Spot Has Died!!

[doxieone]

Statement by the Press Secretary




February 21, 2004

STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY

The President and Mrs. Bush and the entire Bush family are deeply saddened by the passing of Spot. A loyal and loving companion, Spot was a beloved member of the Bush family for nearly 15 years. She will be missed.

(WH web site)

[Media_Lies_Daily]

1. She knew too much...Rove had her poisoned.

[Q3JR4]

3. ...

:tinfoilhat:

[cosmicdot]

18. that was my first reaction, too

:tinfoilhat:


R.I.P., Spot

[CatWoman]

5. either that

or * dropped him, too.

[acmavm]

15. Spot probably couldn't take it anymore and committed suicide.

.

[littlejoe]

21. I split a gut on that one. Bravo! n/t

[myomy]

19. She knew where all the bones are buried.

and she shouldn't have wagged her tail at Clinton, which, of course...makes it Clinton's
fault.

[PaDUer]

37. Spot couldn't bare

living with them any longer due to what they've been doing to the people and refused to be a kicktoy when they were drunk..May Spot rest in peace.

[Momof1]

2. Hmmmm

:puke:

They sound more upset about a dog than they do all the soldiers they have put to death.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

44. Well, you know Bab's and her "beautiful mind" can't be bothered...

...with the thought of human lives being lost.

[DBoon]

4. Should have avoided those

small private planes. Tell ya, the BFEE will get ya every time.

[truthisfreedom]

6. the only funeral bush has attended since the start of the invasion.

[Zhade]

9. Isn't that the truth!

Poor dog - definitely in a better place now!

[Fridays Child]

16. Touché!

[lowreed]

47. hear, hear

[Name removed]

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[mobuto]

7. I think I speak on behalf of the entire DU community

when I express my profound condolences to the President, Mrs. Bush, Jenna and Barbara. Spot touched us all in our hearts, whereas Barney leaves us with a dull and glowing hatred.


Rest in Peace, Spot.

[Name removed]

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[mobuto]

51. ???

wtf?

[DenverDem]

8. I wonder what this is a cover for.

Spot RIP.

[muchacho]

10. I wonder...

how Rove et.al. will blame this on Al Quida.

[Name removed]

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[Fargin Ice Hole]

12. Well Raygun ain't on the way out, so they gotta get some pitty somewhere.

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[Nostradammit]

13. Has Laura been driving again?

She wasn't angry with Spot, was she?

[Mel]

14. poor pookie

it wasn't his fault a dictator owned him.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

61. Now Tony Blair Can Apply For The Vacant Job

as the Bush family dog.

[Gman]

17. Wasn't Spot ready to go public and write a tell all book?

Very suspicious if you ask me.

[revcarol]

20. My first thought: Bush threw her against the wall.

He is such a VIOLENT man.

This is sad, though. Sure liked the dog better than any other member of the family.

[Fridays Child]

22. To say that Spot has "gone to a better place," would be an exceedingly...

...accurate use of the cliché.

[burrowowl]

70. Amen! eom

[VolcanoJen]

23. Rest in Peace, Spot.

:-(

Spot, Barney, Millie... the only members of the Bush family I like.

[yowzayowzayowza]

24. It must be a ...

cold day in hell.... I actually feel sympathy for the Bush family!!!!

[brainshrub]

25. I thought the dog's name was "Barney"

I haven't heard of "Spot" before.

[MisterP]

29. Barney's the Scottish terrier * dropped, Spot is the non-spotted

spaniel, offspring of Bush family dog Millie, who's written more books than Bush has read.

[brainshrub]

30. Perhaps they got the name "Spot" from the last book * read.

See Spot run. Run Spot run!

[undergroundrailroad]

36. LOL, I agree. RIP Spot.

Undergroundrailroad

___________________________________________________

[KDLarsen]

53. Mew...

.. that's the name of my favourite band - didn't know they could run :D

[TeeYiYi]

80. You haven't heard? . . .

. . . of the band on the run?

