Media goes berserk over Obama’s dog
posted at 6:05 pm on April 14, 2009 by Allahpundit
Live on the scene, Jake Tapper tweets in horror:
when u see the shots of the media scrum filming this pooch u will be embarrassed for us. And the ghost Edward R Murrow will rise to haunt
Think he’s kidding? Watch the short CNN clip below and see for yourself how far the line of media stretched. Or, for extra gushiness, go with the MSNBC vid replete with anchor “commentary.” I’m also giving you a photo that I screencapped from WaPo’s live feed of the unveiling. It was at this exact moment that The One finally took the reins from one of his daughters and a patiently waiting photographer in the scrum could be heard exclaiming, “There, now he’s got the leash!”
Newt Gingrich thinks the whole story’s “fairly stupid.” Meanie.
Update: Ed sends this reminder of another great moment in presidential pet-owning history.
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Ehh, the media always goes a little nuts over Presidential dogs. At least they have since LBJ hoisted one up by its ears.
Ed Morrissey on April 14, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Will Barry handle the pooper scooper?
Kuffar on April 14, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Unreal. These guys parody themselves.
Spirit of 1776 on April 14, 2009 at 6:09 PM
I’ll bet the dog is smarter than anybody out there, except the secret service, of course.
HornetSting on April 14, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Doghatah.
Why not just admit you’re a closet muslim.
strangelet on April 14, 2009 at 6:10 PM
I miss Barney. Remember when he bit that reporter? Good times.
jimmy the notable on April 14, 2009 at 6:11 PM
He can use the one used to make the crap sandwich.
Sanjoboy on April 14, 2009 at 6:11 PM
The media is a joke.
Firebird on April 14, 2009 at 6:11 PM
It was a gift from Senator Ted Kennedy. Wonder with it being a Portuguese Water Dog if it can swim as good as Teddy can??
Dire Straits on April 14, 2009 at 6:11 PM
“That is not dog poop. I think Bo bent over to shake hands or something.”
– Robert Gibbs
Y-not on April 14, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Why not? I mean, royalty is supposed to own dogs.
Tzetzes on April 14, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Look a girlie man dog.
Speakup on April 14, 2009 at 6:12 PM
I thought that was his press secretary.
Tzetzes on April 14, 2009 at 6:12 PM
Well, he’s got an ample supply of pork to eat.
blatantblue on April 14, 2009 at 6:13 PM
The thugs in the hood who used to walk with Pit Bulls will now be strutting around with Port. Water doggies. Kinda kills the thug image a bit.
UnEasyRider on April 14, 2009 at 6:13 PM
He’s already been neutered, right? Allah, you should like him.
SnarkVader on April 14, 2009 at 6:13 PM
I like dogs. “Picture perfect family complete with a dog.” Well well. Take the poor dog home and love him. Everyone should love a dog.
I had to move my tomatoes because our Italian greyhound likes them… and peppers… how weird it that?
Someone count the time they use the word perfect. I can’t bare to.
petunia on April 14, 2009 at 6:13 PM
strangelet
Deal with reality man. He is a Christian, albeit not a particularly devout one, but a Christian none the less. You discredit us.
Dr. Manhattan on April 14, 2009 at 6:13 PM
I can’t believe we are sitting here, talking about this dog. I hope it bites someone, like Barney.
HornetSting on April 14, 2009 at 6:14 PM
“Mr. President,
There is going to be a huge protest tomorrow known as Tea parties, organized to protest…OH MY GOD A PUPPY!!!”- Press Corps.
portlandon on April 14, 2009 at 6:14 PM
Idiots.
Dorvillian on April 14, 2009 at 6:15 PM
Finally a whitehouse job Obama can handle:
.
Commander and Chief Dog Walker
JeffVader on April 14, 2009 at 6:15 PM
No surprise. It’s something they can get their little heads around.
TheBigOldDog on April 14, 2009 at 6:15 PM
This isn’t just any old presidential dog…this is the Obama presidential dog! There’s never been a presidential dog like this one and there never will be again!
Plus, it’s a Kennedy, so the circle is now complete between the Old Camelot and the New Camelot. What a miraculous day it is!
AUINSC on April 14, 2009 at 6:16 PM
Heh! Now that’s funny stuff.
petunia on April 14, 2009 at 6:16 PM
BO? What a narcissist.
fogw on April 14, 2009 at 6:16 PM
+100
HornetSting on April 14, 2009 at 6:16 PM
Your both wrong; it is pretty obvious that he is a non-believer!
JeffVader on April 14, 2009 at 6:16 PM
Keep that dog away from the car, it’s a Kennedy.
HornetSting on April 14, 2009 at 6:17 PM
What are you thinking?! It would be weird if an Italian dog DIDN’T like tomatoes and peppers! Just keep him away from the garlic.
TheBigOldDog on April 14, 2009 at 6:17 PM
I’m just waiting for the inevitable DOTUS blog. Just be sure to book him for the Green Room before he gets too big, like TOTUS.
