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January 11, 2008 11:57 PM

Huckabee Defends Joke About Fred

By
Joy Lin
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Mike Huckabee
(CBS)
From CBS News' Joy Lin:

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Asked about Fred Thompson's "hatchet" attack against him at Thursday's Republican debate, Mike Huckabee joked to Joe Scarborough that he thought "Fred needs some Metamucil. I think it would help a lot if he gets some. You know, he was in a bad mood last night."

On the bus with reporters on Route 96 in Michigan from Lansing to Grand Rapids, Huckabee explained his Metamucil comment saying, "You have to understand the context of the show….It's not quite as irreverent as Imus…not quite Stephen Colbert but it's serious topics with an edge."

"I really do believe if people can't have some sense of humor as they approach this stuff, then it causes everybody to be so locked down and consultant driven that their campaigns become so boring because all they're going to do is give this robotic answer to everything that's very carefully scripted. I promise you, you won't have moments like this," Huckabee said, gesturing to the handful of reporters that had gathered around him for an on-the-record conversation that would last about 40 minutes.

"Does Romney do these?" Huckabee asked the reporters. No, replied one. Neither does Thompson, said another.

"If I thought I couldn't be a human being. That I gotta wait till six handlers tell me what I can and can't say and I have to read it, you know, it's not worth it."

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by GMEllis625 January 13, 2008 1:43 PM EST
Fred talks policy and records and Huckabee makes potty jokes.

Now which of those two people do YOU want for President?

Fred Thompson--the clear conservative choice, hands down!
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by johnjacobs99 January 13, 2008 4:07 AM EST
Mike Huckabee is really a democrat except for his social views. The fair tax proposal is a joke. It will mostly benefit the rich. Huckabee talks about how he can relate to the average citizen. What Michigan needs is not an average citizen who the unemployed can relate to but someone who can bring back jobs. Mitt Romney is the most capable of all the Republican candidates. If you need a pastor, go to church. If you need a financial guru to get the U.S. back on track, Mitt Romney.
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by marinepatriot January 13, 2008 4:07 AM EST
It is time to do our part in helping Governor Huckabee get to the White House. Mike has inspired us, so we should bless him!

Lets give just $44 dollars more to help get our 44th President of the United States elected! I started by making the first $44 dollar donation. He needs our help more than ever.

Please donate here at Governor Huckabee''s website. Thanks and God Bless!:

https://www.mikehuckabee.com/?FuseAction=Contribute.Home&r=2591

Dan Campbell
Sgt., USMC
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by fredhead7 January 13, 2008 3:51 AM EST
It doesn''t surprise me that Mike would respond like a liberal who attacks the messenger. This is coming from a guy who obtained his foreign policy experience by eating at an International House of Pancakes...
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by fredhead7 January 13, 2008 3:50 AM EST
Fred made Huckabee''s record clear. It doesn''t surprise me that Mike would respond like a liberal who attacks the messenger. This is coming from a guy who obtained his foreign policy experience by eating at an International House of Pancakes...
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by fredhead7 January 13, 2008 3:48 AM EST
Fred made Huckabee''s record clear. It doesn''t surprise me that Mike would respond like a liberal who attacks the messenger. This is coming from a guy who obtained his foreign policy experience by eating at an International House of Pancakes...
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by fredhead7 January 13, 2008 3:47 AM EST
Fred made Huckabee''s record clear. It doesn''t surprise me that Mike would respond like a liberal who attacks the messenger always does. This is coming from a guy who obtained his foreign policy experience by eating at an International House of Pancakes...
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by fredhead7 January 13, 2008 3:46 AM EST
Fred made Huckabee''s record clear. It doesn''t surprise me that Mike would respond like a liberal who attacks the messenger always does. This is coming from a guy who obtained his foreign policy experience by eating at an International House of Pancakes...
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by fredhead7 January 13, 2008 3:40 AM EST
Fred made Huckabee''s record clear. It doesn''t surprise me that Mike would respond like a liberal who attacks the messenger always does. This is coming from a guy who obtained his foreign policy experience by eating at an International House of Pancakes...
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by ldinnevada January 12, 2008 8:13 PM EST
Correction! If there are any real conservatives here who think Huckabee is their candidate, I believe they have NOT thoroughly checked his record. That NOT is all important!
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