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Subscribe to RSSGOOSE CREEK, S.C. –- Jon Huntsman suggested today that he won’t be participating in Mike Huckabee’s FOX News forum tonight, because it does not further his ultimate goal of winning New Hampshire’s primary.
“We're going to stay focused on the endpoint -- that's winning New Hampshire. You do as much a you can during the course of each week,” he told NBC News after speaking to members of the Berkeley County Republican Party at the American Legion club here.
Rather, Huntsman will be in Charlotte, NC tonight, meeting with supporters at a tailgate before the ACC championship game between Clemson and Virginia Tech, according to his campaign.
Huntsman could, in fact, have his dance card filled with various forums, including those hosted by Huckabee, Donald Trump and Newt Gingrich, but he’s decided only to accept Gingrich’s invitation, explaining today that the former House speaker’s Lincoln-Douglas-style debate would be free of, as Huntsman put it, “nonsense.”
“It provides a platform of substance where you get more than 60 seconds or 30 seconds to talk about the pressing issues of the day,” Huntsman said of the debate with Gingrich, scheduled for Dec. 12. “That kind of format will lend itself to a free-flowing discussion uninterrupted by nonsense.”
Huntsman also had terse words for Trump, who is moderating a Newsmax debate on Dec. 27 in Des Moines, Iowa. “I’m not going to journey to New York City to meet with Don Trump. You just need know that,” he said, to scattered laughter, at the American Legion.
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Newsmax and Donald Trump. No serious Presidential candidate should bother. This is getting beyond the point of the absurd with the Republicans. Some cooler heads should take this in hand and stop all the nonsense with everyone and their brother demanding "debate" time.
newday - It wouldn't matter to you if it were the NYT's doing the debate... you couldn't be less interested in what any of the republican candidates have to say at all. All this is, is your way of finding more to throw at the republican candidates in order to ease your fears of Obama having to face an election. When you put the republican candidates down, you somehow feel better because it reaffirms your belief that Obama will win in the general election. I guess it doesn't matter to you at all that Obama's brand of government really turns the heart of America off... and he really doesn't stand much of a chance of winning due to his record.
"Obama's brand of government really turns the heart of America off"
I suppose that is why Obama leads all of the GOP's pretenders to the presidency in the polls, right Brian?
Obama vs. Romney
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/general_election_romney_vs_obama-1171.html
Obama vs. Gingrich
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/general_election_gingrich_vs_obama-1453.html
Always love it when people like Brianb, who have little idea of either the history or the Constitution of this country...tell ME what I think.
Yeah, he's annoying, isn't he.
It sort of answers your question (on the other thread) about the thought process though.
newday, sailcat comfort, thanks for proving brianB's point.
I wonder if the polls still thinks that America is going in the wrong direction to the tune of roughly 70%. Suggests that obama is far less of a leader and confidence builder than the FR libs want to believe.
No doubt the current congress has been dysfunctional since january 2009, but obama just can't provide the leadership past presidents have shown in getting bipartisan support. Everytime he threatens a veto before a bill is even debated shows his lack of ability to be POTUS.
The liberals on FR really do believe Obama stands a chance. They use the republican line up as their reason. Since most of the republican hopefuls have been campaigning, liberals near and far have found reasons to put them down... from their stance on immigration to the boil they have on their neck and everything in-between. The liberals are just not listening to anything but the Obama store bought media (Parent company GE). That's OK... let the liberals keep on thinking Obama is on the path to a second term... keeps em real busy in the hope department. I'll be busy in the change department.
*Brianb-9999431*
Be careful how you handle those tea leaves. Smoking that stuff will make you delusional and having you believing in fake values...
"...thanks for proving brianB's point."
If Brian's point was that he is wrong, you're welcome.
Huntsman is showing he won't be part of the farce, and isn't going to play games sucking up to the fringe elements.
He may not get the nomination, but he is displaying that he respects the office of the Presidency, which will probably serve him well with moderate Republicans and Independents.
I guess it will be Humpty Dumpty ...Mittens and Crazy Eyes !
I admire John Hunstman for his decision. It was a good call that proves he is good candidate.
"Huntsman also had terse words for Trump, who is moderating a Newsmax debate on Dec. 27 in Des Moines, Iowa. “I’m not going to journey to New York City to meet with Don Trump. You just need know that,” he said, to scattered laughter, at the American Legion."
Jon Huntsman was a successful conservative Governor and Ambassador. But as a presidential candidate, he seems to want to curry the favor of liberals and the liberal media. Perhaps he is looking for a talk show on MSNBC after he loses, as the token "pet" Republican of leftists.
You don't run a successful campaign for the Republican nomination by continually insulting other Republicans.