Mike Huckabee

**Boon Mee** · 17-12-2007, 01:22 AM

Well, guess this guy deserves his own thread since his surge in the polls.

A real Foreign policy expert - not!

**Boon Mee** · 17-12-2007, 03:29 AM

Huckabee is another Jimmy Carter.

Foreign Affairs - America's Priorities in the War on Terror - Michael D. Huckabee

**skycop51** · 18-12-2007, 05:40 AM

Well I would say a hell of a lot better Than Hillarious Clinton!

**raycarey** · 17-12-2007, 08:30 AM

your desperation is palpable.

i doubt he'll get the nomination. but if he does, he'll be absolutely crushed in the general election....but that's what the republicans get for letting their party be hijacked by religious nuts.

**barbaro** · 17-12-2007, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by raycarey

your desperation is palpable.

i doubt he'll get the nomination. but if he does, he'll be absolutely crushed in the general election....but that's what the republicans get for letting their party be hijacked by religious nuts.

Ray has a solid point here, IMO.

The religious base for the GOP is significant. But not enough to pull a candidate through a nation-wide election, without support of the moderates.

It seems there is a lot of religious talk in this election, while the serious issues are not discussed so much.

**raycarey** · 17-12-2007, 09:04 AM

but for the long term goals of the republican party, he would probably be the best candidate.

the goldwater and rockefeller republicans need to reclaim the party and have these religious extremists form their own party.

**chinthee** · 17-12-2007, 04:20 PM

He looks exactly like Gomer Pile.

**Texpat** · 17-12-2007, 05:34 PM

Pyle.

There's a new term being bandied about -- Huckacide. I think the GOP should keep looking.

**Jet Gorgon** · 17-12-2007, 07:06 PM

Pity they don't have a persona. Even Arnie is better than this guy. Bummer he's not a natural born son.

**Texpat** · 17-12-2007, 08:14 PM

I like Arnold, but I read in the LA TImes (I think) last night Arnie's in for some tough sledding over the next few months.

10% budget reductions state-wide. Not sure how that's possible, but...

**Boon Mee** · 17-12-2007, 08:19 PM

^
And I like Oliver North who doesn't have a snowball's chance either...

**Texpat** · 17-12-2007, 08:30 PM

From the IHT:

"Just one month ago, Mitt Romney's supporters thought that they had Iowa fairly well in hand. But there was Romney last week, telling several hundred people at a high school cafeteria in Marion that he was the underdog and pleading for their help to keep him from being derailed at the caucuses by the rise of Mike Huckabee.

"You're going to do something which people don't expect," Romney told them, "which is give me a victory."

His campaign is working feverishly to right itself, zeroing in on Huckabee's past moderate record on immigration with critical television advertisements, a mailing and recorded phone calls from a former Arkansas lawmaker who says, "I know Mike Huckabee's a likable guy, but I also know what he did to our state."

As the Democratic candidates crisscrossed Iowa on Sunday, the Republicans pounded one another, with Huckabee's ascendancy rippling across the field. Romney demanded that Huckabee apologize to for comments he made about the administration's foreign policy, with Huckabee firing back, while Fred Thompson flung the ultimate conservative insult, calling him a "liberal." Senator John McCain of Arizona, meanwhile, was gathering endorsements, including one expected Monday from Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, who was on the Democratic presidential ticket in 2000."

Candidates scrambling to cope with rise of Huckabee - International Herald Tribune

**Boon Mee** · 18-12-2007, 12:30 AM

A Son’s Past Deeds Come Back To Bite Huckabee

"As Mike Huckabee gains in the polls, the former Arkansas governor is finding that his record in office is getting more scrutiny. One issue likely to get attention is his handling of a sensitive family matter: allegations that one of his sons was involved in the hanging of a stray dog at a Boy Scout camp in 1998. The incident led to the dismissal of David Huckabee, then 17, from his job as a counselor at Camp Pioneer in Hatfield, Ark. It also prompted the local prosecuting attorney— bombarded with complaints generated by a national animal-rights group"

Heh...sorta reminds you of Jimmy Carter's & Bubba Clintons erstwhile brothers, eh?

