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belpejic Donating Member (431 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 08:42 AM
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Huckleberry done good
I thought Huckabee was really funny on SNL last night. For those who didn't see it, he appeared on the nightly news segment, and basically fielded questions about the mathematical impossibility of him winning the Republic nomination. It was rather cute.

It's a damn shame that Huckleberry won't win. We woulda thumped him like a pinata in the GE, but I also think he has the ability to make a mark on Republic discourse. He's a flaming wingnut, an evangelical weirdo, all those things. But dude plays bass and appears on SNL--that's pretty cool. Of course, Constipation McCain appeared on SNL as well, and he was also kind of funny.

Anyway, I think it's worth noting that Republic politicians try to reach out to the younger crowd as well. And some of them are actually good. They seem to be able to take a satirical beating that no Democratic candidate outside of Al Gore can take.
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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 08:44 AM
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1. I agree...I did smile a bit, he was on que.
He knows exactly what he is doing regarding his staying in the republican race....Why? I couldn't guess. I don't understand republicans.
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UALRBSofL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 08:46 AM
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2. I agree but guys don't be fooled by a wolf in sheeps clothing
Being from Arkansas he is about as right wing evangelical christian coalition as they come. You want to lose your rights, vote for him.
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belpejic Donating Member (431 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 08:51 AM
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5. Totally agree
It's mathematically impossible that I'd ever vote for him. But I do think he's the most compelling Repub candidate this year, especially after the news about McCain owning the Abramoff data dump is lurking beneath the surface. I'm not sure that McCain ever left the dark side; I think Huckles is in the race because he's earnest and fun, in a church talent show kind of way.
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calimary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 09:43 AM
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10. No kidding!
You do NOT want this trojan horse winning the nomination. He's just nice enough and cute enough and funny enough and adorable enough and dimpled enough and "aw-shucks" enough to steal it all.

And then we all would be in the DEEPEST of deep shit. Come git yer theocracy - right here. :scared:
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mwb970 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 08:46 AM
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3. Sadly, McCain is the least funny of all their candidates.
Perhaps that is why he is on track for the nomination. Successful Republicans usually don't "do" humor (though they try). I'm glad the Huckster is still around, still entertaining us. It will be much grimmer when he's gone.
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Vinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 08:51 AM
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4. The guy is crazy as a loon, but that was a funny bit. nt
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 08:53 AM
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6. I didn't see him on SNL, but I do think he is funny and charming
He always did good on the Colbert Report.
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BootinUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 09:06 AM
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7. Hucks great accomplishment was
knocking Romney out, he never had a chance to win the nom.
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mikekohr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 09:36 AM
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8. MIKE HUCKABEE’S WILLIE HORTON


Republican presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee, the former governor from Hope, Arkansas, is hoping you don’t look in his closet because there's a Willie Horton hiding in there.

Huckabee's Horton, is a monster named Wayne Dumond. A criminal with a long rap sheet of assaults, and sexual molestations, Dumond was an admitted participant in massacre of a Cambodian village when he was stationed in Vietnam. Upon return to the United States, he admitted to participating in a claw hammer murder of a fellow soldier in 1972. Dumond was convicted of sexual molestation of a teen age victim in 1973 and confessed to a rape charge in 1976.

Huckabee, ignoring Dumond’s reprehensible criminal record, bought into the Clinton hating, rightwing, partisans, that were attempting to smear Bill Clinton for the rape of a 16 year old girl high school cheerleader that Dumond kidnapped at knifepoint, raped and terrorized for two days. Dumond was convicted of this crime in 1985 and sentenced to life plus 20 years.
Huckabee worked, against the advice of the parole board and law enforcement officials, to secure Dumond's release from prison. Dumond's 16 year old victim, Ashley Stevens, upon learning of Huckabee's attempts to free her assailant, met with the governor and said she put her face inches from Huckabee’s and said, “This is how close I was to Wayne Dumond. I will never forget his face. And now I don’t want you ever to forget my face.”

Undaunted, governor Huckabee toiled on, eventually securing Dumond's release from prison on the condition that Dumond move out of Arkansas. Dumond complied, and moved to Missouri, where six weeks later he raped and murdered, 39 year-old Carol Sue Shields. Dumond was convicted of Shields’ murder based on DNA evidence. Dumond died, peacefully in his sleep on 9/7/2005, before he could be brought to trial in the rape and murder of a second victim, Sara Andrasek.

Dumond’s murders committed after Huckabee had secured his release from prison resulted in a firestorm of public condemnation. The governor responded to the criticism by denying he had anything to do with turning Dumond loose on the American public, in spite of voluminous testimony to the contrary.

Blind adherence to rigid political ideology, an absolute refusal to accept advice from others and stubborn refusal to accept responsibility for his own actions, has not served George W, Bush well as a President. These shared character defects will not wear well on Presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee either.

Ironically, or perhaps predictably, Huckabee is emerging as the consensus choice among so called Christian Conservatives. Go figure.

Written by: mike kohr 10/29/2007

Additional links:
http://www.arktimes.com/Articles/ArticleViewer.aspx?ArticleID=154e1aad-fd18-4efd-8d80-b5dab8559419
http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/sexual_assault/severed_penis/7.html http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/rash-devious-incapable-of-admitting.html

Published at BuzzFlash.com:
http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/contributors/1406#comment-8209




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Political Heretic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 09:38 AM
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9. He's scary because he is both crazy AND realy likable.
I want to think we would have easily kicked his ass in the general.... but I have this twinge of uncertainty and I'm glad I don't have to find out.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 09:45 AM
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11. Someone who still believes that AIDS patients should be quarantined.
Yeah, that's what we really fucking need in this country.

Fuck Mike Huckabee. I refuse to fall for that "aw, shucks, he's a great guy anyway" shit.
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Bettie Donating Member (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 10:04 AM
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Oops, double post, kids helping me type!
Edited on Sun Feb-24-08 10:05 AM by Bettie
Sorry.
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Bettie Donating Member (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 10:04 AM
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12. I don't agree with any of his politics, but.....
I've got to give him credit for having a sense of humor.

He's a religious whack job, but he was able to poke fun at himself.

I enjoyed the segment a lot, it was funny and nice to see a republican able to laugh at himself.
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monmouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 02:05 PM
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13. He was a hoot doing that "not wearing out his welcome" and then
not leaving." Cracked me up, I think he's very sweet in a loony sort of way.
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