Tuesday, March 04, 2008
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Huckabee on McCain: "You're Not Seeing the Kind of Energy That You Would Hope to Have ..."
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Posted by:
Matt Lewis at
2:21 PM
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Dwayne Horner, News Talk 660 KSKY in Dallas and Townhall blog contributor, caught up with Governor Mike Huckabee at a polling place in Dallas, TX this morning.
Listen here.
Of note, Huckabee implied that McCain isn't going to excite conservatives:
... That's my point. Is that some are not saying 'Boy you know of all the guys running for President he is exactly I was always hoping would be the nominee' -- but they're saying it looks like he is going to be the nominee so let's go ahead and just line up. You're not seeing the kind of energy that you would hope to have, that's what I am talking about. Republicans need to be energetic and show a real passion and that's how we win elections, when we have the foot soldiers.
He also said that McCain faces public financing issues that Huckabee wouldn't have to deal with ...
One issue Senator McCain has to face is that he may be at a point where he can't spend any money until September. And the Republicans need to ask themselves how good is it to have a candidate that has to go dark and completely disappear from the stage for the next six months? -- that would be very problematic. I am not in that position, I can campaign every single day, I don't have those imitations.
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I take GREAT PLEASURE in the fact that -- as of 03-05-08 -- Mitt Romney STILL has more delegates than Mike Huckabee, and Mitt's been out of the race for over a month now. Ha! Ha! Ha! |
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You didn't get the dictionay joke. Good night! |
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I really am not thrilled with Huckabee and felt that he should have gone long before now. I felt that he only stayed in for his own political gain (if possible). Either he was positioning to become the voice of the hard core Evangelical Right or he was hoping to broaden his base for a future run (probably both).
If Huckabee runs again he will have the same effect he had this time. He will split the social conservative vote and elect a moderate.
I think as a politician Huckabee is a crass opportunist but then most politicians are.
However, I will give Huckabee one thing. I do feel that he is a true believer in his religion and his understanding of Christianity. I think he actually does have a strong genuine belief in Christ even though I disagree with some of his doctrines. |
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hahahahahahaha - look how you spelled dictionary...now, who do you think needs a dictionay? hahahahaha
ronwik writes: Tuesday, March, 04, 2008 10:51 PM
Unbelievable
Hey lo
You're so stupid you don't even know what a bigot is. Get a dictionery, and then get a clue.
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[lo on March 4, 2008 10:43 PM]"you're funny!"
Thanks.
"You must be a bigot too"
About what? The issue of forcing the Boy Scouts to retain open homosexual scoutmasters?
Do you approve of Romney's handling of the Boy Scouts in the lead-up to the 2002 Winter Olympics?
25 January 2008
http://washingtontimes.com/article/20080125/NATION/22254793 2
Perry vs. Romney
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican, has written a book about the Boy Scouts, and he includes a less-than-flattering story about Mitt Romney, suggesting that the Republican presidential hopeful bowed to the homosexual rights lobby during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
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"The ACLU's 'fingerprints' aren't on every effort to deny the Boy Scouts access to public facilities and events, though chances are they cheer when kindred groups initiate such efforts. Take the case of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. In the planning stages, when it was faltering financially, Mitt Romney stepped in as president and chief executive officer. He soon straightened things out and set plans in motion to make it a success.
"In 2000 he put out a published call for volunteers ... The Great Salt Lake Council of the BSA, the largest in the nation, with some 80,000 Scouts and 35,000 adult leaders, answered Romney's call for volunteers."
"Some time that fall, however, the Scouts were advised that they were no longer welcome to participate. Chief Scout Executive for the Council, Marty Latimer said, 'We don't understand what's wrong. They just don't want us and won't talk to us.' He said that Romney had not returned calls from several Scout executives seeking an explanation. The Council's President R. Lawry Hunsaker expressed surprise that Romney had ignored Scout leaders for he had once been a Scout and a Scout leader himself. 'We can't get him to return our calls.' "
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[lo on March 4, 2008 10:32 PM]"'attack adds'??? Get a backbone. They were "exposure adds" & 100% truthful."
