Obama's search for fist dog narrows,do we need to know ?
By ronnyb
@ronnyb (6113)
Jamaica
January 13, 2009 3:55am CST
I was about to sign into my yahoo when I saw an headline similar to the one above( I really didn’t check it so I am not sure).Now maybe I am too much of a literal person or too flaky but I was wondering if we really need to know this ?.Aren’t
there more pressing issues that needs to be discussed ? or this wont take away from that ?.Or maybe it was meant to take away from issues such as the global financial crisis and maybe that is not a bad thing .Maybe sometimes a bit of trivia is good ? I don’t know and I wont judge anyone who would want to know because I must admit that when I was about to write this discussion I checked a similar story because I wanted to find out before I wrote on the issue and interestingly I found myself reading a part of it and was learned that they had to search for a special kind of dog because his daughter's allergies..anyway now I am being sidetracked lol.
One final thing is this some kind of white house ploy to use smoke and mirrors to pull the wool over our eye and take our attention away from major issues ? or am I too much of conspiracy theorist (forgive if this word is in no dictionary ---you get the meaning righ)
Seriously though, do we need to know every thing that takes place with the first family ? or should we only know about the serious issues concerning the country ?,does this help in someway, is it supposed to help or just trivia and finally are you interested in this stuff.
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17 responses
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
13 Jan 09
I really do not mind seeing or hearing that particular piece of trivia. I do not think this piece of info is a ploy or smokescreen in fact I think the opposite. My reason being that what I heard and read yesterday he said that the "quest" for a dog is being put aside until after the family has settled into the White House. That being the case I think he says you will not hear any more on this subject for a while.
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@dfollin (25351)
• United States
14 Jan 09
That is what was said and I have to agree it is not a smokescreen!
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
13 Jan 09
i enjoy hearing little personal things about the obama children. it's hard on them i'm sure to make & take in all the changes that have occured in their life recently. i don't think it ever hurts to see a personal side of anyone.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
14 Jan 09
i think it's great they are getting them a puppy. they have had to make alot of changes & this puppy will bring them alot of company in their house , my sister & i always had a puppy. i still do.
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@keithstieneke (823)
• Lincoln, Nebraska
13 Jan 09
Although it can be considered a diversion from political matters I don't see this as a conspiracy.
Rather I feel that President elect is trying to give us a glimpse of his personal life so that we don't feel so estranged from him. He is just trying to show himself as a regular guy in my opinion.
Although I am not real interested in information such as this it does make for an everyday change of pace from the doom and gloom of regular news.
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@Barb42 (4214)
• United States
13 Jan 09
I don't think we need to know just because he's becoming the President. And I wondered, when that first came out, if they ever had a house dog, or were they just getting the kids a dog because they were going to the White House? I don't think we need to know all the details of their family life. In fact, I'm not interested.
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@dfollin (25351)
• United States
14 Jan 09
The way that I understand it is that the girls asked to get a dog before and with him travelling a lot campaigning and then Michelle coming with him a lot they thought it would be hard to move and unfair to the dog to get the dog before.
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
13 Jan 09
Mass media has made a big deal out of "the public's right to know". I have a big issue with that statement. As you said, do we really need to know all the minute details about this dog search and why it was so critical? I think not. Journalism has gotten completely out of control. Anything that they can print that will make people buy their product they consider fair game. They stalk anyone who comes to the attention of the public for any reason whether it is a good one or a bad one. Mass media thinks that we are really interested in the day to day minutia of the day to day life of these people who are famous or infamous. I say leave them alone and leave something to our imagination.
That's my opinion, what's yours?
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@calendisvihula (8)
• United States
13 Jan 09
I think it will take a lot more than what the Obama's dog breed will be to pull the wool over our eyes. In this day and age, any kind of light-hearted or happy go lucky news is meant to be refreshing. I don't think that we need to know everything about everyone, but it is nice to hear "fun" news from time to time. Just take it for what it's worth, a break from the dark cloud of mainstream media we hear about all day long.
