President turns to Bo for campaign help
President Obama has turned to the cutest member of his admistration to raise funds for his 2012 campaign — Bo.
In one Internet ad, the first family’s Portuguese water dog pops into the frame, with his tongue out, as the words “Join Pet Lovers for Obama” appear.
The Bo Obama Internet ad links to a sign-up page, giving readers an opportunity to donate to the campaign.
According to the Washington Post, Bo may be the first “first dog” to emerge as a central player in a presidential re-election campaign.
In 2004, George W. Bush’s campaign made a tongue-in-cheek video featuring Barney, Bush’s Scottish terrier, advising the Republican National Convention on how to attract the “canine vote.”
But Bo’s appearances – coinciding with his third anniversary as a member of the Obama family (it’s Saturday) — are hoped to prove more viral and hard hitting.
They also seem to be an attempt to capitalize on the Crate-gate controversy dogging Mitt Romney, who transported his Irish setter Seamus in a crate atop the family station wagon for a 12-hour trip to Canada in the 1980s.
Republicans have fired back, pointing out that Obama — as he admits in his 2004 autobiography – ate dog meat as a child in Indonesia.
Posted by jwoestendiek May 3rd, 2012 under Muttsblog.
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