{"id":9735,"date":"2011-05-18T17:28:43","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T21:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/?p=9735"},"modified":"2011-05-18T17:28:43","modified_gmt":"2011-05-18T21:28:43","slug":"huntsman-still-denying-the-obvious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/9735\/huntsman-still-denying-the-obvious\/","title":{"rendered":"Huntsman Still Denying the Obvious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Jon Huntsman presidential campaign-in-waiting is starting to strain itself into high comedy.\u00a0 Today, the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.orlandosentinel.com\/news_politics\/2011\/05\/ex-jreb-bush-aide-will-head-huntsmans-florida-office.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Orlando Sentinel<\/em><\/a> reports that a spokesman for Huntsman\u2019s political action committee announced both a location and a director to lead Huntsman\u2019s presidential campaign \u2013 if the former governor and ambassador decides to run.<\/p>\n<p>Former Jeb Bush aide Nikki Lowery \u2013 and potential Orlando, Florida director \u2013 said, \u201cI will be honored to be a part of [Huntsman\u2019s] team if he decides to run.\u201d\u00a0 Supposedly, the same holds true for Lowery&#8217;s last potential presidential campaign employer: Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour.<\/p>\n<p>The most laughable quote from the <em>Sentinel<\/em>\u2019s update comes from Huntsman\u2019s wife Mary Kaye who promises:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cShould my husband decide to run I\u2019m so happy that we\u2019ll get to spend time where I have deep roots,\u201d her statement said. \u201cOrlando has always had a special place in my heart and I\u2019m very excited about the prospect of our campaign headquarters being located there.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ever since Huntsman\u2019s name appeared in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/2011\/01\/04\/the-manchurian-candidate.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Newsweek<\/em> profile<\/a> revealing speculation about a presidential run, Huntsman and his associates have tried valiantly to spread the tale that a team of campaign veterans just so happened to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redstate.com\/erick\/2011\/05\/11\/jon-huntsmans-newest-denial-defies-credibility\/\" target=\"_blank\">spontaneously assemble<\/a> at the exact time Huntsman announced his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/blogs-and-stories\/2011-05-11\/jon-huntsman-2012-presidential-buzz-caused-friction-with-obama-team\/full\/#\" target=\"_blank\">surprise resignation<\/a> as President Barack Obama\u2019s ambassador to China.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/thefix\/eye-on-2012\/huntsman-rising-hires-weaver.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hardly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I understand that campaign finance laws and the meager benefits of formally announcing a presidential bid auger against stepping out of the charade and onto the campaign trail, but Huntsman is already making swings through early primary states <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/Politics\/JonHuntsman-NewHampshire-election-2012\/2011\/05\/04\/id\/395143\" target=\"_blank\">New Hampshire<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/42940989\/ns\/politics-decision_2012\/t\/huntsman-addresses-his-obama-role-sc-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\">South Carolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The man is running for president.\u00a0 It\u2019s time he admits it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jon Huntsman presidential campaign-in-waiting is starting to strain itself into high comedy.\u00a0 Today, the Orlando Sentinel reports that a spokesman for Huntsman\u2019s political action committee announced both a location and a director to lead Huntsman\u2019s presidential campaign \u2013 if the former governor and ambassador decides to run. 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