Huckabee on Romney’s Fried Chicken Moment
Pensacola, FL-
Mitt Romney took a stop off the trail Saturday, and shared a meal with his traveling press corps. The food? Colonel Sanders’ fried chicken, and biscuits. Romney, known for his healthy eating habits, however, pulled off the skin. For some Southerners, a culinary faux pas.
Today, FNC asked Huckabee, how he as a Southerner, and someone who is also known for his healthy diet(Huckabee famously lost 110 pounds) eats the calorically-colossal, but Southern gastronomic mainstay.
“Going thru the weight loss program I try to eat it more broiled, and baked but I can tell you this: any Southerner knows that if you’re not gonna eat the skin, don’t bother with calling it fried chicken,”Huckabee said through a smile.” And that’s good, I’m glad to hear that he did that because that means I’m going to win Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma- all these great Southern states that understand that the best part of fried chicken, is the skin.”
Huckabee said it reminded him of an event when he was a graduate student in San Antonio. President Gerald Ford, in what is now famously part of political folklore, ate a a tamale with its corn husk still on it, which is comparable to eating a blue crab, or lobster without taking off its shell.
“Gerald Ford was in San Antonio and was handed a tamale, and he tried to eat it with the shuck on it. And all that weekend every newscast in Texas lead with ‘President Ford doesn’t know how to eat a tamale.”, Huckabee told reporters.”He lost Texas, and many believe he lost the presidency, and there are a lot of people who will believe forever that it was the shuck on the tamale, not Jimmy Carter, that beat Gerald Ford in 1976. So who knows?”

Always nice to see Romney looking like the fool he is
Lonestar, nice to see that you’re living up to your name. Why don’t you go use the schwartz instead of supporting one of the most ridiculous comments Huckabee has made yet…which is saying something. At least Romney never needed to lose the weight. It’s also ironic that KFC was started in Utah, eh?
Mitt Romney is the man.
If the best dig you got on someone is that they didn’t eat the skin on their fried chicken…
then he must be some kind of superstar!
Besides who is Mike Huckablob to be dogging someone for mitigating fat intake given their limited food options durring the campaign.
“oh and Mike… you won’t win anything… who you kidding”
Is this guy really running for president. He’s just a run-of-the-mill souther, yokell.
Romney in ‘08!
Let us count McCain’s conservative credentials:
-he wrote the bill granting amnesty to illegal immigrants (co-sponsored by Ted Kennedy)
-he voted to give your social security money to illegal immigrants
-he voted against the Bush tax cuts multiple times (he has since flip-flopped and has campaigned as a lifelong tax-cutter)
-he routinely engages in Democratic class warfare against big companies in America
-as recently as December 2007 he admitted “he does not know the economy very well” and needed to get better at it
-he wrote the McCain-Feingold campaign finance bill that was declared to be an unconstitutional infringement of the 1st Amendment (co-sponsored by ultra-liberal Democrat Russ Feingold)
-he was called the “worst 2nd amendment candidate” by the president of the NRA
-wrote a bill (co-sponsored by his buddy Lieberman) imposing a massive tax on energy which, according to the Department of Energy, would drastically raise the price of gasoline and put 300,000 Americans out of work
-supports radical global warming legislation which involved him voting with every Democrat
-he joined forces with Democrats (Gang of 14) to block the Senate Republican’s attempt to confirm conservative, strict constructionist judges
-he joined liberals to fight against a federal marriage amendment supporting the institution of traditional marriage
-campaigning in 2000, he famously described Christian leaders as “agents of intolerance”
-he filed an amicus brief against pro-life advocates in Wisconsin
-he met with leading Democrats in 2004 to discuss the possibility of being John Kerry’s Vice-President
-McCain ditched his first wife after she had a severe accident. He then married his multi-millionaire mistress, whose daddy bought McCain a spot in the Congress
-with most of these positions, unfortunately, McCain hasn’t flip-flopped and vows to fight for these liberal causes as president
If I wanted to elect a Democrat, I would vote for Hillary or Obama.
