Huckabee: Let’s run the UN out of the country
Conservative activists gathered in St. Louis over the weekend for the “How to Take Back America” conference, a phrase that always raises a question: “Take it back from whom?”
The conference was hosted by luminaries such as Phyllis Schlafly and Joseph Farah of World Net Daily, featuring speakers such as Joe The Plumber, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann and Georgia’s own contribution to the cause, U.S. Rep. Tom Price of Roswell.
Among the workshops offered to conference participants were “”How to Recognize Living Under Nazis and Communists,” led by 83-year-old Kitty Werthmann, who grew up in Austria and believes that Obama is following the path carved out by Hitler.
“First they nationalized the banks. Then they nationalized education. As time went along, they nationalized health care,” Werthmann told an opening press conference.
The highlight of the convention Saturday night was a speech by former Arkansas Gov. and GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, who targeted the United Nations and argued that it ought to be run out of the country.
“It’s time to get a jackhammer and to simply chip off that part of New York City and let it float into the East River, never to be seen again!” Huckabee said, inspiring a standing ovation.
“It’s time to say enough of the American taxpayer’s dollar being spent on something that may have been a noble idea, but has become a disgrace!” said Huckabee. “It has become the international equivalent of ACORN and it’s time to say enough!”
“Let’s end the diplomatic excesses that these people enjoy. Let any country that is willing to spend the money that the United States is hosting–let them have it. Give it to the Saudis and let these diplomats suck the sand out of the Saudi desert for a few summers and see if that’s where they’d like to go, and make their ridiculous speeches.”
It seems to me that in trying so hard to woo the hard core of the hard-core GOP base, Huckabee is also disqualifying himself permanently from a role in mainstream national politics. You get the sense that it’s a conscious choice on Huckabee’s part, perhaps driven by economic considerations. Hell never be president, but he’s guaranteeing himself a future income stream as a far-right darling.
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N.J.
September 28th, 2009
4:49 pm
Or as a recent article comparing Obama and Reagan points out:
It must have been such a luxury not to have a 24 hour cable news cycle under Reagan or his Presidency would have been deemed a failure within the first year of his Presidency. Unemployment topped 10 percent. Approval ratings fell to 35%. The deficit exploded due to tax cuts benefitting the wealthy. Yet, Republicans hold him up as the gold standard of Presidents. Compared to Reagan, President Obama walks on water, because the situation that President Obama inheritted is much worse than Reagan’s since unemployment did not start dropping until several months into Reagan’s first year….
Gallup Poll Finds Rise In Approval of Reagan
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Published: March 17, 1983
Public approval of President Reagan’s handling of his job increased significantly last month for the first time in more than a year, according to the Gallup Poll. Key factors in the rise were enhanced support of Mr. Reagan from Republicans and independents.
Forty percent of the public approved of his job performance in a poll conducted from Feb. 25 to 28, up from 35 percent in January. The last time that the Gallup Poll measured an increase of more than one percentage point was in October 1981, when approval of Mr. Reagan rose to 56 percent from 52 percent the month before. These polls have a margin of sampling error of three percentage points.
There was some indication in the poll that belief that the economy was improving helped Mr. Reagan’s standing. Two-thirds of those who approved, but only one-sixth of those who disapproved
http://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/17/us/gallup-poll-finds-rise-in-approval-of-reagan.html
By 1983 Reagans approval ratings were down to 35 percent.
Bosch
September 28th, 2009
4:49 pm
Paul,
I LOVE stepping on ant hills – it brings out the daring adventuror in me.
I read all but about the first 50 pages or so. Those Brown books suck me in – all that religion symbology and conspiracy theory stuff – and bad guys. And you don’t know who the good guy is (or you start to suspect) – but it’s NEVER who you think it is.
Isn’t “koorc” a Klingon word?
Paul
September 28th, 2009
4:51 pm
Kamchak – when you get back: stop leading Bosch astray!!! He’s easily impressionable.
