Animal Person

APRIL 16, 2009

Here's a great question I received via direct message on Twitter ( www.twitter.com/mary_martin ): "Do you think that even if Obama had adopted a shelter dog-it still may have caused a run on breeders? This is why I didn't campaign for a greyhound--it raises their profile. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. Would it matter?"

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Animal Person

APRIL 12, 2009

But I didn't campaign for a presidential greyhound for exactly the same reason Obama's decision was disappointing: it glorifies pure breed dogs. I wasn't an Obama supporter (or a McCain supporter) but I did appreciate a lot of what he appeared to believe in and wish for this country.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Aside from his fractured marital history, ethics violations, loss of the Speakership, and flaunted monetization of public service, he recently committed the most ugly mating ritual of all. This begs the question – if Barack Obama were a bird, what bird would he be? The Republican birds do not present beautiful plumage.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 6, 2009

We interrupt regularly scheduled deconstructing, editorializing, commenting and ranting to bring you a letter from John Perkins : Dear Friends Speaking of Democracy, Honduras, and President Obama. One is Lanny Davis, an influential lobbyist who was a personal lawyer for President Bill Clinton and also campaigned for Hillary.

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