Huck to Dems: Be 'nice like us'

Posted: Saturday, January 26, 2008 12:46 PM by Domenico Montanaro
Filed Under: Democrats

From NBC/NJ's Carrie Dann
Nice-guy candidate Mike Huckabee campaigning in Florida ahead of Tuesday's Republican primary here has some advice for the Democrats. "Those guys ought to be nice like us," he said. "That ought to tell America vote for us, look how mean they are. Nicen up, like us! Of course, we may get mean before its over so... I won't, of course. But those other guys, they might."

On his Southern strategy: "I'm not sure I'll expect to win Utah," he said. "But I think I'll win Georgia. I believe I'll win Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Missouri. I hope Alabama. You know, the same reason these guys came here to pick oranges, you know? That's where the oranges are. That's where I'm going to try to be on February 5th as much as we can."

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Comments

Nice, like the omment about the Condederate flag. Trying to bring up all those false separation issue politics, again showed where he really is. Cheap tricks, racial undertones and all. ----- nowhere near the center with most thinking/informed voters.

Ms. Brown in Georgia (Sent Saturday, January 26, 2008 1:09 PM)

Is Hucabee serious? In the last several years the Republicans have throughly trashed and smeared any opponent. Whether it was a Republican or Democrat. Remember John McCain's 2000 bid? Rove and his henchmen devestated anyone in George Bush's path. And they were successful. Shame isn't It?

P.D. (Sent Saturday, January 26, 2008 1:12 PM)

Huck for your buck? Yes , thats right! All juiced up on serving his style of being a Washington self serving paper hanger.. Just where do these so called grass root want to be coming from? We had eight years of Clinton white trailer trash. Now we have a Bible banger telling us how he will rule the White house!! He is going to set them all straight ""your going to hell"", like all the power in congress is going to listen to his ""you will""! now that is one good hard hurting belly laugh!!!

Laughing time again / AZ (Sent Saturday, January 26, 2008 1:20 PM)

Huckabee all the way. Romney has a temper. McCain likes Hillary. Rudy isn't catching on. Huckabee is the only true conservative still standing.

Lynne (Sent Saturday, January 26, 2008 1:36 PM)

Seems it would be a hoot to engage any/all candidates in a battle of wits, were they not so weapon deficient.

Phred, NH (Sent Saturday, January 26, 2008 1:58 PM)

Huck is the worst POLITICIAN on either side. Huckabee is a Wolf in sheep's clothing. He plays nice guy out front and gets his buddies to run push polls and play dirty politics on the sly. Yuck!

Norma Parker, McMinnville, Oregon (Sent Saturday, January 26, 2008 2:11 PM)

WHAT HAPPENED TO MY MESSAGE? I SENT IT AT LEAST 10 MINUTES AGO.

Norma Parker, McMinnville, Oregon (Sent Saturday, January 26, 2008 2:42 PM)

Not going to win Utah Mike? Isn't this just another veiled attempt to insert Religion into the mix? Why would Utah matter if you know so very little about what most people in Utah believe as you claim?

Stacey, Durham, NC (Sent Saturday, January 26, 2008 2:47 PM)

Huckabee is the only true conservative remaining.

Thompson is out, Duncan is out and is supporting Huckabee.

Romney is a plastic politician.
McCain is from Washington, that's the problem.
Rudy is about done.

Go Huck!!!!!!

Mass citizen Boston, MA (Sent Saturday, January 26, 2008 4:23 PM)

I feel that the media is dictating this process. If your name is not Obama or Hillary, you may as well drop out. The people with all the seniority and political knowledge has dropped out. The media never gave Joe Biden a chance. He has more political knowledge than any of the candidates that are still in it. John Edwards is the only Democrat left that has a clue, but the media is only talking about the two circus clowns. Anyone will be better than George W. Bush, but damn, let the people pick not ABC,CBS or Fox.

Russell Dixon Sr. , Minneapolis Minnesota (Sent Saturday, January 26, 2008 4:59 PM)

Huck is the only true conservative left. The only thing he lacks is money becuase even most who are for him are having trouble thinking he could actually win. If you support Huck, get on his site, make a contribution and get on the phone!

Chris Taylor (Sent Saturday, January 26, 2008 5:16 PM)

The media sucks. Start covering Huck and Paul as much as the other guys and give them a fair shake. You guys shape the race too much.

Chris Taylor (Sent Saturday, January 26, 2008 5:17 PM)

Chris you are right. It seems that the candidates were chosen before we entered the room. The hysteria over a too few cadidates is disgraceful. So much for our voting process.

P.D. (Sent Saturday, January 26, 2008 5:42 PM)

Oh- you have got to be kidding me! Huck is the biggest hypocrate! If his flock cannot see that, you have become blind to the truth. If his behavior is concidered "christian" and or conservitive, I feel sorry for you. He is a liar and a bigot and if you are one of his followers SO ARE YOU!!!!!!! What happened to your big WWJD??? Not act like Huck, that I am certain of.

TS, Ohio (Sent Saturday, January 26, 2008 7:48 PM)

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