tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post1758185933441161750..comments2024-01-22T05:08:50.163-07:00Comments on Passionate--formerly Moderate--now Liberal "Mormon": Jon Huntsman Saves the Union!Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133789257179902461noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-21985047629144749652011-06-26T08:37:31.805-06:002011-06-26T08:37:31.805-06:00Well, I don't want to make it seem like more t...Well, I don't want to make it seem like more than it is :)<br /><br />More precisely, I guess I would say, *if* Huntsman beat out the other challengers for the Republican nomination while pursuing the nice guy strategy, it really would be remarkable, a substantive step-forward (like the Civil War Amendments in a very limited sense) coming of age moment for just a little bit of civility in Curt Bentleyhttp://www.utahpoliticalsummary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-74417476631650030712011-06-26T06:16:10.344-06:002011-06-26T06:16:10.344-06:00Huntsman is to the Amendments as Obama is to the P...Huntsman is to the Amendments as Obama is to the Proclamation. That's pretty good!<br /><br />And I don't think anti-Obamaism is just about race either. But I do think it's about his symbolism of the big demographic changes coming to this country. Not so much African-Americans, but the large growth continuing in the Hispanic population - and I don't mean illegal immigration (the Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07133789257179902461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-84365183537693905292011-06-25T23:09:33.932-06:002011-06-25T23:09:33.932-06:00Good post. I, for one, really like Jon Huntsman. ...Good post. I, for one, really like Jon Huntsman. The thing I like most about him is his willingness to actually give *serious* consideration to a broad range of ideas. Obama seems to have this quality as well, and, while I think it has worked against him politically in certain cases, I respect him for it. It suggests that he has a sense of practical modesty; a willingness to admit that his Curt Bentleyhttp://www.utahpoliticalsummary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-79090125505287896102011-06-23T09:20:25.750-06:002011-06-23T09:20:25.750-06:00(Anon/M) And furthermore...this positive blog was ...(Anon/M) And furthermore...this positive blog was even more uplifting, after the next thing read: David Weigel's article in Slate: "The Media Might Love Jon Huntsman But It's Less Clear That the Republicans Do", a total put down! Sure, Huntsman has zero name recognition and no chance in Hades of getting elected. But so are the guys in the recent debate. No presidential timber Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-39950972516644208832011-06-22T20:32:32.140-06:002011-06-22T20:32:32.140-06:00(Anon/M) A "like" is not enough for this...(Anon/M) A "like" is not enough for this post. I want to qualify it as a "hip hip hooray", jumping up and down approval. So, here it is.<br /><br />PS - Well...jumping up and down (or turning somersaults, is not an actual possibility, just a figure of speech).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com