Huckabee Clueless On Iran NIE: ‘No,’ Never Heard Of It
Huckabee Clueless On Iran NIE: ‘No,’ Never Heard Of It
The Politico’s David Paul Kuhn asked former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) what he thought of the new National Intelligence Estimate on Iran. Huckabee’s response? Hasn’t heard of it:
Reporter: I don’t know to what extent you have been briefed or been able to take a look at the NIE report that came out yesterday …
Huckabee: I’m sorry?
Reporter: The NIE report, the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran. Have you been briefed or been able to take a look at it –
Huckabee: No.
Reporter: Have you heard of the finding?
Huckabee: No.
UPDATE: The Chicago Tribune also has the story:
“I don’t know where the intelligence is coming from that says that they suspended the program and how credible that is versus the news that they actually are expanding it,” [Huckabee] said. “And then I’ve heard the last two weeks supposed reports that say that they are accelerating and could be having a reactor in a much shorter period of time than originally they thought.”
UPDATE II: Hotline adds: “Huckabee’s ignorance of the news of the day, which not only dominated the Democrats’ debate here in town but also prompted a presidential press conference in response, came as Huckabee faced questioning about his foreign policy credentials on Don Imus’s new show. Huckabee joked that he’s ‘not an expert… but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night‘ — a play on a current silly ad for a motel.”
UPDATE III: The National Review’s Byron York suggests Huckabee’s inability to afford “teams of advisers” and develop “carefully-thought-out policy positions” are to blame.
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On yeah… Presidential material if I ever saw it!
December 4th, 2007 at 10:39 pmHe should’ve just made something up, like Hillary does.
December 4th, 2007 at 10:41 pmApparently God didn’t call the Huckster to give him the news.
December 4th, 2007 at 10:41 pmhe’s zoomed past rudy to become number two in the polls!
December 4th, 2007 at 10:42 pmComment by muckdog — December 4, 2007 @ 10:41 pm
A real class act, Li’l Muckie is!!!
You folks really need to stop masturbating every time a US soldier dies in Iraq.
The surge is working.
Comment by muckdog — August 8, 2007 @ 2:23 am
December 4th, 2007 at 10:42 pmand i do mean number two!
December 4th, 2007 at 10:42 pmHe should’ve just made something up, like Hillary does.
Comment by muckdog — December 4, 2007 @ 10:41 pm
gol dang ya gotta be smart to make sumthin’ up ya know whatta mean pardner? huh? huh? what you starin’ at pussy? huh?
December 4th, 2007 at 10:44 pmHe only reads the bible and polls.
December 4th, 2007 at 10:47 pmDo you think the earth is flat sir?…”I don’t know”.
December 4th, 2007 at 10:47 pmHe should have made something up, even a lie, like suckdog did.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:04 pmReporter: Have you heard of a Country named Iran?
Huckabee: No.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:05 pmWell, that is not going to be encouraging for anyone who is favoring Huckabee.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:06 pmI guess God didn’t send him a message yet.
But his staff certainly should have prepared him for the inevitable question.
President Bush’s amen corner in the conservative commentariat is apoplectic over the new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran. After all, the report’s conclusion that Tehran suspended its nuclear weapons program inn 2003 knocked the legs out from their “World War III” rhetoric. And as you’d expect, the same people who helped bring you the war in Iraq are now quick to claim CIA incompetence and conspiracies are behind the new assessment.
For the details, see:
December 4th, 2007 at 11:09 pm“Right Claims Iran NIE a CIA Plot Against Bush.”
thinkin those Christy things - no time for
December 4th, 2007 at 11:11 pmthat other shit.
This cluelessness will cost Huckabee. He’s just gained some popularity and now he’ll return to being at the back of the heap for his ignorance - if that’s really what it is. Perhaps he’s not such an honest individual after all? I’d be very frightened that the man wishing to be president isn’t aware of what NIE actually means and was out of the loop of prominent news in this country for the past two days.
Where was Huckabee? Under some rock?? He definitely does not deserve to be president with this level of ignorance. Pathetic actually.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:13 pmHuckabee has now been shown to be the fundy moron we all knew he was. Proof of the anti?Americanism of the righties is that they will not acknowledge the obvious lack of qualification for this brainless idiot to be a gameshow host, never mind president. Perfect Republican.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:14 pmThis is the end of Huckabee’s camaign.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:15 pmAre you kidding? He’s just demonstrated that he is fit to be W’s heir apparent.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:23 pmWhere was Huckabee? Under some rock?? He definitely does not deserve to be president with this level of ignorance. Pathetic actually.
