Romney To Huckabee: "No Whining"
(CBS)
ATLANTA -- Mitt Romney fired back against Mike Huckabee over the former Arkansas governor’s accusation that Mitt Romney has engaged in “voter suppression” in arguing that a vote for Huckabee is a vote for John McCain.
“I don't think he's chosen the right word,” Romney said at a press conference after speaking to hundreds of enthusiastic supporters at a rally here. “It's not voter suppression. I want people to vote, but I want them to vote for me. That's sort of the nature of politics, as I understand it.”
In recent days, Romney has avoided responding to Huckabee’s barrage of attacks, as the former Massachusetts governor seeks to portray the nomination fight as a two-man race between himself and McCain. But in his remarks this afternoon, Romney hit back hard.
“First a couple of rules in politics,” he said. “One: no whining. And number two: you get them to vote for you and so I want them not to vote for Mike Huckabee and not to vote for John McCain and to vote for me … that’s not voter suppression. That’s known as politics.”
Romney was flanked by former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Penn. — a prominent conservative advocate who endorsed Romney last week. Santorum stepped to the microphone to make his own case about why Romney is the only choice for voters who want a conservative candidate as the Republican nominee.
“The reason I got in this race is I wanted to make sure a conservative got elected,” Santorum said. “I’ve been saying for a year that it isn’t John McCain. I think more and more people are coming to that conclusion — that it’s not John McCain. The alternative — the only alternative — to stop the McCain ‘Twisted Talk Express’ is Mitt Romney.”
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See all 181 CommentsMitt Romney is the only conservative choice.
Huckabee is a diminishing speed bump on the road to victory. ABC shows him down to single digits nationally, with Romney now within 3% of McCain!
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/politics/national_elections&id=5934283
Romney graduated valedictorian from BYU, *** laude from Harvard law school, and in the top 5% at the Harvard Business School.
Yet the average citizen has trouble figuring out who is best for America so they let the press and the polls do their thinking for them.
I am not Mormon but thought this was intersting. If Huckabee had won SC, where he came in 2nd by 3%, You all would be singing a different tune. And Romney and his supporters would not let Romney Give up....WELL I am here to tell you Huckabee supporters and Huckabee are NOT GIVING UP either! If Romeny was my only choice I still would not vote for him...So you can''t say I am taking a vote away from him by voting for Huckabee. And I am VERY sure many Huckabians feel the same! Romney is underhanded and devious. His callers make people think that the race is down to two people...What a Liar. He is affiliated with Bain Capitol and is buying American Votes...I give mine freely to Huckabee and will not be swayed by media bias.
I HAVE SERVED MY COUNTRY FOR OVER (13) YEARS IN THE MILITARY. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO WATCH (1) VIDEO FOR ME. (THIS IS NOT A R. PAUL VIDEO)
THIS VIDEO HELPS MAKE A CHOICE BETWEEN ROMNEY, MCCAIN AND HUCKABEE.
I SERVED YOU AND MY COUNTRY, WILL YOU TAKE JUST 1 MINUTE TO HEAR ME?
HERE IS MY QUICK VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnU3G-HCf9w
SEMPER FI
Dan Campbell
Sgt., USMC
Charity333 don''t be jealous, study hard, go to colege, and make something of yourself. Then, when you see how hard it is, you can see why so many respect Mitt.
I do not think supporting the distribution of anti-Mormon literature in Iowa should be mistaken as Integrity.
I am voting for a President that is a proven leader;I am not interested in electing a liberal career politician or a preacher for President of the United States.
Conservatives, please wake up and do your own research; the liberal media wants you to vote for the weakest link so that the democrats have no contest come November. Please do not follow in ignorance...
McCain is a fortunate son - he crashed several naval aircraft before Vietnam, but because he was the son of an admiral, it was all overlooked. If he was not born into that position, then he%u2019d have been in the trenches with you.
Military service is a volunteer service, so discounting a person because they chose not to serve does not make them any-less of a person. Although leaving your sick wife to have an affair with another woman should.
The political process is also a way to serve the country (think about Iraq where they kill themselves %u2013 how%u2019s that doing for the country?); paying taxes is also a way to serve the country; helping the homeless is also a way to serve. The point is you don''t need to be in the military to serve your country, so get off your high horse drill sergeant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk6IJS3QN34
Guess his first job of working with a televangelist gave him the skills to "convince" us that it should be his way or the highway. Think I will take the highway and support Mitt Romney.
