Chuckabee makes me ill.

It's not a minor gaffe. I'm a housewife and I knew Pakistan's martial law had been lifted. This guy is NOT on top of anything except appealing to fellow evangelicals. And if they vote for him simply because he is evangelical, they are being really irresponsible. This candidate is weak on crime, taxes, immigration, foreign policy,,,anything that really matters to a true Republican. Please people, wake up!

The gaffe can be understood and is not shocking in a nation where the vast majority of people couldn't find Pakistan on a marked map and in a field of politicians who could likely not find it on an unmarked map.

If that is all they can come up with, then he has little to worry about.

I think politicians are who are ignorant about international issues should not comment.

Oops, uh, hey everyone I'm still a Christian!

Gore/Edwards '08

This is just another example of media bias. Did they ever report when Rep. Corrine Brown, D, of North Florida was asked about the situation in Fredonia (a mythical place made famous by Groucho Marks) and her resonse was an emphatic "terrible just terrible"!! No, of course not! Because they hide the foibles of their own and magnify, if not distort, the minor errors or non-errors of their opponents. For this reason, these media persons are hypocrites and wicked persons of the worst sort!

Huckabee stop running for president and putting on this charade

Another fool amateur from Arkansas

Huckabee sucks

Huckabee is such an idiot. We need someone for President who is mature, focused and not hyping religion. Otherwise we'll be in a religous war around the world - which is a HUGE step backward for democracy in the United States.

Oh my. I think Governor Huckabee is very good man in his heart and he is one of the best speaker — certainly the best speaker in this election. However, his international knowledge is very lacking. He does not appear to have much understanding of interational affairs. What is even worse is that he does not even try to keep up on international news. Pakistan is no longer under martial law. Anyone should reconsider voting for a president without interests in international affairs at this very hour.

Critics=CNN. People who can actually read and understand nuances in the English language know what Huckabee meant. I suspect CNN knows, too, hence the "seemed to indicate" proviso.

I'm sure this comment will never see the light of day on CNN.

Is Huckabbe a Bush Wannabe?
We don't need more illiterates in Washington… No How, No Mo, No Way !
Keep him out till he gets an education.

Maybe if his "massive grassroots support" put their money where their mouth is he'd have enough money to buy a competent foreign policy expert to advise him.

Travelling abroad in support of Wal-Mart & Tyson Foods isn't exactly "Foreign Policy" experience.

I not a Huckbee friend or foe but why would his campaign be interested in responding to this totally unworthy news article. There's a lot more important things going on the the campaign than this - cover them. Soon candidates will be scared to appear in public without scripted speeches. We want a human as our next president not a robot. Focus on the issues not the odd socks!!!

As a Evangelical Christian, I admit that I love Gov. Huckabee's social conservative positions, but his foreign policy gaffes are beginning to worry me. Everybody makes mistakes but this is getting a little embarrasing.

If you look at his record, it appears that he has no military experience and little if any foreign policy experience. Earlier in the campaign he didn't seem to know what was going on in IRAN (NIE Report) and now he doesn't seem to be keeping track of the situation in Pakistan. That's two very volatile and dangerous areas of the world, and two areas that voters expect the candidates to be familar with.

Maybe if Huckabee is elected when can put him through some training sessions on history and foreign policy to get him up to speed.

if this is a direct quote:

"…and what impact does it have on whether or not there’s going to be martial law continued in Pakistan"

then what the heck is all the hub-bub about?
He seems to be foreshadowing what I believe we could all assume to be a natural progression of events which is to reenstate martial law in Pakistan.
Time may bear Huck out on this one, and those who make a an issue of the comments are going to expose their petty politicking.

As an independent, I voted primarily for Republican in the past, but I will vote for Democrat in 08. This country deserves a change, and the Bush administration has ruined everything the past 8 long years. We sincerely miss the good old times in the 90's when our beloved country was highly respected in the world.

May God bless America!

CNN's reaction - "Yes! now we got him. He misspoke."

Give it a rest. You just can't stand that a possitve leader may actually make it in politics. It's just sad really.

Huck-a-wanabe he is probably getting his briefings from the GWB…

This is the best the GOP can give you?

if you did not have enough in the last 7 years – there you go…Mike is your man.

Your news department should read and find exactly what he did say…Not what Fox News said he said..

This goes along with his Cuba statement:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C50e4aN0xU

This guy is not Presidential material.

Pete December 27, 2007 4:15 pm ET

The gaffe can be understood and is not shocking in a nation where the vast majority of people couldn't find Pakistan on a marked map and in a field of politicians who could likely not find it on an unmarked map.

If that is all they can come up with, then he has little to worry about.

This dude is RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT… he needs to keep up with the news, he needs not know WHERE Pakitsan is (next to india)… Its not understanble that this man doesnt know what is going on with a country that 1) has nukes and 2) is influencial in Mid East policy of this country… PETE you need to expect more from your leaders. At expect that the READ the news…, after Bush do you really want MORE ignorance to world issues?

How could Huck know what was going on in Pakistan? He's too busy giving for- pay speeches to pay any attention to pick up a newspaper.

Sadly, this is typical of Huckabee, given his very limited knowledge of international affairs. It matters little, however, because there is no chance of the country electing a Baptist minister as President. None.

Ah, the Huckster… The Earth is 6,000 years old and he's going to put Chuck Norris on the border to deal with immigration. The guy's a flaming idiot– and so are his followers– with no clue whatsoever about foreign policy (and probably can't find Iowa on a map). I only hope he gets the Repug nomination because he'll be, by far, the easiest to demolish.

He is really ignorant.

Huckabee is showing that he is a one trick Christian pony. I know that we have had elected people with less international experience (George W Bush for starters) and look at what he has done to America's reputation.

If he is going to speak, he should be briefed. Partially because of the arrogance/ignorance of Bush we live in a dangerous world.

Hey, GMF, giving Huck the benefit of every doubt, this comment is, at best, confusing and vague. That is entirely different from "nuance," which implies that there is some sort of hair-splitting going on that the unwashed, stupid masses just can't understand. If you want to say that Huck didn't mean it the way it came out, that's one thing, but there's no "nuance" here — just word-mangling at best, ignorance at worst…

Finally ! The rest of America will see what we the people of Arkansas have had to put up with for the last 8 years!

