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Subscribe to RSSCONCORD, N.H. – Jon Huntsman hopes to peck away at Donald Trump and Mitt Romney with Tweets.
Last night, a Fox News poll showed Trump's endorsement for the White House would have a more negative impact than positive. And over the past two days, Huntsman's campaign has been mocking rivals Romney and Rick Perry for meeting with Trump in New York.
Today, Trump decided he didn't exactly like all of this. The real estate magnate-turned-reality-show star went straight for Huntsman, Tweeting: "@jonhuntsman has zero chance of getting the nomination. Whoever said I wanted to meet him? Time is money and I don't waste mine."
Huntsman's spokesman Tim Miller, who has been Tweeting about Trump this week already, hit back in a statement to NBC: "Unlike Rick Perry and Mitt Romney Governor Huntsman isn't wasting his time with Presidential Apprentice, his focus is on real solutions to fix our nation's economy." He later Tweeted a similar statement.
When word for surfaced that Romney was meeting with Trump, Miller Tweeted: “Is Orly Taitz next on his list?” Taitz is a so-called “birther,” an activist who has falsely pushed the notion that President Obama was not born in the United States, a sentiment Trump also attempted to lend credence to.
The ongoing stream of anti-Trump tweets and statements seem to be the Huntsman campaign's latest attempt to use Twitter to poke fun at the rest of the pack. Huntsman also attacked Rick Perry for his global-warming views, daring everyone to call the former Utah governor "crazy.”
"Governor Romney's Trump courtship certainly won’t help him in New Hampshire," Miller said yesterday.
"We're rooting for Gov. Romney and The Donald taking a helicopter to Manchester to announce this key endorsement, the search for the birth certificate, and their conveniently timed flip-flops on abortion," he told NBC News.
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How about an update on Thadeus McCotter?
Who's McCotter?
Didn't he use to teach Horseshack & Vinny Barbarino?
Oh wait... nevermind...
White Collar Auto
How about an update on Thadeus McCotter?
Stiff Collar that Ted nugget wanna be tea sucker dropped out.
Thaddeus McCotter Teaches Us How to "Speak Democrat"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPc9xG1sajI
Chris Matthews interview with Thaddeus McCotter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCa8Qas83rY&feature=related
Did I call it?
Nope. Santorum is next.
Yeah... lol
Easy to 'call it' when you peek and then post... phony!
Thaddeus McCotter, Gov. Huckleberry Hound & The Little Rockers Play "Let it Rock" (6.25.2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNzjqFQ-1aM&feature=relmfu
Since no one seems interested in the thread story, I hope you don't mind if I drop a link for an article appearing in the current issue of the American Bar Association (ABA) Journal about the Texas worker's compensation system.
In addition to being first in minimum wage jobs and darn near last in educational rankings, along with having the city with THE most polluted air in the US (Houston), Texas can brag about being the ONLY state in the US where worker's compensation coverage is not mandatory for larger employers, and where Texas legislators actually enacted regulations -- yes, you read that right -- to make it much tougher for injured employees to get legal representation.
Just read the first few paragraphs to see how Texas's worker's compensation system treats critically injured law enforcement officers.
Guaranteed to warm your heart.
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/insult_to_injury_texas_workers_comp_system_denies_delays_medical_help/
And this is how Republicans in Texas see fit to protect all those workers they like to brag about: Pay them dirt and make sure they can't recover if they are injured on the job.
So, the next time that anyone here attempts to hold Texas up as a model of how government regulation of business ought to be, you'd better expect to see this article again.
Anna,
Workman's comp is a thorny issue, fraught with abuse by both insurers and insured. My brother is a workman's comp attorney here in California, he has worked on both sides, and it isn't pretty. As in Texas the large population of undocumented workers further muddy the waters.
Arnold's campaign to save the state money by blaming workman's comp woes almost solely upon "unscrupulous lawyers" drove a lot of good lawyers away from a field of law that really needs them.
How about Huntsman not kissing Trump the Birther's ring like all the other dimwits? One more reason to respect Huntsman--in comparison mind you.
