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| Huckabee: Contest isn't over |
| 2008-02-12 |
| Remember Mike? Mike Huckabee reminded Virginians yesterday that he's very much alive and not about to back down in his quest for the Republican presidential nomination. A day before Virginia's primary, the former Arkansas governor raced from Henrico County to Virginia Beach, from Weyers Cave to Roanoke. "I understand what it means to get beat, but I do not understand what it means to quit," he told more than 200 enthusiastic supporters at a morning rally in western Henrico. The Republican drew the biggest cheers by attacking illegal immigration, promising to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and warning that foreign countries want to take over production of U.S. defense industries. Buoyed by weekend victories over Sen. John McCain in Kansas and Louisiana, Huckabee exhorted his supporters to bring family and friends to the polls for today's Virginia GOP primary. However, he trails the Arizona senator by more than 500 delegates in the fight for the GOP nomination. "Let's show them that the election isn't over until the people have spoken," he said at the Sheraton Richmond West Hotel. Huckabee was joined by one of his former rivals for the nomination, Rep. Duncan Hunter, a California conservative, as well as Michael P. Farris, chairman of the Home School Legal Defense Association. They called Huckabee a religious conservative who would oppose abortion, uphold traditional marriage, get tough on illegal immigration, support the military, and protect manufacturing jobs from foreign competition. ... |
| Posted by:ed |
| #11 Voting's done...check the scoreboard Huckster. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2008-02-12 23:07 |
| #10 HMMMMMM, IMO I suspect its NOT over for FRED either, nor for other former Candidates or Politicos. This is 2008, and everybody gener wants to see what going to happen vv USA versus IRAN, IRAN-NK, etc, which will immed affect the geopolitical order. BESIDES DUBYA VERSUS MOUD vv IRANIAN NUCPROGS, they see that RADICAL ISLAM HAS ESCALATED ITS REGIONAL EFFORTS/LEVELS OF VIOLENCE, TO INCLUDE REPORTS OF PLANS FOR A NEW FINAL? INSURGENT CAMPAIGN = "ISLAMIST SURGE" IN IRAQ, + NEWFOUND RUSS GLOBAL BELLIGERENCE VV US GMD. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-02-12 21:06 |
| #9 phil_b, that is a LINO description--usually ending up as a neocon. True librul is lacking logical circuitry and thus uncorrectible. Mugging by reality in his/her case results in a variant of Stockholm syndrome. Huckabee is not electable. Now, Hucklebery Finn would be a different cup of coffee! ;-) McCain (RINO) has a chance against Her Thighness, but less against Bamboozler-bama, ya' right. Depends, how much mud Hillary is willing to flinch and I bet quite a bit, so we can look forward to some entertainment. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2008-02-12 20:05 |
| #8 As guitar hero huck said during his stay in kansas, "I didn't major in mathematics, but I did major in miracles." |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-02-12 14:45 |
| #7 I wonder if Huckabee is bragging about his instat tuition for illegals, hsi leasing a consulate to the Mexicnas for $1 (that was built with taxpaery money), his half a billion dollars in net tax hikes, his taking "donations" from people tht end up in appointed offices, and that he took the drapes with him when he left the Gov's office (amongst a long list of other things)? Huck is a sham and a liar. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-02-12 10:55 |
| #6 Before the election: "Let's show them that the election isn't over until the people have spoken!" After the election: "The people hae spoken--the bastards!" |
| Posted by: Mike 2008-02-12 08:57 |
| #5 It's good! It keeps the press on McCain and Republicans instead of %100 Obama and the Witch. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-02-12 08:53 |
| #4 I'm not an American, but McCain will lose big time against Obama. Huckabee will stand a much better chance. The thing about history is it doesn't stop, and we may well have enough 'history' between now and November to make a real Conservative a winnable candidate. A liberal is just a conservative who doesn't have sufficient information and perspective. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2008-02-12 08:53 |
| #3 Try the Howard Dean approach for a job as the head of the RNC? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-02-12 08:31 |
| #2 Yeah...it is. Feed the crickets, Mike... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-02-12 08:28 |
| #1 Keep it up, Mike, and you definitely won't be part of the ticket! |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-02-12 08:01 |