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Oilwellian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 09:28 AM
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Huntsman Campaign Launch Begins Day with Misspelling of His Own Name
Edited on Tue Jun-21-11 09:45 AM by Oilwellian
ABC News' Sarah Kunin (@Sarah_Kunin) reports:

Every detail of Jon Huntsman’s long-awaited campaign launch was meticulously planned, except of course for one minor detail: the misspelling of the candidate’s name.

Members of the media were handed a press pass that read “John Huntsman for President." -- adding an unnecessary H in the candidate's first name.

Huntsman’s staffers promptly scrambled to remove the passes from reporters before they caught the snafu. Today’s campaign kickoff at Liberty State Park is a nod to Ronald Reagan, who used the State of Liberty backdrop to launch his 1980 general election campaign.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/06/huntsman-campaign-launch-begins-day-with-misspelling-of-his-own-name.html

:rofl:
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 09:30 AM
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1. Who's actually running? Jon or John? Let's see a birth certificate.
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cordelia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 09:36 AM
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3. Long form. n/t
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 09:36 AM
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2. Oh My...the STATE OF LIBERTY??? WTF is going on?? They playing wid our heads
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Maru Kitteh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 09:36 AM
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4. Did I hear a CNN anchor say he's a high-school dropout?
I admittedly don't know squat about this guy but, seriously?
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Distant Observer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 09:43 AM
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6. Dropped out to go dirt-biking. Probably campaign strategy to get some youth vote
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 09:46 AM
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8. Like dubya and sarah, he seeks the idiot and uneducated vote.
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Maru Kitteh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 12:36 PM
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22. OK, These republicans have made it totally impossible to tell what is, and is not a joke.
Are you serious about the dirt-biking????
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 09:43 AM
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7.  Wiki says he did drop out, later got a GED and has a BA.
He is Mormon, 3rd cousin to Romney!
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 10:30 AM
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11. Wow. A GED and BA (in what, underwater basketweaving?) - IMPRESSIVE.
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 11:16 AM
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18. BA in International Relations, from U. of Pennsylvania.
Has 6 "honorary" degrees tho.


He is also a Governor "quitter", having resigned to become Ambassador to China under Pres. Obama.

And apparently a "quitter" of his own religion: "Huntsman was accused of distancing himself from his LDS faith following an interview in which he stated that he is more "spiritual" than religious and that his church membership is "tough to define".

Wike, again.
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Maru Kitteh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 12:42 PM
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23. Wow. In his big announcement he said "I respect the President of the United States."
Yeah, uh.... They're never going to let you out of the gate buddy.

Maybe he's running for the name recognition so he can sell a few (a very few) books.
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WhiteTara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 09:39 AM
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5. LOL n/t
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KharmaTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 09:53 AM
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9. Another Clown Rolls Out Of The Car...
:rofl:

So lessee here...

Worked as President Obama's Amabassador to that evil "Red China"
Believes in Man-made Global Warming
Wears Magic Underware
Doesn't look like he's slept on a bed of nails.

In today's GOTB? He's got no chance. His campaign begins and ends today...
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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 10:18 AM
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10. He'd better hope people don't do what they have with UK politician Jeremy Hunt's name
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/06/james-naughtie-today-jeremy-hunt
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moondust Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 10:55 AM
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12. Parochial governor/tribal leader.
(Questionably) fluent in COMMUNIST Chinese Mandarin?

:rofl:
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 10:59 AM
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13. "......who used the State of Liberty backdrop to launch ....."
the STATE of Liberty?


A typo in an article criticizing a typo is just ridiculous.



Besides, Huntsman is just there to siphon off some Romney votes so someone from the far right can win.
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 11:00 AM
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14. LOLZ
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warrior1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 11:01 AM
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15. tripped coming out of
the block. funny.
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myrna minx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 11:01 AM
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16. We've stood in his way long enough - HE'S going to CLOWN college.
:rofl:
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 11:08 AM
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17. Yea, but he can ride a motorcycle and hire a helicopter crew to film it.
High-end cinematography is really all that matters these days.
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amborin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 11:18 AM
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19. and false claims:
LGBT

Huntsman Campaign Fundraising Off Of Civil Unions Legislation He Never Signed
By Travis Waldron posted from ThinkProgress LGBT on Jun 21, 2011 at 11:45 am

Former Utah Gov. and Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman (R) announced this morning that he is running for president. In advance of that announcement, a campaign consultant from the California chapter of The Log Cabin Republicans, the conservative gay-rights advocacy group, circulated a fundraising letter seeking to capitalize on Huntsman’s support for civil unions while he was governor.

The letter, written by California Log Cabin Republicans Vice Chairman and Huntsman campaign employee Charles T. Moran, states plainly that Huntsman “signed into law Utah’s first Civil Unions legislation” — a simplistic declaration that could easily mislead voters into believing Huntsman actually signed legislation to legalize civil unions in Utah

http://thinkprogress.org/
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 11:23 AM
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20. Jon -> John? Aw, I was hoping they mistook the H for a C. -nt
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Frisbee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-21-11 11:27 AM
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21. Jocn ??
Oh wait just a second, I get it! :evilgrin:
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