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Huckabee Defends Joke About Fred
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| 01/12/08
| Joy Lin
Posted on 01/12/2008 7:14:42 AM PST by TornadoAlley3
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. Asked about Fred Thompsons hatchet attack against him at Thursday's Republican debate, Mike Huckabee joked to Joe Scarborough that he thought Fred needs some Metamucil. I think it would help a lot if he gets some. You know, he was in a bad mood last night.
On the bus with reporters on Route 96 in Michigan from Lansing to Grand Rapids, Huckabee explained his Metamucil comment saying, You have to understand the context of the show
.Its not quite as irreverent as Imus
not quite Stephen Colbert but its serious topics with an edge.
I really do believe if people cant have some sense of humor as they approach this stuff, then it causes everybody to be so locked down and consultant driven that their campaigns become so boring because all theyre going to do is give this robotic answer to everything thats very carefully scripted. I promise you, you wont have moments like this, Huckabee said, gesturing to the handful of reporters that had gathered around him for an on-the-record conversation that would last about 40 minutes.
Does Romney do these? Huckabee asked the reporters. No, replied one. Neither does Thompson, said another.
If I thought I couldnt be a human being. That I gotta wait till six handlers tell me what I can and cant say and I have to read it, you know, its not worth it.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fred; huckabee; metamucil; sc2008
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To: ejonesie22
That was not the comparison I am talking about. The competition said that about Reagan in an effort to win themselves. It was not true. We are pointing out that Huckabee is indeed a buffoon, and a rube rip for the picking by the left, who are just pleased beyond compare at his success and your stupidity in enabling such. Please, I was not born yesterday, I was born in 1965, and the attacks you all spew at Huckabee are the same attacks that were spewed at Ronald Reagan in 1980.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
361
posted on
01/12/2008 2:08:05 PM PST
by
Dane
("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" Ronald Reagan, 1987)
To: LowOiL
To: Dane
That’s nice, I was born then too. I worked Reagan's Second campign.
The difference is that the attacks on Reagan were falsehoods, lies by the competition.
Huckabee is a fool at best. And that is coming from many in his own party.
You are backing a Socialist, get a clue and quit talking like you know anything about Reagan, he was Conservative, and you obviously learned nothing from his life and work.
363
posted on
01/12/2008 2:30:05 PM PST
by
ejonesie22
(Mike Huckabee, Tithing via Taxation, the Christian Democrat way...)
To: Sola Veritas
I am a Hunter fan. Just like the guy. Thompson is 2nd choice, get him in, and reteach conservatism.
Thats my last stand.
364
posted on
01/12/2008 2:37:29 PM PST
by
dforest
(Duncan Hunter is the best hope we have on both fronts.)
To: barryg
“huckabee is not a liberal . give me a break”
He thinks that in this time of crisis, not enough government is the problem.
Sure he is. A pro-life liberal.
To: Dane
the attacks you all spew at Huckabee are the same attacks that were spewed at Ronald Reagan in 1980.
LOL! Give all of us a break! If they're the same attacks, it would be because they're true about Huckabee. Huckabee is no Ronald Reagan, no way, no how. The two are alike in your mind only.
366
posted on
01/12/2008 3:17:59 PM PST
by
Clara Lou
(Thompson '08)
To: CindyDawg
You did?
Yippee for YOU!
I hope you’ll let me know if he replys to you.
367
posted on
01/12/2008 3:24:29 PM PST
by
dixiechick2000
(There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
To: littlehouse36
368
posted on
01/12/2008 3:35:41 PM PST
by
RetiredArmy
(Better prepare, come Nov 08, we have a Marxist Commissar President and Marxist Congress.)
To: TornadoAlley3
lol.....oh that is embarrassing. My mind took “on” and switched it to “off.”
To: LordBridey; unspun; PhilCollins; Arcy; livius; brwnsuga; HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath; ...
HUCK-A-PING! "Unelectable" Huckabee is winning elections!
