Huckabee blogs from Japan - Cut out the smearmail

Huckabee is on a trip to Japan but took the time to clarify a comment he made the other day on his blog about ignoring internet driven drivel.

What I am saying is that we need to challenge Obama on the basis that his ideas are the wrong ones--not attacking him personally. If people spend their time repeating a bunch of internet driven drivel about his middle name (he didn't choose his anymore than I chose mine), or his race (I do sincerely celebrate that our country has moved to a place where a person's race doesn't limit him from aspiring to the highest office in our land, but I just believe that due to his proposals and lack of substantive experience, he's gone far enough--not because of his race, but because of his sincere, but misguided proposals), or his church (there are far more important reasons for us to elect Senator McCain than where Obama went to church). [...]

Elections ought to be about elevating the best ideas and exposing the worst ones--not engaging in character assassination with half truths, innuendoes, and disputable "internet facts."

H/T to Ben Smith @ politico