Metamucil, huh? Fred responds to Huckabee; Update: Huck defends Metamucil joke
posted at 10:13 am on January 12, 2008 by Bryan
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In which Mike Huckabee earns a second bear mauling. This is from Friday’s Mark Levin Show.
Fred’s campaign has hauled in over $800k in the past couple of days. He’s doing something right.
Update: “I could see him staring down our enemies.”
Update (AP): Revenge at last for Mornin’ Joe’s “work the pole” crack — Jeri versus Scarborough.
Update (AP): Huck 1, Fred 0!
“You have to understand the context of the show….It’s not quite as irreverent as Imus…not quite Stephen Colbert but it’s serious topics with an edge.”
“I really do believe if people can’t have some sense of humor as they approach this stuff, then it causes everybody to be so locked down and consultant driven that their campaigns become so boring because all they’re going to do is give this robotic answer to everything that’s very carefully scripted. I promise you, you won’t have moments like this,” Huckabee said, gesturing to the handful of reporters that had gathered around him for an on-the-record conversation that would last about 40 minutes…
“If I thought I couldn’t be a human being. That I gotta wait till six handlers tell me what I can and can’t say and I have to read it, you know, it’s not worth it.”
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Is it too late to hold out hope? Polls show Fred! very low, and not gaining, even losing ground. But can I take comfort in the horrible polling from NH?
JamesLee on January 12, 2008 at 10:16 AM
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/12/us/politics/12thompson.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
new article from the NY times of all places..
GO FRED!!
stlpatriot on January 12, 2008 at 10:17 AM
JamesLee on January 12, 2008 at 10:16 AM
no post-debate poll has been taken in SC yet…
stlpatriot on January 12, 2008 at 10:18 AM
I think any of the major Republican candidates can beat the Glacier, except Huckabee, but Fred’s our best chance against the Obamamessiah. Can you imagine a debate between these two? A string of gaseous Hallmark-card platitudes about the audacity of hope, and how we must hope for audacity, and how audacious hoping can give us the audacity to make change to our hopes and hope for change, rebutted by Fred’s policy-specific fuel-air bombs, mixed in with a wry Cracker Barrel chuckle or two. Nothing is a sure thing in politics, but I *really* want to see that debate.
Doctor Zero on January 12, 2008 at 10:19 AM
Bwahahaha!!!
Huck: Meet Fred.
Huck ass: Meet Fred’s foot.
Fred’s foot: Stomps mud hole in Huck’s ass.
The rest of the country: Laughs manically.
When Fred took Huck the the woodshed at the debate, I was going crazy! My wife thought I had gone nuts. I was especially gleeful when he called him on the “Christian Leader” issue. Subtle, but effective. Huck wants to be pastor in chief, and that is how he is running.
csdeven on January 12, 2008 at 10:23 AM
Fred Said he was way down when he won Tennessee…Maybe, he knows what he is doing.
tomas on January 12, 2008 at 10:24 AM
JamesLee said:
“Is it too late to hold out hope? Polls show Fred! very low, and not gaining, even losing ground. But can I take comfort in the horrible polling from NH?”
I wouldn’t trust the polls. NH showed just how inaccurate they can be. The only poll that matters is the one where we pull the lever, mark the ballot or hang the chad. :)
From what I’ve read, Fred! always seems to start off slow then roars into the lead. Part of the problem was the MSM doing all they could to knock down Fred! before he could really get going. That last debate may have shot the MSM strategy down in glorious flames. ;)
It does look like his donations are picking up and if Guliani and Romney create matching craters out of their campaigns, Fred’s chances go way way up.
Personally I think the next targets for demolition will be Huckaboob and Mcamnesty.
evilned on January 12, 2008 at 10:26 AM
it was pretty lame for someone running for the most powerful office on earth to make such a comment.
would not have been so bad had he addressed some/any of the issues Fred raised at the same time.
go fred!
trailortrash on January 12, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Re: Potty Humor Candidate
I detest that smiling idiot. He’s no conservative. And he cannot refute anything Fred said.
