "situations". And the story seems to applaude his problem solving skills because he sprayed the dog off and stuck him right back up there. Demonstrating that he is a heartless bastard is not really a demonstration of his good qualities.
That is a truly heartwarming little glimpse into Mitt's "family values."
You know, as much as I object to people driving around with their dogs in the truck bed, that is infinitely better than making your dog a roof ornament while going 60 mph.
Although he may be, indeed, a sick f**k, he is quite representative of the Republican mindset of treating helpless creatures, as well as human beings, with callousness and cruelty. Just.Because.They.Can
spicegal @ 94:
Yes, although it IS dangerous to drive around with your dog in the back of your pick-up truck, dogs themselves do not seem to mind and appear to feel safe - living in the South, I see this all the time and I watch the dogs' behaviors, so I know. People who put their dogs in the backs of their truck may be stupid, but they're not necessarily cruel.
This is a different kettle of fish altogether because it is not only dangerous, but it is ALSO inhumane to go speeding down the highway with an animal strapped to the top of your car.
Every dog has its day. WTG Dog!
Mitt & Frist represent the Republican Party's wholesome attitude towards "God's creature" - "culture of life" my white ass.
Was the Enhanced Interrogation Techniques a euphemism from the Intelligence Unit of Defense (IUD)?
By the way the movie in which they tied the dog to the bumper was National Lampoon's Vacation. Not Christmas Vacation. They didn't go anywhere in the Christmas movie. I know this because Vacation is a family favorite and we often compare ourselves to this movie on our vacations (though we never tied a dog to the bumper).
"Poor little fella. He probably kept up for a good couple of miles."
So, now I'm wondering whether Romney's road to Victory is anything like Clark Griswald's road to Wally's World?
I guess Grandma decided to stay home that year. Otherwise there wouldn't have been room for the dog.
PNAAC Minister @ 46:
Yeah, taht's the ticket, Seamus was just so f'ing happy to be up there for 12 hours that he shit himself so copiuously that the car had to be hosed off. Many's the time I've been driving behind a happy doggie in the back of a pick-up truck and had to turn on the intermittent wipers just to wipe the brown, smelly doggy joy off the windshield so I could see the road.
I’d have to side with on this one CD. We see dogs riding in the back of pick-up trucks here all the time, and in all weather conditions. Even right behind the cab, you’re gonna get a lot of wind but most dogs seem to love it.
Hasn't anyone ever seen an episode of the Animal Planet show about the Animal Cops? There was one where a stupid dog jumped out of the back of the truck he was in. He completely severed his tail and was lucky that he got away with his life. It is illegal to put children in the back of a pickup truck and should be for animals as well.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1638065,00.html
Greg @ 77:
Who are you calling troll bitch?
Chesire11 @ 109:
If a dog craps in the back of a truck shit rarely gets over the tailgate.
I love convertibles! I drive with the top down all of the time. I do have a windshield. I have the top down in the heat of the day and the cool of the night.
I've even been caught in the rain on a drive with my mother with the top down. My children, grandchildren and dog love to ride in the back seat. I've had many road trips with the top down all day and especially at night!
I have to say my dog has never messed in the back seat of our convertible with the top down, however I did have a dog mess all over my grandfather's shoe in the back seat of our car with the top up.
Gosh, I never thought a convertible was torture. I'll have to let the motorcycle drivers and convertible owners know this is a torturous way to travel.
I'm going to have to think about how I'll let my dog know the bad news.
And when dogs ride in the back of pick-up trucks, they frequently get thrown out of the bed and through someone's wind shield. or cause another kind of major accident
That is why it is illegal in many places to let a dog ride loose in the back of a pick up truck
(as if there needed to be a law! shouldn't this be COMMON SENSE? Not to those who don't have it, I guess)
The question for Romney now is "how often did you do this to your dog?" In the Washington Post article today, he said in reply to the controversy:
"He scrambled up there every time we went on trips," Romney said at a campaign stop in Pittsburgh Thursday. "He got it all by himself and enjoyed it."
Every time? This wasn't one bad day of decision making. This is how Romney always transported his dog. Which makes the situation worse.
Each time Romney opens his mouth, he digs in deeper.
Keep talking, Romney.
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[...] way, this doesn’t reflect well on the former governor, and I’m not the only one in the blogosphere who thinks [...]
I'm reading all of the comments of all of you liberal imbeciles and laughing out loud. The problem with our country is that too many liberal idiots, like the whole lot of you found on this comment page of this rag of a blog, are able to publicly comment about your two-cent opinions (that's all they're worth!) on anything and have anybody pay any attention to them. Every one of you need a swift kick in the ass (two kicks for the PETA idiots!!), and a good hot summer growing up and working on a ranch out in one of those RED states that you pansy-asses look down your noses at. If you could hack it, which you couldn't (you'd crap yourself like Mitt's dog, then I'd have to turn the hose on you), what you'd gain is a little insight into what life in the real world is like. Growing up in rural America, it's normal fun to ride in the back of a pickup. Dogs, kids, farm workers, hay bales, you name it, throw 'em in. Dogs and kids LOVE the back of the pickup, or the top of the haystack on a trailer or pickup, just the way you candy-asses like riding in a convertible, and for exactly the same reason: the wind blows the stink off of you! If dogs and kids didn't like riding up there, why the hell do they keep jumping in every time they hear the truck engine start? Of course, it's not "safe", but "safe" is a relative term. In my lifetime I've seen too many liberal idiots (Democrats) elected to state legislatures who think they have to legislate "safe" so that it meets their pansy-ass definition of safe enough for them.
Animals don't have rights, nor do they "think" like humans. Their brains aren't that well developed. They respond to stimuli in their environment. Food, water, pain, warmth, etc. just like all animals do. Dogs love riding in, on, and behind (pickup beds) vehicles - they love the wind on their face. And yes, in the joy of it, I've seen plenty of them get so excited that I had to hose the truck bed out after the ride. You people need to look back to the time of your grandparents to appreciate what the real world is like, because you don't really have a clue right now.
www.DogsAgainstRomney.blogspot.com
What a moron! If this is his judgement about how to treat the family pet, just imagine how screwed up his judgement would be in making decisions for the entire nation! Mutt is too nice a name for Mitt.....hmmm, dog lost control of its bowels, Mitt, or is it **it?
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