zunoed?

Zed?

Uno??

dakine01 has been ominpresent lately…good on ya!!
And I was worried i spent too much time here!

james @ 4

dakine01 has been ominpresent lately…good on ya!!
And I was worried i spent too much time here!

Not really, just somewhat timely is all…

EPU’d from me on prior thread:
This thing about Mutt Romney–I’m sorry but my mental image is of a dog with his head out the window, times 2 or 3 enjoyments on top of the car. But then I don’t have a dog. I’m a cat person and today’s NYT story has the following insight:

Unlike other domestic animals, which were tamed by people, cats probably domesticated themselves, which could account for the haughty independence of their descendants.

eCAHNomics @ 6

EPU’d from me on prior thread:
This thing about Mutt Romney–I’m sorry but my mental image is of a dog with his head out the window, times 2 or 3 enjoyments on top of the car.

I just have a hard time seeing diarrhea as an expression of canine enjoyment…

KO just covered how the Rs seem to like torturing animals using this story as the jump-off. Included Frist killing cats for “medical research” and Judi Nathan Giuliani using dogs for medical device demonstrations.

(I actually blogged that cat domestication story at my own place…)

According to the Boston Globe the Romney’s yellow lab would say bed time prayers with the family. Speculation on the journalist part was the dog was praying for them not to go on vacation.

OK
You gotta read Scott Leheigh’s column in the Glob today. Just a piece:

FOR THE LAST few mornings, I’ve lingered over the breakfast table, reading all about Mitt Romney, from his Michigan boyhood to his boffo business career to his determined days as chief of the 2002 Winter Olympics.

And what do I come away thinking?
One: Poor Seamus Romney.
And: Does a vacuum periodically settle in between the ears of the Mighty Mighty Mittster, rather like one of those low-pressure areas that sometimes stalls for days on end over New England?
Seamus was the Romneys’ former mutt — ah, actually, make that a distinguished canine gentleman of Irish extraction — who, we learned on Wednesday, found himself ignominiously placed in a carrier atop the family station wagon back in 1983 as the Romneys embarked on a 12-hour drive to a vacation home Mitt’s parents had on Lake Huron.
Now, Mitt had apparently rigged up some sort of windshield for the carrier. And the trip was made during the summer, so I suppose it’s not exactly the equivalent of the long frosty December ride in an open carriage that supposedly nosed Beethoven toward his final decline.

Read on . . .

If it had been Dubya, he would have insisted the shit was chocolate and threatened to fight anyone who tried to clean it up. Five years later, after it was good and caked on (and after adding some more of his own), he would finally sell the car and the dog to a Democrat “as is” – possibly after setting them on fire.

wow, that had me laughing out loud…in a very sad way

god help the democratic president that has to clean up after these maggots

that’s IF we don’t attack Iran and IF they don’t envoke marshal law, suspend congress, senate and elections

if

he also claimed that the helpless victim totally loved the idea

’s dog home syndrome

dakine01 @ 8

KO just covered how the Rs seem to like torturing animals using this story as the jump-off. Included Frist killing cats for “medical research” and Judi Nathan Giuliani using dogs for medical device demonstrations.

I assume he mentioned Dubya and frogs, right?

And Rudy’s current wife performed vivisection on dogs for marketing demonstrations. Anyone in the GOP or who calls themselves a republican is seriously disturbed. How did we become a country full of so many unbalanced people? Do we have too much lead in the bottled water or something?

The obvious follow-up question is: did the dog scramble up there _after_ that trip?

Mitt’s setter set forth a stream of shit stew down the station wagon windows.

Ut Oh Mitt… looks like your campaign’s horizons are streaked in brown.

eCAHNomics @ 6

EPU’d from me on prior thread:
This thing about Mutt Romney–I’m sorry but my mental image is of a dog with his head out the window, times 2 or 3 enjoyments on top of the car. But then I don’t have a dog. I’m a cat person and today’s NYT story has the following insight:

Unlike other domestic animals, which were tamed by people, cats probably domesticated themselves, which could account for the haughty independence of their descendants.

I had a sheltie mix that loved to stick her head out the window and ride like that but not when I was driving 65-70 mph for long distances. Then, she curled up in the seat next to me and slept.

Now, my last two cats have just slept, once we got to the highway and I opened the carrier to let ‘em out.

It is really laughable, what the Goopers are fielding this cycle! They all have achilles heels that needs hip surgery to ease the pain!!! Right On, Eli!!! OT-MM on LK, discussing ‘Sicko’ *g*

So… the next question is:

Does he recommend this form of transport for all dogs?

I hope the press isn’t going to let this one go.

CalGeorge @ 20

So… the next question is:

Does he recommend this form of transport for all dogs?

And detainees.

Willard WAS leading in NH. Somehow I think that the dog owners in NH aren’t gonna like this much. They may not care about doubling Gitmo but they love their dogs.

My Mass friends hate Romney even more than my NY friends hate Rudy (and it’s hard to believe that’s possible).

when Pooch comes to shove…

And if it had been Cheney he’d have shot the dog and perhaps everyone in the station wagon for complaining.

GordonM @ 23

My Mass friends hate Romney even more than my NY friends hate Rudy (and it’s hard to believe that’s possible).

It is possible. Believe me.

Hey, at least Mitt drove. He could have strapped the dog to the top of a plane and flew on that trip.

Oklahoma kiddo @ 25

And if it had been Cheney he’d have shot the dog and perhaps everyone in the station wagon for complaining.

707!

Oklahoma kiddo @ 25

And if it had been Cheney he’d have shot the dog and perhaps everyone in the station wagon for complaining.

If it had been Cheney, no-one would ever know.

punaise @ 24

when Pooch comes to shove…

well, I know that was his number 2 method of transportaion, I wonder what the number 1 method was

ps

fiday doj resignations over at think progress

How do you say to yourself, gee, I think I’ll put the dog on top of the car for a 12 hour trip? How does that thought occur to someone?

Loo Hoo. @ 32

How do you say to yourself, gee, I think I’ll put the dog on top of the car for a 12 hour trip? How does that thought occur to someone?

and then not care when the dog craps himself, and then go on your merry way as if the dog loved the trip

Loo Hoo. @ 32

How do you say to yourself, gee, I think I’ll put the dog on top of the car for a 12 hour trip? How does that thought occur to someone?

Kennel, Friends??? Duh!!!

well someone had to man the crow’s nest of the land yacht. they drew straws, and pooch lost.

The people who care about this story (i.e., those of us who can feel empathy) weren’t going to vote Puke anyway.

Riesz Fischer @ 36

The people who care about this story (i.e., those of us who can feel empathy) weren’t going to vote Puke anyway.