Those are the only 2 candidates loved by the people. Everyone else votes because of the flood of money the others spent on advertising.
Huckabee is the underdog but still polling even with Romney, and at this point being out-spent at one could guess is 100 to 1.
Is it not obvious that people who actually follow the race pick Huckabee?
This is about delegates, get out there and vote for this awesome man running for President.
Vote for Huckabee!
Honestly, I believe that McCain (the master of making deals) has already made a deal with Huckabee that if Huck the Hick stays in the race and takes votes from Romney, Huck the Hick can be McCain''s VP. I think the deal was done a week or 2 ago.
around us is hurting in economical
issues. Mitt had the ideas first
on good economy, and look again at
him and his family and tell me he''s
not a winner. Christian people need to look again at Romney.
A lady pentecostal preacher
I''m glad McCain and Huckabee are nailing him to the wall! Romney started it way back in Iowa and New Hampshire with his starting of the negative adds.
Undergraduate - Valedictorian
Harvard Law School - CumLaude
Harvard Business School - Top 5%
Bain Capital - Earned $250 M plus
2002 Olympics - $300M deficit to $100M profit
Massuchusetts - 1st state with universal health coverage
That is the profile of a winner.
Compare that CV to his competitors....
Romney: http://www.cafepress.com/zegear/4588205
McCain: http://www.cafepress.com/zegear/4588219
Huckabee: http://www.cafepress.com/zegear/4588212
Whoever wins (tho I''m rooting for Mitt), good luck and thanks for giving it your alls. :)
The PEOPLE get to decide who gets elected.
The political pundits, talking heads, and the Republican Establishment do NOT like this arrangement.
They want to tell us who we need to vote for... even if they use half-truths, innuendos, and at times outright falsehoods.
Mitt Romney has NEVER seen a policy or a position that he would not change for a vote. And if that didn''t work he''ll try to buy it.
His Clintonian attacks on his opponents in this election cycle that have been nothing short of lies have convinced virtually ALL McCain and Huckabee supporters that he CANNOT be trusted with the keys to the White House.
Mike Huckabee has not had the privilege of loaning his campaign MILLIONS (about 35,000,000) to be used in attacking and maligning and falsley defining his opponnents the way Mitt Romney has done.
We can thank McCain for the campaign finance reform that only allows me to donate $2300, but Mitt Romney to donate MILLIONS.
And yet... there is Huckabee... not because of Evangelicals, they are voting equally between the 3, but because of the PEOPLE...
Huckabee hits where the PEOPLE are.
If he had the money to define himself instead of Mitt Romney''s MILLIONS defining him falsely...
Romney would be in the % range of Ron Paul.
A vote for Romney... is a vote for Hillary Clinton.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: he wrote the bill granting amnesty to illegal immigrants (co-sponsored by Ted Kennedy).
SOCIAL SECURITY: he voted to give your social security money to illegal immigrants.
TAXES: he voted against the Bush tax cuts multiple times (he has since flip-flopped and has campaigned as a lifelong tax-cutter).
RHETORIC: he routinely engages in Democratic class warfare against big companies in America, particularly the %u201Cevil%u201D drug companies who research cures to debilitating diseases for a profit.
ECONOMY: as recently as December 2007 he admitted %u201Che does not know the economy very well%u201D and needed to get better at it.
1ST AMENDMENT: he wrote the McCain-Feingold campaign finance bill that was declared to be an unconstitutional infringement of the 1st Amendment (co-sponsored by ultra-liberal Democrat Russ Feingold).
GLOBAL WARMING: supports radical global warming legislation which involved him voting with every Democrat; think only America is responsible to take action, not other superpowers.
JUDGES: he joined forces with Democrats (Gang of 14) to block the Senate Republican%u2019s attempt to confirm conservative, strict constructionist judges; also said Alito was too conservative for his liking.
WAR ON TERROR: fought with Hillary Clinton to demand that terrorists be given a full AMERICAN trial.
It%u2019s NOT too late to STOP MCCAIN!
VOTE MITT ROMNEY TUESDAY!
I was even more surprised to see the documentation of 14 reprimands
for ethics violations, resulting so far in 5 convictions.
Finally, as I read numerous news accounts of his tax and spend, and soft positions toward criminals and illegals in Arkansas, I sadly began to look for another to support. Not someone perfect, but someone real.