Comment by Veritas — December 4, 2007 @ 11:13 pm
That’s true - I mean, the United States would never elect someone President who didn’t have a really firm grasp of foreign policy. Can you imagine what it would be like if we elected a President who didn’t know the name of, say, the leader of Pakistan?
December 4th, 2007 at 11:24 pmVeritas, I’m not so sure. I think it’s more likely that some staffer will get fired for not informing him, and he’ll be excused because he must be real busy campaigning and praying. Now, if it was Rudy, on top of all the other crap that’s finally hitting the rest of the nation and not just us NYers, something like this might have sunk him for good. (pardon my inelegant English tonight, I’m tired.)
December 4th, 2007 at 11:24 pmHuckabee clueless on Iran NIE
December 4th, 2007 at 11:24 pmbecause goppers are only interested in Gays, God, Guns and immigration…those wedge issues that never get solved so they will always be available to distract, divide and conquer.
Huckleberry Hound’s response: “Hasn’t heard of it.”
Must be something in the water. First, Bush said that he wasn’t told of the NIE and now Hucklebee hasn’t heard it. Did Hucklebee ask God since he is the only candidate that can call God on the phone?
December 4th, 2007 at 11:26 pmProof of the anti-Americanism of the righties is that they will not acknowledge the obvious lack of qualification for this brainless idiot to be a gameshow host, never mind president. Perfect Republican.
Comment by Lefty Patriot — December 4, 2007 @ 11:14 pm
That’s what makes him perfectly qualified. Dumb and clueless = moldable and willing to go along with whatever the Scoop Jacksonites want.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:27 pmDid Hucklebee ask God since he is the only candidate that can call God on the phone?
Comment by SP Biloxi — December 4, 2007 @ 11:26 pm
Not exactly - don’t forget that Rudy can borrow Pat Robertson’s god-phone.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:27 pmHe should have made something up, like our trolls do.
Hey, he IS running for the REPUBLICAN nomination, after all. When in Rome…
December 4th, 2007 at 11:28 pmKind of a weird picutre of the Huckster there, isn’t it?
Makes him kinda look like he’s got both horns AND a halo.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:35 pmAnd he’s being crucified, ta boot… too funny.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:36 pmLet’s see:
As governor Huckabee released a convicted rapist (he even went before the parole board to make his case) and the man subsequently raped and killed a woman.
He has made some ridiculous claims about his faith concerning creation and his talks with the almighty. He may appeal to some, but he is really turning many others off.
He doesn’t have a lot of money, nor a lot of staff (hence, he doesn’t get info on current news), so his campaign is not well.
Giuliani is losing popularity by the day, scandals, poor judgment of characters, and today he made another ridiculous comment about 9/11 and his career.
Romney hired illegal immigrants to do his lawn.
Tancredo did the same.
McCain will sink a little more now because his support of Bush.
These guys are going down in flames. One has to be left standing, but there isn’t a worthy one in the bunch. People may gravitate to Ron Paul, until they realize that he would attempt to darn near shut down the entire government.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:36 pmThanks for the laugh, TRoS, I hadn’t noticed that until you pointed it out! :)
December 4th, 2007 at 11:38 pmThanks for the laugh, TRoS, I hadn’t noticed that until you pointed it out! :)
Comment by Jane E. Schneider — December 4, 2007 @ 11:38 pm
Just making the most out of waht the Good Lord gave me, Jane…
Two good eyes and a nasty sense of humor.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:43 pm“The Cruixification the the Huckabee”…
- attributed to Hans Brugel the In Between (not the Older and not the Younger…)
December 4th, 2007 at 11:45 pmThat’s right, TRoS, you’re a real smart-ass! :)
December 4th, 2007 at 11:45 pmWell of course he didn’t read it. It didn’t come prepackaged with presents and Target gift cards.
Maybe he should call God on his cell phone again and inquire as to how he should better answer serious questions regarding serious subjects. By the way, what plan does God go with, Verizon, AT&T, T Mobile? Or do you need another night at a Holiday Inn Express to bullshit us some more?
The republican party cannot possibly believe that this boob, along with Romney, Thompson, Giuliani, etc., are the best they have to offer America. Ron Paul is the actual only hope for the republican party and HE’S the one they are trying to brand as a ‘lunatic’! Talk about bass ackwards.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:47 pmWell… geez… it beats being a dumb ass, huh?