Hey Jo Ling - you're missing an (S) on your headline... ;o)
What a pompous, birther, bad comb over, gas bag!
Thing is, I think Hunstman would eat Trump for lunch! lol
The Donald like all card carrying tea baggers aren't real big on intellectual curiosity!
But Fefisty- if having lots of money, like Spank believes, is all that counts in a person's worth as a human, he (Trump) just HAS to be the 'applesauce' of human-kind.
Feisty, interesting the "Curious George" comments are returning in regard to Perry. I said a long time ago that Perry has no convictions beyond a personal desire for power. But the anti-intellectualism movement within conservative ranks is truly like a cancer, with Trump, Gingrich, Palin etc. more interested in profit from reality shows, book sales, and speaking fees. Pitiful!
Trump played the "birth certificate" card. We got to know more about Trump than we ever wanted to once he pulled that crap. And Romney. Hiding from the media in order to meet the racist. Two of a kind.
Give 'em hell Huntsman. Those two are your average cold hearted mean spirited businessmen.
Lots of money. Zero integrity.
Pat, Boston, MA
Trump played the "birth certificate" card. We got to know more about Trump than we ever wanted to once he pulled that crap. And Romney. Hiding from the media in order to meet the racist. Two of a kind.
Give 'em hell Huntsman. Those two are your average cold hearted mean spirited businessmen.
Lots of money. Zero integrity.
Pat, two of a kind; Wow that is too funny. And too bad the insane tea baggers won't give Huntsman a chance to a least bring the GOP back to moderation.
The irony is Huntsman would bring the GOP back to right of center. Moderation? That's what the Teabaggers refer to as Marxism now.
The real estate magnate-turned-reality-show star
Why do you describe Trump like that? Trump was born into a massive fortune and I, personally, have a lot of doubt that he is worth as much now as he was the day he inherited his money.
Wouldn't, "The aging-balding-blowhard-playboy (who lives in New York yet doesn't even know how to eat pizza) turned reality TV fame whor (sic)..." be a better description?
The presses fascination with Trump is more disturbing than their fascination with Sarah Palin. Palin, at least, was at one point slightly relevant to US politics. Trump is just a side show freak, and not just because of his hair.
I kind of like Huntsman, but a 'Tweet Attack'? Who's he think he is, Sarah Paliln??
Reading the coverage of the Republican primary race is like watching a deaf interpreter at a concert, signing "hearing people experience music is playing."
PS Not sure what this means, I think I just wrote a zen koan.
Lay off the "Donald" he is a real friend to democrats, he works for NBC who is owned by GE all very supportive of democrats and Obama, as often stated by republicans. As it turns out he is a much better entertainer and actor than I thought he could be, he does well when he gets a good script, he plays it up real big then lets Obama shove the birth certificate right up his patootie in public to embarrass the republicans not the democrats, and he is a good sport about it as well. He sure didn't help Sarah with the Pizza Summit, and he sure as hell is not going to do Romney any good if he is foolish enough to get involved with one of the best operatives democrats have. I have grown to have a whole new respect for Trump now that I understand where he is really coming from, how he really earns his living.
Jeez - this whole nomination process might be moot. You have Democrat Governor Purdue out there saying that the 2012 election needs to be delayed.
Of course the other day I got labeled a racist for saying that once Obama loses the election it will take the jaws of life to remove him from the white house.
Looks like the democrats want to circumvent the US Constitution and get rid of the democratic process. Some other notable dems have been out there saying that we are too democratic.
Maybe Obama can go on Ebay and find himself a Crown to wear.
Democrats and Liberals....they're the only ones that know what's good for the country -- just ask them.
"Democrats and Liberals....they're the only ones that know what's good for the country -- just ask them."
Too funny, there, Sean. Seems you've just entered 'opposite-land'. Time for you to return to you 'busy' phones.
Yeah, the Lefties label anyone that disagrees with them a racist". It's what they do.
As far as getting Obama out of the White House after he loses, it shouldn't be much of a challenge. He's only been to the Oval Office a couple of times, and the staffers had to bribe him down there by putting a pack of smokes on the desk. It's more likely Obama will just keep on campaigning, even after he loses. It's just that one day he'll get off of Air Force 1, and when he returns, he'll be flying in a 20 year old King Air. Maybe then he'll get the message.