Kid from Brooklyn on April 14, 2009 at 6:17 PM
Remember when W dropped Barney and horrified those poor little kids? Good times.
benny shakar on April 14, 2009 at 6:17 PM
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WOW! Good catch! I hadn’t made the connection. Yup a narcissist.
JeffVader on April 14, 2009 at 6:19 PM
Imagine if he was also shiny. They would be agog.
BDavis on April 14, 2009 at 6:19 PM
BTW, nice touch naming the dog BO. Or is it BHO with a silent H?
Kid from Brooklyn on April 14, 2009 at 6:19 PM
Too bad they didn’t get a teacup poodle.
DrMagnolias on April 14, 2009 at 6:19 PM
Our Golden Retriever eats brussel sprouts and lima beans, so I find it normal. ; – )
thomasaur on April 14, 2009 at 6:20 PM
How come Bo has to be on a leash, but Helen Thomas is allowed to roam free?
Kensington on April 14, 2009 at 6:20 PM
Where is the PSOTUS blog?
Pooper-Scooper of the United States.
Loxodonta on April 14, 2009 at 6:21 PM
$10 says that dog is on the cover of People magazine next week, the publication where the left gets it political news.
sherry on April 14, 2009 at 6:21 PM
The media could help him wag it.
the_nile on April 14, 2009 at 6:22 PM
Goes deeper still…
TheBigOldDog on April 14, 2009 at 6:22 PM
I’m looking forward to Ed’s daily Dogateurism of the Day.
DoD
blatantblue on April 14, 2009 at 6:22 PM
I didn’t think of the Italian angle! She actually eats anything! She is really really really tiny and fast! The vet says she is in perfect condition but she eats like a hog. Then she throws up. I think she is bulimic.
Oh and by the way she is a rescue dog… I can’t imagine how she couldn’t be hypo allergetic, she is nearly hairless.
petunia on April 14, 2009 at 6:22 PM
hahahahaha!
Punk’d.
strangelet on April 14, 2009 at 6:22 PM
Wonder if BO likes M&M’s?
Dire Straits on April 14, 2009 at 6:22 PM
Liberals being able to read is news to me.
Wait, those magazines are all pictures. Nevermind.
blatantblue on April 14, 2009 at 6:22 PM
He don’t know u very well, do he?
;)
strangelet on April 14, 2009 at 6:23 PM
Yeah, I’m sure they were traumatized for the rest of their lives because a dog got dropped and was ok.
jimmy the notable on April 14, 2009 at 6:23 PM
Obama? Yeah, Michelle made sure of that…
right2bright on April 14, 2009 at 6:23 PM
At least now we have a good looking First Lady.
Oh calm down – it’s a play on Lady and the Tramp. Get your minds out of the political gutter.
platypus on April 14, 2009 at 6:23 PM
He’s already an expert sh*t shoveler…sounds like the perfect gig.
uncivilized on April 14, 2009 at 6:24 PM
BANNED
jimmy the notable on April 14, 2009 at 6:24 PM
She’s too old to run out in traffic… and she always comes home.
petunia on April 14, 2009 at 6:25 PM
Yeah, you took the words right out of my mouth. Obama is the Bionic President — better, faster, stronger.
But, even though I’m a heartless conservative, I’m glad for the girls that they have a dog.
Mr. Y-not and I are “expecting” our own puppy next month — rough coated collie.
Y-not on April 14, 2009 at 6:25 PM
LOL
Im actually loling
good pwn-back
blatantblue on April 14, 2009 at 6:25 PM
Can we say the same about Bunny Shaker’s mom dropping him on HIS head?
HornetSting on April 14, 2009 at 6:25 PM
I’m glad I’m not the only one who caught they named the dog BO. ;)
Emily M. on April 14, 2009 at 6:25 PM
I don’t know if there will be a DOTUS blog, but the Telegraph had a good post from BO yesterday.
Spirit of 1776 on April 14, 2009 at 6:26 PM
Sounds more like she’s a trash compacter.
I’ve got a Lab that eats magazines. A page at a time.
uncivilized on April 14, 2009 at 6:27 PM
‘Bho’
BobH on April 14, 2009 at 6:27 PM
One of the things I’m going to miss most about the GWB whitehouse will be Barney’s Christmas videos. I’m sure B.O. will find that sort of thing to be completely beneath the dignity of the office of the FDOTUS.
BO himself seems okay. I wonder if he paid his taxes…
landshark on April 14, 2009 at 6:27 PM
For the dog or the President?
petunia on April 14, 2009 at 6:27 PM
Remember when Barney bit that reporter? Best Time ever. I hope the dog had its shots, I’d hate Barney to catch the Yes we can fever.
portlandon on April 14, 2009 at 6:27 PM
Amen brother
RobCon on April 14, 2009 at 6:28 PM
It’s the moment we ALL been waiting for? Oh please, give me a, a, a, drink.
foxone on April 14, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Well, dogs are great. I hope Dear Leader becomes the man his dog thinks he is. No wait…
kirkill on April 14, 2009 at 6:28 PM
It looks like a clown IMO . . . Can we have it sold to a Vietnamese deli?