At his best Mike Huckabee is inept and just plain ignorant. At his worst he is a "holier than tho" snake who is able to manipulate those folks with enough gullibility to think that he will save them from the hoardes of "evil doers that lurk just outside the door"

Hopefully the members of the Republican party will have enough common sense to come out in droves and vote for anyone other than he in the upcomming primaries so that he will withdraw from the race. If not it will be left up to the American people to elect which ever of the Democrats gets the nomination or perhaps we could simply try it without a President for the next four years, we certainly couldn't come out any worse off!

Give the guy a break. He was setting up his manger scene when martial law was lifted. You can't expect someone who's had his head in the ground for most of his life to know every little thing that goes on outside of the bible belt.

Huckabee is witty and 'innocent', but he would be a disaster as leader. He lacks experience, leadership and balance. He has already upset Mormons and Catholics with his 'innocent' remarks. Religious persecution and further polarization is what we can expect under him.

"Oh my. I think Governor Huckabee is very good man in his heart and he is one of the best speaker — certainly the best speaker in this election."

I really hope this is a joke. Ron Paul is the only candidate from both sides that speaks the truth. You all know this, but you want someone who is going to continue the war-mongering, which is ridiculous and destructive. Watch your dollars become worthless by the day, and your products become too expensive…oh, but that doesn't matter, Pakistan and the rest of the Middle East matter!!! Who gives a crap about the problems facing our own country, right?

so typical. worry more about whats going on in the afterlife then whats going on here on earth. Maybe if he paid a little more attention to the state of affairs in THIS world his facts would be straight. two weeks is a long time.

CNN, come on, there are other guys running for the republican nomination also. What is it with the Huckabee fetish you guys have all of a sudden? Is he that much of shoe in? Does he frighten librals that much? Could it be that he is awakening the sleeping giant of the moral majority? Anyway, quit reading this, Huckabee is probally sneezing or somthing so go cover it. He is the news right?

HE ACTUALLY SAID " OUR APOLOGIES GO OUT TO THE PEOPLE OF PAKISTAN"
APOLOGIES FOR WHAT?

This is not surprising. Who here honestly thought a Baptist minister from Arkansas would have any valid input on this tragedy in Pakistan? These politicians just see this as another opportunity to hold a press conference and get their face in the old media and embarass our nation.

This report is ridiculous; note how the writer him/herself attempts to distance him/herself by saying "critics" jump on this "gaffe"…

…if just 2 wks ago martial law was lifted, it is very probably going to at least temporarily be imposed now, and the big question and important issue as Huckabee rightfully noted is whether it will continue on when elections are to be taking place and what our position is going to be.

As spoken human language is used, there is nothing wrong with the generalization/comment that the big issue now is whether "trying to ascertain who’s behind it, and what impact does it have on whether or not there’s going to be martial law continued in Pakistan"…

iow, is there GOING TO BE (future tense) martial law CONTINUED (as has been the practice as of late, probably will be now, and will it continue indefinitely to stunt democracy continuing there).

Reporters should be a bit more careful not to jump on the latest Romney press release.

Pete

look at you comparing huckabee to the idiots in the country who cant find pakistan on a map and you will still vote for him. how about instead of saying "its ok, because the rest of the country is stupid as well" why dont you vote for someone thats capable of lifting this country OUT of its ignorance!?!?!?

oh Lord, not another Bush in the making, please…………

Huckabee's rise in popularity, apparently primarily due to his conservative religious credentials, is a worrisome indication that this country could persist in the Bush's administration's demonstrated policy of religious beliefs trumping competence. Other than the particular brand of religion, how is this so different from the theocratic state in Iran?

He is such a dope!!

The thought that this lunatic could possibly be elected to lead the free world makes me cringe.

Isn't it about time we elected someone who had ALL their brain cells engaged?

GMF

what the heck did he mean?!? did you see something between the lines!? do you have another translation of what he meant "in his heart"?? because i read that he thought pakistan was still under martial law.

Oh brother… we all know how dangerous uneducated "religious" people can be for president. Please Huckabee supporters, THINK about what you're bringing on our country

Running for president is a full-time job these days with lots of overtime; but part of the job (of running for president) is keeping up with what is going on in the world around us.

If noone is briefing Huckabee on things like the end of martial law in Pakistan, what else doesn't he know about?

Huckabee has some positive qualities no question, but the world's too dangerous for ignorance to be dismissed as 'just a slip of the tongue' or 'just CNN and Fox picking on Mike' as some commenters wish to do.

Not that Huckabee has time to stop for a cram course on international politics, but he needs to make time to prepare for the job he is auditioning for, or there's not much point to his running.

Lee

This guy will be so much fun to watch if he gets the nomination.

I'd kind of like my president to know more than I do on foreign affairs. I can *somewhat* understand the lack of awareness on martial law in Pakistan but the lack of awareness on the Iran nuke report is mind-boggling. People, we need someone more than a friendly guy who knows how to bag a pheasant as our president.

Whichever candidate we ultimately elect as President, we should learn from our experiences of the last seven years. Consider the reality of international politics and the threats posed to the United States from multiple quarters. Can we afford to have as President someone who relies on advisers to shore up a weak knowledge of international history and a lack of experience in negotiating in culturally and politically delicate situations? We have stellar experts in this country who are widely traveled, have experience in negotiating overseas, speak multiple languages, and command respect beyond our borders for their knowledge of international history and politics. Why are we settling for a field of candidates who by and large have little or none of this? A former mayor. A senator with several years in Congress. A businessman turned governor. Look at the field. Look at their CV's. Are you impressed? If you were running the search committee and the job description were to "run the United States of America with successful domestic and international policy", would any of these candidates leap out at you as eminently qualified?

How many of these candidates have taken the Foreign Service Exam? What did they score? Which of them has lived abroad? Which of them speaks a foreign language or two? Which of them has in the course of their work experience been put in situations where they had to try to understand how people from other cultures are thinking? Which of them in the course of their work has had to base a decision on how people from other countries might perceive our country as a result of this decision? Any of them?

If Mr. Huckabee misspoke about martial law in Pakistan, that is a bothersome minor detail. Better we judge him along the criteria above. As we should all of the candidates.

