tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10512467.post6386249399283372506..comments2023-07-15T02:18:38.947-07:00Comments on Contrarian Views: Pundit Political ObjectivityDavid M. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720778073616293157noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10512467.post-79355588599335214532007-12-13T15:12:00.000-08:002007-12-13T15:12:00.000-08:00Hi Rick,All of the charges against Huckabee seem o...Hi Rick,<BR/><BR/>All of the charges against Huckabee seem over the top to me. He can be criticized for a lot of his positions, beliefs, and record, but the criticism for my ears seems way out of line to the offense. <BR/><BR/>Ron Paul does have some good libertarian attributes, but since I disagree with him about the nature of our enemy and how to defend against our enemy, I could never vote for him. <BR/><BR/>Ron Paul’s domestic policies and George Bush’s foreign policy would be just about right for me. Fred Thompson may come the closest and may end up getting my primary vote.David M. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720778073616293157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10512467.post-46715863879997432452007-12-13T15:02:00.000-08:002007-12-13T15:02:00.000-08:00Hi David -- I'm good, thank you. Perhaps these fol...Hi David -- I'm good, thank you. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps these folks feel that Huckabee is running a sectarian campaign against Romney in Iowa. Just a thought. I don't know that he is, but I can sure see where an argument could be made. <BR/><BR/>I'll be voting in the Republican primary this year, and it'll be for Ron Paul!Rick and Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12651723970981358664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10512467.post-61528940754376758952007-12-13T09:55:00.001-08:002007-12-13T09:55:00.001-08:00Hi Rick,How are you?I don’t know what it is. I ha...Hi Rick,<BR/><BR/>How are you?<BR/><BR/>I don’t know what it is. I have no plans to vote for Governor Huckabee, but not because of his intelligence. He seems just as bright to me as the others. Keyes might be the most intelligent, but won’t get many votes at all. Huckabee does look a little like Gomer Pyle, but I don’t think he is being excoriated because of his looks. <BR/><BR/>I wouldn’t have expected George Will to ever support Governor Huckabee, but I am a little surprised at his vitriol towards the former Governor. Likewise, with Hugh Hewitt and National Review. It’s one thing to have a favorite horse in the race, but another thing entirely to be so mean and personal in opposition to an opponent who might be wrong, but is not a scoundrel by any means. <BR/><BR/>The whole thing scares me a little. I’ve known for a long time about bias, but I am only recently starting to realize how blinding bias is to objectivity. I am probably just as guilty as everyone else.David M. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720778073616293157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10512467.post-27402222962752475412007-12-13T09:33:00.000-08:002007-12-13T09:33:00.000-08:00Hi David -- Perhaps it's intellectual snobbery. T...Hi David -- Perhaps it's intellectual snobbery. The already famous NYT magazine article about Huckabee is now up on the web. The interesting upshot is that an Iowa win may not get him the Presidential nomination, but it may set him up for as the new evangelical power broker, and possibly as VP nominee.Rick and Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12651723970981358664noreply@blogger.com