Huckabee: My fried-chicken savvy will win me the south
posted at 8:10 pm on January 28, 2008 by Allahpundit
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And so we come to the lame conclusion of Huck’s identity politics appeals, which end not with the bang of an army of blue-collar southern Christians carrying him to victory but the whimper of how a proper country boy enjoys the colonel’s finest. The target, as always, is Romney and his (admittedly lame) habit of peeling off the skin at KFC, but Huck’s been working in these regional panders for weeks now, most benignly with his recollections of cooking squirrel in a popcorn machine and malignantly with his defense of the rebel flag. I’m not sure I grasp the point of him hanging in for Super Tuesday, unless it really is true that he’s angling to be Maverick’s veep and thinks that winning a few southern states outright will be too shiny a lure for McCain to ignore. Maybe it’s just pride? Click the image to watch.
Update: Do southerners also regard fried chicken as “empty calories”?
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I pull the skin off my chicken too. (the shame) will I now lose my confederate membership card?
conservnut on January 28, 2008 at 8:14 PM
Oh, great. Harald will quickly be hijacking the thread. I won’t learn a thing tonight. Damn.
mimi1220 on January 28, 2008 at 8:18 PM
I’m Southern.
I will eat some of the fried breading that crumbles off, but not the skin.
That’s what I think.
INC on January 28, 2008 at 8:18 PM
Unreal. I can’t believe the amount of attention given this. Fox could not stop talking about this over the weekend. Do we really have nothing better to debate than this?
fourstringfuror on January 28, 2008 at 8:19 PM
Isn’t Huckabee the one who wants a war on obesity? I say it starts with chicken skin!
Go Mitt!
ctmom on January 28, 2008 at 8:20 PM
If you watched the whole FNC video, you can hear him say that he wanted the broiled chicken but that KFC was out of it.
malan89 on January 28, 2008 at 8:22 PM
Just a Clinton in RINO clothing
Wade on January 28, 2008 at 8:22 PM
The whole thing is a damn shame. I was looking forward to seeing Huck’s eyes light up when he sees Washington DC for the first time like Jimmy Stewart did.
JiangxiDad on January 28, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Unbelievable! Criticizing Huckabee for pandering?
Fried Chicken? Fried squirrel? Rebel Flag?
Romney is pandering with the issues and you go after Huckabee for things so minor?
Have you people lost your minds?
Al-Ozarka on January 28, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Was there no better Fried Chicken joint than KFC for them to nosh at?
I love their potato wedges, but the chicken is adequate at best. For the folks who remember it, Pioneer Chicken was perhaps the finest “fast food” fried chicken in all the land. We used to have one in Santa Monica, CA but it closed a while back. The only one I know of now is either on Venice or Wilshire Blvd. on the way to the Staples Center.
HebrewToYou on January 28, 2008 at 8:24 PM
McHuckainbee? Is he still runnin’? Wow, who knew?
Tony737 on January 28, 2008 at 8:25 PM
This will do it…switching my vote from Mitt to Huckster tomorrow in Florida.
The fact that the Huckster is considered to be a serious candidate for President by fairly large numbers of Republicans makes me fear for the future of the Republic.
jwp1964 on January 28, 2008 at 8:25 PM
If you’re a Huckabee supporter than it’s already quite obvious you’ve lost yours.
HebrewToYou on January 28, 2008 at 8:25 PM
I appreciate a little disarming humor from time-to-time, but this is the presidency of the United States. At some point, you have to stop telling jokes. Huckabee is turning himself into a joke with all his constant crap. Yeah – it’s funny (for a minute) to talk about fried chicken and eating squirrels – but this is too much.
darkegop on January 28, 2008 at 8:26 PM
With all due respect, Huckabee did not start this. Fox News, following Romney’s every waking moment, picked up this story and continually ran it this weekend. Huckabee is taking advantage of a harmless but lame foible of Romney’s.
That said, I really don’t see how this worth the time. There are much, much more important issues to be debated. Romney’s gastronomy is not one of them.
fourstringfuror on January 28, 2008 at 8:26 PM
The real question is: Can I have Mitt’s breading? Wouldn’t want it to go to waste.
And yeah, looks like Huck’s just trying to pander his way to VP at this point. He probably figures that he won’t have to do anything but go to state funerals, which will give him lots of opportunities to tell people all around the world what a super duper Christian he is. F—ing Pharisee.
ReubenJCogburn on January 28, 2008 at 8:27 PM
I hate Huck.
He’s such a Shmuck.
His reputaion,
is in the muck
He’ll win the South with chicken skin?
No. His fat old hat is wearin’ thin.
I wish he’d just go the hell away,
(at least his ride ends on Super Tuesday)
Don’t ya know ya shouldn’t go
with religious demagogues.