Mike Huckabee, as much as he goes out of his way to promote his religion as a christian, ironically comes across less “christian” in his actions than any of the other candidates. He helps one easily imagine the resentment and hatred that the better-looking, younger brother Joseph endured from his jealous brothers who sold him into Egypt.
So now we are down to deciding candidates on whether they eat the skin of the chicken or not!
Knuckelberry has to be one of the stupidest candidates that has ever run for President. Can you imagine him, sitting there with Valdimer Putin, talking about the safety of the world, and the Hick cracks one of his inane comments (he calls them jokes). Not just embarrassing, but totally a complete fool.
And I just can’t wait for when he becomes President and the first family has the Ambassador from Ethiopia over for dinner. That will be an awkward moment.
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I actually like the wit of Huckabee. It helps keep everyone entertained. Face it NO politician is going to give you anything other than a vague answer to a question. At least with Huckabee you get entertained while you listen to the vagaries. His stories remind me of another former Republican, Lincoln, that nearly always had a story to go with his speeches.
Huckabee is now OFFICIALLY a complete idiot.
You know what, I’m an idiot. Don’t vote for me.
You all need to quit drinking the Mitt Romney koolade!
Lighten up… it was a question asked jokingly, and a response given jokingly. Not hardly newsworthy either way, and not worth getting your panties in a wad.
It is always fun to have a court jester like Huckabee in the race. He has shown himself to be nothing but a one-liner machine. His only mission now is to kiss-up so much to McCain that maybe he can get something if McCain wins the nomination. Should it be a surprise to anyone that liberals like Huckabee, Liberman, Graham, Martinez, etc., etc. all love McCain. Do the right thing Florida and let’s end the run of this liberal in GOP clothing. Vote Romney!
For aman who lost 110 pounds, to his credit, talking about calling the kettle black. Mitt cannot even eat healthy that this man taikes a sot at. Some Chritian. He ia as bad as Bill Clinton. So 2 faced. Oh im sorry , there both from Arkansas.
The long and short of all this remains: which of these guys could defeat either Obama or the Bill & Hil show, in a general election. The answer, I fear, is none of them. Rudy probably had the best shot nationally, but he is essentially already a goner. I don’t think Romney, or McCain, or (emphatically) Huckabee could perform such a feat. We are doomed to a Beltway controlled by the Democrat party for the foreseeable future, here, boys and girls.
What a dismal prospect…
PS: LOVE the 6:17 AM Huckabee quote above.
Come on Huck! You are going to criticize someone for their eating habits? Looks like you are gasping for air. If you can’t win in South Carolina and Florida (where you are supposed to be strong) I don’t imagine you will have any chance elsewhere. I think the results on Tuesday will be indicative of the future.
Huck doesn’t behave like a preacher… much less someone to represent the United States of America. You know… someone told me once that hurtful things said, masked with humor, is nothing but verbal abuse. I think he has been showing his true colors - and a lot of people are getting tired of it.
I want to vote for a man who lives his faith and has high standards.
Vote for Romney! Someone who we can be proud of as President of the United States!
Jan, I had never thought of it that way. Thanks for the insight
Huck is the most backhanded of all the candidates. Yes this thing is minor, but many small comments quickly pile on.
Mitt taking the skin off his chicken? I seem to recall during the Iowa primary a Romney video of him flipping burgers over a grill. He dropped one on the ground, picked it up and put it on someone’s plate!
Peeling the skin off ain’t nothin’ to having Romney serve food off the dirt floor.
I’m voting with my wallet. I’m voting for the FairTax!
Vote to replace the tax code with the FairTax, Vote Mike HUCKABEE
Huck’s colors are showing… If jealousy had a color he would be green. Not becoming of a ‘preacher’ or a Presidential candidate.
Now he’s digging Romney because of healthy eating habits?? Pleeeze…
Huckabee is a hypocrite! He was on Fox this morning telling people that attacking others in a campaign is wrong unless of course it is Romney being attacked. He is playing on McCain’s side because he is kissing up to be the VP. How pathetic! Guillani got all the early votes in Florida! The biggest ticket for 2008 is Romney/Guillani.
