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Spot on.

Spirit of 1776 on January 13, 2008 at 8:26 PM

Agreed.

The stories in the Bible aren’t exactly original either…

Stick to what you know.

Whom among the candidates is the Lord most likely to turn to a pillar of salt? …. Mike Huckabee.

MB4 on January 13, 2008 at 9:43 PM

I hope the Lord acts before the SC primary.

Who among the candidates are calling for Compean and Ramos pardon?…. Mike Huckabee

HaraldHardrada on January 13, 2008 at 8:13 PM

Whom among the candidates is the Lord most likely to turn to a pillar of salt? …. Mike Huckabee.

Who’s idea was it to start letting dangerous criminals out of jail? Who’s idea was it to lie like a hounddog everytime he’s asked a question about his ‘conservative’ strategies? Who’s idea was it to take 25k everytime he gave a 30 minute sermon to a bunch of ignorant fools? And finally, who’s idea was it to keep all the Clintonistas in place when he assumed his first crown?

Griz on January 13, 2008 at 9:28 PM

Fred???

God, I am sick to death of that man and his psuedo-conservatism!

He should have a huge “D” behind his name, and a boot in his……

Here take a look at this, Igor.

Weight of Glory on January 13, 2008 at 9:08 PM

Well I’m sure there is SOMETHING to that, but let me combine the two points of view, and I’m really not making it up on the spurt of the moment. The Evangelicals have a love/hate relationship with the Republican party. The main reason they are there is because many fiscal and foreign policy conservatives are law and order types and tend to support many of the same SoCon positions that the Evangelicals do. Nevertheless, many evangelicals have left-of-center positions on government involvement in people’s economic lives and on immigration, and come from less advantageous backgrounds, so they are more susceptible to the populist message.

Thanks.

Weight of Glory on January 13, 2008 at 9:04 PM

No problem.

It is allowed, but it’s not traditionally a big deal there.

Igor R. on January 13, 2008 at 9:03 PM

Thanks.

What are the rules for voting in SC? I thought there was crossover allowed?

Weight of Glory on January 13, 2008 at 9:00 PM

It is allowed, but it’s not traditionally a big deal there.

is not expected to be a big deal in SC.

Igor R. on January 13, 2008 at 8:58 PM

What are the rules for voting in SC? I thought there was crossover allowed?

I think people may be overlooking the bass playing base! Actually I think his appeal is the very reason why I don’t like him. He is a populist. He makes those kind of “I ain’t gonna fire ya, I’m gonna have a beer with ya.” that reaches a much larger group in the U.S. than any kind of rallying of the Christians.

Weight of Glory on January 13, 2008 at 8:54 PM

I know that about him, but usually people who believe this stuff are members of the Democratic party or Independents. The only reason this kind of stuff was/is being dished out in NH and MI is the crossover vote that’s wasn’t a big deal in Iowa and is not expected to be a big deal in SC.

Oh no, I can see the beginning of another deist/theist/literal believer debate after “Handsome Smitty” added his piece to the mix. I’m sure everything will be resolved soon.

Igor R. on January 13, 2008 at 8:54 PM

Nope. I’m done.

I saw the other response to your statement and I agree with it, but let me just add this: in the presence of McCain, Romney, and Fred, what IS Huck’s appeal outside of this group? His sense of humor is actually rather poor, although he is quick on his feet.

Igor R. on January 13, 2008 at 8:49 PM

I think people may be overlooking the bass playing base! Actually I think his appeal is the very reason why I don’t like him. He is a populist. He makes those kind of “I ain’t gonna fire ya, I’m gonna have a beer with ya.” that reaches a much larger group in the U.S. than any kind of rallying of the Christians.

Riiiight. Born suckers. No, we just need a crutch because we can’t handle the strains of life without channeling Feuerbach to aid in inventing a god to get us through. I would hope the sarc/ tag is unnecessary.

Weight of Glory on January 13, 2008 at 8:52 PM

Oh no, I can see the beginning of another deist/theist/literal believer debate after “Handsome Smitty” added his piece to the mix. I’m sure everything will be resolved soon.

Evangelicals are born suckers, believing in the “Word of God” bible – how many times you hear Huck spouting that garbage.
mksmithwriter on January 13, 2008 at 8:41 PM

Riiiight. Born suckers. No, we just need a crutch because we can’t handle the strains of life without channeling Feuerbach to aid in inventing a god to get us through. I would hope the sarc/ tag is unnecessary.

He does have some appeal to the evangelical base. But think about this: His rise in the polls in Iowa happened rapidly. And the week before voting, all the press was saying it was due to the evangelical base. Now if a candidate’s rise is staked solely on one faction of the Conservative base, wouldn’t he have to carry a majority of that faction, in order to gain ground over the other candidates that have broader appeal to the base? I was figuring Huck to get at least two thirds of the evangelical vote (with my higher estimates breaking over 75%). Yet after the vote, we find out that he only had barely 50% (exit poll data). That means that half of a fraction of the base went with someone other than Huck. So the evangelical base is not in unison on this one. And analysis should reflect that.

I saw the other response to your statement and I agree with it, but let me just add this: in the presence of McCain, Romney, and Fred, what IS Huck’s appeal outside of this group? His sense of humor is actually rather poor, although he is quick on his feet.

Who among the candidates are calling for Compean and Ramos pardon?…. Mike Huckabee

HaraldHardrada on January 13, 2008 at 8:13 PM

Duncan Hunter, for one.

fred5678 on January 13, 2008 at 8:15 PM

Also Fred has said that he didn’t know at this time whether he would pardon them or not, but he did believe that their sentences should be commuted at the least.

Other than Reagan and Truman has there ever been a politician who ‘created’ or originated any of ‘their’ policies? I know of none. That would be zero. That would put the Huckster in good company or like all the others ‘just like all the others.’ However you wish to think about it. All slaves to advisors, agendas, party politics and oh yea, anything to get the vote.

Griz on January 13, 2008 at 7:42 PM

Yes, his name is Fred Thompson. You can view his comprehensive policy papers here

http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=OnTheIssues