Dana Carvey was scolded by George H. W. Bush for feeding president's dog at White House dinner

ew.com ^ | December 20, 2024 | Raechal Shewfelt

[ChicagoConservative27]

Saturday Night Live veteran Dana Carvey, who was known for his impression of President George H.W. Bush on the sketch show, once had an interaction that the late politician didn't find very funny.

"So I'm in the White House having dinner, my wife and I, with George senior, the president of the United States at the time, and his wife Barbara," Carvey recalled on a recent episode of his podcast, Superfly, cohosted by David Spade. "And the dog, Ranger, kept coming around looking for food. So I was kinda sneaking some food to the dog."

"And then at one point the president just said, 'Don't feed the dog,'" Carvey shared, taking on Bush's voice.

The comic's response to the presidential scolding? "I literally said, 'Yes, sir,'" he admitted, noting in his defense that the dog was "so cute."

The SNL star famously impersonated the politician regularly while Bush occupied the Oval Office from 1989 to 1993. In fact, he won an Emmy in 1993 for his role in Saturday Night Live's Presidential Bash.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

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The radio -- or maybe it's the voices in my head -- keeps telling me, "Dog food is dead food, but nutrition doesn’t have to be boring—or brown. Just add a scoop of Rough Greens® to your dog's food. With Ruff Greens, you can bring your dog’s meals back to life with a boost of green goodness! Packed with live vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and more, it’s the tasty supplement your pup will love."

Anyway, so much human food will kill dogs or make them sick, they're better off sticking to dog food.

[mairdie]

YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank goodness for doggy diapers and sanitary pads.

Rory’s World - Havanese without diaper; Bichon with
https://youtu.be/7XHQVw-hWx8

[1Old Pro]

"And the dog, Ranger, kept coming around looking for food. So I was kinda sneaking some food to the dog."

Never feed someone else's dog, especially from the table. It's why they come around looking for food, because of unauthorized feedings from the table :) typically from a grandparent or child.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Ping to Post #41. :)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

My MIL used to have absolute FITS if I washed ‘dog dishes’ in with the ‘people dishes.’

So, yeah. ‘You people’ ARE out there, LOL! :)

[Sirius Lee]

Pups will be happy to know that bacon wasn’t on the bad list.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Seven steps removed? LOL!

[Magnum44]

When you put the roasted chicken on the floor, he's thinking "This is a test, isn't it!"

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I had a cat that absolutely LOVED Cheetos!

And a Lab that would steal fresh raspberries right off the cane in the garden.

My current male cat (Boyd) does not like shrimp, but the Beagle will gobble it up. Boyd prefers Queso dip!

[PGR88]

I don’t blame Bush at all.

Was at a friends X-mas party a couple days ago. the next day, his dog had diarrhea all over the living room carpet and couch

Turns out another neighbor had been secretly feeding the dog at the party.

Plus its a terrible habit to train into dogs.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I don’t share my chocolate with other HUMANS, let alone the dog. ;)

[political1]

We had a dog that lived longer than 15 years, and its main food was table scraps.

[chuckb87]

I remember when it was polite to keep your dog away from the table when you had company.

[blackdog]

She will stare at you, then when you make eye contact, she quickly shifts her stare to the item of concern, then back and forth. Mail in the mailbox, cat on the counter, (cats are rude and need to comply with dog-law), strange vehicle out front, closet door left open, anything out of assigned place, etc.....

Oddly though, she feels riding in the truck or car is a "no laws" event. I think it's too random and changes too much for her to keep it all sorted out?

[Liz]

[GingisK]

Why has this all-important piece of news been withheld for so many years?

[blackdog]

A three judge dog committee there! Nice.

[blackdog]

Because Kristy Nome didn’t shoot it.

[blackdog]

My mother’s dog as a kid (Peety) lived on toast, topped with a little milk and hot coffee. Obviously a morning dog. Lived to a ripe old age.