I dunno, I think there are some salt-of-the-earth types who can’t trust anyone who’s mean to their dog.

Loo Hoo. @ 32

How do you say to yourself, gee, I think I’ll put the dog on top of the car for a 12 hour trip? How does that thought occur to someone?

Ever read The Last Hurrah? The young pol. rents an Irish Setter for photo ops and beats the long time Mayor Frank Skeffington who knew everyone and seemed to care. Yes, he was an old time machine pol but he didn’t have to rent a dog for a picture.

Willard rents whatever he wants and uses EVERYTHING for a photo op.

Eli @ 37

Riesz Fischer @ 36

The people who care about this story (i.e., those of us who can feel empathy) weren’t going to vote Puke anyway.

I dunno, I think there are some salt-of-the-earth types who can’t trust anyone who’s mean to their dog.

My family among them. None of us can imagine doing something that cruel to a family pet.

RevDeb @ 38

Willard rents whatever he wants and uses EVERYTHING for a photo op.

So, Ann, did I rent you for the night, or just ’till the end of the fundraiser?

RevDeb @ 38

Loo Hoo. @ 32

How do you say to yourself, gee, I think I’ll put the dog on top of the car for a 12 hour trip? How does that thought occur to someone?

Ever read The Last Hurrah? The young pol. rents an Irish Setter for photo ops and beats the long time Mayor Frank Skeffington who knew everyone and seemed to care. Yes, he was an old time machine pol but he didn’t have to rent a dog for a picture.

Willard rents whatever he wants and uses EVERYTHING for a photo op.

But wouldn’t it make more sense to just rent an Irish Setter when you get to where you’re going, rather than keeping one on the roof of your car for 12 hours? It just seems so inefficient.

punaise @ 35

well someone had to man the crow’s nest of the land yacht. they drew straws, and pooch lost.

It was a rigged game.

inverted palindromette: this report is the result of oppo poop research

Mitt said that his dog liked it and jumped up on the roof of a station wagon into the carrier all by himself. Somehow I’m having trouble believing that.

So… everyone remembers this, right?

I wish I had thought of it sooner, I would have used it instead of that photo…

JPL @ 44

Mitt said that his dog liked it and jumped up on the roof of a station wagon into the carrier all by himself. Somehow I’m having trouble believing that.

The physics of it are hard to believe.

JPL @ 44

Mitt said that his dog liked it and jumped up on the roof of a station wagon into the carrier all by himself. Somehow I’m having trouble believing that.

Well, after a few roadtrips *without* the kennel, the dog finally learned.

punaise @ 43

inverted palindromette: this report is the result of oppo poop research

You do realize that ‘use pain’ is an anagram of you?

Eli @ 37

Riesz Fischer @ 36

The people who care about this story (i.e., those of us who can feel empathy) weren’t going to vote Puke anyway.

I dunno, I think there are some salt-of-the-earth types who can’t trust anyone who’s mean to their dog.

Agreed. A whole lot of hunters and country folks who deal with their dogs every day will not look kindly on this treatment of a dog.

what bothered me most was that the kids complained about the stuff running down the back window – not that they were complaining about the dog being up there in the first place. Well that and, he named his eldest son Tagg – as in Tagg, you’re it? What’s up with that?

skigurl @ 50

Well that and, he named his eldest son Tagg – as in Tagg, you’re it? What’s up with that?

I was just thinking about that today – I think it’s some kind of weird echo of “Mitt”. It’s basically the same letter structure, plus they both have kind of a baseball theme to them.

OT- but eg dear, hang in there. u got chat. attempted armed robbery- god- sounds horrible

skigurl @ 50

what bothered me most was that the kids complained about the stuff running down the back window – not that they were complaining about the dog being up there in the first place. Well that and, he named his eldest son Tagg – as in Tagg, you’re it? What’s up with that?

what kind of PEOPLE are these?…what kind of kid doesn’t feel for their dog so scarred he’s CRAPPIN himself?

Well- there goes the Irish Setter vote- down the shitter!

perris @ 53

skigurl @ 50

what bothered me most was that the kids complained about the stuff running down the back window – not that they were complaining about the dog being up there in the first place. Well that and, he named his eldest son Tagg – as in Tagg, you’re it? What’s up with that?

what kind of PEOPLE are these?…what kind of kid doesn’t feel for their dog so scarred he’s CRAPPIN himself?

These kind.

Michael Moore on King, likes Gore. Gawd… the GOP hates Moore.

I say to Mr. Romney: Bring it on!!!

GordonM @ 48

You do realize that ‘use pain’ is an anagram of you?

I do now! :~)

Oklahoma kiddo @ 56

Michael Moore on King, likes Gore. Gawd… the GOP hates Moore.

It’s been a great show! MM is forthright in his views, and, Larry’s asking some serious questions! ;-)

Eli @ 51

skigurl @ 50

Well that and, he named his eldest son Tagg – as in Tagg, you’re it? What’s up with that?

I was just thinking about that today – I think it’s some kind of weird echo of “Mitt”. It’s basically the same letter structure, plus they both have kind of a baseball theme to them.

so who is “Rosin bag”?

Bedbug.

CTuttle @ 59

Oklahoma kiddo @ 56

Michael Moore on King, likes Gore. Gawd… the GOP hates Moore.

It’s been a great show! MM is forthright in his views, and, Larry’s asking some serious questions! ;-)

Jack Sprat & his wife? MM is morbidly obese & LK is anorexic.

Hushhhh. If you listen you can hear Mittie boy flip-flopping.

Loo Hoo. @ 61

Bedbug.

sshhhh. we don’t mention that in polite company.

I hadn’t heard this business about W and the frogs before, newtonusr and Eli. That is some sick stuff. If I have students doing that sort of thing, it must be reported.

eCAHNomics @ 62

CTuttle @ 59

It’s been a great show! MM is forthright in his views, and, Larry’s asking some serious questions! ;-)

Jack Sprat & his wife? MM is morbidly obese & LK is anorexic.

Mr. Moore says he realizes what you’re saying and is working on it. Has lost 30 lbs. ;0)

This maybe Mitt’s “dog caca” moment…

Moore likes universal health care for everyone. This man is playing one of my tunes.

The Bushes were on Romney’s boat for a few months- but they have suddenly shifted to Thompson….Mitt’s miffed- he muffed it. He was in the middle of the action- and now he’s maxxed out.

rwcole @ 69

.Mitt’s miffed- he muffed it..

Mitt v. Mutt

If the Iraqis feel better today than they did yesterday, that is SUCCESS in Iraq, according to Pace.

