Oh my: Couric and Gibson were perfectly fair to Palin, says Huckabee
posted at 2:18 pm on January 13, 2009 by Allahpundit
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From what I can gauge of grassroots sentiment these days, this is tantamount to desecrating Reagan’s grave.
Evidently he doesn’t see the bias inherent in questions like, “What do you read to stay informed?”
There are a lot of X factors [about running in 2012]. Including his fellow evangelical Christian Sarah Palin. There’s a natural tension between the two, especially since Palin took the vice-presidential-nominee slot many predicted would go to him. Huckabee, diplomatic and biblical, says the Alaskan governor “energized” the party. I ask him if she was treated fairly by the media. “There were a lot of unfair things. Sexist things that would never have been asked of a male candidate.” He pauses. “Now I must say I did not think that either the Charlie Gibson interview or the Katie Couric interviews were unfair. In fact, if anything, Katie Couric was extraordinarily gentle, even helpful. [Palin] just…I don’t know what happened. I can’t explain it. It was not a good interview. I’m being charitable.”
He pauses. “I think it was overpreparation. She’d been hammered by McCain’s aides, ‘Say this, don’t say that.’”
Huckabee has met Palin a few times and talked to her backstage at the Republican National Convention.
“Did you give her any advice?”
“I didn’t figure that she was shopping for my advice.”
“But she sure was shopping.”
“Yeah,” chuckles Huckabee. Then stays quiet. I set him up for an easy spike, but he holds his tongue.
Even now, the debate is raging in Headlines over whether her point about being able to see Russia from Alaska was taken out of context. Exit question: This is at least the third time he’s taken a dig at her since the election. How worried is he about 2012?
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Well, Huck knows where his competition is…
right2bright on January 13, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Huckastupid. Get off my tv and go back to Arkansas and STFU. Please.
HawaiiLwyr on January 13, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Huck should be worried as he has all the appeal of playdoh.
25,000 aren’t going to show for a Huckabee rally, not unless St. Olaf can rouse himself to gather a boatload of his fellow skull-smackers to attend.
Bishop on January 13, 2009 at 2:22 PM
It won’t be the last, I’m sure of that.
CP on January 13, 2009 at 2:23 PM
Sure, Allah, that’s exactly what some of us protested regarding those interviews. That question. It didn’t have anything to do with the selective editing, genuinely gotcha questions or condescending shots of Charlie Gibson sneering over his glasses.
As for Huckabee, I guess Ann Coulter was right after all.
Kensington on January 13, 2009 at 2:24 PM
This shouldn’t be any surprise at all. Shortly after the pick he said “I wasn’t vetted. But neither was Palin.”
OneGyT on January 13, 2009 at 2:24 PM
St Olaf had multiple personality disorder?
Vashta.Nerada on January 13, 2009 at 2:24 PM
More proof that so many in politics live in a dream world. Just who exactly is he trying to score points with?
Tommy_G on January 13, 2009 at 2:25 PM
I can’t believe Huck thinks he has a shot in ‘12. Based on what? Him tag teaming with the maverick to take out Mitt? Yeah, thanks for that…jerk.
changer1701 on January 13, 2009 at 2:25 PM
Why do so many Republicans think the way to make themselves popular is to agree with Democrats about how crappy Republicans are?
NoDonkey on January 13, 2009 at 2:25 PM
Huckabee is done in the republican party.
He is beyond jealous. Now he is just kissing liberal and MSM butt.
Let’s get Ann back on his show. Because I recall Huckaphony agreeing with Ann about the MSM treatment against Palin was unfair.
Huckabee is a bigger idiot than I thought.
jencab on January 13, 2009 at 2:25 PM
Palin = Energy
Huckahu Akbar = Apathy
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 13, 2009 at 2:26 PM
Compared to what?
The media’s treatment of Barry, O.J, Britney Spears, Prince Harry or Rush Limbaugh?
christene on January 13, 2009 at 2:26 PM
F*%!K HUCK.
outOfElement on January 13, 2009 at 2:26 PM
He’s been Obamanized.
moonsbreath on January 13, 2009 at 2:28 PM
Let him run in 2012. It’ll give him something to do besides running his mouth all the time. And he won’t win, so we don’t have to be stuck with him.
