Althouse: Oh, this is the civil rights issue of our time. Good to see Obama's on it.

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Oh, this is the civil rights issue of our time. Good to see Obama's on it.

"Obama Comes Out Against Dog Breed-Specific Legislation, Joins The Fight For Pit Bulls."

४६ टिप्पण्या:

traditionalguy म्हणाले...: Talk about "wag the dog." While the fate of constitutional government in the USA and free western civilization in Egypt is at the crucial tipping point, this is the only news we are allowed to see or hear.; २२/८/१३, १:५९ PM
Spiros Pappas म्हणाले...: I don't get this. These dogs are tremendously aggressive. If pit bull owners had insurance, took parenting classes and consented to weakly doggie welfare visits then I'd be okay with my neighbor having a pit bull.; २२/८/१३, २:०२ PM
Tom म्हणाले...: Michael Vick was unavailable for comment...; २२/८/१३, २:०३ PM
FullMoon म्हणाले...: Where do gun control people stand on registering pit bulls?

Incidentally, Obama is not a dog guy. He did not want a dog. He evaded the " will you get a dog" question.

Ted Kennedy made a surprise gift of Bo to the family. I was surprised at the time that Kennedy possibly had a sense of humor.; २२/८/१३, २:०९ PM
From Inwood म्हणाले...: Obama heard the 3 AM bark; २२/८/१३, २:२५ PM
MadisonMan म्हणाले...: What horrible optics.

My one question: Is the person who wrote this article actually trying to sabotage Obama, or are they so dense they think this is actually good PR?

The mind boggles.; २२/८/१३, २:२६ PM
Hagar म्हणाले...: Now, that is just sarcastic.

Speaking of annoying misuse of language, is there anything that is not a "fight" for something or other these days?; २२/८/१३, २:२६ PM
FleetUSA म्हणाले...: He fiddles while Rome burns....jobs disappearing.; २२/८/१३, २:३० PM
Lucien म्हणाले...: Somewhere Vicki Hearne is smiling.; २२/८/१३, २:३३ PM
The Commercial Traveller म्हणाले...: I hate breed specific legislation, but how on earth is this a federal issue? I guess for BSL laws on military housing bases, but that's about it.; २२/८/१३, २:४३ PM
Levi Starks म्हणाले...: Is there Any - Any issue that Obama might consider leaving up to state and local authorities?
I recently went to the Humane shelter in St Louis county MO, and we walked up and down the isles looking at dogs, and it was like this: Pit bull, pit bull, lab/pit bull, pit bull, beagle/pit bull, Most of those dogs came into existence because of irresponsible owners, and will not be adopted. What kind of dogs to responsible owners purchase? Oh I don't know, maybe a Portuguese water spaniel? You see this is what tick me off, If he feels strongly about this issue as he claims, he could have made a tangible statement, He could have gone to a local shelter with the kids (great photo op) and picked out a nice pit bull/ border collie mix for his daughters to take home an play with. You see, his children will never have to live in the ghetto next door to a Pit Bull that spends all day outside at the end of a 20 ft chain, lunging at every one passing by.
But don't worry, when the police show up and put down a mad dog after it's just mauled a child, he probably says to himself "If I had a pit bull it would have looked just like that"; २२/८/१३, २:४७ PM
Jaq म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; २२/८/१३, २:५१ PM
AustinRoth म्हणाले...: As our family is the owner of two rescue pits, I can tell you they are the sweetest dogs we have ever owned.

I also remember all the previous 'bad breed' scares - Shepherds, Dobermans, Rottweilers, etc.

There are no 'bad breeds', just bad dog owners.; २२/८/१३, २:५४ PM
tim maguire म्हणाले...: Does the president have to focus on THE most important thing to the exclusion of all others until it's solved? Nobody believes that.

