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...much more is demanded of the Obama pooch, who has the long name required of all registered purebreds but shall be known to the world as Bo. Though just a puppy, Bo spent his first days at the White House carrying grin-starved television anchors on his little back. He rounded up straying viewers for cable gabfests and herded readers to newsstands. A Virginia-based publisher is already rushing the first Bo book to print, and you can bet it won't be the last...
...Bo also turned the grindstones on which various interest groups rushed to sharpen their axes. As a Portuguese water dog, the favorite breed of Ted Kennedy's, he managed to feed grievances of conservatives and pet-rescue activists simultaneously. Rush Limbaugh is even recording ads for the Humane Society...
Sasha and Malia Obama's long awaited puppy, Bo, has finally made his White House debut yesterday amid the cattle herd that is the White House press corps. But wait, a dog named Bo? As in Barack Obama's initials? With all the Harvard heavyweights manning the ship of state, no one could come up with a more creative name than Bo? FlyBy thinks B.O.'s claims to membership of the academic elite are seriously undermined by his utterly unimaginative choice of name...
Name aside and cuteness aside, Bo is likely to leave at least some feathers ruffled. After Obama announced his intention to get a dog for his kids, discussion raged over the internet about what dog the first family should buy. At one point, the family said they would buy a Goldendoodle, a mix between a Golden Retriever and a Poodle, but animal rights activists have clamored for the family to procure one of the millions of dogs in animal shelters. Shephard Fairey even deployed to help the cause. FlyBy: "Seriously...
Potential Upside: Judging by the rapturous response of the White House press corps, look for the White House to strategically deploy Bo to distract from this...