Posted on 02/04/2008 7:54:13 AM PST by TornadoAlley3
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. -- Mike Huckabee accused Mitt Romney of dirty politicking at a morning rally today, suggesting that Romney is telling voters that a vote for Huckabee is a vote against Romney.
On Fox News Channel's "Hannity & Colmes" last Thursday, Romney said: "I think most people recognize that a vote for Mike Huckabee is a vote for John McCain, and if they want John McCain as their nominee, why, that's exactly what that vote would do."
Today, Huckabee responded: "I know Mr. Romney has been trying to do a little voter suppression by telling people a vote for me is really a vote for John McCain."
"Let me tell you something, a vote for me is exactly what it is - a vote for me. A vote for somebody who hasn't just decided this year where he stands on the second amendment. ... It's a vote for somebody who knows where he stands on the sanctity of life. It's somebody who knows where he stands on the federal marriage amendment. ... It's somebody who knows where he stands on the Reagan legacy and the Bush tax cuts and hasn't changed his opinion."
Speaking to reporters after the event, Huckabee defended his use of the word "voter suppression."
"If you try to discourage people from voting for somebody, what else would you call it?" he asked, not apologizing for making such an accusation.
"Isn't voter suppression where you try to keep people from voting a certain way? By anybody's definition, if the goal of saying certain things or doing certain things is to discourage a person's voters, can anyone tell me otherwise? Isn't that voter suppression -- suppressing the vote, pushing it down, keeping people from feeling comfortable going and making the vote. I think that's exactly what we're seeing."
Good descriptive.
Conservatives only hope is to bring this to a brokered convention, slim as it is. McCain and Romney each have major problems. Romney is particularly bad on social and economic issues. McCain is particularly bad on immigration and bedrock rights such as free political speech. You can pretend that Romney is something he isn’t; but pretending doesn’t make it so.
And what knight in shining armor is going to emerge at the convention?
And what knight in shining armor is going to emerge at the convention?
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One of the conservative governors would run away with it if he got a significant look by the convention. An interesting article in the American Spectator asked for favorite sons in the various states to run to help this happen. If the race is still confused after tommorrow’s voting I hope it happens!
When is Huckleberry going to say anything about McAmnesty?
If you get a really close look at his forehead, you can barely make out the lobotomy scar.
Someone start a post on this from Mark Levin. I can’t post but one a day cause I’m new.
The Huckster is seeing black helicopters again.
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NmM2ODk4MTFjYjFlMmE3ODA2ZWUzOWYzZDczMDhiNDE=
Frankly, I don’t trust ANY of them. Mitt espouses the closest thing to my beliefs but is frankly not someone I’m horribly comfortable with. Still, he is better than McCain in office, and I think he can beat Hillary and Obama. Huck can not. Either McCain or Huck will get hammered by the press if they are the nominee.
Maybe when Senator McCain starts saying things about him?
The Huckster’s IQ (around 50) is about the average for a Southern Baptist.
When is Huckleberry going to say anything about McAmnesty?
NEVER:)
Why did you post this?
I agree. It would have been nice if Republicans had supported an actual conservative.
I do not like the man. Mike Huckabee is anti-Catholic and anti-Mormon.
As far as I’m concerned he can be anti-ed off the charts by coming in last tomorrow.
I think McCain is going to let him be in his Cabinet, if he (McCain) wins the election.
Which Dept do you think Huckabee would be offered?
Already won Iowa.
Once again, Huckabee using the language of the left........
Including JR no doubt(see tagline).
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