[[Kamchak told me the other day they were left off the Ark because the dinorsaurs kept eating them – so they kicked them off too, or the dinosaurs were too big – or something like that – that’s still making me smile.]]
Bosch
Okay, here’s the real scoop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EPsuOEH1fY
Remember The Last Starfighter? “Always trust Centauri.”
Bosch
September 28th, 2009
4:52 pm
Paul,
Psssst. Thomas thinks I think I’m smarter than everybody. Snort.
Chia Hair Plugs
September 28th, 2009
4:52 pm
“But I thought it was the wingnuts who are so fascinated with Chavez – y’all are, after all, the ones who talk incessently about him.”
Lie much?
http://www.altavista.com/image/results?itag=ody&q=celebrities+with+hugo+chavez&mik=photo&mik=graphic&mip=all&mis=all&miwxh=all
Mrs. Godzilla
September 28th, 2009
4:53 pm
Bosch
I suspect you are very much above average!
AmVet
September 28th, 2009
4:53 pm
Jackie, true dat, but I have to believe even these goofballs realize that going all in with no hand to speak of is sheer lunacy.
I would imagine they’ll find some other “rising star”, i.e. youngish neo-con buffoon.
But that Uppity Chairman Michael “man of” Steele looks like quite the idiot these days after :
he touted four Republicans under the age of 50 as rising stars in the party.
“The Louisiana Flash” Booby Jindal, Mark “The South American Banger” Sanford, Tim “Who” Pawlenty and of course Sarah BarraClueless.
Oops…
Paul
September 28th, 2009
4:53 pm
Bosch
[[Isn’t “koorc” a Klingon word?]]
OMG!!! You’re right!!! I never noticed before…
Charlie Rangel DOES look like a Klingon!
Scooter
September 28th, 2009
4:53 pm
AmVet,thanks for the comeback. Had to google “mulatto” though.I agree with you on Mitt. I think Obama would have to make some monumental mistakes for the repubs to get the WH back.What a mess we face!!!
Paul
September 28th, 2009
4:55 pm
Bosch
[[Psssst. Thomas thinks I think I’m smarter than everybody. Snort.]]
Hey, I KNOW you are! But hey, considering the population being compared….
BTW, what’re you snorting?
jokerman
September 28th, 2009
4:55 pm
Paul….”TAUNTING?” Jeez you neo-cons really do take it to the next level … Don’t you?
Where was that taunt or all the tauntings Paul?
I asked a simple question of an assertion by Dusty, and you jump in head first! And the pool was empty.
By the way never did get that answer.
Chia Hair Plugs
September 28th, 2009
4:57 pm
http://www.altavista.com/web/results?itag=ody&q=celebrities+with+hugo+chavez&mik=photo&mik=graphic&mip=all&mis=all&miwxh=all
Bosch
September 28th, 2009
4:58 pm
Mrs. G.,
You’re too good to me. I’ve always considered a mark of true intelligence those who realize they don’t know near as much as they thought they once did – and continue to learn.
Paul,
Yeah, it’s all relative. Sigh. That Klingon/Rangel comment made me have to get out my screen/keyboard cleaning kit.
What am I snorting? I am always high on life Paul! Duh!!!
Paul
September 28th, 2009
5:03 pm
jokerman
Well, when you write [[I don’t recall all the “constantly going to court” and the “contrived accusations” would you please enlighten me with some facts?? wink wink!]] to a Palin fan it can easily be interpreted as taunting. But if you just meant it as an honest search for information accompanied by a description of an eye tic, that’s okay, too.
And I am NOT a neo-con. This week I’m wearing my anarchist hat.
Paul
September 28th, 2009
5:05 pm
Bosch
[[That Klingon/Rangel comment made me have to get out my screen/keyboard cleaning kit. ]]
Then my work here is done.
But I’ll probably hang around anyhow.
HEY! “V” is returning to tv in October! Or November… but it’s returning!
Dusty
September 28th, 2009
5:06 pm
Good to see you here, PAUL Like a breath of fresh air I might add.