Problem is…

If the Democrats put up the right candidate, we can mop the floor with anything they’ve got.

But Mitt’s so erect…er, electable.

Can a canine’s gastric tumult really put Mitt in the shit that deeply?

;>)

pun

guess he’ll muddle through somehow- but the mutt would never meet him the same way again.

eCAHNomics @ 62

CTuttle @ 59

It’s been a great show! MM is forthright in his views, and, Larry’s asking some serious questions! ;-)

Jack Sprat & his wife? MM is morbidly obese & LK is anorexic.

MM answered a caller’s ques. along that line, saying he’s started an exercise regime(walking 1/2 to 1 hr. a day) and eating healthier! Lost 30 lbs within the last 90 days!

Oklahoma kiddo @ 72

If the Democrats put up the right candidate, we can mop the floor with anything they’ve got.

Mop the Mitt Mutt?

I think it’s safe to say that Mitt has screwed the pooch.

Loo Hoo. @ 76

Oklahoma kiddo @ 72

If the Democrats put up the right candidate, we can mop the floor with anything they’ve got.

Mop the Mitt Mutt?

;0)

I’m no animal doctor- but sprayin yer mutt with cold water and then drivin it down the freeway at 80 MPH doesn’t sound good for him- er her- it- whatever. Was the mutt LDS?

Arca @ 67

This maybe Mitt’s “dog caca” moment…

Dacaca!

Oklahoma kiddo @ 78

Loo Hoo. @ 76

Mop the Mitt Mutt?

;0)

Mitt and Sh*t – a boy and his dog

Shoulda put a matt under the mutt.

Loo Hoo. @ 65

I hadn’t heard this business about W and the frogs before, newtonusr and Eli. That is some sick stuff. If I have students doing that sort of thing, it must be reported.

My favorite piece on Dubya was Gail Sheehy’s in the October 2000 “Vanity Fair.”

The Accidental Candidate

It, of course, got very little traction in the MSM but is a very well researched look at how little Georgie became who he is. Worth a read.

And Freddy… you come on down too. We can take you to the mat.

Has Mitt told the story of the mutt on national TeeVee yet? This ain’t gonna go down like the Checkers speech.

rwcole @ 79

I’m no animal doctor- but sprayin yer mutt with cold water and then drivin it down the freeway at 80 MPH doesn’t sound good for him- er her- it- whatever. Was the mutt LDS?

LSD.

hoo

Better for the mutt.

I am shocked, shocked that a Warmonger such as Romney is also cruel to dogs.

Has anyone noticed this “Vacation”.

I like these kinds of cats, Bengals.

Oklahoma kiddo @ 68

Moore likes universal health care for everyone. This man is playing one of my tunes.

It would certainly level our Labor’s playing field within the Global Labor Market, no prohibitive ‘Legacy’ costs inherent to private medical expenses imposed on companies!

I really like Michael Moore!

Bookmarked, Jane. Thanks.

I’m feelin good- but if I ever get ta feelin bad- I want somma them drugs they give W.

GOP. You want to bounce? Let’s do it!

oooooh! Bill moyers! Rupert uses newspapers as a spitoon!

Eli @ 77

I think it’s safe to say that Mitt has screwed the pooch.

If we are lucky, the pooch has now royally screwed Mitt back.

Jane (nyc) @ 83

Loo Hoo. @ 65

I hadn’t heard this business about W and the frogs before, newtonusr and Eli. That is some sick stuff. If I have students doing that sort of thing, it must be reported.

My favorite piece on Dubya was Gail Sheehy’s in the October 2000 “Vanity Fair.”

The Accidental Candidate

It, of course, got very little traction in the MSM but is a very well researched look at how little Georgie became who he is. Worth a read.

A dip behind the Bush home turned into a small lake after a good rain, and thousands of frogs would come out.

‘Everybody would get BB guns and shoot them,’ Mr. Throckmorton said. ‘Or we’d put firecrackers in the frogs and throw them and blow them up.’”

“How’s it goin W?”

Great –everything’s great- did ah tell ya how swell stuff in Iraq is goin- sheeiiit- if ah felt any better ah couldn’t stand mahself.

Kathryn in MA @ 94

oooooh! Bill moyers! Rupert uses newspapers as a spitoon!

I like Bill Moyers! ;0)

RevDeb @ 95

Eli @ 77

I think it’s safe to say that Mitt has screwed the pooch.

If we are lucky, the pooch has now royally screwed Mitt back.

Divine Retribution!!! 8-)

We had frogs too- but no firecrackers- we did wade through the swamp and spear em- but we didn’t blow em up. If we’d HAD firecrackers- would we have blown em up? Hmmmm- that’s a hard one.

Once we got some firecrackers and tried to blow up a yellowjacket nest- my best friend Paul got stung on the dick. It was funny- in a painful kinda way….

Did anyone else blow up any frogs?

So what happened to the dog at the end? Might be interesting to find out how long he lived & how he died.

I have a different take on this story. I think it’s hysterical. Not that I would ever do such a thing to my dog. Actually, I’d put the luggage on top and the dog in the car. But, hey, that’s just me.
But, I have to admit that this story makes me laugh. Not because of that poor dog, but because it makes Mitt look like a doofus. Who the hell would do such a thing??? Put your dog on top of the car for 17 hrs? C’mon, he’s got to be an idiot.

Frank33 @ 88

Has anyone noticed this “Vacation”.

Oh, that would have been good for the post too…

CTuttle @ 99

RevDeb @ 95

If we are lucky, the pooch has now royally screwed Mitt back.

Divine Retribution!!! 8-)

Karma’s a bitch er bastard named Seamus.

If a kid WAS gonna blow up a frog- he’d THROW the frog- that makes sense. It’s more spectacular.

CTuttle @ 99

RevDeb @ 95

If we are lucky, the pooch has now royally screwed Mitt back.

Divine Retribution!!! 8-)

Canine retribution.

rwcole @ 100

We had frogs too- but no firecrackers- we did wade through the swamp and spear em- but we didn’t blow em up. If we’d HAD firecrackers- would we have blown em up? Hmmmm- that’s a hard one.

Once we got some firecrackers and tried to blow up a yellowjacket nest- my best friend Paul got stung on the dick. It was funny- in a painful kinda way….

Did anyone else blow up any frogs?

Or dicks?

See why you scored comment #100, rw?

While hurting Mitt’s chances with Democrats, Independents and dog-lovers, his stock with Republicans rises when he announces he was just testing a new Guantanamo “interrogation” technique.

rwcole @ 100

We had frogs too- but no firecrackers- we did wade through the swamp and spear em- but we didn’t blow em up. If we’d HAD firecrackers- would we have blown em up? Hmmmm- that’s a hard one.

