Posted on 06/21/2011 7:49:52 AM PDT by Red Badger
Liberty State Park, New Jersey (CNN) -- Not known for throwing out red meat to conservative audiences, former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman warned voters the country is facing an "un-American" future in his campaign kick-off speech Tuesday.
Huntsman took aim at the sluggish economy and mounting national debt in his remarks.
"We are about to pass down to the next generation a country that is less powerful, less compassionate, less competitive and less confident than the one we got. This is totally unacceptable and totally un-American," Huntsman said.
Launching his bid for the GOP presidential nomination in front of the Statue of Liberty, Huntsman paid tribute to Ronald Reagan in his remarks. Reagan kicked off his successful 1980 campaign from the same spot.
"He assured us we could 'make America great again,' and under his leadership we did. I stand in his shadow as well as the shadow of this magnificent monument to our liberty," Huntsman said.
Huntsman served as Ambassador to China under President Obama, a sticking point for some Republicans. The former diplomat called for a more civil tone toward the president in the upcoming campaign.
"He and I have a difference of opinion on how to help the country we both love," Huntsman said. "But the question each of us wants the voters to answer is who will be the better president; not who's the better American."
Yeah, I just bet all conservatives are just stampeding for their chance to vote for a former Obama aide.
Hmm...ok...I'll play.
But Huntsman ACCEPTED the position.
A RINO stampede....................
With his, i.e. Huntsman’s, statement I would say he doesn’t know what love for the USA means in history. He shouldn’t be allowed to so easily cast aside the cloak with which Obama Obama covered him.
No effing way I vote for this cat unless I have to and I am not too worried. I still get sick to my stomach having to vote for Juan.
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