Mitt Romney

[jadecat]

Not that I needed another reason, particularly, to be against the guy (I mean really, the complete flip flop he's taken on his views is enough). But I found one without even trying!

This is a clip from a Time Article, the link to the complete article, and the official publication info follows.

"The reporter intended the anecdote that opened part four of the Boston Globe's profile of Mitt Romney to illustrate, as the story said, "emotion-free crisis management": Father deals with minor — but gross — incident during a 1983 family vacation, and saves the day. But the details of the event are more than unseemly — they may, in fact, be illegal.

The incident: dog excrement found on the roof and windows of the Romney station wagon. How it got there: Romney strapped a dog carrier — with the family dog Seamus, an Irish Setter, in it — to the roof of the family station wagon for a twelve hour drive from Boston to Ontario, which the family apparently completed, despite Seamus's rather visceral protest.

Massachusetts's animal cruelty laws specifically prohibit anyone from carrying an animal "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." An officer for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals responded to a description of the situation saying "it's definitely something I'd want to check out."

from: Romney's Cruel Canine Vacation
Author: ANA MARIE COX
Publication: TIME Magazine
Publisher: Time Inc.
Date: Jun 27, 2007

Copyright © 2007, Time Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1638065,00.html


The pure thoughtlessness and lack of compassion this shows...

Comments

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

Romney is one of the few things I don't like about living in Mass. I am so not voting for him.

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

I just have to wonder about the thought process that would make putting your dog in a carrier ON the car acceptable. I just don't get it.

Then again I don't let me dog stick his head all the way out the window when we're in the car either- debris getting in his eye at high speed could be very bad. So my poor pup has to be content with just enough space to get part of his nose out (if that. ;) ).

[bernmarx.livejournal.com]

I hadn't thought about the debris, that's a good point.

Although we don't have dogs anyway. We have cats; we only crack the windows -- if I can get my fist through the gap, it's too wide. Cats have been apparently known to jump out, which would be very bad.

Romney's anecdote made me think of Clark Griswold, although (a) that was a movie and (b) that was an accident, even in the context of the movie.

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

I can easily see a cat not grasping the 'speed' concept and yeah, trying to jump out.

Also, the actual website did have a picture of the Griswold's in front of their car next to a picture of Romney. ;) And yeah, an accident rather than the intentional placement.

[edobrzel.livejournal.com]

They actually have goggles for pets for just such a reason. PetSmart sells Doggles. :)

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

Really? I've kind of heard of them... and I'm sure Kyle would actually wear one (he's pretty amazing in that regard). But I imagine they look pretty silly. *goes to follow the link*

[sylo-tode.livejournal.com]

What scares me about that story is the people who are going to see his "emotion-free crisis management" and not the utter stupidity that led it!

[preaching-to-the-choir adjectives and ranting deleted]

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

*laughs at the last statement* I don't know how many times I've tried to interrupt a hubby rant by reminding him 'Honey, preacher and choir...'

But yeah how is there 'emotion-free crisis management' in any of that situation? What, he gets kudos for not being angry that there was dog crap on the car?

[azbound.livejournal.com]

And another nail in the Romney coffin...

I became anti-Romney (not that I was ever "pro" Romney) about the time he got quoted as saying, "I can't imagine anything worse than polygamy." Dude, seriously? That's the worse? You really need to get out more.

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

He said what?! Wow. I can think of maybe a couple few things worse... Though I suppose he maybe had to say something along those lines what with peoples misperceptions about modern Mormons.

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

WTF! Someone should strap him to a car and drive for four hours. I'll have to read the link later. What time of year was it? geez.

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

I know. My jaw dropped too- I couldn't believe that anyone would do that! Then again, I can't believe anyone would drive on the highway with their dogs in the back of the pick-up. Oh and I'm thinking good ole Mitt should be subjected to the same *12* hours the dog was! The article doesn't even mention if they stopped to let the dog go potty! (though, with the excrement on the car I'm pretty sure that's a 'no.')

As yet another 'why I love my hubby' he has actually told people (like at a gas station or something and he sees dogs in the back of their open pickup) "Hey, you know that's illegal, right?" Most often- they don't know. Sometimes they do get a bit testy when they're informed of this... But he still does it. :)

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

See. I mis-read it the first time. I thought it was four hours for the dog. Twelve is just beyond unreasonable. As if any of it was reasonable. This invokes something much deeper and darker than dislike. What an ass. I seethe.

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

typical Repub/Dominionist behaviour

he only assigns worth to rich white xtian males.

[the-heartless.livejournal.com]

...that's just sick. What person would do that! The jackass!