Thursday, December 27, 2007
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The Romney Statement On Bhutto's Assasination (Updated With Statements From Huckabee and McCain)
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Posted by:
Hugh Hewitt at
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Governor Romney issued this statement:
"We are still learning the details of today's tragic events in Pakistan, but this is a stark reminder that America must not only stay on high alert, but remain actively engaged across the globe. Pakistan has long been a key part in the war against extremism and radical jihadists. For those who think Iraq is the sole front in the War on Terror, one must look no further than what has happened today. America must show its commitment to stand with all moderate forces across the Islamic world and together face the defining challenge of our generation – the struggle against violent, radical jihadists.
"At this difficult time, our thoughts and prayers go to the family of Benazir Bhutto, and to all the people of Pakistan who are fighting against extremist forces that would commit such heinous acts as the whole world has witnessed today."
Suddenly Campaign '08 is suffused with the seriousness it deserves as the country watches a nuclear power destabilized via terrorism. I am reminded of the hideous Des Moines Register and YouBoob debates and the silliness MSM brought to a campaign that should have always had national security at its center.
UPDATE: John Podhoretz hits a similar note. Read the whole thing, but the key graphs:
The horrifying assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan this morning comes only one week before the Iowa caucuses and 12 days before New Hampshire. It is a sobering and frightening reminder of the challenges and threats and dangers posed to the United States by radical Islam, the nature of the struggle being waged against the effort to extend democratic freedoms in the Muslim world, and the awful possibility of a nuclear Pakistan overrun by Islamofascists. This is what the next president will be compelled by circumstance to spend a plurality of his or her time on. This is what really matters, not the cross Mike Huckabee lit up behind his head in his Christmas ad.
American politics would dearly love to take a holiday from history, just as it did in the 1990s. But our enemies are not going to allow us to do so. The murder of Bhutto moves foreign policy, the war on terror, and the threat of Islamofascism back into the center of the 2008 campaign. How candidates respond to it, and issues like it that will come up in the next 10 months, will determine whether they are fit for the presidency.
UPDATE:
Governor Huckabee's statement:
I am deeply troubled by the news accounts this morning of Pakistani opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination in a suicide attack. This is devastating news for the people of Pakistan, and my prayers go out to them as we follow developments regarding this dire situation.
The terrible violence surrounding Pakistan’s upcoming election stands in stark contrast to the peaceful transition of power that we embrace in our country through our Constitution. On this sad day, we are reminded that while our democracy has flaws, it stands as a shining beacon of hope for nations and people around the world who seek peace and opportunity through self-government.
Benazir Bhutto's assasination should also stand as a stark reminder for those who doubt the nature of our enemy.
I believe that we are currently engaged in a world war. Radical Islamic fascists have declared war on our country and our way of life. They have sworn to annihilate each of us who believe in a free society, all in the name of a perversion of religion and an impersonal god. We go to great extremes to save lives, they go to great extremes to take them. This war is not a conventional war, and these terrorists are not a conventional enemy. We must fight the war on terror with the intensity and single-mindedness that it deserves.
Senator McCain, in an e-mail press release:
"I was deeply saddened today to learn about the death of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. My deepest condolences go out to the family and supporters of this remarkable woman, an individual who paid the ultimate price for her embrace of moderation and rejection of extremism.
"The death of Benazir Bhutto underscores yet again the grave dangers we face in the world today and particularly in countries like Pakistan, where the forces of moderation are arrayed in a fierce battle against those who embrace violent Islamic extremism.
"Given Pakistan's strategic location, the international terrorist groups that operate from its soil, and its nuclear arsenal, the future of that country has deep implications for the security of the United States and its allies. America must stand on the right side of this ongoing struggle.
"In my numerous visits to Pakistan -- to Islamabad, to Peshawar, even to the tribal areas of Waziristan -- I have seen first hand the many challenges that face the political leadership there, challenges so graphically portrayed by today's tragedy. There are, in Pakistan, brave individuals who seek to lead their country away from extremism and instability and into the light of a better day. America, I believe, must do all we can to support them."
