Romney Dogs On Roof

Mitt romney and the dog on the car roof.

Romney dogs on roof. Romney had built a windshield for the carrier to make the ride more comfortable for the dog. Cnn s jeanne moos explains. But the story of his. One columnist s obsession gail collins loves telling the story of how mitt romney drove his family to canada with the family dog strapped to the roof of the.

It might be unseemly to bring this up just as mitt romney celebrates his win in new hampshire on tuesday night and seems to be a strong front runner for the gop nomination. In june 2007 the boston globe reported that in 1983 current republican presidential hopeful and former massachusetts governor mitt romney had placed his irish setter in a dog carrier on. Using a 1983 family vacation to talk about romney s family values a shocking paragraph caught the eye of animal rights groups and angered pet owners across the country. But the story of his.

But the tale of seamus the irish setter who got sick while riding 12 hours on the roof of mitt. Before beginning the drive mitt romney put seamus the family s hulking irish setter in a dog carrier and attached it to the station wagon s roof rack. Romney stopped at a gas station to wash the dog the carrier and the car. With seamus back in the carrier the family continued on their way.

Before beginning the drive mitt romney put seamus the family s hulking irish setter in a dog carrier and attached it to the station wagon s roof rack the globe wrote of romney then a. During the 650 mile 1 050 km trip seamus got diarrhea. Newt gingrich lets the dog out of the bag after mitt romney straps one to the roof. It happened more than a quarter century ago at the start of a romney family summer vacation.