Do you think McCain's bill gave amnesty to illegals?
Romney: McCain's bill gives, and doesn't give, amnesty to illegals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RtlC4g96ck
Medved
http://michaelmedved.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/ 2008/01/08/will_the_gop_contenders_break_their_suicide_pact
Mitt Romney's saturation attack ads (played every
few minutes in Iowa and now in New Hampshire)
have not only poisoned the campaign with
mischaracterizations of the records of his
opponents, but also set the agenda for horribly
unenlightening and awkward debates that harmed
all the candidates, very much including Romney
himself.
Romney attacks Huckabee again with false and misleading claims
http://www.newsweek.com/id/80949
More Mitt Malarkey
Romney repeats misleading claims about McCain's stand on immigration
http://www.factcheck.org/more_mitt_malarkey.html
Fee-Fee Romney's Taxes & Fees
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=23a78e88-4d1a-47bd-8a7 a-60aa8109e297%40s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OWRmY2MxMzJhOTc4OTlmMj JjYWY3NWI2YzllZDc0NzQ=
"Come on, Mitt, tighten up your chin strap," Salter,
standing just a few feet away from the Romney
team, told reporters. "Of all the ludicrous
suggestions-- Mitt Romney whining about being
attacked, when he has predicated an entire
campaign plan on whoever serially looks like the
biggest challenger gets, whatever, $20 million
dropped on his head and gets his positions
distorted. Give me a break. It's nothing more than a
guy who dishes it out from 30,000 feet altitude and
then gets down in the arena and somebody says,
O.K. Mitt, gives him a little pop back, and he starts
whining. That's unbecoming."
Democrats For Romney
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiCqxKLIVDY
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you're funny! You must be a bigot too...
ronwik, where did the blood referece come from...go grab a drink of H2O & calm down.
HUCKABIGOT'S GONE - HEARD HE WAS GOING TO TRY OUT FOR "MAKING THE BAND" NEXT! HAHAHAHA
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[lo]"Huckabee's record is public information & unfortunately his voters voted off of emotion (like feminists who only vote for women) instead of substance."
Did Jackson endorse Huckabee "off of emotion... instead of substance"?
Jackson, Gregg. 4 February 2008. "Why I'm Voting for Mike Huckabee"
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GreggJackson/2008/02/04/ why_im_voting_for_mike_huckabee?page=full&comments=true
I have made the decision to vote for Governor Mike Huckabee on the basis of research into actual records -- rather than empty campaign double-talk. Alone among the frontrunners, his record is conservative on the most fundamental issues. I will go even further: examining _records_ proves that when $100 million dollars of GOP campaign propaganda is set aside, Mike Huckabee is the only real across-the-board (social and fiscal) conservative among the three front runners.
Mitt Romney is not only __not__ a conservative on any issue, he's _not even on the left-right spectrum_. He has no beliefs. No principles. No backbone. No soul. He is a soulless creature who will do and say anything to get elected.
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It's Romney's $$$ to spend ANY way he pleases!One of Huckabigot's PREJUCICES, & apparently one of yours as well!
Oh yea, "attack adds"??? Get a backbone. They were "exposure adds" & 100% truthful. Huckabigot didn't like being held accountable for his OWN record!
HUCKABIGOT'S GONE....BOOYAH! |
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[lo on March 4, 2008 10:08 PM]"HUCKABIGOT QUIT"
Do you think it's bigoted to oppose the appointing of open homosexuals to positions of authority?
Jacobs, Ethan. 3 March 2005. "Mitt Romney’s secret gay history!" _Bay Windows_
http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=columnists&sc=the_ro mney_files
Romney also continued Weld’s tradition of appointing openly gay people to key positions in his administration. One of his first cabinet appointments was Daniel Grabauskas, who Romney chose to serve in his cabinet as secretary of the Executive Office of Transportation and Construction.
The new governor’s transition team also included several openly gay people, including Grabauskas, former lieutenant governor candidate and current president of the national Log Cabin Republicans Patrick Guerriero, and former Mass. Log Cabin president Mark Goshko.
