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Title: Romney Still Defends Putting Family Dog On Roof Of Car
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Crooks and Liars
URL Source: http://www,crooksandliars.com
Published: Aug 12, 2007
Author: Mitt Romney
Post Date: 2007-08-12 12:39:35 by Zipporah
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Views: 417
Comments: 37
After a chuckle, Romney jovially explains how Seamus jumped up there on his own and how much he loved being on the roof of the car. He also assures Wallace that the kennel was airtight and safe, but admits that he had no idea that he was breaking the law. 
On this morning’s “Fox News Sunday”, host Chris Wallace interviewed GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and actually hammered him about putting his dog, Seamus, in a kennel on the roof of his car on a long family vacation. Wallace, who says he’s a dog lover, points out that Massachusetts law prohibits endangering animals in this way and asks, “what were you thinking?”
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#1. To: Zipporah (#0)
If Ol' Seamus loved it so much, maybe Romeny wouldn't mind a ride up there for a while. Better yet, why don't they just ride him outta Massachusetts on a rail?
Yeah the dog knew he was going to be on top of a car for hours on end when he jumped up there.. this part was left out of the questioning of Romney: http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/specials/romney/articles/part4_main/ Before beginning the drive, Mitt Romney put Seamus, the family's hulking Irish setter, in a dog carrier and attached it to the station wagon's roof rack. He'd built a windshield for the carrier, to make the ride more comfortable for the dog. Then Romney put his boys on notice: He would be making predetermined stops for gas, and that was it. The ride was largely what you'd expect with five brothers, ages 13 and under, packed into a wagon they called the ''white whale.'' 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.
#14. To: Zipporah (#3)
Has anyone else seen the names of his kids? They are named like Biff, Binky, Bobo, Chuckles, and Irving or something.
Too bad the sky roof wasn't open.
What would the reporter have done? Run around in circles singing the Horst Wessel Lied? Anybody who has kids knows how to clean up poop.
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#16. To: Zipporah (#3)
A brown liquid was dripping down the back window, payback from an Irish setter
#18. To: Zipporah (#3)
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.
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