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Like throwing Miracle Grow on his/her mouth. |
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To other conservatives here.
Please know that this yahoo, Broberta, attempts not only to rewrite history on this thread, with vastly incorrect comments about the Clinton administration----she attempts same just 5 threads down from this one,
"Oh that Concord Monitor".
Broberta makes fallacious remarks about the conservative party and its "ties" to the KKK.
I point out with clarity that indeed the KKK was a splinter group of the democrat party----something Broberta desires to ignore.
She makes a feckless stab at rewriting facts.
Don't believe it---check it out. |
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..and such a propensity for the dramatic:
"you are insane"
"w.t.f. are you smoking?"
Really, it is so indicative of that liberal emotional side, as well as very girly-girl. |
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That's correct, Sherlock.
These were all considered "acts" of terrorism.
Merely because YOU want to dissect them into categories of "who's at fault", is your own problem---and additional example of Liberal "myopia" issues.
EACH ONE WAS AN ACT OF TERROR---therefore, any president presiding during the time at which they occurred, should have raised awareness to "acts" of terror. From that point, any correlation theory could have been employed----but first one would be required to identify "acts" of terror.
Just another example of that huge VOID in your cranium area.
Tsk, tsk. |
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Brob, I'm not yet convinced that you're serious.
Are we supposed, really, to believe that Dan Burton (who was never a member of the house intelligence committee) would have or should have caught the gaps in the President's policy on international terrorism if he hadn't been investigating the President's felonious activities?
And are we supposed, really, to believe that the Democratic and Republican Platforms are the yardsticks by which to measure which party is more serious about combating terror and other national security issues?
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Queenie, there was no meat to your post, and that is the bottom line. You got nuthin' You've had nuthin'. You will have nuthin'.
Essentially, as your moniker suggests, you "B-robbed" of substance. |
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assasination?
Um, did America somehow cause this in his mind? Isn't this the same man who said we need to stay in Iraq because "we made a mess of things over there"?
If Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton had a baby... you finish the rest.
So Huck, WHAT exactly were you APOLOGIZING for? |
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From Power Line:
"Mike Huckabee reacted to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto by expressing “our sincere concern and apologies for what has happened in Pakistan.” I'm hoping that Huckabee simply misspoke because otherwise he'll need to explain what the U.S. has to apologize for. Nothing comes to mind unless one is prone, in the fashion of Jimmy Carter, mindlessly to "blame America first."
Huckabee also said that the U.S. needs to consider “what impact does [the assassination have] on whether or not there’s going to be martial law continuing in Pakistan.” But martial law was discontinued approximately two weeks ago." |
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You really hurt my feelings with that 98 lb. commentary. I mean, vicious, like a tormented schoolgirl are you. |
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Bimbo-babe, you shamelessly focus on Bush's 9 months prior to 9/11/01 while entirely ignoring years of terrorist events which were under the watchful eyes of Shrillary and Billary Clinton:
Feb 26 1993: USA, NYC, World Trade Center, 6 killed, 1000 injured, Clinton NEVER visited site, 4 Muslim fundamentalists—5 years later Ramzi Yousef convicted.
July 1993: Lima, Peru, bus explosion, 1 killed, “Shining Path” guerillas.
March 1995: Karachi, Pakistan, U.S. Consulate, 2 Americans murdered.
April 19 1995: USA, Oklahoma City, 168 killed, 600 injured, T. McVeigh, member of anarchist group.
September 1995: Moscow, U.S. Embassy, rocket-propelled grenade, 0 deaths.
Oct 1995: USA, train traveling between Miami and Los Angeles and derailed in Arizona, 1 killed, 80 injured, “The Sons of the Gestapo”.
November 1995: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, U.S. military headquarters, bomb, 7 killed, 4 Saudi Arabian dissidents-“Party of God”.
February 1996: Athens, U.S. Embassy, Anti-tank missile attack, 0 deaths.
June 1996: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Khobar Towers, Truck bomb, 19 U.S. airmen killed.
July 1996: USA, bomb, 2 killed
Centenary Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Olympic Games, 110 injured.
November 1997: Karachi, Pakistan, 5 Americans killed.
