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Huck: We Need a Leader, Not a Symbol

Posted Sep 3, 08 9:00 PM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Mike Huckabee laid out the coming election as a clear choice between big government and small, and as one between a "thoroughly tested" candidate of "stubborn integrity" and one ill-prepared to lead the nation, CNN reports. Barack Obama's candidacy may be a nice milestone for America, "but the presidency is not a symbolic job," he said. Huckabee also defended the Sarah Palin pick: "She got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, than Joe Biden got running for president of the United States."

Huckabee thanked the "elite media" for uniting the Republican party behind John McCain and Palin, saying the reporting in recent days "has been tackier than a costume change at a Madonna concert." He also blasted Obama's "excellent adventure" to Europe and said that McCain represents small government, which is what most Americans want.

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Delegates from Texas wear cowboy hats at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is surrounded by reporters as he passes through the press facilities at the Republican National Convention   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Carly Fiorina, former chairwoman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co. and economic adviser to John McCain, speaks at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee gestures during his speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee makes a point in his speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
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