Huckabee jokes about Bush not reading intelligence reports

WCFCourier.com ^ | December 31, 2007 | Dan Gearino

[Romneyfor President2008]

DES MOINES --- Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee defended his failure to read the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran in early December, joking in an interview Monday that President Bush didn't read intelligence reports for four years.

Huckabee came under fire in early December when, in response to a reporter's question about the Iran report, Huckabee said he wasn't aware of it. Huckabee's lack of familiarity with the with the National Intelligence Estimate --- a report that showed Iran had discontinued its nuclear program --- provided fuel for his critics who said he was a lightweight on foreign policy.

[Romneyfor President2008]

People going to let this guy win?

[pnh102]

What party is Huckabee in again?

[Red_Devil 232]

You can ask the same question about “Rooty” and “Mitt the switch”.

[Ann Archy]

Poor man’s Ross Perot.

[stocksthatgoup]

Bush jokes about Hucksters reading intelligence reports.

[Brilliant]

I thought the Dems were off base to run against Bush but Huckabee has got to be certifiably nuts.

[stocksthatgoup]

Headline Corrected
` Bush jokes about Hucksters not reading intelligence reports.

[normy]

Not in this context, as a matter of fact neither bashes Bush with the regularity of Huck. I guess he is going for the Ron Paul vote now. I must say, this guys character is very flawed as a man, as a Republican and as a Christian.

I hope Fred has the sense to rip this fat boy to shreds.

[Grimmy]

Way to regurgitate the propaganda of our enemy. What a worthless snot gobbler. I wonder who’s been appointed as his designated Thought Boss? Do compromised POTUS candidates report to the local Thought Boss for their Party Approved Rhetoric updates? Or do they rate a personal Hive Mind attendant?

[Just mythoughts]

This guy is in over his head, I almost feel sorry for him.

[LibLieSlayer]

POS huckster can’t read an elementary school book without a handler explaining it to him... Corruption, lying and bribes he is great at! Maybe he will sign up with Jenny Craig and just disappear all together.

LLS

[Steamburg]

Just another boy from Hope. Don’t ever let the truth get in the way of a press conference when the media is behind you.

[detective]

The dope from Hope shows his ignorance yet again. Huckabee has no clue about foreign policy. All he knows is raising taxes, releasing violent criminals and huge government subsidy programs for illegal aliens.

[wildwood]

i don’t have a preference in candidates yet, but this huckabee really REALLY turns me off, for so many reasons.

[Morgan in Denver]

Your sig line describes Huckabee best. I initially considered him until various statements, made by him, revealed him to be a bit shallow. Worse, too many of his positions on issues are just plain wrong and short sighted.

Then he added Ed Rollins to his his campaign and that really turned me off because Rollins is not what I consider a good campaign strategist.

Even if Huckabee wins in Iowa, I cannot see him gaining much support in fly over country.

[Comus]

Watch out. You are going to piss off “Snake Wavers for Huck.”

[indylindy]

I guess to old Huck, everything is a joke. I hope he includes in that list of jokes, himself.

I think Huck is in love with himself. What an operator.

[freekitty]

Huckabee is the joke.

[kjam22]

LOL... Huck jabbing the president again? One thing about Huckabee... he doesn’t care what FR thinks of him. Not sure that’s real smart.... but he obviously doesn’t care.

[cubreporter]

huckabee jokes entirely too much. A joke here and there is fine but I think he thinks he is a comedian and he does it a LOT. Huckabee? No thanks.

[cubreporter]

huckabee jokes entirely too much. A joke here and there is fine but I think he thinks he is a comedian and he does it a LOT. Huckabee? No thanks.

[kjam22]

I like the joking. I love sarcasim. I remember a president who joked about bombing Russia once. That was pretty funny too!

[webschooner]

What party is Huckabee in again?

Huckleberry is a moderate middle-of-the-road RINO Republican Christian Progressive.

[Grimmy]

“Watch out. You are going to piss off “Snake Wavers for Huck.””

I’ll just add them to the list.

[metesky]

No, and your guy is a loser too. Talk about an empty suit...

[TomGuy]

Huckabee keeps have a relapse of foot-in-mouth disease.

It could be terminal, as far as his presidential ambitions are concerned.

[billorites]

I don't care if his kinfolk came from Bugtussle...
For God's sake Jed don't vote for Huck!

[normy]

I can’t believe he is even in contention at this point. I mean I can understand the initial infatuation some might have had, but after the past two weeks he has shown himself to be a buffoon. He needs to drop quickly so serious candidates can pick up his numbers.

[Juan Medén]

. . . and as a Christian.

I hope Fred has the sense to rip this fat boy to shreds.

Nice juxtposition. Really classy.

[normy]

I hope he includes in that list of jokes, himself.

I gotta say, I love reading some good wit on FR that makes me laugh out loud. Happy New Year.

[TomGuy]

Mike Huckabee defended his failure to read the National Intelligence Estimate

Maybe, if Huckabee had been reading those NIE's, he would at least be able to find nations on a world map.

