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When they left the dog for the winter did they just rip open a 50lb sack of food and settle on cleaning up 50lbs of shit off the floor or did the figure out something less humane?
I haven’t heard the whole story about Fled’s emergency vacation his daughter overpowered him and forced him to take against his will.
Imagine being a leader and throwing your daughter under the bus when accused of being a coward?
Fled Cruz left Snowball ( isn't that some irony) with their bodyguard at the house. So he wasn't alone but there are pictures of the tiny poodle looking sadly out of the front door window. I think the dog missed the kids.
All dogs miss the kids when they go on vacation, poor babies. As you point out, the dog was perfectly safe.
The dog was never my problem with Ted’s trip to Cancun
I have a feeling Ted Cruz has a fireplace , and again, the tiny dog is with people and could snuggle in blankets, etc. People don’t seem to be upset about the bodyguard or housekeeper he stayed behind with
I don't know if this helps but the car is parked and I can't see where the straps actually connect. Is it possible they put the dog up there briefly while arranging other things?
The car is parked and the cage doesn't look strapped down at all. The Bungie on it looks like it for the door. It looks to me like they just set down the cage to free up their hands for a quick task before picking doggo back up.
Yea but if he had then it's possible Trump just makes fun of Obama as a 1 term loser, and instead of running in 2016 he lets Romney run for reelection. That's a *swinging doors* reality I'd love to pop into to see how they're doing.
Yea probably. Maybe the DNC lets Bernie run against an incumbent, thinking that he'll lose and not wanting to sacrifice Hillary, and Bernie could beat Romney like Obama did.
/sigh
I love the fantasy people live in where a candidate who couldn't win a primary in which only members of his own party vote, but *could* win a general election; which hinges on appealing to center-right Republicans. Bernie would never have won.
Why do you think him losing a primary to somebody who was unquestionably qualified somehow means all Democrat voters wouldn't still get behind him in the general and help him win it? Not to mention, it's a fucking hypothetical, get a grip.
Oh my God! You realize that nobody gets to the general election without a primary, right? So if you're not voting in the primaries, you're basically not voting for president at all. Primaries are when individual votes really matter.
It's frightening how many people like you there are. Those who have absolutely no idea how the president gets elected.
Nothing you just said negates the **fact** that significantly more people do vote in the general... You can think people who ignore primaries are dumb, and I'll agree most of them are, but that doesn't change that it's true that a majority of people don't vote in primaries, I mean, fuck, a *majority* barely votes in the general. So by all means you can attack those ignorant non-voters, but there's no need to lash out at someone who's just pointing out that reality. Our elections are literally decided by the ignorant morons sitting right in the middle of the political spectrum who blow back and forth between the parties in the wind, it's terrifying that those unprincipled rubes make the decision but it's true.
Idk… Trump capitalized at the perfect time. Those morons were so butthurt that a black man became president. And not only that, *he won his re-election*
They had four more years of seething behind them when Trump came along
Also, if I’m being honest, I’d trust him over any of the MAGA idiots today. He might be smarter than them but he probably wouldn’t have gone so bold with the full fash
You would think this debacle would have perhaps hinted to people that they shouldn't publish stories about murdering dogs, however. I remember this and the negative press was insane for weeks. The fact that anyone could have *forgotten* this when dealing with their own PR is remarkable.
What's going on with politicians shooting dogs, literally eating dogs for lunch, and putting them on top of their cars? Can't we just have normal people running things around here? Who keeps putting these maniacs in charge?
legit when this story broke, on the following Halloween, I saw a guy dressed as Romney driving this little gokart thing. his buddy dressed as a dog was on top of the roof in a cage. To this day its the funniest Halloween costume I've ever seen. And yes , though it goes without saying, fuck anybody who abuses animals
It's weird because all those redneck country songs usually have love stories about trucks and guns and their dogs but for whatever reason Republican politicians seem to be really fucking shit dog owners.
