Republican Candidate Mike Huckabee wants Romney blood but settled on picking a scab instead. (Romney is creeping up again in the polls.) Huckabee called a press conference to announce he withdrew an attack ad on Mitt Romney. Yet, Attack Ad DVD’s were on hand, and staffers tried to play the ad for reporters.
Here’s the transcript of the spot:
HUCKABEE: I’m Mike Huckabee and I approved this spot because Iowans have the right to know the truth about Mitt Romney’s dishonest attacks on me and even an American hero, John McCain.
NARRATOR: Romney’s record? Over 700 million in new taxes. Left office with a deficit. No executions. Supported gun control. And Romney’s government-mandate health plan provided a $50 co-pay for abortion.
HUCKABEE: If a man’s dishonest to obtain a job, he’ll be dishonest on the job. Iowans deserve better.
And here is the Jesus’ General parody spot.
So, the withdrawn ad gets a national/global distribution via the press rather than just Iowa TV. Very economical.
Filed under: Bizarre, Campaign 2008, News Headlines, Politics, humor | Tagged: Ad, attack, Huckabee, Iowa, Romney
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