McCain is out there campaigning that we are to expect more wars in the future. Huckabee is out there getting endorsement from spider man, superman, every other imaginary man. Lol! McCain promising more war in the future and Huckabee expecting an endorsement from spiderman! Yikess.
Mike Huckabee: 6th on the list of 10 most corrupt politicians in 2007.
Quite frankly I don’t care if he eats Tofu or Big Macs, WHO CARES?? Just another example
of the media pulling at straws to find something wrong with Romney. McCain and Huckabee
have to distort his position on Iraq because that’s all they can come up with. If you prefer
a president who eats chicken with the skin on, raises taxes, frees convicts and gives illegals
your tax dollars, please vote for Huckabee. I guess in addition to his promise to have a
national ban on smoking if elected he will include a mandate that everyone eats their chicken with the skin on…….Why hasn’t anyone asked how McCain eats his chicken? I guess if he eats it with the skin on it will be ok even if he was against Bush’s tax cuts and also wants to help the illegals………..Wow……amazing that this is a story at all.
Simple truth……..do you want more money in your pocketbook? Vote Romney, nuf said……..
Huckabee was on Fox this morning wearing his true color. A green tie–symbolizing his jealousy on every rich people out there who honestly earned their fortune because of hard work.
Fox network, mark my word–more people are watching you now and it will only be a matter of time and everyone will realize–just like I did–that you are not fair and balance. I am very surprised find out for myself that msnbc is more fair and balanced than Fox. I’ve watched Fox and Friends every morning but everytime I see huckabee kissing up with the hosts, I switch the channel to msnbc’s Morning Joe. I will be watching MSNBC from now on.
Don’t forget that Huckaee is running as a 10-year Governor wanting the promotion to President. When he speaks, he uses the techniques of every good public speaker. A good speaker tells a pertinent joke and then gives a nugget of truth. Reagan did that. So did Lincoln. GWBush tries, but doesn’t succeed often.
When the lilghthearted kidding is over, Huckabee & Ron Republicans with fresh, workable ideas. And Paul scares me.
Huckabee scares me!
The fact is;
Obama v. McCain = Obama wins
Obama v. Guillani = Obama wins
Clinton v. McCain = not voting
Clinton v. Guillani = not voting
Obama v. Romney = Romney wins
Clinton v. Romney = Romney wins
Huckabee = out of the picture!
LET MIKE HUCKABEE SPEAK!!
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Nick Hick-a-bee! you just go ahead and win the southern states… what does that delegate count add up to? 20? That really shows your strategy on wining the whole fried chicken, skin and all.
Mitt will win hands down, so why isn’t Hick-a-bee out yet? He’s out of money and supporters, so why stick around considering he hasn’t own since the stupid Iowans gave him the first gold medal. I’ll tell you why, its because McCain and Hick have a deal. OLD CRONYISM type of deal. He talks about Mitts attack adds, but because he can’t afford one of his own, he attacks with the free press all the time. Look at the last Fox News interview supporting McCain.
The interview I liked the most was on MSN when he stated that Sadam had moved all the WMD to JORDAN. What a joke. Add that up with his statement on Pakistan and you now realize he is a HICK! At least Bill Clinton had intelligence and was a rhodes scholar. Go back to preaching instead of running a state the size of Austin, Texas.
As a southerner, I am insulted that Huckabee thinks I’ll vote for him because he knows how to eat fried chicken. His campaign has been nothing but a stream of jokes and one-liners and it is getting tiring. Even his fellow southerners are smart enough to know he is not qualified to be President no matter how much fried chicken he’s consumed.
And, on the subject of fried chicken, why doesn’t someone in the press ask Huckabee how he lost the 110 pounds. There is a very thoughtful analysis of his weight loss available on the web that concludes his weight loss results are more typical of someone who had gastric bypass surgery than someone who dieted.
Huckabee’s only purpose for still being in the race is to buffer McCain and help him get elected for which Huck will be rewarded with the VP slot which is another reason to vote for Romney.
