Did the press ask the new Obama dog whether he had a chance to say goodbye to his mom before the breeder returned his mom to her cage where she will spend the rest of her life pumping out one litter after another?

@American Dreamer (sorry I was off my meds last night): Only bad breeders treat their dogs that way. The family that this dog comes from are wonderful breeders who cost more but breed dogs sensibly and in a very humane manner. When you look at the conditions at the pound they don't stand up to the conditions at a reputable breeder. There is nothing wrong with wanting a pedigreed dog instead fo a mutt it is a personal choice.

@getreal:

Liar liar pants on fire!!! You are just feeling guilty because you obviously bought a dog from a breeder. Say a prayer for the bitch (one of the few times I can properly use that word!!!) that gave birth to your dog.

It is normal for a bitch (there I go again!) to give birth to two or possibly three litters in her lifetime.

But the American Kennel Club has WRITTEN PROOF FROM SURVEYS CONDUCTED TO ASSESS WHETHER INBREEDING OCCURS that the average breeder registered with the American Kennel Club makes their bitches on average produce TEN litters in a lifetime which is absolutely abhorrent.

That is one litter for their life.

Plus PETA has records showing that many reputable breeders send their bitches (oops!!!) to be put to sleep or abandon them. These bitches dont live in a healthy home environment with a family to love.

It isnt just puppy mills that use and abuse bitches. They all treat them like Octomom.

If you already have a dog you bought from a breeder WHY DONT YOU ADOPT A RESCUE DOG TOO!!! Dogs love and need dog companionship so you'll be doing a beautiful thing for your existing dog.

PETA probably puts more 'bitches' to sleep than this dog's breeder ever will. http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/535593.html

@American Dreamer (sorry I was off my meds last night): PETA kills almost every animal that they rescue. My dog's dam lives in the breeders home. Life is rarely black and white sometimes it's gray. If some people want a flea bitten mutt from the pound more power to them. For the people who want a puppy of a specific breed and are willing to the research to insure it came from a good breeder we have the right and I don't feel there is any moral superiority in getting a mutt from the pound. If you are going to start talking PETA their position is that animals are not possessions the head of PETA believes pet ownership is pet slavery.

All B.O.'s fall in love with microphones.

did he have a puppy teleprompter with him?

@Ruth:

Dont fall for the B.S. Ruth!!!

PETA has a lawsuit pending against the persons who produced that advertisement because it is an outright lie.

PETA DOES put dogs to sleep but only dogs that have advanced heart disease from heartworm so they are in terrible pain and are not adoptable by anyone (or some other similar illness).

There has been a series of advertisements popping up on the internet by a fur related group making lies about PETA's euthanasia practices. PETA has a program to pull abused dogs off the street for adoption and where the dog is very ill and in pain it will put it to sleep just like any responsible dog rescue group.

@getreal:

like I explained to Ruth PETA has a well funded program down South and in certain other areas of country to collect abused and homeless dogs for adoption. Where the dog has advanced heart disease or another terminal illness that puts the dog in pain the dog will be put to sleep in a humane manner.

Otherwise that link Ruth sent is an outright lie. PETA won a lawsuit in two circuit courts against the group that created that film because it is an outright lie but the group is a shadow organization that keeps posting it.

If you think PETA is honestly putting to sleep "every dog PETA collects" like the video suggests you are a completely naive chump. PETA is run by animal lovers. The "documented proof" referenced in the video was proven in the circuit court case to be completely fabricated. The people they named in the video never worked for PETA and PETA thinks they may not even exist.

I watched HBO's documentary about PETA and it's President it was made completely with their permission and they were given access to every aspect of the organization even the head of PETA admitted that they euthanize most of the animals that they rescue. Why not watch the documentary it is quite even handed and informative. If you are a dog owner PETA feels that YOU are exploiting animals. This is not a thread about PETA or mutts vs pedigreed dogs it is about the President's dog.

@getreal: Keep them marching in line, Sargent-Major.

@American Dreamer (sorry I was off my meds last night): At least these kids will get a puppy it used to be kids with allergies had to do with out the joy and responsibility of having a dog. The only way to guarantee a hypoallergenic dog is to buy a pedigreed one.

@getreal:

I've seen the documentary twice…the only dogs euthanized in that documentatary had advanced heart worm disease.

You are taking the statement completely out of context. They only said they euthanize most of the dogs they take back to their headquarters BECAUSE most of the dogs they take back are already terminally ill. Noone is putting to sleep healthy dogs. PETA has a full staff of vets who all love dogs.

