If you’re just tuning in, Ann Romney says that the Romney family dog liked riding on the roof of their car. The dog cage, Romney supporters say, had a windshield or something.
The left has had a field day with this. But then the Romney campaign struck back. Barack Obama is a dog eater. Well, he was as a boy. The weed and cocaine tries were in high school and college. Eating dog was in his youth. All are documented in his autobiography, Dreams of my Father.
This caused a stir on twitter with conservatives participating in a twitter hashtag game: #ObamaDogRecipes. My personal contributions were Escar-Bo and Bo Mein. I was pretty fond of Hound Cake and German Shepard Pie too.
You’d think we’d have dealt with all of this on both sides four years ago, but alas the media didn’t really want to aggressively vet Barack Obama in 2008 and Mitt Romney didn’t make it past March.
Perhaps there is a war on dogs. One thing I am certain of is that there is a war on levity.
Both sides have decided to dial up the outrage to 11 on a one to ten scale for some pretty small things and some large. I am not sure either side will see voters turn out wholesale in November. Everyone is going to be burned out on the outrage.
One of the things that made Ronald Reagan such a successful politician — Bill Clinton too — was the ability to laugh at the slights and insults of others. Both Reagan and Clinton could take someone’s attack and turn it around into a punchline. It was both refreshing and endearing. It is badly needed this go round.
Neither Barack Obama nor Mitt Romney seem to have very optimistic messages. There is little light hearted rhetoric. Both men would have you know that the other will destroy the country.
We can fight the war on women, war on men, war on jobs, war on dogs, and every other war if we must, but the nation could really use something more than demagoguery on the road to November. At this point, I think my prediction is pretty simple — the public will choose the man with the thicker skin.
Erick Erickson
Jeff Emanuel
Steve Maley
Caleb Howe
Oh, Sure...
haakondahl Wednesday, April 18th at 5:04AM EDT (link)Side with those who have a sense of humor. I see that Red State’s war on thin-skinned martinets has begun. I am outraged, eleven, etcetera…
I respect support for Romney from those think he is the best bet–I disagree, but fine.
I have no respect for those who try to paint me and the rest of the Tea Party as leftist plants because we do not wish to repeat the McCain loss of 2008.
Moderates lost in 2008. Conservatives won in 2010. The burden is on Romney supporters, not Newt supporters to provide reasons.
http://haakondahl.com/blog
Erick, if your last line is true, then we will win in a landslide, because
davesinsanantonio (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 5:11AM EDT (link)Obummer spent his whole career as a community agitator. He TAUGHT people how to have a thin skin.
Your Observation
gwbramhall Wednesday, April 18th at 10:01AM EDT (link)You are so right on this observation, I just hope you are
correct about the outcome. The Buffett rule and the dog
on the roof issues are so specious yet they are given
currency by the fawning media. If these are the issues
the election turns on, we are doomed, and I’d like to think
I have a sense of humor!
Great points. The war on dogs thing is pretty petty, but
earlgrey (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 7:01AM EDT (link)I do wonder if the whole Seamus story has some sticking power against Romney. Some people that might be objective on some points could be really turned off by having Seamus tied to the roof of the car. Of bringing
Up eating of dogs helps defuse that, than great. Of course it could backfire.
Ann Romney doubling down on how Seamus liked it seems to illustrate that at least one Romney has a thicker skin. We’ll see.
You got to love your dog
gwbramhall Wednesday, April 18th at 10:25AM EDT (link)I would hope that any dog lover would give the Romney’s the benefit
of the doubt. The press would have us think they strapped the poor
thing to the roof of the car with goggles to keep the bugs from slamming
into its eyes. We have here a large family packed into a car who love
their dog enough to want to go to the trouble to take it with them when
they might have boarded it in some kennel that would seem like torture
to the animal regardless of its setup. The container on the roof was
probably state of the art and the dog coped with it much better than
mine when I had to travel and left my pet at the vets. Sorry, but this is
not an issue for anyone who has reason and is not just looking for an
issue to slander Romney with.
We lost our best family pet while we were on vacation and she was in a kennel
earlgrey (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 12:38PM EDT (link)A German shepherd dog that died of stomach torsion which is linked to being upset and lack of exercise. Never had as good a dog since, and I was ten then.
Sorry
snowmonkey Wednesday, April 18th at 2:40PM EDT (link)Real dog lovers won’t give Romney the benefit of the doubt. He put a dog, in a standard dog crate, on the top of the car. That’s just cruel.
