CNN Plays Up Tiny 'Dogs Against Romney' Protest
CNN gave a measly eleven seconds of coverage to the 2011 March for Life, attended by an estimated 100,000 people, but they saw fit to give more time on Wednesday to a "Dogs Against Romney" protest of about a dozen participants.
Correspondent Jeanie Moos admitted that the tiny protest "was a treat we in the media couldn't resist." She was on the scene Tuesday to interview "doggie protesters" ripping GOP candidate Mitt Romney for an incident that occurred 19 years ago, and even touted an Obama campaign tweet sniping at Romney for the very same reason. [Video below the break. Click here for audio.]
The tongue-in-cheek gathering outside Manhattan's Westminister Dog Show protested Romney's decision to put his family's dog in a kennel on top of the car for a lengthy road trip in 1983.
CNN anchor Christine Romans tabbed the protest as a "four-legged backlash" against Romney. Moos teed up one protester by noting that Romney made the dog ride on top of the car for 12 hours. Another protester cracked that he might have forced one of his children to ride on top of the car.
"This is a dog that will not vote for Romney," one participant told Moos. "How do you know?" was her question in response.
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Really?
Submitted by Russian55 on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 6:13pm.
My dogs won't vote for Romney either. BECAUSE THEY'RE DOGS.
These people are beyond stupid.
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All my dogs will vote for Mitt
Submitted by truth_to_hypocrisy on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 6:29pm.
Obviously these people don’t know their dogs. Most dogs love to feel the wind in their face riding down the road, mine included. Mitt's dog was probably having the time of his life riding in less cramped quarters than the Romney children. These people don’t live in fly-over country where dogs ride in the back of trucks or hang their heads out the window to catch a little breeze. One of my dogs will climb all over you to get his head out of the window. Some people should not be allowed to raise dogs or children, I suspect these protestors fall into that category.
Let me caveat this by saying I do use restraining harnesses for the protection of my dogs when traveling.
I hope they don't ask you to
Submitted by GreenTea on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 1:56am.
I hope they don't ask you to do damage control for Mitt's campaign concerning this situation ha ha...it was a dumb and mind boggling move on Mitts part or whoever idea it was to put the dog on top of the car, but the past is the past...
To these clowns
Submitted by KornKing on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 6:44pm.
Dogs are more important than children anyhow
...in MI Rmoney's numbers are 'going to the dogs'...
Submitted by vrwc13 on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 7:03pm.
Michigan GOP Primary: MRG: Santorum +10 | Mitchell: Santorum +9
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/mi/michigan_repub...
National too: Rasmussen: Rmoney Trails By 12
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb-staff/2012/02/15/open-thread-more-crony-...
...and gotta love that mud-gun Rombo add!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtOcrS6axnE
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The burden of life is from ourselves, its lightness from the grace of Christ and the love of God. - William Bernard Ullanthorne
Nothing Like A Little Equivocation
Submitted by HardRightTurn on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 11:39pm.
A moderate Republican is mean to dogs and liberals kill unborn babies in their mother's womb. I don't get how liberals think they have a leg to stand on. Beware, abortion on demand will become abortion demanded.
To more fully comprehend the Left, one must read “Leftism As Psychopathy” by John Ray, M.A., Ph.D. Caution, it might scare you a little bit.
http://jonjayray.tripod.com/psycho.html
I initially misread the headline
Submitted by panzerakc on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 1:02am.
and saw "Tiny dogs against Romney".
I thought, "who cares what a Yorkie thinks?"
it happened 29 not 19 years
Submitted by GreenTea on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 1:49am.
it happened 29 not 19 years ago...mindless people will protest anything when if it has anything to do with a GOP candidate, president or whatever..they have no other life's purpose but to be a public nuisance
National Lampoon's Vacation
Submitted by Infidel on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:11am.
No one protested when Clark Griswold took Grandma's dog out for a drag...We all laughed. Next time one of the kids should ride up top, just make sure they have a healthy lunch so no one gets into trouble.