If McCain is elected, we’ll have a grumpy old man for President who may not be able to fulfill his term which would leave Huck as President and he clearly is not qualified nor does he have the class to represent America internationally.
Please folks, don’t elect this duo. Vote for Romney!
So does Huck eat his fried squirrel with the skin on or off?
Good idea Mike, I think that you would do great opening “Huckabee Fried Chicken” Purrfect name! and you could get some real main street business experience to run next time.
All the above negative comments appear to be written by less educated, less politically sophisticated individuals who arrive at their presidential preferences based on anything and everything other than a candidate’s credentials, skills, beliefs and abilities tied to a vision for our country’s future.
Mike is a fine, honorable and decent man, intelligent and articulate as a great communicator. You’ll garner more respect from others you meet and talk to every day if you simply tout your candidate’s strongpoints.
Personally, I can’t wait for Gov. Huckabee’s Fair Tax boost my purchasing power and boost our sinking economy. Check out http://www.fairtaxcalculator.org and you just might like what you see!
And good luck to your favorite candidate!
Conservative Republicans,
Do you realize that if GOP’s actually vote for McCain in Florida (there will be a few, but Mitt will win) that they are in reality saying, “Let’s just get this over with and vote for a guy who was a POW. Never mind that he has a nasty temper, tells lies constantly, and has more of a liberal view on things than ANY other candidate. Never mind that the whole Republican BASE hates his guts, and never mind that he is close to bankruptcy, and is surviving off of matched funds. Never mind that he is incompetent (admittedly) in the economic sector, and never mind that the liberal media LOVES him. There is NO WAY as a conservative Republican that I will ever vote for McCain. So conervative base, let’s pull up our boot straps and NEVER let the media, or our moderate brothers and sisters pull us down. NO WAY. NO HOW.
Huck, seems to have put a few pounds on himself in the last week, or two.
The Unknown Comic was a lot funnier when he had a bag over his head and wasn’t running for President. This guys needs to be Gonged and given the hook immediately! He needs to get off the stage.
(Now I’m wondering if prefers eating popped squirrel with the fur on or off?)
Jay in Iowa, what kind of educated, politically sophisticated man nitpicks another guy for taking the skin off his KFC?
Huckabee is an unapologetic christofascist and a complete idiot. Romney is a flip flopping, feckless lobbyist loving mormon who wears magic underwear and believes the lies of a conman who has been dead for about a hundred years, and serves the church of a mass murdering traitor named Brigham Young.
3 generations of Romneys lived in Mexico because they were polygamists. Mitts dad was born in Mexico and had to sneak back across the border with his, admittedly monogamous, wife. Rudy is buzzard meat who has not even been able to best the pathetic loser Ron Paul so far in the primaries. McCain is old, sick and crazy. (stay in Iraq 1000 years! Get ready for more wars!) Hope you guys like living with President Obama for the next 8 years! HHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
The concern most Southerners fear is electing a President who is unable to fully relate to the south’s strong southern values. For many years people of southern heritage has been viewed only as corn-cob pipe smoking hicks worthy of receiving the brunt of preconceived opinions bordering on intolerance, due to the profiling of all southerners together. It’s a type of discrimination, if you will!
Well… one good thing has come out of Huckabee’s comments - It’s helped me to make up my mind who I want as President.
I’ll be voting for Mitt Romney
Hello! It was a joke….all of you Romney supporters are so full of yourselves. I think Reagon and Lincoln gaves jokes like that but I’m sure your not into much research. It shows because your voting for a social liberal flip flopper.
Fewer and fewer are appreciating his humor : )
At least he helped me make up mind who I want for President, and I thank him for that.
