Huckabee: Romney should have ignored the Massachusetts Supreme Court’s ruling on gay marriage
posted at 7:36 pm on August 25, 2008 by Allahpundit
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It comes at 30:45, right after he finishes wondering what the difference is between men marrying men and people marrying animals. (Er, consent?) This plays well with the base and no doubt he’ll enjoy the extra venom it earns him from Team Mitt, but I think he’s dead wrong. Where’s the line? If the governor gets to pick and choose which rulings to enforce, we’re forever on the brink of a constitutional crisis. In fact, if Eisenhower had followed this advice, schools wouldn’t have been desegregated after Brown. What he’s suggesting, actually, in the name of empowering the people is making the judiciary nothing more than an arm of the executive. If that’s the government you want, okay, but in that case you might as well go the whole nine yards and abolish judicial review by constitutional amendment. Short of that, you’re not without options. The governor can campaign for an amendment to overturn an unpopular decision or, in states where judges are elected, to get them tossed out and replaced with ones who’ll vote the way the majority wants. Exit question: The Huck approach or the Romney approach? Click the image to watch.
Update: Good question: “Note that Huckabee’s excuse for soliciting additional taxes — any additional tax schemes; they were all ‘all right by me,’ as he said — was that he was compelled by a state court decision to do so. (Actually, he wasn’t quite, but let’s pretend he was.) How come you didn’t just defy the courts yourself, Huck?”
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correction: ammunition = dry powder
Rovin on August 25, 2008 at 10:07 PM
sulla on August 25, 2008 at 10:03 PM
Oooh… jparks…thems a lot of Dems on that list with your boy Huck. Must be something in the water in Arkansas. Corrupt governors in Arkansas…sounds like an echo.
Cold Steel on August 25, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Well, you’re both wrong and it can’t be argued otherwise. A governor doesn’t get to pick and choose which Supreme Court decisions to comply with.
Hollowpoint on August 25, 2008 at 10:08 PM
Whoa, Rovin. Hollowpoint is my idol on HA, right after AP. I was leavin a compliment, maybe a little weird, but a compliment.
trailboss on August 25, 2008 at 10:09 PM
And yet all complaints were dismissed except one which was later over turned on appeal. One since that time ended in a letter but no other discipline.
jparks1972 on August 25, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Divorce and remarriage is legal–though many disapprove. For that matter many people believe gambling, smoking, alcohol, caffeine, or red meat are immoral. If gay people marry it is still possible to disapprove of their lifestyle in the same way one might regard a marriage between a 20 year old and 70 year old as wrong.
dedalus on August 25, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Look that’s fine, but I’m just wondering what has happened to HA. I’ve never been a Huck fan, even though I’m an evangelical… but I just can’t understand all the name-calling on this thread. HA used to be the place to come for civil discourse.
I’m reading through this thread, and I’ve never seen this kind of venomous HATE on HA before. It feels much more like the Daily KOS. Is that what you want AP?
Read through the comments and see what I mean.
dominigan on August 25, 2008 at 10:10 PM
Heh- thanks. But hope you’re a better looking version ;)
Hollowpoint on August 25, 2008 at 10:10 PM
Say, whatever happened to Hucksters proposed national ban on smoking that disappeared just before one of the tobacco growing Carolina primaries? It went from being a major goal to Pooof,.gone, just like that.
a capella on August 25, 2008 at 10:11 PM
jparks1972 on August 25, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Arkansas Governors are good at beating rap sheets. It helps them with their street cred.
Cold Steel on August 25, 2008 at 10:11 PM
What a terrible shame that so many bought this rewrite of history and thus sunk the chances in the primary of the most competent concervative candidate in the race.
Romney was on the battlefield fighting hand to hand against liberal craziness. How easy it is for an armchair general like Huckster to sit back from the deep south and claim he is a better warrior then that guy out in the field.