Ryan Gandy on April 14, 2009 at 6:28 PM
I, too, miss Barney. Loved his videos. And it still brings a smile to my face thinking about how he bit that reporter.
califcon on April 14, 2009 at 6:29 PM
LOL Brett Baier is totally sarcastically pwning the media’s obsession right now.
blatantblue on April 14, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Sounds like (on the Red Carpet to the whirl of flashes, and clicking shutters):
Britney!
Angelina!
Jennifer!
Brad!
etc…
On the other hand, those are two charming young ladies POTUS is raising. Nice to see young kids so happy.
juanito on April 14, 2009 at 6:30 PM
I’d nominate the dog for Times person of the year. Better than their last pick.
petunia on April 14, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Must be a slow news day.
Terrye on April 14, 2009 at 6:30 PM
The wheels on the bius go ’round and ’round. Some day in the future:
“Mr. President, BO bit one of the reporters and drew blood.”
“Well, that’s not the BO I knew. The BO I knew was a wonderful, loving dog that wouldn’t hurt a flea.”
TheBigOldDog on April 14, 2009 at 6:30 PM
fogw on April 14, 2009 at 6:16 PM
Yeah, that’s the first thing I thought when I saw it on TV too.
Ryan Gandy on April 14, 2009 at 6:31 PM
That’s a bit harsh, don’t you think?
uncivilized on April 14, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Finally, something the brain dead media can understand and relate to.
rplat on April 14, 2009 at 6:32 PM
For the dog, of course.
We know where the ones are for the president: NY Times, MSNBC…
Loxodonta on April 14, 2009 at 6:33 PM
He’ll live better than Oblama’s brother in Kenya.
hip shot on April 14, 2009 at 6:34 PM
Clearly, expecting the media to report on something meaningful is an example of latent rightwing extremism.
Robert_Paulson on April 14, 2009 at 6:34 PM
You forget that this is the same man that sat frozen for several minutes while our country was under attack on 9/11… and later tried to explain his incompetence by saying he, “didn’t want to scare the children.”
benny shakar on April 14, 2009 at 6:34 PM
They just put paper over it and leave it for the maid.
petunia on April 14, 2009 at 6:34 PM
Did anyone catch what the girls wanted to name the dog? I happened to see their mom on some fluff interview a couple of months ago and at the time the favorite name was “Moose.” Needless to say, mom wasn’t going to let that happen.
Y-not on April 14, 2009 at 6:35 PM
I wonder if Bill Ayers is already working on a draft of Bo’s memoirs. He’s not too young to publish his memoirs, is he?
califcon on April 14, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Guess we are becoming more peaceful. In old times everytime Clinton got in trouble he would shoot a cruise missile or bomb a bridge in Bosnia. Now we will just trot out BO the dog. Progress has been made.
Dire Straits on April 14, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Honest reporting would be dangerous to this administration.
petunia on April 14, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Grandad used to blame the dog for random smells. Barry will blame the dog for the deficit.
portlandon on April 14, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Well, I see the puppy thread has turned into the Chimpy McHalliburton thread… Someone must be off his meds.
Y-not on April 14, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Fixed.
portlandon on April 14, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Does the secret service get to shoot him when he humps Oblama’s leg?
hip shot on April 14, 2009 at 6:37 PM
What would you have him do? Hide under the desk, like Mayor Ray ‘Chocolate City’ Nagin or hmmmm, let’s see, maybe he should have donned his Superman suit and fly to NY, PA, and DC, to intercept the planes that would kill 3000 fellow Americans that day…..you are a lowlife. Stick to shaking, bunny.
HornetSting on April 14, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Maybe the Islamists deserve to win if this is what we care about.
Speedwagon82 on April 14, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Yeah, I like kids and dogs… so they do sucker me a little with this one.
petunia on April 14, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Nope. They usually gobble it up like manna from heaven.
And the real stinky ones, they bury.
Loxodonta on April 14, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Remember when President George W. Bush was in office……..
……… every day we heard about how many of our brave soldiers died that day. EVERYDAY, for YEARS, ALL DAY LONG, on the radio, in print, on TV news, in TV sitcoms, in Movies, in songs,
…………….. a purposeful drumbeat never ending to tattoo the bad news into the minds of citizens and American pop culture……
Now, we get this clap trap……….
……… everyday, another propaganda puff piece about how great Mr. Pantywaist is and his farts smell like flowers and roses.
What a bunch of dog sh$t!
Seven Percent Solution on April 14, 2009 at 6:41 PM
The First Marxist Dog in the White House
faraway on April 14, 2009 at 6:41 PM
I didn’t make the connection either. His narcissism will be his demise.
Beyond the BO, I still can’t get over Kennedy give him a water dog. The irony in that is almost unbelievable.
ORconservative on April 14, 2009 at 6:42 PM
Seven Percent Solution on April 14, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Yes but I remember when Laura got Mrs. Beasley as a friend for Barney… the Whitehouse press covers dogs. And I know their names a few President’s back so I can take a step back… it is a cute moment.
Silly and Americana at the same time.
petunia on April 14, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Oh Jake. Sweet oblivious Jake.
Rae on April 14, 2009 at 6:46 PM
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