I’ll be voting for Romney -
Ronald Reagan: “You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.” —The Observer, March 29, 1981
You know, I was truly undecided about which candidate I would vote for in the upcoming primary. Fried Chicken sways my vote… screw the war, taxes, budget, etc. It’s all about the skin boys…
This just shows that Mitt Romney doesn’t follow a crowd….he does things is own way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43TVmSoaQ7c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNbGNHaNFtw
This isn’t so funny, watch all of it if you want the truth…and believe me if you do some research you’ll find theres a lot more than just this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNbGNHaNFtw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43TVmSoaQ7c
Do a little research, this however is nt funny
It is nice to see Huckabee losing like he should. Could he wear his faith on his sleeve a little more proudly? I just can’t wait until he pulls out of the race and has to beg Mcain for some low level position. For me it is Romney!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNbGNHaNFtw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43TVmSoaQ7c
As you can see by watching the youtubes some people will say anything
Huckabee is funny, that however is not funny
It’s sad that Fox news put this up out of everything focusing just on this. Trying to make Huckabee look bad. Our next president will be elected because of the media isn’t that great?
For those who believe everything they hear try to do some research.
Huckabee 08!!!!!
Why is this news? Oh no! Romney doesn’t like to eat greasy chicken skin! Good thing Huckabee was there to make a stupid comment about it and try to sell it as a crucial issue in the south. It reminds me of my high school student body elections and the kind of stories the school newspaper ran.
Why don’t we vote for Letterman, Leno, or the likes. I think their funnier that Huckabee. And in the end, isn’t that what really matters in a president?
Vote for me and I’ll replace the whitehouse chef with granny clampet. We’ll have fatback, grits, hog jowels, mmmmmmmmmmmm it will be great. My next tax idea is that you don’t pay on income or what you spend but instead a tax based on your body fat percentage. You get an extra bump if you smoke. PLEASE SEND MONEY
President hopeful Mike Huckabee’s sense of humor helps many citizens in terms of benefiting their health by smiling or laughing as a result of reading Mike’s fantastic and healthy jokes. And his faith in the only true God who made the US superpower should be appreciated. Every American should see that this former Governor and Baptist Pastor is the one who is ready, with God’s support, to serve this great conutry as a Commander- in-Chief. Thank God for Mike and thank you folks at FOX News. God bless you! God bless America!
Gratefully,
Esther
Comment by David—-
I do not buy your view==Any president should see the Manufacturing and Service Bases in the South as an Asset to the Country, and I think that Economy Romney understands the value of the Southern States.
But what I see coming from the southern states, is a religous base that will NOT look at Romneys ABILITIES to PERFORM, they are just listening to what they hear at Church.
Much has been said about “would you like a man that laid you off”, Well, no I would’nt.
but if by me being laid off, 1500 people were able to take a company forward is good as compared to 2500 people losing their job because the company closes its doors.
We need a Man who knows the Economy in and out, the bad as well as the good.
McCain doesnt
Huckabee doesnt
Rudy just aint gonna make it
Romney is the man……
I think it is great that Huckabee was able to loose all that weight, but I don’t think it is nesseccary for him to tell Mitt. Looks like Mitt already does all the right things. Mitt is also more of a Christian than Huckabee, as he does not say things that hurt people just for a laugh. Tell Huckabee to look up evangilist in the dictionary. I think he will be surprized.
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Esther,
Hey, I missed it when GOD came out and endorsed Huckabee, God must have overlooked his owm commandment that “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor”.
IN GOD WE TRUST, and YES, GOD has blessed our wonderful Country…..but be careful when you envoke his name because, “By their fruits ye shall know them”.
@wiseguy - KFC was started in North Corbin, Kentucky, hence the name. The first franchisee was from Salt Lake City.
Leave it to Rev. Huckleberry to say something inane. Of course the best part of fried chicken is the skin; he ought to know. I doubt seriously that among the many reasons one might dislike Mitt Romney, pulling the skin off KFC before eating it is not one of them.
“For many years people of southern heritage has been viewed only as corn-cob pipe smoking hicks worthy of receiving the brunt of preconceived opinions bordering on intolerance, due to the profiling of all southerners together. It’s a type of discrimination, if you will!”
It’s not discrimination of it’s true.
Reagan made wisecracks all the time, and the same Repub hypocrites bashing Huck will foam at the mouth and cry over how great Ronnie was.
Huckabee only eats tiny portions, six or more times a day… almost as if he’d had weight loss surgery. Someone offer Huckabee a big fried drumstick and see if he’ll EAT it.
