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August 14, 2008

Huckabee Still at It

Just a thought, Huck - if, in the same interview, you heap praise on a pro-choice candidate while criticizing a (now) pro-life one, it kind of puts some doubt on your claim that Mitt Romney's religion has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that you think he'd make a bad vice president.

Unless, of course, you think that abortion is now less evil than putting one of those dern Mormons too close to the presidency.

I'm honestly beginning to wonder whether Huckabee only ran for president to keep Romney off the ticket. His continued anti-Romney crusade suggests he's less interested in party unity than he is in crushing Romney's political aspirations.

Criminy, at this point I'm half-tempted to do a Romney/Huckabee "I don't know how to quit you" photoshop.

Posted by slublog at August 14, 2008 09:34 PM

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His continued anti-Romney crusade suggests he's less interested in party unity than he is in crushing Romney's political aspirations.

The antipathy for Mormons from Huckabee and his minions really surprises me. I mean, I obviously believe Mormons are flat wrong and their theology is nutty, but the desperate "stop them at any cost" mentality is surprising, especially from people who purportedly believe in a sovereign God. The planet's chock full of wrong people - why harp on this particular bunch, and why in this fashion?

Looking forward to the photoshop... you know you can't resist it!

Posted by: Laura at August 15, 2008 12:33 AM

To step outside the emotion for a second here, there is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY ON EARTH the GOP ever places another president without a STRONG southern support, the South being the "Bible Belt", and Romney will NEVER be acceptable there, both for his past transgressions against conservatism(one of which is already-bankrupt "Romney Care" socialist health care), and for his "Bishop and Stake President" standing in what is considered a "cult"(a very large, clean, blonde-haired and blue-eyed one, but a "cult"). The single most faithful voting base of the GOP is easily 40% evangelical, and without that base, which Juan is doing all he can to alienate, the GOP is going to join the Whigs in irrelevance...

Posted by: J David at August 15, 2008 11:54 AM

The antipathy of Huck and his minions doesn't surprise me. He is simply using the existing antipathy of evangelicals against Mormons sneakily as a way to garner support for himself and to keep Romney out. Unfortunately there is a great deal of misunderstanding about the LDS religion which is perpetuated by an entire industry built on both attacking the misprepresenting said religion. Bill Keller is one example of this at the extreme end of the spectrum, but unfortunately many people are deceived by him and others who are influential, though most are not as extreme as he is. He is an example though of what can happen when blind bigotry takes over and common sense is thrown out the window. We should try to respect and admire other good religions not criticize and attack them. We can have intelligent discussions without being disrespectful and bigoted.
Huck has lost any respect and admiration which I have ever had for him. I know that myself and many many others can never trust him as he has shown himself to be self-serving, egotistical, hypocritical, and opportunistic in the extreme. He has been an example of what a true Christian pastor should not be.

Posted by: Phil at August 15, 2008 05:11 PM

The Huckabee bigots in past years attack us Roman Catholics but now since we are 25% of the population they gave up and they instead attack the Mormons who are less in number.Huckabee you will never be President for you are a bigot and will for ever be remember as one.

Posted by: ted bertrand at August 17, 2008 12:22 AM

There are world of reasons to run for president that that don't actually include wanting to be president. Huckabee has only benefited by running for president as his income, for some time, has been been the public speaking circuit, and he has garnered much income as an "also-ran".

The general assumption that a presidential candidate automatically has the oval office as his sole goal and purpose, is the general acceptance of a fallacy. P.T. Barnum was right("A sucker born every minute")and many politicians take advantage of that truism. Freedom to capitalize on the stupidity of the common man is one "freedom" more accessible to charlatans now that public schools have given up completely the mission of "education".

Posted by: J David at August 18, 2008 01:06 PM

Huckster is an idiot. Hey anyone ever ask that "holier than thou" how he was able to get his son out of trouble after at 17 he hung a dog at camp? mmmm wonder if that was one of those Christian Camps. I love Mitt...and if it wasn't for the Huckster, we would have had Mitt as the candidate....mcCain is on the fence for me as far as voting for him...if he picks Huckster...I'm done with McCain support.

Posted by: Sandra Binder at August 27, 2008 08:21 PM

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