Well, The Rain Exploded With A Mighty Crash As We Fell Into The Sun,
And The First One Said To The Second One There I Hope You're Having Fun.
Band On The Run, Band On The Run.
And The Jailer Man And Sailor Sam Were Searching Every One

For the band on the run, Band on the run, Band on the run, Band on the run

TYY:evilgrin:

[Corgigal]

26. I heard Spot been drinking again

and choked on a pretzel.

[slackdude]

27. Wait, I saw that on That's My Bush...

Episode 105:

George and Laura's 24-year old cat Pum'kin is very decrepit (aww!), but George can't bring himself to talk to Laura about putting the cat to sleep.

Meanwhile Laura, concerned about their sex life, wonders if George is less into making whoopee because she's gotten older. She overhears George talking about the old cat and thinks he talking about getting rid of her.

George goes to talk to Laura about the cat. Laura tells him she's going to the doctor, which George thinks means the vet. When George discovers Pum'kin is still alive, he finds Laura and takes one of her douches believing the vet prescribed it to kill Pum'kin. He and Larry try to use it, but it doesn't work. (me-ouch!)

A nightmare about his own death inspires George to break Jack Kevorkian out of prison to kill Pum'kin. Laura misconstrues George's nightmare and leaves on a trip to see the Punani Indians, who have mastered holistic treatments. After signing the necessary forms, Laura has the Punanis cleanse her in a tribal ceremony.

The now-fugitive Jack Kevorkian hooks Pum'kin up to his suicide machine, but tells George that Pum'kin must make the final decision. The police interrupt the ceremony, and mace Karl (HA HA HA!), but leave after George disguises Kevorkian as his wife.

Pum'kin struggles to end her life all night and well into the morning, until the police return with a warrant and Laura arrives back fresh from her cleansing. All hell breaks loose, but George stops it with a profound speech at the end of which, Pum'kin ends her own life and explodes (sniff). This time, Laura's learned a lesson: that she can talk to George about almost any family matters.

[Gemini Cat]

31. That was the best episode from the series.

All of it was good, but that was the best one.


:dem:

[slackdude]

39. That one was great...

But I think my favorite was the "That's My Dick" episode.

[bluedog]

28. Spot was put to Sleep

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Today: February 21, 2004 at 12:45:22 PST

Bush Dog Put to Sleep Due to Health Woes

ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's dog Spot, the 15-year-old English springer spaniel who had remained eager to please despite increasing health troubles, died on Saturday.

Bush and his wife, Laura, went along with a veterinarian's recommendation to put Spotty, as the longtime Bush family pet was known, to sleep, according to White House spokesman Allen Abney. She had suffered a series of strokes recently, including one this week, he said.

"The president and Mrs. Bush and the entire Bush family are deeply saddened by the passing of Spot," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Saturday in a statement. "A loyal and loving companion, Spot was a beloved member of the Bush family for nearly 15 years. She will be missed."

Spot was no stranger to the White House. She was born there to Millie, the well-known dog of Bush's parents, former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, in 1989.

The friendly brown-and-white spaniel was regularly seen ambling around the West Wing and the South Lawn alongside the more energetic other Bush dog, Barney, a black 3-year-old Scottish terrier.

The two dogs were routinely brought out to greet the president upon his return to the White House from trips, no matter the hour, and often traveled with the Bushes to Texas or Camp David. Spot was always the more obedient, dutifully clambering onto a helicopter or Air Force One with no prompting while Bush often had to chase Barney down and hand him off to an aide to be carried aboard.

Mrs. Bush has often said that - especially with Bushes' two daughters off at college - talking about and playing with the dogs and the family's much more reclusive cat, Willy, make up a significant portion of the First Couple's entertainment.

[louis-t]

34. Haven't seen any eulogies coming from WH..

for dead soldiers.

[RamboLiberal]

35. It is a cold day in hell cause I am sorry today for the Bushes

And being a dog lover with a great shelter dog I hate knowing that someday I'll have to make that sad decision.

RIP Spot, you were a good dog and proved how dogs will overlook all their owners flaws.

I'm not going to joke about Spot the way the Repugs joked about poor Buddy.

Willy, wow I didn't know the Bushies have a cat. Guess he hides in the cat bunker in the WH.