December 4th, 2007 at 11:48 pmThis cluelessness will cost Huckabee.
Maybe in a Democratic primary.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:48 pmAw, come on everybody, Huck’s got God on speed dial, he’ll just call for permission to bomb. I guess that’s better than checking with lawyers as Mitt would have to do.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:50 pmUnfortunately, Mr Evil, Mittens, Freddy, T/Rudi and yes, Huckleberry ARE the best they can come up w/ right now. Sez lot about the state of the GOOP, circa 2008.
Also ’splains why Ron Paul IS gittin’ the traction he is these days.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:50 pm“…attributed to Hans Brugel the In Between…”
Yes, but I think it’s more in the style of Hans Brugel the Youngest. Those families always gave the youngest sons to the “Church”.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:51 pmMittens… “a bombardment of some sorts…” WTF??? /over.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:51 pmThose families always gave the youngest sons to the “Churchâ€.
Comment by Jane E. Schneider — December 4, 2007 @ 11:51 pm
The Church… ewwww…
Hans Brugel the Naughty?
December 4th, 2007 at 11:52 pmBTW, if anyone missed Keith Olbermann earlier you should catch the repeat in about 7 minutes. Very good tonight.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:53 pm“The Passion of the Huckabee”???
December 4th, 2007 at 11:54 pm“Ron Paul is the actual only hope for the republican party and HE’S the one they are trying to brand as a ‘lunatic’! Talk about bass ackwards.”
Comment by Mr. Evil — December 4, 2007 @ 11:47 pm
I’ve noticed that the only two contenders in either party who seem to know their Constitution, Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich, are the two most readily dismissed by the media as crackpots. Pretty sad for this country.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:55 pmno more muckdog?
December 4th, 2007 at 11:56 pm“?What?? N-I-E-I-O??..I don’t remember that from Bible Kollege”
December 4th, 2007 at 11:56 pm“… are the two most readily dismissed by the media as crackpots.”
Comment by Jane E. Schneider — December 4, 2007 @ 11:55 pm
And their own parties… ta boot… Oooouch’mon, as they say in Scotland.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:56 pmno more muckdog?
Comment by joe cantwell — December 4, 2007 @ 11:56 pm
Aww…. he’s jes being a true dog… off rolling in his own waste, or eatin’ it, or lickin’ his own…
December 4th, 2007 at 11:57 pmMr. Evil, did you also catch Dan Abrams after Keith tonight? He had a pretty good show, too, actually telling the Republican strategist du jour that he wasn’t going to let him go off topic or throw out red herrings.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:58 pmAnd how about Kucinich’s wife as first lady. Wow! Talk about restoring our credibility around the world, that would be a great step in the right direction.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:58 pmYes, I did. Dan had a good show and seems to be getting better with each one.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:00 amHans Brugel the Naughty?
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity — December 4, 2007 @ 11:52 pm
Hans Brugel the Repressed?
BTW, back to Dan Abrams, I liked also that he emphasized the central fact that Bush and Cheney LIED.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:01 amThey didn’t even get TV in Arkansas until last week. Give him a chance to catch up. As soon as he learns to read, he’ll get right on top of this.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:01 amComment by Mr. Evil — December 4, 2007 @ 11:53 pm
Agree it was good until the last story about 50 dumbest people in Hollywood.
Did you see Boston Legal? This show was rescheduled because of the California fires special coverage but hit home with the bathroom sting arrest of Denny.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:02 amHey, Holiday Inn Express has TV’s. Go back for another night Huck.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:03 amDidn’t see Boston Legal but, I bet that was an interesting episode.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:06 amComment by The Republic of Stupidity — December 4, 2007 @ 11:57 pm
once upon a time there were trolls.
trolls!
December 5th, 2007 at 12:06 amAs soon as he learns to read, he’ll get right on top of this.
Comment by moondancer — December 5, 2007 @ 12:01 am
Actually, he learned to read by reading only the bible. Unfortunately, the bible doesn’t have the word “intelligence” in it.
(Okay, I made that up, but I’ll bet I’m right about the “intelligence” part.)
December 5th, 2007 at 12:11 amComment by joe cantwell — December 5, 2007 @ 12:06 am
Comment by judyinnm — December 4, 2007 @ 11:54 pm
I noticed that we are blessedly, remarkably “troll-free” tonight.
