Posted on 02/04/2008 12:43:51 AM PST by Kurt Evans
A broad coalition of black conservatives from across the country are holding a press conference to urge former Governor Mike Huckabee to stay in the presidential race for the Republican nomination until the convention.
"Governor Huckabee should not be intimidated to stop his bid for the Republican nomination," states Don Scoggins, veteran GOP activist and ... president of Republicans for Black Empowerment, a DC-based national grassroots organization.
The concern of the group is the pressure that is mounting by Republican talking heads to push Governor Huckabee out of the race. The consensus is that Huckabee's campaign was deliberately sabotaged by Fred Thompson in South Carolina to hone out a two-man race between McCain and Romney in Florida. Polls still show Huckabee leading in many Southern states and competitive in others even with limited resources.
"Inside-the-beltway Republicans have lost touch with the increasing seriousness with which heartland conservatives relate to the traditional values agenda," states Star Parker, a nationally syndicated columnist and conservative activist. "More and more folks are feeling personally assaulted by the meaninglessness that is gripping our culture and believe that Mike Huckabee is the only Republican candidate that embodies the moral clarity of the GOP ideals." ...
Numerous African-American conservatives, many also veteran Republican Party activists, are scheduled to speak at the one-hour press conference.
National Press Club (Murrow Room), 529 14th Street NW, DC
Monday, February 4, 2008 – 9:45 AM
http://mikehuckabee.com/?FuseAction=Issues.Home
Report on the “pro-life” views of Governor Mitt Romney:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1964528/posts
“Romney was probably the most pro-abortion and pro-gay rights
Republican official in the nation for the last decade.” —Human Events
http://www.observer.com/2007/mitt-romneys-convenient-truths
Senator McCain and Governor Romney:
A wolf and a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=peFGA_HN3Yc
http://youtube.com/watch?v=eBRjSe8WvfQ
http://youtube.com/watch?v=a9IJUkYUbvI
http://youtube.com/watch?v=P_w9pquznG4
Didn’t Huckabee get 48% of the black vote in Arkansas? Why does he have such a strong appeal for a demographic that usually votes dim?
I used to be perplexed by socially conservative blacks voting dim but now we have white evangelicals voting for Mr. $50 abortions. Now I’m just disappointed by everyone.
I wish Romney wasn’t a flip-flopper on abortion. But, since he is, I’ll vote for Huckabee if he stays in the race long enough.
I wish $50Abortions didn’t have so much blood on his hands.
I wish $50Abortions didn’t do more to promote the gay agenda than Ted Kennedy
“Didn’t Huckabee get 48% of the black vote in Arkansas?”
Yes, if Huck could do anything even close to that nationally it would be the kiss of death for the democrats; losing their stranglehold on the black vote would destroy them as a party.
I’ve found something to like about Senator McCain:
His attack ads against Governor Romney.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mGur36uVWxA
Huck signed Shelby's no illegal immigration platform. Did Mitt?
“I wish he did not support releasing 1100 convicted criminals out of prison.”
Many of those pardoned had never been sentenced to prison, and many had already served their full sentences before they were pardoned. Many more weren’t pardoned at all, but merely had their sentences commuted. The remarkable thing is that out of all those cases, not one generates any significant negative publicity.
Instead we hear about Wayne Dumond, whose sentence was commuted by Jim Guy Tucker during Governor Clinton’s administration, and who was paroled by a board consisting entirely of Clinton-Tucker appointees.
“I wish he did not increase taxes in Arkansas by half a Billion which is a lot for a poor and small state.”
Arkansas’ state government grew at a rate roughly half the national average during Governor Huckabee’s tenure.
lol.
Huckabee won’t drop out. He can’t.
As he’s stated, “I believe most Americans want their next president to remind them of the guy they work with, not the guy who laid them off.”
In Huckabee’s mind, business operators must keep every employee employed at all costs. Because they are owed a living. No matter that your business will go bankrupt and ultimately leave every employee unemployed.
