Jon Huntsman on Meet The Press - November 6, 2011

[jeffgorc]

As much as I like Huntsman, he will not be picked by Romney for VP. They are both Mormans and are both perceived as being moderates. More likely he could be chosen for Sec. of State if Romney is elected. If Obama is re-elected, Huntsman should be set up a little better for 2016 and would have a decent chance.

[getplaning]

Romney will pick Huntsman as his Vice Presidential running mate.

[tytheeman20]

@getplaning Exactly. It's so obvious that is what's going to happen.

[concussedcarneous]

Jon Huntsman lost to Ron Paul

you're a fucking loser Jon!!

[me25422]

did you notice J. Cuntsman said that Palin would have done great as a vice pres but he didn't even know what her economic, tax, or foreign policies were. What a jackass.

[Crimsonphilosophy]

he looks like that artist "Alex Grey"

[glasfurd31]

I have to admit, my wife & I are pretty damn liberal but I really don't mind Huntsman. OK, there are some typical Republican lines he is holding to but at least this guy is a well educated, experienced guy, who doesn't come over as a polarizing voice. I could see this guy in the White House. Hopefully more Republicans recognize him.

[concussedcarneous]

@CentristFiasco check out Huntsman & NDAA. do it NOW

[MultiMonkeyLove1]

Oh, and Huntsman is right on Romney...Romney flip flops way too much. I honestly don't know what he would actually do.

[MultiMonkeyLove1]

Oh, Herman Cain....:] Beyond that, Jon Huntsman seems like a very intelligent guy!

[Johnsmith304090]

RON PAUL 2012!!!!!!!

[Johnsmith304090]

Herman Cain on top of the polls, Hahahaha

[kb0671]

Huntsman has my vote!

[zjames007]

Huntsman already has my vote... Don't give up!

[tdock7]

I like huntsman but he needs to get into more debates, i really missed his presence tonight.

[concussedcarneous]

isn't polygamy mormonism?

[tdp1909]

@concussedcarneous It was - it's now illegal.

Nowadays they mostly do baptisms for dead people like Hitler, Genghis Khan and Vlad the Impaler...

[concussedcarneous]

@tdp1909 polygamy was legal? shit i was only speculating it might be. Huntsman too works for Israel. the very people who caused 911 and war on terror so to speak. not trustworthy.

[tdp1909]

@concussedcarneous Hmm - better than Romney. The impression I get of Huntsman is that he's a Jack Mormon as, if he had any interesting opinions, he'd be leading in the polls...

[concussedcarneous]

@andbau91 ok

but wasn't he the guy who wanted to attack iran as opposed to use sanctions?

[TheUselessCritic]

He could easily beat Obama.

His low poll numbers are shocking.

[tubub]

Smart guy... Too bad he's no African- American, lol jk

wait, not really.

[chapaev36]

Regarding "Huntsman not connecting", I find that his language is too technical to reach the average guy. This is not a criticism really, but rather an observation. When Huntsman conducts an interview he speaks to the listener in a way he would speak to someone at his level. Someone informed. The problem is that the public is not informed and urges for rhetoric that it can easily grasp. Huntsman doesn't provide this. He's a good man, but what the republicans need is someone like Christie.

[chapaev36]

Too bad about Huntsman's abortion views.  But I understand that he needs to go that way to get elected in Utah.

[LibertyMike1]

Huntsman @1:27 says that we must have a commander in chief who understands the world we live in. My question to you Huntsman, do you understand the idea of blowback, and that US foreign policy in the Middle East over the past couple of decades has been way more destructive to stabilization in that region? The CIA has talked about how 9/11 was a result of US intervention in the region, yet you seeem to avoid discussing the issue.

[cloudstrife1288]

I lean to the left. I liked a lot of what this guy had to say. Then he said that Sarah Palin was electable. See ya later Jon Huntsman youtube videos.

[chapaev36]

@cloudstrife1288 He had to say it in order to defend the speech. Doesn't mean he believes it.

[concussedcarneous]

you can never trust a mormon just like you can't trust a scientologist and you would question an amish if he were running. they're crazy cultists who don't give a shit about the rest of the country.

[putteringpluie]

@concussedcarneous And you are a religionist!

[concussedcarneous]

@putteringpluie i am a satanist.

[john1gun]

@concussedcarneous His wife is a episcopalian, do you trust them?

[concussedcarneous]

@john1gun that's better.

[Crankee78]

@john1gun Robert E. Lee was a Episopalian....Look at him, he betrayed his country he chose his state over his country than rather looking at the bigger picture which is the honor and oath one has to their country instead he chose his state in the Civil War and defended the South and lead the Confederate forces. He was a traitor and an Episcopalian so....

[concussedcarneous]

@CentristFiasco he's a fucking flip-flopper. 

[FinalLugiaGuardian]

@concussedcarneous Can you give me some specific examples of Huntsman doing this?

[concussedcarneous]

@FinalLugiaGuardian he was for mandating healthcare before he was for banning it. he was for Obama's extension of war before he was against it before he was for it. he was indeed for everything he said he wouldn't be up for before he was for it.

[FinalLugiaGuardian]

@concussedcarneous Okay, on the topic of him being for a healthcare mandate, that was part of the discussion in he had in his state. If you look at the law he purposed to the legislature eventually signed, it was a market based system, not a mandate. On the topic of extension of the war, I have seen nothing except him saying something along the lines of bring the troops home they have done all they can in the Middle East. Please give me a recording or a video of him saying the opposite.

[allghilliedup1992]

It seems like Gregory doesn't really like him; he kind of menacingly drills him with questions. I personally like Huntsman. He's well spoken and a motorcycle enthusiast, so he's got my vote.

[anubistiger]

I donated money to his campaign and will gladly donate more! =)

[waywardtycoon]

this man hasn't got my vote

[waywardtycoon]

anti-abortion! .... hmmmm

[waywardtycoon]

good friend of john mccain! ..... hmmmm

[waywardtycoon]

sarah palin proponent! ... hmmmm!

[waywardtycoon]

mormon! .... hmmmm

[waywardtycoon]

motorcycle enthusiast! ... hmmm.

[mrshlmoltke]

@CentristFiasco Agreed. Heck, He could defiantly give Obama a run for his money in California.

[tikipare]

I think it would have been perfectly acceptable for Huntsman to say. "No. Herman Cain isn't qualified. He doesn't know what he's talking about. I am."

[TastesLikeVictoryTV]

Gregory is so polite with Huntsman, but he was so rude to Ron Paul...hm...

[2ndflash]

This is the guy.

[TVwatcha01]

lol, "motorcycle enthusiast" HE HAS MY VOTE! But, really, Huntsman is really the most viable republican candidate.

[jerzy862]

@TVwatcha01 Im an Obama supporter but if Obama is gonna lose in 2012, I'd rather he lose to Huntsman than any other Republican, the rest of whom are all nutjobs.

[TVwatcha01]

@jerzy862: I've actually changed stances since that post. I've recently learned he supported Ryan Paul's bill that would end SS, which is a big no no. And he's recently sort of flip flopped on his statements of believing in global warming saying "scientists haven't told us enough about it", in a very Romney esque way. Frankly, with Obama not having a spine anymore, I'll still vote for him with a level of disappointment. Then Gary Johnson (first choice rep), then huntsman.