I also noticed folks being even more, how shall we say, “uncivil” to the resident trolls earlier today. Between many of being so fed up we’ve lost it, and the continuing idiocy/hyper-dishonsty of BruschCo, perhaps our resident trolly-trolls have simply tossed in the towel, at least for tonight.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:13 amI don’t think even the trolls can dumb themselves down low enough to support Mike Huckabee. But just give them time. I’m sure they’ll try.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:13 amI just can never see: “President Huckaberry…a …bee.”
December 5th, 2007 at 12:14 amComment by The Republic of Stupidity — December 5, 2007 @ 12:13 am
you speak wisely. huck has chased the trolls away.
trolls gone!
December 5th, 2007 at 12:20 am“President Huckaberry…a …bee.â€
Comment by wisedup — December 5, 2007 @ 12:14 am
President Huckleberry?
December 5th, 2007 at 12:20 amHmm. Nice analysis by Byron York. (What an idiot.)
Admittedly, Huckabee looks foolish. Okay, he is foolish. But, the carefully selected “teams of advisers†surrounding Mayor Giuliani—[who helped] develop “carefully-thought-out policy positions†for him—look like complete lunatics.
Norman Podhoretz, for example? Yeah, Byron: great analysis. Go back to journalism school, eh?
December 5th, 2007 at 12:20 amComment by The Republic of Stupidity — December 5, 2007 @ 12:13 am
Hmmm…who gave a tongue-lashing to whom? Sorry I missed it! :)
December 5th, 2007 at 12:23 amPerhaps he had lap band surgery on his brain as well.
http://www.yabbadabbahubbado.com
December 5th, 2007 at 12:26 amMakes him kinda look like he’s got both horns AND a halo.
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity — December 4, 2007 @ 11:35 pm
Freakish!
December 5th, 2007 at 12:27 am.
Does Huck-B think the moon is made of cheese too because there’s been no definitive answer that says otherwise.
C L U E L E S S
H U C K - B!
.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:32 amComment by Jane E. Schneider — December 5, 2007 @ 12:23 am
Oh, earlier in the day… Keltoi was here, and some of the others…
and we were all saying things like “Just STFU”, blah… blah… blah…
I have to admit… **guilty, furtive look**… that I was, ahem, one of the guilty parties.
There was just this… “sense”… especially in light of BruschCo’s most recent lies involving Iran and just how F-in’ the Admin has been trying to justify an attack, that folks are just at the breaking point.
And Keltoi was trying this “Can’t we just be reasonable here?” schtick, and folks were just just screamin FFFF-UUUUU!!! (as loud as a post can get). That’s all I feel like doing.
I mean, after all the hideous death and destruction in Iraq over the last 4 yrs, and all the lies scumbags like Rove and Limbaugh and O’Reilley have told and how those of us who oppose this endless Sh*t have been branded as Islamofascists and terrorist coddlers blah-blah-blah, to catch Brusch in yet ANOTHER hideous lie meant to justify potentially a nuclear attack on another ME country, and then have Brusch simply pretned he can say he only heard the news a few days ago…
And have Keltoi, etc show up and try to once again justify this endless sh*t…
December 5th, 2007 at 12:35 amFreakish!
Comment by Zooey — December 5, 2007 @ 12:27 am
Bizarre, I say…
December 5th, 2007 at 12:36 amGood ol’ Mike Guy Tuckabee, or whatever his name is.
I really have to wonder if the Republicans plan on nominating anyone competent.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:36 amAnd have Keltoi, etc show up and try to once again justify this endless sh*t…
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity — December 5, 2007 @ 12:35 am
It’s really getting too tiresome, isn’t it?
I noticed on some other thread that Exley was pulling the old “re-interpretation of what one of us said” routine. That is so disgustingly passive/aggressive and weak.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:40 amThis is the sort of exchange I was talking about, Jane.
It’s from the “Bush: DNI Told Me ‘We Have Some New Information, He Didn’t Tell Me What The Information Was” thread from earlier in the day.
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I am really confused by all of your reactions to this. For months TP has been billing an attack on Iran as inevitable, and that has been the conventional wisdom here. Now this report puts a stake through the heart of a likely attack - this is GOOD, right?
Comment by Keltoi — December 4, 2007 @ 11:44 am
What are you? Some kind of freekin’ moron, or do you think your spin is so good we can’t see right through it.
The BAD thing is that our government was caught in a premeditated lie that very easily could have resulted in war.
I will recommend that a gibbet be built for you, specifically.
BTW: You are a smarmy little prick.
