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Mike Huckabee: "I'm a Folksy Theocrat"
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jkelly80



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:29 am    Post subject: Mike Huckabee: "I'm a Folksy Theocrat" Reply with quote

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/15/579265.aspx

And the video itself:

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/15/huckabee-amend-the-constitution-to-gods-standards/

This guy is a total nut job, but he's funny in a homespun way. So its OK.
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Ya-ta Boy



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd far rather have a folksy theocrat in charge than a humorless one like the Iranians. And ours plays guitar. What's not to like?
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jkelly80



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ya-ta Boy wrote:
I'd far rather have a folksy theocrat in charge than a humorless one like the Iranians. And ours plays guitar. What's not to like?


Actually, that's not 100% true. Ahmedinejad was briefly in a Talking Heads cover band during the early 90's in Tehran, but Achy (as he was known) soon clashed with the guitarist, (a lesser known mullah named George Michael Kiarostami) over whether or not David Byrne or Jerry Harrison were more suited for the title of "Rock Mahdi". Disillusioned, he entered politics.
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Czarjorge



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, but in the interview I saw him talk about playing guitar he said it was a bass guitar. Bassists just aren't leaders. A bassist can't be President. And if he plays bass why did he lose all that weight? Chubby Bassists are always better.
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mindmetoo



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jkelly80 wrote:
Ya-ta Boy wrote:
I'd far rather have a folksy theocrat in charge than a humorless one like the Iranians. And ours plays guitar. What's not to like?


Actually, that's not 100% true. Ahmedinejad was briefly in a Talking Heads cover band during the early 90's in Tehran, but Achy (as he was known) soon clashed with the guitarist, (a lesser known mullah named George Michael Kiarostami) over whether or not David Byrne or Jerry Harrison were more suited for the title of "Rock Mahdi". Disillusioned, he entered politics.


I'm almost prepared to believe this.
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Milwaukiedave



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't think Huckabee is quite as big a nut as you make him out to be. Of all the Republicans he is likely the most sane of the bunch. Personally I think Ron Paul is much further out there on the nut-o-meter then Huckabee.

I keep wondering when RP is going to come out with his commercials, "Hookers for Paul".
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Ya-ta Boy



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I don't think Huckabee is quite as big a nut as you make him out to be.


I don't either.

Not that I keep up on Arkansas politics, but I don't remember any headlines screaming about witch burnings in Little Rock during his administration.

In fact, Huckabee has moved ahead of Obama in my personal presidential sweepstakes preference. Still behind Clinton, though.
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Tiger Beer



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't mind Huckabee either. I enjoy listening to what he says, and he has a lot of ideas. He also seems like a real authentic guy.

As opposed to Romney who seems way too slick and McCain who just seems like the new Bob Dole of 2008.
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Milwaukiedave



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I don't either.

Not that I keep up on Arkansas politics, but I don't remember any headlines screaming about witch burnings in Little Rock during his administration.

In fact, Huckabee has moved ahead of Obama in my personal presidential sweepstakes preference. Still behind Clinton, though.


There is an outside chance if he were the R nominee and you know who was the D nominee, I might vote for him. Then again, you really don't know what will happen. How about a Bloomburg/Huckabee I ticket?

Thinking about that will make people's heads spin.
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jkelly80



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

He wants to amend the Constitution to reflect the word of God. That's crazy enough for me.
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Czarjorge



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's rather funny that the words your posts use to describe Huckabee are the same that was used to describe Bush in 2000. What ever happened to seperation of church and state? Or a fair tax scheme? Playing guitar and being plain spoken must trump those thing, huh?
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