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This is a heartwarming story of Mitt Romney, his lovely family and their trusted family pet Seamus the Irish Setter.
Nah. This is a brief look into the personal life of one Willard Mitt Romney which I think is a window to the real person. We've all seen enough pictures of Mittens. This is an photo of a typical Irish setter. In the interest of full disclosure Seamus was quite a bit larger but I don't have his picture.
In 1983 a 36 year old Mitt packed up his family and luggage into their station wagon for a 12 hour journey to a family cottage. Mitt placed the family dog in a cage and strapped it to the top of the car and took off on their 12 hour ride. Part way through the ride Seamus developed a case of diarrea and took a shit on the top of the car which ran down the back windshield. Mitt pulled into a gas station, borrowed a hose, sprayed down the car and the dog, put Seamus back on the roof and continued the trip.
This story came to light albeit absent the shitting part in 2007. Chris Wallace of Fox News asked Mitt about this and his defense was...
Before I state what it says about Mitt, let's look at his defense.
"The air-tight container". Seamus is/was quite a large dog and an air-tight container would have caused him suffocate in a matter of hours. That defense is either a big lie or shows unbelievable cruelty.
"Seamus loved it up there". Don't really know if that is true but we do know at some point he ceased loving it when he went into abdominal distress possibly caused by the anxiety of being strapped to the top of a car going 60mph for up to 12 hours in a hot cage with not a lot of air.
He built a special windshield. Big 'ole thumbs up for Mitt!
Did Mitt have any alternatives? In 1983 Mitt was a VP for Bain. I don't know how well off he was but I guess he could have afforded to rent a large enough vehicle so everyone including Seamus could ride in the car. Most station wagons are equipped with luggage racks so here's an idea, tie the luggage to the roof and let Seamus ride in the car.
I not a smart guy like Mitt. Just some dummy posting on ATP&N like others giving my opinions and observations. Seems to me that kind of detachment and lack of empathy must be some serious character flaw. Even given the chance to correct at best, a mistake Mitt just hosed down the car, Seamus and plopped him right back up on the top of the car and continued his mission.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lanny-davis/-romneys-dog-on-car-roof-_b_1202883.html
Nah. This is a brief look into the personal life of one Willard Mitt Romney which I think is a window to the real person. We've all seen enough pictures of Mittens. This is an photo of a typical Irish setter. In the interest of full disclosure Seamus was quite a bit larger but I don't have his picture.
In 1983 a 36 year old Mitt packed up his family and luggage into their station wagon for a 12 hour journey to a family cottage. Mitt placed the family dog in a cage and strapped it to the top of the car and took off on their 12 hour ride. Part way through the ride Seamus developed a case of diarrea and took a shit on the top of the car which ran down the back windshield. Mitt pulled into a gas station, borrowed a hose, sprayed down the car and the dog, put Seamus back on the roof and continued the trip.
This story came to light albeit absent the shitting part in 2007. Chris Wallace of Fox News asked Mitt about this and his defense was...
At no time did he say he say "in retrospect it was a bad idea" or "cruel" or "I shouldn't have done it"
Before I state what it says about Mitt, let's look at his defense.
"The air-tight container". Seamus is/was quite a large dog and an air-tight container would have caused him suffocate in a matter of hours. That defense is either a big lie or shows unbelievable cruelty.
"Seamus loved it up there". Don't really know if that is true but we do know at some point he ceased loving it when he went into abdominal distress possibly caused by the anxiety of being strapped to the top of a car going 60mph for up to 12 hours in a hot cage with not a lot of air.
He built a special windshield. Big 'ole thumbs up for Mitt!
Did Mitt have any alternatives? In 1983 Mitt was a VP for Bain. I don't know how well off he was but I guess he could have afforded to rent a large enough vehicle so everyone including Seamus could ride in the car. Most station wagons are equipped with luggage racks so here's an idea, tie the luggage to the roof and let Seamus ride in the car.
I not a smart guy like Mitt. Just some dummy posting on ATP&N like others giving my opinions and observations. Seems to me that kind of detachment and lack of empathy must be some serious character flaw. Even given the chance to correct at best, a mistake Mitt just hosed down the car, Seamus and plopped him right back up on the top of the car and continued his mission.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lanny-davis/-romneys-dog-on-car-roof-_b_1202883.html
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