Since Huckabee’s in town tomorrow, that’s enough of a Dallas connection to warrant posting a link to this commentary from Christopher Hitchens. Money quote:
…what Article VI [of the Constitution] does not do, and was never intended to do, is deny me the right to say, as loudly as I may choose, that I will on no account vote for a smirking hick like Mike Huckabee, who is an unusually stupid primate but who does not have the elementary intelligence to recognize the fact that this is what he is.
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Hitchens is an evil atheist and therefore should be ignored.
If you love Jeebus and want to go to heaven, you should vote for Huckabee.
Please….please vote for Huckabee.
George Bush is a smirking hick and he has been an amazing leader.
I hope Obama wins, I don’t want a Huckabee nomination to force me into voting for Hillary.
I’m stealing that quote. Flawless.
I prefer George Galloway to Christopher Hitchens: “You’re a drink-soaked former-Trotskyist popinjay. Your hands are shaking. You badly need another drink.”
Does anyone else think it’s a bit eerie seeing all of the Republican candidates try to out-Jesus eachother?
If you go to the Huckabee event tonight, I suggest that you leave your dogs and gays at home.
DES MOINES — Mike Huckabee’s image as an “aw, shucks” kind of guy is taking a hit in a story Newsweek is reporting and that has been picked up by the Humane Society Legislative Fund blog.
Citing new reporting and old stories, Newsweek reports that Huckabee’s then-17-year-old son was implicated in the torture and hanging of a stray dog while working as a Boy Scout camp counselor in 1998. David Huckabee was fired from the job, but Newsweek reports that Huckabee, then governor, leaned on law enforcement officials to squelch a request by a local prosecutor for investigative help in the case. No charges were ever filed, and Huckabee denied any inappropriate actions.
Animal cruelty is one of those issues that fires up public outrage, and not just among the PETA set. Just ask Michael Vick. Or, to a much, much lesser extent, Mitt Romney. From a political standpoint, this story could be problematic for Huckabee, raising serious questions about his judgment as a chief executive.
If Huckabee did indeed use his position as governor to stymie a criminal investigation into his son, then expect to see some hard questions both from the media and from fellow Republican candidates. And perceptions of abuse of power can be hard to overcome in the voting booth, no matter how many jokes you tell.