Once we got some firecrackers and tried to blow up a yellowjacket nest- my best friend Paul got stung on the dick. It was funny- in a painful kinda way….

Did anyone else blow up any frogs?

rw raises the bar!

Eli @ 106

CTuttle @ 99

Divine Retribution!!! 8-)

Canine retribution.

I’m waiting, punaise.

p.a. @ 108

While hurting Mitt’s chances with Democrats, Independents and dog-lovers, his stock with Republicans rises when he announces he was just testing a new Guantanamo “interrogation” technique.

“Airboarding”.

i work for a humane society, and the first thing they teacah in the curriculum:

kindness to animals = kindness to people
and cruelty to animals = cruelty to people

i believe it is typical of the jeffrey dahmers that they practiced on animals; someone should ask mitt how many times he had his wife and kids on the roof of the car on long trips

p.a. @ 108

While hurting Mitt’s chances with Democrats, Independents and dog-lovers, his stock with Republicans rises when he announces he was just testing a new Guantanamo “interrogation” technique.

But he’s counting on buying wooing the NH primary voters who won’t like this one bit.

Excuse me for saying so, but this story has legs.

GordonM @ 110

Eli @ 106

Canine retribution.

I’m waiting, punaise.

dog on it, I got nuttin’….

Frank33 @ 114

Excuse me for saying so, but this story has legs.

and a tail to tell.

All the way walkin home- Paul was complainin about a funny feeling- so when he got into the garage- he dropped his drawers- and there it was- the yellowjacket- it was sittin on his dick. Paul looked at the yellowjacket- the yellowjacket looked back- and then stung the beejesus at him.

Paul ran in and told his mom- who called the doc- who laughed his ass off- said it might swell a bit- and then laughed some more.

It was tough growin up in them days.

perris @ 96

Jane (nyc) @ 83

My favorite piece on Dubya was Gail Sheehy’s in the October 2000 “Vanity Fair.”

The Accidental Candidate

It, of course, got very little traction in the MSM but is a very well researched look at how little Georgie became who he is. Worth a read.

A dip behind the Bush home turned into a small lake after a good rain, and thousands of frogs would come out.

‘Everybody would get BB guns and shoot them,’ Mr. Throckmorton said. ‘Or we’d put firecrackers in the frogs and throw them and blow them up.’”

Yee-Haw!!! Shrub ain’t gonna be clearing brush, this Fourth! He’ll be setting Firecrackers off!!! If you hadn’t noticed, Crawford just had a torrential rain recently!!!
Sadly, I don’t think the SS will let Deadeye Dick use his shotgun around Shrub!!! 8-(

is it just me, or does there a new zig-trim feature at the lake?

punaise @ 115

GordonM @ 110

I’m waiting, punaise.

dog on it, I got nuttin’….

Did you mean “nittun tog I ti no God”? Or something along those lines?

punaise @ 115

GordonM @ 110

I’m waiting, punaise.

dog on it, I got nuttin’….

Groan, You never fail…!!! ;-)

Howdy y’all.

I hope that this makes all the voters hate him.

Texas Update —- No rain at all today in our town. My brother is still in North Texas but got a chance to sleep finally. The Nat’l Guard is still mobilized because there is more rain expected, but he should be back here by Sunday.

I am hoping he makes himself so incredibly valuable in local emergencies that no one ever even thinks of sending him to Iraq.

CTuttle @ 118

perris @ 96

Yee-Haw!!! Shrub ain’t gonna be clearing brush, this Fourth! He’ll be setting Firecrackers off!!! If you hadn’t noticed, Crawford just had a torrential rain recently!!!
Sadly, I don’t think the SS will let Deadeye Dick use his shotgun around Shrub!!! 8-(

Shrub went to ME for the holiday to spend it with Dad and Babs and Putie. Trust that the compound at Kennebunkport will be well guarded so that no one sees his drinking antics.

I kinda have a different take on this story too. Apparently Mitt’s son told this story to a journalist, thinking it was funny and made his dad look like a person with aplomb or something, calmly hosing dog shit off the car. Now I just feel sorry for the the son, having caused such an uproar and problems for his dad’s campaign. I feel sorry for the dog, too, of course. But the son probably feels like, well, he probably feels like dog shit right now.

punaise @ 119

is it just me, or does there a new zig-trim feature at the lake?

It’s not just you. How do you like it?

Tithonia @ 124

I kinda have a different take on this story too. Apparently Mitt’s son told this story to a journalist, thinking it was funny and made his dad look like a person with aplomb or something, calmly hosing dog shit off the car. Now I just feel sorry for the the son, having caused such an uproar and problems for his dad’s campaign. I feel sorry for the dog, too, of course. But the son probably feels like, well, he probably feels like dog shit right now.

Well, it also means that the son is apparently just as much of a sociopath as his dad, if it didn’t even occur to him that the whole situation was just a teensy bit cruel.

punaise @ 115

dog on it, I got nuttin’….

The ‘wags to dog’ ratio has risen substantially, hasn’t it?

;>)

Yee-Haw!!! Shrub ain’t gonna be clearing brush, this Fourth! He’ll be setting Firecrackers off!!! If you hadn’t noticed, Crawford just had a torrential rain recently!!!
Sadly, I don’t think the SS will let Deadeye Dick use his shotgun around Shrub!!! 8-(

I think he’s in Maine. And here’s a sad story. I was supposed to be in Kennebunkport this weekend also. I was so looking forward to it but things came up that I have to attend to and I was forced to cancel. Wanted to be there for Bush and Putin.

Frank33 @ 114

Excuse me for saying so, but this story has legs.

/// and a tail!

Frank33 @ 114

Excuse me for saying so, but this story has legs.

4 legs?

Eli @ 126

Tithonia @ 124

I kinda have a different take on this story too. Apparently Mitt’s son told this story to a journalist, thinking it was funny and made his dad look like a person with aplomb or something, calmly hosing dog shit off the car. Now I just feel sorry for the the son, having caused such an uproar and problems for his dad’s campaign. I feel sorry for the dog, too, of course. But the son probably feels like, well, he probably feels like dog shit right now.

Well, it also means that the son is apparently just as much of a sociopath as his dad, if it didn’t even occur to him that the whole situation was just a teensy bit cruel.

Republicans LIKE cruel. It is why torture is OK and war and bombing and all that.

Eli @ 126

Tithonia @ 124

I kinda have a different take on this story too. Apparently Mitt’s son told this story to a journalist, thinking it was funny and made his dad look like a person with aplomb or something, calmly hosing dog shit off the car. Now I just feel sorry for the the son, having caused such an uproar and problems for his dad’s campaign. I feel sorry for the dog, too, of course. But the son probably feels like, well, he probably feels like dog shit right now.