We need to move beyond this. It’s a losing issue for Romney. Let’s see – let’s compare “poor kid has to eat dog because his family can’t afford food” and “rich guy straps dog on car because he’s too cheap to pay for kennel.”
We’re stuck with what we’ve got. The old adage, “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear” applies to Mitt Romney. He’s not conservative. He’s not moderate. He’s not anything in his heart. He will say, or do, anything to get the Presidency.
Now. That may be ok. He’s going to need our votes for re-election and he may have some conservative policies to keep us happy. That’s where President Obama went wrong – he courted the liberal vote to get elected, and then abandoned them.
But let’s face it. Romney is no Jeb Bush. He’s no Marco Rubio. He’s no Paul Ryan. But we let the big money GOP establishment push him down our throats.
Imagine the quandary Romney has now. He needs a strong VP choice, but ANY strong VP will over-shadow him.
But we let the big money GOP establishment push him down our throats?
gekster (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 2:46PM EDT (link)Ok, tell me how the establishment “made” all those people who voted for him do that.
What trick did they use to make them select Romney.
They say Republicans are for the rich, Democrats are for the poor.
If they need more voters,
then they have to make more of who they are for.
We are there in the various Tea Party groups, leaderless, but not rudderless.
We steer always toward the Constitutional principles this nation was founded upon.
Erick Brockway
I’ve gone from
“Hope and Change” to
“Hopeless and Changeless”
car top carrier
fishgod3 Wednesday, April 18th at 3:16PM EDT (link)at least the dog was safer in the carrier than the dogs left unrestrained in the bed of a pick-up. KENNEL is not a good place for your dog,they should be with their family.
I doubt it was a poor kid thing.....
arthurjake Thursday, April 19th at 1:09PM EDT (link)He was never so poor he had to eat dog. I am guessing it was when he lived in Indonesia. Live in weird places and your liable to eat weird things.
If his picks for VP are Paul Ryan or Marco Rubio I hope he pics neither. Whenever RINOS try to pander to the base by picking conservative running mates it is more of a turn off to me. The VP spot is the most worthless job in government. I would rather have Rubio as my Sen. than as my VP. Might as well just pick another moderate and leave are best and brightest where they can do good.
Doesn’t matter anyway he probably won’t be elected anyway. He can’t buy the election like he did the nomination. This was a time for conservatives to shine and we screwed up by not sticking together and nominating someone worth a darn.
I hear the Whitehouse has an Adorable Puppy Blender
jakeofalltrades (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 7:34AM EDT (link)For making nutritious organic smoothies.
Kowalski
jakeofalltrades (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 7:36AM EDT (link)One of the funniest things I've seen...
rightwingnut2 (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 8:10AM EDT (link)Hitler FInds Out Romney Strapped His Dog to the Car Roof
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIDPtL5qT9A
Even Romney supporters I’ve shown this to thought it was funny, so hold the outrage until you watch it.
The good news is Romney and Co are hitting back hard.
radicalrighty Wednesday, April 18th at 8:22AM EDT (link)Oh, and once again, in this Breitbart interview, Mitt gives his plans for Obamacare – he will repeal it the first day.
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2012/04/17/Romney-Interview
Still stupefied that anyone actually read his book.
tngal (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 8:28AM EDT (link)Good to know Moe has something in common with The One. Moe did say yesterday he liked puppies too.
We need Seal Team Six to do a rescue op and get Bo outa there.IIts one thing to grow your own food, but having Bo there is flaunting it.
On the plus side it does take the focus off mundane matters. Like the biudget, our debt, keystone, unemployment.
A Romney strategist showed a sense of humor
bk (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 9:06AM EDT (link)https://twitter.com/#!/EricFehrn/status/192435076917772288
In hindsight, a chilling photo RT @davidaxelrod: How loving owners transport their dogs.

Looks like takeout to me.
Tbone (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 9:47AM EDT (link)Caption: “Obama leaving the drive through”
Envisioning when all that is Left is the Right.
dogs are unclean to muslims
gswank Wednesday, April 18th at 2:02PM EDT (link)Except obumers dog isnt allowed in the car or air force one with him. He has to fly on a seperate plane with his 100k a year dog handler. Muslims are not supposed to go in any vehicle with a dog.
Caption
Duke Wednesday, April 18th at 10:36AM EDT (link)“Here y’go Bo, take one last look.”
“ARRRGGHHH!”
Sort of Soylent Black and White
It’s not about a purge. It’s about an insurrection.
Let's Comcasticize this
gwalt Wednesday, April 18th at 9:07AM EDT (link)Comcasticize; the art of Comcasts NBC to edit and twist facts to further an agenda. ( feel free to edit). Maybe Wikipedia?
