Republicans Have No Sense of Humor

Published in Frankfurter Rundschau
(Germany) on 15 August 2012
by Damir Fras (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Ron Argentati. Edited by Casey J. Skeens.
The Republicans are really going to extremes. Obama makes a good joke about Romney's dog and Romney spokesperson Ryan Williams immediately counters with the accusation that Obama's behavior is beneath the office of the president.

These Republicans have no sense of humor whatsoever. Really. None whatsoever. Obama makes a joke about Romney's former Irish Setter — and a pretty good one, at that — and the Republicans immediately start complaining. Romney spokesperson Ryan Williams even went so far as to say that Obama's behavior was beneath the dignity of the presidential office. Come on! Let's at least leave the church standing in the village square. Or perhaps more appropriately, let's leave the dog strapped to the roof of the car.

What prompted all this? Obama made a brief campaign stop in Iowa, gave a speech promoting renewable energy, and noted that several months earlier, Romney made the observation that nobody could drive a car with a windmill attached to it. Obama's response to that: “Now I don’t know if he’s actually tried that. I know he’s had other things on his car.”

Obama was referring to an old story from the 1980s when the Romney family went on a vacation and put their dog Seamus into his carrier and strapped it to the roof of their car.

Ever since the episode became public knowledge, jokes have scarcely ceased. Obama's little joke counts as one of the more innocent ones as you can see for yourself here: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73618.html


WITZ ÜBER ROMNEYS HUND
Humorlose Republikaner
Von DAMIR FRAS

Die Republikaner legen wirklich alles auf die Goldwaage. Da macht Obama einen wirklich guten Witz über Romneys früheren Hund, da kontert Romney-Sprecher Williams gleich, Obamas Verhalten sei eines Präsidenten nicht würdig.

Humorlos, diese Republikaner. Wirklich humorlos. Da hat Barack Obama jetzt wieder einen Witz über Romneys früheren Hund gemacht, und einen gar nicht schlechten obendrein, da beschweren sie sich schon wieder. Romney-Sprecher Ryan Williams sagt sogar, Obama lege ein Verhalten an den Tag, das eines Präsidenten nicht würdig sei. Come on! Wir wollen doch die Kirche im Dorf lassen, oder besser: den Hund auf dem Autodach.

Was ist geschehen? Obama war jetzt bei einem Wahlkampfauftritt in Iowa, sprach über Windenergie und erinnerte an Romney, der vor einigen Monaten gesagt hatte, er wisse ganz genau, dass man nicht mit einem Auto fahren könne, das ein Windrad auf dem Dach habe. Also sagte Obama: „Ich weiß ja nicht, ob er das wirklich versucht hat. Ich weiß aber, dass er andere Sachen auf seinem Auto hatte.“

Obama spielte auf eine alte Geschichte an - geschehen in der Familie Romney in den 80er Jahren, als sie in den Urlaub fuhr und Hund Seamus in eine Kiste gepackt und auf dem Dach des Familienautos festgeschnallt wurde.

Seit die Geschichte bekannt wurde, wollten die Witze über Romney und seinen Hund nicht abreißen. Da gehört Obamas Witzchen noch zu den harmlosen, wie man hier nachlesen kann....
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