Tag Archives: Dogs

Chris Wallace on the Passing of His Dog

This was so touching I had to share: You have to love dogs. And there’s something profoundly cruel about the universe that their lives are so relatively short — these absolutely wonderful sentient companions who only want to please us … Continue reading

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Photo of the Day

Facing tough competition from Big Bird waiting in line to vote, Sandra Fluke’s dog is my favorite photo today. How can you say no to that face? If you still haven’t voted, go to barackobama.com to find out where you … Continue reading

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Dog Meat Gate! Impeach! Impeach!

The right-wing blogosphere and the Romney campaign are having fun with the “revelation” that President Obama, at age 10 living in Indonesia, ate dog meat, which was part of the food options there. You know what’s really funny about this? … Continue reading

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The Dog and the Dolphin

Dogs rule.

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Dogs Welcoming Home Veterans

Get ready for the waterworks. There’s an entire compilation of these here. I love dogs. Source

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The Obamas Finally Choose A Dog!

Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME Oh, I’m kidding! That’s actually a Counter Assault attack dog with some guards posted near the north portico. The real reason I uploaded this photograph is that I’ve never seen this view of the … Continue reading

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Why Does Bush Hate Monkey Helpers?

PZ Myers: …the Department of Justice is redefining “service animal”. They’ve redefined “animal” to mean “dog”! I’ve got nothing against dogs, but there are people who use non-canine animals as service animals, and suddenly they are going to be stripped … Continue reading

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Talking Puppies

I caught this cute Mental Health Break on Sullivan’s site this morning. A cuddly puppy saying “hello.” Adorable. And awful. I’ll explain after the jump…

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'Baby'

The backstory of this photo via ‘scarce’ at Crooks & Liars: The above photo shows Obama with “Baby,” a three-legged dog that lost its fourth limb following years of mistreatment at a California puppy mill. The toy poodle spent much … Continue reading

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New Barney Christmas Video

Every year the White House produces one of these because they believe kids will enjoy watching the President of the United States talk goo-goo talk to his dogs. Instead, we all just make fun of the thing. This year’s theme: … Continue reading

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