Mike Huckabee chose to cap off his Iowa push with a visit to Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show†Wednesday. He was engaging and even played bass with the band. But he had to cross a picket line to appear on the show, which he said earlier he wouldn’t do. Signs called him a scab and asked, “What would Jesus do?â€
Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton appeared via tape on David Letterman’s “Late Show,†in which the writers are back a work.
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“But he had to cross a picket line to appear on the show, which he said earlier he wouldn’t do.”
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Hey Jayhawk fans?
No link, but I heard a sound bite where Hickabee told Iowa voters to make sure and get out to the caucus and forget about the Orange bowl because it was going to be boring.
Well, Rev. Huckabee is entitled to his opinion. I think the Orange Bowl may well be the best bowl this year, as I see the teams as well-matched. VaTech has the edge in bowl experience, of course, but hopefully KU’s experiencing the game with MU in Kansas City will take a bit of the edge off. Then again, I thought OU would handle WVU last night….
He chose to cap off his Iowa push in Burbank California? He needs a map.
Pleefer, the convention wisdom is that Hickabilly needs the free publicity to compete with Romney’s millions.
I don’t care if changes his mind, but there has be a very good reason. He hasn’t given one. And crossing a picket line is never a good thing to do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aafKuD72mFU
Pretty shrewd of Hillary to get on Letterman.
VT – the other VT will win tonight. I loved watching OU get thrashed last night.
Leno supports the writers’ strike. He invited Huckabee on, who also supports the writers’strike. No big deal. Smart move by Huckabee to get the free national exposure.
Vaughn,
“Rev Huckabee” Very clever. :)
It’s almost as good as “Barak Hussein Obama,” except instead of it being a name by accident of birth, it says something about Huckabee’s motives that “Governor Huckabee” might not.
The difference Tom is that Huckabee himself has pointed out his status as Rev.
Well, Tom, given that he is an ordained minister, and had been one longer than he was governor, it seemed to me the correct honorific to use, especially as he continues as an ordained minister.
I agree VT. My middle name is irrelevant; however titles like Licensed Geologist or PhD reflect what I am. Just as with you being an attorney can be relevant.
I heard a commentator the other day about “the Huckabee rock”.
Now, she was NOT meaning that the former governor was steadfast or resolute or strong. No she meant that he was like a rock that every time you turn it over you find something new.
And I have one for you!
Remember the cheesy Huckabee Chuck Norris ad?
“Some people think that Chuck Norris has a chin under his beard. I know it is another fist.”
or words to that effect from the Huckabee ad.
WELL as strange and irrelevant as that line IS, it is NOT original.
I heard it a few nights ago on a re run of “Family Guy”.
Does this mean Huckabee is the “Family Guy” candidate?
From TFA:
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Huckabee had to cross a picket line to appear on Leno’s show, despite earlier saying he supported the writers. Picket signs read, “Huckabee is a scab,” and, “Huckabee, what would Jesus do?”
Campaigning earlier Wednesday in Iowa, Huckabee said he believed the writers had agreed to allow late-night shows on the air. But only Letterman and fellow CBS host Craig Ferguson struck deals allowing writers to come back to work. Corrected, Huckabee murmured, “Hmmm,” and, “Oh.”
The writers guild urged him not to cross their picket line after he flew out to California. “Huckabee claims he didn’t know,” chief union negotiator John Bowman said. “I don’t know what that means in terms of trusting him as a future president.
Shmuckabee has to compete with my guys’ millions. Ron Paul recieved no money from lobbyists just average you and I’s. Although I can’t stomach Huckabee, I’d take him over Rudy McRomney any day. And that scares the crap out of me.
“especially as he continues as an ordained minister.”
VT: I believe that once you are ordained, you’re ordained for good. Even if you haven’t worked in the field for over a decade. You don’t need continuing education credits!
He’s a Baptist Minister and for that reason alone should be diqualified from being president. It’s the flip side of porn king.
Outlander, agreed; the only way I’m aware that one “loses” ordination is being “defrocked”. And, there is no continuing education requirement, unlike my profession.
I’ve always thought it to be customary, in formal situations, to continue to address someone with the title of the highest office achieved. For instance, I’ve had conversations with two former Kansas governors in the past year or so, and addressed both as “Governor,” even though they’re out of office (and have been for a while).