May 1998: Unabomber sentenced to life, 3 killed, 28 injured.
June 1998: Lebanon, U.S. Embassy, Rocket-propelled grenades, 0 deaths.
August 1998: Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, U.S. embassies, simultaneous bombings, 263 killed, 5,000 injured.
October 2000: The Destroyer USS Cole in the Yemeni port of Aden, bomb blast, 17 killed.
SO MANY INCIDENTS---SO LITTLE DONE---ooops, I forgot, a pharmacy plant was bombed, with no successful result. Wow. 8 years of terrorist reminders---NOTHING DONE.
NO PLAN, NO STRATEGY, NO FOCUS, NO COMITTMENT, Nada de nada.
Sandy Burglar---Useless.
Bill Clinton---Hopeless.
Democrats---Feckless.
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Have to give credit where it is due...kudos on putting up the Huckabee and McCain statements without partisan comment. |
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Thanks for helping me locate my brain. At least I have one. It must kill you that others have something to fill that area which is only a big empty space between your ears.
Yeah, Dan Burton----let's completely forget about Sandy Burglar's role as NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR for your Billyboy during 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000. As a matter of fact, he was so incredibly weak in not getting anything accomplished in the area of terrorism, he was motivated to go into a federal building and STEAL documents to cover his skanky tracks.
You go, Broberta. Rewrite history to your liking, you weasely little bimbo. |
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You make feckless attempts to paint me with your "sexism" brush----typical Liberal ploy. I make a point to bring about clarity to this schmo, Priggsy, and she calls me a sexist.
So predictable, so common, so absolutely asinine!!!
For the record, I have for years promoted the idea of Dr. Condoleezza Rice as running for president.
BUT, Priggsy calls me "resentful of women's empowerment".
I have been very supportive of Governor Sarah Palin running for national office. She would be great as republican candidate for v.p.
BUT, Priggsy calls me "resentful of women's empowerment".
Pathetic, simply pathetic. Merely because I do not support Priggsy's choice for prez', Shrillary Clinton, I am resentful of all women. How typically Liberal, and representative of the true democrat position to paint with such BROAD brushstrokes.
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All I need to know about Hucks immigration policy, I learned from his allowing sons of illegals to go ahead of the sons of Americans, at Americans expense.
If you can feel safer with all the criminals out on the street, let them play with your kids.
With a duck hunt, wedding registry, and his speaking gigs...doesnt add up to a normal guy like you tout him.
1) Huck can be secure in his beliefs, but if he's secure in those beliefs, why is he pandering to those who believes as he does, while at the same time fiegning innocence and ignorance with his remark about Mormons and speaking at a Church that spews venom at Catholcis? Its quite ok for you to vote for Huck, just as it is ok for Mormons to vote for Romney, the difference is, there are many Mormons that are democrats as well, and all Mormons dont and wont vote for someone just because they are Mormon.
2)Northern elites as you call them arent tax exempt, pastors are. Romney has worked hard in Iowa, he's done alot of townhall meetings, he has talked directly with the people and that is why he does well out there. My point is, lets make the pastors coalitions honest men by revking their tax exemt status.
3)The LDS church doesnt support any candidate and stays neutral in politics, they dont send out emails and pass out voter info at churches, they dont pay money to people to come speak at their churches. In other words, the LDS church does not operate under the radar and allows its aderants to make their own God given minds up and vote accordingly without telling anyone who to vote for. |
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I think that electing a woman as President would be good thing. However, not the one that's running. Electing a communist to the highest office is not a good thing. My new saying is 'Life is a bit**, don't vote for one.' |
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So much for Giuliani’s and Rudy’s big chance to set themselves up as the only “anti-assassination by suicide bomber” stalwarts, in sharp distinction to Huckabee’s and McCain’s pro-murder platforms. Would you believe that wily Huck and John just blatantly copied Rudy’s and Mitt’s stance? |
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Lets continue to respond to your comments that show you have nothing on Huckabee...
1) Huckabee doesn't care who he alienates when it comes to his religion. Huckabee is secure in what he believes. If you got a problem with it, then I would say you are the one imposing a religious standard for a President. btw, why is it ok for all Mormons to support Romney and be against Huckabee? Why not claim that Romney is alienating Christians?
