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We Should Train Our Politicians Like We Train Our Dogs
Pajamas Media ^ | Sept. 1 | Frank J. Fleming

Posted on 09/01/2009 9:17:07 AM PDT by AJKauf

We get angry with politicians a lot.

They seem to behave erratically and often work against our interests. At times, it’s like they don’t even hear us. It’s frustrating. They just seem like bad politicians, running around trying to pass laws they haven’t even read. We get angry and want to yell at them, but that only makes things worse.

I think we need a new model for approaching politicians. My suggestion: Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer.

Cesar’s philosophy is that he rehabilitates dogs and trains people, because a dog’s behavior is really a reflection of its owner’s energy. In the same way, maybe there aren’t bad politicians, but instead, a politician’s behavior is a reflection of his voters. If voters learn to give off the right energy, then we can have calm, submissive, balanced politicians who do what they’re supposed to do.

See, with a dog, a person needs to be the pack leader so the dog knows whom it should follow. If no one acts like the leader, the dog will think it’s in charge and not listen to commands. Similarly, politicians need to be constantly reminded that the people are in charge. O...

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1 posted on 09/01/2009 9:17:08 AM PDT by AJKauf
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electric shock collars??


2 posted on 09/01/2009 9:17:39 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Just smack ‘em with a rolled up newspaper.


3 posted on 09/01/2009 9:19:27 AM PDT by Farmer Dean (Don't blame me,I voted for the American)
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To: AJKauf
Choke chain.
4 posted on 09/01/2009 9:19:44 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Kennedy complained at 2:55 am to the hotel owner that he had been awoken by a noisy party.)
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To: AJKauf

Rub their noses in the pile they have left!!!


5 posted on 09/01/2009 9:22:11 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: AJKauf

Sorry but my dogs ARE smarter than these idiots ... I wouldn’t know where to start. I guess you would have to dangle a dollar bill from a stick to get them to follow ...


6 posted on 09/01/2009 9:23:30 AM PDT by fujimoh
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To: Buckeye McFrog
electric shock collars??

Yeah! Negative reinforcement. I'm down wit it.

7 posted on 09/01/2009 9:25:04 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Hope requires the contender, who sees no virtue in surrender.)
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To: AJKauf
A few years in the "kennel" for Charlie Rangel and "Cold Cash" Jefferson?
8 posted on 09/01/2009 9:27:13 AM PDT by KarlInOhio ("I can run wild for six months ...after that, I have no expectation of success" - Admiral Obama-moto)
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To: AJKauf

(Constitutional) obedience school.


9 posted on 09/01/2009 9:28:59 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Socialism: The sin of envy, masquerading as a political movement.)
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To: AJKauf

I would never advocate the tarring and feathering of ANY dog.


10 posted on 09/01/2009 9:29:16 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: AJKauf

Why do i have a picture of Bawney frank naked scooting his ass on the carpet in my head


11 posted on 09/01/2009 9:29:43 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom ;))
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If I had such a picture in my head I’d volunteer for decapitation!


12 posted on 09/01/2009 9:31:26 AM PDT by oldfart (Obama nation = abomination. Think about it!)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

“electric shock collars??”

Darn, beat me to it.

We need a really, really big b**ch collar for the Pelosicritter.


13 posted on 09/01/2009 9:32:47 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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Should’ve spayed and neutered the Kennedys.


14 posted on 09/01/2009 9:35:02 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (Crazy is the new sane.)
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To: AJKauf

Ordinarily, I’d say ‘whack ‘em with a rolled up newspaper,” but that requires an MSM that won’t fold at the sight of a politician’s butt.


15 posted on 09/01/2009 9:36:47 AM PDT by Clioman
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To: AJKauf

I would never treat a dog like I would like to treat most congress critters...a swift kick in the a$$ and rub their noses in their dirt!


16 posted on 09/01/2009 9:51:07 AM PDT by Merlinator (Teddy in Arlington?... WTF were all the Massachusetts landfills full?)
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No. I like dogs. As for politicians, they need to be classified like rats and other vermin. And when they congregate it too large a number we need to call in an exterminatior. At a minimum they need to spay and neuter to prevent the Bush and Kennedy clans.


17 posted on 09/01/2009 9:56:21 AM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world, and they are all out to get me.)
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Rub their nose in their own poop?...................


18 posted on 09/01/2009 9:58:39 AM PDT by Red Badger (The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other peoples' money...M. Thatcher)
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To: al baby

You have waaaay to much room in your head..............


19 posted on 09/01/2009 9:59:13 AM PDT by Red Badger (The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other peoples' money...M. Thatcher)
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To: al baby

Eeeewwww!


20 posted on 09/01/2009 10:28:25 AM PDT by Merlinator (Teddy in Arlington?... WTF were all the Massachusetts landfills full?)
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