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Mike Huckabee Announces He Will Not Run For 2012 GOP Presidential Nomination

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Amid reported (and denied) pressure from Fox News, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has ended the suspense, announcing Saturday night that he will not seek the Republican nomination for president in 2012. Huckabee’s announcement comes on the heels of Fox News’ termination of Huckabee stablemates Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum over ethical and legal concerns about their respective presidential bids, and as if to underscore the conflict, was made on Fox’s air.

Huckabee was joined by frequent Fox News guest Ted Nugent (whose deplorably violent, yet hilariously overcompensatory, entreaty for then-Senator Barack Obama to “suck on” his machine gun is apparently still a-okay with Fox) was also on hand, and shockingly declared “God bless President Obama” for the killing of bin Laden. He also jammed with Huckabee on his ’70s feminine hygiene anthem, “Cat Scratch Fever.”

Huckabee’s announcement is the latest piece in the Fox News presidential puzzle, with only the status of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin still up in the air. Palin’s fortunes were on the wane with the ascent of Donald Trump, but now that Trump seems to have been vanquished by the one-two punch of President Obama’s long-form birth certificate and the killing of Osama bin Laden, Palin has made some gains in the polls. Although several sources close to Palin say they can’t gauge her decision, a weak (now Huckabee-less) Republican field (which saw their most credible candidate, Tim Pawlenty, outshone by upstart Herman Cain in the first GOP debate) could be an inducement for her to enter the fray.

Huckabee, for his part, has struck early and often at President Obama, engaging in the kind of campaigning that’s sure to play well with the same base that elevated Birther General Trump, but might not play so well in a general election. However, unlike Trump, or pretty much any other Republican candidate, Huckabee has populist charm to spare. It would have been interesting to see if he could have made the pivot from primary pit bull to general election puppy-dog.

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  • CAINtheBULL

    it was obvious he was not running. I hear he has around $2-3 million mortgage. Fox is paying the bills and he has a good life.

  • possibly

    Obama has them dropping like flies. Time for the quitter Sarah Palin to follow suit.

  • milynily

    At least he could have been honest and admitted it was all about the money. Good riddance to another lying politician.

  • illusive man

    Good.

  • Raygun

    So the only electable and established Republican choices with name recognition are Mitt Romney and…Mitt Romney.

  • Newsjunky

    LMAO!!! There is not ONE Republican candidate or potential candidate that can beat Barak Obama. Most of them are insane (and all but the hillbillies of America know this) and the one’s that are just bordering on insane, ain’t gonna run because they’re smart enough to know they have zero chance. Can’t wait for the Insane Clown Posse that will be the Republican party nomination process!!!!!!! Oh my God this is gonna be fun!

  • Girth Brick

    Raygun said:
    So the only electable and established Republican choices with name recognition are Mitt Romney and…Mitt Romney.

    Its gonna be Willard vs. T-Paw. How disappointing.

    We wanted the three-ring circus of batsh*t crazy and we get two milquetoasts.

  • illusive man

    Newsjunky said:
    LMAO!!! There is not ONE Republican candidate or potential candidate that can beat Barak Obama. Most of them are insane (and all but the hillbillies of America know this) and the one’s that are just bordering on insane, ain’t gonna run because they’re smart enough to know they have zero chance. Can’t wait for the Insane Clown Posse that will be the Republican party nomination process!!!!!!! Oh my God this is gonna be fun!

    Why do you and every other “liberal/progressive” support the Bush of the Dem party?

  • Raygun

    God told him to run last year but seeing his ’08 campaign, God figured he wouldn’t waste America’s time again.

  • Azarkhan
  • Barack Must Go

    possibly said:
    Obama has them dropping like flies. Time for the quitter Sarah Palin to follow suit.

    Do you really want to be talking about Obama ( lord of the flies ) and flies? Really….

  • lucky5

    I heard he has mega-mansion he needs to pay for. He would’ve had to quit his job at Fox.

  • RhapsodyinBlue

    So… the best candidate in an already weak field is now gone? The milquetoast Tim Pawlentys of the world are rejoicing. I thought the Democrats had it bad with John Kerry in 2004, but this is ridiculous

  • joe7

    I wonder if Huck said no to get Fox off his back until September like he’s been saying. Oh well we can just go back to the media’s narrative that Mit is the only candidate running and that catch phrases are more important than experience,

  • Barack Must Go

    Trump is going to have Barack producing Kinko’s copies of his entire, miserable, made up life right up until the day us ” real ” Americans kick B and Michelle to the curb next November.