I don’t know about you and Bosch and the dinosauers but we have had some dragons here today. Poor creatures running amuck amid the Liberal jungle and the Comservative good Conscience, the battles of Bookman’s libby dibby do.
But … survival of the fittest!! Uh oh, I shouldn’t haven’t even brought about any thoughts of Darwin. Bookman will be nosing around and posting something on “creation critters’. and such.
Just premonition, sir. Not a single fact in sight.
Hef
September 28th, 2009
5:06 pm
Polls in my view were created for the lazy,easily led portion of society.
N.J.
September 28th, 2009
5:07 pm
Wingnuts are obsessed with everyone who has balls and stands up to the U.S. especially when it comes to not allowing American corporations create the American way of life on their countries resources and on the backs of their people.
Look at every nation that the United States has had a beef with in the last decade. Everyone of them said no thanks to American petroleum companies and nationalized their own oil to provide money for their own people. Iran, Iraq, and Venezuela have two things in common. Oil and leaders who decided to nationalize that resource. We have to be more careful with Russia. They did the same thing, when Putin nationalized their oil, paid off their debt to the United States and took decided that American oil companies would no longer be allowed to make money off of a national asset. But Russia has nukes.
Taxpayer
September 28th, 2009
5:08 pm
Paul is not the walrus. But, he is a neocon. As surely as Cheney is a Dick.
Paul
September 28th, 2009
5:11 pm
Dusty
[[Like a breath of fresh air I might add. ]]
That’s ’cause we’re only a few days past Saturday night bath time. But just you wait until midweek or so…
Was listening to the radio on my drive this weekend. After all the angst a few years back about not being able to ship body armor and armored humvees and such fast enough, I’m amazed that when a commander asks for more soldiers so hopefully so many won’t get killed, a months-long imposed delay is considered a good thing.
Speaking of DeLay, I saw he got voted to return on that dancing show. Is this a great country or what?
Pogo
September 28th, 2009
5:11 pm
**PORLAMAR, Venezuela – Venezuela’s science and technology minister said his country is working with Russia to detect deposits of uranium but withdrew an earlier denial that the country was also working with Iran.
Jesse Chacon originally denied the reports that Venezuela is receiving support from Iran to seek uranium, but clarified later Saturday that his comments were only in regard to Russia and that exploration efforts with Iran fall under the direction of Venezuela’s Mining Ministry.
Mining Minister Rodolfo Sanz said Friday Iran is helping Venezuela to detect uranium deposits and that initial evaluations suggest reserves are significant. His announcement was made the same day world leaders criticized the Islamic republic for secretly building a uranium-enrichment plant that could be used to make an atomic bomb.**
Yep, looks like Obama has really has had a big, BIG diplomatic breakthrough with the Russians. Chavez, Iran, Russia and enriched uranium; a marriage made in heaven (or hell, depending upon your viewpoint). Only way it could be better if N. Korea was thrown in. Oh yeah that’s right, they are currently only supplying “conventional” arms to Chavez.
This country is being led by ideaological morons. Name your party.
Paul
September 28th, 2009
5:12 pm
Hello Taxpayer
Nice try. Sticks and stones and all that.
You lalaland moonbat, you -
every mothers son
September 28th, 2009
5:14 pm
“Just premonition, sir. Not a single fact in sight.”
When did you ever let that get in the way?
Paul
September 28th, 2009
5:14 pm
Taxpayer
I just noticed… Bosch has established Cheney is evil. You say he’s a dick. So you’ve made him an evil dick.
Taxpayer’s a Puritan!
thomas
September 28th, 2009
5:15 pm
Bosch,
Please again, do not tell other people what I think. You do not know and further more cry like a small child, when any others dare to claim to know what you think.
By the way would you mind showing were about you got that Idea as all I said was that i do not consider you smart.
Not that you would care or should care for my opinion about you.
But it does make you look like a crying jack@ss, to whine so much when others claim to know your inner thoughts, only to do it yourself.
Mrs. Godzilla,
Thank you for not walking out on my response. Guess thats more of what makes you smarter than us all.
