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Huck Camp: Blame Fred
MSNBC ^ | Jan. 19, 2008 | Domenico Montanaro

Posted on 01/19/2008 9:11:03 PM PST by FocusNexus

It's clear who Huckabee camp is blaming for its squeaker of a loss in South Carolina: Fred Thompson.

After Huckabee's gracious concession speech -- in which he had nothing but kind words for John McCain who he said showed great "civility" -- former SC Gov. David Beasley, a Huckabee surrogate, railed against Thompson.

"Fred hurt us in South Carolina," Beasley began. "He had one goal and one goal only -- to distort Mike Huckabee's record so John McCain could pull it out. No ifs, ands or buts about it...

"Thompson came here and just went to the areas where he could gut Huckabee. I have no doubt in my mind, it was Washington politics at its worst.

"One thing about Fred; I love Fred, but Fred's not stupd...I don't think he had any intention in South Carolina but to hurt Mike Huckab... Had Fred Thompson not been in the race, this would have been an overwhelming, dynamic victory for Mike Huckabee."

(Excerpt) Read more at firstread.msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: blame; elections; fredthompson; huckabee; sc2008
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And if Huckabee has not been in the race, the SC outcome may have been different...
1 posted on 01/19/2008 9:11:09 PM PST by FocusNexus
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or...

Fred Camp: Blame Huck

2 posted on 01/19/2008 9:11:46 PM PST by inkling (exurbanleague.com)
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So this is where all the nonsense about Fred being a stalking horse for McCain has come from!

Dirty politicking by the Huckster camp continues!


3 posted on 01/19/2008 9:12:36 PM PST by SoConPubbie
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To: FocusNexus

Congratulations, Fred!


4 posted on 01/19/2008 9:12:45 PM PST by Laptop_Ron (Abstract art is a product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered. —)
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*uckabee is scum.
AB* — Anyone but *uckabee.


5 posted on 01/19/2008 9:12:54 PM PST by counterpunch (GOP Convention '08 — Go For Brokered!)
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Fred’s not like that. He is the ONLY stateman of the whole bunch!

Vote for FRED!


6 posted on 01/19/2008 9:13:16 PM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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And, if the conservative media hadn’t singled out Huckabee fpr attack, the result would have been different and we wouldn’t be stuck with the two most unacceptable candidates imaginable — McCain and Willard.


7 posted on 01/19/2008 9:14:25 PM PST by Ol' Sparky (Liberal Republicans are the greater of two evils)
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I guess it's just me blaming Huck, then ;-)

I really wanted to see Fred pull off the impossible in SC.

8 posted on 01/19/2008 9:14:46 PM PST by inkling (exurbanleague.com)
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So this is where all the nonsense about Fred being a stalking horse for McCain has come from!
Dirty politicking by the Huckster camp continues!
Yep.
It's where it has always come from (with lots of help from MSDNC hosts Chris Matthews and Queef Odermann.)
Sad that we've got people here carrying their water...
 
9 posted on 01/19/2008 9:15:44 PM PST by counterpunch (GOP Convention '08 — Go For Brokered!)
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Fred hurt us in South Carolina," Beasley began. "He had one goal and one goal only -- to distort Mike Huckabee's
record so John McCain could pull it out. No ifs, ands or buts about it...



10 posted on 01/19/2008 9:17:25 PM PST by MaxMax (God Bless America)
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After Huckabee's gracious concession speech -- in which he had nothing but kind words for John McCain who he said showed great "civility" -- former SC Gov. David Beasley, a Huckabee surrogate, railed against Thompson.
Rail away, Weasley. I'm still with Fred.
11 posted on 01/19/2008 9:21:06 PM PST by eastsider
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Yeah, if Fred hadn’t done that massive push-polling and blanketed the state with fliers lying about . . ., oh, wait, wasn’t it Huckabee’s campaign who did all that to Fred? Actually, it could have been a backlash by decent people against the massive hypocrisy and deceit of the Huckabee campaign that cost him the victory.
12 posted on 01/19/2008 9:21:13 PM PST by coramdeo
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Clinton was absolutely wrong in his “Fairy Tale” comment. The REAL Fairy Tale is that Huck can actually win let alone be even competitive in a General Election. If he does win the nomination he will be the Republican equivalent of George McGovern. IMHO of course.


13 posted on 01/19/2008 9:21:18 PM PST by TCats
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If this is what Fed did, then he did the nation a great service.


14 posted on 01/19/2008 9:21:41 PM PST by Mariner
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Pardon, but is that a whine? Everybody had a right to campaign. I could wish some did not, but they had a right. And it isn't as if the Huck camp didn't play dirty with push polling and flyers. The Huckleberry, like his namesake, is seasonal and he is out of season this time of year.Also like his namesake, the little blue fruit, he will soon be a seasonal memory.

vaudine

15 posted on 01/19/2008 9:22:08 PM PST by vaudine (RO)
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Fred Thompson played a major role in passing McCain’s CFR, Fred was McCain’s campaign co-chair, when McC was running against Bush, before Fred entered the race in 2007 he was doing fundraising for McCain.

Also see this:

Matalin; Race Debate on “Hannity & Colmes”

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/01/matalin_race_debate_on_hannity.html

SEAN HANNITY:...

Joining us now is Fred Thompson’s campaign adviser, Mary Matalin. Mary, always good to see you.

MARY MATALIN, THOMPSON CAMPAIGN ADVISER: Hey Sean.

...

HANNITY:.....Why does he seem only willing to attack or go after or challenge Mike Huckabee but not Senator McCain? Senator McCain is leading there?

MATALIN: No, of course, he’s been challenging — I wouldn’t call it attacking. He’s been challenging each of these candidates on their issues. And specifically relative to McCain, he said he disagreed with his immigration issue. Let me say this, Fred Thompson would not have gotten in the race if John McCain was scratching the conservative itch. You listed all the things that John has not been conservative on. I would add to that, it was a tipping point for a lot of conservatives, he’s now jumped on the pseudo-religious global warming bandwagon. That’s just madness.

But they are friends, and if they thought John would have been able to carry the banner that could unite the party to beat the liberals in the fall, he wouldn’t have jumped in the first place. “

MATALIN:.... “We all love John McCain. We just don’t think he’s the kind of conservative that can unite the party. “


16 posted on 01/19/2008 9:23:14 PM PST by FocusNexus
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After Huckabee's gracious concession speech -- in which he had nothing but kind words for John McCain who he said showed great "civility" -- former SC Gov. David Beasley, a Huckabee surrogate, railed against Thompson.
Rail away, Weasley. I'm still with Fred.
17 posted on 01/19/2008 9:24:04 PM PST by eastsider
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My congrats to fred as well. The dellusional Pastor Huckleberry team assumes that they would have actually picked up votes? LMAO

Get this message to that trainwreck Huck. Even if Fred Thomspon is not in the race any longer you will NOT I repeat NOT have my vote you sad pathetic excuse for a man.


18 posted on 01/19/2008 9:25:56 PM PST by cosmic_me (Stop picking your nose. People are watching.)
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Hahahaahah! Sore loser.


19 posted on 01/19/2008 9:26:42 PM PST by rintense (Thompson / Hunter 2008!)
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Mike Huckabee should drop out, he only won Iowa, and has little money left..... HUCK SHOULD DROP OUT !!! RUDY SHOULD DROP OUT !!! RON PAUL SHOULD DROP OUT !!


20 posted on 01/19/2008 9:26:52 PM PST by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM .53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart, there is no GOD.)
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