What a report.
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Has anyone noticed how Chuckabee hasn't been seen lately with Chuck Norris. He used Chuck to do his dirty work discussing McCain's age publicly. Then when he was questioned about it, he has some cute and clever comment like: I didn't want to get kicked in the side of my head. Then Mr. (I’m the only) Christian mocks the way Romney eats chicken. AND Huck says he hasn’t personally attacked anyone, but Romney has leveled personal attacks on him.
Then Mr. "What? Who me?" wants others to let air out of the tires of those who won't vote for him. He admonished his followers to do everything possible to keep them from exercising their voting rights. Can you imagine electing a president who wants to take away your right to vote! (This from a so-called Christian who has held a trusted position.)
If your state hasn't voted yet in the primaries, write in your favorite candidate. A vote for McCain or Huck will send a statement that you'll support them also in November. A write-in vote sends a message we're not satisfied with the Republican candidates.
A caller on Rush Limbaugh's show explained his logic for voting for Clinton: Clinton politics tends to gain Senate and House seat for the Republicans. After she messes up the next four years, it will leave an opening for a TRUE conservative who supports the values we all share. But if McCain wins the November election and messes up the next four years, then twelve years of poor administration from the Republicans will destroy our party and take years to rebuild IF it can be rebuilt! (Don’t waste a vote on Huckabee because he never was in the race. He’s still celebrating his win in Iowa.)
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Tea Party writes: Friday, January, 04, 2008 10:38 PM
"I'm an evangelical
as is my husband, and we aren't comfortable with Huckabee either."
===Well my goodness, you arent "comfortable".
Pray Tell, with whom are you "comfortable" and why?===
"The Christians who are supporting and are praying for him to win are
naive and gullible"
===Really??? But not you and your worldy wise hubby, of course. ===
"Unfortunately, many of these good people will be
hurt and dissillusioned because their man turns up with clay feet."
======No, we know all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God. So no, we wont be "disillusioned" if the "clay footed" Governor Huckabee makes some mistakes or wrong decisions in weak moments-In fact, he already has done a few things I think were wrong. As has our current Christian President. but he is still God's man for America-until the next election.===
Don't knock these people,
like all of us, they hunger for a leader that will stand up to the secular left
======Actually we exect to be "knocked" by the heathen, the backsliders, and the lost.
However, much more disconcerting are Christians like yourself who are quite condescending towards us "naive" Christians.
Morever, may i say to you that quite frankly, you sound "disillusioned" enough to infect all of us with negativity if we choose to listen to you
Worse, you seem anxious and ready to spread that good cheer. But, no thanks.
PS:L have you anything uplifting or edifying for all of us naive Huckabee supporters?===
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DMZDave writes: Friday, January, 04, 2008 9:38 AM
Rollins has a foul mouth
Years ago, the week after Rollins was publicly humilated following his claims to have paid off Black preachers and given them "walking around money" in NJ, my wife and I found ourselves in a restaurant seated near Ed Rollins in Old Town Alexandria. He was dropping the "F" bomb loudly and liberally
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No!!It can't be...I am so disillusioned!
Anbd if Ed Rollins ever runs for anything-I will vote against him!!
Now, back to the issues...
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Hey Amanda, what an empty headed, unprofessional person you are to go peeking around to spy on people and get some "dirt". You are obviously an untalented twit who lacks the courage to ask people for an interview or their opinions and has to rely on sneaky journalism. Good luck with your dismal career. Why not try to stalk Hillary and Bill to get some real dirt. But you lack the courage to do that. You are a representative of the current worthless, liberal, agenda-driven media that is harming this country. Grow up and be a real person if you can. |
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I think Huckabee brought Rollins on as a publicity stunt, so he can look like an angel when he fires the guy. |
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as is my husband, and we aren't comfortable with Huckabee either. The Christians who are supporting and are praying for him to win are
naive and gullible, something I think many Christians tend to be whenever they hear a leader
is a Christian. They believe that these Christian leaders are like they are, never thinking that someone could be a carnal Christian. Who knows Huckabee may be setting himself up for a huge fall, God has His ways of
chastising wayward sons and daughters. Unfortunately, many of these good people will be
hurt and dissillusioned because their man turns up with clay feet. Don't knock these people,
like all of us, they hunger for a leader that will stand up to the secular left and they long for the days when Christianity was respected.
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Very sharp Cookies without a doubt!
Christians with a conscience... of course not.
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The night before the Iowa caucus, Ronald Reagan figured what Rollins and the Huckster were up to and started spinning in his grave touching off a small earthquake.
http://www.data.scec.org/recenteqs/Quakes/ci12328851.html
Should the Huckster win the Republican nomination, I fear that the Gipper will spin so fast and hard that Reagan Country is eliminated from the map (along with the rest of the country). |
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Let me clarify that previous paragraph.
Iowa evangelicals (who blindly support Huck without considering the issues) are a bunch of losers. I know there were some very intelligent Iowa evangelicals throwing their support to Romney...but no one of any degree of intelligence supports Huck. |
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DES MOINES — Just as the Republican caucuses began on Thursday at 6:30 p.m., a small group of women and children joined hands in the middle of the ballroom at Mike Huckabee's headquarters here and began to pray for his election.
I'm not knocking people of faith here (afterall - I pray too) but this is ridiculous. Praying for your candidate like God cares who the secular leaders are going to be???? Come on!!
When did Jesus ever pray that Caesar (or some other leader) would take over the throne? He couldn't care less!!! The church is not political and was never intended to be.
Iowa evangelicals are a bunch of losers. 60% of voters were evangelicals. Huck beat Romney among them 45-19%. 40% weren't evangelicals. Romney beat Huck among them 33-13%. While 25% of the US population consider themselves Evangelicals, only 12% of the US population are "traditionalist" Evangelicals. The rest are "centrists" or "modernists" and their votes split between the parties.
If Huckabee thinks that he can count on the "traditionalist" Evangelical vote to carry him to the nomination, he's sorely misinformed. |
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Issues are not "getting negative" to me...calling names, playing games(commercial)and saying you want to kick someone's teeth out is pretty reckless, ruthless and yes, negative and dishonest. Huckabee will do anything to hide his liberalism...you can't just slap Baptist Preacher on it and make it alright...he has alot to answer for and it's time to start responding to the issues and to his record. The Cato Institute gives him a D, I believe...I guess Rush and Coulter and the Cato Institute are all lying. Maybe they need to watch their teeth too.
It's ugly...and though I disagree with mormonism I have to say wherever Romney gets his value system from his integrity remains intact from what I've seen so far.
None of these guys are Reagan and Imay not even vote for a contendor..the party needs to take a close look at itself but I will never vote for a man like Huckabee. |
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Hey, this guy is so full of himself it is surprising he has not exploded already.
Ask him why he was never the Reagan II Admin Commerce Secy. His big mouth and personally invective-oriented slams against Sen Grassley in Iowa (1984 - when Reagan visited during the campaign)resulted in his appointment being quashed.
If he is representative of the Huckster, then this race is over. The Huckster will soon meet his end politically. The Huckster is probably a jerk just like his campaign boss. |
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Glad to see that two candidates offering hope and vision for this country, along with a positive message were both victorious last night.
Mike Huckabee proved that having a message and connecting with the average American is much more powerful than spending millions of dollars and lacking sincerity.
Huckabee's victory speech was one for the ages. As David Schuster of MSNBC said, "If Ronald Reagan was 'The Great Communicator', Mike Huckabee is 'The Greatest Communicator'. He has mastered the art of connecting and communicating." |
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Google Ed Rollins and you will find he has been offensive and used "dirty" tactics many, many times before. Sleazy is a really nice way to refer to this has-been. I previously thought that Huckabee was smarmy, time to downgrade the rating. |
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It amazes me how many people on this comment area alone that take the reporter's hearsay for gospel and assume they are correct and not made up.
