Ok this is completely out of Bizarro world

[Perky]

Look at the fourth paragraph....

By PHILIP ELLIOTT
Associated Press Writer


CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- The traits that helped Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee race to a second-place finish in last week's Iowa straw poll might be more of a drag with voters in New Hampshire.

Huckabee returns to the state Friday with an uptick in fundraising and fresh criticism aimed at his chief rivals. The former Arkansas governor's trip also carries a bevy of questions: can he convince New Hampshire the straw poll results matter; can the few religious voters in the state mobilize on his behalf; he can scramble a state organization late in an already frenetic campaign cycle.

The straw poll in Iowa is viewed by some as an early sign of organizational strength. With supporters paying to cast ballots, it's also a huge fundraiser for the state party. While Huckabee and others pushed hard for votes, three top Republicans - Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and the all-but-declared Fred Thompson - skipped the event and, to many, diminished its impact.

"I think that voters correctly see the straw poll as a scam," said Charlie Arlinghaus, a former Republican Party executive director who is now president of the Concord-based Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy. "The only bump he'll get from it is the fact that he was scammed for less money than the rest of them."



Here is the link Now we have repukes scamming fictional characters on TV?

http://www.jbartlett.org/main/page.php?page_id=9

[mindfulNJ]

1. Josiah Bartlett is real

A signer of the Dec. of Independence.

here you go:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_Bartlett

[Perky]

Yeah I am aware of that....but it is ludicrous to assume

that the intent of this guy was to play off the name of anyone other than Sheen's character.

[mindfulNJ]

6. I think that's a bit of a stretch...

It's a group from New Hampshire, and they're using the name of a New Hampshire historical figure.

[Buzz Clik]

2. I'm not sure I know what you mean -- "scamming fictional characters on TV"

[Buzz Clik]

4. ok -- Josiah Bartlet is the president on West Wing.

Different spelling for the tv guy

[mindfulNJ]

5. I think the OP is referring to

Martin Sheen as president on the show "The West Wing". His name was Josiah Bartlett.
I think he was supposed to be a decendant of the Declaration signer.

[librechik]

3. "The Center is named for Josiah Bartlett (1729-1795), a distinguished New Hampshire patriot. ..."

not fictiuonal this time, so it seems. Very interesting.

Non partisan think tank. Hope so!

[Buzz Clik]

7. The think tank has been publishing papers at least since 1999 --

That's the same year that West Wing debuted on NBC. It seems likely that it is a simple coincidence.