Radio Iowa: Hey y'all: Barbour's really not running

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Hey y'all: Barbour's really not running

Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour appeared at a news conference at 10:45 this morning and firmly said -- with that southern drawl -- that he is not in Iowa because he will be running for president in 2008. Here's the story (there's an mp3 at the bottom if you want to listen to the entire news conference). Here's the quote: "I'm going to be the only elected official y'all see out here this year that's not running for president," Barbour said. "I am affirmatively not running for president. I'm on hurricane duty and will be." Barbour plans to run for re-election in 2007.

Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 12:11 PM in Politics | Permalink

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O. Kay Henderson is news director of Radio Iowa, a statewide radio news network headquartered in Des Moines, IA. O. Kay has been covering the legislature and state government in Iowa since the dawn of time. This is where she shares the stories behind the stories.

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