Tag Archives: Jon Huntsman

Texas GOP: We’ll Punish You If You Don’t Discriminate

I respect that you can’t force everyone to agree with you and that there will always be a certain segment of society that will oppose social progress because it’s part of their identity, but punishing others because they choose not … Continue reading
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Fit for Combat

Artist – Pat Bagley In other news, Governor Chris Christie is very, very angry. Also — you can add Jon Huntsman to the list of people dumping on Karl Rove. Continue reading Continue reading
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Jon Huntsman is Out

And he’s made an endorsement. “The governor and his family, at this point in the race, decided it was time for Republicans to rally around a candidate who could beat Barack Obama and turn around the economy,” Huntsman adviser Matt … Continue reading

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Are Most Ron Paul People This Paranoid?

You know that anti-Huntsman video created by Ron Paul supporters showing Huntsman as a secret agent working for the Chinese? Via Ashby, this Ron Paul supporter thinks Huntsman created the video as a way to discredit and embarrass the Ron … Continue reading

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Reasonable Republican Becomes Less Reasonable

Jon Huntsman appears to be softening on his position regarding the man-made climate crisis: “The scientific community owes us more in terms of a better description of explanation about what might lie beneath all of this. But there’s not information … Continue reading

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Is Huntsman the Next Flavor of the Month?

Conservatives are learning what the rest of us already knew: while Huntsman sounds “reasonable,” he’s a far-right conservative who’s attracting the attention of Erick Erickson and his ilk. TPM: As they continue their desperate quest to find an alternative candidate … Continue reading

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Dick Quote of the Day

“We’ve got real issues to talk about not the latest bimbo eruption.” Jon Huntsman on coverage of the Herman Cain campaign It’s unbelievably sexist to label all of Cain’s accusers as “bimbos” — especially the women who Cain sexually harassed. … Continue reading

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Weird Quote of the Day

“You can’t be a perfectly lubricated weather vane on the important issues of the day.” Jon Huntsman on Mitt Romney A perfectly lubricated weather vane?

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Stop Flirting with Huntsman

Jon Huntsman isn’t your friend. As Josh Dobbin wrote in the comments, “It’s the real ‘soft bigotry of low expectations’ that we cheer when a republican admits that 2 + 2=4.” Just because he admits to the existence of science, … Continue reading

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Perry Versus Huntsman

Something occurred to me watching the debate last night. As far as Republicans go, Jon Huntsman is smart, reasonable, reality-based and grounded in science. And therefore he’s entirely unelectable. Make no mistake, however, if elected Huntsman would still dismantle many … Continue reading

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