Resolute on August 25, 2008 at 10:11 PM
legislature can pass a law, executive can enforce the law, judiciary can overturn a law. A runaway judiciary can cause a great deal of havoc, as we’ve seen far too many times.
Take California for example. When Gavin Newsom decided he was just gonna issue marriage licenses to any two people who asked, the Governator stopped it. When the CA Supreme Court did its thing, though, Arnold did nothing. The only recourse is Proposition 8 (because 22 apparently isn’t enough) to modify the constitution.
But many, many times, a resolution has passed in CA, only to be overturned by the judiciary.
What’s the recourse then? Well, when Rose Bird was CA supreme court chief justice, and overturned every death penalty sentence that came to her, the voters voted to recall her and two other justices. it ended her reign of error, but it didn’t undo the damage she caused.
sulla on August 25, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Well, thank you. I am better looking. I assume we are of the same gender type?
trailboss on August 25, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Why exactly does having been a preacher disqualify you for President? Does this theory not translate to Bishops?
jparks1972 on August 25, 2008 at 9:59 PM
Thats IT! YOU are excommunicated! Push me further and you will get….the comfy chair!
Bishop on August 25, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Look, dude.
You’re obviously new here and a Huck acolyte.
Here’s the deal. Huck’s a schmuck. And so are you for buying his bull.
The man is never going to be president and never going to be vice president.
My advice to you is to put your energy into something else.
Like stamp collecting or basket weaving.
Much more productive if you ask me.
My kitty says:
Et tu Brute on August 25, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Ha, you must be Church of England, then.
trailboss on August 25, 2008 at 10:15 PM
The courts overstep their bounds all the time. Ever hear of Roe V Wade? The remedy has never been to suggest that the Executive simply pick and choose what laws and ruling he’s going to enforce. The remedy has always been new laws an amendments and picking good, honest conservative judges to begin with. That’s the point.
TheBigOldDog on August 25, 2008 at 10:15 PM
sulla on August 25, 2008 at 10:11 PM
The recourse is for constitutional amendment and voter recall. Ask Gray Davis. You get the masses focused and they can wreak havoc. Judiciaries can’t argue with constitutional amendments. Also, if people focused more on House and Senate races, we could fix the judicial nomination problems too. Voting for idiots like Billy Jeff cause messes like this. PAY ATTENTION TO ALL STATE/LOCAL ELECTIONS.
Cold Steel on August 25, 2008 at 10:15 PM
The Arkansas Legislature was about as Liberal as Massacusetts’ during Huckabee’s tenure. Yet Huckabee signed Convenant Marriage into law not instituting Gay Marriage. Huckabee signed multiple legislation protecting the unborn not providing taxpayer funded $50 copay abortion.
jparks1972 on August 25, 2008 at 10:16 PM
He HUCKED UP!!!!!
grtflmark on August 25, 2008 at 10:18 PM
ROFLMAO! You obviously know NOTHING about Massachusetts.
TheBigOldDog on August 25, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Is that not a fair question? It is ok to say that a preacher is not qualified but not ok to say anything else?
jparks1972 on August 25, 2008 at 10:18 PM
True – and imagine what a tool Davis had to be to get recalled in a state like California.
Dang straight.
sulla on August 25, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Is that not a fair question? It is ok to say that a preacher is not qualified but not ok to say anything else?
jparks1972 on August 25, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Dude, you are wound waaaaaay too tight. Relax, have a nice single malt and take a breath.
Bishop on August 25, 2008 at 10:21 PM
After reading some comments,the U.S.S Hot Air
has strayed into the bermuda triangle of zee net!
canopfor on August 25, 2008 at 10:21 PM
jparks1972 on August 25, 2008 at 10:16 PM
$50 co-pay abortion
$50 co-pay abortion
$50 co-pay abortion
Quit the tired talking points parroting. These are weak talking points debated ad nauseam. If you need help coming back to firm ground, search HotAir archives. It might help you color in between the lines.
