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Huckabee's Amazing Coincidences
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| December 27, 2007
| James Lewis
Posted on 12/26/2007 10:33:45 PM PST by Reagan is King
A couple of weeks ago Mike Huckabee was skyrocketing out of sight. Now the polls are tightening up. But Huckabee is a dark horse in more ways than one. For one thing, he must know that his public record is much too controversial for him to get elected president.
So why is he running?
Think about that for a second.
Huckabee is not a conservative. He is a populist, like Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Hewey Long.
He started off as a very successful radio preacher. Huckabee has years of practice doing off-the-cuff repartee with radio listeners. He is a master of the exploding sound-bite. But Huck is no Rush Limbaugh, and he's certainly no Reagan. He could be the Rush from the Dark Side, using those awesome talents to undermine conservatism, rather than build it up. Credible conservatives get the creeps about Huck: George Will, Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, William Kristol, Robert Novak, National Review.
Huckabee plays the game like a pro, by getting the Big Megaphones of the liberal media on his side. Liberals love Huckabee. Coming out of nowhere, Huckabee rocketed to fame just weeks before the Republican primaries, when voters couldn't know about him. He did it with superslick TV commercials in Idaho and New Hampshire, from a campaign that is supposed to have no money.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: conservative; elections; huckabee; liberal; phony
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Looks like the Huckster isn't fooling everybody. Time to peddle more snake oil!
To: OB1kNOb
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posted on
12/26/2007 10:35:23 PM PST
by
Reagan is King
(Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave.)
To: lesser_satan
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posted on
12/26/2007 10:38:06 PM PST
by
2ndDivisionVet
(Your "dirt" on Fred is about as persuasive as a Nancy Pelosi Veteran's Day Speech)
To: Reagan is King
We have had ENOUGH of so called COMPASSIONATE conservatism for the last seven years! I personally hope Huck places at the bottom, near Ron Paul. That would be nice. He needs to be rebuked strongly by conservative/pro-border voters.
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posted on
12/26/2007 10:39:59 PM PST
by
AmericanInTokyo
("Dear Conservative, thanks for buying our "But, he CAN'T WIN!!" propaganda. Love, The Lib MSM")
To: Reagan is King
Come one, come all!
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posted on
12/26/2007 10:44:09 PM PST
by
Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
(I am free to worship God as I see fit, regardless of what the US military does.)
To: Reagan is King
He did it with superslick TV commercials in Idaho
American Thinker?
To: AmericanInTokyo
The worst thing about it is the implicit assumption that regular conservatism is not compassionate.
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posted on
12/26/2007 10:49:21 PM PST
by
dsc
To: Reagan is King
“superslick TV commercials in Idaho”
Why Idaho?
BTW, I live in Idaho, and I didn’t see any of those commercials.
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posted on
12/26/2007 10:51:35 PM PST
by
dsc
To: AmericanInTokyo
He needs to be rebuked strongly by conservative/pro-border voters. I agree wholeheartedly. Send a message to these RINO's. If more conservatives had a brain Duncan Hunter (or Fred) would be miles ahead. Wake up Iowa and NH!
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posted on
12/26/2007 10:52:45 PM PST
by
Reagan is King
(Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave.)
To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
Ha! That’s probably the Huckster’s grandpappy. It’s in the genes, lol.
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posted on
12/26/2007 10:54:08 PM PST
by
Reagan is King
(Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave.)
To: Reagan is King
He is a populist, like Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Hewey Long. Who is "Hewey" Long?
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posted on
12/26/2007 10:54:34 PM PST
by
trumandogz
(Hunter Thompson 2008)
To: dsc
BTW, I live in Idaho, and I didnt see any of those commercials.Author's response: "Idaho, Iowa.... whatever." (j/k)
To: trumandogz
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posted on
12/26/2007 11:08:19 PM PST
by
matthew fuller
(The destruction of the CIA tapes was indubitably intentional obstruction of treason.)
To: Reagan is King
So if I’m reading this article by James Lewis correctly he’s strongly hinting that the Clinton’s have been bankrolling Huckabee’s run.
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posted on
12/26/2007 11:14:37 PM PST
by
Doofer
(Fred Dalton Thompson For President)
To: matthew fuller
I know there was a governor, senator and dictator from Louisiana named Huey Long however, I never heard of a “Hewey” Long.
Perhaps, the writer of the article went to public school in Louisiana.
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posted on
12/26/2007 11:17:20 PM PST
by
trumandogz
(Hunter Thompson 2008)
To: Doofer
So if Im reading this article by James Lewis correctly hes strongly hinting that the Clintons have been bankrolling Huckabees run. That would be a good move for the Clintons.
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posted on
12/26/2007 11:18:42 PM PST
by
trumandogz
(Hunter Thompson 2008)
To: trumandogz
You are correct. Huey P. was before my time though. The Kingfish.
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posted on
12/26/2007 11:21:08 PM PST
by
matthew fuller
(The destruction of the CIA tapes was indubitably intentional obstruction of treason.)
To: Reagan is King
The trouble is that the United States has never elected a preacher as presidenNot since Wilson, anyway. Use Wilson and Sunday School teacher Carter for range of possibilities.
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posted on
12/26/2007 11:40:10 PM PST
by
ThanhPhero
(di hanh huong den La Vang)
To: Reagan is King
Hewey Long”
Any relation to Huey?
To: Reagan is King; Aristotelian
He did it with superslick TV commercials in Idaho and New Hampshire, from a campaign that is supposed to have no money.Obviously he did have the money to pay for these TV ads. Any idea from whence it came?
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posted on
12/26/2007 11:59:42 PM PST
by
Rudder
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