THIS MAN WILL BE NO MORE THAN A DISTANT MEMORY 90DAYS FROM NOW,PEOPLE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF FACTUAL/RESOURCE WHO PULL MAX. EXPOSURE/MORE OFTEN THAN NOT LAND UP LIKE THE PHEASANT/PLAYED OUT>>>>>>>>>

Sure, many Americans couldn't find Pakistan on a map - but they're not running for president. This buffoon makes the inexperienced Obama look like an elder statesman.

What's the problem? There's nothing to worry about. The Guv spent last night at a Holiday Inn Express.

Come on Huck Finn I'm starting to wonder if you even pay attention to current events. And don't give me that you are extremely busy routine and play it off with some wisecrack. Even I knew that martial law had been lifted and that Iran had suspended it's nuclear weapon ambitions. I am a democrat but if you guys did win I was thinking you would be the most honest now I'm wondering if you have the competence to handle the job.

The problem is Huckaboo is not this blip on the radar. This comment is the least of our problems. Remember, this is a man who does not believe in the scientific theory of evolution. He thinks that God created man and who cares about facts and real knowledge. That is the kind of blind ignorance that this man offers as a potential Republican presidential candidate. The scary thing is that there are a lot more people just like him out there. Some may find this highly amusing. I, on the other hand, do not. I find it truly frightening that this man can discard a body of scientific information and tell us in the 21st century that we did not evolve.

Whether or not he has the requisite knowledge of foreign policy issues is the least of our concerns. His blind faith in the bible to the exclusion of all other sources is what makes me terrified that this man could even possibly be considered for the highest office in our land.

Suggestion for Huck - Less hunting, more learning. Who knows, maybe in a decade or two, he could know enough to be competent to hold national office.

Gomer Huckelberry demonstrates once again his woefully inadequate bible school education and lack of attention to what's going on in the world. He can be slick at times but lacks the ability, experience and knowlege to be president.

I'm no Huckabee supporter, but I'm trying to find where the "gaffe" is in this statement. GMF is absolutely right: it's a question about how you interpret the word "continued." Looks like the Romney campaign has friends (or gullible dupes) at CNN.

Haha, sometimes you have to be amazed at the ignorance of some people. And I shudder at the ignorance of a Presidential candidate like Huck…
As a Pakistani, it doesnt surprise me this is true though. Ive had people ask me if Pakistan was next to Iraq, in the Middle East?
Now thats pretty freaking ignorant, wouldnt you say?

Awe, c'mon. The guy was busy shooting slow-flying, defenseless birds for photographers. You can't expect him to know something like the state of government for one of our closest allies in the War on Terror.

Good grief Huck, just say 'no comment'

The gaffe can be understood and is not shocking in a nation where the vast majority of people couldn't find Pakistan on a marked map and in a field of politicians who could likely not find it on an unmarked map.

Man, I sure hope you're joking, because if a candidate doesn't recognize geographical boundaries how can anyone expect him to know the state of geopolitical affairs?

Really, dude, expect more out of your candidates. Huckabee might know about how to run a state, but that says nothing about foreign policy. So far, he's shown he's just not up to the job.

Doesn't he have speech writers for this stuff….

Lazy and uninterested in world affairs. Shocking. Presidential material? Remember Reagan? He is still idolized. And he called Ferdinand Marcos a friend of democracy and approved the sale of guns to Iranian clerics to raise money for the Contras in Nicaragua. Huckabee's gaffe will make no waves. Once he is elected, then he can make some real doozies. And many people may still not care. Hey, the NFL playoffs will start soon. Who cares about Pakistan, wherever the hell that is?

GMF is right on with this one. I read the quote several times and I'm sure Huckabee is unintentionally saying "continue" when he means "re-instate". So why is everyone in an uproar? Anyone who's NEVER said the wrong word when surrounded by hundreds of people and all sorts of media raise your hand…

Good comment, GMF.

Critics=CNN. People who can actually read and understand nuances in the English language know what Huckabee meant. I suspect CNN knows, too, hence the "seemed to indicate" proviso.

I'm sure this comment will never see the light of day on CNN.

And you know good 'ol funny-man Huck is about to explode wanting to make a joke with Bhutto's name.

December 27, 2007 4:15 pm ET

Pete:"The gaffe can be understood and is not shocking in a nation where the vast majority of people couldn't find Pakistan on a marked map and in a field of politicians who could likely not find it on an unmarked map.

If that is all they can come up with, then he has little to worry about."

WOW - It's this kind of mentality that led people to elect our current president. Americans needs to have much, much higher expectations for the next leader of the free world, or we're all in big trouble. Pete, do you really believe most politicians can't locate a country on a map which terrorists are believed to use as a home base and varifiably possesses nuclear weapons? And that it's nothing to worry about if they don't know it's current state of affairs? If so, I beg of you not to vote in the next election.

This is not a "gaffe" that "can be understood." It's proof of ignorance and under-qualification for the most important job on the planet…

doh! was that Homer Simpson or Mike Huckabee, they are one in the same except mike huckabee is a little more polished, but what an IDIOT! how could someone running for the most POWERFUL position in the WORLD not be up to speed on politics! what a moron, he would be like Bush and not realize we had a hurricane for weeks (like Katrina). There are some of your average citizens like me that seem to be more up to date and I'm not running for President. Why do we only get MORONS on both the Democratic and Republican parties? can we please just give washington an ENIMA? and start all over. AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't get it. Don't you people know how to read. Where I come the word continue can mean one of two things. It can mean keep going, or it can mean start up again, which is pretty much the same thing, and I can guarantee when Huckabee responds, that's what he's going to say. Say for example, a war ends, and it's been peaceful for two weeks. Say a bomb was just dropped. Now, someone could say, "the violence may continue" meaning start up again. It's like saying, a man was smoking all his life, and just quit two weeks ago. Now that there's a cigarette in front of him will he continue smoking, or stay smoke free. If you read in context, and not just in fragments, that's what he was referring to, "starting up again". I clearly think you people like to bash others just for the sake of finding something to be critical of. Don't you all have anything better to do? I haven't seen anyone here giving any support of other candidates. Just anti-support of Huckabee, who is the only one speaking the truth, and you all know it. If you even know what martial law is, it's pretty much like a form of a "state of emergency." Knowing that, yeah, martial law could start up again with all this. Huckabee is right, believe it or not.

