Posted on 01/17/2008 8:06:04 PM PST by Aristotelian
TIGERVILLE, S.C. -- This should be home for Mike Huckabee. North Greenville University is a Baptist-affiliated school ("Where Christ Makes the Difference") and its students have turned out to see the upstart Republican make his presidential pitch. Toby Keith's "How Do You Like Me Now?" is blaring from the speakers, and there's a boisterous mood in the dining hall.
These are the evangelicals Mr. Huckabee won in Iowa, and on whom he's placing a big bet here in South Carolina. Yet while the kids dutifully clap and cheer his speech, many later admit they have yet to decide whom they'll support in the Republican primary tomorrow. "The majority like that he's a Christian," says junior Benjamin Fleming of Mr. Huckabee, who is currently running behind John McCain in the polls. "But support really varies from student to student." A friend agrees and adds, "it's sort of surprising given this is a Christian school."
The conventional story line since Mr. Huckabee won Iowa is that this was the year religious voters asserted a new dominance over the Republican Party. Mr. Huckabee was a man who "came from them, not to them," and would appeal to the many evangelicals who'd long felt they'd been taken for granted. Liberal observers gleefully predicted this religious momentum would further escalate tensions within the Reagan coalition.
Instead, recent polls here suggest that religious voters are proving to be more independent-minded. Mr. Huckabee has found himself having to scrap with Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney and even Mr. McCain for the 50% to 60% of voters in the Republican primary who describe themselves as evangelicals. And it is far from clear he's locked up that vote.
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Eating roadkill is apparently a cherished Christian Value.
Fry up a squirrel for Jesus!
“Fry up a squirrel for Jesus!”
And while your eating that mighty fine squirrel, sit yourself in front of dat color TV and watch a little Jim Bakker, jimmy Swaggart and Benny Hinn. Yes sir!
Fry up a squirrel for Jesus!
Amen brother! Can you pass the squirrel.
I’ll get the popcorn popper if you run down some varmint in the ol’ pickup truck.
There is one simple thing that you can say to a Christian who is undecided about Huckabee. What do you think of his judgment given that he has pardoned more than 1000+ criminals including rapists and murderers? Do you want a President who is soft on crime?
Pass me some of that Giant Rat, brother. IIss a hungry.
All this has inspired me to make a donation to Mike Huckabee.
I’m sending in a sack full of almost-fresh squirrel meat as we speak.
The Huckster.
I won’t vote for him or McCain under ANY circumstance.
Same for me, at least when it comes to Huckabee.
So just in case, how are our 3rd party options looking?
Or should I just vote for Obama?
Judging from the family photos, Arkansas squirrel might be an endangered species.
Who'd have imagine that?
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Not a Huck supporter, but that is not the preacher crowd he is identified with.
I’m getting very weary of seeing or hearing this pHuckabee rino.
I like that hes a Christian and wants to send the illegals back where they belong. Hes the only candidate asking for our help to get rid of them. I hate what the illegals have doen to us!
Where, to Little Rock???? Because he's all about them staying in Arkansas.
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“Judging from the family photos, Arkansas squirrel might be an endangered species”
Great post. I can see the President Huckster’s First State Dinner Menu
FRIED SQUIRREL
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