Huckabee Lashes Out at Romney in Oklahoma

ABC News ^ | 2/1/2008 | Kevin Chupka

[JRochelle]

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee viciously attacked the record of his presidential Republican rival Mitt Romney in Oklahoma City on Friday, calling Romney's actions "absurd" and accusing him of being a liar.

At a press conference Friday morning, Huckabee was asked to clarify comments he made on a cable news morning show the previous day in which he claimed that Romney had yet to reach "political puberty."

"I meant that on a number of issues, he had not yet discovered who he was on the second amendment – he supported Brady, he supported an assault weapon ban," Huckabee said.

He added that "[Romney] was very pro-choice, supported strong positions for same sex relationships, [and] said on television that he would do more for the gay/lesbian agenda than Ted Kennedy."

"That's pretty bold," Huckabee concluded, also mentioning how Romney had said he and his dad had marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "when he hadn't."

He continued to bash Romney's record even further: "I just think you can't have a change of opinion on fundamental issues over and over and wait until you're running for President to do it," he said. "To say that you've never thought about the origins of human life until you were nearly 60 years old, I find that hard to believe even for someone who hasn't run for office before, but certainly for somebody who had."

These are by far the most virulent remarks Huckabee has made aimed at the former Massachusetts governor since his wild and wacky "I'm not going negative" press conference in Des Moines, Iowa on New Year's Eve.

Even when asked about Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., and the differences between himself and the McCain, Huckabee couldn't resist one more jab at Romney.

[JRochelle]

Huckabee is right.

[Antoninus]

That’s why I’ve decided to vote for him. He’s 100% on target about Flipper.

[marron]

Did he have anything to say about McCain?

[DannyTN]

.Romney had yet to reach "political puberty."

LOL

[Red in Blue PA]

Careful what you wish for.....

[elizabetty]

Huckabee has been denouncing "Common Sense" and "Trust Huckabee" for their trashy and probably illegal push polling.

Huckabee released his financial information yesterday and the has ACCEPTED MONEY FROM THIS GROUP.

Huckabee gives Arkansas Trash a bad name.

[JRochelle]

Click on the link and see!

[San Jacinto]

He is McCain’s stooge, now. What a shame. I hope he is embarrassed for himself-—or at least lets out a big “Well, GOLLLEEEEY!”

[truthkeeper]

"Senator McCain -- I don't consider him a liberal. I think Mitt Romney calls him that, that's absurd," he said.

Then I guess Romney and I are on the same page.

[WOSG]

McCain’s poodle is barking like a rabid dog.

[MNJohnnie]

Huckster applying for the job of McCain’s VP. Wonder if he has managed to pry Lindsey Graham’s lips off McCain’s butt yet? Once big Govt neo Socialists politician running interference for another. You did not really think the GOP Establishment was going to let us peons pick the candidate for 2008 did you?

[MNJohnnie]

Huckster applying for the job of McCain’s VP. Wonder if he has managed to pry Lindsey Graham’s lips off McCain’s butt yet? Once big Govt neo Socialists politician running interference for another. You did not really think the GOP Establishment was going to let us peons pick the candidate for 2008 did you?

[elizabetty]

That’s why I’ve decided to vote for him

Why vote for the middle man when you can vote McCain.

Huckabee is probably voting for McCain in arkansas.

[SatinDoll]

Huckabee was charged with 14 counts of ethics violations while Arkansas’s Governor. He was found guilty of 5 of those charges. The charges involved appropriating state government funds for his personal use.

In the real world that is called “stealing”.

[CWW]

It’s clear that Huckabee is not McCain’s bitc-, and is being offered the VP slot to stay in teh race and draw concervatives from Romney.

[WOSG]

Huckabee has been denouncing "Common Sense" and "Trust Huckabee" for their trashy and probably illegal push polling. Huckabee released his financial information yesterday and the has ACCEPTED MONEY FROM THIS GROUP. Huckabee gives Arkansas Trash a bad name.

Interesting. You should post this as an article.

[Dems_R_Losers]

Of course not - he is merely a stalking horse for McCain and always was. McCain has played rope-a-dope with evangelicals - bring in Huckabee to attack and siphon off votes from Romney, then have him endorse McCain when he finally drops out. It’s worked like a charm.

[Bob J]

Funny that Huch is attacking Mitt instead of the front runner MCCain.

[Just mythoughts]

Careful Huckabee your jealous covetousness is showing.

[DannyTN]

I can see why he's striking back at Romney though. Factcheck.org December articles caught Romney in several untruths regarding Huckabee. None of them are totally clean, but I credit Romney's false attacks after the first primary with Huckabee not having more delegates at this stage.

Factcheck.org