Huckabee(repuke, Ark.) announces for Pres. On MTP

[chelsea0011]

Russett is slamming him about past comments like "returning Christ to America" and "we've gone from Leave It To Beaver to Beavis and Butthead and from Barney Fife to Barney Frank". This guy is a loon.

[LonelyLRLiberal]

1. He's a loon and a greedy, grubbing thief.

His last act as governor of Arkansas was to destroy all hard drives on all computers in the Governor's office, as well as the hard drives of the State Police where records of his use of a state airplane were kept.

He is a joke, and if the Repukes take him seriously, they are all insane.

[Lord Byron]

2. Didn't he raise taxes to fund public schools in Arkansas?

That sounds pretty bold and progressive to me. He seems like he'd be a formidable candidate, but I barely know anything about him. Someone should post some more info.

[AbbyR]

8. Um, no

The legislature took any steps that were taken, and they were dragged kicking and screaming by the state courts. Actually, the Legislature is STILL kicking and screaming. One day, the schools will be funded, but it will not be because Huckabee wanted it.

[nancyr]

3. Loons

It has always been my contention that a person who wants to be President is insane and thus needs to be immediately disqualified from actually running for the position. What person in their right mind would want the job?????

[Berry Cool]

4. How can anyone call that a "slam"?

He easily escaped any attempt to make him look bad by holding him responsible for what he said with garbage like "I won't lie and say my faith won't influence my decisions. Of course it will" (without saying that this meant he was going to force Christianity on America) and "I wasn't putting down a gay man--I was just saying our society has changed in terms of what we discuss openly in public today."

Russert should have held his feet to the fire. Ask him:

"When you say your Christian faith will influence your decisions, how do you plan to do that while still being president of a country full of many people who are NOT Christians? What do you plan to do to keep them part of America--or do you?"

"The parallel construction of your 'from Leave It to Beaver to Beavis and Butthead, from Barney Fife to Barney Frank' construction implies that this society has gone from a world of loving, wholesome families to a society of immaturity, crudeness and profanity--from a world of bumbling but well-intentioned law and order to a world in which an openly gay man holds public office. Obviously you're creating a contrast between a positive and a negative in the first instance. Are you trying to do the same in the second?"

And, if he stammered out a response to the second like "Um, no, I was just saying that our modern society is much more OPEN now than it used to be," keep at it: "But aren't you implying that openness is bad, and the past is preferable? Aren't you saying we'd be better off in a world of Beaver Cleavers and Barney Fifes than in a world of Beavises, Buttheads and Barney Franks? And are you comparing Barney Frank to Beavis and Butthead? Are you saying he's immature, crude and profane just because he's openly gay?"

on edit: Oh, and one more thing: Tim should give that tie back to Barack Obama. He's probably looking for it and can't figure out where it went.

[PresidentObama]

5. He's a loon, and he's not to be trusted.

But watch out, he's very likeable and the kind of guy "you could have a beer with" and America is still very blind to guys like Huckabee who use their likeability to shadow their loony stances, positions, and past statements.

I don't think he'll get the nomination, could be VP pick, but I don't think he'll make it far. Just watch out for his all-for-show personality.

[tanyev]

6. Thank goodness their almighty, all-powerful God has them to help

Him return to America. Did He get scared and leave? Is that why He needs so many RW thugs--to serve as His bodyguards?

Brownshirts for Jesus!

[AlCzervik]

7. Did he talk about his Covenant marriage?