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Romneys TV interview reignites dog-on-roof controversy
Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 4/17/12 | Amy Worden

Posted on 04/18/2012 8:06:35 AM PDT by Only Sane Man

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To: SamAdams76
"Always those trips were fun. It was about 15 miles each way down Highways 168, 75 and 431 with speeds up to 70mph and we'd be sitting in the back drinking/spilling cans of Dr. Pepper all over ourselves."

Same type of experience here... We used to go on camping trips and sometimes rode hundreds of miles in the back of a pickup truck. My dad had a green canvas canopy he put over the back when it was raining. We called it the “Army Truck”. We didn't realize we were being abused. We thought it was fun!

41 posted on 04/18/2012 9:13:40 AM PDT by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: Le Chien Rouge

I loved that movie.


42 posted on 04/18/2012 9:16:33 AM PDT by Gator113 (***YOU GAVE it to Obama. I would have voted for NEWT.~Just livin' life, my way~)
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To: Only Sane Man

Romney wanted an open dog carriage...


43 posted on 04/18/2012 9:18:38 AM PDT by JediJones (From the makers of Romney, Bloomberg/Schwarzenegger 2016. Because the GOP can never go too far left.)
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To: Only Sane Man
Asked if he do the same thing again, Mitt Romney said, “Certainly not with the attention it’s received.”"I'm running for president, for Pete's sake! I'll have more flexibility to strap my dog to the roof after the election!"
44 posted on 04/18/2012 9:22:56 AM PDT by JediJones (From the makers of Romney, Bloomberg/Schwarzenegger 2016. Because the GOP can never go too far left.)
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To: shalom aleichem
Yes! Obama knowingly ATE DOGS and brags about it.

I think Romney just got his "get out of jail free card" on this issue. That should end this as fast as Bill Maher's greatest hits clip reel ended the Rush Limbaugh "slut" controversy.

45 posted on 04/18/2012 9:33:46 AM PDT by JediJones (From the makers of Romney, Bloomberg/Schwarzenegger 2016. Because the GOP can never go too far left.)
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To: elpadre

where I come from it is not unusual to put your dog in the back of a pickup, untethered and travel - sometimes long distances, sometimes in the rain,

Around here to, you see dogs in back of pick up’s most every day, what conserns me more is that often you see drivers with dogs on their lap as they are driving,and this is often older females, go figure


46 posted on 04/18/2012 9:35:30 AM PDT by munin
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To: Only Sane Man

At least they opted to take their pet on the vacation. I know many families who rather then take the pet with them, have them caged-up in a kennel.


47 posted on 04/18/2012 9:49:05 AM PDT by LibFreeUSA (Pick Your Poison)
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where I come from it is not unusual to put your dog in the back of a pickup, untethered and travel - sometimes long distances, sometimes in the rain, sometimes at high speeds.

When I grew up in central Texas in the 1960s and 1970s, it was not unusual to put your kids in the back of a pickup, untethered, and travel - sometimes long distances, sometimes in the rain, sometimes at high speeds.

Some of my fondest memories as a kid were riding down the highway in the back of the pickup holding onto the dog to keep it from jumping out.

48 posted on 04/18/2012 9:50:09 AM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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To: 1_Rain_Drop
I think there’s a big difference between riding in the back of a pick up and riding on the roof.

He didn't strap the dog to the roof of the car. The dog was in dog crate that he strapped on the roof of the car.

49 posted on 04/18/2012 9:55:16 AM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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To: ROTB

What movie is this from ?


50 posted on 04/18/2012 10:09:05 AM PDT by fred42 ("Get your facts first, then you can distort 'em as much as you need." - Mark Twain)
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To: Bubba_Leroy

wind going through the holes in a crate has got to hurt. Was there any type of windshield in front of that crate?
In a pick up truck, there is a windshield. There isn’t one on a roof.

There should be an experiment conducted. Place a person in a crate on a car roof and drive 70 mph. Then place same person on the back of a PU and drive at 70mph. Then ask the person which ride they enjoyed most. Better yet, have the person blindfolded so they don’t know where on a vehicle they are.


51 posted on 04/18/2012 10:17:50 AM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: Only Sane Man

The dog got ahold of a turkey before the trip and got sick with diarrhea. Up on the roof he went in the crate.

I can relate. My Golden picked the turkey carcass out of the trash one year and had violent diarrhea. We were gone for the day and when we came back it smelled as if someone had died. Ended up having to just trash an entire 10x12 carpet.


52 posted on 04/18/2012 10:22:51 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (The Democrat Ku Klux Klan is alive and well - Ogletree, Sharpton, Williams, Jackson)
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To: fred42

National Lampoon’s “Vacation”


53 posted on 04/18/2012 10:36:57 AM PDT by ROTB (FReepmail me if you want to join a team seeking the LORD for a Christian revival now in the USA.)
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54 posted on 04/18/2012 11:12:14 AM PDT by al_c (http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
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