Huckabee: Demonizing Obama is a ‘fatal mistake

[NatBurner]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/18/huckabee-demonizing-obama-is-a-%e2%80%98fatal-mistake%e2%80%99/

CNN) – Former GOP presidential contender Mike Huckabee called Barack Obama's candidacy "a landmark achievement" Tuesday, and warned fellow Republicans not to demonize Obama.

"Republicans will make a fundamental if not fatal mistake if they seek to win the election by demonizing Barack Obama," Huckabee told reporters in Tokyo, according to a report by Agence France-Presse.

Huckabee praised the country for getting "to a point where we did not see his color but we truly saw his charisma, his message and what he brought to the campaign trail."

"When people are really hurting — and they are right now — they're not looking at a person's race," he added.

[monmouth]

1. I think the Huckster is a lot smarter than he is given credit for...n/t

[TwilightGardener]

No, he's not. Of course the GOP isn't going to "demonize" Obama--themselves.

That's what 527's are for.

[Barack_America]

2. Oh Huckster, why do you have to have such crazy ass policies?

I want to like you.

[Liberal Gramma]

7. My sentiments exactly

He is such a good man in so many ways....and then he supports oppressive policies. Go figure.

[TwilightGardener]

10. Sick. He's not a good man, he's a carnival shyster who released

a rapist who murdered someone else. He just knows what to say to manipulate people. I wish he would go the fuck away.

[Hutzpa]

12. Sentiments?????

:wow: okaayyy....

[VolcanoJen]

8. Me too

There's something about that guy that I've always liked. But underneath that affable personality and warm heart is a religious wingnut whackjob. :-(

[blondeatlast]

9. No kidding. I think it's a genetic thing--one little tweak of the DNA

and he'd have made a damn fine progressive.

[Dissent Is Patriotic]

13. What are you guys smoking?

This is the same Huckabee that made the horrible Obama "joke" at the NRA meeting...see link with his apology. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm6XF1_8meI

[TwilightGardener]

16. Huckabee spouts shit to look "sympathetic" and "reasonable", because he knows

how to play the game--he's a preacher. I'm suprised so many Dems fall for it.

[AndyTiedye]

22. Huckster Is Very Good at What He Does. That is What Makes Him SOOO Dangerous!

[Barack_America]

23. Exactly.

Which is why I wish he were on our side.

I remember a conversation some friends and I had last fall about how the Huckster was by far the most dangerous GOP candidate. He's got the hillbilly version of Barack's appeal.

[TwilightGardener]

3. Oh please. Why don't you make another assassination joke, jackass?

[NatBurner]

6. that's why i love cnn's "comments" feature

they're calling him out repeatedly

[Symarip]

4. Aside from being batshit crazy

Good ol Hucklefuck isn't that bad of a guy.

[Cha]

5. WOW!

What's up with Huckabee speaking these true words?

[pdxmike]

11. he also defended Rev Wright

Before Wright jumped the shark at the National Press Club. When the right was going nuts over his sermons, Huck said that Preachers often use hyperbole (or something to that effect), and so people shouldn't get too worked up.

[NatBurner]

14. i remember that. it got like, 5 minutes of coverage

[speedoo]

15. The crazy one is right about this. It's a fatal mistake for rethugs.

Demonizing Obama will permanently make Republicans a white-only party. African Americans could (IMHO... white guy speaking here) become anti-Republican for generations. And other minorities could become similarly anti-Republican.

And if this happens, with minorities becoming a larger and larger part of the electorate, the Republican Party would eventually become nearly irrelevant. Sweet irony for Karl Rove, huh?

I've believed this ever since Obama's nomination became a likely event.

[last1standing]

17. Can you say "2012"? I knew you could.

Huckabee is gearing up for 2012 now, so he's trying to sound like an elder statesman. It's the same playbook Reactionary Ronnie used after 1976 to change his image from rabid commie hunter to kindly old gramps.

Let's just hope it doesn't work this time.

[TwilightGardener]

19. Yep--it's the "I'm a nice mavericky Republican" positioning for the future--

sad to see so many idiots here fall for it.

[PoliticalAmazon]

18. Huckabee's now a Fox schill. We'll see how long this enlightened attitude lasts. n/t

[skooooo]

20. That's all your party knows how to do Huck!

[Ravy]

21. What else are they gonna do? Promote McCain?????? nt.

[democrat2thecore]

24. Try THIS quote! He's not a "typical" Repub.

From another report on the same thing - the others left out this statement:

The former Arkansas governor said that, having grown up in the segregated South, he never thought he would see an African-American win the nomination of a major party for the US presidency.

"I do not want to have anyone misrepresent or miss the opportunity to celebrate what I think is a landmark achievement, not just for Barack Obama, but for the United States of America," he said.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080618063201.0w5zbqyb&show_article=1

[TheDonkey]

25. A very good statement by him. I am still shocked by his Obama getting shot at joke at the NRA

and I think he realized his mistake.