Another politician who doesn't read…

How can anybody suggest that Huckabee did not know the martial law was lifted weeks ago? What he is saying is that before considering whether martial law should be reintroduced, that we should first of all send our condolence to the people of Pakistan. His statement in no way indicates that he did not know that martial law has been lifted. Why is Huckabee being attacked for every statement he makes? The media should the American people to vote their conscience and stop creating bias in the minds of people. Let the people be the judge of these candidates.

Maybe he meant "martial law resumed," after its brief pause. I would imagine a return to martial law is a strong possibility.

Reporter: "Governor, what is your reaction to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto?"

Hickabee: "Oh, no! He was one of my favorite soccer stars!"

I see this as no big deal. I'm no fan of the Huckster, at least he knew Pakistan had been under martial law recently. This is just nitpicking.

Bush didn't even know Musharraf's name when asked "who that general in charge of Pakistan" was in 1999. I trust Ron Paul on foreign policy more than any of the other clowns running for office - his nonintervention is much more rational than just continued belligerence.

Did anyone read what he actually said. Not only is what he said completely correct but the media is once again trying to spin ANYTHING a politician says into some sort of attack.

Here is the quote:

"But the most urgent thing to do is to offer our sincere sympathies and concerns to the family and to the people of Pakistan, and that’s the first thing we would be doing other than, again, trying to ascertain who’s behind it, and what impact does it have on whether or not there’s going to be martial law"

Please notice the WHETHER OR NOT THERE's GOING TO BE MARTIAL LAW

Here is what the press hears:

Pakistan is under a state of martial law.

He did not state that there is currently a state of martial law in the country, but whether or not todays actions are going to result in Martial Law. That being a primary concern of the USA.

People wake up, just because CNN or any other news agency spins a quote around does not mean that their spin is correct. READ it for yourself and get the meaning. Relying on yellow journalism to inform you of what really is happening is not the smartest concept in the world.

Good Job CNN…for twisting and spinning yet another story to make it more glamorous than it really is. I remember when CNN actually reported the truth, not its own political agenda.

Yet another dim-witted southern governor who wants to be president.

Cheezebob please clarify this statement:
"we all know how dangerous uneducated "religious" people can be for president"

Are you implying that if someone is a Christian then they are "uneducated"? I would argue the contrary. Tell me which one is more logical, believing in a Sovereign, Creator (ie. God) or a statically impossible fairytale (ie. evolution)?

I'm no, genius but I consider myself quite educated. I have a Bachelor's degree and work in a technical field. One of my "hobbies" is studying Creation Science, not just reading articles, but in-depth study of micro-biology and geology. Critically analyzing both secular and Christian Scientist papers on their findings and assumption.

So, just because I believe in God and Jesus is the Lord of my life doesn't mean I'm uneducated. Just because I can see the flaws in a fairytale (ie. evolution) that require "billions of years" to cause something (that is statically impossible) to happen, doesn't prove I am uneducated. Actually, it proves the opposite. It proves that HAVE educated myself…. in the TRUTH.

Give the man a break. Christmas was a couple of days ago and he had been on the campaign trail for the weeks leading up to Christmas. Martial law was only lifted 2 WEEKS AGO. TWO WEEKS. Heck, I'm impressed that he even knew that they were under martial law. Presidents (whom ever they are) typically don't keep up with the "up to the minute" happenings internationally. That is what his Staff and advisers are for.

And why do you all criticize this man because of his belief in creation? You do realize that evolution and science are 2 completely different things right. I bet you all still think Lucy is a distant relative to us. News Flash. Lucy is no longer part of the evolutionary theory. Ever hear of Selam? Selam is Lucy's child, hypothetically speaking. Even she was found to have only ape characteristics, with none of humans. Read up on Lucy's feet. Those feet are what was supposed to show she walked upright, as were tests in the ear canal. Tests have showed she did not walk upright, and Lucy never had any foot or lower leg bones found. And most scientists don't even credit Big Bang with happening anymore, because creationists have made a very good point. The point is:

How can we say that God can't create all of this? The truth is, that if we went to Mars today and found a skyscraper on Mars, we would automatically assume that it was created by human/alien intelligence. But if we see a simple cell, the basic building block of life, we assume it came about by chance, when we can't even build it ourselves. If we're the most intelligent things in the universe, and we can build skyscrapers, submarines, computers, and everything else, why is it that when we find something that we can't build, that we assume chance made it. Chance has no intelligence at all. Wouldn't it make more sense to believe that something even greater than us, much more intelligent than us created that which is impossible for us to create? Creationists believe so. Evolutionists believe that something less intelligent than us created what is beyond our ability to create……I find that hard to believe.

The scary thing for me is the intolerance of Christianity that has developed among democrats. The history of hatred among democrats, i.e. blacks, Japanese Americans, Japanese citizens ( A Bomb), Cubans, Germans, Vietnamese, etc., is well documented. Now they turn their sights toward Christians. Scary as hell.

Quote from GMF:

Critics=CNN. People who can actually read and understand nuances in the English language know what Huckabee meant. I suspect CNN knows, too, hence the "seemed to indicate" proviso.

GMF, not sure what "nuances" you saw in his statement, it seemed pretty clear to me that he implied that Pakistan was still under martial law - he actually used the term "Martial Law". I don't see any other way to interpret this statement, do you??? I don't care who the "critics" are that pointed out the error, a mistake is a mistake, and this is a BIG one. If you are running a serious campaign for the presidency, you had better know what's going on in the world, ESPECIALLY in Pakistan. I haven't decided for whom I will vote yet, but it certainly won't be this guy.

I'm not a fan of Huckabee, and I would agree that most of the candidates (not just Mr. Huckabee) have very little clue about current world affairs, BUT I agree with GMF, CNN's interpretation of the statement suggests they are in need of a good story and they are spinning this one in a way that serves their need. I don't think Mike Huckabee needs to respond to CNN's request for comment on the issue, its just not worth any of his time. If Hillary Clinton had made that same statement, we all would known what she meant. This story is not worth the time that any of us have spent responding to this idiocy. Mike Huckabee has made plenty of ridiculous statements, but this just isn't one of them.

First, the comment about the dead birds representing those that do not vote for him. Then the comment at the debate about the "degree in theology". Now this.

I can see how people mistook what he said, and he might have been very aware of the current situation of Pakistan. But he sure seems careless with his word choices. And what is really so different about his plans anyway? What will change? The corporations will still control policy and dictate your future to you, which is fine if you don't mind the march back to peasantry. Remember the most useful slave is the one who thinks he is free.