I assume the same logic applies to Huckabee’s campaign.
No matter how miserably he’s doing, no matter that he’ll have no more money to pay the employees, he has to keep it going fully staffed until the checks start bouncing.
If he doesn’t, his staff (who, like all employees, are owed a living) will be left unemployed.
Not sure I would trust this guy to downsize the Federal government. But at least he’s not a quitter.
“I wish Romney wasn’t a flip-flopper on abortion.”
Governor Romney isn’t a flip-flopper. He’s only pretending he is.
THESE black conservatives endorse MITT ROMNEY:
Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson Announces Personal Endorsement of Governor Romney
Posted by abigail2
On News/Activism 02/03/2008 11:58:48 PM PST · 25 replies
BOND Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny ^ | February 4, 2008 | Ermias Alemayehu
Romney has the leadership qualities United States needs (Herman Cain endorsement)
Posted by littlehouse36
On News/Activism 02/03/2008 12:35:24 PM PST · 20 replies
Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 2/3/2008 | Herman Cain
Sorry to bother you, but do you guys have a problem with keyword abuse? Can you identify who puts up a given keyword? Are you willing/able to remove blatant taunts from the keyword list?
There is very little that surprises me about todays political climate. Yet, it has been my experience that Romney supporters have for the most part, at the very least, been respectful and honorable. When I look at the keywords and read the posts on various threads it becomes evident this is no longer the case.
Did Romney supporters suddenly become nasty and puerile out of desperation? Does another candidates supporters joining their ranks account for this recent trend? Were Romney supporters like this all along and I am just now noticing? I suspect not, still, all these are interesting questions and I suspect the answers would be very informative.
They both share similar positions, I believe. They are Christians who believe that compassion should be shown through all venues: private and public (government). For instance: if someone is poor, the government should do something about it, regardless the background of the person (hispanic, black, white) or the source of the poverty.
a vote for Huckabee is a vote to send a clear message that the GOP will always stand for the protection of the unborn.
FReepmail me to be on/off the Mike Huckabee For President Ping List.
” A broad coalition of black conservatives from across the country “
All 239 of them ?
“The consensus is that Huckabee’s campaign was deliberately sabotaged by Fred Thompson in South Carolina to hone out a two-man race between McCain and Romney in Florida.”
Why yes! That’s why Fred endorsed McCain as we all knew he would!
Oh, except, he didn’t.
Sorry, but that baseless paranoid smear right there renders the entire post as dishonorable and paranoid as Huckabee himself has repeatedly shown himself to be.
Qwinn
And that pretty well sums up my dilemma tomorrow. I will vote either for Huckabee or Ron Paul. Neither will be President. It will be a protest vote against the calamity descending on this country. At the moment I fully expect the next President to be the real huckster in this race, Hussein Obama.
Not sure why, that just struck me as funny. I haven't seen even that much excitement here. Of course we ain't no big city like yours. The base is really motivated, huh? :)
I sincerely hope that the Huckster stays in the race. Nobody does a better job of pushing confused conservatives to look closely at their options. The Huckster continually hammers away at Romney, and yet, does not say a single word against McCain. Like everything else about this fraud, it is highly suspicious, it’s almost like he’s not campaigning for POTUS, just VP.
I think while he wouldn’t get anywhere near half, Huckabee still could get a quarter nationally, especially if Hillary is the nominee.
Huckabee is a strong candidate going forward. I and other conservatives like his solid conservative message, especially of late.
The part of the article posted doesn’t say it, but I bet a lot of these are baptist ministers.
He’s just a flipper, but I don’t understand why you wish he hadn’t become pro-life. I am happy when people who previously thought women should be allowed to kill their babies come to the realization that it is evil and should be stopped.
And it would be a shame to stab an ally in the back in an attempt to exact vengence for their past — that’s God’s job, not ours.