Anything negative coming out now (And this is very much negative) has to be taken with a grain of salt and obviously has to be confirmed as true and nothing in this slam-piece is verified or confirmed by a second source.
People make themselves look stupid by automatically accepting what anyone says negatively now that the lead threat seems to have changed to a lot of the candidates with Huckabee's results in Iowa.
And for the record, I am not a Huckabee fan at all.
Go Thompson!!!!
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I cant believe this reporter, it sounds to me that the reporter is a plant for some other candidate (Romney? Clinton?)
Rollins, while known for his attack ads, has never sounded like the reporter paints his words to be and I noticed the reporter places several insults to South Carolina along with other un-named candidates (but makes sure you know it's hillary)
It is so obvious I cant believe the reporter wont be sanctioned or suspended for this obvious attempt to smeer Huckabee by using a made-up "Over-Heard" conversation.
Any self-respecting reporter would have confronted rollins on the spot and asked him to confirm what he just said (If it had indeed happened of course)
This makes me support Huckabee now since it's obvious others are running scared and lowering themselves to such tactics
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Something everyone is missing is that Rollins was interviewed last night about the story and he admitted that everything reported was TRUE! |
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In that interview with Chris Wallace, Rollins justified using negative ads in S. Carolina, calling S. Carolina a negative state. Someone needs to get the word out to S. Carolinians that the national chairman of the Huckster's campaign just called their state negative. If I were in Romney's campaign, I would run a S. Carolina ad entirely of this Rollins interview. |
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It's sad that amateur journalism (bloggers) have been reduced to spying on private conversations.
What goes around, comes around.
You should be ashamed of yourself Amanda - and one day, you'll get the payback you deserve. |
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Same as Saddam Hussein's last name, that is. |
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Mark: I will be happy to vote for Obama over Huckabee.
TD: why did you write "B. Hussein Obama" when the conventional way to refer to someone is to use his first name? Were you trying to make some point? What is it supposed to mean to anyone that Obama's middle name is the same as Saddam Hussein's? Because his middle name is Hussein, he's not going to be a good president? He's going to gas civillians? Invade Kuwait? What are you talking about? |
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Here's my theory...
Huckabee and McCain have made an arrangement. They recognize that Gulianni is currently not a threat as he has been focusing on the later states. The biggest threat for them right now is Romney. So, they have decided that if they can take him out early that one of them will emerge as the biggest threat to Rudy. If McCain surges the most then Huckabee will pull-out and encourage all his supporters to vote for McCain and vice versa if Huckabee continues his surge. This will lead to a Huckabee/McCain ticket or McCain/Huckabee ticket if they can defeat Rudy.
Personally, I think it's shameful what they are doing. Going after a presidential hopeful's record is fair game and if that's what was going on then I would have no problem with it. However....Huckabee and McCain have joined forces to cry that Romney is "attacking" them and playing dirty. Huck has come out and said that Romney is attacking an American hero. Huck is also playing the evangelical card for all it's worth. Now, he's started playing the class game. Paraphrasing Huckabee, "Romney's rich so voters can't relate to him." "Romney's trying to buy his way into the whitehouse." Attention John Edwards, we found you the perfect running mate. |
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The headline says Rollins Trashes Romney. But other than dropping a couple f words in private conversation with his wife, the trash is coming from Townhall Bloggers like Amanda.
Supporters of Hugh have been dishing it out a plenty, but it looks like they can't take it in the same manner or stride as Gov Huckabee.
The headlines should read "Iowa Voters Trash Negative Campaigners":
http://www.iowagop.net/
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Evangelicals in Iowa are not typical voters. Sad to say, they put perceived religious loyalty over Christian principles. |
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Amanda
You are a scumbag and a wannabe reporter. Maybe you should report on real news and quit spying on people's private conversations. I realize you probably don't get credentialed for many events, but hiding out in diners and listening in on someone's conversation stinks of desperation for wanting to break a headline. Here's an idea. Grasp the realization that you have no business in reporting and go with a career that better suits you. Maybe you should stay at Winston's and get a job as a waitress. I'm sure the Iowans you're pouring coffee for would be interested in your gossip. People reading about campaigns (minus the Romney campaign, which you are clearly pulling for) could care less about your "reports." I'm sorry I wasted five minutes of my life reading your "report" and sending this response but I felt compelled to tell you to stay out of people's private conversations.
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Rollins, your best day was 25 years ago. Go away Ed, Go away and take Huck with you. Republicans will prevail in 08 but it won't have anything to do with either of you. |
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Rollins, your best day was 25 years ago. Go away Ed, Go away and take Huck with you. Republicans will prevail in 08 but it won't have anything to do with either of you. |
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Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!
Sha-ZAY-yum!
Gomer Hickabee and his obese family will not be in the White House.
Goober(ment) says 'Hey'!
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This is gutter politics at it's worst. The Democrats did the same thing to Newt Gingrich back in the mid 1990's. You should be ashamed. I guess Amanda's next stop will be trolling bathroom stalls to get a scoop. Oh, forget it; she can't do that. She's a girl.
But, then if it would hurt Mike Huckabee, she might! |
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Years ago, the week after Rollins was publicly humilated following his claims to have paid off Black preachers and given them "walking around money" in NJ, my wife and I found ourselves in a restaurant seated near Ed Rollins in Old Town Alexandria. He was dropping the "F" bomb loudly and liberally and Ed doesn't have a "library voice." If you are in a restaurant with him, he wants to be overheard. He wants people to know who he is and he enjoys dropping names. You don't get to ignore him. It's not an option
The evening I was unfortunate to be in the same place as Ed Rollins, he thought his political career was over. He shouted to his dinner companions that "Dan Rather called me and told me I was the best "f'ing political consulant period." Then is was Peter Jennings called me and said the same thing. He dropped the "f" bomb so loudly and so often and my wife was so uncomfortable that I asked him to tone it down at which point he told me to go "f" myself.
As a soldier, I've heard it all but this guy has absolutely no class and no judgment and no business in the same room as a guy like Huckabee. He is already running his mouth to the press, not about the candidate but about how brilliant Ed Rollins is. He will hurt Huckabee at some point and blow him up because he is Ed Rollins.
The good part of my story is the restaurant staff knew Rollins well and knew he was on a bender so they quietly paid for our dinner and gave us a two-for-one certificate. |
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Well it's trash of a feather really though isn't it? Huckabee is this generation's Jimmy Carter, slick, Christian, puts on a good face for the crowds (like all good televangelists) but when you dig a little deeper he's not all that. I'm a former Southern Baptist myself (different denom now) and you could read the type pastor Huckabee claims to be a mile away. I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trust that car salesman Romney either. Sad isn't it though? Classical Liberals and the Old Right have all but left the party in Iowa(as evidenced by only a 10% showing last night). Mainstream Republicans apparently don't care about the size of government anymore, they're more concerned with the national government getting into the business of legislating morality..
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What the heck was that article all about? A reporter easdropping in on a conversation held by someone?
Is that what we call reporting now?!?
This has to be the stupidest article I have ever read. Amanda, the writer of this article should be proud and we as readers should feel blessed....she has written and we have read the" Stupidest article ever written in the history of journalism"!
What's next from Amanda? Easdropping in on highschool students' gossip in a school bathroom? Or easdropping in on a conversation held by parents about the latest going-ons in the world of little league soccer?
This is just plain silly....NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE SUPPORTING IN THE PRIMARY!!! |
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With Huckabee, we canno trust him to seal the borders and stop this invasion. He wanted to give away AR's tax dollars to illegals.