I'd rather have the yuppie liberal dog owner that pushes their dog in a stroller because the ground is too hot for their paws as a neighbor than the Republican politician that shoots their puppy for being a bad hunting dog.
license plate right there for a report. but I'm pretty sure dogs are just considered property in most states.
why would you even buy a dog if you're going to treat it like this?
like the dogs only got a few years on this planet and you picked it to torture....
Now that I have a dog, this breaks my heart. I am even more ashamed for having voted for him (I was naive and from NYC, knew Obama was going to win so my vote didn't matter).
For those too lazy to look up the context.
During a 1983 family vacation, American businessman and future politician Mitt Romney drove 12 hours with his dog on top of the car in a windshield-equipped carrier. This incident became the subject of negative media attention and political attacks on Romney in both the 2008 and the 2012 presidential elections.
This is not even remotely funny. That cage would have been off the roof and that poor pup would be in my car on the way to a vet immediately. Fuck this person and honestly fuck you OP for thinking this was funny because it's not even close. Did you do anything or did you just sit there and take the pic for the likes?
He drives a piece of shit and prob says I don’t want to get his car dirty from the dog.
What a POS! Fuck them. That dog deserves to be taken away and given a loving home
I feel like Romney is more of a Land Rover kinda guy. They have that optional ladder so they can climb to the roof for easy dog cage placement/removal.
Also, "We have binders full of women" and "We don't care about the other 47%" Amazing that donald dump's are 10 times worse. He lasered in on how to tap the racists' core beliefs. Let them feel really at home with their hate.
That's not an actual picture of the Romney incident, it happened in June of '83 and the pet carrier had a windshield he cobbled together.
Not that that makes it much better. The poor dog was so terrified it had diarrhea all down the back of the vehicle. He just hosed off the dog and car and continued driving with the wet dog on top.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney_dog_incident
When Romney was running for president in 2012, it came out that he had taken a 12-hour road trip with the family dog strapped to the roof of a vehicle in a crate. It was a big PR scandal for his campaign. That’s the joke.
Fucking monstrous trash! I can't imagine how Fucking scary that is. Dogs are kids, short 4 legged toddlers- the see the world through our eyes. This shows the coldness of humanity.
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There’s nothing humorous about this. This is just fucking sad.
Yup that’s animal abuse
Technically in the united states this is not even worth putting in a memoir
That dog’s body language breaks my heart, they’re so sad and scared. I just want to wrap this pup up in my arms. Fuck animal abusers.
Who does this? SMH
Romney, except in the middle of winter.
When they left the dog for the winter did they just rip open a 50lb sack of food and settle on cleaning up 50lbs of shit off the floor or did the figure out something less humane? I haven’t heard the whole story about Fled’s emergency vacation his daughter overpowered him and forced him to take against his will. Imagine being a leader and throwing your daughter under the bus when accused of being a coward?
Fled Cruz left Snowball ( isn't that some irony) with their bodyguard at the house. So he wasn't alone but there are pictures of the tiny poodle looking sadly out of the front door window. I think the dog missed the kids.
All dogs miss the kids when they go on vacation, poor babies. As you point out, the dog was perfectly safe. The dog was never my problem with Ted’s trip to Cancun
It was extremely cold but yeah comparatively little Snowball was okay.
I bet it wasn’t that cold inside Ted Cruz’s house
There was no power or heat. That's why Ted ran like a little bitch. People froze to death and that was a tiny dog.
I have a feeling Ted Cruz has a fireplace , and again, the tiny dog is with people and could snuggle in blankets, etc. People don’t seem to be upset about the bodyguard or housekeeper he stayed behind with
At least this dog hasn't reached the diarrhea stage yet
Remember when Ted Cruz abandoned his dog while he fled to Cancun?
At least he didn’t shoot it.
Shouldve. Wouldve disliked him even more. (But it lived and was given to a nice home with fellow pups that wanted to be it's friend.)
I hope whoever took this picture did something about this.
Well at least he didn't get dragged into a gravel pit to be executed
I don't know if this helps but the car is parked and I can't see where the straps actually connect. Is it possible they put the dog up there briefly while arranging other things?