JAS no we call you righties many things but racist is the only one you can comprehend and associate with.
Rob in ma, no one is going to circumvent the US constitution thats the job of the rightwing. A Governer makes a suggestion and suddenly its going to happen the country is going to become a comunist nation, the left is nuts. I do not see a Democrate Governer trying to destroy personal liberty and rights, or changing voting rights for any class of people. I do not see a Democrate Governer mandating drug testing on a class of people you know class warfare. So which party is trying to cook the books on voting this time around. Look in that mirror and be very afraid because there is no one else in the room.
Well, you can't accuse Smith of beign bright, but she sure is tenacious.
Neat.
Good for Mr. Huntsman for at least making an effort (Twitter?) to poke at Trump, the self-appointed Republican kingmaker. Though at this point it appears Mr. Huntsman does not have a snowball's chance in hell of even getting close to securing the GOP candacy, stranger things have happened. And 2012 is shaping up to be one for the books........
Pat, Mr. Huntsman is very pro-business and judging from the sentiments you post, you might not be very comfortable with his stint in Utah. But oh yeah, give 'em hell!!!
Ron Paul is the unacknowledged front runner and he spells big trouble for any republican nominee, his supporters have shown over time that they will vote for him, they will vote for him even when he is not on the ballot, they just write him in. He will siphon some votes from both parties, but the vast majority of Ron Paul votes will be at the expense of the republican candidate. He is somewhat of a force to be reckoned with and he is being totally ignored by the republican establishment.
Grumpy, I believe you have made an accurate assessment. I think a lot of disillusioned Republicans will go Paul rather than swinging to the Left. He can not be ignored.
Aw crap, I badly misspelled "candidacy" in my post above. Apologies.
Don't sweat it I could not win a spelling, grammar, or punctuation contest if my life depended on it.
Forrest,
Paul wants his spot in the limelight with his ideas. He knows he has no shot but wants his ideas heard. They have been heard and when the game is over he will put his support behind the candidate for the GOP and instruct his followers to not write him in but rather support the GOP candidate.
His belief system is to better the country. He cant have those beliefs and help Obama to a second term, as there would be no country afterward. All the condidates realize this, so I expect to see a lot of co-operaton when all is said and done. Because the goal is the same.
ABO 2012
His supporters will write his name in, they always do, they don't just want to hear his ideas, they want him on a ballot, and when he is not they write him on, it's a part of the whole anti-establishment libertarian mindset. The fact that he is being ignored by Fox and the republican establishment will just encourage more of that, Ron Paul might run as a republican but that does not mean his supporters will just roll over and vote republican, they have never done that before, most Ron Paul fans will write his name in on the ballot.
What a strange thing for Huntsman to do. Even if he's decided there's nothing to gain with Trump's endorsement, there's nothing to gain by attacking him either. I would bet there's something to lose though - it makes Huntsman look like he's always picking a fight over nothing.
He wants to appear so "above the fray," and yet the tweets sent out under his name are sarcastic bordering on mean (a la Sen. McCain). One problem that Gov. Huntsman has is that while he was in China, his party left him behind. He should have seen it coming -- he is the person who introduced Sarah Palin to the GOP convention in 2008. Either he accepted the position as ambassador because he knew that the crazy wing of the GOP was in ascendance and he would be marginalized, OR he accepted it because he wanted the job and assumed it would be a career-enhancing step...only to find that because of it he is marginalized.
This is another major non-story, First Read. Thanks for little.
BREAKING NEWS.....
Harry Reid to put American Job's Act up for a vote.
OOP's.......There's been a retraction. Apparently, the democrats want to keep their jobs!
Huntsman is being foolish. If he thinks it shows leadership and Presidential timber to engage in the political equivalent of reality show chatter/gossip, he needs to step aside and let more serious candidates take his place. BTW, Mr. Huntsman, the last time I looked the Constitution still allowed individuals in this country to associate and assemble with each other as they see fit. If a fellow candidate wishes to speak with Donald Trump, or any one else for that matter, that is his/her right. As the former Ambassador to China, perhaps you are a little sensitive to Mr. Trump's repeated calls for our Government to get tough on China. You know, that country that keeps stealing our manufacturing base, jobs and intellectual property by use of unfair trade practices.