With Obama, we're are in deep doodoo, with his plan to take away more tax dollars to give to foreign countries.
I'm fed up with taking care of foreigners, while we are faced with our manufacturing base going to China and elsewhere.
Will they stand up to China, stop the outsourcing of our jobs, build the fences, see the WTO for what it really is???
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This is nothing that isn't being said in every other candidates camp. Wake up people, do you really think any of the sleezoids involved in national politics is better than the other? |
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"....his blonde female dining companion..."
Your implication being that Huckabee is not qualified because his campaign mgr's wife is a blonde?? Could the Mitt supporters become any more desperate than this?? |
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I find it interesting that this blog is being attacked rather than focusing on what was said. You can determine a great deal about a person by the quality of the company they keep. This blog just reported what it heard. It is not the NY Times where they make stories up based on an outcome they desire. Rollins said what he said. I am in South Carolina and right now don't know for whom I will vote. My wife does not know. One thing is for sure, it won't be the one who slings the most amount of mud. What happened to standing on the issues? As for "Brainsnotrhetoric", he sounds just like the liberal friends I have who don't won't to talk about the real issues, just emotional outbursts. They love talking about providing healthcare for all, but won't enter the conversation about how to pay for it. They love critizing the "rich", but won't answer the call when I ask who pays the greatest percentage of federal income tax. Even our current candidates on both sides of the ledger point fingers more then they stand on what they really believe. |
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have no concept of Free Economics or Market Systems. The Populist (Socialist) Huck is one angry thin-skinned fraud. I will vote but not for Huck! |
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Hello!! How can anyone be surprised first by the inane content of this post or more importantly the Sleeze factor that is GOP politics??
Only the GOP could belittle the likes of McCain and Kerry who both willingly served their Country, while supporting a dirt bag like W who physically checked the box on his Draft documents to "not Serve" and used Daddy's ties to stay home drinking and drugging.
And being a minister does not preclude you from sleeze, as a matter of fact the "divine right" syndrome hits ministers from Jim Baker to Ted Haggard... |
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If Huckabee does get into the White House, we will have to nail the White House furniture to the foor. |
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Sorry but I don't think this qualifies as top reporter material. Good to see someone rat out this rat though. But I'm sorry Amanda, this may be your last big report unless you get the hell out of Iowa. Maybe someone will buy you a nice shiny iPhone, http://personafile.com/iPhone-apps.html. |
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Pure fabrication. I very highly doubt a high level political operative like Rollins would talk in public like that, making this entire report highly suspect. In addition, it very well could be slanderous. I would think that eavesdropping on a conversation and taking notes would be a gross violation of journalistic integrity if not illegal. Not to mention a violation of Conservative principles. If Huckabee is the nominee, you've just passed ammo to the other side to use. Hope you enjoy the Obama Presidency... |
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Is about the same as a democrat winning in San Francisco. Huck people should be posting at clownhall.com not townhall.com. |
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Huckabee is a politically-befuddled crackpot and a phony. |
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an article from the National Enquirer. Is Amanda a REAL reporter or? |
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A comment above says that this blog at Townhall is pro Romney but it is the voice of every sides. Last time I visit Huckabee blogs all I say was Pro Huckabee and no negatives about him. Where is the courage of free speech, on Huckabee's part? |
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You guys are grasping at straws-born of frustration.
If these admittedly interesting anecdotes about Ed Rollins (who is btw, irrelevant to normal voters)and the alleged Phelps girls "sightings" are all you got-Thompson and Mitt are in really bad shape.
In case yiu havent noticed, Mike has the Reagan teflon. You know why?
Its because Like the Gipper, Mike is a good man, and the plots, schemes and curses of enemies
just don't stick to good people.
Read your Bibles: Old Testament, Book Of Proverbs: 26:2
"A curse with out cause shall not alight"
KJV Bible Proverbs 26:2
You are just frustrating and embarrassing yourselves like Wiley Coyote chasing the road runner.
If real coyotes were that foolish, they would have long ago been extinct. Selah.
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In hindsight it appears that even though the polls have been all over the map, Romney became the prime "frontrunner" in terms of being a target because he was the frontrunner in the early contests.
I love the way McCain and Giuliani and Huckabee are high-fiving each other.
It makes sense, though. Knock Romney out, and then there are three left to fight it out.
Since all three in my view would be disastrous as President, I am going to begin acclimatizing myself to the fact that I may vote for Barack Obama in November. I hate to see left wing people appointed to the Supreme Court, but other than that I don't have a big problem with someone like Obama being President. He doesn't seem like as much of a reflexive anti-business basher like Clinton and Edwards. |
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"The elites are having fits. Yea haw!"
The elites are high-fiving each other.
There is nothing they would love more than for Mike Huckabee to be the Republican nominee for President. |
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I support Romney but I believe his Iowa defeat is a huge one and he may very well get knocked out of the race completely if he loses to McCain in New Hampshire.
So far, all the candidates besides Romney are bashing him and high fiving each other.
Sooner or later they are going to have to give up the anti-Romney lovefest and start landing punches against each other.
Anyone who thinks there's been any negativity in this campaign so far- you ain't seen nothin yet. |
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Evangelical christian conservative voters in Iowa for picking the most incompetent, sleazy GOP presidential candidate to come along in years, Mike Huckabee. I'm also a christian conservative but I can see right through his phony MO. He's an insult to true christians everywhere. This is the same guy who decided to pull his negative Romney ad only to trot it out to the reporters just in case they thought he really didn't have a negative ad. Or how about his campaign manager, Ed Rollins, who wanted to "punch Romney's teeth out"? It's a campaign for POTUS, not tryouts for the Jerry Springer Show. Well guess what? Huckabee is a one state wonder. We conservatives want change, not a chump. The GOP nomination will go to either Mitt Romney or John McCain, both good men. My bet's on Mitt. |
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Look, I believe that they said about 60% of the people who came out to vote where Evangelical/ Non-Denominational. What did you all expect?? If 60% of the people who came out to vote where Mormon who you be suprised if Mitt won? NO! But I laughed my head off when Rollins started off by talking about how negative Mitt had been. But yet he had nothing positive to say about any other candidate. Infact it was all negative. Can you say Sore Winner. What... Huckabee is slinging mud?? No!! Not the Baptist Minister!! Please he is the biggest hypocrite ever. The only reason Huckabee won was because of his fundamentalist christian followers made a big showing. Well, good luck to him in the non Straw-poll votes, meaning actual preliminaries where the votes actually count. Oh, and good luck with Rudy! Smart move on calling him out...but wait i thought they where "posotive"??? Anyone who is caught up in Huckabees hoopla is a fool!!! |
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is going to present problems down the road.
You heard it here first. |
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Really. Enquiring minds want to KNOW, Amanda!!
Fess up, how many shooters did you down?
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What the heck, man? Rollins is in a public location, blathering on as he is wont, being the arrongant SOB he really enjoys playing. You would have to be completely deaf and not looking at him to not know what he says.
Quit with the ad hominems. |
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...as your leader.
It might seem quaint to have that maverick Huckabee being the one giving fits to the McCains and Giuliani's, but his character really sucks. This is one corrupt politician, and Rollins does nothing but magnify Huckabee's thoughts and personality.
I wouldn't trust anything about Rollins, and by connection, Huckabee. |
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This great stuff -- inside stuff -- trash talking?
Anybody who has ever -- I mean, EVER been involved in a campaign, knows trash talking goes on.
Rollins -- his book had him wearing boxing gloves.
Thanks, Drudge, for the link because everybody in the peanut gallory gets trash talk.
It's honest (well...who knows) and it's politics.
You know "us" on the sidelines want a crack in the batter's box to "knock one out da park."