    Unless Jeb or Chris will do it, Trump will be the Republican candidate and he will knock Humpty Barackie right off his imaginary Southern boarder wall, right into his imaginary alligator filled moat.

  • Rusty Shackelford

    Thank goodness Huckabee did’nt jump in.Its because this idiot stayed in the Florida primary knowing he had no chance of winning,splitting the vote,giving the primary and nomination to McCain that we know have Obie.Thanks Huckleberry.
    Dont you wish Republicans like him,McCain and Lindsey Graham would just go away and they can take Joe Lieberman with them.

  • Gasket

    Geez, Thune gone. Barbour gone. Huckabee, gone. Next will be Mitch. Mittens is getting a pounding from the WSJ and Pawlenty/Santorum are still unknowns who would be sacrificial lambs. If this contines, Palin will run. With Huck out, she will win “hands down” the teabagger vote. Grab the popcorn.

  • Barack Must Go

    Rusty Shackelford said:
    Thank goodness Huckabee did’nt jump in.Its because this idiot stayed in the Florida primary knowing he had no chance of winning,splitting the vote,giving the primary and nomination to McCain that we know have Obie.Thanks Huckleberry.
    Dont you wish Republicans like him,McCain and Lindsey Graham would just go away and they can take Joe Lieberman with them.

    They can stay, as long as they all promise ( in writing ) to just shut the f**k up.

  • Gasket

    Barack Must Go said:
    Trump is going to have Barack producing Kinko’s copies of his entire, miserable, made up life right up until the day us ” real ” Americans kick B and Michelle to the curb next November.

    Unless Jeb or Chris will do it, Trump will be the Republican candidate and he will knock Humpty Barackie right off his imaginary Southern boarder wall, right into his imaginary alligator filled moat.

    Trump who? Your anti-psychotic medication needs some adjustment.

  • Pablo

    Raygun said:
    So the only electable and established Republican choices with name recognition are Mitt Romney and…Mitt Romney.

    What was Barack Obama’s name recognition in 2006?

  • Newsjunky

    Gasket said:
    If this contines, Palin will run. With Huck out, she will win “hands down” the teabagger vote. Grab the popcorn.

    And that’s the ONLY votes she’ll get. Hahahaha! Watching this whole Republican process is like watching a train wreck! So fun.

  • corplin

    It’s a riot that the repub line is “the president is ruining America” WE HAVE TO TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY–they spout that over and over and over and yet….USA GOIN DOWN WE MUST SAVE HER FROM barack!!….when it comes time to CHARGE up to the plate and DO IT?…..crickets and cowards (and one old lying cheating husband tax owing GEEZER who ALREDY HAd all the time in the world in washington & couldn’t do squat) This country deserves better from the R wing –three ring circus and a SAD one-

  • Pablo

    Rusty Shackelford said:
    Thank goodness Huckabee did’nt jump in.Its because this idiot stayed in the Florida primary knowing he had no chance of winning,splitting the vote,giving the primary and nomination to McCain that we know have Obie.Thanks Huckleberry.
    Dont you wish Republicans like him,McCain and Lindsey Graham would just go away and they can take Joe Lieberman with them.

    Yes, and they can take Romney too. We should have gone with Fred.

  • Newsjunky

    His decision was “a spiritual one”. Mmmmm hmmmm… bwuahahahaha! I’m sure it was Sparky. If there’s a God, I’m pretty sure he would have hung up on you.

  • TampopoLoco

    NEXT!

  • Gasket

    Pablo said:
    What was Barack Obama’s name recognition in 2006?

    Very good actually. 60% name recognition in 2006.
    http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/a-brief-history-of-primary-polling-part-ii/

  • labman57

    Wise decision.

    Of course, this will not deter him from continuing his role as a societal snake oil salesman, hawking his sanctimonious sense of morality as a cure to all of our nation’s problems.

  • corplin

    Barack Must Go said:
    Trump is going to have Barack producing Kinko’s copies of his entire, miserable, made up life right up until the day us ” real ” Americans kick B and Michelle to the curb next November. Unless Jeb or Chris will do it, Trump will be the Republican candidate and he will knock Humpty Barackie right off his imaginary Southern boarder wall, right into his imaginary alligator filled moat.