Sonâ€™s Past Could Come Back to Bite Huckabee | Newsweek Periscope | Newsweek.com

**sabang** · 18-12-2007, 12:57 AM

Republican White House contender Mike Huckabee is refusing to apologise after a rival accused him of insulting President George W Bush by describing US foreign policy as "arrogant".

Huckabee attacks Bush over foreign policy - World - smh.com.au

I only read the first page of the rather long CFR article linked in the OP, but I have to say Huckabee sounds smarter than he looks.

**barbaro** · 18-12-2007, 01:11 AM

Too bad it seems this thread has gone down the toilet. (Only my opinion, sorry.)

Gomer Pyle, not important.

His son and the dog, not important.

Calling GWB policy arrogant, not important. It's a "+" if anything, and it's a politically calculated tactic, of course.

Oliver North is not a politician, never was, and never will be. Remember his bid for the Senate of Virginia against Robb? He got slapped.

Huckabee's record....yes....that's important.

**Boon Mee** · 18-12-2007, 05:35 AM

Originally Posted by Milkman

Huckabee's record....yes....that's important.

Spot on there M/M.
Huckabee's record on raising taxes, letting convicted rapists out to rape and kill again - that's the germane issue(s).

**Butterfly** · 18-12-2007, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

A real Foreign policy expert - not!

He looks weak, probably another closet homo republican,

Originally Posted by raycarey

the goldwater and rockefeller republicans need to reclaim the party and have these religious extremists form their own party.

The religious nuts are destroying their party faster than marxists could do in a liberal party,

**Boon Mee** · 18-12-2007, 09:15 PM

Well, it seems ol' Mike has a lot of folks up in arms over his latest campaign ad with a floating cross in the background. Hint at a little Faith and suddenly you're a fascist Bible-thumper!

**GooMaiRoo** · 19-12-2007, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Well, it seems ol' Mike has a lot of folks up in arms over his latest campaign ad with a floating cross in the background. Hint at a little Faith and suddenly you're a fascist Bible-thumper!

"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." (Ron Paul's reaction to Huckabee's 'floating cross' ad)

**barbaro** · 19-12-2007, 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Well, it seems ol' Mike has a lot of folks up in arms over his latest campaign ad with a floating cross in the background. Hint at a little Faith and suddenly you're a fascist Bible-thumper!

Huckabee knows who to pander to.

His recent surge is fueled by the Xtians. And this puerile display of the cross will further cement the Xtians to vote for him in caucuses and elections next month.

**dotcom** · 26-01-2010, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Well, it seems ol' Mike has a lot of folks up in arms over his latest campaign ad with a floating cross in the background. Hint at a little Faith and suddenly you're a fascist Bible-thumper!

Yeah sort of like how Barack Whorehouse Bozobambam is always seen with a halo sionce being annointed.

**barbaro** · 19-12-2007, 03:58 PM

Here is a "Merry Christmas" message from Huckabee.

Pretty pathetic. Xmas tree in the background, "wishing you a Merry Xmas."

**Boon Mee** · 19-12-2007, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by Milkman

Here is a "Merry Christmas" message from Huckabee.

Pretty pathetic. Xmas tree in the background, "wishing you a Merry Xmas."

Already posted...#18 this thread.

**Boon Mee** · 13-01-2008, 03:07 AM

Mike Huckabee says Iran to see 'Gates of Hell'.

Iran dominates Republican presidential debate in conservative South Carolina - Times Online

**barbaro** · 13-01-2008, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Mike Huckabee says Iran to see 'Gates of Hell'.

Iran dominates Republican presidential debate in conservative South Carolina - Times Online

Yes, I read that article too, Boon.

Huckabee is posturing for the election and playing "tough." Huckabee's weakness is his foreign policy experience, and it will come into question. So, he's got to be "strong."

I think these candidates should stop trying to impress the public in such a shallow way.

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