And I’m being charitable.
latinchic on January 13, 2009 at 2:28 PM
FU Huckster. Coulter was right about you.
woohoo on January 13, 2009 at 2:28 PM
Plenty. Best case scenario for him in 2012 is that he’s hosting his own cable show where dysfunctional people beat the crap out of each other for money.
whitetop on January 13, 2009 at 2:29 PM
I just don’t trust this dude as far as I can throw him. I think the last straw for me was the “to prove I’m not going to play the negative Mitt Romney ad, I’m going to play the negative Mitt Romney ad right now for you.”
Pasalubong on January 13, 2009 at 2:29 PM
Dude.
cs89 on January 13, 2009 at 2:30 PM
The Huckster reeks of jealously, whether it’s Sarah Palin or Mitt. It’s like deep down he’s still the fat kid and is jealous of the popular kids.
ReubenJCogburn on January 13, 2009 at 2:30 PM
“From what I can gauge of grassroots sentiment these days, this is tantamount to desecrating Reagan’s grave.”
“Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.”
Reagan
the_nile on January 13, 2009 at 2:30 PM
Huckabigot is concerned because he can’t really say horrible things about other evangelical churches the way he said horrible things about Mormonism.
Huckabigot is not worth wasting time on.
As for you Allah, I grow more tired of your inspipid sleights against Palin and the vast majority of your active readership. You know full well it was a hack parttisan editing job, and that is what everyone hated about those interviews.
BKennedy on January 13, 2009 at 2:31 PM
Ditto that, Pasalubong.
latinchic on January 13, 2009 at 2:31 PM
So HuckaCain shows his true colors.
New Rule: NO MORE PRESIDENTS OR CANDIDATES FROM ARKANSAS!
Rogue on January 13, 2009 at 2:32 PM
What a whiner Huck is – boo hoo he didn’t get picked as VP so let’s snark at Palin and do it in a snide way. Personally I found him guilty of what the Left accuses the all the Right of doing – trying to shove religion down everyone’s throats. His addition to the ticket would have found me sitting at home on election day.
katiejane on January 13, 2009 at 2:32 PM
I see the traveling tent preacher, snake oil salesman elements in Huck’s approach to politics is still alive and well. No matter, all the tambourines and gospel music will still not win him the nomination in the future.
jeanie on January 13, 2009 at 2:32 PM
So worried you can smell the fear.
I’m surprised he’s not peeing down his leg yet.
AZCoyote on January 13, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Another ‘conservative’ misogynist. Huckleberry is a traitor who shouldn’t consider running for office again. Being a talk show host is bad enough. And I’m also being charitable.
Christine on January 13, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Fox News is getting pretty lousy these days.
I can’t stand this clown.
I wish he would return to Arkansas.
He had his chance and lost to the Maverick.
He needs to lay off Palin.
She may or may not be ready for prime time, but he certainly isn’t.
molonlabe28 on January 13, 2009 at 2:35 PM
He can’t be stupid enough to run again, can he?
Vashta.Nerada on January 13, 2009 at 2:36 PM
I like both Huckabee and Palin. I might not agree with him about the interviews but I don’t see what he said as taking a shot at Palin. Almost everything Huckabee says gets put up as a headline on here…even little things like this. It’s probably smart on Hot Air’s part. The majority of Hot Air’s readers have a blind hatred for Huckabee so they’re just giving the readers what they want…red meat so that the readers can make intelligent comments and retorts such as ‘STFU’, ‘F*%!K HUCK’, ‘FU Huckster’, ‘Huckastupid’, etc. This is nothing new. I thought conservatives were better than this though. Can’t we raise our level of conduct and debate or are we (the readers and those who leave comments) just going be the flip-side of the Daily Kos? Also, I realize not everyone is guilty of this but I think we can all do better than this. And to be clear, I’m not saying that anyone has to agree with or even like Huckabee but I think we can do better than this.
keepinitreal on January 13, 2009 at 2:37 PM
Huck is showing his RINO (CINO?) heart when he joins the left in denigrating Palin. He fears her like they fear her. Go ‘Cuda! She’s doing nothing but her governor’s job yet she makes headlines — and of course she’s AP’s favorite
punching bagcomment lure.Christian Conservative on January 13, 2009 at 2:37 PM
I agree completely.
wise_man on January 13, 2009 at 2:38 PM
It will be interesting to see how this dynamic evolves. My harsh view of Huckabee hasn’t softened much since the primary, but if he is going to be a serious candidate, I’d like to see how he develops.
