Huckabee jokes at NRA conference about someone trying to shoot Obama; Update: Painfully awkward video added; Update: Huckabee apologizes
posted at 3:59 pm on May 16, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Stupid, and doubtless to receive plenty of attention since it’s useful to so many groups. The left will use it as a Larger Truth about the NRA; the media will use it to find some racial subtext that isn’t actually there; and righteous conservative bloggers will use it to gently suggest that perhaps Huck isn’t VP material.
Way to help gun owners shed those stereotypes of being reckless and/or deranged, though.
During a speech before the National Rifle Association convention Friday afternoon in Louisville, Kentucky, former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee — who has endorsed presumptive GOP nominee John McCain — joked that an unexpected offstage noise was Democrat Barack Obama looking to avoid a gunman.
“That was Barack Obama, he just tripped off a chair, he’s getting ready to speak,” said the former Arkansas governor, to audience laughter. “Somebody aimed a gun at him and he dove for the floor.”
Melodramatic exit question from the comments to the CNN post: “Is this a man of God?”
Update: Headlines comments imported.
Update: Well, this makes things nice and easy for Russert, at least.
Update: It comes at around the halfway point. The silence is excruciating. Click the image to watch.
Update: Huck makes amends:
“I made an off hand remark that was in no way intended to offend or disparage Sen. Obama,” the statement said. “I apologize that my comments were offensive. That was never my intention.”
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haha. Indeed. Recognition of his idiocy is the common thread which binds our humanity.
crr6 on May 16, 2008 at 6:45 PM
sometimes when you are in a hole…stop digging. Otherwise you will look even more stupid
Roger Waters on May 16, 2008 at 6:46 PM
I still find it funny how he calls the media Bolshevists, THEN proceeds to engage in the SAME class warfare as, well, the media Bolshevists.
He’s the net equivelent of the old crazy guy ranting on the street corner and shaking his fist at everybody who walks by.
SuperCool on May 16, 2008 at 6:48 PM
There’s definitely something that binds all you creeps together…
Common destination maybe?
SaintOlaf on May 16, 2008 at 6:48 PM
Sorry, Olaf, no dice. You get to spend eternity with some of us.
Slublog on May 16, 2008 at 6:49 PM
Red Freaking Herring
Why do you point a gun at somebody?
What is the number one rule of gun safety?
Never point a gun at something you do no intend to shoot.
Are you still going to defend this stupid thing tomorrow when Huckabee issues a heartfelt apology tomorrow?
If Huckabee apologizes for it he will do so because he thinks it was wrong.
EJDolbow on May 16, 2008 at 6:55 PM
You are just as small and petty as the clown from Arkansas you worship.
Have you ever actually read the Bible?
EJDolbow on May 16, 2008 at 6:56 PM
With any luck he’ll spend it with me. So help him God.
Entelechy on May 16, 2008 at 6:58 PM
Something like that. He could’ve easily made a joke that was in bounds and funnier to boot.
“That sound was a chair being knocked over. Obama was in the building but when he saw the NRA logo he couldn’t flee fast enough from us ‘bitter’ gun owners.”
Hollowpoint on May 16, 2008 at 7:01 PM
If McCain selects Huckabee, after this, then Obama can run against McCain on the judgment issue, and I’ll support him.
Entelechy on May 16, 2008 at 7:03 PM
Or “Barack Obama’s out back. That sound you just heard was him passing out after realizing you expect him to have a coherent position on the second amendment.”
Slublog on May 16, 2008 at 7:04 PM
An there it is: “You’re all going to hell!”
Got news for you, jackass, you’re not the final arbiter of that particular score. No matter what the members of your
cultcongregation tell eachother.SuperCool on May 16, 2008 at 7:04 PM
SECOND LOOK AT BOB BARR!
sulla on May 16, 2008 at 7:04 PM
I’M GRATEFUL:
Hucky is one of the LAST I’d want to have as VP.
