Romney’s Gitmo Fetish Turned on Fido
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Slick Mitt wasn’t kidding when he said gleefully that he would “double
Guantanamo.”
Now we learn, in a very bizarre story now being teased, that he allegedly strapped his family dog
to the roof of his car. Can this be accurate?
I’ll have a more formal version of this story up in a bit, but: it turns
out that strapping your dog to the roof of your car might actually be against
Massachusetts state law, which says anyone whocarries [an animal] or causes it to be carried in or upon a vehicle, or
otherwise, in an unnecessarily cruel or inhuman manner or in a way and manner
which might endanger the animal carried thereon…shall be punished by imprisonment
in the state prison for not more than 5 years or imprisonment in the house
of correction for not more than 2 1/2 years or by a fine of not moe than
$2,500, or by both such fine and imprisonment.Not that we can lock him him up. It’s not a cut and dried case, according
to animal welfare officer I spoke to, and it looks like the statute of limitations
has passed on the incident (15 years). I’ve called the campaign for comment
on it anyway, and the president of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk, was kind enough to
weigh in as well… ..
Strapping a beloved pet to the roof of a car? I can’t imagine it. Only from a Republican…
It’s not nearly as bad as Rudy’s
Judi killing puppies, but it’s pretty bad if true. Can’t wait to hear the rest of this one.
UPDATE: If you haven’t read the rest, here’s the bottom line. The dog was scared to death. Inhumane doesn’t even come close. Can you imagine Romney’s response to a Katrina like disaster? He prides himself on being the “competent conservative,” instead of the “compassionate” conservative. If this is competency, and George W. Bush is “compassion,” the Republicans are in even more trouble than they think.
As the oldest son, Tagg Romney commandeered the way-back of te 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.
UPDATE: Aha! It comes from this series on Romney in the Boston Globe. Here’s the line Cox evidently grabbed. Chris Cillizza has more.
“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.”
Sorry, but yikes. Again, it’s not Judi, but it’s bad enough.
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