Huckabee Calls Knee-Jerk GOP Attacks On Obama 'Deplorable' And 'Shameful'

[Are_grits_groceries]

During a relatively unnoticed speech in early November, former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said he found it "deplorable" and "shameful" that his fellow Republicans were attacking the president for even the most trivial or well-intentioned matters.

Appearing before the Hudson Union Society to discuss his forthcoming book, "A Simple Christmas", Huckabee took umbrage with the criticism levied by some conservatives over Obama's visit to Dover Air Force base to see the coffins of returning soldiers.

When he was at Dover the other day, and went there to pay respect for soldiers, I heard a lot of people on the Right say "Aw, that's just a cheap photo-op." No, I think it was the Commander-in-Chief of our military paying respect to a dead soldier, and I'm grateful that he did that, and I was proud of him for doing that. And I think we all -- as Americans -- should give him credit for doing that.
He continued:

When he and Michele hosted the tricker-treaters on Halloween, quit finding something wrong with that. Say "Good, I'm glad that he and the First Lady are treating children to an experience at the White House." And I just find it deplorable that some people on my end of the aisle want to find everything wrong and nothing right about the man as a man.
The underlying point, Huckabee concluded, was that knee-jerk criticism to the president was counter-productive to civil debate. "I hated it when people did that to George Bush," he said. "They couldn't even laugh at the man's jokes they found something wrong with everything and if we do that to Barack Obama, then shame on us, shame on us. No wonder our country is so divided when that happens."

The remarks are fairly vintage Huckabee -- who, for all the firebrand conservative talking points he espouses, has maintained a image and reputation for Southern amiability. It also seems likely to spur even greater anger at his politics among the die-hard conservatives who regarded him with suspicion in 2008. As the conservative site GOP12 -- which first posted on the exchange -- pointed out, Huckabee's remarks came one day after Rush Limbaugh appeared on Fox News Sunday, during which he criticized Obama for his trip to Dover.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/19/huckabee-calls-knee-jerk_n_364023.html

Muh! I missed this. I cannot figure these people out. They zig when I think they are going to zag.

[cali]

1. Huckabee is the only repub on the 2012 radar screen that scares me.

[anigbrowl]

6. Agree. He is a shrewd player, far more so than Palin. .nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. They all scare me, given the fact Bush was elected twice.

Nothing is safe, with these nitwits managing to get themselves elected.

[Are_grits_groceries]

10. If you read his speeches or pay close attention,

he is just as nutty as the rest of them. If you check talk2action.com, there a lot more articles about him.

He packages himself in an easygoing wrapper. I think of all the GOP candidates I saw in 2008, he was the one I thought I could chat with. He has a sense of humor and was hysterical on SNL. That is why he is so dangerous. I know what he is up to, but a lot of people don't.

"I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution. But I believe it's a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living God. And that's what we need to do is amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards rather than trying to change God's standards so it lines up with some contemporary view of how we treat each other and how we treat the family." - Mike Huckabee, January 14, 2008

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[livetohike]

2. Huckabee is trying to appear reasonable - it's easy to do

with all the looney tunes in his party. If things stay the way they are, he may get the nomination in 2012.

[Recursion]

5. And he could win the election, I'm afraid

He's socially conservative and fiscally moderate. That would get a lot of support around the country.

[livetohike]

8. He had a hard time in 2008, but I see your point

He wasn't able to raise enough money to make a difference.

[BeFree]

3. zig-zag

I thought Huck was talking 'bout DUers there for a sec.

"...were attacking the president for even the most trivial or well-intentioned matters"

[Recursion]

4. Huckabee is the only realistic threat

This guy could have tremendous appeal, a lot of it because of stuff like this. Hell, I kind of liked the guy after the GOP debates.

[notadmblnd]

9. I've noticed lately that there is a small group of repukes

that are trying to distance themselves from the nuts hanging onto the edge of the fundy cliff. Huckabee is one. But I have no doubt that is motives are not pure.

[Are_grits_groceries]

12. Huckabee is just as nutty.

Check talk2action.com for news about him. He isn't too far from the tree Palin fell from.

[Sabriel]

14. He's a peanut M&M

A big nut inside a sweet exterior.

[notadmblnd]

15. I know he is, that's why I suspect his motives for his move slightly left.

[southernyankeebelle]

11. Ole Huckie is putting his playing nice face on. He is very mean spirited. I

don't trust him and I would never vote for ANY minister for a political position as president, vp, senator or congressman. Ever, never

[bamacrat]

13. He'll be kicked out of the party once the primaries come around for not being conservative enough.

Even though he is a hard core conservative he tries to be mature and decent, there is no place for that in the Republican party you must be childish and a fear mongerer.

[polichick]

16. You're probably right - they have really lost it! nt

[tanyev]

17. Heh. Another reason for freepers to hate him.