What exactly is your objective? If you are trying to demonize PETA it wont work. PETA is the same organizing that has brought the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT to bring legal action against slaughterhouses, breeders, puppy mills and more for abusive practices.

The simple fact remains that the AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB has its own documented proof that registered breeders force their bitches to have on average ten litters in a lifetime which means these poor bitches spend most of their lives pregnant or recovering from pregnancy.

Do you honestly think that the mother of your dog you bought from a breeder is anything other than a commoedity used to pump out as many litters as possible? I've worked for two breeders before I was enlightened and know other breeeders. Their bitches are either pregnant, recovering from pregnancy or getting pregnant for their whole lives. It is incredibly cruel.

The only difference between breeders and puppy mill operators is the breeders dont keep their bitches confined to cages.

"They only said they euthanize most of the dogs they take back to their headquarters BECAUSE most of the dogs they take back are already terminally ill."

So I was right they euthanize most of the dogs they rescue.

So you worked for two bad breeders who it sounds like were very abusive to their animals seems like your anger should be aimed at yourself. I've never abused animals or aided and abetting anyone else's abusive of them. This seems to be your issue.

I can't believe anyone intelligent would take PETA seriously. Personally, every time I hear the name of that naked-bimbo-exploiting, pie-throwing, goofy-mask-wearing bunch of nuts I want to eat a hamburger. And I've spent years not eating meat.

@Ruth:

Before you make a blanket statement why dont you go to PETA's website and look at any one of the following videos that are a product of their undercover operations which led our federal government to take CRIMINAL ACTION against the perpetrators:

(1) the University of Illinois reserach facility that sliced open the tendons of the beagles that they collected from animal shelters (and also german sheperds) who they then required to lay splayed out on the floor while force feeding them different food combinations to test the efficacy of new dog food products for the IAMS corporation

(2) a slaughterhouse in texas where cows with broken feet (broken at the ankle) where whipped into dragging themselves across the slaughterhouse floor for slaughter….or another slaughterhouse in Texas where the cows were skinned alive (you could see them struggling as they got skinned) several people who worked at both are now in federal prison

(3) for a change of pace look at their chinese video showing dogs being skinned alive for their fur used in Sean Puffy Combs fashions (it was too time consuming to kill them first)

they even show skinless dogs laying all in a row to bleed to death then they were turned into food

HEY RUTH: AFTER YOU EAT ONE OF THOSE BURGERS HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO WORK ITS WAY THROUGH YOUR FAT ASS BEFORE YOU DEFECATE

i bet that pumping out a huge turd is the closest thing Ruth has ever gotten to an orgasm

@getreal:

I obviously hit a nerve with you because you are protesting my point so vehemently.

What I think would be helpful would be for you to go to http://www.petfinder.com, pick "dog" and then click on "breed" and you will see that over half the dogs on the site are pure breeds available for adoption

i earn over $600,000 per year….I could easily afford to buy a pure bred dog…but I did the right thing and adopted….one of my dogs was blind and diabetic and the other two were badly abused. but you can get a beautiful pure breed puppy for free with all its shots and neutered too instead of spending a fortune on a breeder

what amazes me living here in NYC is I constantly meet people who pay thousands of dollars to buy a dog from a breeder, then up to $600 for the first round of puppy shots, and then another $600 for neutering. They can get that all for free from a rescue group. Most of these idiots cant even afford it.

Clearly, American Dreamer, your meds have not yet stabilized.

I'm sure you'll feel better tomorrow.

@That No Name:

I can't believe you are so lonely and desperate that you have followed me to this site.

I'm meeting a group of friends tonight for dinner and drinks and I'll retell the story of the lonely creepy crawly balding pencil necked geek who actually dare to think that he could befriend one of us and we'll all have a good laugh at your expense.

You are up to your old tricks again, American Dreamer.

This is why we can't have anything NICE.

Oh, yeah - while I was daydreaming about what the psychological profile of a regular poster probably looks like (I may need to get some help, I've clearly fallen in with a bad crowd) I forgot to mention that the Obama's dog is super cute.

@Ruth:

Why don't you take your next vacation in Korea and then you can order a Portugeuse Water Dog Burger since that seems to be your preference.

@Stalking American Dreamer:

Gawker has gotten so absolutely boring.