This guy has no chance, and if he did win the primary it is all but over for the republicans. Romney and Huckabee are so status quo, big government, corporatocracy neo cons, and yet they are pushed as they are the only choice. They are no real alternative to the pro-socialist democrats, and either would easily loose to Obama or Clinton. Sad really.

Vote for real change, Ron Paul 2008.

Let us have a REAL president for a welcome change!

****Ron Paul for President****

Huckabee will soon be just a faded memory! A flash in the pan!

Oh, and if you are one of the people that believe that math is needed to prove anything, but God is the only thing that can't be mathematically proven, you're wrong. There is another thing that can't be mathematically proven, and that is love. Why do you think people can't hold relationships together? It's because people can't comprehend or find the exact solution to love. Maybe God and love go hand in hand, and maybe, just maybe, God and love are bigger than mathematics, and therefore, mathematics cannot prove either. Ever think of that?

Musharraf is going to now blame this on his having lifted martial law - and Huckabee is clueless.

So are his followers.

"The gaffe can be understood and is not shocking in a nation where the vast majority of people couldn't find Pakistan on a marked map and in a field of politicians who could likely not find it on an unmarked map."

Oh, by all means, it's okay, then. And it's okay that many Americans can't find the United States on a map, and that one-fifth of us think the sun goes around the earth. Just peachy.

Huckabee doesn't need to respond to not knowing martial law was lifted in Pakistan as early as two weeks ago. America needs to respond by not endorsing Huckabee. We don't need another misinformed or uninformed president. Huckabee has proven he has no interest or knowledge of international affairs now or in the past and personally, I myself don't talk to people who don't know what's going on in the world around them and don't care. Those type of people live in their little comfort zone and Huckabee is one of them.

That's great, another clueless Bush like in the whitehouse.

Why cant Huckster just stay in Arkansas and leave this country to the sane people?

Isn't this the same guy that wasn't aware of the NIE report on Iran, joked that his foreign policy came down to his staying at a "Holiday Inn Express"? Sorry, the joke is on you this time Huckabee. Too busy doing the NRA photo op pieces with the orange hat? Why again should we trust this guy to be one of the most powerful leaders in the world?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/21/opinion/main3639261.shtml

Huckabee expressed concern about how the government will react. Will they impose martial law (again) or not?

GMF got it right. CNN got it wrong.

Campaigning, Christmas, Iraq, Chinese toys, immigration, gas prices….

All these thing's are bouncing around in all the candidates heads. I'm happy the guy knew that martial law HAD been in effect recently. Like someone pointed out, half the country (generous estimate) could not point Pakistan out on a map. As far as foreign policy goes, that's what advisors are for. The President needs to be an "expert generalist" when it comes to situations like this. He should know exactly who to call when something such as this takes place. To have first hand knowledge of the political situation in every country in the world (that is 100% up to date) would be nearly impossible.

Just my opinion though, feel free to bash it =)

FYI-Not a Huckabee supporter.

This continues to prove that the "Huckaboom" was filled with a lot of hot air. This Christian has seen past his rhetoric and pandering for some time.

Tht is the problem when a candidate who does not read, or has a short memory, or whose mouth is faster than his brain.

I think that his words could be taken either way. When I read it, I could have just as easily taken "continued" as "starting back" or "being reinstituted."

"whether there is going to be martial law…"

I don't see a problem with that comment. It clearly could be a reference to a future martial law if the unrest continues.
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From this and the Axelrod story, I think the media is REALLY reaching for stories.

Huckabee has made a very good point. Pakistan is under a martial law. Musharaf is a great dictator and hardcore side taker. America needs to open her eyes, ears and everything it takes to closely monitor this guy.

He cannot be trusted - where is Osama bin Laden? Why he has not being apprehended since. I think Huckabee is 100% accurate in his observation. Musharaf must go!

Less hunting, more learning, haha. Read a newspaper Huck…

Mindy Chatsworth…
Do you realize the number of people in the country who do not believe we evolved?
I do not personally believe that. I look around at this vast universe and cannot understand how anyone can think it all just happened as an accident.

I am currently an undecided voter, and I must admit that this comment from Huckabee has underscored my concerns about his knowledge of foreign policy. I was under the impression that presidential candidates are surrounded by a team of staff who are paid to make sure the candidate is up to date on current issues and briefed on how to comment? Even if Huckabee himself is unable to find Pakistan on a map (which is a major issue) shouldn't at least one of his campaign advisors, speech writers or interns be able to help him out?

Huckabee has no clue about foreign policy. He's from Arkansas! He'd better learn quick. Iowans are smarter than simple social conservatives.

We already elected a Pres who didn't have any international knowledge, and see what happened.

Let's do it again, maybe this time it will be different.

yOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING. Huckabee is being criticized for telling the truth about not being up to speed on one of over 200 foreign country's current domestic policies. He should have just lied like Hillary does, and told reporters he knows everything. It's not like Hillary's pathological lies have ever been documented - right? No, wait, they have, but we don't care about the REAL Inconvenient Truth, unlike the hoax called "global warming," we want lies!

Come on Mike, take a page out of the Hillary Playbook, and be everything to everyone. You can speak with a southern, black accent in a Southern Baptist Church, and you can tell a Boston, Irish crowd you think there's some "Irish blood" in your family.

How dare you tell the truth Huckabee! The people don't want the truth, they want a lie because it makes them feel better.

Huckabee is - for many reasons - not a candidate I would like to see become President, BUT - to claim that his comment: "whether or not there's going to be martial law continued in Pakistan" "seemed to suggest" that he doesn't know that martial law was previously lifted, is NONSENSE. The phrase Huckabee used can very correctly be understood as a wary musing as to whether or not Musharraf will deem it necessary to suspend the constitutuion, once again, as a direct result of the assasination of Ms. Bhutto. He may well be consigned to the dust-bin of history, but it shouldn't be because of a REPORT that Huckabee "appeared to make a minor gaffe" and that his comment "seemed to suggest" something that existed only two weeks ago! This is worse than Jr. High gossip.

Pure Huckababble ! It is great to live in a country where any native citizen can become President–it is truly regrettable that some of them try.

Big deal. GW Bush is idiot and he still got reelected. So can Huckabee. it simply reflects the stupidity of voters, really!

R-

Didn't he play "Goober" on the Andy Griffith show? - I'm almost certain!