Comment by Marcus Aurelius — December 4, 2007 @ 11:54 am
****
This was going on for quite a while. I have to say…**clearing of the throat** … that I threw one of the first rotten tomatoes of the day.
(I think I was the first to use the word “smarmy” there…)
December 5th, 2007 at 12:42 amThat is so disgustingly passive/aggressive and weak.
Comment by Zooey — December 5, 2007 @ 12:40 am
Right, Z… Ex-lax was another trying that crap this morning.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:42 amTRoS,
Can’t you just see Keltoi sitting at his computer in his little blue suit, with the short pants, and page boy haircut? Ugh…
December 5th, 2007 at 12:44 amApparently, Huckabee today claimed not to know much about evolution, either.
For the details, see:
December 5th, 2007 at 12:45 am“Huckabee Proclaims Ignorance of Iran NIE, Evolution.”
Right, Z… Ex-lax was another trying that crap this morning.
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity — December 5, 2007 @ 12:42 am
I find it amazing that he thinks anyone buys his crap here.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:46 amI really have to wonder if the Republicans plan on nominating anyone competent.
Comment by Wayne A. Schneider — December 5, 2007 @ 12:36 am
They have NO ONE competent to nominate. We could well be watching the end of the Republican Party as we know it. TOTAL BURN OUT!!!
December 5th, 2007 at 12:46 amI find it amazing that he thinks anyone buys his crap here.
Comment by Zooey — December 5, 2007 @ 12:46 am
Or Masterbastic, Li’l Footie, you name it. It must be gittin’ next ta impossible fer a troll ta git outta bed in the mornin’ and hafta ta look at the latest lie BruschCo has been caught in, or which GOOPer has been caught in which sex sting, and then go shill fer these guys again, and take the beatin’ we’re all dying ta hand out these days.
I noticed muck dog and masterbastic both signed off early tonight.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:50 amI’m outta here, singing polar bear. Come by the Zoo if you get a chance. ;)
Goodnight!
December 5th, 2007 at 12:50 amI noticed muck dog and masterbastic both signed off early tonight.
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity — December 5, 2007 @ 12:50 am
It’s tiring keyboarding with one hand…
December 5th, 2007 at 12:51 amIt’s tiring keyboarding with one hand…
Comment by Zooey — December 5, 2007 @ 12:51 am
Yeah… pounding and pounding and pounding away in the dark… and ocassionally posting a comment on line too!
December 5th, 2007 at 12:53 amyou speak wisely. huck has chased the trolls away.
trolls gone!
Comment by joe cantwell — December 5, 2007 @ 12:20 am
Actually, after what happened with the last Huckster thread, they realized they are rank, inadequate, amateurs. Completely over matched.
December 5th, 2007 at 1:10 amBTW, can the Huckster pernounce “nukular” or, does he match the diction of our Criminal in Chief?
December 5th, 2007 at 1:11 amThis is off topic but in case you folks have not read this, it is worth the time. A post by Kos over at the DailyKos today.
Time protected Joe Klein from Democratic pushback
December 5th, 2007 at 1:15 amby kos
Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 01:29:34 PM PST
I AM SICK AND TIRED OF HEARING PRESIDENTS, OR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, PROCLAIM THAT THEY ARE “NOT AN EXPERT” ON ISSUES VITAL TO THE STATE OF THE NATION!!!!
I WANT AN EXPERT!!! HOW DO YOU GET THE TOP JOB IN THE COUNTRY BY NOT BEING AN EXPERT ON AT LEAST SOMETHING RELATED TO GOVERNMENT OR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS???
…oh wait… to republicans, being educated and intelligent is “elitist” dun-dun-dunnnn!!!
December 5th, 2007 at 1:31 amWhat is everybody complaining about. Huckabee’s running mate Jesus is telling him what to say.
December 5th, 2007 at 1:36 amMerlin, every liberal knows Joke Line is a toad.
December 5th, 2007 at 1:37 amSavage, Podhoretz, Huckabee, Bolton….
The parade of fools, liars, and bigots never stops.
December 5th, 2007 at 1:48 amHuckabee’s apparent ignorance with regard to foreign policy issues would be damaging if he were a Democrat. Republicans, however, are primarily interested in a candidate’s ability to sound tough, and to express contempt for those who deliver information that is inconvenient to their agenda. This will not hurt Huckabee. In fact, it might even help him.
December 5th, 2007 at 1:55 amJim, I haven’t seen anything tough about Huckabee. He is an outlier.
