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Huckabee Says He'd Consider VP Offer
International Herald Tribune ^ | August 19, 2008

Posted on 08/19/2008 5:40:49 PM PDT by Plutarch

Mike Huckabee on Tuesday said he has not been approached by John McCain about being the U.S. presidential candidate's running mate. But he'd certainly consider the offer.

Huckabee said he didn't think anyone who has run for the U.S. presidency would turn down a chance to be vice president. The former Arkansas governor dropped out of the presidential race last March after McCain clinched the Republican nomination.

Speaking to reporters in Jerusalem, Huckabee said he has received "no indication" that McCain is considering him as a running mate. But if asked, Huckabee said it would be hard to resist.

"I don't think anybody that runs for president turns around and says no," he said. Still, he said he did not consider himself a candidate, adding it would be "disrespectful" to suggest names.

McCain may name his running mate between the end of the Democratic convention on Aug. 28 and the start of the Republican convention on Sept. 1

(Excerpt) Read more at iht.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008veep; dreamon; huckabee
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Go Mitt


41 posted on 08/19/2008 6:14:15 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Plutarch

Dear Schmuckabee: Please STFU and go away.


42 posted on 08/19/2008 6:14:40 PM PDT by lesser_satan (Cthulu '08! Why vote for the lesser evil?)
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To: indylindy

Palin would be perfect.

Smart. Conservative. Young. We need to build a farm system.

Doesn’t hurt that she is a woman and attractive, but that is secondary.


43 posted on 08/19/2008 6:14:40 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
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To: Plutarch

I’ll also proudly accept the VP position and I will change my screen name if nominated.


44 posted on 08/19/2008 6:16:17 PM PDT by mefistofelerevised
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To: Parley Baer

I’ll take Mitt. He’s seen the error of his ways and changed.

Huck still doesn’t and never will get conservatism. He is a nice guy and would be a great pro-life Democrat who we could respect in the other party.


45 posted on 08/19/2008 6:16:44 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
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To: dano1

sorry, dano, I forgot the courtesy ping.

When you/they come back here for the Huck 2012 primary run, you can respond.

Good luck to you until then. I wish you well.


46 posted on 08/19/2008 6:18:48 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
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To: Plutarch

Someone needs to “gong” the Huskster off the stage...
His 15 minutes of fame are long over already and not a moment too soon..

It worries me that this collection of “candidates” are the best this Republic can round up in a time of crises....

Where have all the leaders gone?


47 posted on 08/19/2008 6:20:17 PM PDT by river rat (Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: Plutarch
The Big-Spending Nanny Stater would be more at home on the Dem ticket.
48 posted on 08/19/2008 6:21:43 PM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard
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To: Plutarch

Go away already, Mr. Yuckster.


49 posted on 08/19/2008 6:22:48 PM PDT by mplsconservative
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To: Eric Blair 2084

Mitt is on H&C right now...says he will not advise McCain and would be honored to serve as VP. I’m cheering for Mitt and just by watching this interview I think it’s him. ;)


50 posted on 08/19/2008 6:26:40 PM PDT by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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To: Plutarch
"Huckabee Says He'd Consider VP Offer"

I do hope Obama taps this loser for VP.

51 posted on 08/19/2008 6:27:32 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (Free Sirhan Sirhan, after all, the bastard who killed Mary Jo Kopechne is walking around free)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
The Big-Spending Nanny Stater would be more at home on the Dem ticket.

Exactly. Except for the fact that they burn pro-life people at the stake in that party. They just pander to the proletariet about protecting the weak and helpless who have votes (welfare moms, unions and the "working class" forced to work at WalMart), but when it comes down to protecting the most helpless....the unborn children...

Who the Hell cares, they can't vote.

52 posted on 08/19/2008 6:34:47 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
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To: muir_redwoods

You meant it as a joke, but Huck would be perfect for Barack Fitzgerald Obama as a running mate.

I’m serious.


53 posted on 08/19/2008 6:36:45 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

You didn’t reveal any state secrets there. ;-)


54 posted on 08/19/2008 6:42:10 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Eric Blair 2084

Now, now. Huckster has to get in line behind Slick Willard.


55 posted on 08/19/2008 6:42:43 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: CommerceComet

Yes. Like either Mark Sanford or Don Carcieri, two of some of the best Conservative Governors in the nation.


56 posted on 08/19/2008 6:43:59 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Parley Baer

...to Pyongyang (and don’t come back, Slick !). :-)


57 posted on 08/19/2008 6:44:33 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Plutarch

HUCK HUCK !


58 posted on 08/19/2008 6:45:04 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: Plutarch

I seriously doubt that Obama will offer Huck the VP slot.


59 posted on 08/19/2008 6:47:16 PM PDT by Hoodat (Obama's only connection to the descendants of American Slaves is that his muslim ancestors sold them)
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To: Clintonfatigued

LOL, I thought so too. ;-)


60 posted on 08/19/2008 6:47:49 PM PDT by Norman Bates (Freepmail me to be part of the McCain List!)
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