Romney camp targets Norris on Caucus eve
Mike Huckabee smiles after playing guitar with the Boogiewoogers band next to actor Chuck Norris and wife Gena. (AP Photo)
(CNN) - Mike Huckabee and Chuck Norris may be the political odd couple of this campaign season, but now Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is trying to use the action star to try to score points against the former Arkansas governor.
In a new Web video, "Roundhouse kick," the Romney campaign uses the format that's become familiar over several weeks of anti-Huckabee spots. "Two good men, both into fitness. Both love Chuck Norris," says the announcer.
"But where do they stand on crime? Chuck Norris: 'give a presidential pardon to no one, ever.' Norris subdues criminals with just an icy stare."
"And Mike Huckabee? He granted 1,033 pardons and commutations, including 12 convicted murderers. Huckabee granted more clemencies than the previous three governors combined. Chuck Norris, Mike Huckabee. Now who deserves the roundhouse kick?"
The ad comes just hours after a blogger at a Huckabee campaign event asked the martial arts star, "How much do you want to roundhouse kick Mitt Romney?"
Norris responded, laughing: "No, I don"t roundhouse kick. I choke," reminding reporters of an interview with CNN's Larry King where he'd criticized the Romney campaign and said he'd "just like to choke those guys out." He added later that "truthfully, I hate negative campaigning."
- CNN Associate Political Editor Rebecca Sinderbrand
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I know that our country needs someone with the sense of timing and stability to amswer questions with truthfulness and integrity and Mike Huckabee did display perfect form in his overall demeanor . I thought for a man under fire by the liberal foolish media that he was proving and has been proving he is totaly capable of doing what a leader should be expected to do LEAD NOT FOLLOW.
He is a mans man and if we are wise we will not listen to our fears, but instead listen to the obvious good that this fine person displays in both charrecter and attitude. which by the way I have not seen in any of the other candidates .
I agree with Chuck Norris we need a MAN in the White House who is for moral values. I'll vote for Huckabee
CHUCKABEE FOR PRES!!!
First he thawked the Total Gym with "Holy Mackeral" – man what a spoof!! Now he's out there hawking Huck . What next for the Over The Hill Gang Member? sell more religion? The hoier than thou just goes so far ,enough said.
Looking for another White House invite, the Dynamic Duo looked like an ad for disaster relief! When is Chuck going to hang up his spurs? Make another Total Gym commercial but leave the Holy One out of it!
Maybe she should go back and have her cervix re-opened – then hang out a sign that says "COME TO THE GRAND OPENING!"
Do blondes that dye their hair have more fun?
The worst thing that Chuck Norris did was to endorse Mike Huckabee. Is he going to preach the country into PEACE?
I have to agree "Is Chuck Norris runnng for First Lady" he is more on stage than the Huckster's wife!!
A hanger-on if there ever was one. Him and the "Holy One" – she has the manner's of "Dog The Bounty Hunter".
Now that would be a very good team. Wow "She" has the Holy Spirit reining inside her,I wonder what else is there? Maybe a few "Mackerals" up her or inside her.
Where were Chuck"s eyes when he said that she was the Most Beautiful Woman that he ever Saw? Wher are his brains now that he endorses "Huck", hiding under a rock or behind a tree or under the bed where he found "God"?
Maybe Mike & Chuck read the Bible together and pray for the election results to sway in the Huckster's direction! Yeah right!!!!!!!!!!
One week before Super Tuesday & after FLorida.
If John McCain is to be defeated, then Huckabee should bow out to Romney now.
Huckabee gave it a good shot, but McCain is winning off the 3-way split.
It's time to narrow the field, unless you want a 72 year old liberal whose
done nothing for alll his time in office. And if McCain does get it, aside from the war, you might as well vote for democtrat to give some fresh air to Washington .
I believe that the time for a person like Mike is now! what I find the funniest of this who political campaign and many past ones is every one is ageist the strong Christian believer who makes it know how they believe and dose not down play it in the lest. Is the US populace that strong ageist Christianity because Christianity dose not allow immoral behavior or life styles? Have we degenerated that far? What happened to the days of morels not having to be legislated but some thing we all believed in and lived? What happened to honesty and electing people based on whom and were there coming from not who they know or how well connected in the circle of Washington they are. What happened to electing the best person for office not the one with the most money to spend on ads for a 30 second sound bite! How about supporting some one who stands behind there beliefs and dose not change sides as the wind or polls blow! I can see that many posting here when I read between the lines are afraid of a morel and faith based personality winning and running this country as the founding fathers would like to have seen! That’s not what we have had for years and years now