Posted on 12/25/2011 4:40:55 PM PST by markomalley
Former Iowa Caucuses-winner Mike Huckabee apparently wants to spend his post-Christmas days deleting hate mail from his inbox. In an interview with Fox News Sunday‘s Chris Wallace, Huckabee delivered a fairly blistering assessment of Iowa frontrunner Rep. Ron Paul and his “fanatical believers.”
As if pissing off the Ronulans wasn’t enough, Huckabee denounced his party’s candidates for being too mean to President Obama, whom he called a “decent, patriotic American.”
Wallace began by trying to suck Huckabee into his own feud with Ron Paul fans, asking if a win by the Texas congressman would discredit the Iowa Caucuses. The former Arkansas Governor obliged Wallace, flatly declaring that Ron Paul “is not going to be elected president.”
“His views on foreign policy,” Huckabee said, “are so much an anathema to Republicans and Democrats and what I call middle of the road people. He has a core of fanatical believers, and they don’t represent mainstream Americans. It is not okay for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
Unless I missed something, though, Ron Paul didn’t say it was “okay” for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. There are fair arguments to be had over what Paul actually did say, which was that the US shouldn’t use military force to preempt Iran’s acquisition of such a weapon, but Huckabee’s remarks were an unfair distortion of Paul’s position.
Asked whether he second-guessed himself over his decision not to run for president, Huckabee really went for it. “Republicans can’t decide what they want to be when they grow up,” he said, adding, “I know they want to beat Obama, but in the process, they want to tear each other up so much, they want to savage each other so much that it will be difficult to beat Obama.”
“If I ran,” Huckabee continued, “it would be because I wanted to bring some ideas to the race, but I realize that will not be the focus. It is how mean can a person be.
“I don’t want to savage Barack Obama,” he said, later adding, “I think he’s a decent, patriotic American. He loves america different than me, but I don’t doubt he loves America.”
It should be noted that Huckabee wasn’t always on such a high road where President Obama is concerned. I guess it’s easier to be nice from the sidelines.
Here’s the clip, from Fox News Sunday:
Full title: Hate Mail Alert: Mike Huckabee On Ron Paul’s ‘Fanatical Believers’ And ‘Decent, Patriotic’ Barack Obama
“Unless I missed something, though, Ron Paul didn’t say it was “okay” for Iran to have a nuclear weapon”
No he didn’t say it was “okay”, he just said he isn’t willing to do anything to stop it.
>> “I don’t want to savage Barack Obama,” he said, later adding, “I think he’s a decent, patriotic American. He loves america different than me, but I don’t doubt he loves America.” >>
Anyone who ever voted for this clown, gave his campaign money, or put cash in his offering plate - is now proven a sucker.
Is it clear now whey Huckaboob wasn’t/isn’t fit to be president?
GAH!!!!!!!!!
Tatt
Who is having a HECK of a time setting aside politics this Christmas...
Lord, please, give me strength, and help us beat back the RINO elite..
Yep Huck, Obama is decent an patriotic, so all are all of his mentors and friends that has has had through a perfectly mainstream life; regular Johnny Apple Seeds, all of them. Really sad you aren’t in the race.
“Unless I missed something, though, Ron Paul didn’t say it was “okay” for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. There are fair arguments to be had over what Paul actually did say, which was that the US shouldn’t use military force to preempt Iran’s acquisition of such a weapon, but Huckabee’s remarks were an unfair distortion of Paul’s position.”
Yeah, you MISSED something. Huck is exactly right about Ron “Let’s Nuke Israel” Paul.
Quite possibly one of the most naive and ignorant statements I have ever read...
That's S.O.P. with Wallace. Did y'all see him with Obama? :-0
OK, it is official:
Schmuckabee is a bigger loon than Ron Paul.
Just vomited into my mask, only seconds to live, just wanted to say Huckabee is an asshole before I kick off!
“I don’t want to savage Barack Obama,” he said, later adding, “I think he’s a decent, patriotic American”
Huck said THAT?
That’s what McShame said, and that’s why we lost.
What’s wrong with these idiots??
Has he endorsed Milt Romney yet in exchange for a minor cabinet position or ambassadorship?
>> Is it clear now whey Huckaboob wasn’t/isn’t fit to be president? >>
Correction: it’s always been clear......
Huck’s said about a dozen times, he’s not endorsing AT ALL until the Tampa convention. Period. End of story.
Yeah, and since he’d never tell a lie, that’s that, right?
In this election cycle with the massive campaign treasury that Zer0 has, you have to be a fierce warior and be willing to step up to the challenge. No Mr. Nicey Nice or Wishey Washy need apply. This is going to be a Battle Royal and if it means telling the American electorate who Zer0 really is, so be it. That is not being mean, it is being honest.
I am now for Paul. Seeing those attacking him most speaks volumes.
Thank God he isn’t running then. We don’t need another nanny-state RINO in the race.
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