Other gay Romney appointees include John Wagner, commissioner of the state welfare department, Mitchell Adams, executive director of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, and Jonathan Spampinato, a member of Romney’s Diversity and Equal Opportunity Council. Two out lesbian appointees were fired by the governor shortly after getting legally married to their same-sex partners: Ardith Wieworka, former commissioner of Child Care Services, who was let go last summer, and Katherine Abbott, former commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Recreation, who was asked to resign last month after her department was blamed for not adequately clearing sidewalks
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He [Romney] offered political and financial support to two openly gay Republican candidates for state representative in 2004, Richard Babson in the Eighth Suffolk District and Michael Motzkin of the Ninth Essex District, who both lost. Both candidates were promoted as part of the Romney Reform Team.
Romney judges
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=9380a1ac-650e-4e62-a8a 8-cc86e06ca2a1%40q77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com
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Huckabigots gone...BOOYAH!
Every single point you mentioned I have seen & read as well. Huckabee's record is public information & unfortunately his voters voted off of emotion (like feminists who only vote for women) instead of substance.
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What a joke he is. He said he was in it until someone reached 1,191 delegates...everyone knows that he was in it out of complete & total ENVY of Mitt Romney. It took this bufoon 2 seperate primary dates to eek it out...PATHETIC!
Mitt Romney's eloquent speech to CPAC & the nation when he decided to "step aside" included
"...If this were only about me, I would go on. But I entered this race because I love America, and because I love America, I feel I must now stand aside, for our party and for our country."
Huckabigot's speech should go...
,..."THIS WAS ONLY ABOUT ME. SINCE I ENTERED THIS RACE BECAUSE I LOVE MYSELF AND BECAUSE I LOVE MYSELF,I FELT I MUST KEEP GOING ON FOR MYSELF."
GOODBYE & GOOD RIDDANCE HUCKABIGOT!
CELEBRATE!!!! SEA SALTS GONE....
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Is to finish second, even if it is only barely ahead of Gov Romney who dropped long ago.
The West Virginia delegates were unfairly channeled away from Gov Romney because he was the only real threat to Sen McCain.
When we are done doing the math, I will transfer the WV delegates back to Gov Romney.
Pronouncing that I finished second will ring HOLLOW!
It is not a crime to spend own money on a campaign, it is called putting your money where your mouth is. He is spending his well earned money to improve our lives. I admire that.
After this primary season, Gov Romney's stock has gone up and Gov Huckabee's has gone down. |
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Where to start? I know the "real" Huckabee. I heard his say these things with my own ears:
"We need wingtips in Iraq."
"I will be profoundly grateful for any tax."
"We broke something in Iraq."
"I majored in miracles, not math."
He compared himself to Jesus feeding the 5000 and David slaying Goliath. He called himself "Christian Leader" in his ad, he lied about the floating cross. He said he knew nothing about Mormonism when in fact he was a key note speaker at an anti-Mormon convention.
He lied about his question to the NYT reporter calling it innocent. He lied about his fakeout negative ad on Romney. He gave government posts to donors. He stole furniture from the Governor's Mansion which had to be returned. He registered for "wedding gifts" to get around donation laws. He lied about his role in the pardon of DuMond who went on to rape and kill. He pressured law enforcement to drop the investigation of his son's dog murder. He said taxes = hope, for crying out loud!
He changed his position on immigration as late as Nov/Dec. Before that he was very pro-illegal immigration. He used A LOT of hate-the-rich rhetoric in his campaign. He has a big government, liberal record. He is not a conservative on much. Certainly not enough to be called by the name.
These are not RNC talking points! LOL. It's his record. Huckabee supporters have their eyes and ears closed on purpose. This man has no moral fiber. He will say and do anything.
Huckabee is the least intelligent and least qualified man running and he eats fried squirrel he cooks in a popcorn popper! This is so funny.
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I have to run but wanted to get this in quickly.
