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Axelrod Uses First Dog in Race Against Romney

By Lauren Fox

January 31, 2012 RSS Feed Print
Image courtesy of Barack Obama 2012

Image courtesy of Barack Obama 2012

The Obama campaign's not letting anything slide when it comes to attacking Mitt Romney. Obama campaign mastermind David Axelrod jabbed the former Massachusetts Governor for once traveling to Canada with his Irish setter tied to the roof of his car. Axelrod tweeted a photo of first dog Bo sitting with Obama on Air Force one with the caption "How loving owners transport their dogs."

[See pictures of first dog Bo.]

The tweet comes in the wake of the newest coalition for Obama "Pet Lovers for Obama" a group that's attracted more that 7,000 fans in just two days. The Obama camp says the Facebook group is "a way to share the campaign spirit of our favorite animals."

The campaign is even selling Bo magnets for $10 that feature a picture of the first pooch and read "I bark for Barack."

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David Axelrod,
2012 presidential election

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He should have just eaten the dog like Obama did (in his book)!

Jack of SC 3:48PM April 18, 2012

if this story is true about Romney, he should be told to get the hell out of the United States. First you have Obama with his god dam crap, and now Romney treating a dog like he did, No wonder he is referred to as Obama lite, Obama white. I still can't figure out how the hell he made the money he did. he is not a smart man.

Dorothy of NY 10:10PM February 01, 2012

Real pet lovers ought to be made aware that under this administration an all-time high number of pet owners have chosen to surrender their pets to shelters or outright abandonment due to losses of homes and jobs; so many dogs and cats were being abandoned in foreclosed homes that at least one state had to pass a law ordering real-estate agents to report found animals to animal control. The twin villians here are Obama and his bad economy: if the economy hurts humans be assured it will also hurt pets whose very lives are at risk. Put the blame where it belongs people. Maybe Romney's dog was unhappy during a trip but I can assure you he wasn't subsequently abandoned in a home, left to die or dumped at an overcrowed shelter with the odds stacked against him due to the complete ineptitude of a president elected on style over substance. Feel free to check statistics at your local shelter; as John Adams said " facts are stubborn things".

Polly Dungan of CA 10:36PM January 31, 2012

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