Well, it also means that the son is apparently just as much of a sociopath as his dad, if it didn’t even occur to him that the whole situation was just a teensy bit cruel.

And that his father’s a teensy bit stupid.

Tithonia @ 124

I kinda have a different take on this story too. Apparently Mitt’s son told this story to a journalist, thinking it was funny and made his dad look like a person with aplomb or something, calmly hosing dog shit off the car. Now I just feel sorry for the the son, having caused such an uproar and problems for his dad’s campaign. I feel sorry for the dog, too, of course. But the son probably feels like, well, he probably feels like dog shit right now.

did anyone ask the son how many times he had ridden in the crate on top of the car?

Typical Republican thinking –

“The dog loves it in the roof!”

“I’m sure many of the Katrina evacuees have it much better here in Texas than they did in New Orleans!”

“Things are better for the Iraqis than when Saddam was in charge!”

“The Gitmo detainees have it better there than in an American prison – they get orange glazed chicken!”

Also children are products of the culture in which they’re reared. It likely never occurred to this kid to look at it from the dog’s point of view. I don’t know the ages of Romney’s children. I do know that Mormon people tend to marry pretty young.

I know everyone’s talking about the cruelty aspect of this story, and I understand that. But how about the ’stupidity’ aspect? Isn’t this one of those occasions where someone yells ‘what are you, an idiot?’ Cuz, that was my first thought.

solai @ 136

I know everyone’s talking about the cruelty aspect of this story, and I understand that. But how about the ’stupidity’ aspect? Isn’t this one of those occasions where someone yells ‘what are you, an idiot?’ Cuz, that was my first thought.

That works too.

Romney: Stupid and Cruel.
The total package.

RevDeb @ 123

CTuttle @ 118

Yee-Haw!!! Shrub ain’t gonna be clearing brush, this Fourth! He’ll be setting Firecrackers off!!! If you hadn’t noticed, Crawford just had a torrential rain recently!!!
Sadly, I don’t think the SS will let Deadeye Dick use his shotgun around Shrub!!! 8-(

Shrub went to ME for the holiday to spend it with Dad and Babs and Putie. Trust that the compound at Kennebunkport will be well guarded so that no one sees his drinking antics.

You mean he’s gonna swap Vodka shots with his Soulmate and bring along his Lap Poodle in AF-1’s cargo bin???

punaise @ 119

is it just me, or does there a new zig-trim feature at the lake?

What do you mean, punaise?

I have a new post up about food safety, if anyone wants to look. Also, our site got a re-design this week and now you can see the most recent 5 posts.

SnarKassandra @ 141

I have a new post up about food safety, if anyone wants to look. Also, our site got a re-design this week and now you can see the most recent 5 posts.

Evening, Cass!!!

“Republican Rominee”?

A play on words perhaps? A Romney Nominee? Am I the only one who doesn’t get it?

When I think ‘Mitt’, I do not necessarily notice the picture of brightness passing through my brain. Now this Republican (Mittster) may perhaps be sharper than George, but what does that really tell us?

Oh Lord,

Can Mitt at least keep his mitts off the Irish? Jeesh!

Most human stories are complicated. A lot of trouble is caused by people wanting things to be simple. Republicans, it seems to me, want things to be simple. So they delude themselves. I don’t think they love cruelty so much. I think they just have this need to identify with “good” or “evil”. And it’s never that simple.

RevDeb @ 123

Shrub went to ME for the holiday to spend it with Dad and Babs and Putie. Trust that the compound at Kennebunkport will be well guarded so that no one sees his drinking antics.

As the fisherman & lobstermen of the area will tell you, they hate it when there’s goings on at the Bush compound, ’cause the Secret Service won’t let their boats out of the harbor. The channel runs too close to Poppy’s.

Ironically, global warming will take care of Poppy’s pretty damn quick.

oregondave @ 143

“Republican Rominee”?

A play on words perhaps? A Romney Nominee?

Well, yeah.

Hiya CT

Oklahoma kiddo @ 144

When I think ‘Mitt’, I do not necessarily notice the picture of brightness passing through my brain. Now this Republican (Mittster) may perhaps be sharper than George, but what does that really tell us?

The bar has been set dismally low then!!!

SnarKassandra @ 149

Hiya CT

How’s the weather now? 8-(

Tithonia @ 146

Most human stories are complicated. A lot of trouble is caused by people wanting things to be simple. Republicans, it seems to me, want things to be simple. So they delude themselves. I don’t think they love cruelty so much. I think they just have this need to identify with “good” or “evil”. And it’s never that simple.

I think some of them are bullies by nature, tho genuinely do get off on cruelty. And a lot of others have been indoctrinated by movies and shows like 24 to think that this is just stuff that good guys are supposed to do to bad guys.

I’m leaving. I’ve got a date with a 99 year old aunt. And this woman is smarter than all the Republican prez wannabees combined (and most of the Demos too). And she never went beyond the third grade. Her name is Lila. ;0)

What grabs me is that Mitt was driving a station wagon: who the H**L puts the luggage in the wagon and the dog on top? You put the luggage on the luggage rack and the living creatures inside, ya jerk. Sheeesh.

We used to drive from Maine to Massachusetts in a VW beetle with a collie in the little space they had behind the back seat. I’d be in the back seat, and the dog would drool on my shoulder all the way. As much as I loved that dog, those trips came close to splitting us up. But there was NO WAY that Tawny was riding on top of the car or under the hood instead of the luggage which was packed there.

CTuttle @ 151

SnarKassandra @ 149

Hiya CT

How’s the weather now? 8-(

See my comment at 122.

I always thought it ought to be ZEDlike to score a comment in the hundreds. Like comment #100 should be more valuable than comment #200, etc. Just as a funster, so that Zed isn’t the only valuable number on the thread.

Love to Lila, OKK.

behindthefall @ 154

What grabs me is that Mitt was driving a station wagon: who the H**L puts the luggage in the wagon and the dog on top? You put the luggage on the luggage rack and the living creatures inside, ya jerk. Sheeesh.

…not if you know the dog’s prone to the runs, apparently.

Eli @ 152

Tithonia @ 146

Most human stories are complicated. A lot of trouble is caused by people wanting things to be simple. Republicans, it seems to me, want things to be simple. So they delude themselves. I don’t think they love cruelty so much. I think they just have this need to identify with “good” or “evil”. And it’s never that simple.