Dig deeper than the tripe Huck et. al vomits out in RSS.
Cold Steel on August 25, 2008 at 10:21 PM
I was simply debating the person that brought up the subject that a preacher was not qualified to be President. No harm meant. Was just trying to get their perspective.
jparks1972 on August 25, 2008 at 10:22 PM
And now the inevitable comparisons to Kos.
Hitting all the marks tonight.
Slublog on August 25, 2008 at 10:23 PM
Ha, you must be Church of England, then.
trailboss on August 25, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Actually I belong to the English Church which is not to be confused with the Church of England.
Bishop on August 25, 2008 at 10:23 PM
It’s easy to wake the masses to a governor’s “toolness” when the moron messes with rolling blackouts. I loved having my spreadsheet crash when the daily Gray outs went down. Fun for all. When governors trifle in people’s business (pay attention Huck) the people will slap them down.
Cold Steel on August 25, 2008 at 10:25 PM
jparks1972 on August 25, 2008 at 10:22 PM
And I made a simple comment with an all-important reference to Monty Python and you came back harping the same line. Like I said, waaaaay too tight, and all on your first day.
Bishop on August 25, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Dude,
Bishop on Aug 25,2008 at 10:21PM.
Bishop:I agree,hey this thread reminds me almost of the
stoning scene in “The Life of Brian”!
“Blasphemer’s,one more,and somebody is going to get
stoned”! haha:)
canopfor on August 25, 2008 at 10:25 PM
What will the Christian hating bigot RINO’s on this site do when the Maverick pulls a fast one on them and selects Mike Huckabee as his running mate?
Will they cry, suck their thumbs and head back to the libertarian party or what?
The answer is:… Nobody cares what they will do, as the Christian hating bigoted atheists and mormons that hate Mike Huckabee are a tiny overrepresented minority, far out of mainstream society, and without real voting power.
The more important question to ask would be: What will Christians do if if the Maverick says FU to them and selects Romney as his running mate??
The answer is obvious…many many millions of them will either sit it out or vote for Ubama just to stop them!
It’s a fact that you’re going to have to deal with someday(election day).
The difference is that the MAJORITY of the United States are Christians, and if even a fraction of them sit it out, Mccain will lose!
Come back to reality people.
In addition to all the glaringly obvious flaws in a Romney candidacy; 3com,$50 abortions, universal medicine, flip flops, out right lies,huge fortune spent and inability to connect with voters, etc. etc. etc.
Here are the facts:
1. Mormonism is a cult. (Nobody can disagree with that statement)
2. Mormonism is a cult that claims to represent Christianity.
3. And most importantly of all:
Americans will not elect a cult member!
Let it sink in for a minute and then tell me how Romney is a viable VP candidate.
SaintOlaf on August 25, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Yes, I have heard of Roe v Wade… and add to that Kelo. However, we are a Constitutional Republic. The Governor has taken an oath of office to uphold his state’s Constitution. If the judiciary issues an opinion, and unconstitutionally tries to force it as law, it is the duty of the Governor to refuse to comply with the unconstitutional action. To do anything else, is to violate his oath of office.
dominigan on August 25, 2008 at 10:26 PM
This is ridiculous. That was a great interview. And Governor Huckabee is a true Conservative. Look, anybody who complains about the answers Mike gave oughta start thinking about joining the Democratic party. Now look at this. Take a look here. The very last question Terry Jeffrey asked Huckabee in the interview was this:
Terry Jeffrey: Governor, we’ve talked about two very fundamental issues here: The right to life and the nature of marriage.They’re central to society, culture, and civilization. And yet you have a Republican party that doesn’t seem willing to wanna really take this debate to the nation and really protect these intitutions. Why?
That was a GREAT QUESTION TERRY!
apacalyps on August 25, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Monty Python….
Bishop on Aug 25,2008 at 10:25PM.