Barack Obama didn’t EAT dog in his youth.
Barack Obama ate HIS dog in his youth.
There, see how easy it is to Comcasticize this story?
“A lot of briefing for a 2 hr. special with Dan Rather. Saw the show & wonder why we bothered”. –Ronald Reagan, The Reagan Diaries (January 27, 1982)
Barack Obama Gives A Whole New Meaning To Scooby Snack!
Repair_Man_Jack (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 9:10AM EDT (link)Oh, Dear! Am I distorting this man’s record. Have I no decency!?
Mr. Obama is pretending that an economic “recovery” is underway when he knows damn well that the banking system is just blowing smoke up the shredded *** of what’s left of that economy – James Howard Kunstler
So Obama's appetite is why the running dogs
Uma Richie (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 9:32AM EDT (link)of capitalism have left the country.
When does recovery start?
justperhaps45 Wednesday, April 18th at 10:28AM EDT (link)Evidently when the descent slows but before a sustained reversal of the fall.
I am so easy. Here I have thought for all these years, that “pet recipies” were for the dogs to eat.
"How Much For That Doggie In The Window?"
Repair_Man_Jack (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 10:58AM EDT (link)The new Obama campaign song.
Mr. Obama is pretending that an economic “recovery” is underway when he knows damn well that the banking system is just blowing smoke up the shredded *** of what’s left of that economy – James Howard Kunstler
I know what part of the dog little Barry ate.
Tbone (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 9:45AM EDT (link)In fact, he is still full of it.
Envisioning when all that is Left is the Right.
With Earth Day Soon Upon Us,
Repair_Man_Jack (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 9:52AM EDT (link)it is could to know that the cring and sensitive Obama children learned recycling at an early age. (At least that’s how David Axelrod would describe the process.)
Mr. Obama is pretending that an economic “recovery” is underway when he knows damn well that the banking system is just blowing smoke up the shredded *** of what’s left of that economy – James Howard Kunstler
Yum
eddiethegeek Wednesday, April 18th at 10:06AM EDT (link)Nothing like crockpot spaniel after a hard day on the golf course.
I'll get you my pretty, and your little dog too!
tngal (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 10:41AM EDT (link)I imagine him as the wicked witch, snarling at Paul Ryan.
Of course, there’s always Benji, Its what’s for dinner!
or
Pug, the other white meat.
(I suspect the beef and pork councils won’t share their slogans though. Too bad.)
tngal, aside from the dog part,
Melody Warbington (rwm52) (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 4:17PM EDT (link)Obama is more like the empty Wizard. All smoke and mirrors.
The woman saith unto him, I know that Messiah cometh (he that is called Christ): when he is come, he will declare unto us all things. (John 4:25)
Lewis and Clark's men ate dogs they got from Plains Indians.
Viet71 (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 10:20AM EDT (link)The journals record the men found the dogs very tasty.
You're right.
larueladue (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 10:34AM EDT (link)All sources seem to agree that dog makes a very good meal. (Although as a dog breeder, I think I would starve first, as it would seem like cannibalism…)
Could not do it.
zachv (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 1:30PM EDT (link)I don’t even like dogs.
Two, why did Obama feel the need to mention that he ate dogs in his book? That seems silly.
It's a 'diversity thing',
funwithknives Wednesday, April 18th at 3:35PM EDT (link)you just wouldn’t understand………
How in hell is he gonna ‘splain this to Sasha and Malia?
” I wasn’t Dro-o-llng kids, Honest…. Bo IS a ‘Good Boy’, isn’t he?”
{“… ‘specially with some onions and taters and bis-cuits. Love them bis-cuits,hhmmmm….}
When will The Left come out and DeMand!! that Barry denounce “Dogs as Protein”? Then the Mea-Culpas will commence and He’ll have to go to rehab at “Promises”…..
Count on at least one episode of Barry confessing to the girls on OWN, with audience participation,abundant crying., and celebrities coming on to vent Their Darkest Canine Secrets…..
“Right here on ‘Oprah’, where nothing is sacred, and for good reasons….”
Dog eats dog?
johnt Wednesday, April 18th at 10:32AM EDT (link)Literally! There is something manifestly unjust about a lower order creature eating canine meat, But going on to the Presidency?
A side trip to trivia is OK as long as it’s only a side trip. We understand the tiny minds of the left, petty and twisted, you have to get their infant attention. Perhaps this was another Genius Axelrod gem.