Why do people trash talk? To let off steam and give reasons why their guy is a champ and the guy...well...is a smuck.
This is a Dog fight in the back alley -- and the bets are flying.
"Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion"
The elites are having fits. Yea haw! |
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even took place. Amanda has been hitting the Mitt kool-aid a little to heavily. I have heard that it destroys a persons ability to perceive things as they really are. |
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If Govenor Huckabee wants to win he needs to get rid of Ed Rollins and trust God. We are not to be unequally yoked and Mr. Rollins will bring him down. He who puts his trust in man is a fool. "You are either with Me or against Me" .dmm |
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whatever, Ron Paul for President |
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Mark writes: Thursday, January, 03, 2008 11:37 PM
"The Evangelicals will NOT support Romney"
Well lahdee freakin dah!
The rest of the Conservative Republican party doesnt listen to dueling banjos.
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Your candidate and you are dumber than a box of rocks...Huckster got that same Jimmy Carter "pee on your leg" mentality that led to the US to the WORST Presidency of the 20th century. This is why Judicial Watch calls Huckabee one of the MOST CORRUPT POLITICIANS in the country. Yeah, he is honest alright, yeah, sure a rube just like all his evangelical/charismatic/Pentecostal bozo preachers who "strongly encouraged" their lemmings to flood the caucuses and vote for the Huckster. Thanks Iowa, for showing us your complete stupidity. |
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Garhwaite and Carpenter are scumbags. Listening in on a private conversation and then posting it for the public is scummy. It is not news, none of it. It's just cry baby whining because their boy, poor little rich boy, didn't win Iowa. Negative is all they have. Romney is a liberal, he should have run as a democrat. Townhall likes his money obviously. |
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Sorry Mark, unless you want a RINO for a president, Huckabee does not represent Conservatives. Better get used to it because Iowa is just a blip on the race. |
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this is unlike Romney, who relies on consultants to make decisions and is therefore willing to tell people what they want to here to get elected. In other words, he's unauthentic and untrustworthy. Go to http://www.trueromney.com for the facts to back-up this post. |
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and today was a GREAT day in Iowa.
See the excellent speaking skills of Mike Huckabee on display in his sermon "Rights and Responsibilities"...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dFkzSgrVPI
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The evangelicals WILL NOT support Romney, Guiliani or McCain. So give it up!
While the secular fiscal pundits may be the Republican party's mouthpieces, their ilk is actually a tiny minority of actual Republican voters.
It's the Christian social conservative evangelicals who comprise the majority vote in the Republican party, which is why Huckabee is the most viable candidate the Republicans have in the primaries.
And since the evangelical Christians will not turn out to vote for a Romney, Guiliani, or McCain in the general election, Mike Huckabee is the Republican party's most viable candidate in the general election as well.
If you don't like it, then join the Democrats or become an Independent... or start a secular party of fiscal conservatives starring the likes of Robert Novak, George Will and Rich Lowry putting everyone to sleep. |
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Earlier today I was watching one of the cable news channels (I'm 90% sure it was Fox) and they had a short segment where they visited a few campaign offices that were located in the same building in Iowa. They would show people manning the phones in each of the headquarters. When they got to Huckabees headquarters and showed people working the phones, I recognized 2 of the young women on the phone bank. I recognized these two from a documentary I watched recently about Fred Phelps and his weird church. You know, that's the church that would go to Military funerals and protest calling our soldiers evil. Anyway, the 2 women are his daughters! This is not good if Huckabee realy considers himself a Christian, because Fred Phelps and his crew are definately NOT Christian! |
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Mike is a great guy, but the evangelical vote is insufficient to carry the day. We need Romney, Thompson or McCain to step over Huckabee before the primaries end. And lets hope Hillary recovers sufficiently to beat B. Hussein Obama pretty soon... |
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The sooner someone tanks that campaign--whether it's the campaign chairman acting like a drunk redneck or it's the candidate playing the bass guitar or dropping Bible verses everytime he sees a TV camera--the better for the Republican party and America. |
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It looks like the huckabee, who is trying to play Christ, hired his brother, Ed Rollins, who is playing the part of the devil. |
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The Shift in Momentum IS FOR PRESIDENT HUCKABEE in 2008
Mike Huckabee is presidential material and is alone able to defeat Hillary & Obama. I am now convinced that those wealthier donors to Romney's, Giuliani's, and Thompson's campaign have wasted their money and if they continue, are wasting their hard earned money on candidates who do not have voter appeal or substance. As a member of the younger generation, I will tell you point blank, Romney, Giuliani, and Thompson DO NOT connect with us.
ROMENY has run out of gas. He has been the worst investment money could buy. His persecution complex makes him so defensive, weepy and wimpy that he cracks under pressure. His fake, calculated tears make him look like a BIG WEENIE before now Czar Putin in mother Russia and rest of the world. Romneys negative campaigning reveals his unprofessional desperation and that he is really an unkind angry old man. BOTH Romney's and Giuliani's flip flop past makes them a liability and not an asset for republicans in 2008.
Every time Huckabee is heard his approval amongst Republicans and Democrats increases even WITHOUT major financial support. Just imagine what would happen if he got the major financial support. He is the Republican's secret weapon in the 2008 election. Huckabee's proven leadership can help bring America together as a team.
Huckabee is the BEST candidate because he not only attracts republicans but also democrats to his side without compromising his principles. Both side support is needed to win this election in 2008 and he has it.
WHY HUCKABEE WINS THE NOMINATION and the PRESIDENCY
http://evolutionfacts.townhall.com
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Is this what it has come down to in American politics? Cowering in some booth flapper tapping out the conversation in the next into your punkass ipod device made in Mexico? If you tried pulling that crap in Cole Harbour,Nova Scotia you would find yourself in the trunk of a car begging to be let out of the burlap bag.
Man....you guys got to clean up your act and start looking at a candidate thats going to save your dollar so in 50 years people don't say....America? Just another country...had a chance in 1991 to turn it all around....went down like Spain and Jolly old.... |
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It was a simple phone call, but what a brilliant move by Ed Rollins to call Mike Huckabee and say, "Mike, I've seen the field and I want to be your corner man."
Ed Rollins on Mitt Romney:
I'd like to knock his teeth out, but they're all made of porcelain.
LOL!
Go Huck Go! |
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I knew you could do it! May you continue with such success in future contests! |
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Ugh! :( You have to be kidding me. This is what this race has come to? ....being 'big brother(or sister, in this case)'?
Amanda....you're truly a paparazzi wannabe... you got a scoop! woo-hoo! by listening in on a private lunch conversation between a man & his wife.....excellent journalism skills (not).
If the man had said such things in his 'professional' status, that'd be different (imho), but he actually had private thoughts that he was sharing with his wife (God forbid a a person have his own opinions, in private, w/o being attacked for it, right?!), in what he thought was a private setting (lunch with his wife).
I don't defend what he said, not even close...it was sleazy without a doubt....but I do defend his right to have his own thoughts & to voice them in his own privacy. I thought that a part of conservative beliefs was anti-"big brother"(where somebody's looking over your shoulder whatever/whenever you do something). In violating that in a big way, Amanda dear, you make yourself even sleazier than his comments. Because his sleazy comments were made in private, to his wife, unintended for anyone else's ears ..... but your sleaziness? you gladly air it to the world, to make a name for yourself. Truly saddening. :(
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Wow do you people have an agenda or what.
I wonder just how many of you are posting under diffrent names and if you are on the Mitt payroll.
No candidate is perfect...and you know this...I have no idea who I will vote for...and this kind of nonsense doesn't help.
After the election..will you all be able to look at yourselves in the mirror?