2) Huckabee has got his numbers up in Iowa by hard work. He goes to the people. Period. Sure...Pastors are helping him...just like the northern elites are helping Romney. Your point?
3) You mean...the LDS church as a tax exempt friend of Romney? You forgot them right...?? |
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Huckabee is also running for President...
Thus, when he goes hunting...the media will follow. Just like they did when Bush showed them around his ranch.
Huckabee has to live and feed his family...so what is wrong with making money by speaking? Many people do that.
Huckabee created a wedding registry when they moved because people wanted to give them gifts...and there isn't a housing registry. What is wrong with a house warming party? Many people do it.
Huckabee was a Governor that actually took his job seriously instead of thinking about how his actions would reflect his political future. Hence, how he treated criminals.
Huckabee has the support of Jim Gilchrist...that should tell you all you need to know about his immigration policy.
So is that the best you got Big G? And you wonder why Huckabee is surging? LOL. |
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He runs as the Christian leader while alienating Catholics and Mormons by his feigned innocense and speaking engagement venues.
Huck is so normal that he can only get his numbers up in IA if he has a coalition of pastors send out emails and pass out voter info at church.
With normal tax exempt friends operating under the radar you must be normal, and honest.
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Your man Huck is sor normal of a guy that he takes the media along to take pictures while he hunts.
Your man Huck is so normal he makes his living off of speaking engagements.
Huck is so normal he creates a wedding registry to furnish his house.
Huck is so normal he lets all the criminals go free.
Huck is so normal he puts the sons of Mexico before the sons of America.
Huck is so normal he touts his theology degree as his best asset for candidacy.
Huck is normal, just like Clinton is normal. |
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You pegged it man. I grow so tired of people who are supporting Romney degrading Huckabee and his supporters. They act like Huckabee is some redneck fool and all his supporters are ignorant. It just amazes me to see their elitism.
And they wonder why Romney isn't liked by the vast majority of Republicans? |
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Love the name. I trust you know his history... (Just an aside, there were two restaurants, one in SLC, the other in Tucson, in the 70s by that name. Great food, so-so management. Went out of business. Ah, the restaurant industry...) |
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Nice rebuttal. I appreciate what you say. However, where national security is concerned, it absolutely must include protecting and securing our borders. Today, we have no clue how many terrorists have crossed our borders, both north and south. Ironically the northern border is better protected. There are cells in Mexico, learning the 'lingo' and how to blend in. That's not good. |
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"This is the kind of juvenile thinking that illustrates the core of Huckabee's support. Brandishing shootguns and pelting the public with platitudes is the stuff of small-town boss-daddy"
Right so by this "world class" logic you've put forth I should just go with the guy who lies about being a hunter all his life, rather than the guy who really has been a hunter all his life.
You know, Porter I want the thinking of the leader of the free world to be someone who has convictions that he has held to for a great deal of his life, and not just some epiphany he came up with in last few months...the moment he realized that he needed more votes to get himself elected that is.
I guess I'll take my "back hills" thinking over your "world class" thinking any day. |
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Goodness. Are you a supporter of George W. Bush? Because what you just said could have been said about Bush in 2000...
"This is the kind of juvenile thinking that illustrates the core of Bush's support. Brandishing shootguns and pelting the public with platitudes is the stuff of small-town boss-daddy politics. Even if this were the concensus of the American public, which it is not, such thinking is pathetic hucksterism. This cannot be the thinking of the leader of the free world. So get in your pickups, take your shootguns and camo jackets with or without blaze orange highlights and mosey on back to dog patch. The days to come will require world-class thinking by world-class leaders."
LOL. What experience did Bush have in 2000? Please tell us all. What experience did Reagan have in 1980? Please tell us all.
I just find it amazing that the same stuff being said about Huckabee when it comes to foreign policy is EXACTLY what was said about Bush in 2000 and Reagan in 1980. Remember...Bush couldn't even name the leader of Pakistan in 2000.