While denomination or doctrine is not all important, true Christian principles are. Unfortunately, past presidents have proven that their capabilities and honor was not always in line with their public church-going.
Not so with Romney. M assessment of Romney over the other candidates is, unequivocally,that he is by far the most capable and honorable man to take us beyond the well-publicized disgracing of our highest office in the past 16 years
The Socialist/liberal/Democrat media is trying to hijack the Republican Party by pumping their favorite candidate (and our worst nightmare) RINO McCain. It''s a win win for the Liberal Socialists who are in the process of hijacking the Republican Party AND the country.
Here%u2019s a link to an article that really exposes John McCain for who he is:
http://www.alipac.us/article2920.html
Put some links in your emails to this ad from Citizen''s United: http://media.citizensunited.org/Surprisingly.htm. It''s a killer for McCain.
There is still time to give Romney enough of a push to keep the race competitive after Tuesday. The power of the internet is incredible. Please make use of it! Email ANY and EVERYONE you know who will be voting on Tuesday and let them know just how disastrous it would be to vote for McCain. Educate them as to why and turn them on to Mitt Romney.
I''ve met him on several occasions and was at the MA Rep. convention when we nominated him for Governor there. Tell them to get on the Romney bandwagon and help the guy out at: http://www.mittromney.com.
Besides emails, you can make phone calls AND write/submit letters to editors online and at major metropolitan newspapers http://www.newslink.org/news.html around the country.
HELP STOP RINO JOHN MCCAIN AND HIS SECRET PARTNER, HUCKABEE!!
GO MITT!
HE HAS BEEN PUSH CALLING BY THE MILLIONS SAYING, IN HIS OWN VOICE THAT IT IS NOW A 2 MAN RACE. (EVEN THOUGH POLLS HAVE HIM TIED WITH HUCKABEE)
IMPLYING EVERYONE ELSE HAS DROPPED OUT!
DON''T BELIEVE ME? THE YOUTUBE VIDEO IS A NEWS BROADCAST BY FOX NEWS. ROMNEY IS SLIMY
PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk6IJS3QN34
(make sure you copy and paste the entire link into your browser)
Mitt Romney is a Mormon. Not a Christian. The Jesus Christ who Mormons claim, is not the same historical and Scriprtural Jesus Christ. Read the writings of Joseph Smith and the apostles of Mormonism. Lucifer and Jesus are both the "sprit children" of Heavenly Father. They were spiritual brothers. Heavenly Father?... an ascended MAN who attained godhood.
Now this DOES NOT disqualifiy him from being president. He might could claim to even be the most "religious" person in the race maybe.
But he cannot claim to be a better "Christian" anymore than the Dali Lama can claim to be a good "Christian".
Good man? Good father? Good husband? Good business man? Good Mormon?
Sure! And there is nothing in there that disqualifies him from being president.
But rather than mislead people about the true teachings of Mormonism, he should just be proud and say..."Sure... we believe this and that... this is my faith... and I have a right to believe this way."
There should be NO religious test for office.... period. Not for a Morman, Evangelical, Catholic, or Athiest.
But there should be an HONESTY test!!
That is where Mitt Romney fails. Not because of his religion. He does not see anything wrong with being deceptive about his opponents. He sees this as "the way you run for office".
THIS is what is WRONG with politics and Government if he is correct.
We need to start a real conservative party where talk show hosts and lobbyists are not welcome. The media in the US is as powerful as many dictatorships around the world.
God is concerned about our morals as a nation. We''ve turned our back on everything that is right and holy and just and we still expect God''s blessing in way of economy and security. Everyone is offering false hope. Let us get American on track so that we have self dignity and respect for life and put ourselves back in a position where God is willing to bless us.
The only man I see that has the vision and the heart to go the distance to do so is Mike Huckabee.
Those of you who want to make something out of allegations from Gov. Huckabees past are willing to accept Mitt Romney''s recent conversion on many issues? So, let me get this straight... Mikes record matters but Mitt gets a free pass? I want the man who has been consistent and is trustworthy. Mike Huckabee speaks from the heart because he has one of integrity. Mitt Romney has to be coached in a debate to sure he says what is politically profitable, because it is only about profit. He''s willing to go against the teaching of his own church if it will make him a dollar or get him into office.
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