RushBaby on January 12, 2008 at 10:33 AM
Fred’s the artist. Huck is the canvas.
lorien1973 on January 12, 2008 at 10:36 AM
A Canadian perspective:
If Huckabee wins the Republican ticket, would it make sense for Fred to run as an Independent? He certainly would be the only conservative in a 3-way race. He would also be able to box Huckabee and whoever the Democrat nominee is as being two sides of the same coin.
rhuppertz on January 12, 2008 at 10:38 AM
Mark Levin criticizing juvenile humor is a bit much to take.
The man is a one person junior high school boy gym class.
Having said that, good retort from Thompson.
SteveMG on January 12, 2008 at 10:38 AM
Let’s hope Fred keeps up the vigor.
Huckabee will be tough to beat. You may not like alot of his positions, but charisma carries alot of weight.
Your Jewish Master on January 12, 2008 at 10:38 AM
You know, he may be right about his campaign strategy, he may be wrong, but at least he didn’t get caught up in the MSM/other candidate promoted hype and hysteria about having to campaign like crazy for over a year before the primaries even started.
I would think people would praise him for that, instead of the “too late” thing that has now replaced “no fire in the belly.” You know, if you don’t support the guy’s candidacy, that’s OK, just do it based on real stuff, not just regurgitated meaningless MSM crap.
I’m actually kinda disgusted at Malkin right now. Fred at first had no fire in the belly, then she gleefully repeated the false politico stories, now she’s shifted to the “too late” meme. It appears that Ms. Malkin spends too much time around MSM folks.
MItt’s a crybaby, Fred’s “too late,” I assume she doesn’t support McCain based on amnesty, surely she’s not supporting pro-choice Rudy…..does that mean Ms. Malkin is a Huckster supporter? Or is she just going to bash all the GOP candidates?
funky chicken on January 12, 2008 at 10:45 AM
Personally I think the next targets for demolition will be Huckaboob and Mcamnesty.
evilned on January 12, 2008 at 10:26 AM
For the love of God i hope so…
stlpatriot on January 12, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Good for Fred. Let’s see how many one-liners the Huckster will spew before he actually addresses Fred’s characterization of him…
Zorro on January 12, 2008 at 10:47 AM
It’s only too late to hold out hope if we keep saying it’s too late to hold out hope.
From the beginning, pundits and the media have wondered whether Fred could live up to the hype, if he’s too lazy, if he really wants the job, etc, and we conservatives have parroted these talking points. It’s become a self-fulfilling prophecy. We don’t help him by wondering “Does he have a chance? Is he going to drop out?” We help him by showing people that he is a viable candidate with a strong and wide support base.
IU_Conservative on January 12, 2008 at 10:47 AM
Good! I really really really want Fred! to take this, honestly, but I’ve been afraid to get my hopes up too high. Because I have no idea what I would do if it is any of the others!
JamesLee on January 12, 2008 at 10:52 AM
We help him by donating so that he can buy the ads he needs to get his message out to our countrymen. Patriots, send Fred $25 today.
RushBaby on January 12, 2008 at 10:57 AM
Whoa, the NRA’s gonna go nuts:
Government files amicus — on DC’s side!
POSTED BY DAVID HARDY · 11 JANUARY 2008 08:41 PM
PDF here.
Quick read: Gov’t says, yes, it’s an individual right. BUT we join with DC in asking Court to reverse the DC Circuit, because it applied strict scrutiny to the DC law. It should only have applied an intermediate standard. That is, the legal position of the US is that DC CIrcuit was wrong, a complete ban on handguns is NOT per se unconstitutional, it all depends on how good a reason DC can prove for it.