Another endorsement for Mitt Romney from one of my favorite conservatives!
http://www.northstarwriters.com/hc098.htm
Sorry to cast aspersions on your veracity, but I have a hard time believing that a poster who can't even bring himself to use a man's real name, but instead plays childish name-calling, is really looking to support that candidate.
And that's before I read your other postings, which also tend to cast doubt on your sincerity here.
Meanwhile, Huckabee was caught this weekend in Massachussetts, where he will win NO delegates. Meanwhile, he has slipped from first to third in Georgia, where he SHOULD take first place, and probably would if he was spending time in the state.
So, why is Huckabee off where he can't possibly win, but might possibly siphon off votes to help McCain, and ignoring McCain being a couple points ahead of him in Georgia?
Why is Huckabee in Tennessee on Sunday, instead of states where he's fighting with McCain?
We know the answer, and it's the same answer as to why he dropped out of Florida.
Sorry to bother you, but do you guys have a problem with keyword abuse? Can you identify who puts up a given keyword? Are you willing/able to remove blatant taunts from the keyword list?
Are you sure you are not an outright McCain supporter? You obviously don't like free speech.
Romney has explained in detail how he changed to pro-life, and has NOT reverted back. I will accept his conversion to the good side.
Huckabee is still the Goober man from Arkansas. Huckabee has never ran a corner store much less Billion dollar enterprises as Romney has.
Huckabee exposed his lack of geopolitical knowledge by calling Bush policies as bunker mentality. The huckster is a disaster waiting to happen.
:::rolls eyes::: Since the Huckster has already said he is staying in, this is rather a waste of effort. Seems like they are just wanting their few minutes of national attention.
Every candidate has supporters who are like that. It's a human condition thing.
CharlesWayneCT asked, “So, why is Huckabee off where he can’t possibly win, but might possibly siphon off votes to help McCain, and ignoring McCain being a couple points ahead of him in Georgia? Why is Huckabee in Tennessee on Sunday, instead of states where he’s fighting with McCain?”
Charles, I think you have your answer in the results.
In Georgia, the results were Huckabee 34%, McCain 32%, Romney 30%.
In Tennessee, the results were Huckabee 34%, McCain 32%, Romney 28%.
Would you now care to admit that McCain chose wisely where to spend his time leading up to Super Tuesday?
Dave
Oops, I meant, “Would you now care to admit that HUCKABEE chose wisely where to spend his time leading up to Super Tuesday?” Sorry!
Dave
My insurance plan has a copy of $50 for abortions that I will never use — get over it. It’s called personal responsibility.
What a waste of time.
You mean Romney changed his mind on abortion week after week depending to whome he was talking? This is what a flip flopper does. Romney did no such thing. He changed his mind once from being pro-choice because he saw the light.
In Massachussets, Huckabee got 0 delegates. He was NEVER going to break the minimum required to get any delegates, and delegates is what his fight is about.
He also didn’t deny Romney a win, but may have gotten McCain one or two additional delegates.
McCain is therefore a couple closer to winning what Huckabee is supposedly trying to get. Huckabee essentially helped his supposed opponent in Mass.
Now, in Tennessee, Huckabee got 23 delegates, but McCain got 18. And in Alabama, Huckabee got 20, McCain got 16.
If he had taken the time he spent in Mass, and instead spent them in Tennessee and Alabama, he may have wrested one more delegate from McCain in each of those states.
So, it is possible that Huckabee cost himself 4 or more critical delegates by his stunt. It gained him absolutely nothing.
I will admit I was wrong about Georgia, although being pretty much a winner-take-all state, it was a pretty high-stakes gamble not building a slightly larger lead. a swing of a couple thousand votes and McCain would have gotten 45 delegates, instead of Huckabee.
BTW, I have no idea why I wrote that about Tennessee, since that WAS a place where he was fighting with McCain for delegates. It was a while ago, so maybe I had a point, but probably not.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.