[cmkellie]

I can't believe I haven't heard this story until now! Can / Do you judge a presidential candidate based on how they treat their pets?

Axelrod Jabs Romney With Sweet Twitpic of Obama & Bo
Full story~ http://www.ivillage.com/axelrod-jabs-romney-sweet-twitpic-obama-bo/8-a-423708

"The tweet was a not-so-thinly veiled swipe at G.O.P. presidential front runner Mitt Romney. Earlier this month Newt Gingrich released an attack ad against Romney that honed in on the what's likely to be known as Dog Gate. As The Boston Globe reported in 2007, some 25 years ago Romney had strapped a dog crate--with his Irish setter Seamus inside--to the roof of his station wagon for a 12-hour family road trip from Boston to Ontario. Making matters for Romney worse, it came to light that during the infamous trip poor Seamus suffered from diarrhea in his crate, which the would-be presidential candidate handled by hosing the dog off at a gas station and putting him back on the car roof."

If you were a fan of Mitt Romney before, does this make you reconsider or feel differently?

[cmkellie]

I can't believe I haven't heard this story until now! Can / Do you judge a presidential candidate based on how they treat their pets?

Axelrod Jabs Romney With Sweet Twitpic of Obama & Bo
Full story~ http://www.ivillage.com/axelrod-jabs-romney-sweet-twitpic-obama-bo/8-a-423708

"The tweet was a not-so-thinly veiled swipe at G.O.P. presidential front runner Mitt Romney. Earlier this month Newt Gingrich released an attack ad against Romney that honed in on the what's likely to be known as Dog Gate. As The Boston Globe reported in 2007, some 25 years ago Romney had strapped a dog crate--with his Irish setter Seamus inside--to the roof of his station wagon for a 12-hour family road trip from Boston to Ontario. Making matters for Romney worse, it came to light that during the infamous trip poor Seamus suffered from diarrhea in his crate, which the would-be presidential candidate handled by hosing the dog off at a gas station and putting him back on the car roof."

If you were a fan of Mitt Romney before, does this make you reconsider or feel differently?

[clw92260]

I heard that this morning,he no longer would get my vote!!!!!!!!!!

[greykits]

I think that the treatment of pets now as compared to 25 years ago we've all learned something.   I certainly don't think he would be doing it in this day and age.  One candidate treats his dog in a bad way and the other candidate running against him treats his many wives like a dog so I don't think if we are talking about politicians we can speak too highly in any regard.

I guess portraying Obama as being a dog lover is just another way to suck up votes like holding and kissing babies.

P.S.  I'm Canadian and won't be voting anyway but do follow American politics.

[lcni]

I think if he were abusing animals I certainly would not vote for him.  I guess at least he found a way to take his dog although it wasn't the best thing for the dog.  So many people move and abandon their pets or give them to the shelter.  Hopefully Romney learned from his mistake.  I'm glad that his dog was ok and survived the trip.  I have done things in the past that I could have done better for my pets, but we learn from our mistakes.

I think this article is just something to stir the pot in the political world.  Something that I'm sure we will see a lot of this election.

[cookie_doh]

I think if this had happened recently, than it might affect the way I perceive the candidate. I would consider how a candidate treats everyone in their life, including pets, when I'm deciding on who to vote for. He made a bad choice at that time, and I'm sure he has since learned from it. It might say a lot about his character that this was all that they could dig up on him.