And as for Amanda reporting...this is very intresting, I liked getting a glimpse behind the scenes in this pressure cooker of a political season. I felt like I was there too...keep up the great reports!! |
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....and vote for the only REAL conservative in this race...Fred Thompson?? Every pundit, columnist, and talk show host worth reading or listening to agrees that Thompson is the only candidate who is consistently conservative on the issues and doesn't just tell whatever crowd he's addressing whatever they want to hear. What you see is what you get with him...and it's not a bad thing that he's not so obsessed with being in the White House that he's willing to sell his soul to get there! Name the issue...life, marriage, taxes, immigration, security...Fred's your man! Now, we've just got to get him to be willing to toot his own horn loud enough for everybody to hear and believe!!!!!
Check it out and you'll agree!!! |
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Lets not get excited... the guy is no marvel.. How a guy like this gets noticed in politics is a mystery to me. |
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HUGH HEWITT AND RUSH LIMBAUGH ARE BOTH LOSING THEIR LISTENER BASE. They both are an embarrassment to the Republican Party and Americas conservatives. They are becoming more and more out of touch with their conservative base every day. Perhaps they are connected among the political masons. Their ship is sinking and they have lost credibility. Their arrogance and pride precedes their fall.
The Shift in Momentum IS FOR PRESIDENT HUCKABEE in 2008
Mike Huckabee is presidential material and is alone able to defeat Hillary & Obama. I am now convinced that those wealthier donors to Romney's, Giuliani's, and Thompson's campaign have wasted their money and if they continue, are wasting their hard earned money on candidates who do not have voter appeal or substance. As a member of the younger generation, I will tell you point blank, Romney, Giuliani, and Thompson DO NOT connect with us.
ROMENY has run out of gas. He has been the worst investment money could buy. His persecution complex makes him so defensive, weepy and wimpy that he cracks under pressure. His fake, calculated tears make him look like a BIG WEENIE before now Czar Putin in mother Russia and rest of the world. Romneys negative campaigning reveals his unprofessional desperation and that he is really an unkind angry old man. BOTH Romney's and Giuliani's flip flop past makes them a liability and not an asset for republicans in 2008.
Every time Huckabee is heard his approval amongst Republicans and Democrats increases even WITHOUT major financial support. He is the Republican's secret weapon in the 2008 election. Huckabee's proven leadership can help bring America together as a team.
Huckabee is the BEST candidate because he not only attracts republicans but also democrats to his side without compromising his principles. Both side support is needed to win this election in 2008 and he has it.
WHY HUCKABEE WINS THE NOMINATION and the PRESIDENCY
http://evolutionfacts.townhall.com
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Hey if I was Rollins i would keep my mouth shut in public if he doesnt want it to be known! He knows this, so i think he wanted the publicity! I say go Rollins give it to Mitt and put Mike over the top! It really is a no brainer to put it to Mitt. Mitt has done it to himself with his flip flop on almost every issue. He is so fake and false it is really obvious! |
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I see a comment on the "Fair Tax". Bruce Barlett has the best analysis on this tax. Whatever assumptions you have or whatever marketing you have consumed please read the actual analysis.
http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/files/bartlett_fair _tax.pdf
I am totally fine with Barack Obama winning the general election. John McCain can follow his Cornyn instructions. |
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Rollins is a veteran and knows that ANYTHING he says in a public area can, and most often will, be reported. If this is a sample of what is says in a diner, we can only imagine what is said in private.
As for Huckabee, he lost me after the floating cross. His "Aw shucks, that was an accident routine," didn't even fly with 5 year olds. The next bit - "I'm not going to run negative ads but here's the ad I would have run," only served to make me more sure that he wasn't the candidate for me.
Evangelicals(and I count myself among them)must understand that all who pander to their votes don't necessarily walk the walk.
What I've seen so far from Huckabee (and I'm saddened by this)are actions that don't speak well of his integrity or honesty.
I have tried to be very fair about my assessment of each candidate. It pains me to see Huckabee surrounding himself with people like Rollins or stooping to tactics like the floating cross or the "not-going negative - negative ad." This is a candidate I wanted to like.
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...you haven't been paying attention - "Rudy is off of life support"
Rudy has for weeks pulled out of Iowa to focus on other states; it's been on the news many times and I'm certain on Drudge.
Perhaps Rudy going down is just your personal agenda feigning concern for all of America. |
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Rollins was having a private dinner with his wife.
Meanwhile, a reporter was snooping in on their conversation. Imagine that happening to you next time you sit down for dinner with your wife.
This is shameful...and the reporter should be fire. This is EXACTLY the reason Huckabee won and will continue to win.
People are sick of the media. |
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He just bit Chris Wallace's head off for no reason, but Brit and the gang all laughed at him. |
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I am certainly not an Ed Rollins supporter.
Didn't like him as Reagan's campaign manager and I don't really care for his antiquated old school back room methodology.
The only thing I hate worse then the obvious unprofessional behavior that Rollins showed is the sniveling little coward in the corner ease dropping on a private conversation between a Rollins and his wife.
Amanda Carpenter I hope you've achieved your 15 minutes of fame and I hope it is all you've hoped for.
stan
stan@allelectionresults.com
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"Rollins ate a tuna melt and carrot cake. His female companion picked “marbled rye” bread."
"Rollins also called Andrea Mitchell and predicted Obama would take Iowa tonight. He called Mitchell “sweetie” several times."
Am I reading Townhall.com or TMZ.com?
Amanda - This is NOT journalism. Have some self-respect. |
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non-religious issues all the time. You just weren't listening. He spent time on Leno last night touting the FairTax. |
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Iowa is not Vegas! Save it for Pillow Talk.
OUCH, that's going to leave a mark |
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Rudy is off of life support. McCain is now a huge factor. Huckabee is now the man with the wind at his back.
Pat Robertson finished second in Iowa, by the way. He didn't win. |
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Mr. Huckabee NEEDS to stop talking about religion and his christianity. You folks who like to tout this are very anti-American and don't even realize it.
I like Huckabee's position on quite a few issues that are most important to ALL AMERICANS not just those that are religious.
Come on down off the cross, someone else needs the wood for more important things. |
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Showing their own "Evangelical Christians" that they don't care about being Christian. Disgrace to their party. Embarrassing to everyone. |
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It doesn't matter what happens in Iowa anyway. Remember that Pat Robertson won in Iowa when he ran for President, too. I think Mike H is getting all of those votes from those same type of people that voted for Pat back then.
But, negative ads work in politics, that's just the way it is, and I couldn't care less what Rollins said or didn't say, or drank, for that matter.
The bottom line is that even though I don't think he'll win the nomination, he's the only one who supports the Fair Tax, and if he does somehow get the nomination in the end, I don't care if they catch Mike Huckabee in bed with a dead boy on election day, I'm going to vote for him or whoever supports the Fair Tax. Period.
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mt writes: "Huckabee will be a has been soon."
That may be, but he will have accomplished his mission: seriously wounding Romney.
If Romney loses Iowa to Huckabee *and* then also loses New Hampshire to McCain, Romney is probably fatally wounded. The whole nation will see that he couldn't beat two weaker opponents despite his huge war chest. He will have zero momentum and the smart money will start going to McCain.
McCain vs. Hillary. Have fun with that.
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Yes it is most definately true. If Huckabee is hooked up with Fred Phelps and his disgusting views then Huck is finished. It's just a matter of time before people start to hear about this. Unless of course the liberal media keeps it hush-hush so one of the Dems can go up against a loser like Huck.
Keep in mind that all that has to be done is find the clip from Fox and then compare to the documentary that was shown by The Discovery Times Channel, an arm of the New York Times. |
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"cjb56 writes: Thursday, January, 03, 2008 5:40 PM
Ed Rollins
Ed was the guy who ran Reagan's monumental landslide win in 1984. He was an okay guy when he worked for the Gipper, but now he's a slimeball because he's working for Huckabee?"
