news.yahoo.com - 5/16/2009
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AP - A source close to Utah's Gov. Jon Huntsman says President Barack Obama plans to name the Republican governor as ambassador to China.
Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman To Accept Exile
generationpatriot.blogspot.com 5/16/2009 — Actually, the word is he's going to be named ambassador to China, but I consider it the same thing as exile since Huntsman has been a name thrown around for 2012. From CNN : President Obama has selected Republican Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. to be his ambassador to China, sources tell CNN. An ...
Plouffe: Huntsman makes me 'queasy'
briefingroom.thehill.com 5/16/2009 — President Obama's former campaign manager says Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) is the candidate he most fears.
David Plouffe told ABC4 in Salt Lake City that while no potential challenger makes Obama's team "shake in [their] shoes," Huntsman does make him ...
Obama said to pick Utah GOP Gov Jon Huntsman as ambassador to China
latimesblogs.latimes.com 5/16/2009 — Press reports late tonight indicate President Obama is about to name Utah's Republican Gov. Jon M. Huntsman J r., as U.S. ambassador to China. The 48-year-old Huntsman is the latest in a fast disappearing breed of moderate Republican state chief ...
Jon Huntsman To Be Named China Ambassador By Obama
huffingtonpost.com 5/16/2009 — President Barack Obama plans to name Utah Gov. Jon M. Huntsman Jr., a rapidly rising star in the Republican Party, as ambassador to China, a senior administration official said.
The move is freighted with political intrigue. Huntsman, who speaks ...
John Weaver Advising Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. On 2012
politics.theatlantic.com 5/16/2009 — Among the informal strategic advisers to potential 2012 presidential aspirant Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. (R-UT): John Weaver, formerly the chief strategist to Sen. John McCain. This is a sign that Huntsman is thinking seriously about his future. It's ...
Obama Taps Huntsman for Ambassador to China
politicalwire.com 5/16/2009 — Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) will resign from office to accept a nomination to become the ambassador to China, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
An announcement is scheduled for Saturday.
"Huntsman, who had been mentioned as a potential Republican ...
Bonus Quote of the Day
politicalwire.com 5/16/2009 — "Keep your friends close and your enemies in China."
-- GOP strategist Mark McKinnon, quoted by Politico , on the appointment of Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) to be ambassador to China.
True Believers Lash Out at Latest Heretic to Escape Compound
firedoglake.com 5/17/2009 — With Obama's selection of Republican Governor Jon Huntsman as Ambassador to China comes the ritualistic wingnut Two Minutes of Hate.
The Anchor Baby's Boy :
And to think, some people accuse centrist Republicans of being Democrats in disguise.
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Strategic Thinking?
mudvillegazette.com 5/17/2009 — May 6 : There is one republican presidential candidate that President Barack Obama's campaign manager fears the most in 2012...and his name is Jon Huntsman Jr. May 16 : President Obama on Saturday selected one of the nation’s leading Republican governors to serve as the ambassador to China, ...
Behind the Huntsman Appointment —
PoliGazette
So what’s behind the appointment of Jon Huntsman as ambassador to China? Why would the popular Utah governor accept the position, especially considering the fact that many saw him as a good potential challenger of President Obama in 2012?
Mormonism and politics:
Mitt Romney is ...
Jon Huntsman, GOP traitor. —
INSTAPUTZ
Let the Two Minutes of Hate begin . Funny comment from recovering wingnut Charles Johnson: Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr., one of the very few top GOP politicians who isn’t a creationist, doesn’t oppose gay rights, and doesn’t issue blanket denials of climate change, will be Barack Obama’s ...
Flashback: Big names turn down China post —
News
President Obama's nomination of Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) to be U.S. Ambassador to China today sent shockwaves through political circles, where Huntsman was considered a likely candidate for President in 2012.
It's worth noting, however, that the Obama administration reportedly offered the post ...
Utah's Huntsman to Be Ambassador to China —
Little Green Footballs
Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr., one of the very few top GOP politicians who isn’t a creationist, doesn’t oppose gay rights, and doesn’t issue blanket denials of climate change, will be Barack Obama’s ambassador to China .
President Barack Obama named Republican Utah ...
Huntsman to China —
Swampland
This is smart and wicked clever: The President has appointed Jon Huntsman, the popular governor of Utah, as Ambassador to China. It's smart because Huntsman knows China and is fluent in Mandarin, qualities that will be well received in China. He also has real stature, a co-chair of John McCain's ...
Quote of the Day —
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
"That to me is the end of the conversation."
-- Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R), quoted by ABC News , on when a president asks for service even when you're from different political parties.
Utah Governor Jon Huntsman to Represent US in Beijing —
Matthew Yglesias
In a pretty unexpected development, the Obama administration is tapping Utah Governor Jon Huntsman to be America’s ambassador to China. One’s thoughts, naturally, flow initially to the domestic politics as Huntsman was one of a relatively small number of prominent Republicans to ...
Governor No More —
James Richardson's Skepticians
President Barack Obama will reportedly name Utah Governor John Huntsman as United States Ambassador to China today, according to sources close to the governor.
Reelected in 2008 by a record margin as a moderate Republican in an exceedingly conservative state, party elites and strategists were ...
Obama: Republican Chinese ambassador —
The Swamp
by Mark Silva
President Barack Obama this morning nominated Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, a Republican who has served Ronald Reagan and the two Bush adminitrations in the past, to serve as U.S. ambassador to China.
Huntsman has served past administrations, appointed by Republicans, in ...
Huntsman To China —
Newshoggers.com
Commentary By Ron Beasley
What do you do if you have a sane Republican who might challenge you in 2012? If you are Barack Obama you exile him China .
The news that Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. will be the ambassador to China for President Barack Obama almost certainly forecloses the ...
Huntsman to be named China Ambassador —
News
In a surprising move, President Obama will name Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) the new U.S. Ambassador to China, reports say. Huntsman is expected to accept.
Huntsman was considered a possible GOP Presidential candidate in 2012. In fact, Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe said recently that Huntsman ...
Huntsman Named Ambassador to China —
JammieWearingFool
Considering Utah Governor Jon Huntsman has been floated as a possible challenger to Barack Obama in 2012, you have to figure this move is clearing the field.Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. will resign from office to accept President Barack Obama's nomination to serve as his ambassador to China. Sources ...
Obama picks Republican Gov. Huntsman as China envoy —
The Political Carnival
Well isn't this a nice nugget of intrigue. I like John's take on this. BEIJING (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has chosen Mandarin-speaking Jon Huntsman, the Republican governor of Utah, to be the next U.S. ambassador to China, a diplomat said on Saturday. The diplomat, who declined to be ...
Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. To Be Appointed Ambassador to China —
PoliGazette
One of the rising stars in the Republican Party, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr., is going to make a new career move : CNN reports that President Obama will appoint him as U.S. ambassador to China.
Huntsman, who speaks Mandarin Chinese and has adopted a daughter from China, had been tipped as ...
Huntsman to China —
Political Animal
HUNTSMAN TO CHINA.... When it comes to the political chessboard, this is an intriguing move. Utah Gov. Jon M. Huntsman Jr. (R) will be introduced today as President Obama's choice as ambassador to China, a source familiar with the decision...
Utah Governor to Become Ambassador to China —
The Caucus
President Obama will announce on Saturday that he is nominating one of the nation's leading Republican governors to serve as the U.S. ambassador to China, a White House official confirmed, selecting Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman for the key diplomatic post.
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