They call on Christ to make their heist
and leave you to the dogs.
BKennedy on January 28, 2008 at 8:27 PM
Romney should make some jab at him about Huckabee being a former fatty.
muyoso on January 28, 2008 at 8:28 PM
You know if the Republicans go down in November, the RNC needs to begin recruiting the perfect identity-politics candidate right away for ‘12. Maybe a want ad on Craigslist?
billy on January 28, 2008 at 8:28 PM
The real question is: Does Mitt pull the skin off his squirrel?
d1carter on January 28, 2008 at 8:28 PM
@ BKennedy on January 28, 2008 at 8:27 PM
Republicans should be banned from rapping.
muyoso on January 28, 2008 at 8:28 PM
Everyone’s a critic.
BKennedy on January 28, 2008 at 8:31 PM
The real issue is why Romney went into KFC at all. Blecch.
sulla on January 28, 2008 at 8:31 PM
Wow. I agree with Mike Huckabee. The skin is the best part of KFC chicken. Crispy, salty goodness.
Still, this joke kind of fell flat.
Slublog on January 28, 2008 at 8:31 PM
er… is it bad that I just eat the skin?
-Wasteland Man.
WastelandMan on January 28, 2008 at 8:31 PM
Will Huck hate me because I peel the skin off the squirrel too? I was really wishing this whole nanny-state thing would take off… I mean, now he’s even telling others what to eat. This is good stuff.
Cold Steel on January 28, 2008 at 8:32 PM
You best check yourself before you wreck yourself.
This Hebrew knows how to get down.
HebrewToYou on January 28, 2008 at 8:32 PM
@ HebrewToYou on January 28, 2008 at 8:32 PM
@ BKennedy on January 28, 2008 at 8:31 PM
I criticize for the good of humankind.
Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYZre8kEsuw
muyoso on January 28, 2008 at 8:34 PM
JiangxiDad on January 28, 2008 at 8:23 PM
lol! great line.
jerrytbg on January 28, 2008 at 8:34 PM
30 minutes and no HH? How will I entertain myself tonight? I guess I’ll have to watch SOTU address, or eat some chicken skin. Somethin’.
fourstringfuror on January 28, 2008 at 8:37 PM
Great point! I don’t want to criticize Huck over something as superficial as chicken. That would just be silly.
What?! He did that to Romney? Wow, that is weak.
Spirit of 1776 on January 28, 2008 at 8:37 PM
And to think, this gibot was considered a serious candidate at one time.
csdeven on January 28, 2008 at 8:40 PM
WTH?
Romney from the Fox article:
“Ahead of My Time,”
Romney does listen to trip-hop, where Hill said that her and bill listen to hip-hop
wacky…
-Wasteland Man.
WastelandMan on January 28, 2008 at 8:41 PM
Al-Ozarka, I’m going out on a limb here and guessing you’re from the Ozarks. Whereabouts?
fourstringfuror on January 28, 2008 at 8:42 PM
The kentucky fried chickens are coming home to roost. You play the jokester card, you strum your bass fiddle on Jay Leno, you answer every question with platitudes, you post Stuart Smalley power point presentations on your website, and then you wonder why no one takes your campaign seriously.
Cold Steel on January 28, 2008 at 8:44 PM
WastelandMan on January 28, 2008 at 8:41 PM
Romney listens to trip hop?? Yet another reason for my vote.
Cold Steel on January 28, 2008 at 8:46 PM
Chicken skin: Check.
Fried squirrel: Check.
Populous class warfare rhetoric: Check.
Outhouse: Probably.
Inbred hillbilly backwater governor: You be the judge.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 28, 2008 at 8:46 PM
I need to hear Huckabee’s stance on possum skin before I make up my mind on who to vote for.
conservnut on January 28, 2008 at 8:48 PM
Gomer Huck………
You had your 15 minutes, now go support Obama……
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21615320@N06/2203519293/
awesum on January 28, 2008 at 8:49 PM
He’s gotta purdy mouf!
[Tuning my bajo]
TheSitRep on January 28, 2008 at 8:51 PM
As long as you proudly display the Stars and Bars your membership will stay intact.
As for pulling the skin off the chicken, I can’t say that I blame the Mittster – most of the calories are in that thin, delicious battered rind of epidermis.
Sorry, Allah, but what Romney did was not lame…it was prudent. After all, we don’t want a president who needs a specially constructed bath tub. One Taft was enough.
NemoParticularis on January 28, 2008 at 8:52 PM
There is nothing as good as perfectly done fried chicken, I don’t think KFC is the place to find it! For store bought, I like Popeye’s Cajun Fried Chicken, spicy. Otherwise, there’s a little place just outside Ft. Deposit…
And now, Gov. Huckabee, thank you for entering.
