Scrappleface Alert! Scott Ott on top of his game, as usual
To further demonstrate his commitment to a positive campaign strategy, Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee today showed reporters a Powerpoint presentation of opposition research that his staff has compiled against his top GOP rivals and announced he would not be using any of it in his effort to win his partys nomination.
The revelations come just a day after Mr. Huckabee held a news conference to unveil to reporters an attack ad against Mitt Romney that his campaign will not broadcast in the waning hours before Thursdays Iowa caucuses.
In todays 47-minute narrated presentation, the former Arkansas governor revealed the findings of private investigators, as well as leaks from Democrat operatives, and innuendo that we havent had time to confirm yet, all of which Mr. Huckabee said would never be released by his campaign, except to you people at this press conference, whom I have come to know and trust.
The collection of political ammunition, known to campaign insiders as the Huckabee dirt bag, includes potentially-damaging, allegations about Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson and John McCain, which could prove devastating, or even true, if we had time to do more research.
But what does it profit a man if he gain the whole world, and yet lose his own soul, said Mr. Huckabee, which is why Im not going take the traditional route of highlighting my opponents flaws and potential scandals, even though, as you can see, theres no shortage of material for that.
To prove his sincerity, Mr. Huckabees staffers gave copies of the Powerpoint presentation, along with 653 pages of supporting documentation, and dozens of audio and video clips to political reporters at the news conference.
If I didnt show this material to you, he said, youd probably think I didnt really have any dirt on Mitt, Fred and John, and so you would never realize how gracious I have been in refusing to use the kind of garbage that would virtually guarantee a Huckabee victory.
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