Breaking: Barney Bites White House Reporter

[orleans]

Source: MSNBC.COM

the reporter went to the hospital and is doing well.



No link yet.

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no link yet. just breaking news on msnbc

[ogneopasno]

1. LMAO. Oh, these eight years have really been something, haven't they? I'll almost miss 'em.

[Ian David]

2. You ARE going to get us a link, right? I'm looking but not finding anything yet. n/t

[bluestateguy]

3. The Congress must hold hearings to investigate.

Unless it was a Fox reporter.

[Jack Rabbit]

16. Reuters

[CJCRANE]

4. Headline: Dog Bites Lap Dog

[JaneQPublic]

38. LOL! (nt)

[Kerrytravelers]

45. Best. Post.

:thumbsup:

[aquart]

5. How old is Barney now?

Because that dog hasn't done anything in 8 years. Why now?

[Ganja Ninja]

6. I hope Barney's OK.

He may need a shot or something after that.

[tofurkey]

13. Funny!

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Oh no, wonder what the question/comment was that finally sent Barney around the bend!

[Howardx]

8. i just read this morning

that teddy roosevelt's dog ripped the pants off the french ambassador.

[BunkerHill24]

10. LOL

:rofl:

[HopeHoops]

9. History will remember Barney as the ONLY intelligent member of the 43rd Presidential family.

[Dr.Phool]

11. Blue Dogs send strongly worded letter to Barney.

[orleans]

34. !

[jobycom]

37. Booth?

OMG!

[orleans]

39. yes! do you know her?

i bought a painting from her on ebay--would love another and can't find her anywhere. and i can't find the business card she enclosed.

every now and then i try finding her online--to no avail. i had a pic of blue dog in my sig line for a long time too--hoping someone would reconize it & be able to tell me what happened to her.

do you know?

[jobycom]

42. No, sorry, I figured Booth was the dog's name.

I guessed it was a Rodrique painting, and that Booth 2001 was the title. I was laughing at the image of a dog named after a killer, in a thread about Barney biting a reporter. Now that I think more on it, it's not as funny, as I remember who Booth killed. Didn't realize it was the artist's name. Looking closer, I should have realized it wasn't Rodrique, but I didn't. :)

[orleans]

43. oh well. (i had my hopes up there for awhile)

paging ellen booth--paging ellen booth.

at least you gave me an excuse to write/post about her.

[jobycom]

44. There's an Ellen Booth Church all over the Internet as a writer.

I guess you've noticed that already.

[orleans]

52. yes. i don't think that is her. n/t

[ehrnst]

12. It was reporter John Decker:

http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2008/11/breaking-barney-bites-reuters-white.html

[Ian David]

14. Barney's Biography

Breed
Scottish Terrier

Birthday
September 30, 2000 in New Jersey

Address
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Owners
President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush

Mother
Coors, a Scottish Terrier owned by former Environmental Protection Agency Director Christine Todd Whitman.

Father
Kelly of Champion Motherwell Stormwarning.



More:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/barney/

Stormwarning???

[marmar]

32. Goodness.....Even the White House pets are stressed.

n/t

[Ian David]

15. Still no link, but someone else on DU corroborates this...

Lol, Barney the dog bites a Reuters reporter.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4394887

[orleans]

35. sorry, ian. msnbc announced it as "breaking news"

i googled and found nothing
i went on their website and found nothing

however--i felt it was terribly important and i should post it (lol)

now, i see my "breaking news" thread got downgraded to gd. oh well.

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[CanisCrocinus]

17. Until I saw the story elsewhere...

...I thought you were talking about Barney Frank!

[XemaSab]

18. Must have read his Master's body language

:P

[boobooday]

19. To the hospital!

Dang. Must have been serious. :-)

[4lbs]

20. Did Sarah Palin use her Pitbull Powers to get one last bite at the liberal gotcha media?

:silly:

[Kalifornia.Kid]

21. attaboy Barney - you show 'em who's the in charge

[damntexdem]

22. But how is Barney doing?

And why did Congressman Frank bite the WH reporter? ;-)

[hedgehog]

23. Someone tell me again how the Obamas need to get a pure bred dog

because a mutt might bite the kids?

[Justitia]

26. They are getting a mixed rescue dog. The specific mix is due to one of the girls allergies

and/or asthma - from what I remember reading at the time.

[Ian David]

24. Only link I could find, but still no original source...

http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2008/11/breaking-barney-bites-reuters-white.html

[CoopersMom]

25. Shit. Barney's Repuke handlers will probably want to have him put down.

[Delphinus]

27. Well,

the first thing I thought of was Barney Frank.