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@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
17 Jun 09
well i guess the media just sensationalize it for news sake..just wondering if they cant get anymore serious issues to talk about ..or tell about..i really dont pay any attention to this kind of thing.. although i love dogs in my own way..
@BulletsMama (221)
• United States
14 Jan 09
Frankly, I could care less about his dog or lack of dog. I think its unAmnerican not to have one...so he should of had one all along! so there! lol...In all reality we don't need to know things like this. Just like the other day when they had what his daughters ate for lunch...That is NOT news...thats jibberish that belongs on Entertainment Tonight or shows like that. I can think of other things that are much more important to be informed about.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
15 Jan 09
To me this is the same kind of puff piece as Reagan's Jelly Bellies, Clinton's El Camino and Bush's aversion to broccoli. I think human interest stories about the president are good, as long as they don't become the basis for any serious judgement or accusations about them.
@MrNiceGuy (4141)
• United States
14 Jan 09
You are right. We don't care at all about Obamas dogs. Its just the media's obsession with this fake political Jesus the country is becoming obsessed with.
@suruchi86 (1873)
• India
17 Jun 09
I'm too late to respond. I think the quest for first dog is already over long back. But I agree with you that we do not need to know about each and every bit of news about white house or other celebrities. However, there are people out there who like such things and all these gossip tabloids are feeding them.
@coffeebreak (17798)
• United States
14 Jan 09
American Poll says 2:1 that he should adopt from a shelter - that that is the thing he should do. I agree.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090114/ap_on_go_pr_wh/ap_poll_obama_dog
@coffeebreak (17798)
• United States
14 Jan 09
I saw this on the news and they made a HUGE thing about which dog would be best and boy the whole big deal they are making out of this... yes, I agree... don't we have better things to be concerned with at the moment? I mean, I know they need their personal life, but do they really need to broadcast their choice of dogs? And include Henry Winkler and Ted Kennedy in it! So what!!!!! Who cares what kind of dog they get!!!!! Why dont they just go to the pound and get one like the rest of us do! Why does it have to be an expensive breed of some kind?
@Fortunata (1135)
• United States
13 Jan 09
I agree. File that headline under,"Who cares?" lol. I don't know why the first family needs an animal in the white house, anyway. It would save on carpet cleaning bills. Some people don't like animals, just like some people don't like children. That's just the way it is. The way he hemmed and hawwed I got the impression he doesn't care for pets, so who knows.
@tammytwo (4298)
• United States
13 Jan 09
Although he will be our new President I still believe there are some things we really don't have to know. I agree with you, there are more important matters at hand and I don't care to hear about him searching for a dog. I'm sure once they find one there will be lots of coverage on that as well. The family is going through a lot of changes right now and it will be very trying on the kids so I believe the media should give them a little breathing room and some time to get used to the big changes. I'm sure we will see plenty of the dog once the family finds the perfect one.
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
13 Jan 09
Hi ronnyb! Maybe some people would like to know the private affairs of the first family. The same thing happens in our country. Media people tend to report or show in the news what the children of the first family are doing or what they are up to or the first gentleman (we have a woman president) playing golf, etc. To be honest, I really don't read news like that because there are more important things that should be taken care of and all I want to hear and know is what the president is doing to alleviate the economy and the poverty in our country. Very disappointing sometimes when you see in the news that the first family is having a vacation abroad while so many people in our country are starving. sad isn't it?
Take care and have a nice day!
lovelots..faith210
@snowcat46 (2322)
• United States
13 Jan 09
I don't think it's Obama's fault. It's just the newspapers, trying for anything that might spike sales. I don't have a problem with him doing some things for his family. If he were to let his family slide, he wouldn't be worth much as a president. Of course, if that were all he was concerned about, that's different.
I'm not interested in that stuff, but there are people out there who dote on it. Just like they rabidly want to know what perfume some star is wearing, so they can go out and buy it. I believe it's the "keep up with the jones" syndrome.