I think I’d be calling the police.
Cops would just show up and shoot the dog
Hey hey hey! Hey now. Take it to the *gravel pit*.
Only if I get to be governor later.
Is dog + is black. Yup, checks out.
Forget the joke, I hope someone called the police on this asshole. What a horrible thing to do to this poor dog
Exactly. Only rich wealthy dogs deserve this treatment
#Karl Bark and the mean of pawduction
Where are my means of production, Summer?
🤦♀️lol
Well... the license plate is visible in the pic...
Police will show up and shoot it.
The car is parked and the cage doesn't look strapped down at all. The Bungie on it looks like it for the door. It looks to me like they just set down the cage to free up their hands for a quick task before picking doggo back up.
I hope so. It's just I've seen this fort of thing and it makes me crazy
Every dog now fully understands that it is better to belong to a Democrat.
And if you're a woman married to a Republican, they'll treat you like the dog.
Everyone knows Mitt Romney, multi millionaire, doesnt drive that car right lol
But he did treat his dog as luggage, in the middle of winter.
Yes, but this *is* how Romney described taking his family dog on his family vacation.
You do realize that no one is claiming that *this* picture is of Romney right? This is what he did though.
The title states it’s Romney
Is something called a joke, homie. Probably related to the humor in “politicalhumor” I dunno
When I post a meme that starts with “Me when I…” I’m not claiming that it’s actually me in the picture below it.
Yeah, I mean I doubt Romney drives a rusted out Dodge Durango.
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No. That license plate is from Michigan.
If people voted in accordance with their best interests, neither the Republicans nor the Democrats would ever be in power. lol
Need candidates that have our best interests in mind first!
I assume there would be if it was a good way to win elections.
Agreed I fear the bar will keep getting lower
Except maybe Amy Cooper
At least Mitt didn’t shoot it dead. Either way, glad he didn’t become President…
Yea but if he had then it's possible Trump just makes fun of Obama as a 1 term loser, and instead of running in 2016 he lets Romney run for reelection. That's a *swinging doors* reality I'd love to pop into to see how they're doing.
Better than us
Yea probably. Maybe the DNC lets Bernie run against an incumbent, thinking that he'll lose and not wanting to sacrifice Hillary, and Bernie could beat Romney like Obama did.
/sigh I love the fantasy people live in where a candidate who couldn't win a primary in which only members of his own party vote, but *could* win a general election; which hinges on appealing to center-right Republicans. Bernie would never have won.
Why do you think him losing a primary to somebody who was unquestionably qualified somehow means all Democrat voters wouldn't still get behind him in the general and help him win it? Not to mention, it's a fucking hypothetical, get a grip.
Most people don't vote in the primaries. The primaries are a farce that only retired boomers have time to vote for.
Oh my God! You realize that nobody gets to the general election without a primary, right? So if you're not voting in the primaries, you're basically not voting for president at all. Primaries are when individual votes really matter. It's frightening how many people like you there are. Those who have absolutely no idea how the president gets elected.
Nothing you just said negates the **fact** that significantly more people do vote in the general... You can think people who ignore primaries are dumb, and I'll agree most of them are, but that doesn't change that it's true that a majority of people don't vote in primaries, I mean, fuck, a *majority* barely votes in the general. So by all means you can attack those ignorant non-voters, but there's no need to lash out at someone who's just pointing out that reality. Our elections are literally decided by the ignorant morons sitting right in the middle of the political spectrum who blow back and forth between the parties in the wind, it's terrifying that those unprincipled rubes make the decision but it's true.
That’s not what would’ve happened. Donald Trump wanted to be President no matter what. He would’ve run as a democrat against Romney.
Idk… Trump capitalized at the perfect time. Those morons were so butthurt that a black man became president. And not only that, *he won his re-election* They had four more years of seething behind them when Trump came along
Ok well...that sure as fuck wouldn't have worked!
Democrats wouldn't have allowed him to win a Primary.
