The Media is Literally Laughing at Huckabee

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There was a lot of talk circulating that Mike Huckabee would be dropping a hard hitting attack ad directed at Mitt Romney today in Iowa, as a last push effort before the Jan 3rd vote.

However, to the surprise of many in the press, on the way to the shoot-out; comedy ensued . Marc Cooper reports from Des Moines:

“In what is likely to be remembered as one of the more bizarre moments of this campaign season, embattled GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee renounced negative campaigning today by unveiling an attack ad to a ballroom full of reporters and dozens of TV cameras.

Standing before a banner reading Enough is Enough” and flanked by five large charts attacking the record of rival Mitt Romney, a haggard-looking Huckabee said that the fight to win Thursday’s Republican caucus had gotten out of hand” and out of control” and that he would refrain from any more negative campaigning.”

Huckabee told the assembled crowd of reporters, that he and his campaign had already finished the attack ad, sent it local TV stations, and announced the press conference to unveil it…….

Then Huckabee seemingly had an epiphany. and this morning announced:

From now we will run only ads that say why I should be president not why Mitt Romney shouldn’t't be president,” he said.

Using this as his cue, Huckabee proceeded to show the ad anyways, prompting what Cooper said was

loud gasps and laughter from the more than 150 reporters on hand.”

Marc Ambinder noted that Huckabee is presumably

hoping that gullible news executives will run the ad that Huckabee is too much of a saint for not airing for free.”

However, using the laughter as a measuring stick, that is unlikely to happen.

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