Huckabee has tough talk for Palin

Politico ^ | July 5, 2009 | Ben Smith

[Bratch]

Mike Huckabee, himself once an object of significant media attention, has always chafed a bit at Sarah Palin's rise. And in two different bytes on "Fox News Sunday" today he didn't mince words about her decision to resign.

"In a primary this is going to be an issue she'll have to face. Will she be able to withstand the pressure?" he asked.

And, referring to the ethics inquiries Palin faces, Huckabee said of his own time as a GOP governor in an overwhelmingly Democratic state:"If that had been the case for me, I would've quit in my first month. If she's looking to be a national political figure, it's not going to get easier."

[Bratch]

"If that had been the case for me, I would've quit in my first month."

But it wasn't the case with you, Mike. Real easy to criticize from the sidelines, isn't it?

[pennboricua]

Boy are they scared!

[Jeff Head]

Palin has made a very strategic flanking move on the DNC, the MSM, and the politcal establishment as a whole.

I applaud her for it, and she has my support.

[ABQHispConservative]

Ahhh, Huck is afraid of Sarah. He know that she would clean his clock in the primaries.

[silverleaf]

When I listen to Huckabee, I think a used car lot somewhere is missing its top salesman.

[RichInOC]

Mike, if God had truly meant you ever to be president, He wouldn’t have set you down in Hope, Arkansas, nine years after Bill Clinton. Sorry. Bubba tainted that well. What fluid he used I’ll leave to your imagination.

[onedoug]

‘Back to your squirrels Hucked.

[Lurker]

Huckabee, you're a two bit huckster who should be working as a Carnival barker somewhere.

You and your phony baloney big government 'conservatism' are what got us into this mess.

Now sit down and STFU.

[alicewonders]

Shut-up-a-bee Huckabee. It’s a whole new ballgame now and you are yesterday’s news.

[silverleaf]

Don’t forget her mssion to continue to smoke out those RINO’s. What a wasteland the so-called GOP intellectuals turned out to be.

Who will make more money and reach more people next year: Sarah Palin, citizen, or Peggy Noonan, “political commentator”

[bray]

Yet he would give his first son to have her on his show.

Pray for America and Gov Palin

[freeangel]

Yhe huckster doesn’t get it any more than the dems.

[wolfpat]

When I listen to Huckabee, I think a used car lot somewhere is missing its top salesman.

The impression I get is that he's more like a funeral director.

[nomoremods]

Apparently someone needs to remind Huck that he was found guilty in 5 of his ethics violations and Sarah is still sitting pretty at zero.

Huck: 5 of 16
Sarah: 0 of 15

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,313384,00.html

[Arkinsaw]

But it wasn't the case with you, Mike. Real easy to criticize from the sidelines, isn't it?

I am no Huckabee fan, but it was the case with him.

If I recall correctly he had his office door nailed shut, and another he had his office furniture removed on a technicality. He faced a host of ethics complaints during his time as Lt. Gov. and Gov.

[NonValueAdded]

It's a damned shame you didn't quit in your first month, Huck. You held on just long enough to ensure McCain was our nominee. Thanks a pant-load.

[SERKIT]

SARAH’S HIGHER CALLING:
Sarah Palin would do more for the nation - in my opinion – by taking over the RNC and kick Steele to the curb. She could get much more done for this nation as opposed to running for office - but that could come later...

This would:
* Bring conservative principles back to the RNC (small government, get government out of our lives, lower taxes, 2nd amendment support, state's rights, small business support, lower taxes, strong defense, no-nonsense foreign policies). Conservatism works every time it is tried.

* She could be a credible spokesperson for energy, drilling, etc in light of sane environmental initiatives.

* She could, on a daily basis, take the wind out of Barry's Marxist sails on a host of his anti-American issues (bank take-overs, nationalization of large sectors of the economy, socialism, class warfare, generational theft, bigger government, job killing). Her media appeal would take away from the daily barrage of "new plans" put out ad nauseum by Barry, Rahm, Steffy, and 'Astro-Turf' Axelrod. She would be a countervailing force to the crap we get from the White Crib on a nearly hourly basis. If Republicans embraced the Twitter, Facebook, MySpace internet viral communications, it would be a direct hit against Barry's minions.

* She could - and this is the biggest reason she should take over the RNC - help with a 1994-esque take-over of both houses and start blocking the hopey-dopey-changey-strangey crap we have seen for the last 6 months.

The Presidency would be OK for her later on, but short-term we need to do things that set the stage for long-term solutions, that is, GET THE SENATE BACK (which will run to the SCOTUS issues), get the HOUSE BACK (which runs to spending and social engineering issues).

We need to be strategic, not knee-jerk, and Sarah may be an important rallying point to meet these objectives AS THE HEAD of the RNC.

But I could be wrong....

[Jeff Head]

This very move by Palin is smoking out the RINOs in droves.

[carmody]

Of course he has tough words for her. She’s his opposition. He’s not about to support her.

[DGHoodini]

There are a lot of things I like about Huckabee...but I have never considered him to be one of the sharpest knives in the kitchen.

[Arkinsaw]

Apparently someone needs to remind Huck that he was found guilty in 5 of his ethics violations and Sarah is still sitting pretty at zero.

You can't judge Huckabee based on his being found guilty in a system that thought it was rational to nail his office door shut and remove his office furniture. The deck is stacked against any Republican in Arkansas.

You can judge him based on the fact that he totally flip-flopped when he decided to run for President and the pro-illegals stance he adopted at that time.

There is a lot to judge Huckabee on......but anything that came out of an Arkansas ethics case should be taken with a grain of salt.