I think some of them are bullies by nature, tho genuinely do get off on cruelty. And a lot of others have been indoctrinated by movies and shows like 24 to think that this is just stuff that good guys are supposed to do to bad guys.

I live in a rural area, full of Republicans. Many of them are very good people. But modern life is scary and they lack the ability to try to understand it all. They’re attracted to people who boil it all down to phrases and slogans. And then they vote against their own best interests. This is something Democrats really need to address.

Oklahoma kiddo @ 153

I’m leaving. I’ve got a date with a 99 year old aunt. And this woman is smarter than all the Republican prez wannabees combined (and most of the Demos too). And she never went beyond the third grade. Her name is Lila. ;0)

Probably feistier than the whole shooting match too!!! 8-0

Other Pat @ 158

behindthefall @ 154

What grabs me is that Mitt was driving a station wagon: who the H**L puts the luggage in the wagon and the dog on top? You put the luggage on the luggage rack and the living creatures inside, ya jerk. Sheeesh.

…not if you know the dog’s prone to the runs, apparently.

When we were little my mom threatened to make us ride on top if we couldn’t behave INSIDE the car.

I just got my used copy of Kitty Kelley’s book on the Bushes. Has anyone read it? She originally seemed like a flake to me, but then I saw her on Book-TV a few weeks ago and she seemed to know her stuff and to have verified the material. The book is 664 pages long and has almost 40 pages of endnotes.

I mentioned above (but it got lost) that I was supposed to be in Kennebunkport this weekend. Made reservations the moment I heard Putin was meeting with Bush there. But, unfortunately, my mother-in-law fell and broke her arm. Surgery to repair it was supposed to be today but has been delayed (due to high bp). Anyway, she needs a little help right now so K-port was cancelled. I was actually planning on bringing my laptop and doing some live-blogging. Another time, maybe

behindthefall @ 154: And since you drove a beetle, you clearly have no idea how to think like a Republican.

rwcole@ 117,

It was tough growin up in them days.

I got a tick embedded in my scalp when I was a kid. We swung by the doctor’s office and he just looked at it, puffed on his cigarette, and then put the cigarette out on the tick. I don’t even remember going into a room. Just, “Oh, there it is.” Sizzle!

SnarKassandra @ 122

Howdy y’all.

I hope that this makes all the voters hate him.

Texas Update —- No rain at all today in our town. My brother is still in North Texas but got a chance to sleep finally. The Nat’l Guard is still mobilized because there is more rain expected, but he should be back here by Sunday.

I am hoping he makes himself so incredibly valuable in local emergencies that no one ever even thinks of sending him to Iraq.

Ironically, it would enhance the likelihood of his deployment! I learned that through extensive experience!!!

Other Pat @ 158

behindthefall @ 154

What grabs me is that Mitt was driving a station wagon: who the H**L puts the luggage in the wagon and the dog on top? You put the luggage on the luggage rack and the living creatures inside, ya jerk. Sheeesh.

…not if you know the dog’s prone to the runs, apparently.

Aaaah. Hadn’t thought of that. Do you suppose they had tried “Dog Inside” on other trips and found that the animal always responded to travel that way. A trailer, maybe? Board him at the vet? (Dog gets freaked out by motion?) A possible extenuating circumstance, I suppose, but as rwcole says, hose the dog down and drive away? Naaah; something is still not right.

SnarKassandra @ 141

I have a new post up about food safety, if anyone wants to look. Also, our site got a re-design this week and now you can see the most recent 5 posts.

***
Neat post, Kass. I like the new layout, too!

solai @ 163

I mentioned above (but it got lost) that I was supposed to be in Kennebunkport this weekend. Made reservations the moment I heard Putin was meeting with Bush there. But, unfortunately, my mother-in-law fell and broke her arm. Surgery to repair it was supposed to be today but has been delayed (due to high bp). Anyway, she needs a little help right now so K-port was cancelled. I was actually planning on bringing my laptop and doing some live-blogging. Another time, maybe

Bummer. Mostly for your mother-in-law, of course, but also for us. Hope she heals quickly. Thanks, solai.

If anybody has ever used the technique of “crate training” to train a dog, the first pinciple you learn is that the kennel is the dog’s den, and dogs instinctively avoid crapping in their dens.

So if the dog, strapped in his kennel to the roof of the car, crapped in the kennel so that the diarrhea ran down the car window, it means that he was so distressed that he did something that was against all his training and his canine instinct.

Kind of like human beings being tortured by being forced to crap in their pants.

Nice going, Mitt.

i tell you – the callousness of repugs continues to come up – it would never occur to rational people to travel with an animal caged on a car roof – damn!

Eli @ 148

oregondave @ 143

“Republican Rominee”?

A play on words perhaps? A Romney Nominee?

Well, yeah.

Well, OK. Some just go over my head, sometimes. I’ll just keep my mitts off the keyboard for awhile.

What grabs me is that Mitt was driving a station wagon: who the H**L puts the luggage in the wagon and the dog on top? You put the luggage on the luggage rack and the living creatures inside, ya jerk. Sheeesh.

So, which impression of Mitt is best conveyed by this story?
a)He is a cruel sociopath incapable of feeling empathy.
b) He’s dumber than ‘W’
c) All of the above.

GordonM @ 164

behindthefall @ 154: And since you drove a beetle, you clearly have no idea how to think like a Republican.

You kidding? The only time I saw a television was when my parents rented one for the Republican Convention. There was one year in the 50s when the Democratic Convention was on while the rental period was still going, and I watched over my parents’ protestations. They had terrible things to say about Democrats: messy, wasteful, argumentative. The VW? My dad seems to have had something of the ‘early adopter’ in him.

Romney’s excuses:

1. Had a problem with alcohol.

2. When Romney was a child a priest strapped him to a hood of a car.

3. The dog asked for it.

SnarKassandra @ 161

Other Pat @ 158

…not if you know the dog’s prone to the runs, apparently.

When we were little my mom threatened to make us ride on top if we couldn’t behave INSIDE the car.

Maybe Mitt and Mama Mitt threatened the boys with a crate-sharing timeout . . . quietest car rides ever with 5 boys.

c

g @ 170

If anybody has ever used the technique of “crate training” to train a dog, the first pinciple you learn is that the kennel is the dog’s den, and dogs instinctively avoid crapping in their dens.

So if the dog, strapped in his kennel to the roof of the car, crapped in the kennel so that the diarrhea ran down the car window, it means that he was so distressed that he did something that was against all his training and his canine instinct.

Kind of like human beings being tortured by being forced to crap in their pants.

Nice going, Mitt.

Thanks for this post. Have been sitting here trying to figure out how to say this but you did it so well.