[matcom]

40. Bush In D.C. Can Euthanize.....

Too bad his brother in FLA WON'T ALLOW IT!

[kskiska]

49. They probably went to Camp David as usual

and left Spot in D.C. to be euthanized by the vet.

[PaDUer]

41. Hell....what DID they

do to their pets for entertainment!

[0007]

59. I bet Ashcroft is looking into the guy that put Spot to sleep

[flamingyouth]

32. I've always felt sorry for poor Spot

First she had to live with those creeps, but at least now she's in much better company. RIP, Spot.

[Onlooker]

33. Where's Ken Starr when we need him?

This sounds awfully suspicious. I think it should be investigated, first by the White House security, then the FBI, and when they don't come up with the right answer bring in a Special Investigator. If we could waste $40 million on Whitewater, Vince Foster, and other lies, I think the Repugs should be willing to spend at least $1 million to do justice to Spot.

On the other hand, poor Bush, losing the only one in the White House with an intellect equal to his ....

[Media_Lies_Daily]

43. Starr should be checking Clinton's trousers again.

[qanda]

38. It's tough to lose a pet

Regardless of how evil you are.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

45. Pet? That was Junior's favorite pull-toy.

[rocketdem]

56. Exactly. Don't blame the animal for his owner.

Have some compassion.

I disagree with everything that Bush represents politically, but his family has my sincere condolences regarding the loss of their family member Spot.

I have many pets but there is genuine pain with the passing of each one.

Focus your animus on the man, not on the innocent animal.

RIP Spot.

[kskiska]

46. R.I.P. Spot, but watch for a new dog

to deflect attention from the scandals and plummeting poll numbers.

[bluedog]

48. found this on Yahoo...A Soldier has died....but

A US Soldier died today - no one cared


He died a death more miserable than a dog's.

He died for no reason whatsoever.

His name went unpublished (they only report them now when they die in 2's and 3's).

No one cared.

No one gave a solitary damn about this kid.

Sure, his sweetheart back home will cry. And his mom.

But it's not like a DOG died, or anything, is it?

*****makes one wonder....****this man didn't make the headlines....

[catzies]

63. Now THIS made me cry on this thread.

:cry: Sad. True.

[MikeG]

50. Spot was the one who prepped W for Meet the Press.

[AntiCoup2K4]

52. I nominate Spot for doggie Sainthood!

When you consider dog years average human years x 7, that's 105 years with the Bush Criminal Empire!

Anyone who can withstand that and not become corrupted themselves deserves recognition.

I hope Spot's in Heaven where she'll never have to see a Bush ever again.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

54. Well the poor critter's out of his misery...

Maybe in his next life he'll have his retribution.

[smirkymonkey]

55. Was it suicide??

Poor doggie - I am sure he is in a much better place. To have to spend your life with that family must have been hell.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

57. "Arf, Arf, ...Pleeeeeese Don't Kill Meeeeee, Arf, Arf, Chuckle, Chuckle"

George Bush mocking poor Spot before he had him put to death.

[LiberalFighter]

58. Why did Spot die?

Did they find out that Spot was the one that put the pretzel in gw's mouth? Or after Spot found the pretzel in gw's mouth Spot pretended to lick gw's face but was actually trying to shove it down farther?

Or maybe it wasn't anything that sinister. Just that they found that Spot had left a doo doo in gw's shoe or on gw's pillow.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

60. Spot Was Put Down On The Advice Of Bush Family Veterinarian

n/t

[Mozam]

62. So Many of you are sick

I breed Labs and I my best friend (Torr), lead male of my kennel for almost 16 years pass away last year. As a combat vet, I don't mind saying I cried at the loss of such a fine animal. He helped me raise three children and I loved him dearly. Yuk it up because you suck for your taking pleasure in someone's loss. I trust dogs more than I trust most people to include most of you insensitive clods.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

64. Come to think of it, I haven't noticed that you've expressed much,...

..if any, remorse over the loss of American lives in Iraq.

Oh well, to each his own.

