Huckabee: "If the captain of the football team were to invite me to the prom..."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Huckabee: The Lessons of My Campaign

The former GOP candidate on McCain, conservatives, and whether he wants to be Veep
By Matthew Philips | Newsweek Web Exclusive
May 16, 2008 | Updated: 5:25 p.m. ET May 16, 2008

http://www.newsweek.com/id/137366



It's said that you're now atop his list of potential running mates. Have you gotten any sense that you might be a likely candidate?

That's again just pure speculation that I don't want to be a part of. No one has contacted me or indicated any of that to me. I'm just focused on getting him elected.

If it was offered to you, would you accept?

It's impolite to start saying that if the captain of the football team were to invite me to the prom, that I already have a dress picked out. Again, my job right now is to get him elected.

[Alexander]

1. Huckabee talking about himself in a dress makes me want to gag...

:puke:

[peekaloo]

2. What a drag.

[deminks]

3. I am sure Rudy can find one for him if McBush asks at the last minute.

[tabasco]

4. Anything else you need to tell us, Huckster?

No need to be ashamed of cross-dressing.

[KharmaTrain]

5. Didn't Jack Kemp Wear A Prom Dress?

:rofl:

Yep...Hucklenutz wants to join the list of greats: Bill Miller (Steph's dad), Bob Dole ('76 version), Dan Quayle and others into political oblivion.

Methinks he's playing the "good soldier" in hopes to position himself to pick up some of the pieces once Gramps and the party implodes. He knows his party is in deep doo-doo and pretends to be "on the team" while quietly fanning the stink. The same goes for Mittens. They've got nothing better to do for the rest of the summer and by being second banana they take the fall, but not the blame.

Gramps is gonna have a tough call on picking a veep...if either Hucklenutz or Mittens were that valuable, they would have done better in the primaries and neither really brings much to the ticket (Gramps gains Arkansas???). Hucklenutz may bring the fundies, but Mittens brings the big money...what's a wedged party to do???

[pinkpops]

6. how sweet

[boobooday]

7. The image of John McCain & Huckabee at the prom . . .

Dancing to "Love will lift us up where we belong . . ."

Will John get him a corsage?

:puke:

EDIT: I have to add, it says something when all your metaphors come from high school drama . . .

[Inspired]

8. It looks like Huckabee is packing on a few pounds.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

9. a baptist going to a dance?

[pepperbear]

10. his analogy is a stretch, ain't it?.....

It's impolite to start saying that if the captain of the football team were to invite me to the prom, that I already have a dress picked out. Again, my job right now is to get him elected.

NO, "having a dress picked out" means you're ready and you've been looking forward to the prom.

It should have read:

It's impolite to start saying if the captain of the football team were to invite me to the prom, that I already knew he was going to ask me. Again, my job right now is to get him elected.

It would have provided the allusion to presumptuousness he was looking for.

But then, Mike isn't much with the laughs these days, eh?