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Huckabee Speaks

By TChris, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:43:25 PM EST
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A condensation of Mike Huckabee's convention speech.

The elite media have unified Republicans. The media are tacky and so is Madonna.

I respect Obama's historic achievement [tepid applause] but he'll raise your taxes and get us all killed.

Gas is expensive. You want something to change -- but not the party that controls the White House.

Obama was brainwashed by European ideas when he went overseas. Americans want American ideas.

Republican heroes are Jesus, Elvis, and FDR. We're not elite and we don't need no stinkin' government.

[more ...]

Palin got more votes for mayor than Biden got running for president. [huh?]

Did you know John McCain was a POW?

School children shouldn't have desks unless they enlist in the military.

I'm proud to be an American even though I'm not wearing a flag pin on my lapel.

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    You're on a roll! (5.00 / 2) (#1)
    by byteb on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:45:15 PM EST


    Truly. Jesus, Elvis and FDR? Funny. (5.00 / 1) (#5)
    by Teresa on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:46:26 PM EST


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    Not necessarily in that order. (5.00 / 2) (#8)
    by oculus on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:49:05 PM EST
    But what was the point of the story about the desks?  

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    To get the veteran to shed a tear? (5.00 / 2) (#10)
    by nycstray on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:50:22 PM EST


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    Lame. I thought Huckabee (5.00 / 2) (#12)
    by oculus on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:51:19 PM EST
    was supposed to be a good speaker?

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    I think he (5.00 / 1) (#14)
    by D Jessup on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:52:24 PM EST
    just wanted to show his stupidity. Don't think anyone understood what he was trying to say.

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    But not always in that order, lol!~ (5.00 / 2) (#9)
    by nycstray on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:49:47 PM EST


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    I can't stop laughing (5.00 / 1) (#2)
    by Lil on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:45:49 PM EST
    that was the best, thanks. Can't wait to hear Guiliani.

    The Biden line was weak and huh (5.00 / 1) (#3)
    by Siguy on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:45:58 PM EST
    I'm sure the Republican base loved it, but he got 15k votes in Florida, three times the population of Wasilla.

    It also had nothing at all to do with "experience" and was just a bizarre moment.

    Now we've got Governor Linda Lingle talking more and more about how Palin is "authentic" and then listing all the same biographical info we already heard, not touching on any accomplishments at all.

    FDR? (5.00 / 1) (#4)
    by txpublicdefender on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:46:07 PM EST
    Did he really say FDR was a Republican hero?  The one they wanted to kick off the dime to put Reagan on it?  Or did he say Roosevelt (as in, Teddy)?

    Yeah... (5.00 / 2) (#6)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:47:27 PM EST
    ...I thought FDR was like the anti-Christ to these people.

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    "brainwashed by European ideas" (5.00 / 3) (#7)
    by nycstray on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:47:34 PM EST
    That one cracked me up. I didn't know you could get brainwashed so quickly! You'd think one would have to live there for awhile . . . not just swing through.

    I can't wait for the... (5.00 / 2) (#11)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:50:57 PM EST
    ...condensed Rudy!

    That's easy (5.00 / 3) (#15)
    by themomcat on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:53:22 PM EST
    9/11, 9/11, 9/11, ad infinitum.............


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    There is sure to be... (5.00 / 3) (#19)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:57:11 PM EST
    ...a noun and a verb to go along with 9-11's.  That's where teh funny comes from.

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    This is by far (5.00 / 4) (#13)
    by themomcat on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:52:12 PM EST
    more entertaining than watching. I really love your Cliff Notes. Should be mandatory reading. ;-)
    Because of the site rules (5.00 / 2) (#16)
    by shoephone on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:53:59 PM EST
    I am not able to say what I really think of Mike Huckabee.

    You can guess.

    How many votes do Republicans really think they will get by trashing Madonna? Is this 2008 or 1988? These people truly have no clue. What a pathetic loss this election will be for them in November.

