Huckabee blurs Bush, Clinton partisan lines (Huckabee bashes Bush)

MSNBC ^ | 29 JANUARY 2007 | AP

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Blurring the traditional lines of partisanship, conservative Mike Huckabee launched his bid for the Republican presidential nomination with a swipe at President Bush and a friendly nod to fellow Arkansan Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The former Arkansas governor assigned Bush some of the blame for failing to deliver on a 2000 campaign promise to be “a uniter, not a divider” and ease polarization in Washington.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I for one am sick and tired of this crap. Bush has reached out - I mean really reached out (including signing some of their putrid legislation) to the Democrats and still gets crapped on in return.

Stick a fork in Huckabee, his candidacy is over before it has begun.

[dfwgator]

What a maroon, his campaign is DOA.

[maxter]

Agree with you 100%.

[MizSterious]

Huckaby and Brownback lost all of my respect this week. Surely the Republicans can do better than this.

[ConservativeDude]

Bush deserves to be bashed in many respects....but not by this clown, and not from the left.

[wny]

"...with a swipe at President Bush and a friendly nod to fellow Arkansan Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. "

then he's not really "...conservative Mike Huckabee..."

He's just another spineless RINO sucking up to the MSM.

[msnimje]

8 pounds of the 100 he lost must have been brain tissue.

[wideawake]

Badmouthing President Bush won't win any GOP primaries.

That hard core of one-third of Americans who approve President Bush day in, day out? We're the GOP primary voters, moron, not the tools who paid money to see I Heart Huckabees in the theater - who appear to be the demographic Mikey is pandering to.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I mean, it's mind-boggling. Bush congratulated Pelosi when she became Speaker. He has co-signed Ted Kennedy's education bill, signed the Medicare boondoggle, CFR. He has never criticized Democrats personally and have always tried to work with them.

Huckabee is simply a fool. The last thing conservatives need is yet another Republican who'll promise "bipartisanship" and try to work with the Democrats. Huckabee is also a nanny-stater, pro-illegal alien, and have expanded public health and education. He is NOT a conservative.

[pissant]

FOAD, Huckabee.

[SpringheelJack]

Stick a fork in Huckabee, his candidacy is over before it has begun.

Agreed. I'm surprised he comes out with this stuff when his only real chance at nomination is to fill the hard, tough-talking conservative void left by the big guys, Romney, Giuliani and McCain. You can't get those votes if you're going on television proclaiming that Bill Clinton "embodies the American dream."

[italianquaker]

maybe this a-hole can run with hagel

[Miss Didi]

Bye, Mike...nice knowing ya.

[TNCMAXQ]

I didnt see Huckabee's whole appearance on the Daily Show recently but I got the impression he was trying to make nice with Jon Stewart. That is NOT what we need in a nominee or a leader. In the few moments I saw the show, I didn't hear Huckabee offer one word of defense of GWB when Stewart was saying he was dumb, etc.

[advertising guy]

save money Huckabee....don't run. You have ZERO chance......

[RockinRight]

He's too much a big-government "conservative" anyway.

What happened to conservatism? Conservatism used to be of the Reagan, and later, Gingrich, mold. Fiscal AND social conservative, fairly libertarian approach to government regulation, and pro defense.

Seems these days the conservative movement has become social conservative, but a pantywaist socialist otherwise, and as some would say, "that dog don't hunt."

[advertising guy]

O/T...just heard BARBARO had to be euthenized (put down)

[mewzilla]

Surely the Republicans can do better than this.

Oh, I don't know. I think the suits running the GOP hate conservatives as much as the 'Rats do.

Third party anyone?

[HitmanLV]

Politicians who ran against Bush in 2006 won. Politicians who closely identified with Bush in 2006 lost. The smart money right now, and the increasing consensus among the electorate, says stick it to Bush to increase your stature among the electorate.

This may upset 'do or die' Freepers, but the problem with 'do or die' and 'all or nothing' is that you have a decent chance of 'die' and getting 'nothing.'

[freeperfromnj]

Seems like everyone's campaign is based on bashing Bush. They are all shallow wimps who stand for nothing. Where have all the "real" men gone? It would be great if some Iraq vets could run for office and throw the losers and quitters out.

I'll take a true leader like Bush any day. At least he has the courage to stand up for what he believes in.

[ryan71]

Bush wants to fight and win the struggle against radical Islam.

The Democrats, Liberals, and sorry to say, some unfaithful Republicans would rather embrace or ignore radical Islam.

Yet, because Bush will not convert to Islam, he is divisive.

Huckleberry, thanks for letting us know you're another spineless jellyfish.

Good luck, not.

[CheyennePress]

I personally loathe Jon Stewart and don't get why people are so enamored with him.

He attempts to diffuse logical arguments just by raising an eyebrow. I've never bought into that schlock.

I can laugh at something I disagree with, but he repulses me.

[ryan71]

I'm starting to think, Newt.

[Howlin]

Badmouthing President Bush won't win any GOP primaries.

You are so right; the last Fox poll I saw said that almost 70 percent of Republicans STILL support the president.

All these people trying to make their "bones" bashing Bush just get scratched off my list.

[tioga]

What a pathetic coming out. He's over already.

[Howlin]

save money Huckabee....