Then all I could think of was the Purple Dinosaur from PBS - that was Barney, right?

Then it dawned on me, *'s dog.

[janet118]

28. Me, too . . . I thought it was Barney Frank

I know Barney and the reporter biting sounded quite plausible.

[question everything]

29. Me Three. And am still laughing now (nt)

[bitchkitty]

30. Yea BARNEY!!!

Bite 'em all - poop on them! LOL

[bitchkitty]

31. Link

Barney Gets Territorial

By Al Kamen
Not everyone in the White House is taking the news of Barack Obama's victory with aplomb.

Reuters television White House correspondent Jon Decker reports that President Bush's dog Barney, going on a walk this morning on the North Lawn, let his reaction to the news show.

He "bit my right index finger this morning -- as I reached down to pet him," Decker said. The bite broke skin and the wound was bleeding enough to prompt White House physician Dr. Richard Tubb to treat Decker with antibiotics. He will also be getting a tetanus shot.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/11/06/barney_gets_territorial.html

[progressivebydesign]

49. all kidding aside. dog bites are nasty, and his was pretty bad.

I hope he's okay.. my Mom was bit years ago and still suffers the effects of it. Nasty stuff.

[shanti]

54. geez, doesn't he pay attention to what cesar milan says?

you never stick your fingers out at dogs, you let them smell you first! no touch, no talk, no eye contact!

[bitchkitty]

55. Especially when they are small dogs

who are not allowed to be dogs. Barney was always being carried when I saw him. He's getting on in years and bound to be a little cranky. Imagine what the poor little guy has been through, with an owner like that. Carried for the camera, and probably ignored or locked in a crate in private.

I remember an episode of the Dog Whisperer that was about a little long-haired chihuahua named Paris. Her owner dressed her in all kinds of little outfits and carried her around in designer bags. People were always oohing and aahing over her and she would snap at them.

Milan's answer to the problem was simple - WALK THE DOG.

[RamboLiberal]

56. Wouldn't this make a helluva episode of the Dog Whisperer?

Would love to see Cesar schooling these 2 stupid owners.

[bitchkitty]

57. He would probably have to school

their servants. I suspect little Barney has a handler to keep him out of his owner's way.

[Fire Walk With Me]

33. Now that's the kind of change I voted for.

[TrogL]

36. The Obama's need to adopt Barney - Dubya won't want him in Paraguay

[On the Road]

40. What Did Anyone Expect?

Barney has had years of experience mixing with attack dogs. He's obviously learned the ropes.

[earth mom]

41. I'm not surprised. Scottie dogs are cute, but are mean little shits to strangers.

They are a perfect match for * outside of a pit bull that is. :eyes:

[Devil_Fish]

46. Don't insult Pit Bulls.

Then again they say that Pit Bull agression is due to the owner, so yea, if shrub owned a Pit, it probably would bite.

[hamsterjill]

47. Presidential Pardon

One more pardon that Bushie will have to issue before he leaves office!!!

At least Barnie's cute!!

[suffragette]

48. "history of biting"

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/11/ruh-roh-is-barn.html

ABC News' Jennifer Duck Reports: Barney, one of two of the president's Scottish terriers, bit a reporter Thursday.

Barney has a history of biting. On West Wing White House tours, visitors are not permitted in the Rose Garden if Barney is outside because he has bitten visitors in the past.

The victim Thursday was Jon Decker who works for Reuters TV. Decker asked the dog handler if he could pet Barney and after he received the go-ahead, Barney snapped and broke skin on Decker's finger.

Decker is reportedly fine after seeing the White House doctor, although his finger is still bleeding.

First time I've heard Barney is a biter. Now for all the rest of the hidden, secret info from the Bush years to come out. }(

[Tinksrival]

50. There is video!

As a child I was attacked by a scotty dog. :(
It was on the inside of my upper arm. I was five and had to go to the hospital to get stitches. Those little dogs can do some damage!


Here is the link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/06/white-house-dog-bites-rep_n_141818.html

[suffragette]

51. Ouch, that must have been scary for you.

Thanks for the vid!

[Sancho]

53. Barney heard that the new president was coming & there was a guard dog opening!

[pitohui]

58. i bet that dog is picking up some serious tension in that house

be that as it may, since the dog apparently is a repeat offender, i hope the reporter sues their sorry ass and is awarded a fortune

it is just wrong to allow a known biter to access to people, even if it's the resident's dog