As I read this, the (Bush) Dept of Justice is asking that the Court hold it to be an individual right, but not strike the DC gun law, instead sending it back down to the trial court to take evidence on everything from how much the District needs the law to whether people can defend themselves without pistols and just what the DC trigger lock law means. THEN maybe it can begin another four year trek to the Supremes. That is, the DoJ REJECTS the DC Circuit position that an absolute, flat, ban on handguns violates the Second Amendment, and contends that it might just be justified, it all depends on the evidence.
There was a saying during my years in DC that the GOP operated on two principles: screw your friends and appease your enemies. Yup.
funky chicken on January 12, 2008 at 10:58 AM
Fixed it for ya. :)
Kowboy on January 12, 2008 at 11:02 AM
I’ve seen quite a few Rudy and Romney supporters say that their candidates’ positions as weak on the 2nd amendment aren’t really important. I’m not sure a whole lot of GOP voters are going to agree with that any more.
funky chicken on January 12, 2008 at 11:02 AM
It’s ‘too late’ for Fred. just like Ronald Reagan was ‘too old’. It’s time we stop letting the MSM whistle the tune to this dance like we stopped them in 1980.
Too late? Well, I’m sorry it’s too late for Fred to show the fiscal irresponsability of blowing huge compaign dollars a year before the first primary on hype that is buying nothing for the others (John, Mitt, Giuliani and Hillary) now.
michaelo on January 12, 2008 at 11:04 AM
Jeri lands delicate steel-toed boot in McCain mudhole!
RushBaby on January 12, 2008 at 11:19 AM
Wives working the pole is irreverent? I guess the Shi’ite republicans is just good fun too. Yeah, the Huckster’s just a barrel of laughs.
Yes, his followers will fall for it hook, line, and sinker.
funky chicken on January 12, 2008 at 11:22 AM
It’s NEVER to late! Keep the gloves OFF! It’s about time someone said what needed to be said.
FRED!
Wampus on January 12, 2008 at 11:22 AM
Who are you and what have you done with csdeven?
TexasDan on January 12, 2008 at 11:23 AM
re: faux pas, ok
re: yesterday’s slapdown of Huckabee idiocy the PRO-FRED list continues to accumulate:
Mark Levin
Robert Bork
New York’s Conservative Party
Bill Quick
Fredmentum!
maverick muse on January 12, 2008 at 11:23 AM
the two of them playing the “thats too far” thing is way way weird and silly of them
Drunk Report on January 12, 2008 at 11:30 AM
maverick muse, Judge Bork is a Romney endorser.
Greenhorn on January 12, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Fred did very well there. He’s on a roll. However since he won’t go there I will.
He suggests metamucil? I suggest Huck needs immodium to stop the stuff constantly coming out of his mouth. It does work that way, right?
PowWow on January 12, 2008 at 11:33 AM
What pissed me off was how many Huck supporters were at the debate. Dude, where’s my party?
Metamucil is better than snake oil.
CABE on January 12, 2008 at 11:34 AM
Huck, Fred’s been getting more laughs than you at the debates, if you haven’t noticed. The difference is he hasn’t sunk to making jokes about other candidate’s bowel movements. You, like Bill Clinton, are so arrogant that you don’t understand that.
MadisonConservative on January 12, 2008 at 11:35 AM
What do you mean “Huck 1 Fred 0″?!?
All Mike Huckabee has to do is say “Gosh, guys have a sense of humor for my mean-spririted joke” and you people call it a score for him?
Sir Andrew on January 12, 2008 at 11:36 AM
He’s grading on a curve. An extreme, buck-toothed, hillbilly curve.
wccawa on January 12, 2008 at 11:37 AM
The dirty secret is it is hard to accurately poll a primary. The unpredictability of who will turn out and what the mix of voters will be makes polling a primary election like reading chicken entrails — ugly, smelly and not very enlightening. Our media culture endows polls — especially exit polls — with scientific precision they simply don’t have.