    How Many TIMES HAS TRUMP BEEN BANKRUPT? the answer is four-possible on the way to five- is that what republicans stand for now? HE’S YOUR GUY? quote below from Ask.com (nomatter where you look trumpy INHERITED a business from his daddy and then blew it–

    , the effects of recession left Trump unable to meet loan payments. Trump financed the construction of his third casino, the $1 billion Taj Mahal, primarily with high-interest junk bonds. That put him at a disadvantage with competitors who used more of their own money to finance their projects, industry experts have said. Things were so bleak for Trump at this time that in the August 21, 1990 edition of the Jersey Record, columnist Mike Kelly wrote “If we still had debtors’ prisons, Trump would be in the dungeon.” Kelly added that “Donald Trump is a Third World Nation.” Although he shored up his businesses with additional loans and postponed interest payments, by 1991 increasing debt brought Trump to business bankruptcy and the brink of personal bankruptcy.

  • Gasket

    Newsjunky said:
    And that’s the ONLY votes she’ll get. Hahahaha! Watching this whole Republican process is like watching a train wreck! So fun.

    She will absolutely win the primary. No way the GOP primary voters will go for an elitist east coast pseudo-conservative who signed Obamacare Jr as state governor and has a history of very moderate positions in his past. Let’s not forget he’s a mormon which doesn’t sit too well with the far right evangelical base. He would have absolutely no chance against Palin. He will split the anti-Palin vote (not very big in a GOP primary) with T-Paw.

  • mediadoubt

    Barack Must Go said:
    Trump is going to have Barack producing Kinko’s copies of his entire, miserable, made up life right up until the day us ” real ” Americans kick B and Michelle to the curb next November.

    Unless Jeb or Chris will do it, Trump will be the Republican candidate and he will knock Humpty Barackie right off his imaginary Southern boarder wall, right into his imaginary alligator filled moat.

    Yes, the key word in this post is “imaginary.”

  • mediadoubt

    Rusty Shackelford said:
    Thank goodness Huckabee did’nt jump in.Its because this idiot stayed in the Florida primary knowing he had no chance of winning,splitting the vote,giving the primary and nomination to McCain that we know have Obie.Thanks Huckleberry.
    Dont you wish Republicans like him,McCain and Lindsey Graham would just go away and they can take Joe Lieberman with them.

    Just out of curiosity, who do you you think would have been the Republican nominee in 2008 if Huckabee hadn’t played the spoiler?

  • Barack Must Go

    corplin said:
    How Many TIMES HAS TRUMP BEEN BANKRUPT? the answer is four-possible on the way to five- is that what republicans stand for now? HE’S YOUR GUY? quote below from Ask.com (nomatter where you look trumpy INHERITED a business from his daddy and then blew it–

    , the effects of recession left Trump unable to meet loan payments. Trump financed the construction of his third casino, the $1 billion Taj Mahal, primarily with high-interest junk bonds. That put him at a disadvantage with competitors who used more of their own money to finance their projects, industry experts have said. Things were so bleak for Trump at this time that in the August 21, 1990 edition of the Jersey Record, columnist Mike Kelly wrote “If we still had debtors’ prisons, Trump would be in the dungeon.” Kelly added that “Donald Trump is a Third World Nation.” Although he shored up his businesses with additional loans and postponed interest payments, by 1991 increasing debt brought Trump to business bankruptcy and the brink of personal bankruptcy.

    How is The Donald doing personally and or businesswise today even with Obama attempting to banrupt and destroy America ? I don’t really see your point. I imagine you don’t either, you’re simply parroting some Media Matters / Obama regime talking points.

  • WCinWI

    CAINtheBULL said:
    it was obvious he was not running. I hear he has around $2-3 million mortgage. Fox is paying the bills and he has a good life.

    $3.5 is my understanding. I’ve known for forever that certain candidates will not be involved. :)

  • Barack Must Go

    mediadoubt said:
    Yes, the key word in this post is “imaginary.”

    As in Barack made it up ( lied ) to us ” real ” American people and you mutt libs about there actually being a wall the other day.

