Liberal Media Attacks First Dog Barney!

Former Kentucky First Dog Reacts

In the MSNBC video below, Reuters television White House correspondent Jon Decker is seen invading the personal space of President Bush's first dog Barney, who was minding, and doing, his own business during a North Lawn walk this morning. Barney, apparently startled by the intrusion, reacted instinctively.



He "bit my right index finger this morning -- as I reached down to pet him," Decker said. The bite broke skin and the first doctor provided first aide to the wound with antibiotics and bandages. He will get a tetanus shot tomorrow.

Sally McDonough, a spokeswoman for first lady Laura Bush said, "I think it was his way of saying he was done with the paparazzi."

But former Kentucky first dog Abby Fletcher was only partially amused. "I can fully emphasize with Barney's desire and natural instinct to chew on a member of the liberal media, however, a truly high-class dog knows how to go out in style," Abby's spokeswoman, Elizabeth Boison quipped.

Arrrrrf.

Jason Linkins at the Huffington Post blamed the 24" dog rather than the 6-foot-tall man for the incident. "Barney, WENT ROGUE and attacked Big Media," Linkins wrote. Then he warned of the possibility of future attacks, "It's all fun and games until Barney, who now has the thirst for journalist blood, strikes again..."