Posted on 02/24/2009 1:43:47 PM PST by presidio9
Edited on 02/24/2009 1:59:40 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Socks the Cat, the most beloved of all the Clintons, died peacefully on Friday after a battle with cancer.
Throughout the eight controversial years of the Clinton presidency, during which the American public fell into and out of--and then further out --of love with the human Clintons, Bill and Hillary, nobody could ever find fault with Socks, the cat. Socks was just a helpless critter caught up in the thick of world events because in 1991 Chelsea Clinton scooped him up from her piano teacher's before they had a chance to give him away to somebody less important.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcphiladelphia.com ...
RIP Socks :(
Socks is dead.
They gave betty curry the cat because they killed her brother
If only cats could talk.
RIP Socks. He was a Clinton totally by accident...as they needed a pet prop for their stay in the White House.
RIP Socks.
Upon the conclusion of the Clinton presidency, Socks became an orphan once again and threw himself on the mercy of Bill’s secretary, Betty Currie. Meanwhile Buddy retired to Chappaqua with the Clintons, until he got hit by a car and died, so maybe Socks lucked out after all.
He lived until the age of twentyish, which is a fine old age for a cat.
Socks deserved much better than THAT family....RIP =^..^=
RIP Socks. You were a good cat.
Oops, did I forgot to identify this as an excerpt.
Those are the last two paragraphs of this article.
One good swipe across the nose of an inquisitive Lab puppy and said puppy will back right down.
My choc as a pup made the mistake of trying to play with my 14 pound attack Siamese male.
She used to do square detours around rooms he was in, and my little wussy Lilac Point female has reaped the benefits - dog doesn't bother her at all. But the young Black Lab pup runs her down, corners her, licks her on the top of the head and waltzes off . . . not sure what she's thinking.
Socks C. is gone.
May he rest in peace.
He lasted longer than Buddy the Dog.
Has anyone heard whether the current White House resident has honored his promise to get a dog for the kids?
Conveniently, one of the girls is so allergic to dogs that the only two suitable brands are labradoodle or portugese water dog. The girls want a puppy, and puppies of typically sell for thousands of dollars. The President has insisted on a rescue dog, but since nobody gives a $3000 puppy to a pound it is highly unlikely that one will ever become available without some sort of slight of hand.
We have a Malamute/Australian Cattle Dog mix, weighs 80 pounds. We got her as a puppy and the cats immediately informed her what her station in life was. To this day, she won't walk past one of the cats if she can't give it a five-foot berth - and he'll block her from going from room to room just for his own amusement.
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