    I think it is about 1950, given the (5.00 / 2) (#23)
    by oculus on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:01:56 PM EST
    obsession with the 17-year old's pregnancy w/o benefit of marriage.

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    Maybe they'll raid her songbook (none / 0) (#28)
    by Lysis on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:04:04 PM EST
    Heck, Reagan used "Born in the U.S.A."   They could always get the fundies happy with a little "Like a Prayer."


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    Mellencamp: Small Town (5.00 / 0) (#38)
    by byteb on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:11:41 PM EST
    I think that's the name of the song.."I was raised in a small town." I'm betting that's what they play after Palin's speech.

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    Mellencamp (5.00 / 0) (#50)
    by TomStewart on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:21:34 PM EST
    would crap bricks.

    Sideways

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    Well, they sure can't use (5.00 / 0) (#51)
    by shoephone on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:21:39 PM EST
    "Like a Virgin".

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    Thanks for doing this (5.00 / 2) (#18)
    by Jjc2008 on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:55:14 PM EST
    I simply do not have the stomach for listening to any of them.....but I am glad someone is passing the humor along.

    100% agree. (5.00 / 2) (#20)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:58:52 PM EST
    Thanks TChris for saving my brain cells for the evening!

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    Hey (5.00 / 1) (#31)
    by flyerhawk on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:07:11 PM EST
    did you guys know that John McCain was a prisoner of war?  I just found that out tonight.

    What?! When?! O.M.GAWD!!!!!!!! (5.00 / 1) (#34)
    by nycstray on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:09:36 PM EST


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    He hates talking about it too. (5.00 / 1) (#39)
    by byteb on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:12:17 PM EST


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    Please don't ask him... (5.00 / 1) (#53)
    by TomStewart on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:23:00 PM EST
    it only gets him upset.

    You wouldn't like him when he's upset.

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    oh tis is rich (5.00 / 1) (#33)
    by Lil on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:09:01 PM EST
    Guiliani refers to chicago machine politics, like NYC is disney world.

    Have ya been to Times Square lately? (5.00 / 1) (#35)
    by nycstray on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:10:18 PM EST


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    This is rich not tis (5.00 / 1) (#40)
    by Lil on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:12:34 PM EST
    what is wrong with me? But god am I glad Guiliani lost. I can not imagine him being President; I think he is psychopathic. Oh, I'm getting it now, he was the comic relief of the night!

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    Giuliani (5.00 / 1) (#45)
    by litigatormom on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:16:56 PM EST
    He spent $55 million to win one convention delegate.

    It made me so happy.

    More lipreading: Terrorists!

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    Lucky (none / 0) (#44)
    by themomcat on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:15:44 PM EST
    we're not doing drinking games tonight. Though, the misspellings might be really funny.


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    One suggextion, TChris (5.00 / 1) (#36)
    by themomcat on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:10:21 PM EST
    You need a warning about drinking or eating while reading your posts tonight. Just a thought.
    My late mother (5.00 / 1) (#43)
    by gyrfalcon on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:15:42 PM EST
    who loved more than almost anything to laugh, used to say of people who made her laugh, "S/He thinks funny!"

    TChris, you think funny.

    Huckabee (5.00 / 1) (#46)
    by litigatormom on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:18:04 PM EST
    Did he have any good weight loss tips?

    Watching the crowd (5.00 / 1) (#47)
    by shoephone on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:19:03 PM EST
    Their applause seems manic. Their boos seem unsure. Rudy isn't funny, he's just snide.

    I smell GOP desperation coming through the TV screen.

    Oh, here's comes the finale: "WAR IS GOOOOOOD!!!!"

    Scary... (5.00 / 0) (#55)
    by Brillo on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:23:35 PM EST
    Kid chanting USA...  Looked downright angry.  Wow.  

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    I agree (none / 0) (#57)
    by shoephone on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:25:05 PM EST
    Anger is what I see most of there. Plus, the desperation...

