Before beginning the drive mitt romney put seamus the family s hulking irish setter in a dog carrier and attached it to the station wagon s roof rack.
Romney dog on roof story.
He d built a windshield for the carrier to make the ride more comfortable for the dog according to the story.
It happened more than a quarter century ago at the start of a romney family summer vacation.
It might be unseemly to bring this up just as mitt romney celebrates his win in new hampshire on tuesday night and seems to be a strong front runner for the gop nomination.
But the story of his putting his dog in a carrier on his car roof for a 12 hour family trip is spreading again on the internet and disturbs me the more i learn about it.
It might be unseemly to bring this up just as mitt romney celebrates his win in new hampshire on tuesday night and seems to be a strong front runner for the gop nomination.
Their dog seamus rode in a carrier on the roof of the family s chevrolet caprice station wagon for the 12 hour trip.
Romney had built a windshield for the carrier to make the ride more comfortable for the dog.
Romney stopped at a gas station to wash the dog the carrier and the car.
It might be unseemly to bring this up just as mitt romney celebrates his win in new hampshire on tuesday night and seems to be a strong front runner for the gop nomination.
In june 2007 the boston globe reported that in 1983 current republican presidential hopeful and former massachusetts governor mitt romney had placed his irish setter in a dog carrier on.
The new yorker featured a cartoon with rick santorum riding in romney s rooftop dog carrier on its cover last week.
But what has really outraged.
But the story of his.
During the 650 mile 1 050 km trip seamus got diarrhea.
But the tale of seamus the irish setter who got sick while riding 12 hours on the roof of mitt.
In the five years since the story was revealed new york times columnist gail.
Since there wasn t enough room in the car for the family dog seamus romney put the irish setter in a crate fastened to the roof of the car.
But the story of his.
With seamus back in the carrier the family continued on their way.