Lockstein13 on May 16, 2008 at 7:06 PM
Huckabee couldn’t win for dogcatcher in an election.
Now go back to Arkansass and heal your troubled son.
omnipotent on May 16, 2008 at 7:06 PM
“that noise would’ve caused people to duck at most conferences”.
crr6 on May 16, 2008 at 7:07 PM
This just ended Huckabee’s run at the VP slot.
Hope P. Muntz on May 16, 2008 at 7:09 PM
Is eternity with Olaf preferable to the Lake of Fire?
phronesis on May 16, 2008 at 7:16 PM
Bring on the brimstone hot tub!
sulla on May 16, 2008 at 7:17 PM
poor choice of words..
she should have said “someone showed obama a firearm and he started ducking or whatever” NOT someone pointing it AT HIM! LOL
Someone started pointed a gun at me i’d be ducking too!
Chakra Hammer on May 16, 2008 at 7:17 PM
YOU WILL BURN, HERETICS!
BUUUURRRRRRNNNN!!11!!
Dude you’re certifiable and if you represent Christianity, no thanks.
SouthernDem on May 16, 2008 at 7:19 PM
The Left does this crap all the time to Bush, but I digress.
Conspiracy: Done on purpose to sabotage McCain? Hmmmm
SouthernGent on May 16, 2008 at 7:20 PM
Prophesy?
Don’t worry it’s not written in stone yet…all of you vipers still have time to repent and go to heaven….even you “supercool”.
SaintOlaf on May 16, 2008 at 7:22 PM
And poor choice of words of mt part my bad i called Huck a she LOL
Chakra Hammer on May 16, 2008 at 7:23 PM
poor choice of words..
He* should have said “someone showed obama a firearm in their collection and he started ducking for cover!” NOT that someone was pointing it AT HIM! LOL
If Someone started pointing a gun at me i’d be ducking too!
Chakra Hammer on May 16, 2008 at 7:17 PM
Chakra Hammer on May 16, 2008 at 7:26 PM
“Viper.” Nice.
I forgive you.
sulla on May 16, 2008 at 7:26 PM
especially if it was Dick Cheney doing the pointing. >:D
Chakra Hammer on May 16, 2008 at 7:27 PM
No.. that was the sound of Huck shooting himself in the foot…
Where are the Huck shills when we need them?
Let me exclaim with glee…nanana nah… told you so, he’s an idiot! When anyone – as he does – makes stuff up as he goes…off the cuff…. for the sake of fulfilling his self-inflated ego they are bound to make mistakes… this is his BIG ONE!!
Now Huckabee can finally… go into the sunset after his brief moment of national fame/comedy tour and leave us the hell alone!!!!
GOOD GOD AM I GLAD!!!!!
This is the moment all sane people have been waiting for!!
Bye bye Huckabee… nice knowing you…
There is no excuse for this and no getting around it at all… … again where are the Huck shills when we need them?
Where the hell is the coolness factor now?
WHAT A COMPLETE ASS!!
Bye Huckabee.
Mcguyver on May 16, 2008 at 7:27 PM
Every time he opens his mouth he proves he is not ready for prime time. What a featherweight.
Huck, please just go away.
Signed,
Zorro
Life Member NRA.
Zorro on May 16, 2008 at 7:41 PM
I refuse to go to hell because I might have to room with that Drew woman from the MySpace suicide story.
Talk about motivation to get back in the pews!
funky chicken on May 16, 2008 at 7:41 PM
Mike Huckabee is a disengenuous slime-ball.
I DESPISE Mike Huckabee.
How anyone could support this despicable charlaton is mind boggling.
angryamerican on May 16, 2008 at 7:42 PM
Interesting choice of words.
Is Christianity about being “nice” or having a personal relationship with Jesus,being filled with his Spirit and keeping His commandments(not grieving the Holy Spirit)?