Romney threw tens of millions of dollars of stones (mischaracterizations) at Huckabee & his followers unfortunately bought them. The reality is that Romney was the RINO. The facts prove it. But people play the blame game and blame Huckabee for knocking their guy out. Well, when you spend money like Romney did (2x as much as McCain, 10x as much as Huck) & don't have much to show for it, common sense takes over. Huckabee's message was better. Huck would have won South Carolina had it not been for Romney & Thompson. I don't hate either Romney or Thompson but I do wish others would take their blinders off and see things for what they realy are. I am really worried about our freedoms now (see last post).
Peace,
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I'd take Huck any day over McScamnesty.
I hope Huck gets enough votes to keep McCain from getting 1191 delegates.
I won't vote for McCain in Nov.,...I'll do a "write in" instead,..the main thing to concentrate on is getting more conservatives in congress. |
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Everyone else = more of the same.
Washington/Wall Street powerbrokers have a stranglehold on government. How? Through the MSM they suck the oxygen out of real change-agents and breathe life into puppets. You guys really need to think about this.
Our founding fathers would be ashamed. They laid their lives down to found this nation and we are now a bunch of sheep blindly follow the lies. Very sad...
Anyone else see the economic stimulus package as a big "pandering to the masses" which won't do squat other than amass more debt for future generations to pay off? Sheesh!
People, let's win our freedom back. Huckabee is the answer. He is in this race for us and the U.S. He is not beholden to anyone but We The People. Doesn't it bother anyone else that McCain and the dems are raking up all the endoresments? You scratch my back I scratch yours??? Johnny (play'n the game) McCain gets the elevator up while Huck scratches and claws for oxygen...? One of these days we are going to have to get real... folks.
Peace,
YK |
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say McCain is a liberal in Republican's clothing instead of "Mc Cain is a Liberal in Democrats clothing." Yes? |
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"His persistence in staying in the republican race this long is costing him future clout in the party. He is hurting his political future."
You mean his future as a member of what was once the conservative party now known as the
Democrat II Party? I personally do not see that as a bad thing, unless you favor "good old boy party politics as usual." Huckabee is making points with conservatives who want the GOP party to return to its conservative principles with courage and pride, rather than hanging their tails between their legs while "crossing the aisle" to make nice with leftists liberals. |
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ronwik,
I respect your opinion, as different as it is from mine.
I wouldn't say the fair tax is laughable, but I also don't think it is realistic. I do, however, give Huckabee credit for realizing the tax system needs some radical changes. I don't think the fair tax is the answer, however.
As you could probably see from prior posts, I am NO McCain fan, but I honestly think he is better than Huckabee. I guess that means I have a real problem, right? |
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I just realized who Huck MOST reminds me of! The similarities are to obvious to ignore:
(From Wiki)
"Bryan was a devout Presbyterian, a strong proponent of popular democracy, an outspoken critic of banks and railroads, a leader of the silverite movement in the 1890s, a dominant figure in the Democratic Party, a peace advocate, a prohibitionist, an opponent of Darwinism, and one of the most prominent leaders of Populism in late 19th- and early 20th century America. He was called 'The Great Commoner' because of his total faith in the goodness and rightness of the common people."
Fits Huck to a T.
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I challenge PC and MaineConservative to find fault in Huckabee's stand on issues (located here http://my.mikehuckabee.com/?FuseAction=Issues.Home).
Has there been a Huckabee/McCain debate? My guy has been/continues to be willing... What about McCain? The truth is that other candidates fear Huckabee in a debate because he the best communicator with the most common sense of all candidates.
The truth is that this whole primary is a misguided joke. MSM sucked oxygen out of the Huckabee campaign by focusing two questions at Huck (1) religion and (2) why haven't you quit yet. If this were a real election there would be a vibrant discussion of the issues not the complete absence of discussion of relevant issues.
By the way, the Fair Tax... it rocks! There is probably no greater idea that will have as positive impact as the fair tax (and abolishment of the IRS) would.
Peace,
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Gov Huckabee is a fine man with strong conservative social values.
Beyond that, he has not scored many points.
His persistence in staying in the republican race this long is costing him future clout in the party.
He is hurting his political future. |
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Huckabee is an embarrasment. His foolish SNL skit showed more reality than comedy - he's just being played for a fool, like a monkey in a cage that doesn't realize it's him everyone is pointing and laughing at. I'll be president before Mike Huckabee will be.