Your history is incorrect.
Lee Atwater ran Reagan's campaigns in 1980 and 1984, not Ed Rollins. Lee Atwater was an electoral genious, Ed Rollins always has been a second-tier hack.
Huckabee should be ashamed to be associated with him - says a lot about Huckabee that he made such a choice to run his campaign - kinda like Huckabee's version of the Clinton's sleazy Carville.
I am hoping that no-one takes the results of Iowa seriously - it tells us next to nothing about electability in the General Election in 2008. It is an anachronism that has long-since lost value-added.
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Huckabee will be a has been soon. |
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In the end Iowa does not mean much for the Huckster except for his scrap-book. There is one more politically blind concentration of voters coming up in South Carolina who will probably play lemmings for him, but he can kiss it good-bye other than that. And Huck's has-been with a screw loose campaign manager Ed Rollins can go back to the dust bin of history, where he rightly belongs, after S. C. Speed the day! |
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Regardless of whether or not this reporter is "creepy" or a stalker, she reported something substantial from an overheard conversation from Huckabee's sleazy campaign manager.
If he is to lose and bow out of this race, he'll have Ed Rollins to thank.
I'm sure Rollins is the one who put Huck up to that RIDICULOUS "I'm not running a negative ad but I'm going to show it to you" stunt a few weeks ago... |
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The Huckster is too stupid to recognize the media is proping him up, because he is the weakest candidate. The only ones stupid enough to vote for him are the murderers he has released into society. I'm sure Willy Horton will give him his vote. |
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You know someone by the friends he keeps. |
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Did he also talk to his dealer about scoring some weed and then maybe yaked about heading to the nearest public restroom for a little footsie?
This is very creepy, even if true. Matt Drudge is slipping to link this crap. |
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So big deal. Ed Rollins is supposed to be for his man. He's always been a tough talking fighter. This is like saying you overheard Elvis singing. But wait! Since Elvis is dead that would be a story? But is he really dead? I heard he was caucusing for Huck. |
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I clicked on a Drudge link and found this blog.
Seems to me that there are a lot of people all around the world that are just freaked out about the prospect of a Huckabee presidency. (Maybe they had a mean Sunday school teacher as a child)
Drudge has Hillary and Mike winning tonight. We'll all get to see if he's right.
Just a casual observer...Check out the UK blogs. |
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Let me count the ways ... here are responses to your various comments.
Reporting Ed Rollins' conversation is news worthy. Huckabee has gone out of his way telling people what a positive campaign he is running. Oops. A campaign manager who wants to kick in Romney's teeth? A guy who makes fun of another candidate's appearance? Does that sound like someone trying to change the political discourse in America? It may not be Huckabee saying it but as his #1 Huckabee is held responsible.
As for Mitt's spending ... so what? The guy has no name recognition. He's not campaigning in his demographic (an insane amount of Evangelicals in Iowa is a huge lift for Huck). You do what you have to do. If we were voting in Idaho instead of Iowa Romney could be running a shoe-string campaign as well. Also, Huckabee would be spending money as too ... he just can't raise any.
As for Townhall being supportive of Mitt ... can't we say the same thing for talk radio? Or the National Review? Or the other groups that are backing Romney. Huckabee's support base is Evangelical Christians and the MSM. Huckabee admires McCain and Barack. Since Townhall has mostly conservative writers it stands to reason that there will be more pro-Mitt stuff on this site.
Rollins has always been a sleezeball. Don't care if we worked for Reagan or not. He did in the Republican party by working for Ross Perot. He broke ethical rules by lacing the pockets of ministers with cash. He is a total liability. |
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This interview is clearly indicative of the evil beneath the surface of easy-going, smiling Mike Huckabee - Man of God. |
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C'mon folks. How many Huckabee and Romney voters are going to stay home if you're guy doesn't win the primary? Are you going to let Hillary or Obama walk-off with the Presidency?
No human is perfect and politicians are less perfect than most humans.
My grandmother said it best "All politicians are crooked but you're suppose to vote for the one that will be crooked for you."
I'll vote for any "crooked" politician who supports The Fair Tax.
That's the litmus test that determines whether the politician is for the people, all people or whether they endorse the status quo corruptness that most politician enjoy, using K Street as the go between to find contributors for their future campaigns in the form of contributions in exchange for tax break legislation that corporations that are forced to pay or pay the price for not donating. |
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What is the story here? Are the selected details of the conversation intended to evoke a reaction? What do I care who he calls "sweetie"? Is that implying he is a sexist? What about the vague allusion to a joke about the confederate flag? What was the joke? Are you trying to say that Ed Rollins is a racist who would delight in flying the confederate flag over SC? Or...are you trying to insinuate things about this old guy that you are trying to "stick" to Huckabee?
Stupid story...and VERY creepy.
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My wife is for Mitt, while I favor Mike. My take is this: Bill Clinton was so dirty, no new dirt could stick on him (like trying to make dog poop smell worse by puting chicken droppings on it); thus Ken Starr came off as the bad guy. The Flipper deflects any objective close look at his record by attacking the Huckster and then claiming Huck was the one playing dirty politics. Unfortunately, it will work and Mitt will prevail, not by his own merit, but by virtue of the manufactured dirt smeared on Mike. Oh well, what is really important is that HRC doesn't occupy the Oval Office, with or without Bill in tow, so if Mitt is the nominee, he will be my guy. Meanwhile, I will cross my fingers and trust that the good people of Iowa do the right thing. |
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Amanda,
This is really over the top. Granted, Ed was not wise at all in talking where he could be overheard. Lesson #1 in politics is that the walls have ears.
But it is equally reprehensible to report on private conversations. It is bad enough to snoop on a nearby conversation in a public place; it is really sleazy to take notes and write up that conversation for public distribution! That is Geraldo-type journalism.
There were dozens of such conversations going on that night -- probably several in that same restaurant -- that would embarrass another candidate. Fortunate for the other candidates, no one stooped to such low standards to listen and then report on them.
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It is my understanding,as Jim From Oregeon says, that Romney has changed his mind 3 times on the abortion issue. I would really like to know the truth. Do either of you know of a neutral source where I can research? Thanks. |
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Are you serious? Is Matt Drudge Serious for posting a link to this "report"? Now, if I were having lunch, and talking business with an associate, while on the phone, making business calls; surrounded by other loudmouth business people (or political hacks, take your pick), I don't think I'd be concerned about a nitwit taking notes due to the fact that it would be unlikely that anything said would be remotely accurate. (Were you sitting in his lap for crying out loud?) I don't think I'm as smart as Rollins, I didn't engineer a huge presidential victory, so..I'm thinking this smacks of.. oh...fantasy! Just a note to those of you so enamoured with Mitt Romney - if you lived in Massachusetts you'd be singing a different tune. He did zip in Mass, with the exception of state mandated health care which is barely affordable, and if one doesn't participate, one is taxed, and it also covers abortion with a co-pay. That was his one, count it, one thing he did while he spent 3 years in office. (4th year busy putting ducks in a row) His problem? He couldn't get anything done due to an overwhelming majority of - Democrats in the legislature. (He whinned about that big time) Talk to someone from Arkansas, they'll sing a different tune - Huckabee is not only electable, he also accomplished a heck of a lot more while in similar circumstances. One thing about this particular race is that one has to be realistic about the fact that you need a centrist in order to succeed. Huckabee might be a bit liberal on some issues, but is right on others, and he hasn't changed his tune left, right, or center as the wind blows. Romney, Kennedy, Kerry, pick one - Mass. politics as ususal are not what is needed in the rest of the country. Cute stunt: re: reporting. |
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If his campaign chairman eats tuna melts, I guess you know what kind of president HE would make. |
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Is that really true? Yikes - if so, that's a story. |
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Romney: "I was against abortion -- before I decided to run for U.S. Senator against Ted Kennedy."