[Mozam]

72. You are wrong

I've been over there and my 20 year old son is currently in Iraq. He turned 19 fighting in Afghanistan and 20 fighting in Iraq. (He did not run to Canada) In Oct 03 his patrol was ambushed and he had to fight for his life. Please tell me how I should feel when he tells me of providing first aid to his buddies, blood all over himself and carrying them to a truck for me-evac. Better yet, please tell me how i should deal with the fact that my son told me "Dad, I had to kill a man". I wanted him to get through his life without having to do that. Your sage wisdom will do so much. I want my son home safe. So you re-enforced my position. You are an insensitive CLOD

[Media_Lies_Daily]

83. I am in receipt of your most recent post and the nasty email that you...

...sent. I will not reply to you on this board, but you should be receiving an email any moment now.

[JoeNormal]

66. I agree...

I came to this forum because I was told there were fair, careing, smart people posting here. The responses on this thread do not reflect that.

I betcha the day Buddy was hit and killed by a car, these very same people had crocodile tears streaming down their faces.

[PartyPooper]

71. Wrong! We're quite well. But, a sociopath like Junior doesn't *feel* loss.

Not even for a pet!

Witness the hundreds of American lives lost in Iraq (plus the thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians) because the pResident lied. Have you seen him shed a tear...or, attend a single funeral for even one of our brave soldiers?

There are many responsible, caring, loving pet-owners here at DU (myself included). And, we cringe at the thought of Junior "owning" a pet.

Because, we actually nurture and love our pets. Do you think Junior walks his dog(s)? Does he care for them when they're sick? Does he take them to the vet? Does he play with them? Does he clean up after them? Does he even feed them? (Her majesty the Queen of England even does that! But, everyone knows she loves her animals!)

But, for Junior, his "pets" are simply props for the cameras. He doesn't even ride horses on his pig farm, for chrissakes!

Please don't paint everyone on this thread (or all of DU) with a broad brush.

Thank you.

:-)

[Mozam]

73. Oh, Please

Your position is off the wall

[JasonBerry]

78. So stupid

"But, for Junior, his "pets" are simply props for the cameras"

That's silly. A guy like Bush can't love a family pet? The personal hatred for the man here is pathological.

[dArKeR]

65. Letterman showed a clip of AWOL dropping Spot on his head. (last night)

[bushisanidiot]

67. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

poor spot.

my crystal ball says prez. shitferbrains will make a joke about the family pet's death.. cuz he's really that stupid.

[peekaloo]

69. Poor dog. This dog seemed to be fearful of Dim Wit.

Tail between legs or cowered when he was around.

R.I.P Spot.

What's up with the "reclusive" Willy? Sounds like it should be Cheney's cat.

[zbdent]

74. Robin Williams had this scenario:

Lassie: Arf! Arf! Arf! Arf!

Secret Service: What's that, Lassie? Timmy fell down a well?

L: Arf! Arf! (affirmative) Arf! Arf! Arf!

SS: And you found Cheney's Enron papers?

L: Arf! Arf! (affirmative)

SS: Sorry, Lassie, we're gonna have to put you down.

L: yipe!

I wonder . . .

[moondust]

75. Hmmm....."Spot"........Who thought up a name like that?

Some creative genius no doubt.

[Catherine Vincent]

76. Should we add this one to the Bush* body count?

Another murdered victim of the Bush Crime family.

[JasonBerry]

77. Personal hatred

Civil discourse in American politics is obviously a thing of the past. The president's dog cannot even die without juvenile comments that are found more and more each day on DU - with less real political discussion worth the time to even participate. I find it sad that there is so much personal hatred that people find it necessary to make infantile wisecracks at even the death of a family pet.

[osaMABUSh]

79. Real bad month for Shrub - Sunday talk shows will mention Spot

For a little humor you'll hear that *'s dog died on the Sunday shows. Poor George!

[lebkuchen]

81. I love the WH use of passive voice

Doesn't say who will miss her....surely not Bush. Isn't this the dog he dropped?

[Borgnine]

82. As sad as the poor dog's passing is...

...the first thing I could think of was "Uh oh, where was Frist earlier today?"