Obama Finally Delivers on a Campaign Promise!

[keep your powder dry]

Obama Keeps a Campaign Promise!!! ... ...

Buys Sasha and Malia a Dog.

News leading up to this historic event:

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2008/11/obamas-first-appointment-a-first-dog.html

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/04/10/time-for-yappy-hour-at-the-white-house/

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/features/mutts/blog/2009/04/president_obamas_dog_to_arrive.html

[gimme1ibertee]

Well,as long as he's doing something...../s

[silverleaf]

“buys”

I doubt that this guy will touch his own wallet for at least 4 years, maybe forever

[Northern Yankee]

I thought the dog was a gift from Senator Kennedy?

[Ann Archy]

This dog was FORCED on them by the Kennedy’s!!

[scooter2]

Obama DID NOT buy his kids a dog. The canine was a gift from Ted Kennedy. Hope the dog isn’t a drunk too.

[keep your powder dry]

well...i guess that means his tally for campaign promises falls back to Zero?

[ETL]

Kennedy Endorses Water Dog For Obama Family
[from the unbelievable but true file!]
WBZTV.Com ^ | January 13, 2009

Senator Ted Kennedy made an important political endorsement Tuesday [January 2009]. Massachusetts' Senior Senator endorsed the Portuguese water dog as the perfect pet for the nation's new first family.

[snip]

"A Portuguese water dog is the perfect choice for first dog," Kennedy said in a written statement. "The Obama girls -- and their parents -- will love a Portuguese water dog. They're loyal, smart, loving and they became a real part of the family. And they definitely do not shed."

Senator Kennedy and wife Vicki have three Portuguese water dogs of their own. Sunny and Splash often accompany Kennedy to the Senate. "They love being around people and being part of the action," he said.

The Kennedy's just added a third Portuguese water dog to the family, a puppy named Captain Courageous – or 'Cappy' for short. ..."

Senator Ted Kennedy's
Portuguese Water Dog puppy,
"Captain Courageous".

http://wbztv.com/watercooler/obama.family.dog.2.906743.html

[allmost]

News leading up to this historic event...

[savedbygrace]

That's not a dog. That's a scrub brush.

[Huskrrrr]

I thought Michelle was the official Whitehouse dog.

[BubbaBasher]

Ouch!

[Bob Buchholz]

Not really!

From the LA Times Blog:

Obamas to adopt a rescue dog, Michelle Obama announces 11:30 AM, October 10, 2008

The Obamas are officially adopting a dog, America's dog lovers can rest assured.

Michelle Obama told Entertainment Tonight recently that the family would adopt a rescue dog after the election was over. Michelle and her Democratic presidential candidate husband, Barack, made the promise to their two pre-teen daughters (Malia and Sasha). The couple told the girls (and the press) that their campaign lifestyle wouldn't allow the family to properly train and care for a dog until after Nov. 4.

The announcement comes after summerlong campaigns to persuade the family not to get a goldendoodle, which the Obamas considered because the breed is hypoallergenic. The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to the Obamas saying getting a purebred would be elitist and a petition by the Best Friends Animal Society garnered over 50,000 signatures to persuade the Obamas to adopt a dog instead of having one bred or buying one.

[ETL]

Barack Obama's family pick first puppy, a Portuguese water dog named Bo
April 12, 2009

"file picture of a Portuguese water dog, the breed Barack Obama's family has picked as the first puppy"

THE family of US president Barack Obama have chosen a Portuguese water dog to be the first pet.

In what was one of the White House's most tightly kept secrets, the Washington Post revealed Mr Obama's daughters, 10-year-old Malia and seven-year-old Sasha, have settled on a pup named Bo.

The Post published photos of the presidential puppy meeting Mr Obama's family. See the photos here.

The black-and-white puppy is a gift from Senator Ted Kennedy. Bo is scheduled to make his big debut to the American public early next week.

Mr Obama's daughters chose the name Bo because first lady Michelle Obama's father was nicknamed Diddley, the newspaper reported.

White House aides told The Associated Press that the office of the first lady arranged an exclusive deal on the dog story with the Post.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,25324305-38198,00.html?from=public_rss

[ETL]

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=kennedy+obama+%22water+dog%22&ei=UTF-8&fr=moz2

[conivorous]

Mr Obama’s daughters chose the name Bo because first lady Michelle Obama’s father was nicknamed Diddley, the newspaper reported.

Bull.
They are calling the dog BO because that is the Messiah’s initials.

[choctaw man]

Hey, one out of a ka-zillion promises ain’t bad!!

[Sparko]

They will spin this to say they kept this promise. Turns out they adopted a returned dog:

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/features/mutts/blog/2009/04/bo_obama_dog.html

“The naming of the dog is actually even more complicated than that. Before he was Bo, he was owned by another family and called Charlie. He was returned to the breeder, and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, an owner of three Portuguese water dogs, is now giving the dog to the Obamas as a gift. Bo is a litter-mate of Kennedy’s Portie named Cappy. “

[Bulwinkle]

Obama’s ONLY accomplishement in his first 100 days?????

[mom4melody]

The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to the Obamas saying getting a purebred would be elitist...

I think my head is going to explode. I despise Zero but at the same time who is PETA to tell any family where to purchase or what kind of dog to get for their children.