And dramatic, dramatic you say…… well I’ve never.
Is it the same kind of drama as posting a completely unrelated poll about assasinating the Pres. just to make people a little affraid?
N.J.
September 28th, 2009
5:41 pm
And of course, Iran now has the Reagan provided missile technology to use any weapons it might get with.
Before Reagan had Israel provide those missiles, the Iranian missile technology was just behind the South Carolina Fireworks industry. Reverse engineering the throttles on the TOW missiles we sold them during Iran Contra has allowed Iran to become second only to the United States in missile sales. They sell to everyone we won’t
Taxpayer
September 28th, 2009
5:42 pm
What’s a Puritan.
Taxpayer
September 28th, 2009
5:43 pm
Paul, I said Cheney was a Dick. You clearly have other thoughts of him.
Dusty
September 28th, 2009
5:48 pm
Lordy, Paul, as to “fresh air”…I won’t be able to stand it here by midweek. I’ll need another week at the beach. Will wear my new chartreuse “Sea, sun & sand” T’shirt to assist survival while blogging.. I’m sure it might help. All things are possible (even the impossible) on Bookman’s blog.
Ah, let me dream of the opalescent ocean while throwing something together for dinner. Don’t ask! My menu would insult the delicate nature of kitchen connoisseurs! At least it isn’t liver and I will try not to burn the pommes and portions in the microwave..
Paul
September 28th, 2009
6:11 pm
Taxpayer
I have other thoughts of him?!!? Hey, you’re the one who made it a BIG d!
Dusty
Doesn’t have to be fancy. Just tasty!
Dusty
September 28th, 2009
6:14 pm
Oh PAUL, I forgot to mention that darling DeLay. I make a detour around the dance show so I missed his great achievements. Maybe he’ll earn the Hotfoot Competition. He’s had a lot of experience in that one.. You never know what steps he’s going to take.
sniff?? Is something burning ? Ooops…
Voter
September 28th, 2009
6:16 pm
“And if you people do not think that the majority of Americans agree with Huckabee’s sentiments on the UN, then you had better step out of your ivory tower crowd — because you are in for a big, big, big shock in 2012.”
“Thanks Voter, you proved my point. That sentiment is only shared by the 20 percent club.”
Uh — and how did we just prove that? Because you said it? WOW!
number1ninja
September 28th, 2009
7:12 pm
Keep it up NJ, just because the mental midgets are too lazy to spend a whole 3 minutes reading your posts is no reason to stop. Although it speaks volumes about why they think the way they do.
Wide Awake
September 28th, 2009
9:55 pm
Voter: If you are truly a New Yorkers–where is the U.N actually located at what is the surrounding landmark.
Otherwise the other real americans will not see the likes of old Huckabee in office.
2012 Huckabee/Palin and you people will be failing…again.
Joseph Farah
September 28th, 2009
11:03 pm
Enter your comments here Say what you want about me, but at least spell my name right.
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ashley
September 29th, 2009
11:53 pm
First of all, anyone who would want to listen to a bunch of idiots spread lies and fear this way is seriously disturbed. Secondy, Sarah Palin is not a politician… She is an unemplyed facebook blogger. And lastly, just because you lose an election doesn’t mean you get to call our President a socialist and the other pathetic attempts of masking narrow minds and prejudice. Obama won, get over it.
Drbuffer
October 2nd, 2009
12:16 am
Considering the 535 twerps that are running the country now, show me one who’s anymore qualified to be there than Palin. Obama is less qualified than she is and he’s in the White House, for God’s sake!!!!!!!
Elizabeth Brooks
October 2nd, 2009
12:43 am
Enter your comments hereI am sick and tired of the far left…no matter where they are from and they can take the UN and put it anywhere in the world out of the US and let the new host experience for themselves what a pleasure it is to be bashed by people your trying to help….or perhaps rescued from, war, floods, earthquakes, famon….you name it and we have been there for the ingrates! It would be good ridence.
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