-Karl Rove
TheBigOldDog on January 12, 2008 at 11:39 AM
Have all the other candidates gone one Scarbrough’s show post-Jeri-works-the-pole? It would be nice if they would just shun the jerk.
funky chicken on January 12, 2008 at 11:39 AM
Huckabee: doing the sucking up to “a handful of reporters” that most candidates just will not do.
RushBaby on January 12, 2008 at 11:42 AM
What do we call people who respond to substantive criticism with personal attacks? More often than no we call them liberals.
TheBigOldDog on January 12, 2008 at 11:42 AM
I keep telling y’all, ‘it ain’t over till it’s over’. Let’s see it play out. Fred’s got just as much a chance as anyone else. He’s running his own campaign, as he sees fit, not as people think it should be run. Texas Dan is right tho, csdeven is behaving like a human. Fred can do that, you know, he has great healing powers, along with his charisma and leadership qualities.
countywolf on January 12, 2008 at 11:43 AM
Because it’s not mean-spirited. It’s a mild goof. Fred needs to stop whining about it.
We also call people liberals who have no sense of humor and pretend to be offended when they’re really not.
If Fred had made a crack like this about Huck, you’d all be slapping your knees and hooting over it.
Allahpundit on January 12, 2008 at 11:48 AM
Mean spirited? No – not even close to mean. Mean would have been, “Fred has cancer and wont live long enough to complete his term.” That’s mean. Mean would be, “Fred spent 6 months waiting for America to beg him to run — he has no interest in meeting the American People one on one, and he intends to spend the rest of this election poking holes in people who have a real chance, to the benefit of the person that he wants elected.”
Mean would have been to immitate him, coughing and grunting — it’s an easy immitation to do. That would have been mean because Fred’s a charactor that can easily be mocked (easy to admire as well.)
Anyway, that would have been mean — what Huck did was nowhere near mean.
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 11:52 AM
Yup. You should know
TheBigOldDog on January 12, 2008 at 11:53 AM
what you going to do when Fredamania runs wild on you.
Mojack420 on January 12, 2008 at 11:54 AM
I really don’t see Fred making a metamucil crack about Huckabee, but I could be wrong. In any case, I wouldn’t be supportive of that. The main reason I support Fred is because even when he is making a joke he is talking about substance. Fred’s focus is on the issues when many others, including Huckabee, is process. Just try to get Huckabee to respond to the substance of the discussion. Why exactly, Mr. Huckabee, do many Fiscal and National Defense conservatives think you are a liberal? Why do they think you are a populist?
Also, I didn’t hear ANY whining from Fred. Fred just stated that Huckabee doesn’t want to talk about the issues. Pretty clear to me.
kerrhome on January 12, 2008 at 11:55 AM
You’re on target. Get ready for flack.
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 11:56 AM
Yeah OK guilty as charged!
RushBaby on January 12, 2008 at 11:57 AM
Honestly guys, I see us getting stuck with either McCain (war hero) or Huck (the great communicator) unless Rudy steps up and starts stiring the pot alittle. Romney and Thompson have been seen and rejected by the voters. If Rudy can’t win Florida, it’s over. Huck or McCain will win. Bottom line
froghat on January 12, 2008 at 11:57 AM
Drudge has this headline up now: FRED FIGHTS FOR THE RIGHT
bnelson44 on January 12, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Fred’ comment is political speech for, “I don’t like the subject that we are on.”
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 11:58 AM
I have been a staunch Gulianni supporter, but this last debate has changed my mind. Go Fred!!! I think his demeanor in the last few days has truly been presidential, and I like him. I also think the Huck is a class A shiester (sp?). I cannot believe that people will vote for him just because he was once a minister. I was a minister for 15 years, and I wouldn’t vote for me. Well, maybe I would, but I would have nuked Iran months ago.
TimothyJ on January 12, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Fred wouldn’t make a crack like that, Allah.
