View Full Version : Will you Repubilcans please nominate Mike Huckabee?
I don't agree with his policies in large part, but he's someone I trust him based on everything I've heard him say.
patteeu
08-24-2007, 10:49 PM
No, sorry. Maybe the nominee will pick him as a running mate for you though.
HolmeZz
08-24-2007, 10:50 PM
He's a good man.
He's everything Bush tried to be, only he's honest.
BucEyedPea
08-24-2007, 11:19 PM
Sorry, but Prez'nt Huckabee sounds too much like a Mark Twain character.
Besides he nev'r mit a tax he didn't like I heah! Rad'r might take to him.
patteeu
08-24-2007, 11:29 PM
He's everything Bush tried to be, only he's honest.
I'm sure he's a good person and I'm entertained by some of his speeches, but I fear he'd combine the worst aspects of the Bush presidency (compassionate conservative initiatives like the prescription drug entitlement) without the things I grew to like about Bush (growth oriented tax cuts, and bold approaches to both social security reform and the GWoT, for example).
BTW, how odd would it be to have two Presidents within 8 years of each other from Hope, Arkansas? That would be amazing.
Mr. Kotter
08-24-2007, 11:30 PM
.... he's someone I trust him based on everything I've heard him say.
He IS a nice/good guy, but...
but, MOST importantly he is someone who Hillary....'might' be able to actually beat. Although, even that is probably a real stretch, if truth be told.
Heh. :)
BTW, how odd would it be to have two Presidents within 8 years of each other from Hope, Arkansas? That would be amazing.
Is that where Hillary is from?
ClevelandBronco
08-24-2007, 11:38 PM
Is that where Hillary is from?
No. She's from here:
Taco John
08-24-2007, 11:45 PM
That looks like a crazy party.
He IS a nice/good guy, but...
but, MOST importantly he is someone who Hillary....'might' be able to actually beat. Although, even that is probably a real stretch, if truth be told.
Heh. :)
Were that my motive, there are a lot of others candidates I would name.
Every time I see him interviewed... he impresses me. Oh, and Hillary is leading everyone in the polls (not just Huckabee). Most by a whole lot.
Is that where Hillary is from?
Bill.
What things has he said that impress you, jAz?
Mr. Kotter
08-25-2007, 12:20 AM
...Hillary is leading everyone in the polls (not just Huckabee). ....
Keep on believing those polls are real.
Go ahead.... :)
sportsman1
08-25-2007, 12:23 AM
Yes! I dont know if anyone has noticed but I have totally been pimping him every chance I get.
Huckabee will lead the party back to respectablility.
HolmeZz
08-25-2007, 12:24 AM
Eh, as much as I dislike Hillary, she'd wipe the floor with Huckabee in an election.
but, MOST importantly he is someone who Hillary....'might' be able to actually beat. Although, even that is probably a real stretch, if truth be told.
Actually, as I think about it. Huckabee seems to be the kind of candidate that could clean up in a general election. His views on policy would turn out the Bush 00/04 base and his temperment would pull those Obama Republicans in. He could attract a "new direction" crowd that a Rudy can't... while avoiding the Mormon stigma that Romney has.
Aside from the single issue, off-the-deepend voters like patteeu... I don't see how Huckabee wouldn't be the perfect candidate for the unhappy GOP voters and a reasonable conservative option with a sunny optimism much like those who want to dig up Ronald Reagan want.
Plus, he's a big suipporter of the "fair tax".
Mr Luzcious
08-25-2007, 01:11 AM
Actually, as I think about it. Huckabee seems to be the kind of candidate that could clean up in a general election. His views on policy would turn out the Bush 00/04 base and his temperment would pull those Obama Republicans in. He could attract a "new direction" crowd that a Rudy can't... while avoiding the Mormon stigma that Romney has.
Aside from the single issue, off-the-deepend voters like patteeu... I don't see how Huckabee wouldn't be the perfect candidate for the unhappy GOP voters and a reasonable conservative option with a sunny optimism much like those who want to dig up Ronald Reagan want.
Plus, he's a big suipporter of the "fair tax".
Yeah, except Ron Paul is better.
Plus, he's a big suipporter of the "fair tax".
This scores points with me. I heard a guy that was in for Rush Limbaugh today on the radio (Walter Williams?) make a good point about it today, though. If the Fair Tax ever happens, it better accompany a repeal of the 16th amendment, or else we will almost certainly eventually have income tax and "fair" tax combined. Yikes.
Far fetched as it sounds, I'm quite sure that our current debacle would have sounded unthinkable to our founding fathers.
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ClevelandBronco
08-25-2007, 03:27 AM
That looks like a crazy party.
It's Hieronymus Bosch's depiction of hell from the triptych "The Garden of Earthly Delights."
Forgive me. I'm figuring that you know that already, but I guess I should spell it out for the benefit of those who may know less about 15th/16th century Dutch painters.
Enough of that, then. Let's all resume our partisan bickering.
Taco John
08-25-2007, 03:59 AM
It's Hieronymus Bosch's depiction of hell from the triptych "The Garden of Earthly Delights."
Forgive me. I'm figuring that you know that already, but I guess I should spell it out for the benefit of those who may know less about 15th/16th century Dutch painters.
Enough of that, then. Let's all resume our partisan bickering.
I once saw a drawing of Jesus riding a skateboard.
Ultra Peanut
08-25-2007, 04:42 AM
He IS a nice/good guy, but...
but, MOST importantly he is someone who Hillary....'might' be able to actually beat. Although, even that is probably a real stretch, if truth be told.