  • WCinWI

    Gasket said:
    Geez, Thune gone. Barbour gone. Huckabee, gone. Next will be Mitch. Mittens is getting a pounding from the WSJ and Pawlenty/Santorum are still unknowns who would be sacrificial lambs. If this contines, Palin will run. With Huck out, she will win “hands down” the teabagger vote. Grab the popcorn.

    Thanks for finally agreeing with since the beginning. Time for the US to elect a Libertarian!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • WCinWI

    mediadoubt said:
    Just out of curiosity, who do you you think would have been the Republican nominee in 2008 if Huckabee hadn’t played the spoiler?

    Mitt.

  • StevetheLake

    I used to think Mike H……. had some class and like some of his ideas. After watching his non-stop anti “Obama Care” (i.e. I think that means Health Care Reforms to normal people) I have had ZERO respect for him. I am glad he is not wasting anyones time as he is a waste of time.

  • Pablo

    mediadoubt said:
    Just out of curiosity, who do you you think would have been the Republican nominee in 2008 if Huckabee hadn’t played the spoiler?

    Romney or McCain. Rudy could have taken it, but he screwed up big time. Still, we should have gone with Fred.

  • Glackin

    WCinWI said:
    Thanks for finally agreeing with since the beginning. Time for the US to elect a Libertarian!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Palin would not win the national if she ran against herself.

  • WCinWI

    Pablo said:
    Romney or McCain. Rudy could have taken it, but he screwed up big time. Still, we should have gone with Fred.

    What’s with Fred and the campaign for the National Popular vote? Did you see that?

  • WCinWI

    Glackin said:
    Palin would not win the national if she ran against herself.

    Well then let’s just enjoy finding out. :)

  • StevetheLake

    Palin could debate a similar zoo animal I am sure………but not sure what animal it would be………..mmmmm

  • Pablo

    Gasket said:
    Very good actually. 60% name recognition in 2006.
    http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/a-brief-history-of-primary-polling-part-ii/

    OK, late 2006, according to the link, once the speculation that he was running took off and his media profile did likewise. But what was it before that? All I’m saying is that Obama went from zero to hero in a very short timeframe. It can happen.

    And then all I’m saying is watch Herman Cain.

  • WCinWI

    StevetheLake said:
    Palin could debate a similar zoo animal I am sure………but not sure what animal it would be………..mmmmm

    So which zoo animal is Palin? Do tell.

  • WCinWI

    Pablo said:
    OK, late 2006, according to the link, once the speculation that he was running took off and his media profile did likewise. But what was it before that? All I’m saying is that Obama went from zero to hero in a very short timeframe. It can happen.

    And then all I’m saying is watch Herman Cain.

    I’d welcome a Cain/Palin or Palin/Cain or Cain/West or Palin/West ticket, any day of the week.

    If Palin doesn’t run, she endorses Cain. Count it! :)

    That said, I’ll support the following if I have to:

    -Cain
    -Palin
    -Ryan
    -West
    -Daniels
    -Pawlenty

    Can’t see anyone else being added to the list. Some of those make me more eager to get out and volunteer so we’ll see. It’s all about boots on the ground.

  • Pablo

    WCinWI said:
    What’s with Fred and the campaign for the National Popular vote? Did you see that?

    I saw the headline, but I did not look into it. I have no idea. But it did occur to me that it could turn California, New York and Massachusetts red in a hurry. I still think it’s ridiculous.

  • Gasket

    WCinWI said:
    Thanks for finally agreeing with since the beginning. Time for the US to elect a Libertarian!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I hope you are not implying that Palin is a Libertarian. She’s a conservative statist.

  • WCinWI

    Gasket said:
    I hope you are not implying that Palin is a Libertarian. She’s a conservative statist.

    I’m sorry if you don’t understand the tenets of Libertarianism. She plus Cain are gonna be as close as you get to it this cycle. She’s probably the most pro-gay friendly candidate out there. Boooooooooooooom!

  • WCinWI

    Gasket said:
    I hope you are not implying that Palin is a Libertarian. She’s a conservative statist.

    Besides, it was either you or some other poster that talked about voting in an open primary and voting for Ron Paul. If that’s the case, join the truthers.

  • Gasket

    Pablo said:
    OK, late 2006, according to the link, once the speculation that he was running took off and his media profile did likewise. But what was it before that? All I’m saying is that Obama went from zero to hero in a very short timeframe. It can happen.