And we’ve just been given a glimpse of how Huckabee will run his presidency- exactly like George W. Bush. Whenever you bring up any substantiative policy you don’t like, you know what he’ll do just like Bush-41?
He’ll give you the finger. “It’s not amnesty, it’s immigration reform!”
Sir Andrew on January 12, 2008 at 11:59 AM
I’ve got no problem with the joke or Fred’s response. However, you’ll note Huck managed to use that little blip to avoid dealing with the issues Fred raised in the debate. And, you guys didn’t notice that??
a capella on January 12, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Sneaking in a little Huckabee play on us eh? If I were to go negative this is what I’d do, but I’m not going negative.
Ha, you self-righteous Huckabee supporters kill me. ;)
kerrhome on January 12, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Exactly! I don’t know why Fred’s being such a baby about this.
keepinitreal on January 12, 2008 at 11:59 AM
SECOND LOOK AT POPULIST EVANGELICALS!
Entelechy on January 12, 2008 at 12:00 PM
I’d like to see Huck try to respond to Fred’s positional criticism, and not just try to laugh it aside.
I think if Huck tried to respond to it, he’d be spinning more than my washing machine.
knob on January 12, 2008 at 12:01 PM
Thompson’s been seen and rejected? LOL oh, that’s funny.
What happened to “too late,” “lazy,” “joined the campaign too late so nobody knows him as compared to Mitt and Rudy.”
Good heavens.
Froghat, Rudy’s gonna have huge trouble now with the Bush administration’s decision to take DC’s side against the 2nd amendment. I expect to see a huge conservative outcry against the Bush administration again, somewhat akin to amnesty and Harriet Miers.
funky chicken on January 12, 2008 at 12:01 PM
Wow. You have a great sense of humor. Do you write jokes for a living? Those “mean” jokes you came up with are hysterical!
TheBigOldDog on January 12, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Too Late?
- Has a nominee been named already…..No!
- Has a plurality of states held their primary……No!
- Have the polls and pundits been consistently right….No!
Therefore, if you buy into the worn “trophy wife”..”no fire in the belly”..”lazy”..”he got in to late”..”he’s awoken too late” crap
Then, you are too lazy and dependent on pundits and polls to do your thinking for you.
Captain America on January 12, 2008 at 12:02 PM
The other candidates are able to dish it out, but they have serious issues with taking any back.
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Remember folks, hope spring eternal. Fred can win this yet. I can hardly wait for the next debate.
boomer on January 12, 2008 at 12:03 PM
hope springs eternal. oops
boomer on January 12, 2008 at 12:03 PM
Right on, bro. Hey, Wise Golden, why are Huck supporters against school vouchers?
a capella on January 12, 2008 at 12:05 PM
You have to admit it’s a little tough to take from a sanctimonious hypocrite who claims to not being doing exactly what he is doing.
TheBigOldDog on January 12, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Jesus said that we had to. That’s a joke.
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Fred has no problem taking it and dishing it back, but Huckabee’s attack was pointless. It had nothing to do with anything about this election. It was a purely personal attack not at all related to the substance of any issue. Crack a joke about how liberal or conservative that Fred is or how he is wrong on any issue, but please relate it somehow to the campaign.
kerrhome on January 12, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Huck’s supporters obviously believe his remark about no bridges falling down and killing people under his watch was in good taste.
a capella on January 12, 2008 at 12:07 PM
We support Fred! or Mitt or Rudy because they aren’t going to lower themselves to potty humor on national TV. I believe all three men respect the office of POTUS too much to do that. McCain probably does too.
For all my disagreements with Bush on policy, he brings the proper dignity to the office. The Laura Bush jokes at the WH correspondents’ dinner were funny and lighthearted and appropriate to the humor/roast environment. Using potty humor to lash out at a rival because that’s all you’ve got? Jr. High. Or ghetto.
