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."
Romney Mormon votes will split.
It’s great he got in, let him split the RINO vote with Myth.
But the question each of us wants the voters to answer is who will be the better president; not who’s the better American.”
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Freaky false dichotomy.
The Romnulans and the Huntsmans will be at war?............
“Ex-Obama Aide Announces GOP Presidential Bid (Huntsman)”
Non-starter. If there is one candidate that I could say I will never vote for in this cycle, that candidate is Huntsman.
ha!
He aided and assisted the enemy, why should we trust him?
But I do want to see him run. It will hurt the other main RINO in the race
Unless.......Romney-Huntsman 2012?..................
This thinking HE is RR before the first vote is cast is a sign of excess hubris and we have enough of that in Obama.
Judging by his looks and manner, he seems to fall into the small but distinct classification "metrosexual Mormon".
Romneys cousin. Another mormon without a single day of service in the military in their family,,,, all the way back to the 1840s.
And this one is a Chinese speaking son of a Billionaire. No thanks,,,,
I was unable to hear the announcement because the crickets were chirping too loudly.
If a RINO announce his candidacy and nobody cares, did he really announce?
All you need to know about Huntsman is that he worked for Obama. That decision alone makes him unfit for command.
If a tree falls in the forest . . . .
Heehee. :)
he should just change his name to Ross Perot and remove all doubt of the reasons behind his candidacy.
This seems to be the meme.
How exactly is Huntsman less than conservative?
I’ve seen no specifics. Just this mob mentality sort of “he’s a moderate” whining about Huntsman.
Specifics, please if you could?
NO, that's entirely too far.
The original usage is to elected Democrats who agreed to run as Republicans.
This business of using the term to apply to politicians who'd never been elected Democrats showed up in Free Republic AFTER 9/11 (I recently posted the URL to that particular thread for everyone's benefit).
More recently people have been peddling it as a substitute for LEFTWINGTARD and all that terms cognates (Marxist, Democrat, Puke, Pinko, Commie, Socialist), but still usually in direct reference to people in the professional political class.
No, it's not applicable to the electorate.
The fact you want to stretch it to the electorate tells me you probably support Perry (who really was an elected Democrat once) ~ and you wish to obscure that fact as meaningful.
Now we are dealing with Huntsman ~ the Manchurian Candidate. Of course he is hopelessly out of date in his political thinking. He appears to be unaware of the damge Obama (and his Democrat and Commie handlers) has done to the country ~ then he attempts to spread that blame to everybody else.
Only makes me trust him less and less as this goes on.
If Huntsman wants to be President I suggest he run as a Democrat.
“He and I have a difference of opinion on how to help the country we both love,”
If he thinks Obama “loves America”, then Huntsman doesn’t love America,,,period.
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