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Thompson Slams Huckabee for Saying Reagan Coalition is 'Dead'

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January 13, 2008 12:57 PM

ABC News' Christine Byun Reports: Appearing on "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer," Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson accused former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee of launching personal attacks instead of confronting the issues.

"The contrast between Huckabee and me is I'm talking about issues concerning this country … and he's raised enough money to get some hit pieces and dredge up personal stuff and personal accusations against me, now you’re seeing the real Mike Huckabee come out," Thompson said.

Thompson repeated his litany of contrasts with the former Governor, calling Huckabee out on "blaming America first" in regards to foreign policy and for his endorsement from the New Hampshire National Education Association.

"These are substantive issues – these are not personal attacks – if the Governor wants to get into personal attacks and things that happened some years ago ... there’s enough on the record in Arkansas to keep us busy for the rest of the campaign," the former Tennessee senator said.

Blizter played a clip in which Huckabee accused Thompson of lobbying for foreign countries, namely Libya in the Pan Am 103 terrorist bombing over Lockerbie.

"I was in a law firm that did some lobbying work for Libya, yes sir, that’s correct," Thompson said, but said his involvement was surface-level. "One of the lawyers talked to me about it – I never talked to any of the clients or anything like that."

Thompson again took the opportunity to hammer Huckabee’s campaign for saying the Reagan coalition is "dead."

"He talked around the subject, smiled and giggled and told a couple of jokes and I came back and said this is about the heart and mind of the Republican party," Thompson said of his response during Thursday's Republican debate.

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Back before Republican got made into a bad word, a conservative was just that -conservative in the use of federal power.

A TRUE conservative believes federal powers should be LIMITED to those enumerated in the Constitution. ANY OTHER POWER should be delegated to the states. That was the original design of our nation. Maybe you're wondering why?

Another thing that is implicit in the Constitution is the ability of each and every citizen to move to whichever state they want AT ANY TIME WITH NO INTERFERENCE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. And why would they do that? SO GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT BE A MONOPOLY.

You can freely choose the government that works best for you. You can freely move to another state that has like minded people so you can enjoy a government that spends as much or as little as is consistent with your views of what a state should offer.

Getting the federal government off your back is the first step to getting state and local governments that are truly responsive to your needs, instead of jackbooted bullies that push you around and confiscate your wealth to give to others.

Dr. Ron Paul is certainly the most conservative Republican you'll find in THIS lot of candidates.

Posted by: greg | Jan 13, 2008 5:09:27 PM

We need more of this. Issues need to come out about all candidates. No one is perfect. If you know the issues, you know the person.

Posted by: waggdogg | Jan 13, 2008 6:15:28 PM

Huckabee spoken like a true liberal who dare this RINO say such a thing its not about Reagan its about the founding principles of AMERICA !! Huckabee will go down in flames watch!

Posted by: delburd | Jan 15, 2008 2:16:34 PM

If voters know the issues, their records AND what the candidates are saying today only then can you make an informed decision.


Posted by: Winghunter | Jan 17, 2008 12:31:01 PM

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