December 5th, 2007 at 1:56 amI can’t afford a “team of advisors”, yet I heard about it.
December 5th, 2007 at 1:57 am“All these words, they make no sense
I’ve found bliss in ignorance…”
- linkin park
were they singing about huck?
December 5th, 2007 at 2:06 am#92: Huckabee is an outlier in what sense? Last I heard, he’s polling #1 among the Republicans in Iowa.
Talking tough is one of the hallmarks of being a Republican. Bellicose talk on Iran, a willingness to authorize torture, suspension of habeas corpus, eschewing the Bill of Rights, firing judges and administrators who don’t toe the party line–these are core Republican values. Of course, none of this actually means being tough. To Republican voters, it’s the appearance of being tough that matters.
December 5th, 2007 at 2:07 amN-I-E…K-E-Y
M-O-U-S-E
Huckabee = Bush 2.0
December 5th, 2007 at 2:08 amThe Huckster’s got other problems, too. Murray Wass has this blistering expose of him at HuffPO-
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ 2007/ 12/ 04/ documents-expose-huckabee_n_75362.html
What a joke the Republican Party has become.
December 5th, 2007 at 2:16 amHucklebeery who ???
∞
December 5th, 2007 at 2:28 amI am really confused by all of your reactions to this. For months TP has been billing an attack on Iran as inevitable, and that has been the conventional wisdom here. Now this report puts a stake through the heart of a likely attack - this is GOOD, right?
Comment by Keltoi — December 4, 2007 @ 11:44 am
The fact Bush SAT on this report PROVES exactly that - that this administration just wanted to attack Iran. You’re one stupid little ‘tard, aren’t you son?
December 5th, 2007 at 3:07 amHonestly, I threw up a little when I read that. I actually think 50% of the general “I’m obsessed with Anna Nicole Smith stories” public heard SOMETHING about the NIE report.
December 5th, 2007 at 4:12 amBut I guess it’s alright, maybe he can just add Bolton to his cabinet when he gets elected to inform him on these sorts of reports and issues…
December 5th, 2007 at 4:13 amhere it is then Mr huckabee
All 16 American spy agencies agree that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003
December 5th, 2007 at 4:34 amSaeed Jalili, Iran’s nuclear negotiator, also expressed confidence over the future of the country’s nuclear programme,
Jalili said the report showed Iran had been right to insist its nuclear programme was peaceful.
Asked if the report would improve the conditions for resolving the nuclear standoff, Jalili said: “Normally it should be this way.”
“After the report of Mohamed El-Baradei [director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)] and this report, the justice of the Iranian position has been confirmed.”
El-Baradei, whose inspectors have been investigating Iran’s nuclear programme for four years, called for immediate negotiations between Iran and its western critics.
ONCE AGAIN I URGE THE DEMOCRATS TO HAVE DIRECT TALKS WITH IRAN ,,,,,,,, Including you Hillary warhawk Clinton
December 5th, 2007 at 5:01 amIt’s not Huckabee’s fault. The reporter failed to present the question in the proper form of, What would Jesus do with the NIE?
December 5th, 2007 at 5:08 amGeorge Bush, the US president, will visit the Middle East in early January, the White House has said.
Sorry Mr Bush but all middle east leaders will be on Holiday to further notice
December 5th, 2007 at 5:47 amSen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, expressed incredulity that Bush, “who gets briefed every morning, who is fixated on Iran,” had not sought details of the new assessment after learning of it in August.
“I can’t believe that,” he said in a phone call with reporters. ‘
Dont worry Mr Biden , neither do I or the American public and whats worse is neither do, germany , france & Uk or other nations…….
Mr Bush nearly started WW111 ,
December 5th, 2007 at 6:12 amONCE AGAIN I URGE THE DEMOCRATS TO HAVE DIRECT TALKS WITH IRAN ,,,,,,,, Including you Hillary warhawk Clinton
December 5th, 2007 at 6:12 amUS that have threatened and continue to threaten to wipe IRAN off the map with nuclear weapons.
December 5th, 2007 at 6:22 amHuckabee: “If the Iranian’s reactors has anything to do with ‘evolution’..you know, I’m against that”. !!
December 5th, 2007 at 6:23 amAustralia - George Bush the president that cried Wolf
December 5th, 2007 at 6:48 amNo to worry! When he’s president, a Dick Cheney will take care of his foreign policy needs!
December 5th, 2007 at 7:07 amPerhaps Huckabee spent most of yesterday taking calls from God, and if the latter felt the NIE unimportant, who are we to question that?
