The Paul v Huckabee moment was a setup

[agisthos]

One thing that not many people have commented on is the fact that the debate/moment between Paul and Huckabee was a setup.

They placed both candidates next to each other.

Huckabee clearly had pre knowledge that it was going to occur and was reading his lines from a script (invoking the worst sort of slogans about honour and nationalism) , while Paul had no idea it was going to happen and had to reply adlib.

They tried to turn this into a Guilliani type moment so Huckabee would get lot's of press. Almost every press release I saw about the exchange was quoting the same Huckabee line about honour and not being the divided states of America.

The elites have clearly seen that Mitt Romney has not been able to capture the christian base so they will be pushing Huckabee into at least the VP spot, who knows they even may try and run with him as the main candidate?

 

[LibertyEagle]

Oh yeah, it was. But, just like the Giuliani moment. It ended up being a favor for us.

If that hadn't happened, we wouldn't be sitting so pretty with all this coverage of bin Laden and Scheuer tonight. And it has made Dr. Paul a hot ticket with the MSM for interviews.

 

[LastoftheMohicans]

Huckabee is another slick willie

I've read a lot of comments on this forums where people have said that they like Huckabee but disagree with him. The guy is Bill Clinton without the corruption. He's slick and he lies. And to top it all off he claims to be a preacher. As I've said before on this forum, I feared that the MSM would try to push Huckleberry as the top of the "2nd tier". So far, they've had a little success. They played up his 2nd place in Iowa and now they're trying to say he won in his confrontation with Ron Paul. Before Iowa he was even with RP in the polls. Now he's gone up in a few.

 

[agisthos]

It backfired on them for sure, but it shows how far Fox will go to sink Ron Paul's candidacy.

I wonder how he will be polling in NH after this?

 

[paulaholic]

It wasn't staged. There were other instances in the debate that were clearly meant to set Ron up, but I don't believe this was one of them.

We don't need to cry conspiracy so often. It doesn't look good for us.

 

[Oddball]

The Paul v Huckabee moment was a setup

Well, duuuuuh.

Everything that involved Dr. Paul in that entire "debate" absolutely reeked of sandbag job.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Huckabee had his little rehearsed diatribe all ready to go. He was just looking for the perfect opportunity to let it out.

 

[njandrewg]

I don't think it was staged...but Huckabee definetly prepped to attack Ron Paul on the war issue...because it was the only way for him to get some attention

 

[Paulitician]

While I don't think it was a setup intended by Fox, I do believe Huckabee had a lot of time to think about the opportunity as he stood right next to Paul, and ran with it. Controversy always sells, and Mike Huckabee probably saw that as a good way to get his name out there, along with the word "honor" tied with it. I'm not buying it, though.

 

[d991]

If it was staged they did a pretty poor job.

I'm not sure sure it was, but if it was in fact planned in advance, this is great news for Ron Paul. It means they have nothing better than that to throw at him. They can't think of good arguments against his ideas.

I don't think many Republican party members would be happy with the GOP LOSING in 2008 just to maintain "honour" I've already read an article that says some GOP leaders wouldn't be too happy with that scenario.

 

[james1906]

I don't think it was set up. But the hypothetical Iran thing, RP obviously went first so the other 7 can cut him down without a rebuttal.

 

[Original_Intent]

I don't think it was staged...but Huckabee definetly prepped to attack Ron Paul on the war issue...because it was the only way for him to get some attention

I would agree it was more likely Huckabee strategizing more than conspiracy - the fact that they were next to each other is the most suspicious part....pretty hard to prove without a "Deepthroat" though.

My kingdom for an MSM "Deepthroat"...

 

[joenaab]

I saw Huckabee on the Colbert Report the other night and he paid Ron Paul a compliment when he responded to the question, "who of the 2nd tier candidates do your fear the most", and he paused, then responded, "Ron Paul". He said it sincerely and I respected him for it.

Still, yes, that face off was probably a setup, but then everything these days seems to be designed to hamper the campaign.

 

[Daveforliberty]

I did find the Huckabee speech odd, but I also thought there was a concerted effort to bring McCain back up in the polls. Rudy: I'd vote for John McCain; Huck: the "honor" comment; Faux News: the fake restaurant patrons. Mr. Science: The who the hell knows what machine.

 

[rp08rp]

LISTEN UP Re: Huckabuzzabee, here's the REALITY of his assertions

Huckabee calling for HONOR over "party election", with 1 country united is:

1-Undermining a fluid democratic system of checks and balances where he is saying the American people should shut up and have NO SAY
2-Not far from Russia or past regimes who have those who never served calling for honor and unity and refusing to allow objection.
3-Being in IRAQ is helping the terrorists recruit [7fold according to a RAND INSTITUTE]
PASS THIS AROUND

P.S.
Huckabee doesnt believe in evolution,
then what the F are fossils?

Huckabee doesnt believe in American prinxiples and democracy
then what the F is honor??

 

[ButchHowdy]

". . . The guy is Bill Clinton without the corruption. He's slick and he lies. And to top it all off he claims to be a preacher . . . "

AMEN!

 

[blazin_it_alwyz]

It wasn't staged. There were other instances in the debate that were clearly meant to set Ron up, but I don't believe this was one of them.

We don't need to cry conspiracy so often. It doesn't look good for us.

Look at the way the stage is set up. Fox News claims that the set up on the stage was chosen AT COMPLETE RANDOM.

You have Giuliani, McCain, and Romney in the middle

And you have Ron Paul ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT, right next to huckabee. Coincidence much? You can't tell me you think that the set up of the candidates on stage is random....

 

[Mordechai Vanunu]

We don't need to cry conspiracy so often. It doesn't look good for us.

Who gives a damn? I'm undecided on this, but if I believed it I'd say so and defend my position. I couldn't care less what narrow-minded people think (and in this instance I define a narrow-minded person who would view someone as a kook for believing this "conspiracy theory" - these people reject any idea of conspiracy theories 99% of the time, and are the true fools).

If someone chooses not to support the man Ron Paul because some people on a forum supporting him choose to indulge in a theory they don't believe in, I don't consider it a huge loss.

 

[SewrRatt]

Look at the way the stage is set up. Fox News claims that the set up on the stage was chosen AT COMPLETE RANDOM.

You have Giuliani, McCain, and Romney in the middle

And you have Ron Paul ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT, right next to huckabee. Coincidence much? You can't tell me you think that the set up of the candidates on stage is random....

Tancredo was farther left than the Dr.

 

[Mordechai Vanunu]

Look at the way the stage is set up. Fox News claims that the set up on the stage was chosen AT COMPLETE RANDOM.

Where did you read this?