Comments on: Begala: Did McCain consider Huckabee?

By: PJT

PJT — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:56:28 +0000

Biden did get more votes (or delegates anyway) than Palin. It is a silly argument to compare them but it is a false statement. Check the Wasilla Town website they have the election results listed.

By: JT - SoCal

JT - SoCal — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:55:17 +0000

Ahhh – Cornbread!! These people love drinking the Kool-Aid and eating some warm cornbread.

The RNC is a country club that never quite gets it that the party is over.

It's funny she wants privacy for her family, but she makes a thinly veiled slam to Obama's wife.

Gotta love the Hypocrisy of this whole thing.

4 more years of the country club with Muffy and Biff Dirt Bag running the show is intolerable.

These people will say anything to stay in power evidenced by the pandering of this pick.

She has no business talking about internation affaiirs. The only international affair she knows about is the Great Caribou invasion of 2005 and the Polar Bear conspiracy of 2007.

By: Gracie

Gracie — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:51:18 +0000

If I was McCain I would be kicking myself just about NOW. Huckabee would have been a far BETTER CHOICE than Gov. Palin. I may have switched my vote had Huckabee been on the ticket. NOW that would have been a good match. His speech is MUCH better than Gov. Palin's. She's reading the Teleprompter and her speech is too robotic, not natural at all. This comes from lack of experience on a "national level" and lack of exposure. She doesn't come off very convincing at all.

By: Go Obama!!!

Go Obama!!! — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:50:49 +0000

Why did Guiliani rehash what we heard Thompson say last night??? We KNOW he was a POW.

And how dare he be so dismissive of Obama being a communit organizer - are Republicans really opposed to public service?

They are truly shameful.

By: MIchelle

MIchelle — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:47:30 +0000

Shame on Mike Huckabee for his continued allegiance to the corrupt Republican Party. Many of us would love to see Roe vs. Wade overturned but cannot and will not tolerate more of the Republican filth and sleaze in order to achieve that end. The Republican Party does not represent true Christian values.

By: Terry from GA

Terry from GA — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:46:37 +0000

Rudy, Mitt and Mike can say what they want about Barack and Joe but Joe was selected as Barack's VP. So while Rudy, Mitt and Mike go home tonight to watch television, Barack and Joe will be on the campaign trail trying to get us out of this 8 year depression caused by the republicans.

By: Klippa

Klippa — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:46:37 +0000

Who needs Mike Huckabee? McCain has made the fundamentalists delirious by choosing Sarah Palin. (And for those of us who prefer misquotes and slip-ups I'm sure Palin will be more than capable.

By: Nevada dude

Nevada dude — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:45:47 +0000

McCain/ Huckabee would have been a decent ticket, except for the warmongering. McCain blew it.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:44:45 +0000

Ha – Palin just made a sexist joke:

"Do you know what the difference is between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick."

HA!

Talk about a double standard. It's OK for Sarah to belittle women, but not OK for anyone else to question her experience.

By: millijava

millijava — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:44:04 +0000

Actually, wrong again. The quote "A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have." if you research a bit further is generaly credited to Thomas Jefferson.

By: shadowgovernment

shadowgovernment — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:43:31 +0000

Who is Huckabee trying to kid? " Sarah Palin got more votes for mayor of Wasilla than Joe Biden got when running for President" Uh, yeah, and your point is? Wasilla, population under 10k vs. the US population 300 million plus. What a dipstick! There is no rational corollary between these two!

By: Dylan in CA

Dylan in CA — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:42:55 +0000

What filthy, ugly, disgusting night in St. Paul. Americans are tired of this Rovian, Bush-esque garbage. They are trying to appeal to the most ignorant but only turning appalling people with half a brain in the process.

This convention may do more for Barack Obama than the Democratic National Convention even did.

By: Alphonso from Washington D.C

Alphonso from Washington D.C — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:42:52 +0000

Lol, this is funny. I dont like Republicans for this exact reason. Idiots! Example: George Bush

By: Deb, Allentown, PA

Deb, Allentown, PA — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:42:28 +0000

Unfortunately, the line about the votes Joe Biden got vs. what Sarah Palin got was a lie. Joe got at least 23000 votes....there are only what, 8500 citizens in Wasilla. Maybe the GOP learns in small towns how to count extra votes to make sure their candidate wins.

By: frank Honolulu HI

frank Honolulu HI — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:41:39 +0000

Did McCain even consider Mike Huckabee for the ticket?