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Huckabee foreign policy:

He may not be able to find Afghanistan on a map, but he might find a crocheted afghan on the sofa.

Huckabee Confused about Borders
	Posted by Maelstorm On 12/29/2007 2:30:51 AM CST · 19 replies NYTimes ^ | Dec 28, 2007 | By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK DES MOINES — Mike Huckabee used the volatile situation in Pakistan Friday to make an argument for building a fence on the American border with Mexico and found himself trying to explain a series of remarks about Pakistanis and their nation.

[Fresh Wind]

Not long ago, I thought there was no Republican nominee that I wouldn’t be able to hold my nose and vote for, especially against Hillary. I think Huckleberry is the first.

[Kakaze]

"The point I'm trying to make is that, on the campaign trail, nobody's going to be able, if they've been campaigning as hard as we have been, to keep up with every single thing, from what happened to Britney last night to who won 'Dancing with the Stars.'"I'm betting he knows the answers to those questions.

Huckabee's, utter disregard for National Security is only over shadowed by his codescending attitude toward everyone.

If it was dem who mouthed off like this the threads would be a thousand post long.

Theres no way this smarmy s.o.b. belongs anywhere near the White House let alone with the "Foot Ball"

[digger48]

You must be watching the Beverly Hillbillies Marathon on TVLand.

Ahhhh....the classics...

[Bassfire]

Please don’t let Huckaberry win the nomination, I don’t want to have to hold my nose when I vote in the general election! Go Fred!

[TomGuy]

Not long ago, I thought there was no Republican nominee that I wouldn’t be able to hold my nose and vote for, especially against Hillary. I think Huckleberry is the first.

Too bad we can't throw them back and start over with a new selection of wannabes.

from Today's Toons 1/1/08

[normy]

I do not care about being classy but the Bible talks about how Christians should speak about their leaders.

I am sorry I hurt your delegate sensibilities. I will quote Jesus instead and call this guy what Jesus called the religious hypocrites of his day. Huck is a hypocrite and a snake.

[Morgan in Denver]

I think it reflects a general dissatisfaction with the current candidates. All have plusses and minuses and conservatives are looking for another Ronald Reagan when there isn’t another one available.

[MichiganWoodsman]

Gheeez! Here we are as Republicans and we have the only guy, other than Abortiani and McCain, who can actually win in the general election, and we nit-pick him to death. Would you rather see Hitlery, the Breck Girl, or Osama-bama as president? We need to get behind one of the three contenders instead of those who have no chance of winning (no chancers: Thompson - although he’s a good guy, he’s a sleep walking geriatric; Hunter - although he’s a good conservative, Christian man, the guy can’t speak and resonates with only about 2% of the general electorate; and, Flip Romney - although he could win the nomination, we are dead meat if he does).

[Doogle]

..the huckster is having identity problems....he hopes he pulls in the moderate middle of the road types by bashing the President....(bunker mentality)..meanwhile he exposes himself for what he is...an opportunist who can’t stop apologizing for putting his foot in his mouth. Someone who hasn’t a clue, takes the path of least resistance in order to secure a vote or two, Congress type of solution,ignore it till it bites you on the a$$. Clinton maneuvering act of bashing while self promoting in the guise of taking the high road.

[normy]

delicate.

[Cedric]

Huckabee has gotten virulently snide and cynical since Rollins came aboard.

[Fresh Wind]

LOL!!

[normy]

Reagan had his weak points too (hey I love Reagan, I named my daughter Reagan) but Fred or Hunter is our best Republican running hands down. Fred need to be supported by Republicans plain and simple. He is a statesman and has a core set of beliefs about how government should be run. I can not say the same about any other candidate.

I could vote for Mitt but he doesn't come off as genuine in his beliefs.

I can vote for McCain but he has been moving to the liberal side for the past ten years now.

I could vote for Rudy but socially he is certainly no Conservative.

Huckabee is a moron who is not ready for prime time and never will be. He is a guy who was trying to build a resume to increase his private speech fees and found himself in the lead and is probably freaked out.

Hunter is great but at 1% with no momentum during the whole campaign, he's not realistic.

[AmericaUnited]

The GOP’s Jimma “I’ze born again” Carter.

For any Christians who are supporting this imbecile, get a clue. You are supposed to be “wise as serpents...”, not stupid, gullible sheep. You are supposed to be wise and have discernment. And if you do, you won’t be supporting this loser.

[rrrod]

I’ll vote for anyone other than the huckster.

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

Just so you know... the official disparagement for God’s chosen candidate is now SM-Huckabee. It is the most accurate.

[Red_Devil 232]

I will agree that Mitt and Rooty have yet to meet these qualifications. Huck is running interference for them for the moment. Just wait until the Huckster is deemed out of the running and then we will see what happens!

[normy]

Hopefully it will be soon.

[AmericaUnited]

who can actually win in the general election

Oh please! Huckleberry is already imploding ala Howard Dean. The more visibilty he gets, the more incompetant he looks. He'll get destroyed...