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Time to elect first dog
Chicago Sun-Times ^ | November 6, 2008 | STEFANO ESPOSITO

Posted on 11/06/2008 5:38:04 AM PST by KeyLargo

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To: Mr Rogers

“I was going to suggest a Border Collie. They are usually a mix of black and white, and SOMEONE in the White House needs a brain!

Then I realized the BC would be smart enough to run away and find an owner who doesn’t hate dogs...and it seems Michelle doesn’t want ANY white associated with her family.”

I have a beautiful and very smart 13 year-old Border Collie. She loves to watch Animal Planet on T.V. She is definitely a conservative dog. When I watch COPS I have to keep her away from the screen because she jumps at the perps when they are running away from the cops.

When I see my dog I often think of this great article:

On Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs - Dave Grossman
By LTC (RET) Dave Grossman, author of “On Killing.”

Honor never grows old, and honor rejoices the heart of age. It does so because honor is, finally, about defending those noble and worthy things that deserve defending, even if it comes at a high cost. In our time, that may mean social disapproval, public scorn, hardship, persecution, or as always,even death itself. The question remains: What is worth defending? What is worth dying for? What is worth living for? - William J. Bennett - in a lecture to the United States Naval Academy November 24, 1997

One Vietnam veteran, an old retired colonel, once said this to me:

“Most of the people in our society are sheep. They are kind, gentle, productive creatures who can only hurt one another by accident.” This is true. Remember, the murder rate is six per 100,000 per year, and the aggravated assault rate is four per 1,000 per year. What this means is that the vast majority of Americans are not inclined to hurt one another. Some estimates say that two million Americans are victims of violent crimes every year, a tragic, staggering number, perhaps an all-time record rate of violent crime. But there are almost 300 million Americans, which means that the odds of being a victim of violent crime is considerably less than one in a hundred on any given year. Furthermore, since many violent crimes are committed by repeat offenders, the actual number of violent citizens is considerably less than two million.

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Read: http://mwkworks.com/onsheepwolvesandsheepdogs.html


21 posted on 11/06/2008 7:14:25 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo
Are we sure we want to encourage this guy to get a pet?

"With Lolo, I learned how to eat small green chili peppers raw with dinner (plenty of rice), and away from the dinner table, I was introduced to dog meat (tough), snake meat (tougher), and roasted grasshopper (crunchy). Like many Indonesians, Lolo followed a brand of Islam that could make room for the remnants of more ancient animist and Hindu faiths. He explained that a man took on the powers of whatever he ate: One day soon, he promised, he would bring home a piece of tiger meat for us to share."

22 posted on 11/06/2008 7:29:10 AM PST by SJackson (I don't believe that people should be able to own guns, BH Obama to John Lott)
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To: sodpoodle
just another photo-op and to reinforce that Obama is not a Muslim (dogs are a no-no)

No, see post 22, he eats dog.

23 posted on 11/06/2008 7:30:21 AM PST by SJackson (I don't believe that people should be able to own guns, BH Obama to John Lott)
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To: SJackson

*****No, see post 22, he eats dog.*****

OMG I had no idea - a cannibal in the WH???????


24 posted on 11/06/2008 7:39:18 AM PST by sodpoodle (Man studies evolution to understand His creation.)
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To: KeyLargo

I’d suggest a lab or a lab mix from a shelter... there are lots of good dogs out there looking for homes.


25 posted on 11/06/2008 7:44:36 AM PST by Hyzenthlay (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: KeyLargo
Why not CHANGE? Get a cat!
26 posted on 11/06/2008 9:03:06 AM PST by Eye of Unk (Aleutica, the new name of Free Alaska)
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To: BubbaBasher
Looks just like Michelle.

a little red spray paint, you gotta match..

27 posted on 11/06/2008 4:59:41 PM PST by OBXWanderer (Looking for a job on change.gov,? Obama wants to know if you are a US citizen)
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To: KeyLargo

Islam considers dogs dirty


28 posted on 11/06/2008 5:02:29 PM PST by kanawa (http://www.canadalovessarah.ca/)
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