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Iowa Kingmaker Ditches Huckabee: He Sounds Like Hillary; I’m Going with Cruz
Mediaite ^ | May 8, 2015 | Andrew Kirell

Posted on 05/08/2015 11:19:13 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Deace is NOT a kingmaker!!!
He has been off the radio for a long time; I haven’t heard his voice in years.
But he did shill for Huck when he had his radio show; a lot.


21 posted on 05/08/2015 2:18:37 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland
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To: HereInTheHeartland

See post #9.


22 posted on 05/08/2015 2:20:06 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: alloysteel
Go for the real thing, Jeb Bush.

You forgot the "sarq"

"barf"

23 posted on 05/08/2015 2:21:58 PM PDT by maine-iac7 ( million ii, all)
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS

...a bad joke & not funny.


24 posted on 05/08/2015 3:28:36 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: HereInTheHeartland
Deace is NOT a kingmaker!!!

He has been off the radio for a long time; I haven’t heard his voice in years.

Time to get a new radio, dude


25 posted on 05/08/2015 4:09:39 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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To: COBOL2Java

He used to be the host here in Des Moines on 50,000 watt WHO. From 4:00 to 7:00; so he had a big influence here. Not he is on more stations it looks like; but pretty much vanished from where he started.
Not judging; just observing from my market.


26 posted on 05/08/2015 4:57:13 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland
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To: Dr. Sivana
Huckabee was a reasonable choice when the alternatives were ... etc., etc.

He was a lousy choice! He'd have used government as much as any Democrat, and we'd have endorsed it with our vote. We'd have said, "yep, that's what we want."

I refuse to vote for something I believe is destroying freedom and prosperity, and that is the use of government to advance charity, among other things. In "conservatives" of Huckabee's ilk, "conservative" is code for "Christian" and little else. In his eyes, charity is a Christian duty and therefore the government should do it a Christian way.

In "conservatives" of Cruz's ilk, "conservative" refers to the use of government. "Conservative," as in, "with restraint." That's the only kind of "conservative" I'm interested in.

I'm sorry, but Huckabee was pro government all the way, and never was and will never be a "reasonable" choice to vote for.

27 posted on 05/08/2015 5:26:21 PM PDT by Finny (Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. -- Psalm 119:105)
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To: Finny

Deace supported Huckabee as a matter of evangelical solidarity. There are indeed several better overall choices now.


28 posted on 05/08/2015 5:30:57 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: alloysteel
Go for the real thing, Jeb Bush.

LOL! Sad it's funny.

29 posted on 05/08/2015 5:31:48 PM PDT by Finny (Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. -- Psalm 119:105)
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To: Jewbacca; AEMILIUS PAULUS
Huckabee is a joke.” A bad joke, indeed. He’s in it to spoil it and pave the was for a RINO. Wonder what he was promised? Fox news gig for life?

An aside ... just this morning I found out that as of now, there are seven officially declared Democrats for the 2016 nomination, and 15 officially declared Republicans. It's an embarrassment of riches, supposedly, something to be celebrated. Fifteen so far, and that's not counting undeclared Jeb, Christie, Walker, or Graham.

I already know who my candidate is. Cruz to victory. The rest can all go home. They ought to just keep it 'til next time, as far as I'm concerned.

30 posted on 05/08/2015 5:40:19 PM PDT by Finny (Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. -- Psalm 119:105)
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To: alloysteel
Go for the real thing, Jeb Bush.

You forgot the sarcasm tag.

31 posted on 05/08/2015 8:26:31 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

I never was a converted Huckabee person. I always thought he set up the program on FOX .. just to get national name recognition.

However, I don’t know Steve Deace .. so I have no idea whether his switching to Cruz is a good thing or not. Unless he has the integrity of Rush Limbaugh .. I’ll wait and see.

I’m still in the Cruz camp, and I’m putting my money where my mouth is.


32 posted on 05/09/2015 9:50:46 AM PDT by CyberAnt ("The hour has arrived to gather the Harvest")
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To: The Final Harvest

Deace’ sole interest in Huckabee 2008 was that Huckabee claims to be a born-again evangelical Christian who could be trusted to ‘do the right thing’. There was only one candidate like that in 2008 whereas we now have several who have better records.

Deace has a mild nervous affliction, something like mild Tourette’s, so he can sometimes seem ‘out there’ in person. Deace is also older and wiser now, like a lot of former Huckabee supporters.


33 posted on 05/09/2015 10:00:30 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Jewbacca

I noticed that Huckabee has already staked out Cruz as one of his targets .. I’ve seen several comments that lead me to believe your comment may be correct .. that Huckabee is possibly in this race just to be a spoiler to Cruz.

I’ve noticed that Huckabee has already condemned anyone who is not a “former Governor” (which is Cruz), as being a person who is unqualified to be President.

However, I don’t think Huckabee has any idea that trying to take down Cruz will be much, much harder than he thought.


34 posted on 05/09/2015 4:35:58 PM PDT by CyberAnt ("The hour has arrived to gather the Harvest")
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To: Finny

Thanks for that well written statement about the difference between Cruz’s “conservative” v. Huckabee’s “conservative”.

Very well stated .. and if I might suggest .. you should probably continue to state that so people can discover the difference.

I am definitely in Cruz’s camp.


35 posted on 05/09/2015 4:45:57 PM PDT by CyberAnt ("The hour has arrived to gather the Harvest")
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To: The Final Harvest

Huckabee also endorsed David Dewhurst over Cruz in the Senate race Cruz won.


36 posted on 05/09/2015 4:52:10 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: jjotto

I’m not surprised.

I still say Huckabee went on FOX in order to get name recognition .. now his only goal seems to be to smear Ted Cruz .. and I think he’s bit off more than he can chew.


37 posted on 05/09/2015 6:11:16 PM PDT by CyberAnt ("The hour has arrived to gather the Harvest")
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To: The Final Harvest
Thank you for your kind words!

:^)

38 posted on 05/09/2015 11:57:19 PM PDT by Finny (Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. -- Psalm 119:105)
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