Barack Chooses His New Post-Racial Dog
A NEW dog in the White House.
Obama says yes. Says Sam Ellis in the Boston Globe:
If a prez doesn’t have a dog, it means he’s a communist and he loses the entire dog people vote, a disturbing bunch who stretch from the redwood forests to the gulfstream waters. Obama’s presidency could hinge on getting this one right.
You can cheer for Obama and spin him to the readers Obama, but you cannot disguise a lack of dog:
The Washington Post’s ombudsman considers the paper’s election coverage:
The Post provided a lot of good campaign coverage, but readers have been consistently critical of the lack of probing issues coverage and what they saw as a tilt toward Democrat Barack Obama. My surveys, which ended on Election Day, show that they are right on both counts…
The op-ed page ran far more laudatory opinion pieces on Obama, 32, than on Sen. John McCain, 13. There were far more negative pieces (58) about McCain than there were about Obama (32), and Obama got the editorial board’s endorsement…
Obama deserved tougher scrutiny than he got, especially of his undergraduate years, his start in Chicago and his relationship with Antoin “Tony” Rezko, who was convicted this year of influence-peddling in Chicago. The Post did nothing on Obama’s acknowledged drug use as a teenager…
One gaping hole in coverage involved Joe Biden, Obama’s running mate. When Gov. Sarah Palin was nominated for vice president, reporters were booking the next flight to Alaska. Some readers thought The Post went over Palin with a fine-tooth comb and neglected Biden. They are right; it was a serious omission.
Now at least the Post and pretty much all other papers can investigate Obama. So, Mr President-Elect, what kind of a dog will you get?
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Posted: 9th, November 2008 | In: Barack Obama, Politicians Comments (6) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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November 10th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Have a rescue Jack russell like we have now to give him a run for his money!!!
November 9th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
I like the picture of Dog (the bounty hunter) is he on TV in Britain?
If so, I pity you. This is the fool who says it’s ok for him to call people niggers because
“he’s tight with black people”.
Oh really Dog?
I know at least three who would be happy to kick his redneck butt.
But here in Obama land I guess we all have to get along now.
That’s OK with me
November 9th, 2008 at 10:41 am
In Dog We Trust
November 9th, 2008 at 10:40 am
A border collie. I like to think that if Jesus came back, he would have a border collie. Very symbolic for the ’shepherd’ role and good company for all those long walks in the wilderness
November 9th, 2008 at 10:15 am
The vote has been cast in this house and the verdicts are
from Henry and Ranald - a golden retriever;
from Harry - a terrier
from Lucy and Mollie - a yellow/black lab (there is colour division on this -Lucy is black, Mollie is yellow)
from Sally - a greyhound
Just noticed this but on the grounds on colour harmony a terrier is best, but for harmony generally the other breeds are better
November 9th, 2008 at 10:03 am
The Presidential/Premier rule of pets.
It has to be a middle-sized dog. A big dog is too uber-macho for a Presidents image and a small dog is too wuzzie. No Rotties or Chihuahuas in the White House. And it must be trained to follow HIM onto assorted helicopters.
Kids can carry it when its a puppy but after that it will be HIM.
Bush got it right with a middle sized dog on little legs that he could pick up for photo ops, carry up the stairs but put down when necessary.
It must be very middle of the road, neither pampered nor ignored but it must be attractive with the aaahhhh factor. A bouncy Spaniel is good.
The missus and kids might be allowed a cat which the President/Premier can admit to tolerating but it can’t be HIS cat and it must be a moggie with a mind of its own. No pampered Persians or Sphinxes on velvet cushions.
The rules of caged pets…… oh okay. I won’t go on……