Here’s Joe Carter’s apology to the Club for Growth:
In a post on their website, the Club for Growth takes me to task for an email I sent to Matt Lewis calling the organization a group of “dishonest hacks.” While I don’t often agree with the CFG, they are right when they say, “Carter is entitled to his opinions, but if he wants to throw around the word dishonest, he ought to back it up with some concrete evidence.”
In my email I also said, “The CFG sold out their credibility when they allowed Steve Stevens–an earmark loving AR businessman–to use the group to get back at his political rival.” While I believe that Mr. Stevens, chairman of the CFG.net, paid for political attack ads in Iowa, I should not have made the claim without more evidence. CFG has neither confirmed nor denied that this was the case, so I should not have made the charge without gaining additional details.
I apologize to the Club for Growth and its members for resorting to such base name-calling. It was not only unprofessional but, I hope I can claim, uncharacteristic of me to resort to such insults.
I also apologize to my buddy Matt Lewis for using his forum to vent my frustration. Rather than responding harshly–as was certainly warranted–Matt overlooked my rudeness and answered with his typical civility. His friendly response made me even more ashamed of the way I had acted.
There are other points, both errors of fact and interpretation, in the CFG’s post that I feel need to address. But since it would be improper to bring them up in this mea culpa I will save them for another time.
-Joe
Maybe the rest of the campaign should tell it’s supporter’s to tone down the rhetoric?
November 30th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
I can’t imagine that the Huckabee campaign is helped by their constant demonization of the CFG. They should take Carter’s lead and run with it for a while.
November 30th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
Consider the source – consider the agenda. http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070730/blumenthal
November 30th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
The Huckster…. So-Con Yes…Fi-Con NO….Mil-Con NO….AND Immigration-Conservative….NOOOO!!
The HUCK-A-BUST Effect is starting to pick up speed….
November 30th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Come on everyone. It is understandable to want to defend your candidate. I don’t condone Joe Carter’s choice of words, but I do understand getting carried away.
November 30th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
Abe – you have mentioned the “huck-a-bust” on every thread today. What if that does not happen?
November 30th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
It’s tough for Joe. Trying to defend Huckleberry’s record.
http://www.huckabeefacts.org
An impossible task..
November 30th, 2007 at 4:58 pm
fredhead – who paid for this site?
November 30th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
I believe 8 George Washington’s paid for it.
November 30th, 2007 at 7:50 pm
Great, Now they will address the CFG’s criticizms.
November 30th, 2007 at 7:50 pm
Hopefully