The Evolution Of Candidate Huck-A-Bee genre: Hip-Gnosis & Polispeak & Tongue-In-Cheek
Everyone seems to be all abuzz over Mike Huckabee and his tremendous rise in the GOP polling. Well before his emergence as a top-tier candidate, Thought Theater suggested he was worth watching and could easily emerge as a formidable candidate.
Now that it seems to have come to pass, I thought it was time to have a little fun at the expense of the former Arkansas governor...especially in light of his background as a Baptist minister. I've especially enjoyed the seeming no-holds barred battle being waged by Romney and Huckabee for the souls (code for votes) of evangelical christians.
One has to love when the faithful engage in the politics of piety...a virtual race for the altar. In the wake of George Bush, there seems to be little shame in ranks of the righteous. In fact, they seem convinced that their next president should accede to the bully pulpit and complete the mission of savaging the separation of church and state. Let's hope the propensity of these fundy GOP voters to perform like a flock of sheep persists...and they hitch their holier than thou wagon to one of these bloviating believers.
If my antennae are right, it may be the perfect storm that sinks the ship of this current iteration of religious extremism and sends the movement (in lockstep like loyal lambs) tumbling off the cliff they so callously cleaved under the tutelage of Karl Rove and his self-anointed antagonists.
I have no doubt that counting these star-struck sheep, in what may be their faith infused finale, will undoubtedly assist me in sleeping like a baby. Let's hope it happens since the alternative is unthinkable.
In the meantime, I hope you'll enjoy the following:
Tagged as: 2008 Election, Bible, Evangelical, Evolution, Faith, Fundamentalism, GOP, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Mormon, Religion, Religious Right
Daniel DiRito | December 20, 2007 | 6:55 PM
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1 On December 21, 2007 at 6:05 PM, mike/ wrote —
don't know if you're familiar with the site "Red State Update", but it's hysterical. they did a video where Dunlap, one of the "good ole boys" came up with a campaign slogan for him -
"Huckabee, F*** Me!"
here's the url for Red State if you've never seen it
2 On December 21, 2007 at 6:09 PM, mike/ wrote —
sorry, the cut and paste put a colon at the end of the address by mistake. here is the correct url
3 On December 31, 2007 at 11:45 AM, Lemming Herder wrote —
Huckabee is the only Repug candidate who can turn out the far right. Any other candidate will have to rely on Hillary doing it for them if she gets the nod from the Dems.
Posted by the Lemming Herder from Don’t Be A Lemming!
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If my antennae are right, a perfect storm in 2008 may well put an end to the evangelical movement’s hold on the GOP. Let’s hope I’m right and the faithful follow the likes of Mike Huckabee into the political abyss. Follow the link and see a tongue-in-c... [Read More]
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