    And then all I’m saying is watch Herman Cain.

    Obama’s name recognition started in 2004 and steadily rose. I remember back then having heard of a guy called Obama before I had actually seen or even heard him speak. Name recognition takes TIME. That time is running out for that “Obama” from the right. Look at all the promoting Pawlenty has been doing in the past few months, yet, he’s still not getting that attention or name recognition. Another thing about a late “surprise” candidate is they will get the immediate glare of scrutiny from the media both for good and bad reasons. You saw what happened to Palin in 08. The closer this happens to a primary or general election, the harder it is to correct any smears, distortions or misinterpretations of one’s record or have time to offer mea culpas. It’s a double edged sword. Also, the GOP is not exactly known for doing the surprising candidate schtick. There’s some understood order of ascendancy. It’s Mitt’s time — following this logic. I don’t think Cain has a chance. Racial politics.

  • WCinWI

    Gasket said:
    Obama’s name recognition started in 2004 and steadily rose. I remember back then having heard of a guy called Obama before I had actually seen or even heard him speak. Name recognition takes TIME. That time is running out for that “Obama” from the right. Look at all the promoting Pawlenty has been doing in the past few months, yet, he’s still not getting that attention or name recognition. Another thing about a late “surprise” candidate is they will get the immediate glare of scrutiny from the media both for good and bad reasons. You saw what happened to Palin in 08. The closer this happens to a primary or general election, the harder it is to correct any smears, distortions or misinterpretations of one’s record or have time to offer mea culpas. It’s a double edged sword. Also, the GOP is not exactly known for doing the surprising candidate schtick. There’s some understood order of ascendancy. It’s Mitt’s time — following this logic. I don’t think Cain has a chance. Racial politics.

    As I said…..it’s time for a Libertarian President! And it’s time for a female President with a Black Vice President!

    Huzzah!

    Now off to enjoy Bones. What a glorious night. :)

  • Alice67

    Gasket said:
    She will absolutely win the primary

    Palin won’t run. She’s much too lazy to ever really want to be POTUS.

  • juan

    How about this:

    In a Gallup Poll taken May 5-8, 47% of those surveyed — less than a majority — say they believe the president was “definitely” born in the United States. Another 18% say he “probably” was born here.

    http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-05-13-obama-birth-certificate_n.htm

  • Glackin

    Pablo said:
    Romney or McCain. Rudy could have taken it, but he screwed up big time. Still, we should have gone with Fred.

    Pablo, Rudy got one delegate for $50M spent. No primary voters bought his act.
    Fred was too damned lazy to run.
    Sarah’s like Huckabee, she can’t afford to run She likes the money and attention, but doesn’t like to work.
    Pawlenty could put a meth-head to sleep. Daniels sounds like Caspar Milquetoast, and people don’t vote for cuckolds. Adulterers, maybe.
    If WC gets her wish and Ryan runs, he’ll be out of govt. on 1/20/13.
    And either Paul will destroy the GOP.

  • rocky road

    announcing Saturday night that he will seek the Republican nomination for president in 2012.

    This statement is on the cover page. When you click the story, it states he will not run.

    Either the editor is high or you wrote the cover before the announcement and forgot the correct the front page.

  • Gasket

    WCinWI said:
    Besides, it was either you or some other poster that talked about voting in an open primary and voting for Ron Paul. If that’s the case, join the truthers.

    WTF are you talking about? BTW, I could vote for a libertarian, a real one, like Gary Johnson.

    WCinWI said:
    I’m sorry if you don’t understand the tenets of Libertarianism. She plus Cain are gonna be as close as you get to it this cycle. She’s probably the most pro-gay friendly candidate out there. Boooooooooooooom!

    Thanks for showing your ignorance once again. There are libertarian candidates already in the presidential contest. Last I checked, they are despised by the neo-conservatives. Neither of those kooks you mentioned are libertarians. Keep lying to yourself dummy.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Poor Tommy and the rest of you dummy libs can’t see the writing on the wall, Obama won’t be able to beat Lady Gaga next year. The empty suit has been exposed. He knows nothing, he sees nothing and he does nothing.
    You can dream all you want but Obama is toast.

  • Gasket

    Alice67 said:
    Palin won’t run. She’s much too lazy to ever really want to be POTUS.

