Huckabee is out

McCain clenches GOP nomination

Sources have reported that a senior aide to Mike Huckabee has stated that the candidate will concede to John McCain in just a few minutes. McCain is expected to wrap up the republican nomination this evening by surpassing the 1,191 delegate mark. The two campaigns are to meet and discuss further details tomorrow.

**Update - 9:16 pm: Huckabee is conceding right now.

Yike! Say NO to Mike!

I found this scary little video whilst perusing Blueberry's blog - Mike Huckabee: "THE Fundie's Fundie". . .like we need four more years of this sorta bullshit:

Wingnut Round-Up for 12-26-07

Fred Thompson: "Mexicans are to blame for the current mortgage crisis in our country!"











Kansas GOP Chair Kris Kobach: “To date, the Kansas GOP has identified and caged more voters in the last 11 months than the previous two years!”








Mike Huckabee: "The Ten Commandments are the basis for United States laws"!

Huck Hawks the Vote

Mike Huckabee is reaching out to solidify the base. Base being code for the "family values" "religious right" "diminished power" 20% of Americans who can actually still be influenced by such drivel. . .

Huck's "What Really Matters" ad - nice use of the cross over yer shoulder, dude:


The ad Huck wanted to run:


And the REAL message from Huck:


George W. Bush Mike Huckabee: GOD wants ME to be president.

What the Huck!?

In case you don't know what the "Huck" is going on, I submit the following for your perusal:

"I didn’t get into politics because I thought government had a better answer. I got into politics because I knew government didn’t have the real answers, that the real answers lie in accepting Jesus Christ into our lives. […] I hope we answer the alarm clock and take this nation back for Christ."

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In all the sermons Huckabee delivered before jumping into politics, he no doubt revealed beliefs and ideas that would be of interest to voters today. But his campaign, looking to attract evangelical Christian voters without alienating others, is not interested in seeing that material become part of the current political discourse. Huckabee the candidate is shunning Huckabee the pastor.

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Huckabee affixed his signature to the following statements:

"You are right because you recognized that the family was God's idea, not man's, and that marriage is a covenant between one man and one woman for a lifetime.
"You are right because you called husbands to sacrificially love and lead their wives.
"You are right because you called wives to graciously submit to their husband's sacrificial leadership."

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Responding to an Associated Press questionnaire, Huckabee said steps should be taken to "isolate and quarantine the carriers of this plague (AIDS)" during his failed run for a U.S. Senate seat from Arkansas 15 years ago.

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So, in summary, Mike Huckabee believes that he is an agent for Christ (Bush-Part Deux?). But he doesn't want you to read any of his former sermons or far right wing positions that he's stated in the past. Women are property who should faithfully serve their husbands. And AIDS patients should be locked away and allowed to expire. Any questions?

Huckabee Chats with God

Man, these people scare me. . .

Norris Moves From Weight Benches to Dumbells

Mike Huckabee appeared on Fox News Sunday today. Seeking to dispel any doubts about his viability as a candidate, Huckabee premiered his first television campaign ad which boasts a celebrity endorsement...from Chuck Norris. In fact, Chuck Norris not only endorses Huckabee, but co-stars in the advertisement, which echoes Norris' days as Walker, Texas Ranger.

View the video HERE.