Bishop: Same time posting,now that is weird!!!
canopfor on August 25, 2008 at 10:27 PM
Slublog on August 25, 2008 at 10:23 PM
It’s a script that these Huck bots have programmed into their DNA. IF Romney and or Huckabee, THEN troll, troll, troll.
Just two quick key strokes and wham, 4 pages of Huckasweetness. It’s so successful they’ve even cut back on staff. St. Loaf, Chosen Juan, Red Pill….they’re all on R&R cause parks is managing the fort.
Cold Steel on August 25, 2008 at 10:28 PM
IS HUCKABEE A FLIP-FLOPPER?
So Huckabee is an ordained minister. I’m assuming that during his sermons he preached against sins–such as not having sex outside of marriage (I assume this would include no sex with hookers too), no getting drunk and loosing control, no drugs, etc.
But Huck apparently had no issues with this un-Christianly behavior while performing with his band and playing songs such as Honky Tonk Woman, a Rolling Stones’ song about getting drunk in a bar and having sex with a hooker!
So is Huck now for sex with hookers or is he against sex with hookers???!!! Based on his history as both a minister and a member of a band playing this type of music…I have to wonder!
FLIP-FLOP…or just a deceiver during his stints as a preacher??? BTW, why will Huckabee NOT release his sermons?! What is he hiding?
And this man criticizes Romney for being a flip-flopper???!!!
http://www.irdial.com/blogdial/?p=909
Shelby on August 25, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Forget separation of powers. Forget judicial, legislative and executive branches. In Huckabee land there is only Huck. What a complete idiot. If the Governer has ultimate authority in all things, why did Huck raise taxes to high? What an arrogant tool.
hanzblinx on August 25, 2008 at 10:30 PM
SaintOlaf on August 25, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Damn, spoke too soon. Someone must have sent out the ding-bat signal. Who brought up religion anyway? I hold that person responsible. Now we’ll get 8 pages because Saint is in this mess.
Cold Steel on August 25, 2008 at 10:30 PM
But many, many times, a resolution has passed in CA, only to be overturned by the judiciary.
Sulla, As a native Californian, born in Sac, I have had to put up with the sickness of the 9th Circuit that has made a mockery of our judicial system. Legislating from the bench was invented by our California courts. Many would think that when any decision is overturned by the 9th 68% of the time by the Supreme Court over the past 20 years there has to be a problem with the system, but these “justice’s” are appointed by the liberal left out of LA and SF respectfully, while they are never represented by the state as a whole.
Governor Reagan bucked this system for a short period only because impeachment was threatened. The rest is history.
Rovin on August 25, 2008 at 10:30 PM
American will not elect a cult member!
SaintOlaf on Aug 25,2008 at 10:25PM.
SaintOlaf:You sound a bit bitter?
Americans are not voting for a
religion,only the candidate!
canopfor on August 25, 2008 at 10:31 PM
Just to take that a step farther, the court didn’t even pretend they could force it as law. According to their opinion, they left it to the Legislature which struck down the measure.
jparks1972 on August 25, 2008 at 10:31 PM
Hey hey hey, He’s here, the one, the only, Saint Olaf is in the building! Where ya been buddy, we’ve missed you.
(oh and by the way, I disagree with both numbers 1 and 2, so somebody can.)
trailboss on August 25, 2008 at 10:32 PM
Religion Hi-Jack Thread Alert!!
Code:Red!
canopfor on August 25, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Rovin on August 25, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Rovin:
the other recourse is to move out with the rest of us and help build the fence. I love me some California, but I love my kids and family more.
Cold Steel on August 25, 2008 at 10:33 PM
I, personally, have no problem with a preacher being president.
During the early debates, I LIKED Huckabee. I found him worth looking into further.
It was the further looking that turned me off.