Guess you had no problem with that then huh? |
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"At least you can believe what Mike says."
O RLY??? |
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With all due respect, it appears that you have missed Brob-erta's point. What she attempts to "sell" you and others on this thread is that Clinton was in "hot pursuit" of Osama bin Laden-----that is, until those creepy cons began focusing on some black cocktail dress. yep---it all boils down to "sploooooge" on taffeta. An entire ideology, one of radical Islamicists, was provided fertilizer for growth by those damned cons---who got caught up in presidential dalliances with interns. Never mind this president's wake of turblence in women coming forward to cry foul towards this charming and dashing prince of a prez'.
Yeah, Jennifer Flowers, Paula Jones, Kathleen Willey, Juanita Broddrick---and that "troopergate" (policemen arranging for sexual liaisons for Billy)-------these are all obfuscations------made-up details by the "Vast-Right-Wing-Conspiricists".
It all comes down to---for Broberta's, "History, according to me", a very focused attempt by, Prez' Billy, to fight terrorism in the 1990's. ALL EXCEPT FOR THOSE CREEPS, THE CONS---it's all their fault that Bill could not complete this mission. |
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Keith,
I appreciate your response. Allow me to respond.
I am not sure who is the MOST conservative. My thought is that each of these candidates have some areas in which they are conservative, and some where they are clearly not. Since we have 5 imperfect candidates to choose from, I focus on the three areas that I believe are the most important. Life, fiscal responsibility, and national security. On those three I believe McCain is the most conservative. I do not think the borders are more important than any of those three issues, but I understand others can disagree with that and be absolutely right.
I would love to see McCain face off against Putin, Kim Jong, and the rest of their ilk. Put simply - McCain understands evil. He has no problems calling out shady characters like Putin ("when I looked in his eyes I saw K.G.B."). That is very Reaganesque.
Ronald Reagan once said that evil is powerless if the good are unafraid. In a very dangerous world, it is more important than ever before that we have a president who understands that statement, and governs accordingly. I believe John McCain gets what Reagan was saying there better than the other candidates, and that is why I support McCain.
SK
"While I can see that McCain is what you say, I can't agree that he is the most conservative of the bunch. Not even close. Please keep in mind that he is an open borders advocate, and very much on the side of Shamnesty. That is not what I would call national security. I live in AZ and I for one will not vote for him, until he focuses and signs on to border security: close the border, build a fence, put soldier's in place if needed, with permission to fire..."
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BM Messenger,
This is the kind of juvenile thinking that illustrates the core of Huckabee's support. Brandishing shootguns and pelting the public with platitudes is the stuff of small-town boss-daddy politics. Even if this were the concensus of the American public, which it is not, such thinking is pathetic hucksterism. This cannot be the thinking of the leader of the free world. So get in your pickups, take your shootguns and camo jackets with or without blaze orange highlights and mosey on back to dog patch. The days to come will require world-class thinking by world-class leaders. |
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I can appreciate your sincere response, but don't forget that Huck executed the death penalty 16 times in his state...more than any other candidate in the race and more than any governor in his state's history. That's more than just tough talk as well. This guy, on an individual level, as already "pushed the button" - so to speak. Even Rudy can't even boast of this kind of experience. |
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Yeah, now I understand your vocation in life; one of comedienne. Not mainstream comedienne, of course. Of the third and fourth tier hotel lounge-lizard variety.
Oh yeah---and you're a rewriter of history to boot. Quite the busy little girl are you; can't wait for your compendium on 1990's history to be released.
Those b*stard cons and all the havoc they wreaked in taking the Clinton administration's eye off the ball of AGGRESSIVELY fighting terrorism. I look forward to Broberta's creation of a mid-90's news conference.
Yeah, there's Clinton, with cameras rolling----biting his lip while sharing with the American public his unwavering "vow", promise, comittment to bring some guy named, Osama, to justice---Hahahahahhhahahhahhahhahahahaha.
"First we're going to go in and bomb their pharmaceutical factories". They'll never know what hit 'em. Hell, I'll never know either".