Is doing a self-referential talk show, and not actually serving in elected office, a good preparation for another Presidential run? He really didn’t end up being very competitive, in the end. Did he?
I think it’s obvious that his failure to push for the party left 3,625,000 conservative Christians at home on election day, and for this I don’t see much of an opportunity to warm up to him.
Jaibones on January 13, 2009 at 2:38 PM
Well she can cross him off her list of VP choices in 2012 . . .
PastorJon on January 13, 2009 at 2:38 PM
Mike Huckabee will always be the little 8 year old fat boy that gets picked last at Redrover. He’s got a pay back list and he is picking them off one by one.
Huckabee is the new McCain for “darling of the media” GOP award.
F*CK HUCK.
portlandon on January 13, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Oh, and I’m pretty sure I can’t support the lovely Gov for President – VP, yes, but not the top ticket. Not in four short.
Jaibones on January 13, 2009 at 2:39 PM
I was an early supporter of Huckabee. By his behavior since dropping out, he has lost all claim to my support. Forever.
MarkTheGreat on January 13, 2009 at 2:40 PM
Agreed. They use the “enemy of my enemy” rule to death. And he is the enemy of most conservatives, so he’s their best friend for the next cycle.
Jaibones on January 13, 2009 at 2:40 PM
Huckabee does not belong on a national stage. He is a passive-aggressive, hiding behind a folksy, good old boy veneer. His envy of other more-adept and accomplished political figures comes through between-the-lines in his remarks.
I certainly would not be unhappy if HotAir dropped all threads featuring him. He really is a distraction.
onlineanalyst on January 13, 2009 at 2:40 PM
Did this country just elect an unqualified empty suit, Chicago Thug-atician who palled around with racists, terrorists and married an America-hater?
Rogue on January 13, 2009 at 2:41 PM
I read the same page here you did. I see an entire page filled with multiple examples that are anything but blind.
wise_man on January 13, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Sure, but it’s a “heroic” statement to the moderates and the left. McCain was the liberals’ favorite Republican, and he won our nomination. Maybe Huck thinks that’s key.
Either way, it feels a little spiteful, especially seeing as he went out of his way to say that.
Red Pill kept telling us that Huck was going to win the presidency before he was banned for spamming.
Esthier on January 13, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Huck would fit perfectly on the View.
the_nile on January 13, 2009 at 2:42 PM
This sort of sarcasm seems to indicate that you thought she was treated fairly. Did you really, Allah?
capitalist piglet on January 13, 2009 at 2:42 PM
huck has a few years to pound the donuts, then have another ‘miraculous’ experience of self-will by shedding an unimaginable amount of weight through **cough** **cough** “running and eating well”… aka.. gastric by-pass
he’s such a tool
gatorboy on January 13, 2009 at 2:43 PM
the GOP needs to pull the plug on Huck in a big way. He needs to disappear.
Karmashock on January 13, 2009 at 2:45 PM
Huckabee at least got something right.
therightwinger on January 13, 2009 at 2:45 PM
Of course, all of his New York friends did!
Kensington on January 13, 2009 at 2:46 PM
AZCoyote on January 13, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Chris Matthews has the tingle up his leg thing copyrighted.
Maybe now that Huck’s a tv star his “New York State of Mind” has wiped out his “Arkansas Common Sense”.
kingsjester on January 13, 2009 at 2:47 PM
This guy ought to pay attention to some basic rules of life and realize that by tearing down Sarah he is not built up, he belittles himself. and then there’s the Reagan 11th commandment
Please, Mr. Huckabee, just go away, you self-consumed little pissant
billypaintbrush on January 13, 2009 at 2:47 PM
That’s the subtitle on the interview.
Why is it just a generally accepted given for these people that Republicans are big meanies?
Last time I checked we weren’t marching in the streets of Frisco calling for the death of an entire people.
And why is it that they think Huckabee is nice? If they said slick, I’d give them that, but he doesn’t strike me as nice. Not genuinely nice.
JadeNYU on January 13, 2009 at 2:48 PM
too many Fatties for Huck
Wade on January 13, 2009 at 2:48 PM
Don’t worry, I’m sure he’ll say something about her Pentecostal upbringing sooner or later.
vermillionsky on January 13, 2009 at 2:49 PM
Because the rest of them don’t shop. Other politicians’ television-ready clothes just magically appear.