Question is, did Obama grow up and out of old habits? After all, he married a dog.
“a man’s admiration for absolute government is proportinate to the contempt he feels for those around him”. Tocqueville
You may have a point there.
funwithknives Wednesday, April 18th at 3:57PM EDT (link)Didn’t I see some pictures of her, digging up a garden?
Nnaaahhh…! Musta been a mirage.
Peace (and levity) is earned through victory.
WmCraig (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 10:41AM EDT (link)OK, it would be great if we could turn back the clock, but the conditions that Reagan ran under though hardly ideal where far different than today. Carter and Mondale, however bad their politics were not Obama. Neither prided themselves on being an antagonist.
It is a different world we live in today. What we are seeing is straight out of Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals. And what I am seeing so far tells me somebody on Romney’s staff read the book.
We all need to read it. It defines who Barrack Obama is, and that defines what this election will be about.
For the record, I like the way Romney has handled the last two incidents, first with Mrs. Romney, and now the dog, The “Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight” theory. And someone has vetted Obama, even if the media hasn’t. They have ammo and this could make Obama vulnerable.
Rule number 1.Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.
People on Obama’s staff have to be asking themselves what else Romney is paying attention to, what other retort he has, what other attacks he can mount. Obama’s minions who will follow rule number 6 start shut up when they can envision themselves getting the “Hilary (Rosen) treatment”. And that is a winning strategy.
If you haven’t read Alinsky’s book get the summary (Beck has a good one) and understand it, It makes Obama’s campaign predictable. Obama has changed the establishment, and the establishment has changed the rules of the game. It will be hard to understand let alone win if you don’t know the “Rules”.
We don’t need another gentleman champion like McCain and the Romney’s appear to get that too.
petty
fishgod3 Wednesday, April 18th at 11:09AM EDT (link),Just petty, get to the issues!!!!! Talk about something that makes a differance in my79yr.old disabled Korean vets life. All this sniping does NO GOOD.I sometimes wonder why I keep reading so many stupid posts.
if you can't stand the heat
streiff (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 11:13AM EDT (link)the kitchen isn’t the best place for you.
Just a thought.
“What keeps me here is the reek of beer, the ladies and the craic”
sniping????
gswank Wednesday, April 18th at 2:16PM EDT (link)One good seal team or marine sniper could solve the problem???
Geraght at NRO explains why these petty issues are brought up
Kyle-MI (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 1:27PM EDT (link)http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/296366/dog-days-presidential-campaign-begin?toggle=y#comment-bar
Besides just the simple answer that Obama is desperate, you can blame the uninformed swing voters for stupid issues. I am not sure what we can do about this. I would suggest relentless mocking, but, with the fate of the election in their hands, that might not be wise at least in the short term.
Free Metamucil under Medicaid.
Tbone (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 2:24PM EDT (link)“Psyllium, a bulk-forming laxative, is used to treat constipation. It absorbs liquid in the intestines, swells, and forms a bulky stool, which is easy to pass. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. ”
Are you a single issue voter?
Envisioning when all that is Left is the Right.
thx for the reco my rare steak friend
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Thursday, April 19th at 8:16AM EDT (link)Sorry for the unpleasantness of late. God bless.
Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com and Charlotte Observer columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson
heat?
fishgod3 Wednesday, April 18th at 3:20PM EDT (link)Heat ain`t the problem it`s the stupidity
Face it, in this crazy, mixed-up worldwe all live in,
funwithknives Wednesday, April 18th at 3:54PM EDT (link)you just can’t look away………..
Call it: Stress relief,
Or: Folks gettin’ silly,
Or: Cruel Conservatism , with a friggen bullet.
BTW, thank you for your service. All kidding aside, FG3
Ex canibus cannabis ?
CincoSolas_del_Bronx (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 11:25AM EDT (link)(And for those who know how to do it right … temper judgment with mercy!)
Those dreading urbanization should remember that though the Kingdom of God first appeared in a temporal Garden, at the end of the book it is established in an eternal City. (paraphrase, James M. Boice)
soli Deo gloria
WOW
redeyes Wednesday, April 18th at 12:27PM EDT (link)Thank God Rick Santorum suspended his campaign and ended the primary process, so we can get on with the campaign against Obama with the GOP’s “annointed one” so stories like this can get out! You know because this is the most important election in this country’s history and all.
This is called Return Fire. Get used to it.
Martin Knight (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 12:55PM EDT (link)Seriously, did you just start paying attention to politics yesterday?
Candidate is talking about Candidate B’s troubling record of “cruelty to animals”.
