Florida’s Governor Adopted a Dog for the Campaign, Promptly Returned It From Whence it Came
A dog can be a political double-edged sword: treat it well and you get lots of good press; treat it shitty and, well, just ask Mitt Romney how that worked out for him. Florida's Republican (and wildly unpopular) Gov. Rick Scott is the latest politician to fall victim to dog-loving media. The Tampa Bay Times reveals that shortly after being elected governor, the Scott family returned a rescue dog they had adopted during the campaign back to its previous owners. Yikes.
The Labrador, pictured above, was adopted shortly after Scott won the Republican primary in 2010. A picture of it was posted to Facebook, asking Scott's fans what the family should name its new pet. The winning name was, shock of all shocks, Reagan (keep in mind this was in the middle of the Tea Party's Reagan-nostalgia, rabble-rousing).
Recently, Florida reporters began to wonder why they hadn't seen First Family of Florida's Beloved Pet recently and started digging. They first reached out to Brian Burgess, who was Gov. Scott's communications director during his campaign:
Late Wednesday, Burgess testily emailed that he was working on an answer and recognized "the potential for a PR nightmare if the Tampa Bay Times doesn't receive a photo of Reagan next to today's copy of the Tampa Bay Times. So take it to the bank I'm getting you every bit of info I can lay my hands on.''
More at: http://gawker.com/5975949/floridas-governor-adopted-a-dog-for-the-campaign-promptly-returned-it-from-whence-it-came
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killed (okay, "euthanized"
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This needs to go viral.
I also sent this to Stephanie Miller Show, she loves dogs more than humans, get ready for her to start a pummeling, probably today.
Seriously did you know about these????? or just a great judge of characters?
There's another one with rick scott making the same face.
I am looking forward to kicking this clown out of office in 2014. 
He's up for re-election in 2 years, and is wildly unpopular. The doggy could only have helped him, but I sincerely hope returning this gorgeous creature jinxed Scott. Permanently.
He should never own another pet - not even a gecko.
"I opened the window and in flew Enza."
Feel better!
... for the scams he ran in his health care biz. Just like our Gov. Kasich the man
is a crook and a liar. Adopt a dog then get rid of it when the campaign was over.
and dogs? I thought it was just the non-rich they liked to use, abuse and then discard.
FYI, your OP did make it to the front page, as that is where I found it @ 11:25pm,1-14-13.
I read your OP and down thru the thread. Then backed up again to look at the Lab doggie. I used to own a Lab, and I can tell you that that sweet Lab does NOT look happy. As a matter of fact, it looks very unhappy. Wonder when the photo was taken, but doesn't much matter whether it was while it was at the Scott home or at the the Humane Society. It's not a happy camper. Dayam...if I was anywhere near there, I would go get that dog and give it the home it so desperately deserves. Poor baby. This news just tears my heart out. What Rick Scott did was the essence of what a scoundrel he truly is. Labs are characteristically happy dogs. If it was getting the care and love it should have been given, it might be sitting there, but it would be looking up with smiling wide-open eyes, mouth open with tongue slightly sticking out. That dog's eyes are not wide open and has a fearful look about them. Eyes are sort-of looking down, with mouth closed. A rescue dog used for political purposes and then returned when he wasn't needed for those purposes anymore. That is sick. That is the lowest of the low. Geesh!
That kinda shit infuriates me.
that sweet little pup for political gain! 
I hope that sweet doggie finds a loving home and lives far away from that asshole that used him. Poor doggie!
