Should an animal abuser be president? Neigh.

[uppityperson]

From Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/DogsAgainstRomney

In 2008, the Romneys sold a horse named Super Hit for $125,000. The horse was subsequently found to be lame and unable to perform dressage. Dr. Steven Soule, veterinarian for the U.S. Equestrian Team, was consulted. He found that Super Hit, at the time he was sold, had been drugged with a staggering amount of painkillers - more than he had ever seen given to a horse in 38-years of practice.

Super Hit's new owners sued Ann Romney, her trainers and her vet. The case was settled out of court last September. The Romney campaign called the case "frivolous," but refused to allow the LA Times to interview the Romneys, their trainers, or their vet. The LA Times also reports that Romney's lawyers have sought to keep the case out of the public eye by trying to get the attorney of Super Hit's new owners to sign a confidentiality agreement.

The Romneys continue their relationship with the same trainers under whom Super Hit was given a staggering amount of painkillers so that he could be forced to continue performing.

Sources:

Buzzfeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/ann-romneys-high-horse

LA Times: http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/22/nation/la-na-ann-romney-dressage-20120522/2 — with Bonita Stjulien Lepauvre, Maria Nation and Michael Crazyavonlady Selby.

[targetpractice]

1. Animal abuse AND fraud...

There's no way around that story other than the Romney's drugged the poor horse in order to commit fraud.

[KT2000]

2. Like Letterman said -

that's all you need to know about the guy!

[RevStPatrick]

3. And then there was Teddy Roosevelt...

He probably killed more animals than all the other presidents combined.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

7. True,

but that was an entirely different world than we know now. He also championed national parks and conservation. I'll give Teddy a pass for the progressive good that he did. Rmoney no way, he's a psychopath with no redeeming qualities.

[thelordofhell]

4. george "dubya" bush killed and tortured animals as a child

[xfundy]

5. Dumbya is still a child.

[hughee99]

6. He drugged his horse? How awful!

I'm going to vote for the guy who has a list of people he wants to kill and sends unmanned planes to bomb "suspected militants".

[uppityperson]

8. My my my. Thank you for the kick at least