I also would take exception of the conservative and honest characterization. Other than socially, he's no conservative, and he is certainly not honest.
Sorry if that seems small minded to you, that's my opinion. |
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First of all, there is NO WAY IN HELL Condi Rice would seriously consider running as McCain's junior. She has repeatedly expressed her disinterest in electoral politics (and she is one of the few Washington politicians I take at their word). However, she would make an EXCELLENT POTUS, if she were interested. But she is not.
Also, McCain's supporters have conveniently forgotten how McCain has repeatedly, publicly, and HARSHLY criticized Sec. Rice in recent years. He certainly has NOT done her any favors.
All of this VP talk only shows how desperate McCain and his supporters are now that he's the GOP's presumptive nominee. Next time, pick a better candidate. That way you won't have to go looking for a popular VP who can win you the election. The short-sightedness is astounding.
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You make total sense, and I'm trying to get there. I'm want McCain to give me a reason to vote for him (vote and support, mind you, are two different things), but so far I just couldn't bring myself to it - I have to look myself in the mirror in the morning.
I'm not even sure what he can even do to get my vote but I'm hoping he thinks of something before November. Maybe a good conservative VP. One thing is for sure, if by some unknown reason he picks that moron Huckabee (oh, shame on me!!!), he's lost me.
Then again, I look at O'mama and cringe! Not a pleasant position. |
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glad he said it out loud. Of course the GOP elitists will write him off because they don't want him interfering in their plans to get McCain, the most liberal Republican yet, into the White House. I was never a Huckabee supporter, but I am actually grateful that he has hung around long enough to be a thorn in the side of the Rockefeller Republicans who have driven the GOP party into a branch of the Democrat party.
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Spoken like a true Huck supporter. |
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Putting a black woman (hooray, a twofer) on the ticket wouldn't garner the votes desired from blacks and women.
If Obama's the Democrat candidate, forget most blacks. I don't think women would be enthused about Condi, either. The women dumb enough to vote for someone just because she's a woman probably already vote Democrat, anyway.
The 25% of the population that still has respect for the Bush administration might like the idea, but it would be a turn-off for those independents and Democrats the RNC hopes to attract.
You also still have McCain at the top of the ticket. It's hard to overcome that problem.
/Do you honestly think most Southern Baptists care who Richard Land endorses?
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All Christians did vote, and they didn't pick Huck. Maybe because he is not a real Christian, but plays one on TV. |
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First, you have the distinction of being the ONLY guy worse than McCain.
Second, like usual, you're cluless about McCain's financial limitations. He has none.
Third, beyond your revelation that you are a bigot of the highest order, you have made yourself ridiculous beyond repair with your continued "campaign". Apparently, your small mind can find no other way to occupy itself. I would pity you if it were not for the overwhelming disdain I feel for you. You're an intellectual lightweight, a charlatan, and a liberal in your heart, to boot.
I am happy to see you continue making a fool of yourself because it seals your political fate.
There is one thing I will look forward to, however. I won't have to hear you say "impodunt" anymore.
Hallelujah! |
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McCain edges out Obama among Republican voters on likability 25% to 23%.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080304/NATION/3268 10167/1001
Problem is, Republican voters are outnumbered by Dems by 2:1 and I doubt McCain is beating Obama among Dems.
I can't wait for November so we conseratives can celeberate our second straight victory since November 2006. It's just not a smart move for the GOP to blow us off. We can't fight the liberals if we elect one of our own. |
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fatherland or motherland? |
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MaineConservative,
You may recall that like you, I was supporting Romney in the primaries.
However, in a general election, the paradigm CHANGES from a choice between McCain VS a more conservative candidate (i.e. Romney) to a choice between McCain VS a radical left wing nut (Obama) who will be a shrinking violet against Islamic Jihad, and who will appoint left wing nuts to the Supreme Court.
John McCain may not be a conservative's dream, but he is the best available choice to us this November.
On the other hand, Obama IS a radical lefty's dream candidate.
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McCain's Amnesty is end of Republican control of Congress or the Presidency.