[9YearLurker]

If there’d be any political advice to be given in this context, I’d say it should flow from Palin to Huckabee—not the other way around.

[bakoj]

Don’t compare huckabee to carnival barkers.......that’s an insult to carnival barkers.

[DogBarkTree]

Huckabee who? Oh yeah, that dull drink of water on Fox that nobody watches.

[tet68]

Sarah told them, “It’s not going to be politics as usual.”
I think she has got the drive to be President and the will
and she understands populism, the nation has been crying out
for a leader who has the spark of understanding the common
folk. What we ended up with last time was a socialist agitator ego maniac who is using the power of the government to entrench himself and his minions in positions
of power.

I applaude this move by Palin, again she throws the media
and the liberals for a loop.

Palin, our FIRSt FEMALE President!!!

[BornToBeAmerican]

Hey Huskster, you above all else should know what it is to have a higher calling.

It will not be an issue because she will be all over it. The left will be steppn’ and a fetchen like thir feet are on fire and their ass’es are a catchn.

[Jeff Head]

Amen tet. She has them all in a frenzy. She pulled off a brilliant flanking manuever and has them all stirred up like an ant hill trying to figure out which angle she is going to attack from.

[mamelukesabre]

They’re both unelectable. Huckster and palin.

[campaignPete R-CT]

So what percentage of the Huck voters in Iowa are backing Palin? Most of them?

What percentage of the Ron Paulists are going to back Palin? Interesting questions to think about.

[Oldexpat]

I wish we had fewer conservative pundits and more conservative activists. I have tuned out most of them..they are looking for the camera, not the country.
Right now Sarah is the best thing we have going..and my Palin ‘12 sign is going up shortly at the house.
Huckster, dump your TV show and get out and work for a change.

[JMS]

This is a brilliant move by Sarah. She knows she needs to lead a Conservative Movement, not just be part of a party that’s only as strong as its weakest RINO links.

[Venturer]

I dont like Huckabee. He grins too much.

[angkor]

Huckster Gantry.

Give us a sermon Huck. Here’s a dollar.

[BornToBeAmerican]

Hey, my wife and I call ourselves “Conservative Activists” But in name only. I agree, Rino’s get with it or get lost.

[tet68]

Isn’t it interesting. I for one had NO TROUBLE understanding
what she was saying as I think most average citizens would.
The continual attacks were distracting from her job as Governor. She concluded the big pipeline deal and now
want’s to be free to deal with other issues. Issues of
more import than just state ones.

The media/liberals are terrified of her and one only need
watch their coverage to see it.

I believe she has a much more important future in store
and will do all I can to encourage and support her.

Tet.

[bradactor]

Huckabee said he just signed a three year contract with Fox News Channel. So is he running for president? Will he resign from this? It amazes me all these media moguls speculating about Palin. She is working outside the box of all these establishment media and political types and hypocrites.

[Jeff Head]

Amen...I’m right there with you bro.

[Cicero]

Huckabee, go back to selling snake oil. You lost big time in the last primary, after muddying the race and guarding McCain’s flank.

Or confess your sins and go into business as a tent revivalist if you want to do some good.

[DallasSun]

I agree. It is not a popular opinion here right now but I think you are correct.

[Nevadan]

As I recall, during the primary when Huckabee was still running, he spent his time and energy attacking his conservative opponents, not those “moderates” such as John McCain. That he would be attacking Palin is no big surprise. Huckabee’s political ambitions are clearly more important to him than his stated political and moral values.

[section9]

Huckabuck means well, but he's also a politician. The fact is, he knows that Palin can come into Arkansas and eat his lunch.

Almost all of his evangelical base voters belong to Sarah because of her decision to carry Trig to term. That's walking the walk.

It's easy to talk. It's not easy to bridge the gap between the fiscal cons and the social cons the way that Sarah does.

Let's not kid ourselves, however. Palin will need to make substantive, relentlessly issue-filled critiques of Obama to bury the "quitter" meme. This will haunt her until she turns the corner in a way that ordinary voters look past her decision to leave the Governorship for the Wilderness.

You want to be John the Baptist? Understand that they call it the Wilderness for a reason.

Best,

Chris

[j_k_l]

HEY HUCK - SQUIRREL!!!

[Bratch]

I stand corrected.

However, I still think it’s silly to believe he faced anything near the pressure and unceasing scrutiny Governor Palin has been under for nearly a year now. I don’t believe any politician (outside of sitting Presidents) has ever experienced it.

JMO.

[trisham]

When I listen to Huckabee, I think a used car lot somewhere is missing its top salesman.

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Top salesman? Maybe.

[Guenevere]

Huckabee should mind his own business...

[pepperhead]

Yet he would give his first son to have her on his show.

Would that be the one that had dog issues?

[trisham]

This very move by Palin is smoking out the RINOs in droves.

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They're rushing out from under their rocks to get a little face time with the MSM.

[Plutarch]

Huckabee isn't jealous of Palin or anything. Naw.

Did you know that Huckabee ran a marathon? You might because he ceaselessly bragged about it. His time was 4:38.

(Stretchmarked cornpone in action)

Sarah Palin also ran a marathon in 2005. She's hardly ever mentioned it. Her time was 3:59.

.
(Sarah making it look easy)

[bmwcyle]

Don’t forget the (RINO NEWS) in the title.

[Arkinsaw]

However, I still think it’s silly to believe he faced anything near the pressure and unceasing scrutiny Governor Palin has been under for nearly a year now. I don’t believe any politician (outside of sitting Presidents) has ever experienced it.

No you are right, no person alive has faced what she has.