The whole episode just shows such a fundamental lack of empathy …. we don’t need another one like that in the WH (politics aside).

By the way, I got mentioned on MyDD today. Shai’s post and my thank-you

David Robinson @ 175

Romney’s excuses:

1. Had a problem with alcohol.

2. When Romney was a child a priest strapped him to a hood of a car.

3. The dog asked for it.

4. all of the above

and to think “mitt” is leading in a lot of polls – with all of his flip-flopping positions – this guy will do or say anything to be elected…where’s the swift boat guys on “mitt” hmmmmm…..curiouser and curiouser

David Robinson @ 175

Romney’s excuses:

1. Had a problem with alcohol.

2. When Romney was a child a priest strapped him to a hood of a car.

3. The dog asked for it.

Actually, on second thought, do mormons call them priests?

SnarKassandra @ 179

By the way, I got mentioned on MyDD today. Shai’s post and my thank-you

Wowie! Good for you, Cassie, and good for us!

Actually, on second thought, do mormons call them priests?

Elders, I think.

behindthefall @ 174

GordonM @ 164

behindthefall @ 154: And since you drove a beetle, you clearly have no idea how to think like a Republican.

You kidding? The only time I saw a television was when my parents rented one for the Republican Convention. There was one year in the 50s when the Democratic Convention was on while the rental period was still going, and I watched over my parents’ protestations. They had terrible things to say about Democrats: messy, wasteful, argumentative. The VW? My dad seems to have had something of the ‘early adopter’ in him.

Heh. My grandmother saw FDR at one of his campaign stops. She was such a die-hard Republican, she refused to believe he had polio. She insisted that he was so stinking drunk he had to be carried off the train!

(And my parents didn’t get a TV until 1965.)

Congratulations, Ms S’Kassandra. Well-done and well-deserved.

GordonM @ 185

behindthefall @ 174

You kidding? The only time I saw a television was when my parents rented one for the Republican Convention. There was one year in the 50s when the Democratic Convention was on while the rental period was still going, and I watched over my parents’ protestations. They had terrible things to say about Democrats: messy, wasteful, argumentative. The VW? My dad seems to have had something of the ‘early adopter’ in him.

Heh. My grandmother saw FDR at one of his campaign stops. She was such a die-hard Republican, she refused to believe he had polio. She insisted that he was so stinking drunk he had to be carried off the train!

(And my parents didn’t get a TV until 1965.)

I don’t know if my parents ever saw FDR, but I do know that my mother refused to wash her hand for a week after JFK shook it during a stop in Lexington, KY during the ‘60 campaign.

Tithonia @ 124

I kinda have a different take on this story too. Apparently Mitt’s son told this story to a journalist, thinking it was funny and made his dad look like a person with aplomb or something, calmly hosing dog shit off the car. Now I just feel sorry for the the son, having caused such an uproar and problems for his dad’s campaign. I feel sorry for the dog, too, of course. But the son probably feels like, well, he probably feels like dog shit right now.

In a family with normal feelings, this tale would be a hidden, dark story of the father’s cruelty. That a Romney son felt it bestowed great value upon his pa speaks volumes for this family’s values.

All the Romney lads are eligible for military service. Perhaps this one who told the story can feel better by seeing a recruiter soon.

TeddySanFran @ 188

Tithonia @ 124

I kinda have a different take on this story too. Apparently Mitt’s son told this story to a journalist, thinking it was funny and made his dad look like a person with aplomb or something, calmly hosing dog shit off the car. Now I just feel sorry for the the son, having caused such an uproar and problems for his dad’s campaign. I feel sorry for the dog, too, of course. But the son probably feels like, well, he probably feels like dog shit right now.

In a family with normal feelings, this tale would be a hidden, dark story of the father’s cruelty. That a Romney son felt it bestowed great value upon his pa speaks volumes for this family’s values.

All the Romney lads are eligible for military service. Perhaps this one who told the story can feel better by seeing a recruiter soon.

Do they have girls the right age too?

*quietly sliding into the waters of the Lake*

TeddySanFran @ 188

Tithonia @ 124

I kinda have a different take on this story too. Apparently Mitt’s son told this story to a journalist, thinking it was funny and made his dad look like a person with aplomb or something, calmly hosing dog shit off the car. Now I just feel sorry for the the son, having caused such an uproar and problems for his dad’s campaign. I feel sorry for the dog, too, of course. But the son probably feels like, well, he probably feels like dog shit right now.

In a family with normal feelings, this tale would be a hidden, dark story of the father’s cruelty. That a Romney son felt it bestowed great value upon his pa speaks volumes for this family’s values.

All the Romney lads are eligible for military service. Perhaps this one who told the story can feel better by seeing a recruiter soon.

SnarKassandra @ 179

By the way, I got mentioned on MyDD today. Shai’s post and my thank-you

I’m so glad for you! Good eye, MyDD!

Suzanne @ 190

*quietly sliding into the waters of the Lake*

Hiya Suzanne. You wearing one of those bikinis that Petro bought you last night?

eCAHNomics @ 162

I just got my used copy of Kitty Kelley’s book on the Bushes. Has anyone read it? She originally seemed like a flake to me, but then I saw her on Book-TV a few weeks ago and she seemed to know her stuff and to have verified the material. The book is 664 pages long and has almost 40 pages of endnotes.

I remember reading and enjoying this book not so many years ago. It is rich with dish. My favorite was the revelation that when Pappy Bush was VP and apparently romanically linked to Jennifer Fitzgerald, his chief lobbiest and contact on the Hill. “She made George feel like he was God’s gift to mankind”. Forget who told Kelley that but it wasn’t Babs. LOL!

I don’t know if my parents ever saw FDR, but I do know that my mother refused to wash her hand for a week after JFK shook it during a stop in Lexington, KY during the ‘60 campaign.

My Irish grandmother had a framed picture of JFK hanging in her living room for years. Problem was, it was a photo she had cut out of a magazine. She was so proud of him.

SnarKassandra @ 193

Suzanne @ 190

*quietly sliding into the waters of the Lake*

Hiya Suzanne. You wearing one of those bikinis that Petro bought you last night?

no – i’ve slunk over to a dark corner nursing a headache

eCAHNomics @ 162

I just got my used copy of Kitty Kelley’s book on the Bushes. Has anyone read it? She originally seemed like a flake to me, but then I saw her on Book-TV a few weeks ago and she seemed to know her stuff and to have verified the material. The book is 664 pages long and has almost 40 pages of endnotes.