What a hoot to see the loyal GOP line up to defend "the Huckster" …. he isn't paying attention to international affairs - didn't know about Iran and their non-nuclear program and now, after two weeks, didn't know Pakistan was not under martial law …

What does he know? He knows the earth is only 6,000 years old and women should graciously submit to their husbands, how to post a gift list and how to pardon thousands of criminals.

Sorry - we've had 7 years of ignorance trying to lead the country … we can not
afford another four years of a president not knowing his ear from his elbow … if he was informed, all you foolish people would not have to explain to the rest of us what he really meant ….

ALL OF THE CANDIDATES WORRY ME. I AM A REPUBLICAN BUT DON'T SEE ANYONE I CAN SUPPORT.I KINDA LIKE OBAMA THOUGH. WOULD VOTE FOR MICKEY MOUSE BEFORE HILARY,I MEAN WHAT IN THE WORLD QUALIFIES THIS WOMAN TO BE PRESIDENT? WOULD WE EVEN KNOW HER IF SHE WAS NOT MARRIED TO THE SLICKMIESTER AND WORST PRESIDENT SINCE JIMMY CARTER??

The man is ignorant and unprincipled ,and truly scary, leading in the polls here in Georgia. I'm old but I can remember when being an American made you proud.

He made a bad choice of words when saying the U.S. needs to consider “what impact does it have on whether or not there’s going to be martial law continuing in Pakistan.” He should have said whether or not martial law will be reinstated

BIG DEAL!

Pakistan was recently under Martial Law, and the Assassination of a prominent leader would give Musharraf credible reason to restore it.

One might reasonably say he would be continuing matrial law at that point. Considering our current President's gift for misuse with English, and a press that tended to ignore it when his popularity was high, this whole 'gaffe' seems miniscle.

It seems that news can be created where it might not otherwise exist. Atop that, we really do ourselves no service by desiring leaders who can speak off the cuff and then pretty much mocking them for the tiniest details.

FRED….

You are somewhat correct in that the word "continue" can either mean to "keep going" or to "start again". However, in order for it to mean the latter, the condition that it is referring to needs to be the standard, not the exception. for example, if it has been raining for days and days, it might be appropriate to say that the rain might "continue" after a brief clearing. However, if there has only been a brief shower, it would be ackward to refer to the rain as "continuing" once it has stopped.

The same applies with martial law in Pakistan. If, in fact, martial law had been in place for months and months…then had stopped…it might be appropriate to refer to it as "continuing" if you were concerned about martial law being imposed again. However, since martial law had only been in place for a few weeks, it is verabally ackward to refer to it as "continuing" once it had been lifted.

Considering how verbally skilled Huckabee is, I am inclined to conclude that he was not aware that martial law had been lifted and, in fact, was using the "keep going" definition.

I think the American public will also conclude the same thing.

This guy is a less intelligent version of George Bush. If the gets the nomination, I will either go with 'none of the above' or the Libertarian candidate. I'd rather have a Democrat elected (including Hillary) than Huckabee since I suspect he'd pretty much do about the same level of damage to the country and if the damage is going to happen anyway I'd rather have the Democrats blamed.

In the interest of full disclosure … I'm supporting Fred Thompson and certainly won't be happy with any of the other Republicans but Huckabee is the only one that will guarantee I won't be voting Republican.

at a time like this it would be easy to say the wrong thing. and as a democrat i will defend mike for what he said i have always voted for the man not the partyt and i think mike is a good honest person. there are a couple of republicans that i like mitt is not one of them. and there is only one dem. i would vote for and that is not another clinton.. my first president was hover. so i go back a few years. this will end up a very dirty election and i thought i had seen everything. just wait until the real dirt comes out, most of which will be lies but somw will belive it.

I think he was referring to Martial Arts, i.e his campaign pusher Chuck "I get the best workout in my life with a bowflex" Norris.

Look, I just think I want a president who reads the news as often as I do and not every other month.

It's no surprise that Huckabee made such a comment even though had he watched the news on CNN or read a newspaper this blunder could have been prevented.

How is it that these candidates can live in a box and want to be the leader of our country and be so ignorant? Perhaps the answer is because the people supporting them expect nothing more themselves.

The days of the U.S. playing a leadership role on the world stage is over as a result of the current administration. The sooner our elected officials understand the U.S. is not the center of the universe but just a part of it's fabric, the better off we'll be. Hopefully once again some respect will be shown upon not only it's elected officials but the people they are supposed to serve as a whole.

The above needs to be understood by all Americans and to realize freedom isn't imposed by war and invasions and that respect is earned.

This will be quite a challenge considering the current administration may be the most corrupt in the history of mankind. And all the while with smiles on their faces as they've lied through their teeth to a trusting all be it ignorant people.

These is something to be learned from world history, and one religious fanatic is no different from another regardless of which book you believe in.

Hey liberal idiots try reading his exact quote not the Clinton New Network spin on his words. The real truth is that Hilary is unqualified and a compulsive lier and Obama wouldn't receive any notice if he wasn't black. People who vote with their emotions and not their brains should not be allowed to vote.

"He is really ignorant."

Agreed.

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He may be clueless about foreign policy. He may have a questionable record on law enforcement. He may even be generally unqualified to be president. But hey, at least he's not a Mormon. Picking the wrong religion seems to be the only unforgivable sin in the GOP primaries. Thank God I'm not a Republican.

To the author of the subject article,

Can't you find anything better to write about? This is nickel and dime! What's next in your agenda—John McCain putting his belt on left to right or right to left? You people need to focus on more important and substantive issues which may impact the state of our country and stop "looking" for issues that do nothing more than generate non-constructive comments from all the so-called "educated" readers. As for all the "educated" readers with their respective comments, take a good look at "your own back yard" before you begin to criticize others.

Lastly, to the readers who may be wondering—I have no preferences on any of the presidential candidates, but would encourage all "Americans" to show the courtesy and decency of a civilized country in affording all candidates due respect as they proceed with the challenge of trying to be the leader of a diverse and most powerful nation in the world.

Romeo Nelson

Huck should hire that teen beauty queen from South Carolina.

Once again Huckabee shows he is does not stay current on important foreign affairs. Anyone this ignorant is not remotely qualified to be President of the United States. Huck, for the good of candidates who have a real shot of beating the Dems, drop out now!