I live in a place where Pit Bulls are banned. Thousands of great dogs were destroyed and hundreds of families suffered for no reason and no publc benefit.; २२/८/१३, २:५८ PM
Levi Starks म्हणाले...: Ok, I probably shouldn't post twice on this, but after mulling over my first response, I realized why he must speak out, Pit Bull are a proxy/dog whistle if you will for african americans. Now I get it.; २२/८/१३, २:५८ PM
Jaq म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; २२/८/१३, २:५९ PM
Original Mike म्हणाले...: If Obama had a pit bull, he'd look like Rex.; २२/८/१३, ३:०९ PM
Michael म्हणाले...: Classic. Perfect. Our president is a creation of The Onion. Right? Surely he is....; २२/८/१३, ४:२३ PM
Kelly म्हणाले...: My neighbors pit almost took my daughters eye. He got her jaw line too. Luckily, a pediatric surgeon happened to be on duty that night, so the scaring has been minimal. After attacking an adult the dog was put down.

I have no love for this breed. However, I'm puzzled as to how this involves the Feds.; २२/८/१३, ४:३७ PM
The Cracker Emcee Refulgent म्हणाले...: Levi,
Duh.; २२/८/१३, ४:४२ PM
Carol म्हणाले...: just bad dog owners.

OK but that's a lot of people. Too many people do not know how to train dogs and can no more control them than control their own kids. They think you just get a dog and..feed it and stuff.

So, a little indirection is in order.; २२/८/१३, ४:४९ PM
Agim Zabeli म्हणाले...: Did the Google guys identify a pit bull voting micro market for next year's Congressional elections?; २२/८/१३, ४:४९ PM
jacksonjay म्हणाले...: Sunny (when does a dog stop being a puppy-she is a year old) and BO gonna wicky wacky and make some puppies! This will be the news story of the decade!

Just sayin!

Pit Bull embrace is aimed at the gangsta rap constituency!; २२/८/१३, ४:५४ PM
Michelle Dulak Thomson म्हणाले...: AustinRoth, the previous "bad breed" scares all had two things in common: The dogs were large and powerful, and the breed had become popular very rapidly, which meant that the US population had to have been rapidly inbred just to get enough puppies to the shops.

Now, I grew up with Doberman pinschers. (My Mom is with a Dobie rescue now.) We had some great dogs (and my parents have three terrific Dobies now), but one of the dogs we had when I was growing up had a congenital heart defect associated with inbreeding, and another a sort of dementia that made him basically dangerous for anyone to be around. My parents ultimately had both euthanized.