He's not going to spend HIS money; he'll take donations, pay himself and his friends a salary, and pocket what's left.

See Alan Keyes for pointers.

[MizSterious]

If we get a 'Rat wannabe, we got nothing anyway. Maybe this country is too stupid to know what it needs, because what it seems to want will only result in the destruction and possibly the loss of all we hold dear.

[Mo1]

All these people trying to make their "bones" bashing Bush just get scratched off my list

Mine too

[Howlin]

maybe this a-hole can run with hagel

I will ask this question again for about the hundredth time: just WHO is supporting Hagel? Any Republicans at all?

I haven't seen one, have you?

[Sloth]

The former Arkansas governor assigned Bush some of the blame for failing to deliver on a 2000 campaign promise to be “a uniter, not a divider” and ease polarization in Washington.

There are many things for which Bush deserves to be bashed. This is most certainly NOT one of them.

[advertising guy]

I know but,Huckabee is a hillbilly but decent...
We know this thread will be read by him or his
so don't run and save OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY...........................better ?

[Howlin]

There are suckers born every minute. Plenty of people who think they can benefit personally will hitch on to him.

[HitmanLV]

I reject the 'electorate as stupid' mentality. They weren't smart when they elected Dubya and the GOP in 2000, 2002, and 2004, and suddenly became stupid in 2006.

That's a strange worldview and it makes no sense.

If the GOP performed poorly it's because they didn't convince enough voters to support them. This has nothing to do with stupidity. If a majority is taking a poor course of action, it's incumbent on us to convince them we are right. Indeed, if they are stupid, it should be easy to convince them, right?

[Howlin]

Absolutely!

[spectre]

Mike needs to go back to Preaching. He couldn't carry the State of Arkansas in a Presidential election.

sw

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The smart money right now, and the increasing consensus among the electorate, says stick it to Bush to increase your stature among the electorate.

How will this help candidates throughout the primaries? The "electorate" doesn't vote in GOP primaries, conservatives do.

[ryan71]

"Third party anyone?"

The dims let the Liberals take over their party. Are we to let the Liberals take over ours too? And don't be fooled, there are Liberals amongst us.

HELL NO! The impostors need to be kicked out.

[geo40xyz]

NO to Huckabee, being from Arkansas is reason enough....

[HitmanLV]

The president enjoys low popularity these days, with no signs of life and no signs of bouncing back.

In other words, plenty of GOPers are alienated from the President, too. They get to vote in the primaries. I doubt Huckabee will do well in the primaries for a variety of reasons, but you can't dismiss the power of crapping on Bush for political gain. Look at McCain, who has been a pest for the President since 2000 and who enjoys a strong showing in GOP primaries.

[princess leah]

What happens to all their monies when only 1 candidate is picked next year? Does the Republican candidate get the leftover money from other wanna be candidates?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

If the GOP performed poorly it's because they didn't convince enough voters to support them.

People overwhelmingly support the war. The problem is that the GOP has done a horrible job in defending it, and has let the MSM/Dims define them, causing RINOs like Hagel, Brownback, and Huckabee to have second thoughts. That's partly why the GOP lost the mid-terms.

Voters hate weakness in elected officials. Huckabee is your typical finger in the wind politician. Criticizing Bush may win him more guest-shots on the Sunday morning talk shows and fawning NY Times coverage, but it'll turn off conservatives.

[OB1kNOb]

For anyone that needs any further convincing that the Huckster is just another RINO in an increasingly RINO dominated party, please review the following. Support a real conservative in 2008, elect Duncan Hunter. - OB1

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1738804/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1749307/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1633675/posts?page=29

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/1586835/posts?page=1

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1458160/posts?page=61

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1458443/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1458160/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1457156/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1457156/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1437980/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1435378/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1434273/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1427336/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1419878/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1409465/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1399962/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1359015/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1355671/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1346317/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1343940/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1331650/posts

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The president enjoys low popularity these days, with no signs of life and no signs of bouncing back.

Liberal media projection. That's all this is.

[spectre]

He's not going to spend HIS money; he'll take donations, pay himself and his friends a salary, and pocket what's left.

Really?

He just took out a loan on a 7,000 sq foot mansion, so I guess he's got to pay for it somehow since he doesn't have a job anymore.

sw

[deport]

See Alan Keyes for pointers.

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Well don't leave out the masters, Pat and Bay.

[HitmanLV]

I agree with everything you wrote, except "People overwhelmingly support the war." The support for the war is low, largely because of a lack of confidence in Dubya's leadership and decision-making in the execution of the war. I don't think there is overwhelming support for the war in Iraq right now.

[OB1kNOb]

NO to Huckabee, being from Arkansas is reason enough....

Pray tell, why?

[HitmanLV]

I don't think so. Certainly the liberals enjoy that Dubya is politically weak. But that's not to say it isn't true. I can;t point to anything that suggests Dubya's popularity and support will increase anytime soon.

[Howlin]

How could I have forgotten! They are about "due" to replenish their funds, aren't they?

[fish hawk]

I still say go Newt. Yes he has made a few mistakes but at least I know exactly where he stands on terror, guns, abortion. He may be the only true conservative out there. I've seen countless numbers of Freepers pushing Huckaby and Brownback and look what they turned out to be.