Yeah, we need another slimy Arkansan who doesn’t show deference for the Oval Office. perfect.
funky chicken on January 12, 2008 at 12:08 PM
As usual, your judgment of a typical Fred supporter is way off.
AP, I honestly can’t see Fred even contemplating saying a joke like that about another candidate, and neither can you. It’s beneath him.
Hence, the clear difference between a true presidential candidate and that… that… “person” from Arkansas.
wccawa on January 12, 2008 at 12:08 PM
No, it just depends on your perspective. It’s just as hard to take no matter what side of the fence you’re on. Are you saying that it should be easy for us to accept Fred’s insults becuase he is so wise? That sounds like Clinton-speech to me.
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 12:08 PM
Fred should become a spokesperson for a cookie ocmpany instead of president. He has that folksy down to earth attitude good for selling grocery products.
froghat on January 12, 2008 at 12:08 PM
Because they were searching out that all too important liberal NEA endorsement my friend. It’s very key to their campaign strategy to get as many liberal endorsements as they can. ;)
kerrhome on January 12, 2008 at 12:08 PM
BTW, I was listening to Rush on Friday and it seems Fred, Mitt, and Rudy are all acceptable for him.
froghat on January 12, 2008 at 12:09 PM
You sure it wasn’t the NEA instead of Jesus?
a capella on January 12, 2008 at 12:09 PM
Fred may need Metamucil, but Huck needs an exorcism.
NNtrancer on January 12, 2008 at 12:10 PM
And if it had been a liberal with the same half ass excuse you would be talking about how liberals hide their hatred/lack of substance behind vindictive “humor” or “satire.”
It was off color and a stupid thing to say, and typical of the utter lack of substance that is Huck. Joking about bowel movements when you are running for president is utterly pathetic. When his first response to criticism is potty humor something is wrong.
Nashoa on January 12, 2008 at 12:10 PM
blockquote>Yeah, we need another slimy Arkansan who doesn’t show deference for the Oval Office. perfect.
funky chicken on January 12, 2008 at 12:08 PM
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 12:10 PM
Maybe it’s time for Mr. Personality Huckster to start talking about his political record, his views, etc., instead of cracking lame jokes. He’s running for President, not a spot on a tv show. Humor is fine, but that’s not what we’re here for. I agree with Laura Ingram on that. Let’s get serious.
However, I don’t think the slick Huckster really wants too much focus on what he’s really about. It would show he’s not a conservative but a RINO who is more of a liberal than not.
katieanne on January 12, 2008 at 12:11 PM
Ah, I see. So, Fred wants to talk about issues and not personal attacks regarding metamucil and you deride him. Damn you Fred for wanting to talk about issues in this election. Damn you!!!
kerrhome on January 12, 2008 at 12:12 PM
You don’t say. Is that part of the Reagan coalition thingy? It must have changed in Arkansas.
a capella on January 12, 2008 at 12:12 PM
No, what I am saying is, when somebody insults my intelligence by calling a press conference to show me a negative ad he doesn’t want to run because the Bible tells him it would be wrong, I want to vomit.
TheBigOldDog on January 12, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Nah — it was kind of funny.
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Is that because it worked?
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 12:02 PM
People like you and other huckalemmings only embolden my stance against huckabee.. Lets make it clear dude, Myself and many others here would rather vote McVain than huckabee if there was nobody else left.
Huckabee is the liberals “useful idiot”.. Pump him up as the great christian leader, then absolutely butt-slam him come election time on evolution, the bible, etc… HE’s exactly what the libs want man, why dont people freaking see that…
We’re in for a world of hurt if he gets the nomination.
Fred, Mitt, Rudy, McVain… In that order…IMHO
stlpatriot on January 12, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Ya know, Texas, I saw the same thing there, and was crafting just the right retort…but then I saw yours and…you nailed it, bud. Still chuckling here….