    You are right Alice, I apologize. I had temporary amnesia. I forgot she QUIT her day job in Alaska!

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Gasket said:
    It’s Mitt’s time — following this logic. I don’t think Cain has a chance. Racial politics.

    Keep your day job at the dog track. You have no idea about anything political. You are dimwit when it comes to politics. Obama is going down bigtime. You mutts left a mess on the last turn, now get a bag and a scoop and go clean it up.

  • Alice67

    Gasket said:
    You are right Alice, I apologize. I had temporary amnesia. I forgot she QUIT her day job in Alaska!

    Hated it too. She is at least smart enough to recognize POTUS would be less fun and much more work than the job she dumped.

  • Glackin

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Keep your day job at the dog track. You have no idea about anything political. You are dimwit when it comes to politics. Obama is going down bigtime. You mutts left a mess on the last turn, now get a bag and a scoop and go clean it up.

    Gordo, we all know you’re the expert on dogs. And you’re certainly an expert on messes, bring one yourself, the whole Iran/Contra mess.etc. There is no alternative in the Repubicon Party, anyone who gets by the wing-nut right in the primaries will have too much baggage for the general.

  • Glackin

    Alice67 said:
    Hated it too. She is at least smart enough to recognize POTUS would be less fun and much more work than the job she dumped.

    And Trump, who is aphephobic, is never going to shake hands or kiss babies.
    How can you run for office when you won’t “press the flesh”?

  • NonElite

    I tuned in to watch what Huckabee had decided. Glad to see Nugent. Anyway, Huckabee seemed sincere enough about his choice. I believe that he thinks it would be a tough dirty fight and he just thought it would take too much of a toll on his life in general. He seemed really sorry to disappoint his supporters.
    I don’t think he’s Presidential material anyway, but I just can’t take a shot at him.
    Quite a few of the comments here are hitting pretty low.

  • X-3

    Mike Huckabee Announces He Will Not Run For 2012 GOP Presidential Nomination

    GOOD! We don’t need another RINO winning the nomination.

  • ProObamaAgenda

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Poor Tommy and the rest of you dummy libs can’t see the writing on the wall, Obama won’t be able to beat Lady Gaga next year. The empty suit has been exposed. He knows nothing, he sees nothing and he does nothing.
    You can dream all you want but Obama is toast.

    now its come down to no contribution at all from your dumb ass…why dont you just repeat after me “I Got Nothing”……….now go back to beatin off while staring at ya Palin pics

  • Arch

    Glackin said:
    And Trump, who is aphephobic, is never going to shake hands or kiss babies.
    How can you run for office when you won’t “press the flesh”?

    Even less to Trump’s taste is revealing his actual financials. He’s not running. He’s just trolling everyone to raise his profile.

  • ProObamaAgenda

    Barack Must Go said:
    Trump is going to have Barack producing Kinko’s copies of his entire, miserable, made up life right up until the day us ” real ” Americans kick B and Michelle to the curb next November.

    Unless Jeb or Chris will do it, Trump will be the Republican candidate and he will knock Humpty Barackie right off his imaginary Southern boarder wall, right into his imaginary alligator filled moat.

    youve got to be the dumbest piece of shit republican in the world, only thing REAL about you is youre REAL stupid

  • Alz

    The libs will start praising Huckabee so they can lure him on the liberal shows and prop him up as an “expert.”

    They’ll USE Huckabee as a way to undermine the other Republicans. Huckabee will have to let out some attacks on Republicans that make him “controversial” – which is required for the liberals to keep him on the shows.

    Just watch.

  • BFD: Widow Tormenter

    So Jesus told him not to run, huh?

    I guess that’s just as well because Jesus told me not to vote for him.

    Too bad though. I wanted to hear him explain why Jesus told him to release that cop-killer from prison.

    ______________________________________________________________
    CAUTION: BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE EX-BIRTHERS, THEY ARE ARMED AND IGNORANT…

    Dem4Ever, The Lantern of Truth, juan, Arkansas Steve, murf, Jaurez/WCinWI, Barack Must Go, NOBAMA, Colorado_Conservative, gordonbloyershow
    TeaPartyPatriot, notsofast, Severian, Dronetek, TfT, mitchflorida, skoorbekim
    mdanielson, Harry Flashman, OxyCon and NORBIT

  • BFD: Widow Tormenter

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Poor Tommy and the rest of you dummy libs can’t see the writing on the wall, Obama won’t be able to beat Lady Gaga next year.