What a pathetic schmo, this Brob-erta bimbo. |
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I'd take Huck over your "John Kerry Counterfit Conservative" any day. At least you can believe what Mike says. And for that matter, I'd rather have a guy in the Oval Office on such matters who has a concealed weapons permit and knows how to use a gun, unlike your varmit gun totin' liberal from Mass. who just joined the NRA this year. |
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Brob,
Your kidding right? The libs have offered nothing in the way of a strategy or plan in the seven years since 9/11. All the libs give is lib service! "Let's sit down and talk with our enemies." "Let's try to understand their pain." "We're probably the ones to blame." The world's troubles are our falt." "We've lost the war!" It's enough to make me vomit. Lead, follow, or get out of the way. When you are facing a blood-thirsty enemy, you cannot reason or negotiate. We must take the fight to them or we will be fighting them in our own streets. And I assure you, libs will be the big losers when that happens. |
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All are losers after today's Bhutto assassination .. perhaps each is now out of the race. Sounds radical but focus is now going to be on international terrorism and experience.
To hear BO's statement on FOX was just sad ... he was completly out of touch.
RG had right words - first insure stability and then we look at everything else. He also got lucky with his new ad.
HC was also very solid in her comments. |
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"The women are the key".
Helpful hint to a Prig:
Release yourself from platitudes. Attempt for once to make some semblance of sense while striving to communicate with others. Rather than "hint" at some thought, risk making a full blown comittment to articulating something.
"The women are the key"? Yeah, they are the key to ending third term abortions. Without women, cultural sentiment will continue to be mired in self-doubt. MILLIONS and millions of partially developed fetuses will perish at the hands of irresponsible people.
Yep-------you're right, "women are the key". |
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The whole release does show more seriousness. Thanks.
While I agree with this release, I still don't trust Huck's instincts on Foreign matters. This is based on other statements he has made during interviews and his complete lack of knowledge of foreign affairs during the debates.
I would trust him more than Obama or Edwards. Maybe a little more than Hillary. Not up to the level of Giuliani, Thompson, Romney, and McCain. |
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Why in the world would anyone want to root for John McCain as a candidate President of the US of A? It seems that while savagaing the other Repubs in the race McCain is given a pass. anyone remeber the "Keating five" Sure, he was exonerated, but where there may have been a small fire, there was at least some smoke. I for one can't stand the man and he drives me up the wall just to hear him talk through clenched teeth. Moreover, when illegals were overunning his state, McCain was pontificating in the Senate.
Ok, so he was a prisoner of War,but so were many others, and for him to come out against the best means of extracting vital information people who would do us harm. Nope he isn't the one! |
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So, you only post bits and pieces of statements in order to spin them how you will? Lets at least be fair. You didn't even post all of Hucakbee's response. |
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want to close Gitmo? Yeah after this calms down a little the Dems will blame Bush's relationship with Musharraf as the reason this happened.This is right up Guliani's alley and he's the only one I can see benefitting from this. It hurts Huck because it shuts his one liners down for a while,.This is what Dems dems have feared all along. Even though the attck wasn't here it still shows how out of control these people are.Maybe she wanted to die to create a backlash against the extremists,who knows. |
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Maybe, you just don't want to see. Anyway, here is the full release per his blog...I only got part of it earlier. It seems to be quite forceful on extremism.
"I am deeply troubled by the news accounts this morning of Pakistani opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination in a suicide attack. This is devastating news for the people of Pakistan, and my prayers go out to them as we follow developments regarding this dire situation.
"The terrible violence surrounding Pakistan’s upcoming election stands in stark contrast to the peaceful transition of power that we embrace in our country through our Constitution. On this sad day, we are reminded that while our democracy has flaws, it stands as a shining beacon of hope for nations and people around the world who seek peace and opportunity through self-government.
"Benazir Bhutto's assasination should also stand as a stark reminder for those who doubt the nature of our enemy.
