George W. Bush's presidential 'First Dog' dies

[T_i_B]

Feel free to post your ahem, condolences here.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3510669.stm

US President George W Bush is mourning the death of one of his dogs, Spot - often seen with the First Family. The 14-year-old English springer spaniel was put to sleep after having suffered a series of strokes.

The dog was one of only two witnesses - both canine - to the president's fainting spell after he choked on a pretzel in January 2002.

Spot had a full presidential pedigree - born at the White House in March 1989, when Mr Bush's father was in office.

"The president and Mrs Bush and the entire Bush family are deeply saddened by the passing of Spot," the White House said in a statement.

[LosinIt]

1. Spot knew too much, he had to be eliminated.

They just couldn't find a way to get him on a small plane without another member of the family.

[papau]

7. Laura killed again!

:-)

[MichaelHarris]

2. Dog Dynasty?

Spot was an offspring of shrub sr.'s dog Millie. I'm reading Kevin Phillips book "American Dynasty". I see another dynasty here. Just an atferthought. How many sympathy votes does a dog get?

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

3. dropped the dog on the head one too many times?

wait, that was his wife that did it right?

[cosmicdot]

4. R.I.P., Spot ... who always had to walk all the way to the helicopter

and planes having had strokes and 14 y/o, while Barney got carried (albeit, dropped from time to time) ... Run, Spot, Run ...

[InvisibleTouch]

5. RIP Spot

I have dogs myself - the older one will be 14 next month; the younger just won 3 "Best of Breeds" at her first show - so I can never be anything but sad to hear about the passing of a canine family member. Do I feel a fleeting touch of sympathy for the Bushes? Not exactly. But I do hope the experience is a wake-up call to Dubya: "Hey, this is what grief feels like. Much of the rest of the world has to live with it every single day. In part because of things you've done." Wasn't the poor dog's fault, as to where she was born, and I hope she had a good life and a peaceful death.

[truth2power]

8. I am saddened

to hear of Spot's death, but I doubt that Bush could recognize "a wake-up call" if it slapped him in the face, or that he is capable of feeling the emotion called "grief".

[boobooday]

6. Poor Thing

She had no choice but to be associated with the Crime Family.

We can't hold it against her. She was a prisoner.

http://www.wgoeshome.com

[Dover]

9. Hope it's an omen for the end of the Bush reign

This dog was in his father's WH and now in Jrs". THE END.

[GreenNADER]

10. Skull and Bones needed another sacrifice

Skull and Bones is part of the BFEE and they needed a sacrifice in their most recent meeting at the WH.

:evilgrin:

[Toots]

11. I am saddened for the family but glad it wasn't Barney.

It is heart wrenching to lose a member of your family. I'm sorry for them.

[Boomer]

13. My thoughts exactly

Hey Toots -- Glad to know I'm not the only Barney fan on DU. No matter what I may think of the Bush Family (largely unprintable), I absolutely adore Barney. I've owned four Scotties myself over the last decade, and it's a kick to see a terrier in the White House again. I'm sure he and Fala's ghost have the occasional romp together.

--Boomer

[wicket]

15. Barney is adorable!

I would love to have a dog like that :)

[Jack Rabbit]

12. Is Tony Blair going to move into the White House now?

A position for which he has porved to be well suited is now vacant.

[Lindacooks]

14. LOL!!

Brilliant.

[T_i_B]

27. I'm suprised

That we haven't had more poodle jokes on this thread!

[LiberalFighter]

16. Spot is free at last..

from that dimwit.

[proud patriot]

17. the one bush family member I liked

and he's dead :-( rest in peace spot

[Raster]

18. did pickles run over it?

[Lisa]

19. if I had to spend a weekend with a member of the Bush family ...

I would definitely pick Spot, Barney, India, or Ofelia (the cow).

Poor Spotty!

[cryofan]

20. Looks like Dubya "screwed the pooch"....one too many times n/t

[Chicago Democrat]

21. Another Victim of Capital Punishment

They killed poor Spot

[CO Liberal]

22. Mary Matalin?

:-)

[The_Casual_Observer]

23. I'll bet the dog means a lot more to them than all the

dead in Iraq and the unemployed here in the US

[AlFrankenFan]

24. He's literally gone to a better place

Poor thing :(

[Valerie5555]

25. Oh well at least the dog didn't have to face the choice of either JUMPING

from the NORTH WTC TOWER (or was that the SOUTH TOWER?????????) or being BURNED ALIVE, like a certain group of 3,000 people on Sept 11 2001


Bush es un poyo merda = Bush is a chicken crap.

[loyalsister]

26. Great

Another story to "sweeten and humanize" Bush. Watch for lots of these from now through Nov. They'll be working hard to get his likable "regular guy" image back.

[Moderator]

28. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=377505