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President Obama hates America. So much so that he chose a foreign dog.
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The Edge of the American West 
17 comments
April 12, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Chris J
Not just a foreign dog — one with suspiciously rainbow-y drapery around his neck.
April 12, 2009 at 8:01 pm
ari
It’s a keffiyeh, I’m pretty sure.
April 12, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Daniel
The selection of a Portugeese Water Dog is a obvious rebuke of Western Democracy and a silent nod toward European socialism. Clearly Obama wants to turn our country into some kind of Stalinist neo-Soviet Union.
Okay, back to reality. Who wants to bet the rightwing loons are going to try and turn Bo the First Dog into some sign of class warfare? Or perhaps Obama’s antipatriotism (he is after all both a secret Muslim terrorist AND a black panther radical).
April 12, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Colin
I’m sure the birth certificate will settle it.
April 12, 2009 at 9:24 pm
RobinMarie
Doh!, he’s fluffy!
April 12, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Colin
Daniel, I think scouring the loonsites is SEK’s job, but I see that Ann Althouse has already discovered, in the dog’s naming, a scandal about the President’s father in law. The Washington Post has a team (including Howard Kurtz) investigating this elitist animal’s background. I make nothing up.
April 13, 2009 at 6:13 am
Ben Alpers
Like an idjut, Colin, I refused to believe you and wandered over to Chez Althouse where America’s #1 consumer of boxed wine did, in fact, uncover the scandal you referenced.
On the other hand, in a moment of perhaps unprecedented self-knowledge, the Lesser Perfesser has updated the post:
ADDED: I need to read more carefully!
Yes, Ann, you really do!
April 13, 2009 at 7:57 am
JPool
Oohh, the puppy smooches!
April 13, 2009 at 8:25 am
touhy
Hmm…Portuguese Water Dog or FRENCH Poodle? Which of these two hypo-allergenic dogs would the Republicans fail to bash? Which is the better choice? Hmmm…..
April 13, 2009 at 10:13 am
dana
That is one unbelievably cute puppy.
April 13, 2009 at 10:43 am
SEK
You got it all wrong, Ben. The real scandal is:
Or:
But this has got to be my favorite new line of attack:
If only because, inexplicably, it led to this song being stuck in my head.
April 13, 2009 at 10:46 am
SEK
(Also, by which I mean of course, because it’s Ted Kennedy and the breed has the word “water” in the title, they’re all “Chappaquiddick!” “Chappaquiddick!” “Chappaquiddick!”)
April 13, 2009 at 11:18 am
Jason B.
If only because, inexplicably, it led to this song being stuck in my head.
I was positive that clicking on that link would take me to this song.
At least Flight of the Conchords is funny.
April 13, 2009 at 11:23 am
JPool
From the AP via NPR on the Easter Egg Roll festivities:
It’s as if he’s specifically courting EotAW.
April 13, 2009 at 11:35 am
eric
We’re a key constituency.
April 13, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Bitchphd
That puppy is freaking adorable.
April 13, 2009 at 10:52 pm
ignobility
Maybe they named him “Bo” because he’s so bo-dacious. Regardless, Michelle Malkin is crazy.