(Breaking):Reporters Smell Huckabee's Blood...

The New Republic ^

[Tossup]

More on-the-groud report of Huckabee's rapid fall from the grace...

The man is clearly feeling the heat. Continuing his aggressive posture from yesterday, Huckabee spent nearly half his time responding to Mitt Rommey's escalating attacks, suggesting that they're taking a serious toll. "Over the last few days there have been some incredibly desperate and dishonest things said about me," Huckabee said. ... For what it's worth, by the way, a lot of reporters out here are surprisingly skeptical that Huckabee is going to win.

Update: Huckabee followed his event with a press conference, and the questions were sharp. You can tell the reporters smell blood in the water.

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http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_stump/default.aspx

Update: This piece in today's WaPo says Huckabee is ready to go negative on Romney in Iowa if/when it should be come necessary. Problem is, often you don't know it's necessary till it's too late...

I agree with this assessment. When John Kerry decided to fight back, it was simply too late. Huckabee might have already been swiftboated by MSM and Romney before he realizes it.

It might be just too late.

[wastedpotential]

Only time will tell, but I don’t think Romney is the reason for his fall. I think it was his performance on the Pakistan issue that hurt him most.

[2ndDivisionVet]

If Mike “The Apologizer Bunny” Huckabee and Mitt “MLK Parade” Romney shoot each other in a duel, Fred Thompson might upset the Iowa caucuses!

[Jean S]

Welcome to Free Repulibic. Why do you only post articles and no comments?
Another question, why do you consider this Breaking?

[ellery]

I agree. If Huck falls it will be because of his own statements. That said, Romney has always been most likely to win Iowa — the man has spent many millions of dollars there over at least a year. The only surprise would be if he didn’t win big.

[claudiustg]

Welcome to Free Republic!

Swiftboated? In what sense?

[zerosix]

Interesting isn’t it how the “nice Mormon guy” has no problem going for the jugular of the person most likely to snatch away his “Christian” conservative image?

[doc1019]

Fred has yet to make a serious gaff. He is just letting the rest of the candidates do their stupid stuff …

[indcons]

Welcome to FR, Huckster.

[Eric Blair 2084]

Bud Light presents:

"REAL MEN OF GENIUS"

...(Real men of genius)

Today we salute you, Mr. Mike Huckabee paid FR campaign shill!

...(Mr. Mike Huckabee paid FR campaign shill)

What does a liberal Republican do when he is afraid to face grass roots conservatives himself? He pays his coffee and errand boy minimum wage to do it for him

...(skim milk with three sweet and lows)

Sitting in a cubicle at campaign headquarters you search Conservative websites like the NY Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Salon, CNN and Daily Kos looking for favorable articles about the Huckster to post on FR

...(oooh, here's one from DU!)

Armed with nothing but talking points from Hucks' website, you attempt to convince conservatives that your candidate is not a Christian socialist or a pro-life Democrat

...(Jesus would want amnesty for illegals)

When FReepers say Huck is a fiscal liberal, algore loving environmental wacko, open border amnesty pusher, Jimmy Carter foreign policy appeaser, nanny state smoker banner you provide the brilliant original response...a link to his campaign website

...(copy, paste, copy, paste)

Conservatives? We don't need no stinkin' Conservatives!

...(Highly overrated)

All we need is a leftist who is pro-life, has an R next to his name, and talks about Jesus.

...(Praise the Lord!)

So crack open an ice cold Bud Light, oh Karl Rove of the blogosphere, because when a FReeper runs for office, we'll be calling you...

...(Mr. Mike Huckabee paid FR campaign shill)

Bud Light beer. Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, Missouri.

[Route66]

The Swiftboaters simply told the truth.

The truth sank Kerry.

The truth will sink Huckabee.

[big'ol_freeper]

Liberal attacking liberal...much more enjoyable when they are in the other party....why aren't they both Demoncrats where they belong?




U.S. Army Retired

[claudiustg]

Fred’s got a solid lock on 3rd or 4th place!

That said, I actually like Thompson. Huckabee gives me the creeps.

I remain Optimittstic!

[2ndDivisionVet]

You must understand: We believe the “swiftboaters” or as they’re actually known-The Swiftboat Veterans For Truth. John Kerry is and was a lying, traitorous, deceitful, cowardly fool that had to be kept from higher office. All the “swiftboaters” did was tell the truth, as they knew it, about Kerry. Thankfully, that was enough to derail his campaign.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

" Mitt Rommey's escalating attacks " and we heard from Mitt's supporters that negative attacks will only hurt your guy( other candidates that are not MITT ).
So Mitt supports ? are you going to say the same about your guy ? that negative attacks are going to hurt him ?

[claudiustg]

We agree! People talking about swiftboating are usually Democrat shills regurgitating Dim talking points.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

He forgot to take the termites out of the boat, and now that boat has wholes in it and is sinking.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Yup, he’s a bigot.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

" The Swiftboaters simply told the truth.

The truth sank Kerry.

The truth will sink Huckabee "

and the truth will sink Mitt.

[Jean S]

Huckabee might have already been swiftboated by MSM and Romney before he realizes it.

You use "swiftboating" as if it's a negative. You've outed youself as a troll by using lefty talking points.