You like the guy; fine. But he turned off a lot more voters than he attracted. He lost. It took a month of a two-man campaign for him to barely finish ahead of Romney in the delegate count, and his campaign was a running gag that he participated in (SNL: “you’re forgetting the all-important superdelegates…”) He was entertaining, but he was unserious, except when it came to trashing the tall rich guy with the impossible hair.
sulla on August 25, 2008 at 10:33 PM
I too disagree with 1 and 2. I’m a nobody, so thanks for conceding 1 to me Loaf.
Cold Steel on August 25, 2008 at 10:35 PM
And did you take my suggestion and read through the comments? Would you describe them as a lively discourse on the various points he made? …or perhaps an interesting diatribe contrasting his stance with Romney’s or McCain’s? …or maybe even a discussion on how they compare with the Republican platform and future strategy?
Except for a few comments, the vast majority are simply name-calling and put-downs. I stand by my original comment.
AP: I’m ashamed of what HA has become…
(waiting for the inevitable “go away” comments…)
dominigan on August 25, 2008 at 10:35 PM
dominigan on August 25, 2008 at 10:35 PM
What it’s become Domin? How many posts have you read here? Did you read any Allah before he came here? This is way under par for the course. Nobody’s even banned yet. Put your mouthpiece back in and step back on the field.
Cold Steel on August 25, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Ok, uh, go away. then.
trailboss on August 25, 2008 at 10:37 PM
I missed this one…….big +1 CS
Rovin on August 25, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Three words, genius:
Never. Gonna. Happen.
So keep dreaming, nit-wit.
My kitty says:
Et tu Brute on August 25, 2008 at 10:40 PM
Rovin on August 25, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Thanks for the shout out. People forget that they need to be active. Politics is sometimes hand-to-hand. We cannot concede on any front.
Cold Steel on August 25, 2008 at 10:40 PM
Thanks – I was born and raised in L.A., even got to meet Gov. Reagan in the early 1970s as a freshly-minted cub scout. The man was and remains one of my political heroes.
sulla on August 25, 2008 at 10:40 PM
Here are the facts:
1. You are clinically insane.
2. You try to turn every thread about Romney or Huckabee into a pointless religious debate about Mormonism.
3. You are clinically insane.
4. Romney is a viable- if imperfect- VP candidate.
5. You are clinically insane.
6. This is not Iraq. We don’t vote for candidates based primarily on their religious beliefs.
7. You are clinically insane.
Hollowpoint on August 25, 2008 at 10:43 PM
No problem, your priorities are righteous my friend.
Rovin on August 25, 2008 at 10:43 PM
Waitaminit…
First Cyber Cypher and her curmudgeonly collie,
now a snarky puddy tat?
Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together – mass hysteria!
sulla on August 25, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Why would McCain recycle his man-crush with Huck when he has much better RINO’s to choose from? Heck Lieberman is still available.
Cold Steel on August 25, 2008 at 10:44 PM
I think I will have to go be a bigot DINO for a while, since Huck on the ticket would mean the end of the Republican Party. Then maybe become a bigot WINO, or a bigot MINO, then a bigot ChINO, something I get from you, Scent O’ Loaf.
trailboss on August 25, 2008 at 10:44 PM
I’m still in CA, but that may change when the first kid comes.
Though at the rate my congresswoman Laura Richardson abandons mortgages, we might get a killer deal on a foreclosure.
sulla on August 25, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Did you mention that he’s clinically insane?
Cold Steel on August 25, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Let’s see…yes, not always, certainly interesting but not all that informative and…if Huckabee represents the future strategy of the Republican party, why didn’t he win more primaries?
Huckabee is not a man for whom I have any respect.
Slublog on August 25, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Sorry to break this to you, SaintOlaf, but I am among millions of evangelicals that voted for Romney in the primaries and will vote for him again as VP. Americians voted for Romney’s father as Gov. of Michigan; why the sudden problem with religion now???!!! Hmmmm…
Only certain Huckie-lover-bigots got a problem with Romney’s religion. Oh, and btw, we are electing a prez and VP, NOT A MINISTER!
