Huckabee Is Giving A Hell Of A Speech

[THUNDER HANDS]

watch this guy. And pay attention. He is NOT to be taken lightly.

[graywarrior]

Bush got in just like this.

(minus the great speech)

[Chovexani]

18. He has one thing going against him though

Money. And the Repuke corporate puppetmasters won't ever actually let someone who sincerely believes the fundie claptrap into office.

[yardwork]

25. The corporatists can't control a genuine fundy believer.

Most of them - like the chimp - are fake. Huckabee is the real deal, and that is much too dangerous for the corporatists on Wall Street to allow. He will not get the nomination. Which is too bad, because he would lose.

[Chovexani]

42. Yep.

He won't be controlled by them and it'll be his downfall.

[yardwork]

19. Bush got in with the corporatists' support and the rigged machines.

[brentspeak]

39. Bush got the corporatists' support because he's a fellow corporatist

The religious thing was just an act. Huckabee's the opposite, though; he's a genuine evangelical, but not a corporate tool.

[Mythsaje]

1. I was thinking the same thing.

It's a good speech.

His Republican populism will earn the ire of the money men, though.

[johnnyrocket]

11. Agreed! Money men will take him down....

Huck will NOT win, no way, no how.

[Mojambo]

2. He won't win another state. n/t

[ingac70]

Please. He will sweep the South...

Loads of fools just like him around these parts.

[Mojambo]

27. I don't believe he'll have the money to stay in long enough for that to happen. n/t

[lastliberalintexas]

33. Then you don't know how strong the money network is among the churches

Super Tuesday isn't that far away, and after his win tonight...

[Zynx]

37. He didn't need the money for this.

He will do just fine in the Republican primaries.

[jlake]

3. He is very dangerous - and many here on DU think he is a joke

[girl gone mad]

38. Yep. I worked 3 elections in a row against Bush..

and let me tell you, countless people on our side thought Bush was a joke. Huckabee is a better candidate than Bush. Corporations will back him if he gains momentum.

[Joe the Revelator]

4. He is charming. But he has too many skeletons and too little money

If he gets the nomination he has the same problem that Edwards has, he took matching funds and will be broke until August. The Dem nominee can tee off on his skeletons, and he will have to sit there and take it.

[dsc]

5. It is a terrific speech, a really terrific speech

and I hate the man.

[FrenchieCat]

6. It's too deliberate.......

And too patronizing.

[Thrill]

7. Until he is stomped

by McCain and Romney in NH

[Mass]

8. He really frightens me. He connects really well as long as he does not talk politics.

[durtee librul]

17. I have friends in AR and they

cannot stand Huckabee - call him a relgious nutball...and they oughta know, they are native AR folks.

[rocktivity]

32. But he's applying for a job as the ULTIMATE politician

and he seems to be as incurious as Bush is. I don't think that even the Republicans want another president they can have a beer with.

I think he did well for the same reason why Hillary didn't--he represents a chance for a change from American politics as usual.

:headbang:
rocknation

[Kerrytravelers]

9. I was noticing that. But I still say, to quote our hopeless idiot, "Bring It On."

The policies he believes in and the nasty things he has said and voted for will come to light and the American people will see that he is really a wolf in sheeps clothing.

[KingofNewOrleans]

10. Hasn't he basically stolen Edwards speech?

He just throws in more references to Chuck Norris and Jesus

[rndmprsn]

16. haha...i was thinking almost the same thing

the generational thing...

[annie1]

12. Word that, huckabee is no fool. he's a smooth dude.

[Eurobabe]

13. Yes, ignore at your own peril

At least it won't be Hillary vs. Huck.

[rndmprsn]

14. he weds social conservatism with economic populism...

a VERY potent mix....this guy is no joke, watch out for him.

[ingac70]

15. The Corporatists in the GOP hate him....

The infighting among the corporate whores and the Religious Right will only get worse from here.

[yardwork]

21. It's like music to my ears. The rats fighting.

[Occam Bandage]

20. It's a brilliant speech. He's dangerous.

[AlCzervik]

22. oh yes a flat tax will play well in beautiful tax free new hampshire.