Is it “nice” to say nothing to the unrepentant sinner as he walks blindly towards his impending doom?
Is it “nice” to disagree with someone’s false beliefs that they hold dear, even though they are lies.
Is it “nice” to tell the Truth to the unrepentant sinner about where he is heading?
Is it “nice” to say something is Truth and everything else is lies?
not according to you liberals…
Sure you mormons may not think I am “nice” but you believe in a lie, so the Truth is offensive to you.
SaintOlaf on May 16, 2008 at 7:44 PM
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
- Mark Twain
MB4 on May 16, 2008 at 7:45 PM
I don’t think you’re nice, and I’m not a Mormon.
How about that?
Slublog on May 16, 2008 at 7:46 PM
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
- Mark Twain
MB4 on May 16, 2008 at 7:47 PM
Serenity Now! >:D
F-IT Do it LIVE!
Chakra Hammer on May 16, 2008 at 7:50 PM
Zorro: You recognize that famous sign?
Huckabee: Yes mister. It is a Two.
Zorro: That is a Z!
Huckabee: But where I come from, that is how they taught me to draw a Two.
Zorro: *I* say it is a *Z* – For El Zorro!
MB4 on May 16, 2008 at 7:51 PM
Interesting choice of words. “The truth shall make you free,” but you, sir, are a slave to your own overbearing rhetoric.
I’m comfortable with my beliefs, thank you very much. I wish you well with yours. But if you hope to convert, you’re going about it the wrong way. the Gospel (”good news”) is ill-served by those who marinate it in venom.
people of all faiths can have a civil conversation about religion, if they choose to. In a public forum like this that is not heavily moderated, it is boorish and rude to persist in the “jerks for Jesus” role. Do you really think you’re helping the cause of Christ cause with your approach? I’ve seen you insult your fellow Christians as idolaters for not being as pure in their doctrine as you. That was the hallmark of the Pharisee in Jesus’ time, and Pharisees bore the brunt of Jesus’ criticism.
Pray for me all you like. But know that if your intent is to convert the likes of me, you are failing miserably.
sulla on May 16, 2008 at 7:57 PM
If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be — a SaintOlaf [updated] Christian.
– Mark Twain
Every good Christian should like up and kick
Jerry FalwellSaintOlaf [updated] in the ass.MB4 on May 16, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Every good Christian should like up and kick Jerry Falwell SaintOlaf [updated] in the ass.
- Barry Goldwater (Of course)
MB4 on May 16, 2008 at 7:59 PM
Hucka-dweeb: the marriage of God & Government complete with religious intollerance and that itchy trigger finger ready and more than willing to start the “end of times”.
DanKenton on May 16, 2008 at 8:20 PM
EXCUSE ME!? I think that you’d better have another look at the numbers. There wouldn’t BE a Republican party without the people that voted for this guy. At least, not a Republican party that would be recognizable to any of us or that would have a significant amount of political influence (And NO, I DIDN’T vote for Huck in the primaries.)
The Republican party was screwed way back BEFORE the 2006 elections. Before we even knew who the Presidential candidates were. The threads posted here by Ed and AllahPundit in the past week alone tend to corroborate this.
My collie says:
They are Rebublicrats now — and they are reaping what they have sown. It is as simple as that.
CyberCipher on May 16, 2008 at 8:23 PM
I guess I can pray that McCain selects Huckabee to be his VP. That would about guarantee that McCain loses.cgvhbjn’/gfhjkl;’
Snake307 on May 16, 2008 at 8:37 PM
They screwed the party in two ways. One is by legitimizing him. He is not a serious man, he is not prepared to be president, he basking in the adoration of the press and he is raising the amount of money that he can charge for his speeches.
After today that will change and the press will turn on him.
The second way they screwed the party is by playing along with Huckabee’s plan to get John McCain nominated.
There are many other people the religious right could have put up for nomination who would have been better than Huckabee.