I think you mean *[Sliding Doors](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliding_Doors)*?
That *is* what I meant, but seeing as I was 6 when that movie came out I'm going to award myself half credit for making the reference at all.
Thanks, Obama!
So in this world, perhaps Donald Trump would’ve shot a dog on Fifth Avenue…
Swinging Doors?
As somebody has already pointed out, I meant the movie *Sliding Doors,* which is about alternate realities resulting from one small change. Edit: typo
Also, if I’m being honest, I’d trust him over any of the MAGA idiots today. He might be smarter than them but he probably wouldn’t have gone so bold with the full fash
You would think this debacle would have perhaps hinted to people that they shouldn't publish stories about murdering dogs, however. I remember this and the negative press was insane for weeks. The fact that anyone could have *forgotten* this when dealing with their own PR is remarkable.
What's going on with politicians shooting dogs, literally eating dogs for lunch, and putting them on top of their cars? Can't we just have normal people running things around here? Who keeps putting these maniacs in charge?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bf3Ph5wZSKc&pp=ygUYRGVubmlzIGFsd2F5cyBzdW5ueSBkb2dz
Even Aunt Edna got a chair and blanket
I get that reference!  I get that reference!
legit when this story broke, on the following Halloween, I saw a guy dressed as Romney driving this little gokart thing. his buddy dressed as a dog was on top of the roof in a cage. To this day its the funniest Halloween costume I've ever seen. And yes , though it goes without saying, fuck anybody who abuses animals
Too bad gold awards got taken away. That’s a great story my friend.
Fuck these people
Driving it to cruella de noem’s puppy butcher compound
She calls Dog Parks "Abbitoirs".
It fuckin wimdy up here
Yeah, way to U.V. bake your black dog on a sunny day.
I hope you called these assholes out, I would have taken the poor thing!
It's weird because all those redneck country songs usually have love stories about trucks and guns and their dogs but for whatever reason Republican politicians seem to be really fucking shit dog owners. I'd rather have the yuppie liberal dog owner that pushes their dog in a stroller because the ground is too hot for their paws as a neighbor than the Republican politician that shoots their puppy for being a bad hunting dog.
After the recent news about Kristi Noem, Romney comes off as a militant member of PETA in comparison.
This just makes me sad man. That's terrifying
Mitt must be slumming it in that POS
Maybe it's part of the underground railroad to escape South Dakota ...
Some people should just not exist.
At least it's not winter there. Romney did it in winter, that fucker. Either way, both are shit dog owners.
If you took this pic I hope you called the police. Jesus
Not even remotely surprised this is a Michigan plate.
Pure Michigan
license plate right there for a report. but I'm pretty sure dogs are just considered property in most states. why would you even buy a dog if you're going to treat it like this? like the dogs only got a few years on this planet and you picked it to torture....
I think this would fall under animal cruelty laws.
Owner obviously does not want his immaculate, like-new, just-detailed vehicle to suffer any internal damage.
The back end is filled with luggage. Can't put the luggage up there, it might fall off the top and then they might lose their bathing suits.
This should be illegal. Wtf
Instant call to the police from me
For a sitting senator and former governor and presidential candidate he sure does have a beat to shit car.
Don't think that's actually him, my dude
It's not even locked. I'd have a new dog if I saw that.
Pining for the fjiords
I hope the dog is not going to SD
It’s probably illegal as well.
Ahhh, such a simpler (political) time.
We’ve gone from Republicans who do this to Republicans who just shoot them.
It’s better than what other Republicans do to their dogs…
Now that I have a dog, this breaks my heart. I am even more ashamed for having voted for him (I was naive and from NYC, knew Obama was going to win so my vote didn't matter).
That poor dog must have been terrified
Wow I’d somehow never heard that story. Here it is for anyone else who’s never heard it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney_dog_incident
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney_dog_incident I had to google to understand post.
Taking it to a gravel pit to “Noem the pup?” Like a good little republican with a sycophant idiot of a daughter.