Screw these people.
capitalist piglet on January 13, 2009 at 2:49 PM
How republicans voted in our republican primaries had absolutely nothing to do with who the ‘liberal’s favorite republican’ was.
wise_man on January 13, 2009 at 2:50 PM
Are the Republicans choices in 2012 really going to be Huckabee or Palin? If so, everyone should just save their money. Obama will win in a 1984 style landslide with the Republicans winning either Arkansas or Alaska, depending on who wins. I like both of them personally, especially Palin given her courage under tremendous (and unfair) fire by the media. But don’t we have more competent people to run on the Republican ticket?
We need a good conservative from a Blue State who has demonstrated a high level of competence in government and some other area, whether it is in business or in the military. We need candidates like Mitt Romney (business), Rudy Giuliani (prosecutor and business), Fred Thompson (lawyer and actor), or General David Petreaus (military).
And for those of you who think Romney is too stiff or whatever, you have never seen the man in action. When he ran for Governor of The People’s Republic of Massachusetts, he was brutally effective in taking apart his opponent, Jane Swift, even though Swift was running as the historic choice to be the first female Governor of Massachusetts.
If Romney had been running against Obama, while he may not have won given the tough circumstances for any Republican, he would have laid a lot more punches on Obama than McCain. And his campaign would have been much more organized than the McCain train wreck. (I should know; I was involved with the train wreck) Indeed, Romney would have run circles around Obama in the debates, especially on questions involving the economy. With the debate format, Romney would have peppered Obama with questions about the economy that Obama could not answer. He would have set trap after trap, forcing Obama to make mistakes that McCain could not force.
If the Republicans cannot nominate someone like Romney or Giuliani, they will lose in a landslide…Mark my words…
RedSoxNation on January 13, 2009 at 2:51 PM
The majority of Hot Air’s readers have a blind hatred for Huckabee…
keepinitreal on January 13, 2009 at 2:37 PM
You seem to have a blindly stereotypical view of HA “commenters” (how would you know what the readers think?).
See how that works?
Bishop on January 13, 2009 at 2:52 PM
Paid for by Mitt Romney for President, 2012.
Pasalubong on January 13, 2009 at 2:54 PM
And Huck wonders why Ann Coulter called him stupid.
Johan Klaus on January 13, 2009 at 2:55 PM
You seemed to miss the point of the post. Oh well.
keepinitreal on January 13, 2009 at 2:56 PM
I’ve tried to save some respect for Huck but it’s getting more difficult every day. Maybe Ann Coulter was right…
t.ferg on January 13, 2009 at 2:56 PM
He’s too stupid.
thomasaur on January 13, 2009 at 2:56 PM
ditto
bill30097 on January 13, 2009 at 2:58 PM
Some of you don’t think that was snarky??? By simply passing up the opportunity to correct this constantly-repeated and just-plain-wrong falsehood shows what a slimy little weasel he is, and I used to be a big supporter.
Chewy the Lab on January 13, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Are we really saying that a candidate’s reading habits are off-limits in an interview? If some lefty only gets his/her news from NPR and MSNBC, that’s useful information for the public to have.
Enrique on January 13, 2009 at 2:59 PM
In other words, start controlling people’s minds instead of people’s money. No thanks.
Sir Andrew on January 13, 2009 at 3:00 PM
I cast my very first presidential vote for Ronaldus Magnus in 1984 and have proudly voted GOP early and often at the presidential level each cycle since then.
However, barring data only found on a geiger counter, I will vote for a second Obama term before I will vote for Huckabee for anything.
What a disappointment he has turned out to be, imo. Can he open his mouth w/o taking a shot at a perceived rival? Not so far.
Mike D. on January 13, 2009 at 3:02 PM
It’s time for Ed and AP to acknowledge that Huckabee has his own bus. Interesting thing about Huckabee is that he needs reason to throw someone under it. If anyone gets in my way, RUN EM DOWN.
shick on January 13, 2009 at 3:02 PM
Huckabee is reminding me more of O’Reilly every day. This Statesman stance crap in order to appeal to the center-left is becoming more than annoying.
FireBlogger on January 13, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Oops.
he needs reason = he needs less reason
shick on January 13, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Banning gay marriage? Yeah, that’s really high on the Republican comeback agenda…Jesus Christ. Some people will never get it.
therightwinger on January 13, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Please go to Hell, Mike.