Romney: "I was for abortion (oops, I meant pro-choice) -- while I was running for U.S. Senate and Governor of Massachusetts."
Romney: "I am pro-life, now that I'm running for president."
"I was aginst it before I was for it now I'm aginst it again."
("Hard to keep that straight.")
I better pay my yardman to shutup.
But that's another story entirely!
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Romney has never been for gay marriage, and has alwasy spoken strongly against it. And he's only changed on the life issue once. He became pro-life just like Reagan and Fred Thompson.
The myth of his changing on the life issue numerous times just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Too bad it's not true.
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Amanda Carpenter continues with her politically-motivated trash.
Shocking. I'm surprised she didn't notice what Rollins was eating, for goodness sakes. |
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The late great John Entwhistle of The Who deserved mention. |
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Rollins is just trying to justify his salary.
If he was really confident, he would not have to mouth-off like he is doing.
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Earkier today, I was watching one of the cable news channels (I'm 90% sure it was Fox) and they had a short segment where they visited a few campaign offices that were located in the same building in Iowa. They would show people manning the phones in each of the headquarters. When they got to Huckabees headquarters and showed people working the phones, I recognized 2 of the young women on the phone bank. I recognized these two from a documentary I watched recently about Fred Phelps and his weird church. You know, that's the church that would go to Military funerals and protest calling our soldiers evil and holding signs that read "Jesus hates soldiers". Anyway, the 2 women are his daughters! This is not good if Huckabee really considers himself a Christian, because Fred Phelps and his crew are definately NOT Christian! |
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Chris: Unfortunately, all the candidates have been disingenuous at one time or another. Although, I cannot be 100% sure, I believe Romney is being disingenuous to claim that he is now pro-life and anti-gay marriage. He has changed his mind so many times on the abortion issue, I just can't bring myself to trust that he is telling the truth now. If he wins the nomination, do you think it's possible he will flip-flop again on abortion in order to bring some Democrats over to the Republican side? I just have to wonder. |
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Mike Huckayuck has just walked on water!! All the god-fearing rednecks not watching the Orange Bowl tonight, saw it too, and now are convinced of his divinity! ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN have all picked up on the story.
Thinking folks know that the MSM have worked hard to build the Huckayuck up, only to tear him down at a more convient time and place. I may be in the van for Mitt, but I just want to see an Edwards/Romney debate. Now THAT would be fun! Imagine:
Edwards: Your a theiving rich corporate CEO.
Romney. I know. Bummer. But, my corporations (plural) employ thousands. And with that exchange for a fair wage for a fair day's work, those same employees buy cars, pay mortgages, save for retirement, buy food, clothes, light their homes and tuition.
Edwards: But YOUR RICH.
Romeny: So are you. Except I made my money by working for it. You sued your way to it, and stole money out of the pockets of defenseless employees, like those I mentioned above.
Edwards: Your sons never served in the Military.
Romney. My sons are adults, and made adult decisions that are best for them and their families. Last I looked we had an all volunteer armed forces. I also noted that your children never served. My sons served LDS missions.
At least they served their fellow man in some way. Yours blew it off.
Edwards. Well, I got you beat on this one: My wife is dying of cancer!
Romeny. Yes, you got me beat. Trumped me on that one. We choose to keep Mrs. Romney's MS off the campaign trail. It's well known she has it, but we just don't think we need to bring it up whenever we need a tear jerk vote.
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Rollins is acting like a big-shot, but Huck got to where he is today NOT by any great strategy, but by other candidates missing the mark. It's the competition's failure to execute the play, not Rollin's skill.
Rollins is like a cornerback who is burned by 5 yards on a touchdown pass...but the receiver drops the pass, and the cornerback celebrates and taunts like he did something special.
CasualConservative.com
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If Reagan trusted Ed Rollins...and Ed Rollins is a sleezeball...and sleezeballs are attracted to sleezeballs....therefore, the Gipper is a sleezeball. Right?
Ross Perot didn't give us Bill Clinton. Patrician out of touch establishment George H.W. Bush created the situation that put Clinton in the White House with his wishy-washy technocratic pro-corporate globalist "leadership". Heck, as crazy as Perot was, he turned out to be right on the economic trends that followed NAFTA and other poorly crafted trade policies. Last time I checked, G.H.W. Bush was firmly behind Mitt Romney. Their style, philosophies and backgrounds are remarkably similar. Expect a similar election result to 1992 if Mitt is the Republican nominee.
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If anybody tells you it's not (and it's a private conversation) he's a liar, or doesn't know politics.
Face it, politics is highly personal.
Even strictly on issues -- it's personal.
"You believe so and so." Well then, you're an idiot, or stupid, or a 'nutjob,' the list of personal epitaphs for policy positions is unlimited.
But, of course, polite society will always tell you "No, it's not personal -- just the issues."
Rollins is a street fighter and a trash talker.
Look at the blogs, columns, and yes, last second rumors: Everybody and their uncle is spinning for "their" candidate.
What else is new -- this is politics and it's personal: Down and dirty.
"A dirty trick?"
Welcome to the big leagues. |
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There is a reason Rollins had a hard time getting a job for years and now you know what it is. His boss is cut from the same cloth. Just wait. Sometime, shortly, you will hear Huckabee being quoted or recorded making some smarmy comment that will show him up to be what he really is. And it isn't what people think it will be. |
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Unfortunately, Mr. Huckabee is anything but nice and classy. He puts on a great act and then stabs people in back with his dirty, sleaze-ball activities that he has others do for him.
Sleaze-balls usually attract other sleaze-balls. Thus we have Rollins being attracted to Huckabee. It's a shame, but it's true.
And all of this from someone who is supposed to be a nice Baptist pastor and THE TRUE Christian in the campaign.
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Jonathan,
Did Rollins & his female companion go to the bathroom after they ate their lunch... and what did they have to drink with their lunch... i'm laughing at how stupid adults really are... this is all very stupid. |
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It's funny that the most un-Christian man in the campaign will win in Iowa because he claims to be the Christian candidate. |
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All of you who keep pointing out that Rollins ran Reagan's campaign seem to have forgotten that he also ran Ross Perot's campaign for a time, and thus had a hand in bringing the Clintons to power. He's a political mercenary with no creed, and if you think otherwise you are burying your heads in the sand. He is part a parcel of the scum that is American politics. I am not a huge fan of any of the candidates currently running, but I wouldn't vote for anyone who would keep Rollins on staff after he's been shooting his mouth off like he has. Whatever happened to Reagan's 11th commandment? It is perfectly fine to bring up a rival's record...what the heck is the sense in having a record if you cannot run on it and defend it...but the personal attacks and threats of knocking people's teeth out are beyond the pale. Huckabee has taken the low road and he is reaching for power well beyond his capacity to handle. If he surrounds himself with vermin of this nature in order to attain his goals, what sort of creeps are going to fill his cabinet? Not that I think he would stand a chance in the general election. Where are all the statesmen? Why can neither party put forth a genuine leader with integrity and true moral convictions? This is one of the saddest elections I have ever witnessed. |
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My dog could have run Reagan's victory in 1984. Don't credit Rollins with that. Reagan was a shoe-in. You think Reagain trounced Mondale because of Rollins? What has Rollins done since? |
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The establishment's preocupation with bringing down Huckabee at all cost has now crossed the line from frustrating to down right funny. This is the silliest reprot I ahve ever seen. Was reagan a bad guy for associating with Rollins? what does Romney's guys say in private converstaions about Huckabee? Give me a break guys and get a life. This report was filed for one reason and one reason only and tht was to dissalusion evangelicals by trying to make Huckabee look like a less than perfect Christian becasue of who is manager is. Get a life. |
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yo cjb56!