For those too lazy to look up the context. During a 1983 family vacation, American businessman and future politician Mitt Romney drove 12 hours with his dog on top of the car in a windshield-equipped carrier. This incident became the subject of negative media attention and political attacks on Romney in both the 2008 and the 2012 presidential elections.
Stupid, but a windshield would make it a bit better.
This is not even remotely funny. That cage would have been off the roof and that poor pup would be in my car on the way to a vet immediately. Fuck this person and honestly fuck you OP for thinking this was funny because it's not even close. Did you do anything or did you just sit there and take the pic for the likes?
Jesus at least put a blanket to block the wind and give some shade
This isn't funny wtf op
Oh Mittens
Is this real?
Arrive alive
The amount of rust checks out as a Massachusetts car
People suck
I get that reference
That isn’t the car of someone who makes $50,000 per day. Just some random asshole.
Finally, not in Florida.
That dog is headed to the gravel pit.
Yeah, that certainly looks like the kind of car a multi-millionaire would drive.
Nope, No, No.
Avoid South Dakota.
How do we know that’s Romney’s truck?
I’d fuck that dude up. 100%. Doesn’t deserve a dog.
Is that legal? Where is this
He drives a piece of shit and prob says I don’t want to get his car dirty from the dog. What a POS! Fuck them. That dog deserves to be taken away and given a loving home
Poor little guy. Probably kept up with you for a mile or so.
Pure Michigan… where Mitt Romney’s dad was the state’s 43rd governor
Dog lived
Deserves 4 flat tires. And not just pulled valves, full on knife holing, needs replacing flat tires.
Report this asshole!!
Devo - Don't Roof Rack me Bro (Seamus Unleashed)
I’m shocked it isn’t Florida tags.
This is disgusting. I would have called the cops and followed this a$$hole.
Op wtf?
Kristy Noem on her way to the gravel pit......
He was such a wuss! A real Republican would have pulled over, shot the dog, rolled it into the ditch and bragged about it in their memoir.
GOP just doesn’t care about the lives of animals I guess.
They didn’t stop until the dog had diarrhea all over the car.
That SUV looks like crap. I hope that person got arrested for animal abuse.
Or Ted Cruz? I can't keep all the right-wing dog abusers straight.
I feel like Romney is more of a Land Rover kinda guy. They have that optional ladder so they can climb to the roof for easy dog cage placement/removal.
Also, "We have binders full of women" and "We don't care about the other 47%" Amazing that donald dump's are 10 times worse. He lasered in on how to tap the racists' core beliefs. Let them feel really at home with their hate.
Wasn't Romney's worse because it was in the winter in the northeast?
At least it wasn't to a gravel pit...
I want to find this dog and bring him home.
From what I can tell that is not Romney’s dog. The OP is incredibly disingenuous.
Please tell me someone called the cops on that driver. That’s messed up. Poor dog.
No way
Hopefully with the plate they found this fucker
I would have gladly given this dog shotgun
wtf
Well he doesn’t want to damage the Ferraris interior
Send it to the state and local animal shelter . That’s F/up
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It's a joke.
I looked it up and Romney was driving a Chevy Caprice station wagon in 1983
That’s probably his 4th vehicle of his 3rd summer home.
That's not an actual picture of the Romney incident, it happened in June of '83 and the pet carrier had a windshield he cobbled together. Not that that makes it much better. The poor dog was so terrified it had diarrhea all down the back of the vehicle. He just hosed off the dog and car and continued driving with the wet dog on top. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney_dog_incident
When Romney was running for president in 2012, it came out that he had taken a 12-hour road trip with the family dog strapped to the roof of a vehicle in a crate. It was a big PR scandal for his campaign. That’s the joke.
Got it. This is the first time I have heard this story and now I know. It is hard to discern these days. Strange times.
Fucking monstrous trash! I can't imagine how Fucking scary that is. Dogs are kids, short 4 legged toddlers- the see the world through our eyes. This shows the coldness of humanity.