***SKY IS FALLING, SOUND THE ALARMS***
In the interest of equal time, we now present the following rebuttal from FR's own FredHeads (many of whom are in need of Metamucil):
"This article is LIES!!! ALL LIES!!!! Everyone knows ONLY FRED is conservative!!!!! Huckabee is a MARXIST SOCIALIST COMMUNIST DIRTBAG LIBERAL SCUMBAG who LOVES ILLEGAL-ALIENS & CRIMINALS & TERRORISTS & NANNY-STATE TAX-HIKING LEFTIST DEMOCRATS!!! He is the MSN created candidate ,a reincarnation of CARTER, CLINTON, ELMER-GANTRY, MAO, HILTER, O.J. SIMPSON & POL POT!!! Huck DESTROYED ARKANSAS and will DESTROY the GOP & AMERICA TOOOOOOOOOO!!! RUDY is better than Huck!! Hell, I'll take HILLARY over HUCK!! A vote for HUCKLEBURRY is a vote to CHOP-UP LITTLE PUPPIES IN A BLENDER!!!!!!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAGGGH!!!"
"And oh yea, vote Fred 2008 or you're a douchebag & liberal sellout"
TRUTH SQUAD: Click HERE to find out how freepers felt about Mike Huckabees record when he was actually IN office.
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posted on
01/12/2008 4:46:21 PM PST
by
BillyBoy
(Fred Thompson isn't the second coming of Ronald Reagan, he's the second coming of Stephen Douglas!)
To: TornadoAlley3
I thought it was kind of funny. Some people need to lighten up a little. We have turned Thompson into some kind of cult hero.
371
posted on
01/12/2008 4:49:13 PM PST
by
Reagan79
(Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys)
To: TornadoAlley3
“That I gotta wait till six handlers tell me what I can and cant say and I have to read it, you know, its not worth it.
Perhaps he should consult with Empress-Elect Hillary, and her 12 gay apostles.. Err... I mean... HANDLERS...
who are always trying to respin whatever it was she said
...
372
posted on
01/12/2008 4:51:30 PM PST
by
tcrlaf
(VOTE DEMOCRAT-You'll look great in a Burka!)
To: kjam22
Your band looks really cool - keep it up.
373
posted on
01/12/2008 4:51:47 PM PST
by
Reagan79
(Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys)
To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
I AM glad to report, however, that I've personally seen and aided in the conversion of several Huckabee supporters over to Fred, including a few pastors, many just in the last week alone. Great job!
374
posted on
01/12/2008 4:52:34 PM PST
by
Isara
To: elephant08
“Why is there so much hatred for Huck on this sight?”
Because he has a personality and people like him. While he may not be my first choice I don’t see him as this big lib people keep painting him as. The fair tax is the most conservative / pro growth of all the tax plans. If I disagree with him it’s more for his protectionist - populist rants, but even that would be toned down some if he won the election.
He’s pretty conservative, pragmatic on a few issues, not perfect, but far from this big nanny state monster some have depicted him as. Huckabee says he fundamentally believes in less government and more power for the states. The smoking thing is kind of flaky, but even Thompson has his faults.
375
posted on
01/12/2008 5:01:05 PM PST
by
Reagan79
(Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys)
To: LowOiL
Not only did I see it, I still see it. Do you not see the pictures making fun of Christians right here before your eyes. If as you allege, Fred Thompson is making fun of Christians, please post examples. With appropriate source references, per this website's posting guidelines.
376
posted on
01/12/2008 5:49:14 PM PST
by
Charles Martel
(The Tree of Liberty thirsts.)
To: Bernard Marx
Apart from being wrong on most of the issues, Try going to Huck's website and actually reading his postions on the issues. Then tell me which ones you disagree with. I'd be interested to know.
377
posted on
01/12/2008 5:54:14 PM PST
by
Hugin
(Mecca delenda est!)
To: Reagan79
378
posted on
01/12/2008 5:56:31 PM PST
by
dforest
(Duncan Hunter is the best hope we have on both fronts.)
To: CindyDawg
To: syriacus; RooRoobird20; keepitreal
Is Huckabee like some preschooler who is fixated on bodily functions?
Apparently. See below....
Huckabee often describes unpleasant tasks as about as much fun as a
colonoscopy. He once told a reporter from The Washington Post that his rock band doesnt get women tossing their panties on the stage because given our demographics, were more likely to have old men
throwing their Depends at us.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/12/magazine/16huckabee.html?pagewanted=9
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