December 5th, 2007 at 7:10 amHuckabee - another well-unqualified idiot drinking out of the same toilet.
December 5th, 2007 at 7:25 amHe should’ve just made something up, like Hillary does.
Comment by muckdog — December 4, 2007 @ 10:41 pm
Maybe he should have coined a new word..like misremembered.
December 5th, 2007 at 7:37 amPerhaps misknowed?
Hillary makes stuff up? Does that mean the 83% of blacks who approve of her are stupid?
December 5th, 2007 at 8:30 amOf course Huck didn’t know. The NIE was released on the Fifth Day of Creation. Man wasn’t around until the middle of the Sixth Day.
December 5th, 2007 at 8:38 am118… a team which our current President apparently doesn’t have or it least that’s what he’d like you to believe.
December 5th, 2007 at 8:48 amOT: looks like one or more of Huckabee’s republican colleagues are going nuclear on him: the Dumond story hit the MSM this morning. For that to happen with this very old story kicking around the progressivsphere for months with not a hint in the MSM, the story must have garnered republican sponsors.
December 5th, 2007 at 8:56 am.
When he is president, he will have a large team of people to advise him of such things as they happen.
Comment by cold_hard_left — December 5, 2007 @ 8:40 am
When he’s president??? Of what, the Hair Club For Men? Sorry, pal, but T/Rudi’s already got that one nailed down.
Saaayyy, when did Jingle Ballsâ„¢ suddenly become the fashion statement du jour for all ya little trollies? All of a sudden, yer all wearin’ ‘em…
Ching-ching-a-ling… ching-ching-a-ling… Ho ho ho…
December 5th, 2007 at 8:57 amTool.
December 5th, 2007 at 8:58 amPerhaps misknowed?
Comment by Xisithrus — December 5, 2007 @ 7:37 am
Disunderstood?
December 5th, 2007 at 8:58 amGeez, how could the Prez or Huckleberry have known? It wasn’t on Fox yet!
December 5th, 2007 at 8:59 amTypical republican response. A presidential contender without a clue. Who could be looking for four more years in the bubble? Hang it up sir!
December 5th, 2007 at 9:03 am“So the big story here is that a candidate busy making 15 + campaign stops a day had not yet had time to read a report that had come out just one day prior?
cold_souless_troll”
The big story is that he hasn’t even heard of it when it’s been all over the news. The big story is that he was on the Imus show, which has news updates and he still didn’t know about the NIE. The big story is he released a convicted rapist when he was gov. of Ark. because the guy raped a distant relative of Bill Clinton and then his buddy rapist raped and killed two more women before he was caught.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ 2007/ 12/ 04/ documents-expose-huckabee_n_75362.html
The big story is that huckabee is just one more phoney bible thumping incompetent redneck repbulican governer who should NEVER see the inside of the oval office.
December 5th, 2007 at 9:03 am“So the big story here is that a candidate busy making 15 + campaign stops a day had not yet had time to read a report that had come out just one day prior?”
And been the top media story since then. A guy who wanted to be president would know it’s important, and if he wanted to distance himself from the pack intellectually, he’d have been the first talking about it. That he didn’t even know what it was echoes the current president’s incurious nature. I think we can agree that we don’t need any more Bushes running things.
December 5th, 2007 at 9:06 amComment by Bobwurst
And don’t forget, he paid himself to be his own”media consultant,” out of campaign contributions.
December 5th, 2007 at 9:09 amPerhaps misknowed?
Comment by Xisithrus — December 5, 2007 @ 7:37 am
Disunderstood?
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity
Maybe he delearned what he unheard and as a result he predisremembered the facts of the case because he was busy text messaging god?
December 5th, 2007 at 9:15 amDo you believe Ignorance of the NIE report by Mike Huckabee was a good strategy?
http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=1204
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December 5th, 2007 at 9:15 amRe barfly,
“And don’t forget, he paid himself to be his ownâ€media consultant,†out of campaign contributions”
I didn’t know that, maybe he should fire his media consultant then if he’s that incompetent…
December 5th, 2007 at 9:17 amMaybe he delearned what he unheard and as a result he predisremembered the facts of the case because he was busy text messaging god?
Comment by Bobwurst — December 5, 2007 @ 9:15 am
I think you might be underdismisestimating Huckleberry because you remisdisunderstoodified what he meant.
