Comments on: Mormon GOP Presidential Candidate endorses marriage equality

By: Jim Hlavac

Jim Hlavac — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 03:16:58 +0000

Every Hetero has to evolve in their own way — the entire nation is working on it, as fast as they can, with only a few crazies left. I’ve waited for 30 years, I can wait another few.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:15:52 +0000

I voted for Huntsman in the primaries. I like the guy – I’m not a natural fit for all of the Democratic party, and it was an incumbent year (thus no Democratic primary worth mentioning) and I live in a very Blue state. Long shot, but the GOP needs to hear from us. If moderate folks don’t show up for primaries and say “we want the smart, experienced, non-crazy one with actual principles and ethics”, we’re going to the the likes of Bachmann, that pizza douche, Mr. “I can’t think of 3 departments I’d close”, Newt “chemo-divorce” Gingrich, or Mittens.

By: cowboy

cowboy — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:15:49 +0000

Huntsman was gay-friendly while Governor but he lost favor with his party when he accepted the China Ambassador job from (say his name while gritting yer teeth) Obama. That was too big of an PR obstacle to overcome with the number of teabaggers still running the show.

That, and his waffling about being a true-blooded, hard-core Mormon. That lost Jon’s favorable niche to Mitt.

It’s posturing for 2016. That’s for sure. But it’s politics. And he wouldn’t be one to sign a petition that explicitly was discriminatory…like someone else did to garner favoritism from a powerful political clique.

Governor Romney paved the way for Gov/Ambassador Huntsman, though, in a way. Will Jon need to defend his Mormonism to Dobson and Fischer and the like.

It might be smoother sailing for Huntsman in 2016 and politics might not have any anti-gay political rhetoric to use in 2016 campaigning especially if the SCOTUS rules in our favor this year.

By: palerobber

palerobber — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:13:27 +0000

customartist,

certainly Huntsman (like Clinton and Gore and most politicians) has grown bolder since leaving office.

but the guy came out in favor of civil unions as sitting governor of Utah. that *is* going against the grain.

By: customartist

customartist — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:10:04 +0000

This seems a bit late AND convenient. If Huntsmann had the character to go against the grain he would have said this long ago.

I find it insincere for non-sitting politicians to be making supportive comments, ie.) Cheney, Laura Bush, etc. It is never the SITTING Republican Politicians doing so, those who can make legislation actually happen.

Steve, you’re right.

Matt, that ain’t sayin much – lol

I think Huntsmann could win the general, but still not the primaries. So,…bad and good. Only zealots are left in the GOP.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:08:37 +0000

He wasn’t the last-place finisher. He did last longer than that nutjob Bachman, after all.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:25:41 +0000

Not sure how the last place finisher counts as a “stream”, but okay.

By: Ben in Oakland

Ben in Oakland — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:33:17 +0000

Sorry. Brains. Damnable dysialex..

By: Ben in Oakland

Ben in Oakland — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:31:39 +0000

And we’re lucky he wasn’t. We might not have a democratic president and senate had huntsman been the nominee. He was the only that integrity, rains, andwasnt crazy .eeryone else had at best. One out of three.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:33:53 +0000

He was the only sane Republican candidate. So of course he had no chance.