Huckabee in talks for own Fox show

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico.com

Less than one month after signing on as a Fox News commentator, Mike Huckabee is working aggressively to expand his media presence.

This week, Huckabee is meeting with Fox officials about plans to host his own show on the network. Plus, he’s subbing for Paul Harvey on ABC Radio Network and appearing on a number of existing Fox shows.

A former Arkansas governor who upended the Republican presidential race with his upset victory in the Iowa caucuses, Huckabee continued campaigning for the nomination after it became mathematically impossible for him to catch John McCain in the delegate race. That prompted speculation that Huckabee was more interested in boosting his profile than in a future in politics, though his name is still bandied about as a possible running mate for McCain.

Huckabee, an ordained Baptist minister, worked in local radio as a teenager. And, on the campaign trail, he won raves for his quick wit and folksy delivery.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11728.html

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God only knows what he'd talk about.....

[Ian David]

1. I figured he'd get a show on The Food Network.

Huckabee: 'We used to fry squirrels in a popcorn popper'
Mike Aivaz and Muriel Kane
Published: Wednesday January 16, 2008
http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Huckabee_We_used_to_fry_squirrels_0116.html


http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/famecrawler/archive/2008/02/11/mike-huckabee-eats-fried-squirrel.aspx


Huckabee Attacked by Disgruntled Squirrel over Views on Confederate Flag
http://www.unconfirmedsources.com/index.php?itemid=2922




http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/01/

[spinbaby]

2. I don't know that he'd do well there

He's got a streak of humanity. They don't like that sort of thing on Fox.

[TwilightGardener]

3. No. He doesn't.

[jedr]

4. Better there than the Whitehouse..........n/t

[SacredCow]

5. It's been done....

vs

[Mike Nelson]

6. He looks like a squirrel!

maybe he ate one...

sorry...