Huckabee is a fool. His wife should lay off the skin and the potatoes!
ha shucks peeple mitts not eatin the skin he cant be one of us mama. grow up huckabee.
“we begin bombing in five minutes” - Ronald Raygun
yup, the same Repub hypocrites who cheered every inane, senile-induced utterance from St. Ronald are now bashing Huck.
The Huckster has started putting on major pounds of late…see pix of him jogging in floraida today at cnn. “Mike, can you promise the voters you won’t become an embarrassing fatso if you become our president?”….No, he can’t.
Open Message to Romney Supporters…
It is a good thing that only decided voters that are have already selected a canidate read these blogs because you guys are over the top negative. Your constant insults, put downs, jokes, wise cracks, etc. are completely unnecessary. I never see any positive information about what your candidate can do, only relentless negative attacks towards McCain or Huckabee.
The story was obviously a joke..Mike Huckabee having fun on the campaign trail. To you guys, it is another great opportunity to unleash some worthless jabs that at no point resemble humor.
Keep up the good work.
Are all northerners such humorless jerks? Jesus, get a sense of humor you insufferable pricks. Reagan had humor, as did Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. It’s an endearing quality. Don’t be jealous because your guy doesn’t have it. Mitt is funny, but in a laughing at him sort of way. He’s not comfortable in his own skin. Kind of sad for a man his age.
But, it’s not Romney’s lack of humor that’s doing him in. It’s his lack of authenticity. This shapeshifter has been everywhere politically. It’s funny to see the fake conservatives come out of the woodwork to support this phoney. Don’t expect southerners, who actually put Republicans into to office (outside of NH, when was the last time a northeastern state voted Republican in the general election?), to vote for this stealth liberal who just a matter of months ago was pro-gun control, pro-abortion, pro-amnesty, pro-affirmative action, pro-taxes (excuse me, “fees”) and wish-washy on the war in Iraq. He’s a fraud motivated by personal ambition. Massachusetts can have him.
eating the tomale with the husk on was incorrect… the skin thing, however, is an issue of personal taste… if Southerners vote for one candidate over another based on this criteria then they are confirming negative stereotypes about themselves…
Just because so many of you seem to hate Huckabee because he’s a Christian, doesn’t mean that people don’t like Romney because he’s a Mormon. It’s surprising to see the amount of assumption that is made in this regard. I don’t see anybody stating that they can’t vote for Romney because he’s a *gasp* Mormon. The Romney supporters on the internet are quickly beginning to outpace the Ron Paul supporters in the obnoxious department…nice and smug, just like their beautiful, flawless leader. And yes, I’m jealous because he’s beautiful and he’s got money (surely that’s what it is). It’s just that, if I can manage to look away from his radiant beauty when he’s on TV, and pay attention to what he says, he’s slimy. I don’t expect you to understand this, just like I can’t understand why so many people spout absolute contempt for anyone but Romney.
Don’t worry though Romney-Robots, if he get’s the nomination your guy will have my vote. I have no intention of helping allow a Democrat become President. Which means no third party vote, no matter who it might be.
I knew I liked the Huck!
Message to the Mrs: I MUST eat the delicious, crisp, crackling skin on the fried chicken, it’s a legitmate regional cultural culinary experience.
God Bless the Huck, and pass the beer.
Ah, it is a beautiful thing to witness; seeing the republican party, implode… then explode… then eat itself alive. Thanks for the entertainment guys. The fact that every other one of you bring up Lincoln, like he was YOUR kind of republican, is hilarious.
Honestly, thanks for the entertainment.
P.S. I heard that Regan’s tomb was found to be empty after three days… is that true? Don’t worry I’m sure the second coming of Regan is just a couple of days away now, and the republican party will be raptured into heaven where it belongs.
Pay no attention to his flip-flops. Pay no attention to his leverage buyouts that put people out of work. Pay no attention to his religion that sounds like a battlestar galactica episode. Pay no attention to his buying the presidency. Pay no attention to the truth. Vote for the slick willie of the republicans. Do what the media tells you to do just like good little republicrats. Then later claim that you didn/t vote for him, that you knew better.
