If McLame goes down, there's an even worse person behind him. Huckabee

[Stinky The Clown]

Former preacher

Former televangelist (which, I suspect we can all agree, is synonymous with grifter)

Charter member of the Flat Earth Society

And he has his own "lobbyist"-like ties.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/02/10/meet-the-press-huckabee-defends-wealthy-televangelist-fundraiser/

There's plenty more, but this is good enough for a sampler .........

[NMDemDist2]

1. Huckleberry will be easier to beat in November though

go Huckleberry!!

[Island Blue]

13. What makes you think that?

There are about 12 (former) Republican candidates who had probably never heard of the guy until a few months ago and they are now watching from the sidelines. Huckabee scares the shit out of me and I think it would be very unwise for us to discount him if he should somehow wind up as their nominee.

[Parche]

2. Let Us Spray

:spray: :spray: :spray:

:hi:

[TheDebbieDee]

3. Huckabee scares the hell out of me!

He's even more insane than McCain and the fundies WILL come out to support him.

[MadBadger]

4. But the mods and indies wont.

[flyingfysh]

5. I think I know what the fundamentalists hope for

If there is a McCain-Huckabee ticket, and McCain gets in, then he could die of old age, and Huckabee would be President.

[endarkenment]

6. A landslide of historic proportions!

One can only pray for such an outcome.

[WilliamPitt]

7. If McCain goes down, Bloomberg will get into the race

Maybe, and only if he can cut a deal with McCain to secure as many of his delegates as he can get. Shades of Humphrey '68...win the nomination without participating in a single primary.

[Stinky The Clown]

10. One problem with that .......

Little Mike is an Indie these days. The GOPCON vention won't nominate him. So what good are GeezerJohn's delegates?

[MADem]

8. Romney didn't quit--he just suspended. But then, Huckabee IS a charmer.

He's got that likeability shit down pat.

People ignore the fact that he thinks Fred, Barney, Wilma, Betty ...AND DINO...all coexisted. Why? Because he's LIKEABLE.

He's the guy they want to have a beer with; the "nice" fella in the seat next to you during the twenty hour plane ride who makes a horrible journey tolerable.

He's avuncular, witty, gracious, and seemingly easy-going.

Anyone who writes him off is foolish.

[Adsos Letter]

14. It isn't so much what he personally believes that sends the chill up my spine...

it's his earnest desire to write it into the Constitution...

[MADem]

16. Oh, sure. He horrifies me as well. He's like that sweet old feller down the

block in those horror movies, who is so adorable to everyone, cutting their grass, helping with the groceries...and it turns out he cooks little kids on the stove, or is some sort of molester...whatever makes a disgusting plot point.

The exterior is sponge cake and whipped creme, the interior pure shit.

[blondeatlast]

9. But--he really does ooze charm. Sincere charm. Even I found myself

liking him when I saw him on The Daily Show.

I don't think I need to prove to you my DU cred, but yes, the guy is likable and a populist. If he weren't a batshit zealot, I could almost--almost--well, I wouldn't. But the fact I could even visualize it is very disturbing. :scared:

[Adsos Letter]

15. I hear ya'...

it's the desire of these guys to make government conform to their metaphysical views that should alarm people...and I mean seriously alarm them...

Historically, people with very bad ideas have also often been very charismatic...so much more the danger.

Especially when their actions, if they attain power, begin with just a few "minor" adjustments to the accepted way of doing things.

:scared:

[MADem]

18. I rest my case. You are aware, articulate, and politically engaged, and you see it, too.

Imagine how easy it would be to con "The Stupid." And "The Stupid" can constitute critical mass in an election--look at the last two national presidential outings we've suffered.

[DainBramaged]

11. Gramps going down scares the hell out of me

wash my mind out with soap

[AlinPA]

12. No way that McCain won't continue. The media has turned it into a marital infidelity story

covering up the facts where McCain got $20,000 from Iseman's client Paxson, after McCain wrote a letter to the FCC to move in favor of her client. (Paxnet deal involving a Pittsburgh TV station)

[MADem]

17. An infidelity story that starts out "Both have VEHEMENTLY denied..." too.

He's getting the "victimized" treatment in Blue Mass. Probably because most people hereabouts are figuring it was Romney!!

I'm watching LOCAL tv and they're saying "The TIMES may have COMPROMISED itself!!!" In Blue Massachusetts...

Per Romney's staff, "Romney will not reassess......... .........unless there's more TO it...."

Hmmm! Ain't THAT special.