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    they do look angry! you're right. (none / 0) (#60)
    by Lil on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:27:01 PM EST


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    I just ate dinner (5.00 / 0) (#48)
    by themomcat on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:20:13 PM EST
    I am so glad I missed that. Nothing this man says is not in his best interest.
    Just heard Ghoulani (5.00 / 0) (#52)
    by wasabi on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:22:35 PM EST
    say that for 4 days in Denver the Democrats refused to say the words "Islamic Terrorists>.  The man needs a new speech...

    Yeah, saying Bin Ladin (5.00 / 1) (#58)
    by TomStewart on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:26:03 PM EST
    or Al Qaeda is too specific.

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    I think Rudy took the wrong bus (5.00 / 0) (#54)
    by shoephone on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:23:19 PM EST
    He thinks he's doing a roast at the Friar's.

    Rudy is going on and on. (5.00 / 1) (#59)
    by oculus on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:26:38 PM EST


    The whole audience (5.00 / 0) (#63)
    by TomStewart on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:28:35 PM EST
    is slyly checking their watches...

    Gov. Lingle: I think (none / 0) (#17)
    by oculus on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:55:00 PM EST
    Sarah Palin is a great choice.  C-Span pans to daughter and fiancee.

    Who is the female in bright green (none / 0) (#21)
    by oculus on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:00:57 PM EST
    (long blonde hair) sitting with the Palin family?  

    Are you trying (5.00 / 1) (#26)
    by themomcat on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:03:52 PM EST
    to make us look? ;-)


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    Young 20's? (none / 0) (#24)
    by nycstray on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:02:03 PM EST
    If so, perhaps Megean McCain?

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    Might be Cindy McCain. Can't tell. (none / 0) (#25)
    by oculus on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:03:09 PM EST


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    She's sitting next to the middle (none / 0) (#30)
    by nycstray on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:06:03 PM EST
    Palin girl who's holding Trig in the shot I saw.

    My eyes are extremely off today from allergies. So I'm mostly listening and bought some magnifying glasses so I could work on the 'puter.

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    That's (none / 0) (#29)
    by theprosecutrix on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:05:38 PM EST
    Cindy McCain.

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    Levi has a flag pin! (none / 0) (#22)
    by nycstray on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:00:59 PM EST
    Maybe the elders should take a lesson, lol!~

    Maybe he's an Obama supporter. (none / 0) (#27)
    by oculus on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:03:53 PM EST


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    lol!~ or Ron Paul? Barr? (none / 0) (#32)
    by nycstray on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:08:52 PM EST
    I hope he holds up ok through this.

    I can't imagine being in their situation and then BAM! National spotlight. They all seem pretty grounded though.

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    suggextion = suggestion LOL (none / 0) (#37)
    by themomcat on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:11:28 PM EST


    Huckabee... yuck (none / 0) (#41)
    by stefystef on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:13:36 PM EST
    That's all I have to say.

    911 (none / 0) (#56)
    by Blowback on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:24:41 PM EST
    Don't forget who is gonna keep you safe, repugs. Where was Rudy on 9/11/2001 ?

    Actually (none / 0) (#64)
    by themomcat on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:31:44 PM EST
    Initially no one knew where he was. We found out later he was wandering aimlessly with his staff and a news crew trying to find his way around the disaster. I think he was trying to get to his "command center" in 7 WTC, which a couple of hours later was under a pile of rubble.

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    So who's doing (none / 0) (#61)
    by TomStewart on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:27:09 PM EST
    the Rudy impression? Very funny!

    Mean Old Ferrets (none / 0) (#62)
    by limama1956 on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:28:00 PM EST
    How come Romney, Huckabee and Rudy are coming off like three old mean men who haven't been laid in years?

    He stirred the crowd (none / 0) (#66)
    by Lil on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 09:33:20 PM EST
    Now I'm wondering if the crowd wished he was the candidate.

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