Mitt Romney

[NoHall]

Judge a man or woman on the life they've led, and you'll have more than enough info to decide who may be a good pick.

Absolutely...and I think this will float to the surface and drown out anything the candidate will say about his or her own religion.

 

[seacrestkristi]

Plus, Romney carried the family dog in the car's roof top carrier while traveling on cross country family vacations! How bizarre is that?!

(Oops, sorry, not a political view)

For real???

 

[Matt J]

For real???

Yes, but if I remember correctly he explained that it was a carrier specifically designed for the roof of the car. Not anything like this:

[nomedia]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz7zeX_y7nk[/nomedia]

 

[Rudyjohn]

For real???

yes, for real. In one of those wire dog crates that ARE NOT TO BE USED IN THIS WAY. Isn't that wild? I mean what kind of a human being would do that? And in front of their kids and family. I just can't get that image out of my mind. It has been mentioned more than once in this political debate (ABC's Nightline being the most recent) and they weren't joking about it either. Take it for what it's worth but it's weird to me tho.


SJ, I agree that the belly of a jet is horrible but how frightening is it for the family pet to be flying along at 75mph on the interstate for 8/hrs/day on top of the friggin' car??? Makes me sick.

 

[NoHall]

Somehow I glossed over the "cross-country" part of that...yikes...

 

[Rudyjohn]

Cruel Canine Vacation - Time Magazine

There's over 10 pages on Google of Romney's animal cruelty debacle.

 

[NoHall]

Discussing personal characteristics of the candidate is fine by me. I will just add that only in an extreme case will you see my dogs in a carrier on the roof of my car, but I would do that before I would throw them into the belly of a commercial jet, or leaving them with a crappy kennel. The top of the car isn't much different from the back of the pickup truck.

Cruel Canine Vacation - Time Magazine

There's over 10 pages on Google of Romney's animal cruelty debacle.

The article says that it's against state law in Massachusetts to carry a dog in the open bed of a pickup truck...

 

[Matt J]

The article says that it's against state law in Massachusetts to carry a dog in the open bed of a pickup truck...

I would assume due to the cold temperatures. I would consider it cruelty right now if someone had a dog in the bed of there truck.

 

[Rudyjohn]

The article says that it's against state law in Massachusetts to carry a dog in the open bed of a pickup truck...

yeah, the poor dog was scared s- - - less! Literally.

 

[goofer]

Separation of church and state is a concept most on this board, I'm including everyone now, like to dance around but do not subscribe to. All this considering of a human being based on his religion is a worthless waste of time. The genius of our government is that we have been able to rid our governing branches of the bickering an animosity that comes from judging one's private religious or non-religious beliefs. You can easily judge the character and history of accomplishment of a potential candidate without the mindless comments about someone's manner in with they may or may not worship a deity. Clinton carried a Bible for the cameras every chance he had, but was a moral scumbag. Judge a man or woman on the life they've led, and you'll have more than enough info to decide who may be a good pick.

Good comment, Bob. Think of the life and the accomplishments of John McCain. He has all the things a great President requires:
Judgement
Character
Integrity
Experience
Iintelligence
Insight
Knowledge of History