Did we forget that he is human and oh, by the way, did you also notice he mispronouced "Bhutto" ? He never had my vote to begin with.

HERE RESTS MICHAEL HUCKABEE: BORN IN IOWA, DIED IN IOWA

Amazing…everyone thinks that just because one is a Christian & believes in the Bible that makes them incompetent in world affairs. Guess both Clinton's would be incompetent as well, Reagan, Carter, need I go on? All of the candidates have gaping holes in various areas - no one can know everything, that's why they have a cabinet, Secretary of State, to advise. People that are close minded will find fault in anything if you look for it.

Stop this nonsense. The only mistake made was one of tense. It is obvious what he meant to say.

huckabee did not mispeak with Musharaff in charge he is going to declare marshall law and suspend the elections..other people are just nitpicking huckabee because he is the honest canidate

This is one reason why he is known as CHUCKLE-bee in Arkansas. He has no buisness being in politics, much less President….As a Republican, he is a "no go" as an Arkansan, he is an embarressment. Did you see the "hunting" footage on him today……."this is what happens if you don't vote for me" line, as dead pheasant are laying at his feet. Good lord……he's a goof………McCain is the only way to go for the Republicans……

I am not a Huckabee supporter (actually a democrat) and this "gaffe" story is beyond silly to me. This "shocking" error could have been a simple mistake in wording. Had he said "whether or not there’s going to be [renewed] martial law" there would be no story at all. Either the threshold for a "gaffe" has went down considerably or CNN (and the other networks) are manufacturing news stories just prior to a vote.

"the United States’ first priority should be to find the responsible parties."

Did I read that right??? Did Mike Huckabee just say that it's the responsibility of the United States to track down the assassin of a former leader of Pakistan? Can someone explain to me why that's our responsibility?

Furthermore, maybe if we spent our time and money looking for Bin Laden instead of attacking Iraq for the last 5 years, Bhutto would still be alive.

Good God this candidate is nothing more than a pretender.

Listen Huckabee supporters: Give it up. He'll get KILLED in a general election. But even so, we cannot rule out the slim possiblilty he may eek out a win (probably only if Obama is his opponent, by mounting a smear campaign against his supposedly "Muslim" background).

Huckabee is a pretender, practicing identity politics. Give it up Huck, you are a joke.

The faux pas I noticed in Huckabee's remarks was that he APOLOGIZED for the United States for this occurrence! This has to be one that wasn't our fault.

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Bhutto's return to the country after years in exile … had been a cornerstone of Bush's policy in Pakistan, …

Joe Biden of Delaware, … "I am convinced Ms. Bhutto would have won free and fair elections next week".

Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pennsylvania, said in a telephone interview from his Islamabad hotel room that he and Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-Rhode Island, were to dine with Musharraf and meet later in the night with Bhutto.
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Considering the above leaders had such high stakes in Bhutto's election outcome and the fact that ISI, President Pervez and NIB had simply no clue to her security and safety, Mike Huckabee's comment cannot be labeled a gaffe.

Give Me a Break !!

The *** CURRENT *** President of the United States was asked in an interview before his FIRST election to name the LEADER of Pakistan and all he could answer was "the General" !! This IDIOT had NO previous foreign policy experience and suggested that his "talks" with the leader of MEXICO - a Texas border state - fully qualified his foreign policy experience for national office !!

Besides, the latest reports cite that violence and chaos has broken out in Pakistan which would give Pervez Musharraf EXACTLY the situation he would want to bring martial law back in force.

Come on CNN, be FAIR and BALANCED ! Remind us about PREVIOUS Presidential contenders that have made erroneous statements.

well, by all means he will get elected. The republicans love those candidates that haven't got a clue of anything in their head. Et la Bush

Is Huckabee another one who is too busy to read the papers? Do we need another president who doesn't read newspapers, and relies on a 'higher authority' to guide him?

I took Huckabee's remarks to mean that Pakistan might or might not go back to martial law. Is this a case of the media trying to play "gotcha"?

I'm not sure what the big to-do is over Mike's comments in his response? The comments posted here seem to be very vitriolic, something I would expect from a bunch of diehard liberals that would rather attack the person rather than what he said. I see nothing wrong with the ad and even if Huckabee wondered aloud whether there will be a continuance of martial law (an inference that they may re-impose such a measure which last I checked, means a continuance), there is absolutely nothing anyone can use to measure Huckabee's ability (or lack thereof) to make judgement calls on foreign affairs. Clearly, these responses are emotional and baseless diatribe.

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Hukabee didn't make a gaffe here. Besides, Pakistan just lifted Emergency Rule days ago. Obviously, the lifting of Emergency Rule was connected to this assassination plot

I don't think anyone here can honestly say whether Huckabee was inferring that Pakistan is under martial law now or whether martial will continue to be used in Pakistan in the future as it has been in the past by President Musharaff. Attempting to interpret the comment is purely academic regardless. It is very clear that Huckabee is not well-versed in foreign affairs but then again, many of the same critics who have been assailing him as a buffoon who will continue GWB's international missteps are often the same people who will vote for a Democrat because they believe our focus should be on domsetic, not foreign, affairs. If that is true, then Huckabee's obvious weakness in this arena could be alleviated by naming a competent, experienced, skilled Secretary of State.

Doesn't really matter because most Americans will have no idea what he is talking about anyways. Pakistan? Martial Law? What's that? Now if it was a gaffe about Britany there would be an uproar.

Doesn’t really matter because most Americans will have no idea what he is talking about anyways. Pakistan? Martial Law? What’s that? Now if it was a gaffe about Britany there would be an uproar. And is this a comment board or a place that you can prove how smart you are with your comment?

"Minor gaffe" MINOR GAFFE!!!!!!!

There are NO minor gaffes in this kind of thing!!

Either you are up to speed or you are not in the boat.

My son is a Marine Reservist and I DO NOT want someone as POTUS, that doesn't even know if martial law is taking place in a country where he may have to go one day and put his life on the line.

Senator FRED THOMPSON is the man I'd go to war under {BTW I have answered the call before and would do it again, under President Thompson}.

STAND TALL

Grant

If you are not convinced that this guy is a real buffoon, then this ought to solidify things. The President is someone who knows what is going on in the world. This guy clearly is living in a bubble. He is not a President.