Huckabee’s problem is not that he is a Baptist Preacher as that is one of his few redeeming qualities. In fact, without that credential, which has nothing to do with being President, he would have never won a single primary state.
EJDolbow on May 16, 2008 at 8:38 PM
Here is the first hammer to drop on the Huckster and it is from the Reverend who fought so hard to keep Terri Schiavo alive.
Christian Defense Coalition Calls for Apology from Governor Huckabee in Reference to Comments Regarding Senator Obama
http://christiannewswire.com/news/314166649.html
EJDolbow on May 16, 2008 at 8:44 PM
I wonder if the joke works in other situations?
At Church:
“Somebody aimed a cross at him and he dove for the floor.”
La Raza:
“Somebody aimed a fence at him and he dove for the floor.”
Code Pink:
“Somebody protested him and he dove for the floor.”
Femenists:
“Somebody aimed a Steely Dan at him and he dove for the floor.”
Democratic Convention”
“Somebody aimed Freedom at him and he dove for the floor.”
Maybe it was just the guy delivering the joke, I think this thing has potential…….
Seven Percent Solution on May 16, 2008 at 9:03 PM
“Somebody aimed the Second Amendment at him and he dove for the floor.”
Hmmm…
sulla on May 16, 2008 at 9:06 PM
Not a huge fan of Gov. Huckabee so I am not really sorry that such a poor choice of words probably took him out the Veep contention. But I don’t believe it was a racist remark. Just plain silly. I disagree with AP, I don’t think the folks at the NRA would be opposed to Senator Obama visiting them, their belief in the Second Amendment is secure enough to hear what he has to say and use the information when deciding how to vote. Obviously I am biased but most Conservatives are pretty secure in their beliefs and can hear other points of view without coming apart at the seams. Discounting the crazed obviously.
Cindy Munford on May 16, 2008 at 9:12 PM
Well that’s good. I don’t think he meant to be malicious, I think he was just guilty of being stupid.
Spirit of 1776 on May 16, 2008 at 9:15 PM
The Sunni Republican…..
Mcguyver on May 16, 2008 at 9:19 PM
I think what he wanted to say was someone was showing him a gun(like wanting him to look at it/inspect it or observe it and he jumped on the floor) not aiming at him(i think he screwed up the delivery of the off the cuff joke)
Chakra Hammer on May 16, 2008 at 9:29 PM
Who the hell is Mike Huckabee?
Oh, yeah… Iowa or something.
wccawa on May 16, 2008 at 9:34 PM
anyone would jump on the floor if a gun was “aimed” at them..
And thats in no way funny.. I don’t get it..
Now if Obama was scared to even look at an unloaded firearm, and hit the deck for no reason, yea then that would be funny.
like hey Obama check out this old antique revolver that i have in my gun collection, and Obama runs and jumps on the floor or something.(you know that kind of thing)
firearmphobia
Chakra Hammer on May 16, 2008 at 9:34 PM
THIS is the Huckabee flub? Wow. Big deal.
Vaporman87 on May 16, 2008 at 9:38 PM
I make no appologies for calling you out for the self righteous, bigoted, toolbag that you are. I repent if I offend God, not some internet moron who belts out scripture and believes themselves to be the final arbiter of salvation and damnation.
Also, I seem to remember something about he who is without sin casting the first stone, so I suggest you drop the bag of rocks, that is, unless you think yourself to be somehow free of sin which I would think is that old “pride before the fall” they used to tell me about.
God bless and have a nice day!
SuperCool on May 16, 2008 at 9:47 PM
I see that you’re back trying to win souls for Christ again. I don’t think that you’re doing a good job. See, Jesus hung out with sinners; ate with them, drank with them, healed their hurts, resurrected them from the dead. “The healthy don’t need a doctor,” he said. He talked to them about the Kingdom of God and reserved epithets, like the ones you’re spewing, for the pharisees–the so-called holy men who held themselves up to be holier than (other) sinners. Those who behaved just like you and your friends around here.