    Says the guy who repeatedly swore Christine O’Donnell was a shoo-in.

    Your predictions suck!

  • Alz

    BFD: Widow Tormenter said:
    So Jesus told him not to run, huh?

    I guess that’s just as well because Jesus told me not to vote for him.

    Too bad though. I wanted to hear him explain why Jesus told him to release that cop-killer from prison.

    ______________________________________________________________
    CAUTION: BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE EX-BIRTHERS, THEY ARE ARMED AND IGNORANT…

    Dem4Ever, The Lantern of Truth, juan, Arkansas Steve, murf, Jaurez/WCinWI, Barack Must Go, NOBAMA, Colorado_Conservative, gordonbloyershow
    TeaPartyPatriot, notsofast, Severian, Dronetek, TfT, mitchflorida, skoorbekim
    mdanielson, Harry Flashman, OxyCon and NORBIT

    Hey dufus, add me to your list. In an odd way (to you), it helps my brand.

  • BFD: Widow Tormenter

    Alz said:
    Hey dufus, add me to your list. In an odd way (to you), it helps my brand.

    Sorry, you’re really not that important around here.

    People would be like “Alz who?”.

  • Alz

    BFD: Widow Tormenter said:
    Sorry, you’re really not that important around here.

    People would be like “Alz who?”.

  • WCinWI

    Gasket said:
    WTF are you talking about? BTW, I could vote for a libertarian, a real one, like Gary Johnson.

    Thanks for showing your ignorance once again. There are libertarian candidates already in the presidential contest. Last I checked, they are despised by the neo-conservatives. Neither of those kooks you mentioned are libertarians. Keep lying to yourself dummy.

    If you were a conservative, I’d care. However, when you can back nuts like Ron Paul and Gary Johnson, that says more about you than your political stances.

  • WCinWI

    Alice67 said:
    Hated it too. She is at least smart enough to recognize POTUS would be less fun and much more work than the job she dumped.

    Rent freeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

  • WCinWI

    Alz said:
    The libs will start praising Huckabee so they can lure him on the liberal shows and prop him up as an “expert.”

    They’ll USE Huckabee as a way to undermine the other Republicans. Huckabee will have to let out some attacks on Republicans that make him “controversial” – which is required for the liberals to keep him on the shows.

    Just watch.

    I expect him to visit Rachel’s show to talk about his educational games, since she’s already attacked him over them. Liberals are quite predictable.

  • WCinWI

    BFD: Widow Tormenter said:
    Sorry, you’re really not that important around here.

    People would be like “Alz who?”.

    Alz is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!

    Or am I Alz????

    One….Two…Three……..crunch.

  • Glackin

    Alz said:
    Hey dufus, add me to your list. In an odd way (to you), it helps my brand.

    Alz, you’re on a list with nutsofast. The one headed: “Wastes of Oxygen.”
    No one cares.

  • http://www.karlspensen.blogspot.com Karl Spensen

    DON’T even THINK about talking smack on the Great American Patriot Notsofast, SON!!!!!!!!!111 And as for NUGENT – that man is a COMPLETELY RELEVANT political commentator who deserves our RESPECT!!!!!!!111

  • Glackin

    Karl Spensen said:
    DON’T even THINK about talking smack on the Great American Patriot Notsofast, SON!!!!!!!!!111 And as for NUGENT – that man is a COMPLETELY RELEVANT political commentator who deserves our RESPECT!!!!!!!111

    Karl, I respect Ted every bit as much as I do his host.
    And that’s the truth.

  • Barack Must Go

    ProObamaAgenda said:
    youve got to be the dumbest piece of shit republican in the world, only thing REAL about you is youre REAL stupid

    Really ?

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    GALLUP: Obama slips back to 48/45…

  • Pablo

    Gasket said:
    I don’t think Cain has a chance. Racial politics.

    No. Fiscal sanity combined with proven management experience. And he knows how to work a crowd.

    Obama is racial politics. You will never hear Cain whining about how hard it is for him because he’s black.

  • White Ninja

    Hooray! I hate Huckabee! He would’ve only weakened the field further.

  • Paul G

    He knows..We know he was never gonna be President. Where’s our conservative?

