2008 stands to be an interesting year with the Presidential elections. So, we felt compelled to pass this blog entry from Itchmo.com. According to Itchmo.com :Presidential candidate factoids:
Out of 14 hopefuls, 9 presidential candidates currently have pets.
Only 2 have a cat and a dog.
Democratic candidates have 9 pets.
Republican candidates have 31 pets.
John McCain leads the pack (or zoo) with 22 pets.
Democratic Presidential Candidates and Their PetsJoe Biden:
Delaware Senator,
1 cat
Hillary Rodham Clinton:
New York Senator,
1 dog: Seamus (Labrador retreiver)
Chris Dodd:
Connecticut Senator,
None: States "family’s allergies" as the issue, but said "would like a dog".
John Edwards:
Former North Carolina Senator,
2 dogs: A Golden retriever, and a chocolate Labrador retriever
Dennis Kucinich:
Ohio Representative,
3 dogs: Harry (beagle-basset), Lucie (beagle) and George (cocker spaniel).
Barack Obama:
Illinois Senator,
None: Says he’s "facing pressure" to get a dog from the kids.
Bill Richardson:
New Mexico Governor,
2 cats: Jake and "Squeaky"
Republican Presidential Candidates and Their PetsSam Brownback:
Kansas Senator,
2 dogs, 2 cats and 1 fish
Rudy Giuliani:
Former New York Mayor,
None. "No Comment."
Mike Huckabee:
Former Arkansas Governor,
2 dogs: Jet (black Labrador retriever) and Sonic (Shih Tzu)
Duncan Hunter:
California Representative,
2 dogs: Boo (black Labrador retriever) and Hunter (black Labrador retriever).
John McCain:
Arizona Senator,
1 cat: Oreo (black and white cat), 2 dogs: Sam (English springer spaniel) and Coco (mutt), 13 fish (saltwater), 1 ferret, 3 parakeets and 2 turtles: Cuff, and Link
Mitt Romney:
Former Massachusetts Governor,
None: Family recently lost Marley, a Weimaraner. Read about family dog Seamus’ 12-hour ordeal on top of Romney’s car.
Tom Tancredo:
Colorado Representative,
None: Unknown.
P.S. Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney strapped his Irish setter to the top of the car, on a 1983 family trip. He defends his actions and says the dog enjoyed it. The dog developed gastrointestinal distress from the 12 hour car ride, and managed to "let it loose" down the car's back window. If you ask me, that is a stupid decision to defend and pretty inhumane. You don't even want to know what PETA has to say about it.
Presidential Candidates | Republican | Democratic | 2008
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Biby Cletus commented on 11:42 AM, August 10, 2007
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Anonymous commented on 12:50 AM, January 28, 2008
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Here is a PS to your PS about Mitt and his dog who was forced to ride on top of the car for 12 hours in his carrier. It was further reported, after the dog "let loose" down the exterior of the car, Mitt stopped at a station, and HOSED THE CAR OFF, AND HOSED OUT THE DOGS CARRIER WITH THE DOG STILL SITTING INSIDE IT ON TOP OF THE CAR. Then Mitt returned the hose and continued driving to his destination. HOW SADISTIC AND UNFEELING IS THAT? He said the dog "enjoyed it"??? How would he know that? Is he an animal psychic? Why didn't he strap one of his kids, or his wife to the top of the car instead? If it was not a good enough way for a human to ride, then it was not a good enough way for a pet to ride. And by the way...What the heck kind of name is MITT? Who names their kid MITT? Does he have a brother named Coaster or Trivet?
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