Huntsman Condemns Booing Of Gay Soldier

[RandySF]

TPM’s Evan McMorris-Santoro is at the GOP Debate. He tweets this conversation with Jon Huntsman:

Jon Huntsman tells TPM booing of gay soldier at debate was “unfortunate.” Says DADT is “done…we all salute the same flag.”

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/#550

[Booster]

1. Guess he couldn't think of that during the debate.

[ClarkUSA]

2. Triangulation, baby.

[TheKentuckian]

12. That is correct. A naturally morally bankrupt tactic.

[ClarkUSA]

3. Does Huntsman still think “the EPA's regulatory reign of terror” must be brought to an end?

That's what he said twice at the August 11 GOP debate, so I take his oh-so-careful "moderate" positioning with a big grain of salt:
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/08/11/294289/gop-presidential-debate-live-blog/

He's desperately trying to win in NH or else he's done. The Republicans there are not the type to vote for Perry. He's trying to beat Romney, whose strategy is not to act crazy.

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. ooooh. "unfortunate". pretty weak word for a hateful occurrence. best he could come up with?

[petronius]

5. "Unfortunate" is nowhere close to "condemns"

No points awarded for that weak attempt...

(And I know: their words, not yours.)

[krispos42]

6. And... there goes his chance at the nomination.

He's far to rational for the primary voters next year.

[pokerfan]

7. Well, that was an outside shot anyway

He accepts evolution and global warming for crying out loud. There is no way someone like that can win the nomination these days.

[krispos42]

8. He's be a lot more credible if he talked about how he received economic advice from...

...a magical liopleurodon.

[Worship Money]

9. Unfortunate?

Yeah, unfortunate because it revealed the freaks you guys pander to as the homophobes and hate filled whackjobs that they really are.

And unfortunate it showed all of you RepubliKans as cowards too chickenshit to piss off your paymasters.

[brooklynite]

10. Once again...

the "concerned" Republican candidate didn't have the courage to interrupt the proceedings and complain about the crowd's behavior.

[Turbineguy]

11. But he's still not

crazy enough to get the nomination.