Saturday, May 14, 2011

Mike Huckabee ain't running for President


Big surprise (NOT)

Mike Hucklebuck won't run for President.

From Fox News
"All the factors say go, but my heart says no," Huckabee, who was considered the GOP frontrunner in several national polls, said on his Fox News Channel show.


In the end, Huckabee decided that he didn't want to abandon the media empire that he has built since his failed presidential bid four years ago. In addition to his TV show, Huckabee hosts a nationally syndicated radio program, gives paid speeches around the country and has even launched a series of animated videos for children on American history.
 
The talk show is the centerpiece of Huckabee's enterprises, which have made the one-time Baptist preacher from Hope, Ark., and 10-year governor a wealthy man with a $2.2 million beachfront home under construction in Florida. Huckabee, 55, and his wife moved their residency and voter registration to the state last year.

Rollins and other advisers have said Huckabee could enter the race with a frontrunner status he didn't have as a former governor fresh out of office in 2008. But another Huckabee run would bring renewed scrutiny over his support of some tax increases in Arkansas and his record on clemency -- including commuting the sentence of a man who later killed four Seattle-area police officers.
Most of us knew he wasn't running, but he enjoyed raising money and fooling people in believing in him. Take note GOPers, Tea Party... Half of these candidates are taking you for a ride and taking your money. Wake up!

4 comments:

Political said...

This honestly blew me away! http://mittromneycentral.com/2011/05/14/mike-huckabee-decides-not-to-run-in-2012-and-his-supporters-should-read-this/

Daij said...

i'm surprised

Bob said...

"All the factors say go, but my heart says no" translates to "I knew I didn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning."

Todd HellsKitchen said...

None of them can win... So they are all sitting this one out...

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