tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36623192.post8883164637917033800..comments2023-09-25T05:59:04.926-07:00Comments on Michael Patrick Leahy: Huckabee a Day Late, a Dollar Short, and a Dial Tone Off in NY 23Michael Patrick Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02682711779511069175noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36623192.post-76548295465054980622009-11-03T12:07:33.206-08:002009-11-03T12:07:33.206-08:00Anonymous is factually incorrect in stating this a...Anonymous is factually incorrect in stating this as "mis-reporting" on my part.<br /><br />It is true that Huckabee was asked to not make an endorsement at the Syracuse speech by the Conservative Party.<br /><br />However, the next day, which was prior to Scozzafava's withdrawal, in an interview on Fox TV, Huckabee pointedly refused to endorse Hoffman.<br /><br />So, friend, my story stands accurate as reported. And before you start throwing out false accusations of mis-reporting against anyone, you should make darn sure that YOU have YOUR facts right.Michael Patrick Leahyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02682711779511069175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36623192.post-15445617854226338072009-11-03T10:21:13.519-08:002009-11-03T10:21:13.519-08:00A couple reasons why he did not endorse Hoffman ri...A couple reasons why he did not endorse Hoffman right away. The biggest was that the conservative party asked him to be muted or silent during the event they payed him for a year ago to do recently as it was to recognize several big name CP members. Second was that he did not want to open up the resource of his PAC to non Republicans. So once Scozzi bear dropped out, it became reasonable to endorse him, though Huckabee never supported Didi.<br /><br />That said, good reasons or not, this will hurt Huckabee as it may be used as ammo against him. Considering the fact that the Conservative party liked Huckabee enough to pay for his services at an event, I really doubt this thing will develop legs and hurt Huck like it will most certainly hurt Newt Gingrich.chukmatyhttp://youtube.com/chukmatynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36623192.post-14587378428582809932009-11-03T07:08:12.972-08:002009-11-03T07:08:12.972-08:00“I wanted nothing to distract from the accolades a...“I wanted nothing to distract from the accolades and honor bestowed upon these five people,” Huckabee said during his speech.<br /><br />http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/huckabee_recognizes_entertains.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36623192.post-61405876229558166982009-11-03T06:58:13.130-08:002009-11-03T06:58:13.130-08:00If you will do a little research, you'll find ...If you will do a little research, you'll find that the Conservative Party of New York REQUESTED that Huckabee not endorse, so as to avoid the appearance of having a paid-off endorsement.<br /><br />The real question is, "What will you do to reverse the negative effects of your mis-reporting?". Will you remove this story? Will you provide an update? We shall see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com