  • im_lovin_it

    Oh Huck, why?? You would have had God on your side……and some bearded cloud dweller that is not Chuck Norris.

  • mibwilso

    The GOP just lost its best shot at the White House in 2012. Period. Full stop.

    Romney and Huntsman could appeal to moderates, but they’re not angry enough for the GOP base…they’re going to have a hard time getting the nomination. And even if they get it, they’re going to be left with a demoralized, dissatisfied GOP base (just like McCain had).

  • mibwilso

    I predict a nasty primary fight for the Republicans….It’s a jump ball with Huckabee out of the race.

  • mibwilso

    Pablo said:
    No. Fiscal sanity combined with proven management experience. And he knows how to work a crowd.

    Obama is racial politics. You will never hear Cain whining about how hard it is for him because he’s black.

    Funny. You don’t hear Obama whining about that either. You hear conservative pundits putting words in his mouth. Can you name a single solitary time that Obama has complained about race hindering him???

  • mibwilso

    Pablo said:
    No. Fiscal sanity combined with proven management experience. And he

    Obama is racial politics. You will never hear Cain whining about how hard it is for him because he’s black.

    The GOP is desperately trying to turn Obama into Al Sharpton…and they’re going nuts because they can’t do it.

    The GOP spends more time talking about Obama’s race than Obama EVER has.

    “Only in America is my story even possible”— Barack Obama.

  • mibwilso

    The GOP wants to try to force Obama to talk about race so they can say “Look! He’s playing the race card!”….. but the reality is that Obama rarely talks about race except when he’s pressed on the topic.

  • cjd ohio 1

    mibwilso said:
    The GOP wants to try to force Obama to talk about race so they can say “Look! He’s playing the race card!”….. but the reality is that Obama rarely talks about race except when he’s pressed on the topic.

    ok

  • im_lovin_it

    mibwilso said:
    Funny. You don’t hear Obama whining about that either. You hear conservative pundits putting words in his mouth. Can you name a single solitary time that Obama has complained about race hindering him???

    You know who does do a lot of whining about how hard it is for him? Sen. Rand Paul, an oppressed doctor who might be conscripted at gunpoint to provide healthcare to others. Maybe he can borrow a page from Prince and just write “slave, M.D.” on his cheek.

  • brownsound

    Hey Tommy, did you hear any dog whistles during this announcement?

  • Paul G

    mibwilso said:
    The GOP wants to try to force Obama to talk about race so they can say “Look! He’s playing the race card!”….. but the reality is that Obama rarely talks about race except when he’s pressed on the topic.

    You sir, are an idiot.

  • Gasket

    Paul G said:
    You sir, are an idiot.

    How about refuting the veracity of his comment Paulina?

  • Gasket

    Pablo said:

    Obama is racial politics. You will never hear Cain whining about how hard it is for him because he’s black.

    Really? ….and Obama has? You rightwingers talk about Obama’s “race” and his “African heritage” more than he does. By the way, can you name the number of black GOPers who have won a state-wide election let alone a national one in the past 30 years? Like I said, racial politics. Cain has ZERO chance.

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  • Gasket

    WCinWI said:
    If you were a conservative, I’d care. However, when you can back nuts like Ron Paul and Gary Johnson, that says more about you than your political stances.

    Hey sweetheart, they are LIBERTARIANS! They espouse libertarianism. You are a dogmatic fool. That says more about YOU not knowing what libertarianism is. Remember a few posts back when you were lecturing me about NOT knowing about libertarianism? Then here you are, on your golden perch, mocking and insulting the ACTUAL libertarian candidates. Are we sipping on the stupid today?

  • Paul G

    Gasket said:
    How about refuting the veracity of his comment Paulina?

    Ummm…I don’t beat my wife either……Moron.

  • X-3

    I’m not saying that Huckabee is a bad person, but the last thing we need is a RINO getting the repubican nomination. That’s right, I wrote “r-e-p-b-i-c-a-n.”

  • george L

    Huck is in the perfect position to relax and cruise through life now. He can be like a movie critic. No need to be a good actor, producer, director, etc. Just relax and criticize–and be paid well for doing it. Who would give up a cushy job like that?

  • jim bronson 990cc

    When was the last time Mike made the pussy firm with the stroke of his hand? Or wasn’t he listening to Ted’s lyrics?

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