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gatorboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 08:51 PM
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Is it just me or was Huckabee's apology the fastest in Republican history.
Edited on Fri May-16-08 08:53 PM by gatorboy
Hell, it may be a first! Because, as we all know, these people don't apologize for anything. The mood has shifted over the past few days and these guys aren't getting away with the crap the MSM normally ignored in the past. They've realized people are out for blood and the Republicans are starting to run scared.
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Rage for Order Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 08:53 PM
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1. As well it should've been
Hopefully even a douchebag republican can realize when he's said something utterly and completely beyond the pale
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ck4829 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 08:53 PM
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2. Republican apologies are never based in seeking forgiveness
Edited on Fri May-16-08 08:53 PM by ck4829
It's always either...

"I'm sorry that I got caught"

OR

"I'm sorry that you got offended by what I said"
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 10:00 PM
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16. That is so true. You have the GOP nailed. n/t
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 08:54 PM
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3. Mama said you gotta apologize right to a person's face.
Apologizing by issuing a statement is totally bogus.
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 08:55 PM
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4. He didnt want to scew up his recent signing with MSNBC as an analyst
:shrug:
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 08:56 PM
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5. What did it take him? Eight to 10 hours? That's fast??
Maybe for a Republican who had to first check in with Hannity to see if it was OK, but for the rest of the universe, this wasn't fast.

It wasn't even half-fast.

I hope we have seen the last of him on the national stage.
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 09:45 PM
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11. For a Repub, that's practically PROOF that he wrote it ahead of time. nm
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angstlessk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 08:58 PM
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6. IF he got the expected applause he would NOT be apologizing...
sorry I am a cynic..or an experienced republican watcher??
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gatorboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 09:02 PM
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8. Oh, I think he got the applause he was looking for.
I've watched the clip a few times and those folks may not have busted up like they were at a Gallagher concert, but they certainly found it humorous. But the speed the MSM pounced on this is quite a surprise. And I think it's a big change on how the media reacted to these Republican quips in the past.
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L. Coyote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 09:01 PM
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7. Sounds more like he blames the chair!!
WTF, isn't he a governor anymore?

This has to be the lamest excuse in political history, "It is the chair's fault."

Note the URL: "nytimes.com/.../huckabee-targets-obama-with-gun-joke"

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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/huckabee-targets-obama-with-gun-joke

Update | 7:30 p.m.: Mr. Huckabee just released a statement, apologizing:

"During my speech at the N.R.A., a loud noise backstage, that sounded like a chair falling,
distracted the crowd and interrupted my speech. I made an off hand remark that was in no way
intended to offend or disparage Sen. Obama.
I apologize that my comments were offensive. That was never my intention.”
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ladjf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 09:44 PM
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9. It's going to take more than an apology to save his ass. He is
toast.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 09:51 PM
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12. I made this picture as soon as I heard...
...what he had said.

I hope he never lives it down.
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 09:58 PM
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13. He's a Republican--he farts lavender and burps parsley.
Live what down, exactly?

Signed, the US media...
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 09:59 PM
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14. I sit corrected. n/t
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A-Schwarzenegger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 10:00 PM
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15. Eh, two wrongs . . .
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 10:01 PM
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17. ? n/t
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-16-08 09:45 PM
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10. I didn't see it--was "to those who might be offended" part of it? nt
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