Funny thing is I read in the papers that Nick Denton is almost out of cash (he has barely any advertisers no more) so he may need to shut the whole thing down soon. So sad.

American Dreamer, ARE you sorry that you were off your meds last night? I don't think you are.

@Stalking American Dreamer:

I'm so glad you chose to visit me here just to prove how truly pathetic you are.

I'm rather surprised you haven't identified my most recent avatars on Jezebel and Gawker both of which earned stars today.

I know a lot more than you give me credit for. Why do you think I am stalking you?

You are a dark hero, like Darth Vader or something.

@Stalking American Dreamer:

When you are not bothering me I don't contemplate your existence.

Think of all the people that posted daily on gawker that were quickly forgotten after they stopped posting.

Same applies to you. Hundreds of years from now after you are gone you'll only exist in some rarely used brain cell deep inside my head.

Did you know that you have a doppelganger on this site named FANOFGRENDEL?

He is almost as needy and desperate as you are on gawker. You are direct parallels of each other. He's gay also. And seeks validation by spending all day pumping out comments, charts, tables, instead of doing something worthwhile like pursuing a career.

Enough said. My work here is done. I'm moving onto another site. I've already got it all set up. Happy hunting loser.

@American Dreamer (sorry I was off my meds last night): Look what dog people do or don't buy is their choice. I have never understood people who try to impose their opinions and values on other people's lives. If you think owning a pedigreed dog is wrong don't own one.It is actually creepy that you are so personally invested in other people's choice of pet. Really, get a life.

@Stalking American Dreamer:

If you REALLY cared about me as much as you say you do you would post a snuff film on Youtube (with a hyperlink to gawker) showing yourself skinning and eating yourself alive. Then I'll know you really care.

In any case this ends today. I'm done with this site. I'm moving onto bigger and better sites.

@getreal:

My only point is that if someone thinks that they get a free ride by buying a dog from a responsible breeder they don't.

Certified breeders….breeders registered with the AKC….like the one who sold Biden a dog….are just as guilty of using and abusing bitches (I dont mean Ruth…though she is a dog and a real bitch…I mean real bitches) as much as puppy mill.s.

@American Dreamer (i'm back off my meds): Didn't you grandiosely announce you were leaving this site for bigger and better sites?

@American Dreamer (i'm back off my meds): So if you don't like a woman's post you call her a bitch if you don't like a man's post you call him gay. Are you trying to look like a homophobic misogynist?

American Dreamer! THERE you are.

Come on with me. Don't fight.

Look how you are falling apart with out me.

With me, you can rule this blog.
You can be the King, and I'll be your medication.

That's it folks.

I'm going to post the announcement that I am not commenting on this site about a half a dozen more times, and then I'll be off to greener pastures.

You'll miss me when I am gone.

@American Dreamer:

You promised you were going to stop posting on this site!

Oooooh you got me so angry I got my panties all tied up in a bunch. Where you at? We got to settle this like men.

Well that last post was not me. For one thing I'm a woman for another I would never end a sentence with a preposition.

I don't think anything on this thread is making anyone angry but American Dreamer who is now using other posters names it just seems silly and desperate. So if you want to impersonate me great imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but you better step up your grammar game a bit.

@American Dreamer (i'm back off my meds):

I'm sorry if my responses to your comments haven't been especially coherent tonight but I had tex-mex for dinner tonight and it is taking longer than I expected to work its way through my massive, bloated, cauliflower ass.

@Getreal:

jesus christ. that is a little more info than I need kind sir. though i can relate. i got myself a cauliflower ass too!

try chasing that tex mex down with a nice cool iced appletini.

That was not ruth either. Her posts are intelligent and she knows how to capitalize letters. Poor thing you are not very good at this.

Oh I just figured out who this is. I will go back to ignoring you.

I am fat and nobody loves me.

@Getreal:

Oh dear. Well maybe if you took it slow on all that tex mex you wouldn't be as big as a house dearie.

@Getreal:

That wasn't me either. I may be morbidly obese but my cats love me.

@Getreal:

I love blogs like this one. I meet so many desperate folks like Ruth and yourself.

I'm talking about people who'll do jobs that I'm not willing to do. And it's amazing, if I have what they want, and I do, I can string them along on dozens of jobs.

Well, that is until they're easily recognized, and then they need to disappear.

Sound familiar? The thing is, I'm almost going to miss you. Almost.