It’s my favorite Bush book, although this one just arrived today. I’m having a hard time putting Glenn’s down.

solai @ 195

I don’t know if my parents ever saw FDR, but I do know that my mother refused to wash her hand for a week after JFK shook it during a stop in Lexington, KY during the ‘60 campaign.

My Irish grandmother had a framed picture of JFK hanging in her living room for years. Problem was, it was a photo she had cut out of a magazine. She was so proud of him.

I remember lots of folks like your grandmother. So proud of JFK they cut out the Life Magazine (?) picture and framed it.

Hi Suzanne! Sorry about the headache-how did your showing go?

demi @ 191

TeddySanFran @ 188

In a family with normal feelings, this tale would be a hidden, dark story of the father’s cruelty. That a Romney son felt it bestowed great value upon his pa speaks volumes for this family’s values.

All the Romney lads are eligible for military service. Perhaps this one who told the story can feel better by seeing a recruiter soon.

Sorry, watching amovie and looked up for a sec.
My kids would never have gone along with this scenario. But, then, I guess I have a Normal Feeling family. For the most part.
My dog ate my couch tonight. I was out gettin’ clothes for the youngest who is going to UCLA Uni-camp in the morning in the San Bernardino Mountains. Ate the leather, pulled out all the stuffing right down to the wood, and all he got was a wag of the finger and sent outside for an hour. I’m appaled to hear the frog/firecracker story about Bush. It’s a real red flag. And, it explains alot. Shame on them. Shame, shame, shame.

solai @ 195

I don’t know if my parents ever saw FDR, but I do know that my mother refused to wash her hand for a week after JFK shook it during a stop in Lexington, KY during the ‘60 campaign.

My Irish grandmother had a framed picture of JFK hanging in her living room for years. Problem was, it was a photo she had cut out of a magazine. She was so proud of him.

I was 8 and they got me one of the plastic campaign hats. Had to line it with tissue in order to stay on my head. I wore it every weekend until the election and plastered my hometown with Kennedy/Johnson bumper stickers every Saturday.

I could be quite obnoxious in those days.

newspaperbrat @ 194

eCAHNomics @ 162

I just got my used copy of Kitty Kelley’s book on the Bushes. Has anyone read it? She originally seemed like a flake to me, but then I saw her on Book-TV a few weeks ago and she seemed to know her stuff and to have verified the material. The book is 664 pages long and has almost 40 pages of endnotes.

I remember reading and enjoying this book not so many years ago. It is rich with dish. My favorite was the revelation that when Pappy Bush was VP and apparently romanically linked to Jennifer Fitzgerald, his chief lobbiest and contact on the Hill. “She made George feel like he was God’s gift to mankind”. Forget who told Kelley that but it wasn’t Babs. LOL!

Thanks. Going to visit my sick brother & it could provide the right distraction. I once talked to one of Poppy’s mistresses on the phone. Her name was Earlene, and she had worked in the U.S. trade reps office. A mutual friend introduced us so she could introduce me to the Chief Economist there, who proved to be a good contact.

Suzanne @ 198

solai @ 195

My Irish grandmother had a framed picture of JFK hanging in her living room for years. Problem was, it was a photo she had cut out of a magazine. She was so proud of him.

I remember lots of folks like your grandmother. So proud of JFK they cut out the Life Magazine (?) picture and framed it.

That’s how it was in my hometown. In most every living room there was a picture of Jesus, and one of JFK.

hi Suzanne, sorry about the headache….

Back to Mitt. My sister believed an ad for those electric collars where you zap your dog when he leaves the yard. The ad claimed that it didn’t really hurt the dog. Anyway, after a couple of zaps, her dog responded just like Mitt’s. She immediately removed the collar. The dog was obviously traumatized. She felt cruel and ashamed. No amusing anecdote for the family to tell over the years.

That’s how it was in my hometown. In most every living room there was a picture of Jesus, and one of JFK.

That’s exactly right.

TSF is upstairs.

Were all Grandmas alike? Did you all have to watch Lawrence Welk?

David Robinson @ 175

Romney’s excuses:

1. Had a problem with alcohol.

2. When Romney was a child a priest strapped him to a hood of a car.

3. The dog asked for it.

You joke, but he’s actually using number 3.

On the other hand, Mitt actually did manage to get the shit off. If it had been Dubya, he would have insisted the shit was chocolate and threatened to fight anyone who tried to clean it up. Five years later, after it was good and caked on (and after adding some more of his own), he would finally sell the car and the dog to a Democrat “as is” – possibly after setting them on fire.

OMG!! Isn’t that the truth. I have tears! LOLOL

Oh, no noooooo….. game over, Mitt. Common sense required at all times! Review LBJ and pickin’ the dog up by the ears. No. Din’t play then, don’t play now. “F” on fundamentals of life, asshole. Go sit down and contemplate why you’re so fucking stupid. Grrrrr.

Mitt is no longer a candidate. Alert the media.

solai @ 208

Were all Grandmas alike? Did you all have to watch Lawrence Welk?

Yes. My grandma’s biggest wish was to waltz with Lawrence Welk.

solai @ 208

Were all Grandmas alike? Did you all have to watch Lawrence Welk?

Yes, actually, I did. I’ve hated Lawrence Welk since before I can remember.

eCAHNomics @ 6 quoted from the NY Times”

Unlike other domestic animals, which were tamed by people, cats probably domesticated themselves, which could account for the haughty independence of their descendants.

It’s now thought that when a species of animal is domesticated, over time and many generations its brain shrinks a bit. If the critters no longer have to search for food because humans are feeding them, the “search for food” part of the brain atrophies. This is normal. Evolution. Life adapts.

Paleontologists are finding evidence showing that when wolves started hanging with humans and turning into dogs, both their brains AND ours shrank a bit. Each species took on a specialized role the other no longer had to do, and life adapted.

In other words, dogs and humans simultaneously domesticated each other. I look at my dog sleeping on my expensive leather couch, and somehow this does not surprise me.

Why isn’t PETA all over him? Calling PETA! Come out, come out, where ever you are.

Isn’t this the equivalent of the John Edwards haircut story. It’s a potentially embarassing story, very short on details, and the enthusiasm the media has about it seems to indicate that the word is out on Mitt. The big cheese has spoken, “Ixnay on the omneRay”. The man is unquestionably an opportunistic idiot, and it would be best for the country if he’d fade into oblivion. But I haven’t seen the carrier, I haven’t seen the windshield, I haven’t seen where or how fast they were driving, how enthusiastic the dog was about the idea, what the dog ate before the trip,and I’m in no position to make a judgement about the incident. My own dog would hang halfway out the window at 80 mph for 100 miles if I’d let him. That this is a major story in my beloved liberal blogosphere is a little embarassing.