You’re pushing people away from Christ with the condemnation from your own mouth. You need to
re-thinkpray about this.baldilocks on May 16, 2008 at 9:53 PM
I have a question – I support the 2nd Amendment, but why is it neccessary to shoot a deer or use an assault weapon for hunting squirrel or ducks or rabbits or whatever?
I mean – why is a MS-13 gang style weapon a neccessary weapon in hunting? What’s the statement?
AprilOrit on May 16, 2008 at 10:11 PM
But when you’re defending the backsliden, fallen Baptist
Messiahpreacher Huckabee, anything is permissible, you see.One is not allowed to talk critical of Obama-Messiahs – they are holy men of God…. thus saiths
the “lord”SaintOlaf in Hussein chapter 1, verse 1.Mcguyver on May 16, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Any answers for me?
AprilOrit on May 16, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Refer back to the 2nd amendment….. Sweetheart.
Mcguyver on May 16, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Good Lord. And have him as President (or v.p.)? And he gets into these joke gaffes so often I’m sure he’ll say something about pushing some little red button because he felt like doing it.
Kokonut on May 16, 2008 at 10:14 PM
I have a question for you. If…I say IF your were to go big game hunting which rifle would you take. One that fires a civilian .308 cartridge or one that too a 7.62 NATO round?
Oldnuke on May 16, 2008 at 10:20 PM
For one we are going to need it to extinguish the “crazy rasberry” ants in Houston, TX
…. although Home Remedies for Ants might decidedly work better…..
Mcguyver on May 16, 2008 at 10:20 PM
“
I hate when people apologize like this. Be honest, you intended to offend and disparage Obama. Your comments were offensive and stupid. It was your every intention, you are just sorry you got caught!
But thank you for ending your vp aspirations.
ctmom on May 16, 2008 at 10:28 PM
It’s not, but it’s not an important consideration.
The 2nd Amendment is not about hunting. The founding fathers weren’t sitting around thinking, “dang we better protect our flintlocks in the Bill of Rights so that we can hunt deer.” No, the 2nd Amendment, the right to bear arms is because an armed populace is the first defense against tyranny.
Spirit of 1776 on May 16, 2008 at 10:29 PM
Mcguyver on May 16, 2008 at 10:33 PM
It’s not, but it’s not an important consideration.
Do you believe the FF would approve of assault weapons?
See I believe they would find assault weapons completely unreasonable.
But I am trying to understand the human who would prefer blowing the shit out of their intended target, be it a deer or boar, with such a powerful weapon.
I mean there wouldn’t be any meat left to consume if you were hunting for food, am I wrong?
AprilOrit on May 16, 2008 at 10:42 PM
Is the general premise that the government and the gangs already have the assault weapons, so we need access to them as well??
But I am really trying to understand the art of hunting with one.
AprilOrit on May 16, 2008 at 10:44 PM
hunting? who said it’s for hunting? I want one of those big .50 cal thingies if I ever get that rich. Just to have it, and take lessons on how to use it. But I don’t hunt and would have to have very, very hungry kids to be able to kill a fluffy animal.
funky chicken on May 16, 2008 at 10:46 PM
I did, where does it mention assault weapons??
AprilOrit on May 16, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Bad instincts and bad judgement.
EJDolbow on May 16, 2008 at 10:46 PM
I’m glad Huckabee apologized. It was the right thing to do. I’ve said stupid things in my life and am just blessed that I’m not crazy enough to want to run for president, so thousands of people don’t know about it!
funky chicken on May 16, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Every once in a while the mask slips and we can see what a nasty, hypocritical b*stard Huck is.
WasatchMan on May 16, 2008 at 10:47 PM
But it seems some people use them to hunt, I would think they would blow every good piece of edible meat into the air like brain matter splatter, no?