"I believe that we are currently engaged in a world war. Radical Islamic fascists have declared war on our country and our way of life. They have sworn to annihilate each of us who believe in a free society, all in the name of a perversion of religion and an impersonal god. We go to great extremes to save lives, they go to great extremes to take them. This war is not a conventional war, and these terrorists are not a conventional enemy. We must fight the war on terror with the intensity and single-mindedness that it deserves. " |
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Have they actually determined who killed her? Because there sure seems to be a rush to blame Islamic extremists. Anyone find the timing of this, just weeks before the election, to be a tad curious? A betting man might be looking at General Musharaf. Unless you had another agenda.... |
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Still don't think he understands the seriousness of the threat we face. He might have a great understanding of the religious foundations of the conflict. But sleeping at a particular hotel does not a foreign policy make.
This line on his site made me laugh:
"During the Cold War, we had hawks and doves, but this new war requires us to be a phoenix, rising reborn to meet each new challenge and seize each new opportunity." |
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While I can see that McCain is what you say, I can't agree that he is the most conservative of the bunch. Not even close. Please keep in mind that he is an open borders advocate, and very much on the side of Shamnesty. That is not what I would call national security. I live in AZ and I for one will not vote for him, until he focuses and signs on to border security: close the border, build a fence, put soldier's in place if needed, with permission to fire... |
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BM Messenger,
Can you say 'canned response'? Huckabee is like, "I am deeply trouble. . . blah, blah, blah," and "The terrible violence. . .stands in stark contrast. . .blah, blah, blah." Huckabee is way out of his league. He is utterly unprepared to face the world crises that are coming. And what does he offer as the centerpiece of his campaign? Something right out of Hee Haw--"I'm a pickin and I'm a grinin." I'm just a good 'ol boy who'll remember which side his bread is buttered on if you evangelicals can just push me into the White House. America, don't be penny rich and dollar poor. We need, and have available, a much more competent, thinking, reasoning candidate in Mitt Romney. Go Mitt!! |
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Actually, Mike gets it more than any other candidate. I have heard most of the candidates speak on Islamic extermism and none of them has had the guts to go into great detail about the religious roots and the history of that extremism as Mike Huckabee has. Mike does more than just talk tough, he explains the root cause and will let the consquences of political correctness be what they will - unlike the other candidates. Maybe you've just formed your opinion of Huckabee based on the sound bites and press releases of the other campaigns or the propoganda of the conservative elite media. I would actually encourage you to visit Mike's site and then judge for yourself, rather than just have others (like Hugh) do it for you. |
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BMessenger, thanks for posting Huckabbee's statement. It stands in contrast to those from McCain, Giuliani and Romney. No mention of Islamic extremism. He just doesn't get it. |
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Benezir Bhutto's dead. Cry me a river. She was a criminal, and now, as her pal said, "she is martyred." Well, it sounds like she is a martyr in the US media -- including all the treacly eulogies from our candidates. This is typical hot air, though. SHE represented democracy? Ye gods, about as much as Musharaf did a few years back. Rather than hoisting false figureheads, how about people actually work for real change? |
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SK-2008,
Get off of the McPain band wagon. He is damaged goods. Having ran for president before, we've already seen the inner person and it's not pretty. John McCain is just Howard Dean in RINO clothing. He is a teeth clinching, hot-headed, self-important senator who has made his career out of schmoozing, cavorting, and deal-making with the libs. When he finds himself under the microscope being questioned pointedly about his policies, he becomes irritated and often lashes out explosively at whoever dares to confront him. These are not desireable traits in a presidential candidate. We don't need an emotionally unstable person at the helm as we sail into the perfect storm! |
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..never ever publish either. You'd think by Hugh's deceptive tactics that Mitt was the only candidate who had issued a statement.
Little Rock, AR – Former Arkansas Governor and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee issued the following statement this morning after a campaign event in Florida:
“I am deeply troubled by the news accounts this morning of Pakistani opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination in a suicide attack. This is devastating news for the people of Pakistan, and my prayers go out to them as we follow developments regarding this dire situation.