Candidate B is talking about tweaking the Northeastern Diary Milk Compact.
Guess who wins?
Deal with it, buddy
Neil Stevens (Diary) Wednesday, April 18th at 12:58PM EDT (link)I’m sorry your feelings are hurt by us going after Obama.
If you don’t like Obama taking fire, go to Daily Kos, pal.
RS contributing editor and “a hardy variety of crabgrass.”
Read the RedState Posting Rules
Unlikely Voter: Poll Analysis, Election Projection.
“I rejoice that America has resisted.” – William Pitt, the Elder
Confucious say
tnfriendofcoal101368 Wednesday, April 18th at 1:33PM EDT (link)Those that sling mud, shouldn’t complain about getting dirty. Axelrod started the War on Dogs, it looks like #ObamaDogRecipes ended it.
I give the above commentor,
funwithknives Wednesday, April 18th at 3:48PM EDT (link)7.5 Woofs for clarity and 9 for being right on.
{Perfection is not yet attained, GrassHopper….}
Which commentor?
redeyes Thursday, April 19th at 1:54AM EDT (link)This thread is confusing. I know what I meant but nobodey else seems to!
The one marked/headed
funwithknives Thursday, April 19th at 3:57PM EDT (link)‘Confucious say’
Presidents Taylor, Lincoln stories
celador2 Wednesday, April 18th at 4:29PM EDT (link)At a time long ago when wars or loomed constantly and there was much suffering presidents relied upon humor that packed a punch to stay sane. Their respnses also led by example. There are many examples that come to mind with Lincoln who was quite a story teller. Other presidents used humor to turn a storm into sunshine or powerful hope.
As I recall and wing this—
Pres Taylor said he’d defer to Congress and sign what rhey sent him. Being dominated by slave owning class the fist few months were a drag to the north and free labor abolitionist. Then California statehood became an issue and ZING!
California wanted to enter the US as a free state. Some southern senators objected and one from Mississippi threatened secession.
Suddenly the new president got a life of his own over the conflict of what status would California have as a state free or slave. He gave his opinion.
.
‘If California wants to be free it will join as a free US state’, said Taylor. The union in north rejoiced at this unexpected activist support for a free state!
‘
Mr President, what would you do to the ones who yell ‘secession’ over California as a free state, asked supporters.
HANG ‘EM replied Taylor. Then he added “Starting with my son in law.”
ROFL….
Gen and later Pres Taylor’s daughter was the firs wife of Jefferson Davis later US War Secretary and pres Confederacy.
We really need to stop taking the bait
beccaleigh Thursday, April 19th at 8:39AM EDT (link)Whenever I see something as contrived as this, I immediately become curious about what they are trying to distract voters from.. Any time we waste on things like this and the “war on women” (an apparently successful distraction campaign waged by the left in response to the HHS mandate) is time that we could be talking about things like the Senate deciding (again) to not vote on a budget. There’s even a very powerful picture that was taken of the budget committee where one side of the table is just empty chairs. The dems have disappeared from even having the discussion and that visual speaks volumes. This nonsense about dogs makes me feel like throwing up and shows how many people didn’t do their homework on Obama since it was in his book.
The dog jokes are fun.....
rightwingnut2 (Diary) Thursday, April 19th at 8:57AM EDT (link)…but you’re right. Expect a new distraction almost daily between now and the conventions.
One last dog eating joke….
On the menu at the next White House bash….
Bo Mein
Baby Bo Ribs
A Big Bo of Chili
General Tso's Bo!
Repair_Man_Jack (Diary) Thursday, April 19th at 9:00AM EDT (link)-nt
Mr. Obama is pretending that an economic “recovery” is underway when he knows damn well that the banking system is just blowing smoke up the shredded *** of what’s left of that economy – James Howard Kunstler
And maybe a little
Jack_Savage (Diary) Thursday, April 19th at 9:15AM EDT (link)…German Shepherd’s Pie.
Has anyone seen Bo lately.......?
rightwingnut2 (Diary) Thursday, April 19th at 10:29AM EDT (link)nt
We can walk and chew gum at the same time
Kyle-MI (Diary) Thursday, April 19th at 8:58AM EDT (link)Unfortunately, we are not the ones who get to decide whether to be distracted or not. That is mostly in the hands of the uninformed swing voters and to a somewhat lesser extent the MSM (also known as the Dems’ propaganda wing). If we don’t hit back at these stupid types of charges then the Dems and the MSM will keep playing them.
As this incident has shown, the only way to stop it is to flip the meme against the Dems. We do not have the option of ignoring it.