Zorro on January 28, 2008 at 8:55 PM
Uh, dude, that’s not trip hop. Tricky is trip hop.
And if Bill and Hill listen to hip hop, then I’m Al Sharpton.
SouthernDem on January 28, 2008 at 8:56 PM
Stay in the race Huck! It’s not over. Take it to them as long as you can!
In the meantime, we’ll watch the GOP elite fawn over their two darlings Romney and McCain who are now accusing each other of being ‘liberals’.
Romney, McCain call each other ‘liberal’
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_el_pr/republicans_florida_15
What a farse. This is a joke, right?
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 8:59 PM
Mmmmmmmm… Eagles.
Oh. You mean THE Eagles.
Seriously – Swedish dancing (girls), Roy, Don, Glenn, Joe, …
Mmmmmmmmmmmmm……
fred5678 on January 28, 2008 at 9:00 PM
Either way it’s not what I’d expect Romney to listen to…
…And yeah the mental picture of Hillary bootydancing is an image I would need mental floss to remove.
-Wasteland Man.
WastelandMan on January 28, 2008 at 9:02 PM
I NEED to know the rule about squirrel skin. I just really do.
wccawa on January 28, 2008 at 9:03 PM
WastelandMan on January 28, 2008 at 9:02 PM
Never mention Hillary and booty in the same sentence again.
Cold Steel on January 28, 2008 at 9:04 PM
But… but… I thought we were talking about Chicken skin? no?
-Wasteland Man.
WastelandMan on January 28, 2008 at 9:06 PM
Do you mean the little town off I-65?
jwp1964 on January 28, 2008 at 9:06 PM
Sweet rapture.
wccawa on January 28, 2008 at 9:08 PM
Huck is an authentic something all right.
SimplyKimberly on January 28, 2008 at 9:09 PM
LoL
HebrewToYou on January 28, 2008 at 9:10 PM
So Genuis King Huckabee believes if you pull the skin off the fried chicken you UNFRY it?
Dang!!
EJDolbow on January 28, 2008 at 9:12 PM
Baked chicken pieces (legs and breasts) first coated with some egg white, then sprinkled with rosemary, some crushed garlic, a little salt and pepper, and served crispy- browning it a bit more by broiling it right at the end- is even tastier.
Mashed potatoes and choice of veggies.
Baquette.
Fume Blanc.
Candles.
Lady.
Mmm.
(Huckster not invited.)
profitsbeard on January 28, 2008 at 9:13 PM
You guys are turning into nothing but ugly. I watched it and smiled. There was nothing at all wrong with it. It was tongue-in-cheek humor.
Skidd on January 28, 2008 at 9:19 PM
I hate him.
melda on January 28, 2008 at 9:21 PM
If we were voting for Jester in Chief the Huckster WOULD get my vote.
jwp1964 on January 28, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Voting for someone and being civil have no direct connection. The comments in here tear apart the humanity of disliked candidates. It’s just ugly….
Skidd on January 28, 2008 at 9:27 PM
I’m a Southerner, and a Christian. He does not appeal to me. I think he’s a moron.
scotth on January 28, 2008 at 9:28 PM
Sweet.
Skidd on January 28, 2008 at 9:32 PM
You obviously missed the Fred threads.
wccawa on January 28, 2008 at 9:36 PM
Ouch, you burned me with that one. I said I was a Christian, never said I was a Saint.
scotth on January 28, 2008 at 9:38 PM
Most of them. I like Fred. Bad choices we have left…
Skidd on January 28, 2008 at 9:39 PM
I actually like Huckabee. I think he’s pretty humerous and would be someone I’d invite to a BBQ if he promised not to be a politician.
And the skin of fried chicken is the best part.
Romney 08
Geronimo on January 28, 2008 at 9:39 PM
Yes.
wccawa on January 28, 2008 at 9:42 PM
AP, your headlines crack me up every time. What a perfect summing-up of Huck and his campaign.
WasatchMan on January 28, 2008 at 9:47 PM
Don’t forget the “governor’s mansion (double-wide)”
sulla on January 28, 2008 at 9:48 PM
Hokeybee was joking GET A CLUE!
Gatordoug on January 28, 2008 at 10:03 PM
jwp1964 on January 28, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Oops over quote again.
jwp1964 on January 28, 2008 at 10:07 PM
There are MANY reasons not to support Hokey, this is not one of them
Gatordoug on January 28, 2008 at 10:12 PM
jwp1964 on January 28, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Exactly. Instead of elevating public discourse, he seeks every opportunity to dumb it down. I don’t want him turning the constitution into a joke book. Running a presidential campaign usually includes being presidential.
Cold Steel on January 28, 2008 at 10:13 PM
You’re absolutely right, Skidd. Well, done.
