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."
Romney has to keep Huckabee from coming in second and himself third Tuesday or the pressure will be on Romney to drop out.
The sooner we say goodbye to Romney, the better off we’ll be.
What a moron. Any politician who is campaigning is asking citizens to vote. He’s asking citizens to vote for him. He’s asking citizens not to voter for anyone else. This is called politics. Huckabee calls it “voter suppression”.
Huckabee is only staying in the race to keep a Mormon out of the race. This shows how far he will go with his beliefs. Huckabee needs to drop out and let the people decide.
I am NOT reading anything here that would cause me to want to vote for him. He really needs some counseling in what a leader demonstrates.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/78241
The little support that Suckabee has will dry up like squirrel carcass in a popcorn popper.
Huckster would be the 2nd worst nominee, second to Mclame.
Your buddy John McCain will bring out people who hate Republicans in November, and turn away conservatives, turning the Democrat Wave into the Democrat Tsunami.
If you hate Republicans as much as John McCain does, then you will surely be cheering him for the nomination.
He sounds more like a loon every time he opens his mouth. He needs to shut up and get himself a late-night talk show, where he might actually be entertaining.
There are a lot of people on FR that are starting to make me sick and you are one of them.
Huck is getting idiotic now. Apparently he doesn’t know what “voter suppression” means.
Huckabee continues to lower the bar.
“Flush this turd.” ~ TornadoAlley3
And thwart the “GREEN Plan”:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1964460/posts?page=5#5
Huchabbe has joked about voter supression the whole campaign.
In NH he said to shovel your snow into your neighbor’s driveway if the neighbor didn’t support him.
The Huckster is an idiot and needs to get out. So does Ron Paul
LOL!
Voter suppression? Huckster really is a Dimocrat.
Cpn Ahab makes another pass at the White Whale.
” Huckabee needs to drop out and let the people decide.”
Huh? Can’t they decide anyway with Huck in the race?
Is Huckabee on the Clinton payroll ???
See, I was thinking they are the “Three RINOS of the Apocalypse.”
“Voter Suppression” -— gag.
Huckabee is a liberal by default, isn’t he?
Funny that Huck never has a bad word to say about McCain, our real threat.
“Flanked and supported by movie strongman Chuck Norris, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee told a roomful of Washington reporters Thursday that he will defend his effort to educate the children of illegal immigrants “even if it costs me the election.”
Huckabee has been criticized by Mitt Romney and others in the GOP presidential race for supporting legislation in Arkansas that would have made all youngsters who graduate from state high schools eligible to compete for college scholarships, no matter what the legal status of their parents.
With Norris citing examples of children of illegal immigrants he has helped educate through his foundation, Huckabee declared that “my soul will not let me” compromise on that stand—despite the bill’s rejection in his state senate.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/11/29/huckabee
Ass-hat Ex-Governors from Arakansas -
We have already had too many in the White House.
Why doesn’t Huckabee just go away!
With all the outcry over Michael Vicks, this could be damaging. And Huckabee seems to have run interference for his rotten son.
I disagree. The worst is Romney, followed by McCain, and then Paul. To me, and to Jim Robinson it seems, Huckabee is the "least of the evils" remaining.
Maybe so, but I like Ann and Tammy Bruce will vote for hilary before mccain. never ever ever.
Huckabee is one of the most dishonest people i have ever seen, a true bigot.
He’s such a lib, Huckster uses the Democrat term “voter suppression”.
This man is a fraud.
“There are a lot of people on FR that are starting to make me sick and you are one of them.”
Thank you for stating to DannyTN what I’ve wanted to for the last few days.
I agree. They are getting really nasty as they see their guy going down in flames.
Huckabee is a nasty, vile little man who fits well in the McCain camp.
Given the quality of the candidates in both alleged parties, I’d accuse the demopublicans of voter suppression through gross inadequacy of the candidates.
What kind of idiot would vote for any of these dreck?
I really do not get it, but the guy is wired wrong sowing division and using the religion label for specific voters.... Seems mostly to turn them OFFFFF, those real sit at home or cross over voters.
Just so you know, the polls show that the second choice of most Huckabee voters is McCain.
To quote "The Princess Bride" -- "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
Damnedest thing I have ever seen.
We are going to get our asses kicked since the only winner in the general will be one of the 3 Democrats, Clinton, Obama or McCain.
Huckabee blatantly lied about his record of raising taxes. He uses populist tactics to sway people with insinuations of wrongdoing.
He's staying in the race because of arrogance and pride, not because of faith in God.
lol! That’s the best summation I’ve seen yet!
From the article...
” But John Bailey, then the director of Arkansas’s state police, tells NEWSWEEK that Governor Huckabee’s chief of staff and personal lawyer both leaned on him to write a letter officially denying the local prosecutor’s request. Bailey, a career officer who had been appointed chief by Huckabee’s Democratic predecessor, said he viewed the lawyer’s intervention as improper and terminated the conversation. Seven months later, he was called into Huckabee’s office and fired. “I’ve lost confidence in your ability to do your job,” Bailey says Huckabee told him. One reason Huckabee cited was “I couldn’t get you to help me with my son when I had that problem,” according to Bailey.”
http://www.newsweek.com/id/78241
Indeed.
It is like going to a barf buffet...
BTW - can I borrow your tag-line?
Exactly...
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