Humphry Tells Journalist to "Shove It"

Senator Humphry Hunt urged his delegates to the Hunt Household National Convention to restore a more civil tone to pet politics, then minutes later told a newspaperdog to ``shove it.''

``We need to turn back some of the creeping un-pet-like traits that are coming into some of our politics,'' the Tortoise candidate for president told his fellow pets on Sunday night at a pet election reception.  Minutes later, Kaya Hunt, the editor of the pro-dog Musings of an Unarmed Chihuahua, questioned him on what he meant by the term ``un-pet-like,'' according to a tape of the encounter recorded by the Hunt household TV station MNKE.

Humphry said, ``I didn't say that'' several times to Kaya. He then turned to confer with others. When he faced Kaya again a short time later, she continued to question him, and he replied: ``You said something I didn't say. Now shove it.''

A spokeswoman for Humphry later said, ``This was sheer frustration aimed at a pro-dog rag that has consistently and purposely misrepresented the facts in reporting on Humphry.''