These people are not well.
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 10:15 PM
It’s always funny those people who feel the need to inform us they are Christian, but not voting for Huckabee, as if this puts more weight behind what they’re saying. Half of the time they aren’t even Christian, they just use this as a device to slander Gov. Huckabee.
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 10:18 PM
I agree. So do millions of other “regular people” not associated with the main stream media who lie and manipulate facts. They are traitors to american citizens.
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 10:20 PM
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Speaking as one of the peeps….
it’s not about being ugly. It’s about speaking out against a perverse populism hiding behind religious platitudes. It’s about speaking out against American Idol politics. It’s about speaking out against “Just Sayin’” politics and dirty push polling. It’s about speaking out against someone who initiates Whisper Campaigns. Mitt is man enough to go public with point by point issue ads. McHuckabee resorts to dissembling whispers. Using jokey jokes is what McHuckabee understands… so that’s what some are bringing to him. Please enjoy with the fried chicken.
Cold Steel on January 28, 2008 at 10:22 PM
It’s hard to take seriously all you conservatives who bashed John Kerry for being inconstant while turning a blind eye to Romney’s politically expedient changes of heart.
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 10:23 PM
Can you explain your name to us? I keep thinking there’s supposed to be an “o” at the end.
Buy Danish on January 28, 2008 at 10:26 PM
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 10:23 PM
Be specific. John Kerry’s flips didn’t concern me. The fact that he is a liberal and anti-war supporter concerned me. That alone was enough. Romney is open with his issues, don’t generalize…. where did he flip?
Cold Steel on January 28, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Blah, blah, blah… you’re so transparent. This line is so old.
I’m tired your requests for deeper analysis of Huckabee, when you have NOT done the same with other candidates. Practice what you preach, Cold Steel.
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 10:27 PM
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 10:27 PM
That is so sweet….
my lines are old. What’s the shelf life of “Mitt’s a flip flopper?” I call you on it and then you want to change the subject to an analysis of the depth of Huckabee.
Cold Steel on January 28, 2008 at 10:29 PM
My name is supposed to be spelled “apacallyps” with two ll’s, not one, but during registration it got mixed up. I’d like it fixed if at all possibe, thanks.
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 10:30 PM
It’s always the same with you Huck bashers… you analyze Mike’s record, but ignore Romney’s and McCains.. Romney is like the “Seinfeld” character George Costanza — who would always say, “Just remember, it’s not a lie if you believe it, ” but Huck’s the bad guy…. is this a dream.. you guy’s are joking right… this is a joke.
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 10:32 PM
Romney has a “lie and buy” strategy. This is the type of person you want as your President?
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 10:33 PM
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Point out the lie. If you can’t just admit it.
Cold Steel on January 28, 2008 at 10:35 PM
That a banjo I hear playing in the distance?
This guy’s a walking, talking, stero-typical, characiture of a southern evangelical Christian.
He’s IS what the tools in Hollywood think ALL southern evangelicals are!
SuperCool on January 28, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Romney ran dishonest attack ads against Huckabee. He attacked McCain in a dishonest ad campaign. He attacked his fellow conservatives..
Expalin this then??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HotMWgYVm2Q
This is your guy?? What a joke.
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 10:38 PM
OK.
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 10:38 PM
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Oh lighten Hucklover, your guy’s been a joke from the beginning and YOU PEOPLE just can’t stand it.
jerrytbg on January 28, 2008 at 10:39 PM
Sorry, can’t help you there. I have no controlling authority over registration or anything else here.
Buy Danish on January 28, 2008 at 10:41 PM
A 58-second clip reduces him to a joke? Please tell me this isn’t all you have. Is it the title that you’re hanging your logic on? Pretty weak.
Cold Steel on January 28, 2008 at 10:42 PM
Romney lies.
Pathological Lying & Martin Luther King Jr.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrfOdLqMogs
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 10:45 PM
No kidding. He should have just flat out said that McCain supported amnesty. I don’t know why he tried to be nice, just his nature it seems like.
Spirit of 1776 on January 28, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Sen. McCain Took The Lead With Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) On Immigration Reform, Which Many Conservatives Derided As “Amnesty.”
If I have to choose between many conservatives (including National Review Editors) and an edited You Tube video, I’ll go with: McCain wanted amnesty real bad.
Cold Steel on January 28, 2008 at 10:45 PM
No worries.
apacalyps on January 28, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Very weak gruel indeed. Anyone who has ever “looked up” to someone has said the same. Unless you would say it is only true is one’s hero was taller than the speaker. These pathetic assertions are, well pathetic. I’m glad the guy looks up to his dad. Family values are helpful.
Spirit of 1776 on January 28, 2008 at 10:48 PM
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