JR -
NONE of those lines were original! They are all one of probably THOUSANDS of Chuck Norris jokes. There’s a whole web site phenomenon dedicated to them.
The point of the ad, I think (and I’m not particularly a Huckabee supporter) was to portray him as something different than the other candidates – other than just a politician – by displaying a sense of humor. I think it was effective in that regard.
Note Guliani’s Christmas ad picked up the same theme, with a humorous ending (whether you thought it funny or not I guess depends on your particular sense of humor). So gosh yes, JR, I guess Huckabee “stole” the line.
Oh No!!! Call the Media!!!
Geez, JR, do you ever just laugh?
Jesse Jackson won several states, and Pat Robertson (is he a minister, or just a blowhard?) won one state, I think. That was twenty years ago.
Huckabee will have to be a pretty “fun and friendly” minister to win a majority, even within his own party.
There’s nothing funny about a theocracy.
Just ask any mullah.
Jesse Jackson won several states
Did he?
The only thing wrong with Baptists is they don’t hold ‘em underwater long enough.
Ben,
Wiki says Jackson won 5 primaries in 84, and 11 in 88.
The Constitution allows ministers to be president, but questions about how they would govern a secular nation are quite legit.
And candidates who spout off Christian supremacist nonsense need to be raked over the coals (I’m speaking metaphorically, folks–unless you want to waterboard Romney–that’d be okay with me! ;-)
Thanks Tom. I guess I had forgotten. Been a long time ;^)
Ben,
No problem. I had to look it up. I wasn’t A) a Democrat back then or B) paying much attention to politics. I had other things on my mind.
So Leno goes on air and invites Huckabee as a guest during a writers strike. And Huckabee is the one who crossed the picket line? Sounds like Leno is the scab if there is one in this story.
88 was to the Democrats a lot like this year is for the Republics.
I remember because (1) unlike now, I was a registered Democrat &(2), when my first 3 choices bit the dust, I was briefly a Jackson supporter (believing, I’ll admit, that he had no chance of winning).
Yep, the heathen supporting the minister. How’s that for irony?
rfl, Leno’s other option would be to walk off the job, and break his contract. That would be a very expensive statement, and would welcome years of litigation.
Someone posted earlier that ALL of those involved should be on strike. I heartily agree.
The only thing wrong with Baptists is they don’t hold ‘em underwater long enough.
Posted by: MonkeyHawk | January 03, 2008 at 02:32 PM
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That’s a good one Monkeyhawk. Got any ones about Jews, gays or n*ggers?
“That’s a good one Monkeyhawk. Got any ones about Jews, gays or n*ggers?”
How about this? A gay, a Jew and a nagger (that’s what you meant right?) went into a bar. There was a Baptist at the bar getting drunk as usual. So the gay and the Jew took the Baptist to the washroom and stuck his head in the toilet to drown him all the while the nagger complained that they weren’t doing it long enough.
Nah, MH’s original joke was more amusing.
Not jumping into any political fray, just agreeing with whoever said the Orange Bowl is boring. It is…as are all those overhyped games that have absolutely nothing to do with anything except brief and mild entertainment.
No taz; its going to be fun to watch VT win. Thinking of going to Players again like I did last night to watch OU get trounced.
I’m sure that your post made the rest of the “tolerant left” very proud, Doug.
I gotta root for KU tonight Ben. If you go to Players, be sure to eat a cheeseburger for Mangino.
outlander,
That little bit of gruesomeness masquerading as “humor” you posted above ought to disqualify you from passing judgment–positive or negative–on my use of the acronym for ‘Fornicating (with) Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.”
It wasn’t “humor”, CF. Get it now?
Unless you meant the Mangino line. If so, I completely agree with you.
No taz; its going to be fun to watch VT win. Thinking of going to Players again like I did last night to watch OU get trounced.
Posted by: Ben
Your team better pick up the pace soon. I am not a fan of KU, but they are winning.
Tonight may be a real good night for the state of Kansas. Obama who has roots in Kansas has won the Democratic primary in Iowa and Kansas is winning the Orange Bowl with about 8 minutes to go.