D2Boston on January 13, 2009 at 3:08 PM
This brings absolutely nothing to the discussion. It just makes us, as conservatives, look unintelligent.
keepinitreal on January 13, 2009 at 3:11 PM
Well, on the plus side, he’s definitely wrapped up the left-of-center, socialist, hyper Evangelical, slack-jawed, knuckle-dragging inbred bloc.
If there IS such a bloc.
wccawa on January 13, 2009 at 3:12 PM
Diplomatic is not a word that comes to mind with the Huck. Not sure biblical does either…….maybe righteous, or sanctimonious.
BacaDog on January 13, 2009 at 3:14 PM
Could anyone explain how Couric was unfair to Palin? I mean I suppose if you’re really stretching it you could say Gibson was unfair because he was wearing glasses or something, but Couric was gentle to the point of it being absurd.
crr6 on January 13, 2009 at 3:20 PM
I have had it with this Bozo. I tried to be open minded about him when he got his show on FOX, but he strikes me at being so 2-faced, hypocritical. He tried to come across to his audience as a sugary sweet minister, and in his real life he’s looking for every chance to backstab someone he considers a competitor for president.
Hold that dream, Huck! You’re in the little leagues, and at your Peter Principal right now. Your show is b-o-r-i-n-g any your band that plays at the end of the snow – ewwwwww.
moonlighter on January 13, 2009 at 3:20 PM
heh.
I don’t think this is a big deal. Just because people are taking digs at her doesn’t mean that I, as a supporter, needs to get my panties in a twist.
I will repeat; If Sarah Palin is serious about running in 4 years Sarah Palin needs to get to work and just work. Work on all those things they are laughing at you for. Get religious in your dedication to showing your fellow americans that you are serious and ready to do the peoples business. Get religious with your dedication to it all.
Show them all what we see in you Sarah. Don’t worry about snotty nose republican “elites” or Dimbocrat media bastards and God will handle the rest. We your supporters will be there every step of the way.
As for Huckebee…Seriously, dude needs to just stop with the underhand crap he’s thrown at all his competitors. If he wants to run for president he is not doing himself any favors with this silly crap.
We get it Huck.
Dritanian on January 13, 2009 at 3:21 PM
Rupert Murdoch picks his RINO VERY early. Well before the race starts in earnest. He’s puttin’ some money on Huck.
Because Huck is pro-illegal.
Murdoch tries to pander to the christian right but thinks he’s smart enough to force a Pro-illegal labor candidate down the throats of the GOP.
So far he’s been perfect- Bush, McCain now he’s aimin’ for the Huckster.
Rupert Murdoch, Fox and the WSJ’s worst nitemare is a Palin, Fred Thompson or other REAL REAGAN CONSERVATIVE as a GOP NOMINEE.
Take it to the bank. Fox will sabotage any real conservative- just watch.
ExTex on January 13, 2009 at 3:21 PM
Couric questions? insulting to a governor of a state.
As Ann Coulter expressed it, while they were asking Obama things like “How would your parents feel if they could see you now?” they were asking Palin the equivalent of “What were the last 8 kings of Swaziland.”
I’ll bet even Obama did not know what the Bush Doctrine was, and would have balked at being asked what magazines he read to keep informed.
Actually, most magazines are old-stuff the minute they come out. They should have asked Palin what colunmists she read on the Internet…that makes more sense. What can you read in today’s magazines that has not been already said?
moonlighter on January 13, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Oh crystal ball – What does the future hold?
Sarah Palin will be a two-term Governor, serving the people of Alaska through 2014, and then enter the Senate by defeating Mark Begich (D-AK), up for re-election that year.
The economic recession will be an economic morass by 2012, bringing Piyush (Bobby) Jindal to the rescue. He chooses Mitt Romney as his running mate and chief economic adviser for the first term, but dumps him in favor of Sarah Palin for the 2016 re-election effort.
Sarah Palin will become a two term POTUS, first elected in 2020. As a two term governor and partial term Senator, “lack or experience” is removed as an issue.
Mike Huckabee will continue his losing streak on the national scene, even switching parties, but to no avail.
exdeadhead on January 13, 2009 at 3:27 PM
I’m not willing to take that chance. Fuckabee is a hucking tool, and we’ve had too many of them on the ballot lately.