Nope. He just forgot.

By: California Gold

California Gold — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:41:18 +0000

Don't bother asking McCain if he considered Huckabee. He can't remember what he ate for breakfast or how many homes he owns.

By: No Hillary = No Obama

No Hillary = No Obama — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:40:54 +0000

I find Mike Huckabee to be intelligent, creative and cogent and he also has a nice sense of humor and irony. He should have a cabinet position in the McCan administration – replacing bobble headed- Condi Rice.

By: Reese from NC

Reese from NC — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:40:39 +0000

Just a little info Begala apparently does not have available. Joe Biden received over 15,000 votes in Florida alone. That's about twice the population of Wasilla.

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:40:31 +0000

"Sarah Palin got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, than Joe Biden received running for president!"

FALSE. Biden got 18,000 votes just in CA.

By: Q Glenn

Q Glenn — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:39:22 +0000

As neither a black guy nor a white guy (I will let you all guess the rest)… I watched the camera pan through the audience and is it just me or does this crowd look like a klan rally of about 18,000?

Repubs, stop making empty false statements and lame attacks…. You're desperate! A black man is going to win, get over it and let's really show why America is great. Diversity is not a bad thing!

By: Stacy from Beautiful Loudoun, VA

Stacy from Beautiful Loudoun, VA — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:38:51 +0000

I may not agree with Huckabee, but I have a lot of respect for the guy.

By: S. Boatman

S. Boatman — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:38:35 +0000

If Mccain Would Have Considered Him He Might Be On His Way To Being President. . . But He Chose Poorly!

By: JS

JS — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:36:29 +0000

Wasilla – population 9,780.

Florida 2008 primary – 15,704 for Biden

By: Tristan

Tristan — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:35:43 +0000

I cannot believe the arrogance that Mr. Huckabee has for our country. Americans want "less government" My god Mr. Huckabee, if you mean Americans want to ignore every issue that we face today without the governments help such as medicare, social security, global security, economic laws and regulations on corporations than someone should s be U.A.'ing these politicians. This is exactly the same path that the republicans have been taking the last eight years under George W. Bush, how can you preach change but say Americans want 'less government'? I haven't seen anything from the government the last 8 years but war, death, economic drought and plenty of tension throughout the global community. If this is the path that Americans want to follow it sure sounds like I will need to take on the attitude that its every person for themselves.

By: Democrat in colorado

Democrat in colorado — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:35:28 +0000

"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have."

was also said by thomas jeferson, i am guessing that would make him the first american to use it?

By: Breck

Breck — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:34:39 +0000

God Mike Huckabee is such a moron..... Though this does bring up the interesting question of whether they are ignoring Ford because he opposed Iraq.... And how is that possible, the town of Wasilla has less people in it than the amount of people who voted for Biden.....

By: LeeAnn

LeeAnn — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:34:17 +0000

I've been wondering the same thing. The Religious Right never did get behind Huck in the Primaries either. Why?

By: mike

mike — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:33:32 +0000

Huckabee makes mistakes because he is not so bright, borderline stupid. Listen to hjim, Barney Fife reincarnated!

By: So is Sarah Palin running For????????

So is Sarah Palin running For???????? — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:33:09 +0000

I agree. He should have been the nominee

By: Yvonne

Yvonne — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:32:14 +0000

Paul, the line about the votes was wrong, too. Biden got more than 15K votes in FL and he wasn't even still in the race.

Huckabee is the best speech make the republicans have. Glad he didn't get the nomination.

By: Clay W.

Clay W. — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:30:37 +0000

Another problem, his claim isn't true. Via Talkingpointsmemo.com:

[I]t turns out that in 1996 she won the mayoralty by 200 votes - and given the size of Wasilla, it turns out that this constituted a landslide victory.

From the Anchorage Daily News in 1996, just after the election (via Nexis)...

Palin's victory was seen as a major upset. Stein has been mayor since 1987 and was seeking his fourth term. He lost by more than 200 votes, with a final tally of 616-413.

By: Marie-Lynn

Marie-Lynn — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:30:27 +0000

Not at all

By: mike

mike — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:29:49 +0000

the argument that Palin has more experience than Obama and Biden combined means she has more experience than McCain as well.

gotta say this about Lieberman....."First time I've seen a rat swimming to a sinking ship."

By: hick

hick — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:28:29 +0000

warmongers,hatemongers and outright liars. not convincing.