December 5th, 2007 at 9:36 amAnd I still say he’s got both horns and a halo in that picture, and he’s being crucified…
December 5th, 2007 at 9:37 amI didn’t know that, maybe he should fire his media consultant then if he’s that incompetent…
Comment by Bobwurst
I read it in an editorial, in the San Diego UT. They’re a conservative rag, and even they don’t like Huckabee’s odor.
December 5th, 2007 at 9:45 am“Well, is it a surprise the man had not heard of some obscure report? What relevance does this obviously biased report have on the GOP primaries?”
HA HA HA HA. Oh, Frank M., you make it too easy.
So I will pass.
December 5th, 2007 at 10:25 amHuck’s got GGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE’us, that’s all that counts these days is it?
December 5th, 2007 at 10:29 am#116: What relevance does this obviously biased report have on the GOP primaries?
It’s “obviously biased” for you, Frank, because anything that doesn’t conform to your preconceived notions must be biased. I’m sure you’re one of the true believers who still thinks that Saddam Hussein had nuclear weapons.
You may be correct, though, that this won’t hurt Huckabee in the GOP primaries. Most Republicans (including yourself) don’t care about facts–they care only about how to quickly and efficiently start the next war.
December 5th, 2007 at 10:33 am#118: So the big story here is that a candidate busy making 15 + campaign stops a day had not yet had time to read a report that had come out just one day prior? So what. He’s a recently surging candidate with a small staff of advisors. When he is president, he will have a large team of people to advise him of such things as they happen.
A candidate does not need “a large team of people” in order to read the newspaper. If he does (as is the case, for example, for the current White House occupant), then he probably shouldn’t be President of the United States.
December 5th, 2007 at 10:37 am“When he is president, he will have a large team of people to advise him of such things as they happen.”
Yes, and when you take over Santa’s position at the North Pole, you will have lots of friendly elves to help you make the toys.
December 5th, 2007 at 10:42 amHuckster is just hopefully a passing phase. The choice for the rethugs must be even more pitiful than I thought, when that Hayseed looks good to anyone! No more Jesus freaks in the White House. That guy would most likely make Bush look Godless! Evidently a strong religious faith doesn’t guarantee a president with any respect for human life !
December 5th, 2007 at 10:44 amAre these the ones who want to compete agains Hillary or Obama ?? We all know the Reps lost his mind ages ago, but they used to be good at elections .. well .. used to be.
December 5th, 2007 at 10:45 amCrikey. Ol’ Huckaboob’s certainly showing off his multitudinous presidential qualifications, isn’t he…??
*BAER* (Big Ass Eye Roll)
December 5th, 2007 at 11:02 amThe Huckster once again exposed as an ignoramus first class.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:16 pmIf you can’t afford to play, please leave the table.
December 5th, 2007 at 2:14 pmI’m warming to Huckabee, hear no news, see evil everywhere. As others have said, I’ve greatly underestimated this man’s presidential qualities.
December 5th, 2007 at 2:47 pmVIDEO
Chris matthews asks a neo-con “is Iran a strategic threat”? and DEMANDS AN ANSWER
http://test.redlasso.com/ service/ svc/ clip/ playClip?fid=9fcb21ca-effa-40b8-aa36-8856d7b71ea4
December 5th, 2007 at 4:17 pmI really have to wonder if the Republicans plan on nominating anyone competent.
Comment by Wayne A. Schneider — December 5, 2007 @ 12:36 am
Wayne S., you certainly must know that being incompetent and/or ignorant is the number one qualification for Republican office nowadays. In that sense, Huckabee, the candidate favored by Tracy2 troll, is perfectly qualified.
December 5th, 2007 at 5:39 pmHuckabee is just clueless, period. We’ve already had a clueless president. We don’t need another one.
December 5th, 2007 at 6:10 pmBush didn’t read the NIE Report — why should we expect Huckabee to read it? Do these two clowns read anything?
December 5th, 2007 at 7:39 pmGod must have been too busy to give Mike a call.
December 5th, 2007 at 8:56 pmOpen your eyes and see past the 1 liners. This guy is not what America needs. Do not let your religious beliefs cloud your clear thinking. He left Arkansa in a mess. He is not qualified for the job. check out taxhikemike.org. He sucks up to varios causes & groups to gain popularity. He may be cleaver, but he most definitely is not smart. He is not being honest with America. Don’t fall for the one liners and get fooled. Didn’t we learn our lesson already. The next one will be much worse. Please find another candidate to support.
December 6th, 2007 at 1:01 pm