Laura in Maryland on January 13, 2009 at 3:29 PM
exdeadhead – CHANGE we can all BELIEVE in! Right on! :o)
moonlighter on January 13, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Get ready Mitt, you’re up for the next dig.
diogenes on January 13, 2009 at 3:31 PM
So if a so called independent journalist interviewed a junior senator such as Barack Obama, and sought out advice as to how to exploit his weaknesses from the rival’s political supporter, I think that you would not need to have this explained to you.
wise_man on January 13, 2009 at 3:32 PM
I will never work for, contribute to, endorse the candidacy of, or vote for Mike Huckabee. I will work for, contribute to, endorse the candidacy of and vote for anyone who runs against Mike Huckabee.
I loathe, detest, and am ashamed that this jerk is a member of the same party that I am.
Jdripper on January 13, 2009 at 3:32 PM
How long until Huckabee has a feature story on how evil those darn Mormons are on his show?
therightwinger on January 13, 2009 at 3:34 PM
Yes thAR is. aN Mme and my wife/sister/aunt are DARN proud to part of it!
Rod on January 13, 2009 at 3:34 PM
The bias was in not accepting her answer that they have the same newspapers and magazines in Alaska as they do anywhere else and that she reads the same ones that anyone else does.
kcewa on January 13, 2009 at 3:35 PM
I actually agree with Huck that the Couric and Gibson interviews were not unfair to Palin. She did alright with Gibson and bombed with Couric.
What was definitely unfair to Palin were the rest of the drive-bys’ reactions to those interviews. When you listen to someone like David Shyster last week, the whole issue of Palin being unqualified or dumb or unengaged seems to be derived almost entirely from the Couric interview. As if her record in Alaska, her countless other interviews, and her many campaign speeches are rendered irrelevant because of one bad sitdown with Couric.
And that’s where the issue of unfair treatment and double standards comes into play. Because recall that Joe Biden had an equally embarrassing interview with Couric around the same time in which he spoke of FDR going on TV in 1929 to discuss the Great Depression with the American people. While this comment was derided by some in the media(mostly conservatives), it’s all but forgotten at this point. And it was certainly never used as undeniable proof that Biden was unqualified to be VP.
And we don’t have to go down the list of the many dumb things Obama said(i.e. 57 states, inflating tires, spreading the wealth, etc.). The media either ignored or made excuses for every one of those remarks.
As far as the topic on hand, Huck is running his mouth because he knows he has no shot at the nomination in 2012 and resents that Palin is about 1000 times more popular than him with the conservative base. To an extent, I can sympathize with him. Palin has millions of adoring and loyal supporters because of her success as a governor, her strong religious convictions and family values, and her ability to communicate effectively as a public speaker. Huck has all those strengths, yet no one seems to give a crap. It’s understandable why he’d be bitter.
Is the gap between their respective favorability ratings due to her attractive looks and his resemblance to Gomer Pyle? Maybe. We are a shallow society in many respects. I prefer to chalk it up to karma from his tagteaming with McCain to screw over Romney.
Doughboy on January 13, 2009 at 3:36 PM
While Huckabee is a social conservative, he was not a fiscal one. In fact, IF he were president elect today, I could easily see him planning out his own 2 trillion dollar bailout. In fact, his fiscal policies, or even McCains, would look just like the Bush/Obama solution. And yes, it will/would fail in the same way.
I think that by 2012 there will be many issues on the table that will prohibit a big government spender, like Huckabee, from serious consideration.
We just do not have enough information regarding Palin to make any kind of an evaluation of her at this time. The last election was about McCain policy and, by definition, all she said had to be supportive of his positions.
Freddy on January 13, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Huckabee got on my bad side with his class envy shtick. I do not appreciate people advancing the notion that the more financially successful someone else is, the less success is available to me.
SheofTwoMinds on January 13, 2009 at 3:39 PM
Agreed. Does he really think that this cowardly behavior is attractive to anyone?
He comes across as one seriously sick individual.
kcewa on January 13, 2009 at 3:41 PM
Hucka- Who?
Torch on January 13, 2009 at 3:43 PM
McCain lost because nobody really cared all that much if he lost. The Huckster is even less inspiring. One quality they share is negative coattails.
Laurence on January 13, 2009 at 3:46 PM
Pardon me, but that is precisely the level of intelligence warranted for this charlatan. Masquerading as a Christian, he repeatedly threw hand grenades into any room in which Mitt Romney might be standing throughout the campaign in the form of questions about Mormonism, generally framed in the salacious language and trappings of a supermarket tabloid.
No, I think “Please go to Hell, Mike” is right on the money, thank you.
D2Boston on January 13, 2009 at 3:50 PM
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