Patrick S on January 12, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Be honest, AP. He was asked about the Metamucil comment by Levin. It wasn’t the stupid comment that was the problem. It’s Huckabee’s response to recitation of his own words and policies. Instead of answering the issues, he stoops to an ad homimen attack.
But he didn’t, did he. That’s the difference between Fred Thompson and Mr. Wiggle Brows.
Tennman on January 12, 2008 at 12:13 PM
It didn’t work totally. It only gave me the dry heaves.
TheBigOldDog on January 12, 2008 at 12:15 PM
It seems to me that Gov Huckabee does well in the debates only when he sticks to non-policy issues. He does well when he is busy making quips, emotional appeal, or talk on religion. When the Gov begins to get into issues of policy, I believe this is where he begins to have trouble. He begins to have trouble because he is not good at hiding his non-conservative qualities well and it shows.
Also, I found, in the more recent debates since the start of the primary process, that Gov Huckabee does not do well responding to other candidates’ points in the debates. So, to put in my two cents worth, Gov Huckabee will continue to do well generally because of his faith, but because of weak substance beyond either religion or other identity politics, he will not go beyond third place and won’t pick up enough delegates to win the nomination.
Weebork on January 12, 2008 at 12:15 PM
I guess Drudge got the Fredmentum memo, too? First time ever he’s had Fred as the banner that I recall…
SouthernGent on January 12, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Hey Wise Golden, why do you think that 80% of the Arkansas Republican Assembly endorsed Fred Thompson and Huckabee only got 4%. Do you think the Republicans in Arkansas know something we don’t? Seriously? Can you answer that without some crafty little Huckabee joke?
kerrhome on January 12, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Criticizing the Huckster’s political positions is an insult? How Clintonian.
a capella on January 12, 2008 at 12:16 PM
No, I’d say it worked because he won Iowa. May not have got your vote, but it got the job done and without cost to the campaign.
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Huck is funnier than Fred, and generally speaking Huck is a much more gifted extemporaneous speaker. That does not make him more qualified to be President, but it is an undeniable asset.
Riiight. So if not for pundits we never would have noticed Fred’s lethargy, or his dilatory decision to officially announce his candidacy. And if not for pundits we never would have noticed that he finally perked up in the SC debate!
Tell me again – who is it that is using “lazy” thinking here?
/RQ
Buy Danish on January 12, 2008 at 12:17 PM
God, how I hate stupid trolls.
wccawa on January 12, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Hey, at least you recognize the blatant hypocrisy and manipulation.
TheBigOldDog on January 12, 2008 at 12:21 PM
No, because it showed Huck for the self righteous hypocrite he is. Why do you think all the reporters laughed at him? He wasn’t making a joke, then. It made them salivate for a general election with him as the GOP pick.
a capella on January 12, 2008 at 12:21 PM
I go Fred, Rudy, Mitt, McCain. It’s a real shame, but a whole lot of mainstream, moderate Christians see Mormons about the same way they see the other folks who come door to door…Jehovah’s Witnesses. I don’t agree, but it is what it is.
Now if Romney had 4 or 8 years as veep, people will see him working hard and being “normal,” and the Mormon concerns would be drastically reduced. The only people who would bring it up would be the 10-15% hardcore Huckster supporter types. Losing their votes doesn’t bother me much.
I also have huge concerns that Romney isn’t willing to dirty his white-gloved hands with confrontation. He wants to stay serenely above the fray, and his supporters appear to be OK with that…repeated calls for Fred! to take on Huckster and McCain harshly so their man can coast to the nomination based on his good looks and business experience concern me. Good looks ain’t gonna beat Obama or Hillary.
funky chicken on January 12, 2008 at 12:22 PM
date (AP): Huck 1, Fred 0!
Another win for the left… Dems are gonna have a field freakin day come general time…
stlpatriot on January 12, 2008 at 12:23 PM
Wise Golden = allahpundit sock puppet?
funky chicken on January 12, 2008 at 12:24 PM
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