AprilOrit on May 16, 2008 at 10:48 PM
You’re missing the point. The 2nd Ammendment isn’t about guns for hunting. It’s about guns for protecting one’s Freedom.
An assault weapon is an efficient weapon for its commonly intended purpose. Defense. You don’t hunt deer with a .410 shotgun. There are different guns for different purposes.
In that respect, I definitely think the FF would approve. But that’s just my personal opinion. Defense against tyranny was more deeply understood back then. Our easy lives have made us weak. We take our Freedom for granted. Not a wise thing to do.
techno_barbarian on May 16, 2008 at 10:50 PM
I mean the crime pictures of assault weapon victims are brutal.
If you were hunting for food the prey would pulverized bone.
AprilOrit on May 16, 2008 at 10:51 PM
April, if the idea was for the people to have the right to be armed against a potentially tyrannical regime – their own experiences with King George III fresh in their minds – then I suspect they’d approve.
They might be horrified by the power of some of the weapons available, but it would probably take one viewing of “Red Dawn” to get them thinking, “stockpile away, citizen!”
they would be against people agitating unreasonably against the government, as the various rebellions in the early years showed. but they never went back on their concept of having the arms to begin with.
sulla on May 16, 2008 at 10:52 PM
So my question again is:
We need the assault weapons because the government is armed with them already and without them we could not arm oursdelves properly??
AprilOrit on May 16, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Yeah, I’ll defend Huckabee. It was a joke, not all that great, but for off the cuff it wasn’t bad. He cracks jokes all the time while making speeches. So what? Since when was it wrong to have a sense of humor in political forums which are generally dull as dishwater?
Oh, and BTW, he’s likely going to be VP on the Republican ticket…the only silver lining in an otherwise dismal November ‘08.
Jared White on May 16, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Got it, so the concept is that we must arm ourselves productively and by current standards to the govt.
But aren’t those who want assualt weapons for hunting??
AprilOrit on May 16, 2008 at 10:56 PM
Personally, I’ve never heard of anyone actually hunting with an assault weapon.
I enjoy shooting them at targets for the fun of it, trying to consciously improve my skill level as a marksman. I like the challenge.
techno_barbarian on May 16, 2008 at 10:58 PM
This is the LEAST credible apology I have EVER heard or read.
Of COURSE it was Huckabee’s “intention” to “disparage” Obams.
It’s IN his statement.
One thing good about this: THANK GOD this ENDS any CHANCE of HIM being the ticket VP……it sort of “shoots his chances down”…..shot in his own foot by his own hand….not unlike Kerry
grtflmark on May 16, 2008 at 10:59 PM
From what the hunters down here in AL and GA tell me, I would very much appreciate having serious semi or full automatic firing power if I had to confront a boar. My son visited a friend’s hunting plantation and enjoyed watching a mama and her 12 baby board rutting around. After the kids left, well….the adults removed them with prejudice.
THose wild boars down here are apparently quite dangerous.
funky chicken on May 16, 2008 at 10:59 PM
I guess there’s two types of hunting: for eating, and for killing.
There, as elsewhere: right tool for the job. Pellets for pheasants (and lawyers), standard hunting rifles for medium sized game, shotguns for zombies.
sulla on May 16, 2008 at 11:00 PM
The point is, the 2nd amendment wasn’t about establishing government power to remove weapons from responsible citizens. If the husband and I want to own a big automatic rifle, why shouldn’t we be allowed to do so?
funky chicken on May 16, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Don’t speak of that which you do not understand.
Most “assault weapons” fire a weaker round than that used by the typical deer hunter. Here in MN the .223 / 5.56 NATO round used in the M-16 (among other “assault rifles) isn’t legal for deer hunting- not because it’s too powerful, but because it’s not powerful enough.
Hollowpoint on May 16, 2008 at 11:01 PM
To some people this might be okay in a bar but not when you are representing a political party.
And it was damned disrespectful to the NRA.
