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ultra
Joined: 09 Nov 2007
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 Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:22 pm Post subject: Huckabee Storms Colbert Set to Play Electoral Air Hockey |
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http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=43554
Yes! Hello?
You think you can score with Texas?
Yes indeed. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Funny stuff. Huckabee has a sense of humor. |
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Czarjorge
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Location: I now have the same moustache, and it is glorious.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:25 am Post subject: |
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I was watching analysis on MSNBC and one of the punditos made a valid point. Huckabee doesn't need to get out of the race. He has enough money to keep touring around. He's getting enough exposure through established media that he doesn't need to pay for adds. The people that like him don't need to be convinced, and by targeting specific races, like Texas, he stays in the discussion. It doesn't matter if he gets the VP slot, something I think it fairly unlikely, he's having fun and this is just a stepping stone to either running in four years with increased name recognition or making bank doing speaking gigs for the rest of his life.
Hell, he might even start a travelling tent church. He is a preacher and he plays bass. I would pay to see that. |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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What do you suppose Huckabee's endgame is at this point...?
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| WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will win the Kansas Republican caucuses, CNN projects... |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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Gopher,
It's hard to say. He's got a couple of choices. 1) I can stay in it for the duration (or as long as he has the money to do so) even if McCain clinches the nomination; 2) He can suspend his campaign like Romney and perserve his delegates; 3) He stay in it until McCain clinches and try to amass as many delegates as possible and then try to work a deal with him. There are probably more then I can think of this morning. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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Kansas just majorly embarrassed John McCain. He's been trying to make himself acceptable to the conservative wing, and Kansas says, "It ain't enough."
This does not bode well for McCain in November. Many conservatives are going to stay home in droves or vote for some independent candidate. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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It certainly doesn't say much for McCain given the fact he had Senator Brownback's endorsement.
This is the same Senator Brownback who opposed Oregon's Death with Dignity Law. |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:06 am Post subject: |
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| Milwaukiedave wrote: |
| There are probably more th[a]n I can think of this morning. |
How about "play the spoiler?" He can and in fact is showing that faultlines exist and is therefore undermining McCain's position as uncontested frontrunner. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Gopher wrote: |
| Milwaukiedave wrote: |
| There are probably more th[a]n I can think of this morning. |
How about "play the spoiler?" He can and in fact is showing that faultlines exist and is therefore undermining McCain's position as uncontested frontrunner. |
I think we both know there are major fault lines within the Republican Party already, you can't put the blame soley on Huckabee's shoulders. All the crap that's gone wrong in the last 8 years is the party's fault. They have failed to allow moderates any say, they have failed to reign in on the endless scandles instead of telling people to knock it off.
I also have a problem with the inevitablity factor (or the "I deserve it" syndrome). There has been backlash against that in the Democratic Party. If the Republicans nominate McCain, then that's fine by me. But by telling Huckabee to drop out, you are saying, "let's give him the nomination." That doesn't work with me. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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This was in another thread from yesterday, but it is on the same topic. I'll quote myself:
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Roland Martin (CNN contributor and talk-show host on WVON-AM in Chicago, Illinois) on CNN said no one should be pushed out so the rest of the country has a chance to have a say in things. I have to agree with him, even if it appears someone has won the nomination, everyone should have a say.
Note: He's defending Huckabee, just to put it in context. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't see Gopher's post as saying Huck should drop out. All I see is that Gopher is stating facts. There are faultlines in the Republican Party. Yesterday Huckabee seriously embarrassed McCain by winning two states. That undermines McCain. It may not undermine his nomination but it may well undermine his strength. |
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Gopher
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