Jon Huntsman Announces That He Will Announce A Presidential Bid Next Tuesday

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by Frances Martel | 3:27 pm, June 14th, 2011

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After months of speculation, several comical implosions, and two debates, former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman was finally ready to announce today that he is ready to announce a bona fide presidential bid on June 21. Flanked by Sir Harold Evans and Henry Kissinger, Huntsman led slide at a Reuters event that he is planning an official entry next Tuesday.

Huntsman was at the event speaking to a small audience on international affairs, and when asked whether he was running, jokingly requested he be reassured that no one was watching. Given the nature of the “selective audience,” Huntsman allowed the news to slip that he would be throwing his hat in the ring sooner rather than later. Making the announcement in the company of such respected diplomats underlined Huntsman’s edge on most official candidates now in the race in matters of foreign policy. Most following the race consider Huntsman a potential frontrunner with major name recognition hurdles to jump, as well as having to explain to primary voters why and how he became a member of the Obama administration despite running for the Republican nomination.

Huntsman has also announced that the announcement will take place in Jersey City, New Jersey’s Liberty State Park, famous to locals for its astoundingly high crime rate, but known to the rest of the country as the home of the Statue of Liberty. While the aesthetics of the venue selection are obvious, the announcement has led to some level of speculation as to how New Jersey fits into Huntsman’s greater primary victory scheme, given that it is neither his native state nor one considered particularly amiable to Republicans.

The announcement of the announcement of his candidacy via Reuters below:

2012 elections, Harold Evans, Henry Kissinger, Jersey City, Jon Huntsman, Republicans, Reuters

THE REAL ROYAL KING

I couldn’t be any more excited than I am.
Greg

“Huntsman allowed the news to let slip that he would be through his hate in the ring sooner rather than later.”- Frances

“Most following the race consider Huntsman a potential frontrunner with major name recognition hurdles to jump, as well as having to explain to primary voters why and how he became a member of the Obama administration despite running for the Republican nomination.”

Hard to read…
http://TheDividedStatesBlog.com Publius219

Greg said:
“Huntsman allowed the news to let slip that he would be through his hate in the ring sooner rather than later.”- Frances

“Most following the race consider Huntsman a potential frontrunner with major name recognition hurdles to jump, as well as having to explain to primary voters why and how he became a member of the Obama administration despite running for the Republican nomination.”

Hard to read…

Not unusual. No copy-editing or proofreading allowed. I’m convinced you could find errors in like 25% of the stuff posted here.
Bill Huggins

I’m announcing that I’m going to announce an announcement in which I’ll announce my announcement that I’m announcing an announcement in which I’ll announce my announcement.
Nature Freak

I like Jon Huntsman a lot. Unlike many Republican contenders he is an adult in the room.

I wonder if Huntsman’s prime goal is to get name recognition and experience for a 2016 run.
Nature Freak

I am a Obama supporter but find Huntsman fascinating. The quandary the Republican HQ are in is that Huntsman may have a 50 50 chance of beating Obama if the economy stagnates, but because of the purity test Palin people are putting on the Republicans, Huntsman’s chances are limited. BTW, I think Huntsman even supports civil unions. Huntsman is one of the last of a Republican breed. He will probably end up being stuffed and put in a Natural history museum.

There used to be some sane Republicans before the party totally went over to the dark side of the force. I miss them and America is weaker without them.”
MTinMO

Announcing an announcement. How crazy has it gotten that you have announcements you going to make announcements?
catfishjuggling

Nature Freak said:
I like Jon Huntsman a lot. Unlike many Republican contenders he is an adult in the room. I wonder if Huntsman’s prime goal is to get name recognition and experience for a 2016 run.

Has to be. I’d vote for him myself. He’s a grown up. All the crazy people here can’t understand that there are rational people who voted for Obama because he was the rational peroson in the room compares to McCain. And who will vote for a grown up Republican if they put him (or her–but not the current hers) up.

In their world, we’re commies though.
catfishjuggling

MTinMO said:
Announcing an announcement. How crazy has it gotten that you have announcements you going to make announcements?

Bachmann announced at the debate last night that she’ll be making an announcement next week about her run.
stilllisten

If Henry Kissinger accompanies Ambassador Huntsman onstage, it means explicitly that Huntsman is a globalist/internationalist. If the US loses its sovereignty, our constitution is worthless. If our constitution is worthless, we have no freedoms. We will have lost everything that millions of Americans have died to protect for us. Individual choices will no longer be possible.