No one but a cruel idiot or a heartless cyborg would force a dog to ride in kennel strapped to the top of a car for 12 hours, as Mitt Romney famously did in 1983. But a new report suggests that Mitt’s wife Ann may have lied to reporters about the ultimate fate of Seamus, the Irish Setter — reportedly according to her own sons:
Mitt Romney may not have told the whole truth about the scandalous tale of his Irish Setter, Seamus, being strapped to the roof of his car during a 12-hour family road trip to Canada. According to a trusted Politicker tipster, two of Mr. Romney’s sons had an off-record conversation with reporters where they revealed the dog ran away when they reached their destination on that infamous journey in 1983.
Mr. Romney’s wife, Ann, has previously said Seamus survived the trip and went on to live to a “ripe old age.” As of this writing, Mr. Romney’s campaign has not responded to multiple requests for comment on this story.
Last month, another aspect of this story came to light when it was reported that Seamus had violent attack of diarrhea while he was in the kennel. Romney’s response was to haul the dog down off the roof, hose him off and then, despite the fact that the dog was obviously terrified, sick and suffering, put him back in the kennel on the roof for the rest of the trip.
If Seamus really did run away from his captors when they finally let him out in Canada, it was a perfectly rational response.
Should Romney have soaked the taxpayers like Obama did when the White House dog was flown in a private plane on vacation, while the first family flew in another plane? Anyone who has taught school understands why four boys and a large dog shoudn’t ride together in a car. Or maybe critics think the Romneys should have left three of the kids ‘home alone.’ Get real, folks.
There you have it, ladies and gentlemen, a representative from Republicans for Animal Cruelty speaks up. Thanks for checking in, Louise.