Comments on: Iowa Rep. Steve King endorses Fred Update: Fred’s Fox & Friends intvu added

By: Tzetzes

Tzetzes — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:20:45 +0000

Even the ‘evangelicals’ can’t see a ‘President HUCKABEE’.

countywolf on December 17, 2007 at 11:33 AM

Hyuck hyuck, ha ha. Ah shucks, Hucks.

(P.S. Fred’s fantastic.)

By: Tzetzes

Tzetzes — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:19:47 +0000

Love the grinny photo of Huckabee they showed!

By: burnitup

burnitup — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:21:14 +0000

Helloyawl,
Yeah I cringed a little at that comment too.
Otherwise a great interview for Fred showing him to be both personable and steady.
Go Fred!

By: Mojave Mark

Mojave Mark — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:09:24 +0000

Fred’s saying all the right things. Republicans, are you listening?

…Just being Fred; something that the other candidates have such a hard time doing, just being themselves.

By: Flopping Aces

Flopping Aces — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:41:43 +0000

A Good Day For Fred…

Big news for Fred Thompson fans. While I was at training all day getting shot up by simunitions (we trained on doing entries into houses and to combat active shooters ie. school shooters….something I’m sure Glenn Reynolds would call assassinat…

By: Helloyawl

Helloyawl — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:56:30 +0000

At about 2:35 into the interview he made the comment "stay the middle of the road". Bad comment Fred. We, and I mean most Americans and citizens of the World, don't want a 'Middle of the Road" president. We want a 'Conservative' President. If we want the 'middle of the road' we have Rudi, Mitt, Huck, and John.

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Hitchens probably not voting for “smirking hick” Mike Huckabee

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:46:30 +0000

[...] feel their beliefs aren’t properly respected. That’s what the Journal was getting at this morning in floating the idea of an evangelical boycott if Huck loses. If I were his campaign director, [...]

By: Stop The ACLU » Blog Archive » Fred Thompson Endorsed by Iowa GOP Rep. Steve King

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:12:30 +0000

[...] Here is a video of Fred on Fox and Friends this morning [...]

By: Connie

Connie — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:02:40 +0000

I think local churches and volunteer groups do a far better job of helping people survive and get back on their feet than the federal government ever could. So I’m a conservative, and I’m a Christian, and I believe in helping the poor. But I don’t believe in taking my neighbor’s money against his will to help the poor. That’s imposing my values on him, and it’s wrong. He should have the freedom to choose whether or not he wants to help the poor or spend his money on a new Nintendo DS for his kid.

aero on December 17, 2007 at 12:13 PM

Well stated.

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: Huckabee on foreign policy; Update: Mitt catches Huck in SC?

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:44:07 +0000

[...] A reversal of fortune in the deep red south. Is the anti-Huck consensus starting to [...]

By: BKennedy

BKennedy — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:10:43 +0000

aero on December 17, 2007 at 12:13 PM

My view on “you can’t legislate morality” is espressed by a self-invented quip.

Me: “People bring their values, often religiously inspired, with them to the voting booth and expect their representatives to work towards them.”

Senator: “Don’t you know I can’t legislate morality? Separation of church and state and all that. Now please turn around while I write a check to Planned Parenthood and strike down a parental notification law.”

By: JiangxiDad

JiangxiDad — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:10:21 +0000

Maybe this was mentioned somewhere here today, but can’t find it. Rush had an “evangelical” Huckabee supporter call today and Rush asked him how much he knew about the candidate, outside of his relig. beliefs. Caller said he knew little.

Rush “gently” suggested that the caller educate himself about the “one or two” little problems Huck’s past positions and actions present. To the rest of the audience it was clear that Rush was warning against a Huckabee nod. I’m assuming we will hear more of this in the days ahead.

By: Fred lands a big Iowa endorsement « Mr. Skulduggery

Fred lands a big Iowa endorsement « Mr. Skulduggery — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:51:55 +0000

[...] lands a big Iowa endorsement This endorsement could be huge for his campaign. Rep. King is a big deal in Iowa, and he’s one of the most [...]

By: Gianni

Gianni — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:22:41 +0000

Beneficiaries of a Thompson endorsement: Paul, McCain. Votes for Thompson will come from Huck, Mitt or Rudy. A sinking tide raises all submarines.

Mark Jaquith on December 17, 2007 at 1:12 PM

They’ll come from Huck and Mitt. Rudy doesn’t have much support in Iowa, especially among people who would listen to King.

By: amend2

amend2 — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:15:14 +0000

ok ok .. the show of hands thing is so last week.

By: Entelechy

Entelechy — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:49:19 +0000

And more than one reporter re-learned a hard lesson … it ain’t over til it’s over.

Mighty interesting Monday morning, this one…

By: Dudley Smith

Dudley Smith — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:44:30 +0000

Dusty on December 17, 2007 at 12:13 PM

From your keyboard to God’s ears . . .

It’s abundantly clear that Rudy (as much as I like the guy) and Huck are simply going to fracture the party if they are nominated. Can’t we all just agree to compromise and go for Fred or Mitt? Neither may be perfect, but they’re both fairly solid all around on the issues that matter to conservatives, and infinitely better than any of the Dems.

By: right2bright

right2bright — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:36:25 +0000

All of the candidates, running around, reading the polls, spending million upon million of dollars…and Fred walks up, deliberately, methodically, with a real conservative message.
He is a leader, while the others are scrambling (and weeping).
It showed in the last debate, and it is showing now…

By: edgehead

edgehead — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:34:56 +0000

For the moment, take all of the legitimate issues off of the table. There is an intangible that has helped many men gain the Presidency over the years;
Likeability.
Ike, JFK, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, and Bush 43 all had it.
Fred has it.

By: The MSM’s greatest Fear is Fred Himself. « Musings of a Political Wonk, Charity Ronin & Oracle Hack

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:27:36 +0000

[...] December 17, 2007 Posted by Mike O in Politics. trackback Well, Fred is underway. Steve King, an Iowa congressman with considerable influence in that state, surprised everyone (espec…. It sounds like the Congressman is going to be actively campaigning with Fred, which will really [...]

By: omnipotent

omnipotent — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:25:38 +0000

That interview is why Fred! is my man.

Watch out Mitt & Huckster, Fred!s coming on STRONG in the home stretch.

By: jeanie

jeanie — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:16:20 +0000

You know what….I’m tired of hearing about the possibility of “Evangelicals” boycotting this and that. Let them, I grow weary of this.

By: Mark Jaquith

Mark Jaquith — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:12:24 +0000

Beneficiaries of a Thompson endorsement: Paul, McCain. Votes for Thompson will come from Huck, Mitt or Rudy. A sinking tide raises all submarines.

By: msipes

msipes — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:11:56 +0000

Get out the vote people! Fred Thompson is our man.

By: Slublog

Slublog — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:59:09 +0000

How are they going to decide if the shot he got was “fair”? Isn’t their disappointment at his losing going to tilt them towards deciding he was treated unfairly, even if he really wasn’t?

Yes, and Huckabee is encouraging this sort of thing with his comments about “the elite” and “the chattering class” not understanding his support or the people who offer it. It’s turning into = reject Huckabee, reject evangelicals.