Posted on 10/21/2017 12:07:00 PM PDT by Colonel Kangaroo
Washington (CNN)He campaigned and won vowing to shake up Washington. Now, President Donald Trump is again breaking with tradition on a more personal matter: keeping a pet at the White House.
The illustrious tradition of keeping pets in the White House dates back to Thomas Jefferson, who kept a mockingbird and a couple of bear cubs during his presidency. Throughout the years, presidential pets became celebrities of sorts.
"It softens their image, it broadens their appeal," Ed Lengel, chief historian at the White House Historical Association, told CNN. "They help create an atmosphere of the White House as a family, a lived-in place and not just a stiff museum, but a place where a family lives and plays and enjoys each other's company." For an image-conscious President, Trump seems to be in little rush to add a furry friend to the White House brood, making his the only first family in modern presidential history without a pet.
"There are no plans at this time" to add a pet to the first family, East Wing communications director Stephanie Grisham told CNN.
Trump lived with a poodle, Chappy, with his first wife, Ivana, who wrote in her memoir, "Raising Trump," that "Donald was not a dog fan."
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Why introduce a dog into the White House when there might be ticks and fleas left from the Obama’s debacle?
I am told there are numerous animals in the White House, defying all attempts at pest control.
Throw anything and everything out there and see what sticks and if they can get Trump to tweet about it and embarrass himself.
Alinsky’s 12 Rules:
1. “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.“ Power is derived from 2 main sources – money and people. “Have-Nots” must build power from flesh and blood.
2. “Never go outside the expertise of your people.“ It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone.
3. “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.“ Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty.
4. “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.“ If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules.
5. “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.“ There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions.
6. “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.“ They’ll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones.
7. “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.“ Don’t become old news.
8. “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.“ Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new.
9. “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.“ Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist.
10. “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.“ Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog.
11. “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.“ Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem.
12. “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.“ Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions.
Trump sitting in a chair petting his cat. The media would have a field day with Trump as the super villain
So
is This the 2nd posting that I’m
posting too,or should I post to Another
Posting?
Yes I’m logged in.
CNN would object if he DID have a dog.
I agree!
#AUTHENTIC
:-)
Most of the other first-family dogs were props.
Trump doesn’t bother with being fake.
If he had one, he could have it killed like clintoon’s buddy.
“Clinton’s dog Buddy apparently “knew too much” and had a mysterious accident.”
___________________________________________
Not true. Buddy jumped up on Hilary’s lap and FROZE to death. (oldie but goodie)
He could place numbered discs on the bottom of a tank of piranhas and have the reporters reach in and grab one to determine the order of their questions.
“It is cruel to have any animal that needs love and affection,and you are too busy to be home with them to give them that care.”
Exactly. When it comes to pets, if your heart’s not in it, don’t even think of being a pet owner.
“It is cruel to have any animal that needs love and affection,and you are too busy to be home with them to give them that care.”
Exactly. When it comes to pets, if your heart’s not in it, don’t even think of being a pet owner.
The recent tradition is to buy an outrageously expensive pure bred dog from a famous kennel, give it an appropriate, politically correct name and hire a team of professionals to take care of it while it is not being used for photo ops.
I thought he had a pet tortoise named Mitch?
IIRC I he Clintons gave their cat to the secretary but took their dog to Chappaqua . Poor dog got away and did not make it in the traffic.
He should get a pet goat and say they are better for the environment and watch their heads explode.
>>He should get a pet goat and say they are better for the environment and watch their heads explode.
*************************************************
That would be really funny. He can also get the goat milk and have the WH chef make feta! (for the Greek salad, of course!)
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.