[truebrit71]

23. Agreed...although he is certifiable..and most likely won't do much else...

...but if he does, he needs to be watched very, very closely...He's just got enough of that "aw shucks" bullshit, that the 14th century religious views he holds get slightly overlooked...

He has some very, VERY dangerous ideas and needs to be monitored closely..

[valerief]

24. I thought he sucked. Sounded like novice preacher. nt

[NashVegas]

26. If We Behave Ourselves

I think Huck comes across as very likeable - as the guy Bush was pretending to be in 2000.

That said, his views are soooo extreme, that I believe he can - and should - be defeated with sugar rather than vinegar.

Consider the YouTube possibilities.

[lastliberalintexas]

28. I agree and think far too many DUers are underestimating him

The republican machine would be in full force behind this man if he somehow manages to win the nomination, and the Christo-fascists would supply *plenty* of money. He's far more dangerous than most think.

[jzodda]

29. terrific speech

Ok now I am worried a little more then before I heard him speak. Obama has to hit a home run speech and I think he will. The problem with Huck is that he is likable, knows how and when to use humor, and gives a rousing type of speech. I don't take him lightly anymore. Those days are over.

[sandnsea]

30. This is what they always do

They use the same words Democrats use - but they mean the exact opposite. They buffalo the Republicans. Then the malcontents mix it all up together and run off and vote for Nader or something.

We cannot have Huckabee as President.

[Azathoth]

31. Huck is a nutjob, but he has a great delivery

He's definately a lot more dangerous than people give him credit for.

[Thrill]

34. Enjoy it now Huckabee

Guliani, Romney, and McCain haven't started to play rough with him yet. Wait until the next debate

[girl gone mad]

40. The problem is..

he is a master at deflecting these issues. He tells people that he's tolerant and won't push his religious views and they believe him, despite all evidence to the contrary. That 'aw, shucks' avuncular attitude could carry him very far.

[old guy]

43. We will have to wait and see,

but I think this is a real possibility. He has many warts and the rest of them will not hesitate to pick at them from now on.

[Hawaii Hiker]

35. Great article showing just how crazy Huckabee is:

And if Mike (the earth is only 6,000 years old) Huckabee gets the nomination, this article should be made into a flyer & sent to everyone in America....

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/17324246/matt_taibbi_on_mike_huckabee_our_favorite_rightwing_nut_job

[NewJeffCT]

36. well, I've been warning folks about him

he's got mega-issues, but the media seems to gloss over those things with Republicans.

Here was my LTTE on him from last week's Hartford Courant... please comment & rate it if you can.
>>>

James P. Pinkerton tries to make Mike Huckabee out to be more moderate than his media image. In reality, the slick Huckabee is actually far more conservative and scary.

During the 1998 Southern Baptist Convention, Huckabee was a signatory to a full-page USA Today ad from the convention that endorsed women graciously submitting to the leadership of their husbands. That was 1998, not 1098, and it's certainly not a mainstream view.

Although most Americans personally oppose abortion, polls consistently show only 20 percent to 25 percent want to eliminate it, as Huckabee does.

(more)

http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-digedlets1229.art5dec29,0,2941344.story

[bullwinkle428]

41. Hell of a speech...FOR ME TO POOP ON!!!!

Don't worry...the GOP machine will assure that this guy gets nowhere near the Republican Convention in Minnesota this year...

[LittleClarkie]

44. There are conservative pundits in my town who's heads are exploding right now

They see him as a Liberal in Conservatives clothing, despite the God talk.

[pa28]

45. I'm not taking him lightly. Not at all.

I've seen the damage "I'd like to have a beer with that guy" can do.

[Sheltiemama]

46. Evangelical homeschooling female bloggers for Huckabee

I love reading organizing blogs. (Don't ask me if I actually am organized. I'm a work in progress.) One hosted a virtual holiday home tour last month. Ooo, I love to see what other people's homes look like inside! Most if not all of the blogs that linked to the tour belong to women who are evangelical homeschoolers. Out of just a couple of dozen blogs I visited, I saw widgets saying that they support Huckabee. There were none for any other candidate. These are people who vote and who attend churches with congregations who vote. I thought then that Huckabee might be the nominee.