That very first paragraph is the reason why Americans are so gosh darn stupid about domestic and foreign affairs.

Does anybody expect politicians to keep their promises?

/Someone had to post it

Did the dog come from Wall Street too?

Cue the manufactured conservative outrage over the fact it's not an American dog.

For much of the public, it is the most widely anticipated appointment to the new Obama administration: Who will be the first dog?

I laughed, but inside I cried.

brap: i253.photobucket.com

RON PAUL wouldn't have yappy dogs as a pet. He'd have pet dinosaurs because he's that awesome.

Ted Kennedy should just bequeath his dog to Solly and Moeshia.

Maybe, JUST MAYBE, he's waiting 'til the girls have their summer break. Anyway, they probably picked it out and sent it to the trainer by now.

However, I liked the article. NPR does a good job with "tongue in cheek" reporting.

Ahhh_Ennui: Maybe, JUST MAYBE, he's waiting 'til the girls have their summer break

What school hasn't had spring break yet?

Ryan2065: Ahhh_Ennui: Maybe, JUST MAYBE, he's waiting 'til the girls have their summer break

What school hasn't had spring break yet?

The one where they teach the difference between "spring" and "summer?"

For much of the public, it is the most widely anticipated appointment to the new Obama administration: Who will be the first dog?

We're doomed.

that there is a new first puppy and that it is a Portuguese water dog.

Isn't there an entry on Urban Dictionary for that sort of thing?

patrick767: We're doomed.

Look at it this way. If the bulk of people are worried about the dog, then they aren't voting.

I think they had a few dogs as viable candidates, but it turns out they hadn't filed tax returns for years.

RodneyToady: I think they had a few dogs as viable candidates, but it turns out they hadn't filed tax returns for years.

Snert.

I heard he was expanding the war in Iraq and was planning on invading a random country based on trumped up intelligence within the month.

who

the

fark

cares?

eddyatwork: brap: i253.photobucket.com

RON PAUL wouldn't have yappy dogs as a pet. He'd have pet dinosaurs because he's that awesome.

or he'd have a hot tall redhead that licks his enormous brass balls at his every whim.

But...but....Bush?

If a person will lie to his daughters, he will have no problem lying to strangers.

i hope he spends a lot of time on this dog business.

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Win.

/Except that dogs aren't in the constitution.

Don't blame me, I voted for LOTS OF DOGS.

Steigen: who

the

fark

cares?

O'Reilly, Beck, Limbaugh, Coulter, Malkin.... The list goes on and on.

eddyatwork:
RON PAUL wouldn't have yappy dogs as a pet. He'd have pet dinosaurs because he's that awesome.

Just like Jesus did.

timefishblue: Don't blame me, I voted for LOTS OF DOGS.



/cue Hail to the Chief

I'm encouraged that Obama is being more careful about the dog he chooses than Bush was about, say, who he appointed as the head of FEMA, for example.

He should have picked a large cat instead. Like a leopard or minx or mountain lion or something.

Or a ferret. The Presidential ferret.

Or an iguana. Those things are cool. He could wear it on his neck at summits.

/drtfa

Groover McToober: Steigen: who

the

fark

cares?

O'Reilly, Beck, Limbaugh, Coulter, Malkin.... The list goes on and on.

This story is from NPR.
Try again.

as someone who just got a puppy i'm getting a kick out...damnit, again on the carpet! we were outside ten seconds ago!!!

I think Voting for the WH dog would have been a better way to select the dog. The TOTUS recommended this approach.


O - Black Lab
O - Spanish Water Dog
O - Rescued Mixed Breed
O - Nancy Pelosi

netcentric: I think Voting for the WH dog would have been a better way to select the dog. The TOTUS recommended this approach.


O - Black Lab
O - Spanish Water Dog
O - Rescued Mixed Breed
O - Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi isn't housebroken.

patrick767: For much of the public, it is the most widely anticipated appointment to the new Obama administration: Who will be the first dog?

We're doomed.



Lighten up, Goldenrod.

People, Seekrit Muslins don't like Dogs. Duh.

According to Politifact's scoring system:

PROMISES KEPT: 23
COMPROMISES: 7
PROMISES BROKEN: 5
PROMISES STALLED: 3
PROMISES IN THE WORKS: 62
YET TO TAKE ACTION: 414

Considering we're only like 80-some days in, that's pretty good. (And anyone who thought he'd have a 100% success rate is kidding themselves, though a few of the rulings I do take issue with.)

It took a while to find a gay, non-white, Ivy League educated Democrat dog from Chicago.

There are so many dogs out there that don't have homes. Honestly, I would have preferred to see him adopt a dog from a shelter.

Holy shiat Obama! Just buy a goddamn golden retriever already!

whereisian: He should have picked a large cat instead. Like a leopard or minx or mountain lion or something.

Or a ferret. The Presidential ferret.

Or an iguana. Those things are cool. He could wear it on his neck at summits.

/drtfa

John Quincy Adams had an alligator in the White House.

These dogs are facing death. Thanks for nothing, Mr. President.

dySWN and IStateTheObvious are you paying attention? Part of what is taking so long is he is finding a dog of the right breed from a shelter.

...yeah, not pleased he went with a shop dog. Biden did too.

So there's that strike against them.

NotARocketScientist: dySWN and IStateTheObvious are you paying attention? Part of what is taking so long is he is finding a dog of the right breed from a shelter.

...and this is why I should really pay attention. And reload the page after being away from it for 20 minutes.

NotARocketScientist: dySWN and IStateTheObvious are you paying attention? Part of what is taking so long is he is finding a dog of the right breed from a shelter.

I've been paying perfect attention. His dog is coming from a breeder, not a shelter. Purebreds of any kind are rare in a shelter. So he is going to get a purebred from a breeder, and those breeders will see an uptick in demand. Or he could get a mutt from a shelter and there would be an uptick in adoptions.

So from where I sit, he is condemning thousands of dogs to death, all because his little girl might get a sniffle. Sounds fair.

/Exposure to allergens at a young age is a GOOD thing
//That's how the immune system develops...exposure to 'bad' things

NotARocketScientist: dySWN and IStateTheObvious are you paying attention? Part of what is taking so long is he is finding a dog of the right breed from a shelter.

PS...even if it does come from a shelter, which I have not seen any evidence that it will, it will still drive others to the breeders so they can get the same kind of dog he has. So whether it is provided by a shelter or a breeder, he is condemning thousands to die.