Heh. :)Yeah, because Romney and 9iu11iani are just so damn electable.
banyon
08-25-2007, 01:04 PM
Keep on believing those polls are real.
Go ahead.... :)
When did you become a conspiracy nut?
banyon
08-25-2007, 01:07 PM
This scores points with me. I heard a guy that was in for Rush Limbaugh today on the radio (Walter Williams?) make a good point about it today, though. If the Fair Tax ever happens, it better accompany a repeal of the 16th amendment, or else we will almost certainly eventually have income tax and "fair" tax combined. Yikes.
Far fetched as it sounds, I'm quite sure that our current debacle would have sounded unthinkable to our founding fathers.
Repealing the 16th Amendment would not deny the government the ability to collect income taxes. That power was already in the Constitution, the 16th Amendment just removed the requirement that it be apportioned among the states.
I don't agree with his policies in large part, but he's someone I trust him based on everything I've heard him say.
agreed ... i kinda like the guy.
not his policies ..... but he seems sincere and rational
but I fear he'd combine the worst aspects of the Bush presidency
that's not even possible .... no administration in history could combine that much bad shit into anything.
sportsman1
08-25-2007, 02:44 PM
Thats a big thing about him is his character. He comes off great in interviews and to me seems to be less of a politician then everyone else in the race.
bunnytrdr
08-25-2007, 06:32 PM
I don't agree with his policies in large part, but he's someone I trust him based on everything I've heard him say.Will you Democrats please nominate Edwards. I don't agree with his policies, but he looks good on T.V.
htismaqe
08-26-2007, 08:06 AM
Actually, as I think about it. Huckabee seems to be the kind of candidate that could clean up in a general election. His views on policy would turn out the Bush 00/04 base and his temperment would pull those Obama Republicans in. He could attract a "new direction" crowd that a Rudy can't... while avoiding the Mormon stigma that Romney has.
Aside from the single issue, off-the-deepend voters like patteeu... I don't see how Huckabee wouldn't be the perfect candidate for the unhappy GOP voters and a reasonable conservative option with a sunny optimism much like those who want to dig up Ronald Reagan want.
Plus, he's a big suipporter of the "fair tax".
Huckabee is a big supporter of taxes in general.
HonestChieffan
08-26-2007, 01:36 PM
I met Huckabee in February. Very "common" guy...seems terribly honest. His link to the right wing religious groups scare me but overall he would make a good vp candidate.
NewPhin
08-26-2007, 09:08 PM
Huckabee is a big supporter of taxes in general.
A small government conservative he ain't. Supported a statewide ban on smoking, pushed BMI testing through public schools, gave Arkansas one of the most progressive and extensive government funded healthcare programs in the US (ArKids), spread state-funded preschools for lower income families, and was making noise about making it illegal for pregnant women to smoke.
That being said, he was pretty good for Arkansas.
StcChief
08-26-2007, 09:10 PM
NFW. We had our Arkie already, it wasn't pretty either
mlyonsd
11-11-2008, 03:20 PM
FWIW, I heard on a local Iowa tv station this week Romney, Huckabee, and Jindal all have plans to test Iowa 2012 waters by visiting the state soon.
Pitt Gorilla
11-11-2008, 03:26 PM
FWIW, I heard on a local Iowa tv station this week Romney, Huckabee, and Jindal all have plans to test Iowa 2012 waters by visiting the state soon.Huck was well-received at the college here when he visited. He was much better than Rudy, FWIW.
In thinking back about the Republicans and who had the best shot to win against Obama... I think Huck was far and away the best shot you had given ther circumstances of the moment.
Iowanian
11-11-2008, 03:32 PM
Huckabee was my choice.
HolmeZz
11-11-2008, 04:11 PM
In thinking back about the Republicans and who had the best shot to win against Obama... I think Huck was far and away the best shot you had given ther circumstances of the moment.
Huckabee would've gotten beaten much worse. Huckabee wouldn't have reached anyone that Palin didn't get McCain, and he likely would've turned off more moderates being at the top of the ticket. He wouldn't have picked off any state Obama won and probably would've lost Arizona.
I've killed Romney on here(mainly because he's awful), but he would've been their best hope after the stock market hit the fan(given the perception that he knows the economy, as false a perception as thay may be). Unfortunately for them, that happened way after the primaries.
Pitt Gorilla
11-11-2008, 04:38 PM
Huckabee would've gotten beaten much worse. Huckabee wouldn't have reached anyone that Palin didn't get McCain, and he likely would've turned off more moderates being at the top of the ticket. He wouldn't have picked off any state Obama won and probably would've lost Arizona.
I've killed Romney on here(mainly because he's awful), but he would've been their best hope after the stock market hit the fan(given the perception that he knows the economy, as false a perception as thay may be). Unfortunately for them, that happened way after the primaries.I think Paul would have been a better choice, given the economy.
As long as he is still wanting to make changes to the constitution, no way.
KILLER_CLOWN
11-11-2008, 05:08 PM
As long as he is still wanting to make changes to the constitution, no way.
this and i'm losing my lunch at the thought of a huccaberry presidency.
PRIEST
11-11-2008, 05:37 PM
Thanks Mike ,The Mexican population has boomed in my area SW Arkansas .The Construction trades have been dominated by cheap labor killing my business Roofing & Remodeling .Tyson & Pilgrims Pride Chicken plants are raided monthly.Yeah thanks Mike.Never trust a x Preacher.
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Keep on believing those polls are real.
Go ahead.... :)
Hey, you got one right!
ROFL
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