@Ruth: @getreal:

I know you've been waiting to meet me. Don't be shy. I understand your needs. I am exactly what you need right now in your life. Come, be with me, follow me, you will understand.

Buckle up folks, we're in for a bumpy ride.

I know, I'll prepare some appletinis for us to enjoy in the meantime, until things stabilize.

@getreal:

You can't ignore me know that you know who I am.

The memory of me is now permanently lodged inside your brain. That makes me a part of you.

And late tonight….when you are all alone at home in bed….you won't really be alone cause I'll still be in your head.

You'll always be looking for me consciously or not.

@American Dreamer (at the pharmacy waiting for the refill):

Funny you should mention! I'm at the bar of the Hudson Hotel right now enjoying my third appletini of the evening (iced of course). I never post to Jossip without an appletini in one hand and a parliament light in the other.

Oh, there I go again. Oopsies.

Got to keep it together. Got to keep it together.

Appletinis anyone?

I know I am not at the hotel bar. I am at the pharmacy!

With my appletini!

Ho. Hum.

So our fearless leader is in Mexico, any word on what he is apologizing about to the Mexicans.

Did Michelle dazzle Mexico City, just asking.

@fanofgrendel:

You ought to get acquainted with That No Name (who posts every five minutes as Saythatscool on Gawker)

You two have so much in common: you both post every five minutes….you think you are witty and clever just because you are posting pictures or videos, you both really need to get laid and you are both balding, creepy, crawly low level office workers. Plus you have the same sexual proclivities. I say its a match made in heaven!

im a gay loser yeah!

no one likes me.

I know you've been waiting to meet me. Don't be shy. I understand your needs. I am exactly what you need right now in your life. Come, be with me, follow me, you will understand.@Rhonda:

@American Dreamer (at the pharmacy waiting for the refill):

Check the exits. That's what I always say. You want to know where they are before you go in. Get in, get what you want, and get out. Know your exits, know your alternatives.

Of course, if you do everything right, the getaway isn't something to worry about. Eliminate your witnesses, and you can walk right out the front door.

P.S. I dont think FanofGrendel and Rhonda realize that i got their home addresses through their internet providers. I won't disclose them here out of respect for their privacy. Not that they'll be needed them much longer.

Ok. I was out of line. I'm sorry. I was just having a little fun. And like Kari Ferrell abd her fun, a few people may or may not have got hurt along the way.

I post a lot of garbage that really doesn't mean anything. I admit that the cruel things I say are projection.

I think that I am an aquired taste, so to speak.

I kind of remind myself of Jim Carrey in The Mask.

Sometimes I am the nice American Dreamer, and sometimes The Mask comes out and I am SMOKING!

@fanofgrendel:

Oh do shut up!

It's not enough I've got you tied to the wall and drugged, you still feel the need to babel incessantly?

You make a terrible hostage. Now shut your mouth, or I'm going to stuff something in it.

See how I did that? Kind of creepy, but funny to me!

I just don't seem to have that internal governor that lets me know when I have treaded into unfunny to others territory.

Ah well. That's mainly why I spend so much time posting comments. No social skills.

@American Dreamer:

its been a VERY busy week for me on Jossip and the little piggy ears are all pricked up, trying to pick up the buzz on all the activity.

Good timing to lay low. I could use a rest. I'm staying in tonight with some ice cream, and a copy of the Notebook on Blu-Ray, and a box of tissues.

@ American Dreamer:

I mean I am NOW laying low AFTER I got back from the Hudson Hotel bar.

Wooohooo, I AM exhausted.

@American Dreamer:

noone is going to confuse your posts with my own rambling prose

p.s. i'm creating havoc on gawker and jezebel as we speak

while the cat's away the rat will play

@American Dreamer:

THIS was an impersonator everyone. I am changing my profile name starting today. But wanted to set the record straight first.

If we needed any proof that the PETA people are off their meds and their rockers, this thread proves it.

I didn't have enough patience to read all of the pages of comments.

PETA is neither an evil nor an innocent organization. There are plenty of crazies at PETA and lots of issues they have pushed too far. (ie, exploiting women to argue against exploiting animals).

However, PETA has also been behind countless wonderful causes that have ensured or helped to ensure the saftey and well being of all kinds of animals.

All of you are ridiculous to argue the organization is all good or all bad. Listen to what PETA has to say, but with a grain of salt. Demonizing PETA is like demonizing organized religion. Yeah, lots of things are super fucked up about it, but you can't argue there isn't some good in there too.