Gov. Huckabee was making a small joke. Get over it. The true Christian Huckabee will mop up on Feb Five!!!!!
[...] himself with South Carolina voters by claiming to share their love for FRIED SQUIRREL, is now SAYING that Mitt Romney doesn’t know how to eat fried [...]
So, Fox News finds this Fair and Balanced reporting? Guess the following would be too much to report…too much time on your hands?
HUNTER AGAIN CALLS ON ROMNEY TO OPPOSE BAIN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHINESE COMPANY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 30, 2007
CONTACT: Gary Becks (619) 334-1655, dlhunter08@yahoo.com
Columbia , SC – At a press conference held at the South Carolina State Capitol today, Presidential candidate and U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) again called on Bain Capital, a company founded by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, to drop its strategic partnership with Chinese defense contractor Huawei Technologies in a bid to buy U.S. defense contractor 3Com. Hunter also called on Romney to use his continued influence with Bain to terminate the proposed merger between Huawei and 3Com, which, according to a report in today’s Washington Times, would threaten U.S. national security.
“As the founder of Bain Capital, Governor Romney has an obligation to utilize his influence within the company to terminate the proposed merger between 3Com and Chinese defense contractor Huawei,” said Hunter. “In light of China ’s refusal to port several American naval vessels last week, it is increasingly more important that American military technology be protected from foreign companies, such as Huawei, that are closely aligned with the Chinese government.”
The Washington Times reported today that U.S. intelligence agencies informed the CFIUS review committee, responsible for examining proposed foreign investment transactions, that a merger between 3Com and Huawei would threaten America ’s national security. 3Com presently performs vital cyber-security work for the Department of Defense.
“This proposed deal, which Governor Romney can work to terminate should he choose to do so, is unpatriotic and damaging to national security,” continued Hunter. As further detailed in a resolution introduced in the House of Representatives, Huawei has close ties to the military of Communist China and allegedly aided Saddam Hussein and the Taliban.
Earlier this month, Hunter sent a letter to Governor Romney requesting that he use his influence as the founder of Bain to terminate the company’s partnership with Huawei, including the proposed merger with 3Com. Hunter, who is ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, has not received a response to the letter.
A copy of the Washington Times article and Hunter’s letter to Romney is attached.
I hear Bill Clinton has a bunch of tips on how to eat beaver.
I am no fan of Romney’s, but good for him to model responsible eating habits and healthy living. Obesity costs us more a year than anything other than the War that Never Ends. If everyone ate skinless chicken, we’d be in better fiscal shape than we are in.
Another reason why Huckabee will lose the primary season and Romney will lose the presidency. Romney the other day goes,” I look at the down market and so many see panic. I see an opportunity to buy.” Yes, a true man of the common people. so many are losing jobs and can’t make gas/heat/electric payments, or buy gasoling, or have health care despite two jobs and he’s looking at investment opportunities.
And the sad thing is a lot of those poor people will vote for the Repub. blindly despite this on the promise of tax breaks they will never see and social issue promises that are never kept.
This is the dumbest article I ever read. Who cares if you peel the skin, God give us a break from the stupid micro managing of the canidates eating habits. I for one have peeled the skin from chicken my whole life no matter how it’s cooked . Are we to believe voters are going to use this a one of the reasons to vote for a canidate. This article and coverage of this silly episode indicates how burnt out every one is on the constant political coverage that started way to early. Seems like anything is news these days even if it is stupid
Doesn’t Huckabee have a life?
Romney has strong sides but his flip-flops on so many issues really turn me off. Huckabee handled this silly question fairly well.
LMAO, if chicken skin is the worst thing a politician had to eat on the campaign trail they wouldn’t need to stick up on antacids by the truckload.
Some of the foods politicians wind up eating you probably could not get Andrew Zimmerman to eat.
Nice try Shmuckabee. I’m so glad no one takes you seriously other than southerners and evangelicals. Anyone who would vote, or not vote, for someone based on how they eat is an idiot and needs to NOT vote or move out of the country. Degenerates. I want a PRESIDENT for President