Dogs Against Romney traffic stop
 

In 1983, when Mitt Romney took his family on a 12-hour roadtrip to Canada, he strapped his Irish setter to the roof due to a lack of space inside the station wagon. When the dog 'Seamus' defecated on the roof along the way, Romney coolly pulled over, borrowed a hose to wash both dog and car, and kept driving.

During the 2008 campaign, some heralded the reaction as evidence of Romney's calm emotionless demeanor -- proof he could lead a nation through crises.

Others, however, were outraged. A trove of protest groups sprouted, including 'Dogs Against Romney.' Founded in 2007, the online group gained traction with upwards of 20,000 Facebook friends.

This image says it all. A Dogs Against Romney Pack Member was stopped by the Littleton, Colorado police yesterday for having a dog crate on the roof of his car. The Pack Member , identified only as "Oredigger," was on his way to protest at a Mitt Romney event yesterday with the crate atop his car carrying a stuffed toy dog when the police officer, believing he was actually transporting a live dog on the roof of his car, stopped him. Says Oredigger, "I was pulled over for suspected animal abuse."

UPDATE: According to Huffington Post, " a spokeswoman for the City of Littleton confirmed the traffic stop happened because of canine concerns. 'Our 911 center received a call from a motorist who saw the car in the photo drive past...,'" the spokeswoman said.

"We respect anyone's right to support or oppose anyone's candidate," the spokesperson continued, "but when you pull a stunt like that and lead passerby to think there's a live animal in there, it's probably taking it too far."

Mitt Romney has admitted he transported a live animal on the roof of his car.

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