How the Drive-By Media Attempts to Influence Both Party Primaries
Analyzing the Huckabee Appeal
Posted on 12/04/2007 12:36:01 PM PST by pissant
Pretty much. Here’s what he said:
MIKE HUCKABEE: I’ve been to Guantanamo, I was there, I guess it’s been about a year and a half ago. I think the problem with Guantanamo is not in that its facilities are inadequate. It’s the symbol that it represents. It’s clearly become a symbol to the rest of the world as a place that has become problematic for us as a nation. I was quite frankly impressed with the quality of the facilities and even the attention to care that was given to the detainees, but that aside, it doesn’t alter that Guantanamo to the rest of the world is a symbol that is not in our best interests to continue pursuing.
Never mind the fact it’s been a valuable source of information. No, he thinks it’s a bad symbol, so it should now be closed.
After the Iowa poll showed that Republican voters like him but found him much less “presidential” and “electable” than Romney, Huckabee sought to build his foreign policy credentials, meeting with a group of retired generals who are in Des Moines to urge the 2008 candidates to commit to opposing torture. After the meeting, Huckabee joined Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in declaring his opposition to the interrogation procedure known as “waterboarding,” and said he would support closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a contrast with the other leading Republicans.
Bryan:
That paragraph suggests that you’re easily swayed by a single meeting on important issues that have been before the American people for years…
My take: He’s putting symbolism over substance and putting worldwide condemnation ahead of the security realities. Those are not good qualities in a commander in chief who’ll lead a country that was globally envied and reviled long before the war even started.
Paul Mirengoff:
I suspect that Huckabee required little lobbying. Waterboarding and long-term detention aren’t very “Christian”; they merely keep terrorists out of action and, in special circumstances enable us to find out where we’re going to be attacked next and/or where we can find those who are planning the next attacks. But if Huckabee actually did reach his position based on the views of a handful of generals, and without consulting the people actually charged with protecting this country from terrorists, then he’s even less qualified to be president than I suspect.
With any luck, this will be the end of Huck’s presidential chances.
They also want the money that Huck has practice in raising from the 'values voters'.
Are there still people out there who think Huckabee is conservative about anything but the Bible?
I saw the Huckabee show back in 1991-92 but with a better looking guy playing the part.
You may be right. At any rate, they’re both cheesy smiling, smarmy liberals using the Bible to justify their pusilanimity.
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Ping.
“Huckabee has sank himself with this.”
You really think the MSM will report this? They want him or Rudy so they can unleash all hell on them if they get the nod. The reason that they are not going after Fred is that they can’t find anything and he is dangerous against anyone the RATS put up against him.
If we nominate Mike Huckabee at the top of our ticket, we will suffer our worst national defeat since 1964.
I cannot understand why anyone is supporting this guy. He is the “MEDIA’S CANDIDATE” so that Republicans will get crushed in 2008.
“I was quite frankly impressed with the quality of the facilities and even the attention to care that was given to the detainees, but that aside...”
So, what?
So, break apart the management of the detainees, to numerous locations and invite lapses in their treatment?
Yep, seems prett soft headed — for a conservative Republican presidential nominee or anyone else.
Let’s see who is politically astute enough to jump on this.
John Bolton accuses him of turning around on his N.K. policy, maybe others.
yeah all they can do to Fred is say that his wife is hot and much younger than him
Nice.
Why is Guantanamo a litmus test for idiocy? The new distinctions that Guantanamo represent must suffer the examination and critisim that all new distinctions should suffer. The nation and our ideology have and will continue to pay a price for Guantanamo and while I think it has been worth it, I don't think it has been so "worth it" that we should not constantly assess whether it worth it to continue.
hey Huck.......how bout gap toohed buck toohed folks ?
kill em cause they aren’t so pretty ????
same stupid logic......idiot
Republican voters and conservatives are not swayed by the MSM. Liberals are. The internet and talk radio will carry this. That is where conservatives get their news from. It will sink Huckabee and used against him if there are any remaining debates.
dang it....toohed + toothed
my tag line says it all
pissant... and don’t you ever get kicked off here again.
That should be everybody's question!!
Jonathan Alter (Newsweek): The Case for Huckabee
Letting Jonathan Alter and the MSM pick our candidate is like letting a baseball manager pick the opposing team's starting pitcher.
Enough with this insanity.
“Why is Guantanamo a litmus test for idiocy? The new distinctions that Guantanamo represent must suffer the examination and critisim that all new distinctions should suffer. The nation and our ideology have and will continue to pay a price for Guantanamo and while I think it has been worth it, I don’t think it has been so “worth it” that we should not constantly assess whether it worth it to continue.”
Huh, Are you fer it or against it?!? Speak English, man.
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