Huckabee has once again "opened mouth, inserted foot,' and spoken with little or no regard for what he is 'mouthing to the public.'
Does any American want this man on stage with American Foreign Policy at stake?
Think not. Huckabee is Not qualified to be President of this Naiton. He is in the same category as Hillary.

Once again..the anti-hucks are on the fritz.
Are any of these the reasons why perhaps?
1 - He has spent so much less than the other candidates and is still in the game?
2 - He is a Christian who has convictions based on the bible (which some refer to as the Word Of God?)
3 - Believes in THE 2′nd amendment like our founding fathers in which it is legal to hunt for food?
4 - You just have that strong desire to have higher taxes and a government ran country and you are afraid if he wins you will not get that?
5 - He is for ending the IRS and providing you more money each pay check?
6 - You didn't get that "Happy Holiday" gift you asked the Holiday Man for?
7 - All of the above?

If any of you do would not like to have more money in your wallet, get God back into America to when we once had it in our Schools, Government facilities et all, better education system, maybe have the ability to say Merry Christmas to someone and MADE IN AMERICA label back then please either go to a different country where you would obviously be better off or do more research on the man and his visions and do not be led by Media outlets and the rumor/gossip mill.

He is the most articulate speaker I have heard
He does not dodge a question
He is honest
He plays the guitar
HE HAS CHUCK NORRIS!

I liked Fred Thompson's response to the assasination.

Huckabee is a pseudo-'christian' bonehead.

His remark in Iowa speaks volumes of his character:

"This is what happens when you get in my way." (Referring to a pheasant he had killed)

Be afraid: BE VERY AFRAID.

Forgot to mention…

I'll bet that MANY of the respondent's to this report (as "Pete" says) ALSO "…couldn't find Pakistan on a marked map" and have NO CLUE as to the origin or status of that country.

"Bernard" is correct. Those who fail to FULLY RESEARCH and UNDERSTAND *** ANY *** topic that appears on a single media website are all the more foolish - both in their commentary and the ability to cast a meaningful vote for a leader.

Of course, ranting and raving, ad hominem attacks against the person and simplistic responses (i.e. "He is really ignorant."; "Why cant Huckster just stay in Arkansas and leave this country to the sane people?") offer no talking points to enroll others to a particular point of view and show no depth (or ability… to reason out an issue. My commendations to those of you who've taken the time and effort to make SERIOUS political points and rationally express your POV.

It's people like yourselves that would serve us better if YOU ran for political office than politicians who (like some of the commentary) simply use up public air (or webspace) for meaningless sound bytes.

fascist

Oh, gosh! Huckabee made a mistake in thinking that Pakistan is under martial law. How would anyone notice if Pakistan were not under martial law. For those of you who believe that the National Intelligence Estimate is a definitive source of intell-related information, look at the third word of NIE: ESTIMATE. Intelligence agents are notorious for not assigning any type of quantifiable metric against any intelligence product. The mantra in the US Military is: "how can you tell if an intell officer is lying? Their lips are moving."

I'm amazed at all the e-mails condeming Mike Huckabee for being a Christian. It just shows how far we have gotten away from God in the USA. Be for warned people of the end times and be careful who you do pick to be our next leader. Mike Huckabee could restore the Christian belief we have in a leader and is exactly what our nation is in desperate need of. I'm voting for Huckabee because he is a solid Christian man and I believe could help lead this nation back to what I believe in.

I don't know. I think his experience is lacking, but I think maybe too much is being made of this. It is not like he thought she was still Prime Minister. I remember thinking something like, "When where they NOT under marshal law?" Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is a dictator w/ a lot of animosity directed toward him from his own people. That country is extremely shaky. Couple that w/ campaigning 24/7 in the freezing cold and being immersed in that… I sort of feel like several of these guys could have made this gaffe, and they are sitting back thinking, "Wow - I am glad that was not me," but they are still happy to exploit it.

The bottom line is that Huckabee is inexperienced and sloppy. If you know, as a candidate, that you severely lack international experience and expertise, why are you not getting DAILY briefings on international affairs to close this gap immediately? This is just sloppy and America deserves far better.

I can not only find Pakistan on a map,I also understand that the entire Republican party combined has the foreign policy intelligence of a gnat and that the only "relations" that the conservative extremists are concerned with are of a sexual nature.Their so-called domestic and foreign policies are essentially the same thing…If they're not american citizens,straight,married or celibate,employed and whatever THEY deem to be Christian…then,domestically they should be kicked out of the country or left die and internationally,kicked or blown off of the planet!
Unless they are an elected politician or even some evangelists,then the whole sexual issue doesn't seem to apply.Jim Baker and Jimmy Swaggert to name a few from the christian evangelical "sexual rules don't apply to me" file and..well there are just far to many to list from the elected official "exceptions to the rules" part of this list.
Bottom line is not a single republican candidate is qualified to be president of our country at this time in global history.It's only a miracle that Bush hasn't already brought about World War Three, and if any of these republican foreign policy "midgets" are elected then I am quite sure that he will finish the job of starting it.

"Pakistanis? Honestly, I don't know much about that. Don't they reject the real God and believe in Allah and Mohammed?"

– Mike Huckleberry, Runnin' for Prez-dent

"Critics" jump on Huckabee Pakistan gaffe" The only "critic" is see in this article is Rebecca Sinderbrand. Another CNN Huckabee attack add!! Don't you know the average reader can see right through it!!!

i'm wondering why huckabee feels our 'apologies' are necessary to pakistan!???

For Christs sake he is human who cares if he made a small error in knowledge. Even the most gifted intellectuals dont know everthing about everything.
the only thing that really matters in this upcoming election is to make sure you dont vote for a corporate funded puppit.

America if it is to survive desperately needs leadership who can so no to corporate interests and yes to the common good of its citizens. Huckabee shows promise in this aspect. Remember the most brilliant man is completely worthless if he has sold his soul to big business.

janice, I noticed that too!!! And no one else did? Tell me Pastor Huckabee, what does America have to apologize for? Did an American pull the trigger that killed Bhutto? Did an American blow themselves up? Which American needs to apologize? Maybe our troops overseas need to apologize? I guess this one was the fault of Bush's arrogant bunker mentality too, right? You sir are not presidential material. Go make a workout tape and sell that on e-bay if you want something to do.

I'm voting for Romney, but come on it's the holiday season, everyone give the man a break and let him explain what he really meant by his comment.