”The terrible violence surrounding Pakistan’s upcoming election stands in stark contrast to the peaceful transition of power that we embrace in our country through our Constitution. On this sad day, we are reminded that while our democracy has flaws, it stands as a shining beacon of hope for nations and people around the world who seek peace and opportunity through self-government.” |
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..why we cannot and should not vote for Mitt "I'll Just Appease You" Romney. Cons voted down Kerry in '04, why would we now vote in a 'Kerry' in conservative clothing now. |
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Since you would never, ever, get it from this site.
http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/12/bhuttos-death- c.html
10:15 a.m. ET update. McCain, in an e-mail press release:
"I was deeply saddened today to learn about the death of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto," Republican Sen. John McCain says. "My deepest condolences go out to the family and supporters of this remarkable woman, an individual who paid the ultimate price for her embrace of moderation and rejection of extremism.
"The death of Benazir Bhutto underscores yet again the grave dangers we face in the world today and particularly in countries like Pakistan, where the forces of moderation are arrayed in a fierce battle against those who embrace violent Islamic extremism.
"Given Pakistan's strategic location, the international terrorist groups that operate from its soil, and its nuclear arsenal, the future of that country has deep implications for the security of the United States and its allies. America must stand on the right side of this ongoing struggle.
"In my numerous visits to Pakistan -- to Islamabad, to Peshawar, even to the tribal areas of Waziristan -- I have seen first hand the many challenges that face the political leadership there, challenges so graphically portrayed by today's tragedy. There are, in Pakistan, brave individuals who seek to lead their country away from extremism and instability and into the light of a better day. America, I believe, must do all we can to support them."
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The Historian wants statements from the other candidates, does he, well, Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton et al say this is all the fault of Bush foreign polivy, which must change, and that the USA brought thison. |
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I agree with Hugh. This campaign so far has been a squabble over personalities, religions, and anything else the MSM could conjure up to distract attention from the serious issues for which their favored liberal candidates have no real solutions.
Maybe now, we can talk seriously. Maybe now we can become adults and start talking about the real issues that face us and the real solutions that will be required to address them decisively.
When the conversation turns substantive, Mitt Romney will stand head and shoulders above any other candidate. I haven't seen anyone in the seven presidential campaigns since Reagan who has a better command of the issues and who can communicate his views and positions improvisationally better than Mitt Romney. Listen to his 'Ask Mitt Anything' discussions. He can cover any topic with details and facts from his own working knowledge. That is impressive. That is presidential. That is what we need in a leader in this uncertain world where things happen suddenly and unexpectedly. There is often no time to consult with handlers and lawyers, no time to write speeches or outline talking points. One must be ready to go before the world and speak confidently and with authority. I haven't seen anyone who can do this better than Mitt Romney. Go Mitt!!! |
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But, but Hugh, Hugh, what about the real important things like, did Mitt Romney see his dad with MLK mean see the two, he in person, with his dad and MLK in person, or see at the same time, or see on TV or read about it....or....Mitt to raise his hand or not whether he thinks global warming should be the issue of the day or some silliness like that...or...Mitt's hair was to neat, or perhaps one time messy...or what's his favorite book...or what did he do for summer vacation. After all, these are the important things to consider, not what the man has actually accomplished in the past 50 years.
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Is he going to tell us that this too was our fault? Maybe we should stick to "aggressive international trade" (whatever that is) stripped of any international military presence? This assassination should be enough to eliminate the unserious candidates (all Democrats as well as Huckleberry and Paul). |
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This campaign should first and foremost be about national security. Wonder who the best candidate is on that front? If only we had someone who fought in a war, was hawkish, and was one of the sole politicians calling for more boots on the ground in Iraq while others insisted we were on the path to victory. That'd be great wouldn't it?
I'll take the candidate who said the surge is working, over the one who left wiggle room and said the surge "appears" to be working.
On life, fiscal responsibility, and, most importantly, national security, McCain is easily the most conservative candidate in the field. |
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This campaign should first and foremost be about national security. Wonder who the best candidate is on that front? If only we had someone who fought in a war, was hawkish, and was one of the sole politicians calling for more boots on the ground in Iraq while others insisted we were on the path to victory. That'd be great wouldn't it?
I'll take the candidate who said the surge is working, over the one who left wiggle room and said the surge "appears" to be working.
On life, fiscal responsibility, and, most importantly, national security, McCain is easily the most conservative candidate in the field. |
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