Shelby on August 25, 2008 at 10:48 PM
1. SaintOlaf is a nut. (Nobody can disagree with that statement)
2. SaintOlaf is a nut who claims to represent Christianity.
3. And most importantly of all:
Americans will not listen to a nut!
Let it sink in for a minute and then tell me how SaintOlaf is a viable Christian.
MB4 on August 25, 2008 at 10:48 PM
I’ve read every post on this thread. I’ve read HA for almost 3 years. I never read AP before HA. I came in as a crossover from MM. I prefer to focus on policy stances, instead of personal attacks. I’m an evangelical conservative first and Republican second. And I’m married with 4 kids, trying to figure out how to pay for college. :)
My time is too valuable to spend sifting through noise. And this thread has a lot of noise, and I’m just disappointed in the lack of quality and manners.
(And yes, I work in the IT field… explains all the shortcut acronymns!)
dominigan on August 25, 2008 at 10:48 PM
1. Mormonism is a cult. (Nobody can disagree with that statement)
Substitute “Christianity” for “Mormonism” and you sound like any of a long line of Roman dictators.
Bishop on August 25, 2008 at 10:48 PM
It’s such a shame that we will have to put up with a Ubama presidency for four years(or until we impeach him), but if this is what we have to do to take this party back from the Liberal RINO minority….then SO BE IT.
Even though it will be disastrous…what is far worse is having our party taken away from us, and having a majority of voters in this country losing the right to choose our leaders.
If Mccain picks Romney, not only will Mccain lose…he will come in third to 1. Hussein Ubama and 2. Combination of Chuck Baldwin/registered republicans who did not vote.
You heard it here first!
SaintOlaf on August 25, 2008 at 10:48 PM
I know what I’ll be doing if McCain picks Huckster as the VP- I’ll be on my rooftop with a rifle trying to shoot down the flying pigs.
Mitt wouldn’t be a horrible choice, but I still think it’s a bit risky given the existance of people who inexplicably vote based on a candidates religious beliefs.
Hollowpoint on August 25, 2008 at 10:48 PM
Oh yeah. My man sulla channeling Bill Murray.
How could this evening get any better?
I ask you?
My kitty says:
Et tu Brute on August 25, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Why stereotype and group all Huckabee supporters into a group when you do not know them. I am not religious, one way or the other.
jparks1972 on August 25, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Excellent!
Shelby on August 25, 2008 at 10:50 PM
We were in Santa Cruz when our first girl came. My wife worked with kids in our church group (cult youth-indoctrination group to you St. Olaf), and it was distressing hearing first hand about what they were dealing with. Going downtown even before this current war started (pre-911) involved wading through every kind of protest imaginable. We moved to Kern County which is political light years away from the Bay.
Cold Steel on August 25, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Governor Reagan bucked this system for a short period only because impeachment was threatened. The rest is history.
Rovin on August 25, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Amen my friend… BTW: I have a 20 acre lot right above me that you’d just love Rovin!!! (59K) with a view of the Yellowstone River.. Get your butt out here! Caution: if you come to visit my friend, don’t be talk-n any crap about being from Ca…. Damn, these folks around here will shoot anything, esp. critters from Ca. (such as myself). I had to learn to STFU real fast upon moving here.
Keemo on August 25, 2008 at 10:52 PM
What’s the comment count? I was afraid with St Loaf this thread wouldn’t break 300.
trailboss on August 25, 2008 at 10:52 PM
That was an example of a much more civil comment. Thank you.
I may be an evangelical, but I did not vote for Huck (although I know some who did). But the name-calling was just getting juvenile.
dominigan on August 25, 2008 at 10:52 PM
trailboss on August 25, 2008 at 10:53 PM
It is probably even beyond me to help him.
Sigmund on August 25, 2008 at 10:53 PM
This is my first time on Hot Air – just registered tonight. I came here unsure of what to expect, but leave disappointed.