McCain's Amnesty would give 12 to 20 million POOR illegal invaders the right to vote.
Then these 20 million POOR illegal invaders will turn around and vote 80 to 90% for Democrats.
Then there will never be another Republican President or Republican majority Congress for the rest of our LIVES.
The ONLY way to stop this is to ignore McCain and spend our time and money on electing MORE Conservative Republicans in both the US House and Senate races this year.
Forget McCain and FOCUS your efforts on Congress. We stopped Amnesty last year even with a Democrat Congress. We can do it again. Just don't focus on helping McCain. He is going to lose anyway.
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McCain will be elected in a landslide....the people do not care how high the price of fuel goes....or about healthcare insurance. What they want is a strong Army willing to move across the globe and fight anywhere the President orders them to go. They want 5 more aircraft carriers, 10 more submarines and 200,000 more troops ready to fight for the Fatherland against all non-arian terrorists who
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Mike Huckabee is God's choice for President since God is the one who raises men to power. This election is a rerun of the Bush campaign which kept the news pundits scratching their heads in amazement. They are now amazed at Huckabee's remaining in the race if they mention him at all. For me it is fun to watch and see how God's purpose will be accomplished in spite of all the Democratic machinations and the pain of the leftist press. I had complete peace all through the Florida bruhaha in 2000 when I saw God's intention for Bush. I have the same peace about Mike Huckabee and so does he, I think. IF all Christians would vote their conscience and not their party or pocketbooks, he would be ahead of everybody now. Shame on all of you!!! |
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Huck is a joke, but I agree with him as well regarding McCain. He seems on not changing a thing, running from the center and continuing to show little regard for the conservative base. He just doesn't feel he needs us.
In this he may be right. Because of the socialist tendancies of Obama, Republicans, at the end of the day will probably vote for McCain rather than turn the oval office over to Obama.
I still haven't made up my mind but as of today I couldn't vote for McCain but, in all honesty, I keep trying to talk myself into it - it just isn't working yet. I feel like the movie "A Bridge Too Far" applies - the GOP may have just gone "A Liberal Too Far" this time. |
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Condi will add nothing to the ticket. I used to really like her until she became Secretary of State and turned into Madeleine Allbright. What ever happened to the Bush Doctrine? It didn't even survive his own presidency. |
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"how good is it to have a candidate that has to go dark and completely disappear from the stage for the next six months?"
Good? Hell, it'd be great if John Hussein McCain would completely disappear. |
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Mr. Huckabee is not going to bring anything to the Republican ticket. He will not be Vice president, and I doubt he will get a Cabinet post as well.
Now, if the issue is who will excite the McCain ticket, then I think the words of Dr. Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention speak louder than any discussion on who would be the best VP.
Dr. Richard Land called Sec. Condi...."one of the most impressive human beings that Americans will ever meet," He is president of the Southern Baptist ConventionsEthics & Religious Liberty Commission. On the Charlie Rose show, Dr. Land suggested Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's name as a potential vice president for McCain.
"If Sen. McCain were to ask me who he should pick as a running mate, I would say, 'Senator, do you really want to win?' and I guess he would say, 'Yes,' and I would say, 'Then you need to do whatever it takes to get Condoleezza Rice on the ticket with you, because you're going to be running against a tide of either the first woman president or the first African American president, and the best way to break that tide is to have as your running mate the first woman African American vice president'."
If McCain picks Condi, then Dr. Land deserves much of the credit as a conservative who believes Condi offers a way to winning the White House.
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Not a Huck fan either, but he is CORRECT on these points.
McCain does not motivate, energize, or inspire. But, it appears we are stuck with the man as our "preumptive nominee." Most Republicans have tuned out. Unlike Romney, McCain is too stubborn and hellbent on being POTUS to recognize his candidacy at THIS moment in U.S. history is NOT what the doctor ordered. I have a difficult time seeing a positive end to any of this. |
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In election disputes, the winner is predictably dictated by the party that put the judge into office. |
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Young conservative live blogs today's results:
http://darkcomedyhour.com/dcmacdaddy/ |
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