Instead of spending your time on useless tweets about Mr. Trump, why don't you utilize the time to come up with viable plans for dealing with China and our other national fiscal problems. Oh, and BTW, as Obama's Ambassador to China, what steps did you take to get Obama to get tough on China? Obviously, whatever they were they did nothing. Is that the leadership we can expect from you if you become President? Useless tweets and a soft pedal approach to China? Just wondering!
funny the Da Donald states that money is time and that he doesnt waste his.....nah of course not huh mr Birther .....seems you talk outta both sides of your mouth there fella.......and as far as time being money, it seems every "TIME" your so called money takes a dump you just file bankruptcy so again talking outta both sides of your mouth seems to be what you do best .......DONALD !!!!
KingK > i agree wit most of your post and even gave ya a positive check on it but i just gotta ask you one question..........you seem pretty concerned about the Obama administration being tough on China especially with the fiscal problems.......were you just as concerned during the Bush presidency when he was borrowing all the money from them to finance his 2 wars ????? Just wondering !!
Your damn right I was. And I was also concerned about all the deficit spending during the Bush era. It's not about party for me, it's about doing the right thing for the country. That's something most of the party hacks on this site and others fail to understand. That is why the argument that Bush did it, so now Obama can do it, even worse, doesn't wash with me.
This past April 27th Obama had his lawyers release his Hawaii long form BC online, but Obama never said it was the real McCoy- he said, "others" examined it an it was authentic and then he ran away from the news conference to avoid answering questions. If Obama won't personally vouch for his BC, then I will continue to have doubts. Neither has anyone ever been sued or arrested who claimed that Obama's birth certificates are frauds. If they were, then they would then have court standing to supoena the Hawaii department of vital records to open it's document vault and have Obama's BC forensically examined. Think about that. We haven't even talked about his Connecticut SSN.
YAY!
THE BIRTHERS LIVE... THE BIRTHERS LIVE...
Please, whatever you do Mark, continue to post... lmfao@U!
Give it up Mark. This issue (non issue) is so dead that it has turned to ashes and blown away. If this is all you can think to talk about then I suggest you go to the nearest Barnes and Noble and park your azz there with a huge pot of coffee and start reading. Perhaps after a few weeks of doing that you will have something intelligent to say.
Who is Huntsman?
Huntsman didn't get the blessing from the Donald....He would not come to kiss his ring or put the Royal
polish to his knob...Or tell him how wonderful his comb over looked....This IS the GOP.
Can anyone find a quote from Obama where he personally attests to the veracity of his released online birth certificates or is quoted as saying, "I am a natural born citizen"? I think not. At least he has never been caught in factual lie- which reminds me of President Clinton, who testified that he "never had sex with that woman", during the Monica Lewinski scandal. Nobody defined what "sex" was, so Clinton got off the hook. In like manner, the definition of natural born citizen has never been legally defined in Federal court, so until that happens, Obama is off the hook, too- as long as he doesn't personally lie about his documents. His lawyers and other stooges did it- not him. Now, his Connecticut SSN that has failed to pass e-verify, this could be his Waterloo.
Give it up Mark. This issue (non issue) is so dead that it has turned to ashes and blown away. If this is all you can think to talk about then I suggest you go to the nearest Barnes and Noble and park your azz there with a huge pot of coffee and start reading. Perhaps after a few weeks of doing that you will have something intelligent to say.
I'll bet you good citizens didn't know that neither the President nor elected congressmen have to fill out an I-9 in order to get their paycheck. A tomato picker has to fill out an I-9, but not president Obama. I do read- and read and look and search for that Obama quote- "I am a natural born citizen"- but the only title that fits him is , natural born liar- the change you can believe in flim-flam man.
I almost like this Huntsman guy. Trump isn't a businessman, he's a mascot who just plays one on tv.