and? i read this blog for entertainment and enlightenment. i listen to Hugh because he is the only talk show host that doesnt make me gag (he actually has humor and fun on his show).
so he likes romney. there are other columnist here that i have seen trash romney (read much?).
still, i would vote for mccain if i needed too. i could never vote for huck.
this is a post about huck. why defend the indefensible?
so, you are saying that your whole purpose here is to get MittHall.com? dont you have anything better to do? |
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I respect your opinions and as with everyone else...you should vote for who you think is the best candidate. For me, I'm a little frustrated with the direction of the party. I see the party leaving behind the voting blocks that brought it to prominance -- the social conservatives, religious voters, blue collar workers and middle class suburbanites. Those are the people Ronald Reagan brought into the party and gave it the numbers it needed to win national elections. The party leaders have forgotten all about these folks...but they continue to ask for their votes. It's not working and it's all going to add up to a massive Romney loss in November. I wish it wasn't so, but that's what I see.
Whatever happens, I'll support the Republican nominee over any Democrat. Well, okay. If it's Rudy...I'll sit it out...but if it's Mitt or anyone not named Rudy, he'll get my vote in the general. |
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Ed was the guy who ran Reagan's monumental landslide win in 1984. He was an okay guy when he worked for the Gipper, but now he's a slimeball because he's working for Huckabee? |
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Maybe you haven't noticed the people who run and own Townhall.com are all Romney supporters and have been pumping him up for months now, while they run pieces that trash Huckabee and McCain everyday. It's easy for Mitt to take the high road. He has this website to do his dirty work for him. |
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yo cjb56944768 (oops, got carried away with the numbers there...)
i am a pretty average republican... I would vote for G.W. again.
wait! what are these strings on my hands!!! i think they are attached to corporate globalist puppet-masters.
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Huck and his team for what they really are: thugs who depend on nothing more than Huck's quips and the evangelical vote.
Huck is such a slimeball. Everyone calls Mitt slick. No - Mitt's polished. Huck on the other hand, is a snake oil salesman. And he's about to sell a quarter million gallons of the stuff to Iowa.
Please Iowans - please demonstrate some intelligence and don't vote for this guy. What a rube. |
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"By their fruits ye shall know them . . ."
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Mitt's been in Iowa non-stop for over a year. He has a huge organization in place in Iowa and nationally. He's spent millions of his own money because he can't seem to inspire a sufficient number of donors. He out spent Huckabee 20 to 1 in Iowa, but still can't shake him. He's fallen behind McCain in New Hampshire. He's had the Republican establishment carrying his water for a couple of months now, while they savage Huckabee and McCain at every turn.
All that and he's still going to lose the nomination. Why? The average Republican voter has seen this story before -- G.W. Bush in 2000. I don't think the average Republican voter is going to go to that well again and elect another establishment candidate being put in place to serve their corporate globalist puppet-masters.
I don't have anything against Mitt Romney. I think he is an honorable guy, same as Huck and McCain. What I fear is the power behind the throne. I simply no longer trust the folks who are currently pulling the strings at the top of the party. They are leading it toward oblivion as they move further away from the concerns average Americans. They've hitched their wagon to Mitt. That is not a good sign to me.
Quite frankly, I don't see any difference between Mitt and Mike Bloomberg...and I would never vote for Bloomberg. |
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yo! cjb56
are you a seminar poster?
why talk about mitt this and mitt that? this is a huckabee post.
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Sounds like the kind of campaign manager a "Christian Leader" should have, doesn't he?
If Huck gets the nomination I might have to vote for the Dems or a 3rd party candidate. In that case, at least the Republicans in the House and Senate will feel unleashed to fight for what we believe in. If Huck is the President, they'll feel obligated to go along with his big government, nanny-state vision in the interests of "party unity." |
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from team Yuckabee! We're not going to stoop to the level of dirty campaigning. Nope, we're not going to do it.
Yuckabee is done regardless of the outcome tonight. EVERYONE else sees through the "christian leader" thingy..... |
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James Lewis at AmericanThinker.com doesn't think so. Here's this little tidbit:
"A lot of people like Huckabee in person, but he looks like a basically angry man to me.
At his pheasant hunting press show he ended up shooting his 20-gauge shotgun over the heads of the onlookers. That's just lousy firearms safety, as any hunter knows. But Huck wasn't sorry. He said it was his way of telling Mitt Romney just "don't get in my way." The press asked him if he really meant to say that, and he just said it again. He did mean it.
You just don't do that in a presidential primary. This isn't High Noon in Dodge City. Blasting your shotgun over the heads of the press looks like an impulsive action, by a man who allows his anger to take over his judgment.
This is the same guy who's written a book called, "Kids who kill: Confronting Our Culture of Violence." But he didn't set a good example by shooting off his shotgun over people's heads."
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/01/huckabee_im_not _angry.html
Huckabee is almost putting McCain to shame with his lack of anger control. Scary stuff!
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The only thing that is crystal clear is that the public isn't buying what Mitt is selling.
He's been in Iowa for over a year. He has a huge organization in place, both in Iowa and nationally. He's spent millions of his own dollars. He can't seem to inspire people to donate to his campaign. The entire Republican propaganda machine has been carrying Mitt's water for a couple of months now, and trashing Huck and McCain at every turn. He's outspent Huck 20 to 1 in Iowa.
Guess what? The people of Iowa and New Hampshire see right through the myth of Mitt and they don't seem to care much for him. This is the same script we got from G.W. Bush in 2000. I don't think the bulk of the Republican voters are going to be fooled into voting again for one of the establishments phoney candidates who are being put in place to serve the will of the corporate puppet masters. |
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Once I saw the Ed Rollins comments about the end of the Reagan Coalition I knew he was a bigger liability to Huckabee, and possibly the Republican Party, than he is worth. He may have some skill, he may have been a pretty influencial guy in the past of the party, but he is no longer a good influence. If you want to talk about someone who craves power, this guy, more than any of the candidates running exudes the aura of one who needs to be at the center of things pulling the strings.
Huckabe needs to cut him loose, fast! |
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Rollins is a sleazebag. Romney would can him in a heartbeat, yet he persists with Huckabee.
And who is negative?
Go Mitt!! |
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cjb56:
plain weird you are...
so clever with the Mitthall.com you and your friends use. if you dont like what is on "Mitthall.com" go make your own blog. |
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hard to believe his boss was once a preacher after seeing some of the 'gifts' he has taken. then again, maybe that is why he is no longer a preacher. |
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Somehow, I just don't think Romney would have anything to do with a guy like Rollins.
I just heard the Hannity interview with Romney. He was as gracious as anyone could be about Huck's sleazy campaigning. He continues to take the high road, calling Huckabee a good man and a friend, and saying he respects him and that their differences are limited to the issues.
Unfortunatley, Huck is stuck on the low road. And he cancelled an interview with Sean for today (who has been very positive about Huck) because apparently Sean said something that made him mad yesterday. Boo hoo . . .
It's crystal clear who has the moral fiber and characteristics to be president and who doesn't. |
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Are you a crazed stalker? That "report" was just weird. Get a grip. I know you are just a fluff "journalist" doing the bidding of the Mitthall.com higher-up's...but jeesh. Scary.
May I shadow you for a few hours and record your private conversations and keep a food diary? I think the Mitthall.com readers might be interested in what you have to say...who you talk with...what you eat...and where you go.
By the way, what were Ed and his "companion" wearing today? For that matter, what are you wearing today? |
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