Comments on: Huckabee missed the NIE brouhaha

By: Why I Won’t Vote for Huckabee (in the primary) « Braden’s Take on the Matter

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:19:22 +0000

[...] asked about the latest National Intelligence Estimate report on Iran, Huckabee had absolutely no clue what it was all about. What are we going to do about Iran, [...]

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Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:53:10 +0000

[...] Mike Huckabee ignorant of the facts (like the Iran NIE ) or grossly negligent in applying them? Or was he playing to homosexual fears and anti-bigotry for [...]

By: Chapomatic » NIE and Context

Chapomatic » NIE and Context — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:10:02 +0000

[...] going to get questions on it if only to be prepared to issue a non-answer. Hot Air’s whacking Huckabee over [...]

By: CCRWM

CCRWM — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:50:14 +0000

I prefer him being honest and saying he hadn’t heard about it, being he’s on the campaign trail with no big money handlers, than to give a BS non-answer that tries to confuse like Hillary would. Of course with all her money and that big politico machine she has, this probably wouldn’t happen to her.

By: silverfox

silverfox — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:23:50 +0000

saint kansas on December 5, 2007 at 9:06 AM

LOL… Thanks.

Great job, Bryan and AP. I find myself hardly ever using the Matt Report anymore. You guys deserve at least half his traffic.

By: Mark Jaquith

Mark Jaquith — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:50:53 +0000

Maybe he had his phone on “vibrate” and his missed God’s call about the NIE. :-)

By: Tzetzes

Tzetzes — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:04:55 +0000

Domestic policy: bad.
Foreign policy: bad.

By: Frozen Tex

Frozen Tex — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:53:43 +0000

Nethicus on December 5, 2007 at 10:20 AM

Hi-freakin’-larious!

By: hashman

hashman — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:52:18 +0000

While this is a gaffe, a big one… The truth is, that with a 5 minute briefing, he will still sound more articulate on the issue than our president did yesterday.

By: CP

CP — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:31:16 +0000

Huck: “I may not be the expert as some people on foreign policy – but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.”

Last I knew, even Holiday Inn Express slipped a free USA Today under the door each morning.

saint kansas on December 5, 2007 at 9:06 AM

Ha! Touche.

By: Speakup

Speakup — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:29:14 +0000

I think one reason Huck is doing well is because he really believes in himself and what he’s doing.

Its just not hard to do that, when you’re clueless.

By: Blog formerly known as newrepublicans.us » Blog Archive » My thoughts on Mike Huckabee

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:04:04 +0000

[...] h/t – HotAir [...]

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:45:00 +0000

DaveS on December 5, 2007 at 10:09 AM

I don’t think Huckabee is retarded. He just needs to keep up with the news about the job that he’s applying to take over.

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:42:17 +0000

Don’t like his make of bass guitar, either.

Schnook.

By: DaveS

DaveS — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:28:35 +0000

Slublog on December 5, 2007 at 10:13 AM
Sure he made a mistake, but it isn’t a substantive one. Everyone has to hear about it for the first time. If he were president he would have heard been briefed about it immediately.

I agree, though, that he needs to get advisers to brief him on these things. It’s embarrassing slip, but not really anything more, in my opinion. If it happened a week after the reports release it would be a different story… the next day? Not so much.

By: Nethicus

Nethicus — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:20:26 +0000

Reporter: What’s your take on the NIE?

Huck: Who?

Reporter: The NIE. It’s been in the news lately.

Huck: Well, we’ll treat them like any other terrorist organization– firmly, resolutely, and with faith in the Lord.

Reporter: Um. The NIE isn’t a terrorist organization.

Huck: (leans in, whispering) Is that one of those weird Arab nations?

Reporter: No, that’s the UAE.

Huck: (leans back, exhaling) Whew! That could’ve been embarrassing!

By: Slublog

Slublog — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:13:39 +0000

Can we drop the retarded “he doesn’t have foreign policy experience” canard, please?

I tend to agree with what you said about foreign policy experience, but Huckabee made a mistake in not keeping up on world events and I think Bryan’s criticism is entirely legitimate.

By: DaveS

DaveS — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:09:57 +0000

The whole “foreign policy experience” case for or against a candidate is probably the stupidest thing that I ever hear discussed by ostensibly intelligent people. With very, VERY few exceptions, nobody is going to have the sort of “foreign policy experience” that is at all similar to what the President has to deal with.

In the end, “foreign policy experience” is absolutely nothing more than being able to do business with potentially adversarial entities in a congenial manner, while advancing interests that are determined pretty much by common sense, guided by a broader philosophical outlook. In other words, if you thrive in a political environment, you have plenty of “foreign policy experience”.

Can we drop the retarded “he doesn’t have foreign policy experience” canard, please?

By: Patriot33

Patriot33 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:49:31 +0000

Wha? Foreign policy? Who cares–he ain’t mormon and he’s an evangelical just like me. He’s got my vote!

/melancholy sarc

By: saint kansas

saint kansas — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:30:31 +0000

Hey fellow fretheads, is that a Dean bass the Huck is playing?

If I can’t endorse the candidate (and I can’t), maybe I could at least admire his bass.

By: RW Wacko

RW Wacko — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:18:22 +0000

Kick the boob to the curb. We need to rally behind an alternative, and quick. McCain, Mitt, or Fred, who is it gonna be? Rudy and Hillary are two peas in a pod, anyway.

By: Pilgrim

Pilgrim — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:09:16 +0000

There may be more truth to this than you might think. I’m defending him at all. With all the crap flying around at Langley who knows if they dreamed this mess up.

Make that I'm **NOT** defending him...geesh...where's my coffee.

By: Pilgrim

Pilgrim — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:08:30 +0000

It’s not like it’s important or anything.

TheBigOldDog on December 5, 2007 at 8:15 AM

There may be more truth to this than you might think. I’m defending him at all. With all the crap flying around at Langley who knows if they dreamed this mess up.

Definitely a problem for the Huckster…nothing compared to the whole gardener thing for Mitt.

The ONE Republican candidate with absolutely no chance to beat Hillary in the general. For goodness sakes, why do you think the MSM are playing the guy up? Do you notice that 99% of the negative things being brought up about the Huckster are from conservatives? This guy is the surest way to give the White House back to the Clintonistas.

Sugar Land on December 5, 2007 at 8:59 AM

Heh. I wasn’t aware that Senator Clinton had been nominated just yet but also…based solely on their campaigns and debate performances…who CAN beat her? Sorry folks, I’m just pretty disenchanted with the whole mess of them on both sides. I’m not sure any of them “get it” just yet.

By: saint kansas

saint kansas — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:06:48 +0000

P.S.

When asked by Don Imus this morning about his lack of foreign policy credentials, Mike Huckabee joked: “And the ultimate thing is, you know, I may not be the expert as some people on foreign policy – but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.” (WABC Radio, 12/04/07)

Last I knew, even Holiday Inn Express slipped a free USA Today under the door each morning.

By: mrfixit

mrfixit — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:06:08 +0000

I guess that the Huckster doesnt feel he needs to be informed about intelligence concerns, just like the other schmuck from Hope….

Go home Huck… there’s no hope for you