If Huckabee had any chance of being on the ticket before today now he has none.
And shame on you for defending him.
It is the loony left who thinks it is funny to wish harm and death on their political opponents, not Conservatives and sure as heck not Christians.
EJDolbow on May 16, 2008 at 11:03 PM
This is the intent of the second amendment. An armed populace has the means to combat tyranny. It has nothing to do with hunting.
Oldnuke on May 16, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Tonight was a rare occasion for me to go out for a few beers with some guys. Huck’s story came up and we had a huge laugh and somebody had to go to the ER to get his eyeballs rolled back to the front of his face.
Funnier still, nobody had heard Edwards’s nickname “Silky Pony”. Brought the house down!
RushBaby on May 16, 2008 at 11:08 PM
No we want them because they’re efficient at what they do. Just because the government and gangs have them is really beside the point. It’s not really a keeping up with the Jones kind of thing. Though I think it’s prudent to be able to avail oneself of the most powerful and efficient hand weapons, if one can afford them and has an inclination to do so. It’s that Freedom thing again.
I get the idea that you think guns are ‘mean’. Guns are simply tools. No more. No less. It’s a good idea to try to use the right tool for the right circumstance. Should the need arise to defend onself, an efficient tool made specifically for the purpose would be very useful.
techno_barbarian on May 16, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Thank you, Huck. Now that you’ve written yourself out of the VP stakes, that’s one less thing I have to worry about.
Mig on May 16, 2008 at 11:23 PM
It’s not like he called Obama a Marxist or sumptin.
Heck , He was only making a giggle. Although the good Rev Sharpton might be organizing a protest rally about now.
Texyank on May 16, 2008 at 11:33 PM
That’s the point.
_________________________________
Never before in history, since the invention of the very efficient and effective defense weapon called: the gun/AUTOMATIC WEAPONS, has their been a country governed by the rule-of-law, that has also allowed for common citizen self-defense and vigilance, TO SUCH AN EXTEND AS OURS.
I repeat, never.
Do you ignoramuses not understand where you have been born in the lineage of history?
Repeat: DO YOU
IGNORAMUSES“APRILORITS” NOT UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN BORN IN THE LINEAGE OF HISTORY?Obviously not. Otherwise you wouldn’t be asking such stupid questions. Nor would presidential hopefuls use it in a joke, either in passing, unintentionally or otherwise. This is a far too sacred moment in history, to be used in a joke repertoire.
STUPID IDIOTS!!
Mcguyver on May 16, 2008 at 11:37 PM
Ever heard of Plato, Socrates, Mike Huckabee?
Morons. (Fezzini, Princess Bride (slightly updated))
Ah, it would be so sweet if McCain picked this dipstick as Veep. McCain would probably have the Secret Service tackle him and beat the s**t out of him every time he got near a microphone.
Just think, I’m John McCain and I want to pass some really unpopular legislation. I send Huckabee out to talk to people; he says something really stupid and offensive; huge firestorm erupts. In the meantime, I sneak my horrible legislation through. Huckabee would be a perfect pick for McCain. I mean, if you imagine as I do, McCain’s Presidency as a giant turd sandwich; Huckabee would be the sprig of parsley. Kinda like a bowl of pre-sucked on mints in a mens room that smells like a dead raccoon got tacked to the wall in one of ths stalls. An illusion of class in an outhouse of misery. Smells like…victory… McCain 08!
austinnelly on May 16, 2008 at 11:46 PM
LOL. Do I detect a cat playing with a mouse?
a capella on May 16, 2008 at 11:51 PM
I can see McGuyver’s hands shaking as he types “IDIOTS!” Everybody just chill out. People can disagree without personal attacks and damning people to Hell, even when discussing God and guns. This used to be one of the most rational, articulate, and funny comment threads on the Internet and now it has been hijacked by zealots of all stripes. Relax, people.
bobthepeeler on May 17, 2008 at 12:24 AM
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