The thing about pit bulls is not that they are innately mean; it's that they are a large amount of basically solid muscle, adorned with teeth, that can bloody well be trained to be mean, generally by owners who want meanness in a dog and instill it through abusing the animal. The primary victims are dogs; the subsidiary ones are the people they are made to maul. The perpetrators are the human scum who want to use a dog as a weapon and care nothing for whom they hurt, least of all the dog.; २२/८/१३, ५:२० PM
gadfly म्हणाले...: Barry must have talked to Mike Vick because the convicted dog killer is now the starting QB for the Iggles.; २२/८/१३, ५:२३ PM
Mountain Maven म्हणाले...: This is a standard from the playbook. Have a daily announcement or a press release that makes the administration look like it's doing something good. That is supposed to distract us from the crimes and scandals. Worked for Clinton.; २२/८/१३, ५:२४ PM
Levi Starks म्हणाले...: Well I guess he's locked up another special interest group for the Democratic vote tally.
I mean really, don't Republicans know they'll never get the dog owners vote until they stop their war on aggressive dogs?; २२/८/१३, ५:२८ PM
अनामित म्हणाले...: Into every corner of our lives this asshole thinks he has a right to stick his nose.; २२/८/१३, ५:२९ PM
Bryan C म्हणाले...: Dog bans are a pretty good example of stupid and arbitrary government overreach based on dishonest media sensationalism. Never a bad thing to oppose.; २२/८/१३, ५:३६ PM
Beorn म्हणाले...: As the owner of two pit rescues, I would not be averse to having higher standards for high-risk breeds - a AKC Canine Good Citizen Certificate for each high-risk dog would be a good start. Responsible owners would gladly take the minimal training, and hopefully irresponsible people would be discouraged from owning these breeds.; २२/८/१३, ५:५१ PM
Matt Sablan म्हणाले...: Remember when dalmatians and collies were the terror dogs of the age? It goes in cycles; pit bulls are popular, therefore, there are a lot of irresponsible pit bull owners.; २२/८/१३, ५:५७ PM
Freeman Hunt म्हणाले...: The reason for breed specific laws isn't that certain breeds are inherently mean, it's that while one breed's mistake may be painful, another's is catastrophic.; २२/८/१३, ६:०६ PM
Pettifogger म्हणाले...: If we fail to enact federal legislation prohibiting breed-specific bans, we will impede the interstate market for dog fights. Obviously the states have no business messing in such vital economic matters.; २२/८/१३, ६:२५ PM
Sam L. म्हणाले...: Still hasn't commented on the murder in OK, so far as I know. Dogs are soooooooo much more important.; २२/८/१३, ७:०७ PM
Sam L. म्हणाले...: Like Levi S., my wife looked for a dog, and all the shelters had seemed to be pit bulls.; २२/८/१३, ७:०९ PM
Almost Ali म्हणाले...: Give the guy (Obama) credit; he comes up with more ways to say eff you, America - than Al Sharpton and Rev. Wright put together.; २२/८/१३, ७:२६ PM
Henry म्हणाले...: Good for him.; २२/८/१३, ७:४८ PM
Henry म्हणाले...: The more nothing he does, the better. And he's right on this issue.; २२/८/१३, ७:४९ PM
Henry म्हणाले...: Shark-specific legislation is another story.; २२/८/१३, ७:५१ PM
Imalwaysangry म्हणाले...: Pit Bulls are inherently aggressive, unpredictable and vicious. Which is probably why a certain demographic traditionally supportive of Obama - the ethnic urban thug culture - likes them so much. In our city we sometimes refer to them as "penis dogs" (much like "penis cars") because the owners are so obviously over-compensating for their inadequacies. I work in a profession that deals with the results of dog attacks - it may be only anecdotal, but I agree with Judge Judy's comment, "it's always the Pit Bulls, never the Golden Retrievers!" The problem with pit owners is that they're usually as stupid, violent and irresponsible as their dogs. Sorry, responsible pit owners, there's NOTHING you can do in terms of compensation, payment or anything else if your erratic dog kills a toddler. Grow up!; २२/८/१३, ८:०५ PM
Imalwaysangry म्हणाले...: Pit Bulls are inherently aggressive, unpredictable and vicious. Which is probably why a certain demographic traditionally supportive of Obama - the ethnic urban thug culture - likes them so much. In our city we sometimes refer to them as "penis dogs" (much like "penis cars") because the owners are so obviously over-compensating for their inadequacies. I work in a profession that deals with the results of dog attacks - it may be only anecdotal, but I agree with Judge Judy's comment, "it's always the Pit Bulls, never the Golden Retrievers!" The problem with pit owners is that they're usually as stupid, violent and irresponsible as their dogs. Sorry, responsible pit owners, there's NOTHING you can do in terms of compensation, payment or anything else if your erratic dog kills a toddler. Grow up!; २२/८/१३, ८:०६ PM
Beorn म्हणाले...: "Pit Bulls are inherently aggressive, unpredictable and vicious"

An ignorant statement with which I used to agree. Watching Cesar Millan's dog "Daddy" changed my mind (Google it). That dog put up with a lot, and never lashed out to harm another person, or dog.; २२/८/१३, ९:२० PM
FullMoon म्हणाले...: Any dog might snap or bite. A good kick or a sharp word will usually dislodge them.

A pit will latch on and try to shake you to death, that is what terriers are bred to do. You will usually need some sort of weapon to get them off.

Multiple gunshots sometimes fail.; २२/८/१३, १०:१६ PM
SteveR म्हणाले...: An ignorant statement with which I used to agree. Watching Cesar Millan's dog "Daddy" changed my mind (Google it). That dog put up with a lot, and never lashed out to harm another person, or dog.

Thus the "unpredictable"

Bad dogs, bad breed; २२/८/१३, ११:३९ PM
ilvuszq म्हणाले...: Pit Bulls must taste good.; २३/८/१३, ६:५३ AM
Beorn म्हणाले...: Thus the "unpredictable" Bad dogs, bad breed

Thus the ignorance.

GIGO; २३/८/१३, ९:५९ AM