Seems as though intelligent discourse is lacking. Maybe it is just a “down” night but I can only assume this is the norm since those who speak seem very comfortable in their language and disrespect. I guess it was too much to hope for – discussion with substance. I have been on enough of these kinds of sites to know it is not for me.
To those of you who enjoy this kind of environment, I feel sorry for you.
Steadfast on August 25, 2008 at 10:54 PM
As a Roman dictator, I take exception to that remark.
sulla on August 25, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Welcome to Hot Air.
Now please, dispense with the condescending lectures.
Slublog on August 25, 2008 at 10:56 PM
They opened the comments today to everyone. Hopefully, the real abusers will be gone soon and things will settle down. I don’t like this.
eaglesdontflock on August 25, 2008 at 10:56 PM
If that’s true it would make you a very unique little snowflake. 100% of the pro-Huckster, anti-Romney commenters to this point have been those motivated solely by the belief that how devout a Christian a candidate is stands above all else.
We’ve had dozens of threads about Huckabee or Romney, and they all end up the same way.
Hollowpoint on August 25, 2008 at 10:56 PM
You seem to be clinically depressed.
Sigmund on August 25, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Steadfast on August 25, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Don’t leave so quickly Stead. There are some really good threads….even this one if you have your 3-D glasses tuned just right. Give it some more time.
Cold Steel on August 25, 2008 at 10:57 PM
When the topic is Huck/Romney, or more appropriately Sub-messiah/Satan incarnate, civil discourse is a rare treat. I would enjoy it whilst you can.
trailboss on August 25, 2008 at 10:57 PM
If we do need to stay in CA, a place like Kern Co sounds like very heaven.
sulla on August 25, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Is it just me, or does this particular class of newbies seem overly interested in telling the rest of us just how awful we are?
Slublog on August 25, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Did someone say they missed st olaf?
Bambi on August 25, 2008 at 10:58 PM
This is my first time on Hot Air – just registered tonight. I came here unsure of what to expect, but leave disappointed.
Don’t give up. Michelle, Ed and Allah will get everyone settled down. I can’t stand this either.
HEY AP, WE NEED SOME DEPUTIES HERE.
eaglesdontflock on August 25, 2008 at 10:59 PM
I simply came here to debate the issue of Gay Marriage in Massachusetts and whether or not it is legal based on their Constitution.
jparks1972 on August 25, 2008 at 10:59 PM
Hollowpoint on August 25, 2008 at 10:56 PM
It takes 4-5 days to kill some of the more religious threads. But even the most virulent threads have many good points and counter points. If nothing it’s a good release for my bitter gun-clinging.
Cold Steel on August 25, 2008 at 11:00 PM
My bad. Not enough tension in the dialogues, I guess. I repent.
trailboss on August 25, 2008 at 11:00 PM
Like my momma used to say: you want dessert, eat your veggies.
Huck threads are the overcooked okra of Hot Air.
sulla on August 25, 2008 at 11:00 PM
Steadfast on August 25, 2008 at 10:54 PM
It is definitely a “down” night. Normally we discuss the finer points of existentialism and debate whether Karl Ernst Claus used unscrupulous methods in his quest to discover ruthenium.
Perhaps you need to take your tea early tomorrow and then decide if the boorishness you found at HA was simply an anomaly or endemic to the site.
Bishop on August 25, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Cheer up Steadfast. Things are never so bad that they couldn’t be worse. And Cold Steel, that light that you see at the end of the tunnel – it may be a train.
Murphy9 on August 25, 2008 at 11:02 PM
I hear overcooked Okra goes good with popped squirrel. Thems good eatin’.
Cold Steel on August 25, 2008 at 11:03 PM
This executive truculence demonstrates why the Huckster should NOT be the VP pick
RocketmanBob on August 25, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Damn. There goes my perfectly good deadpan. ;)
sulla on August 25, 2008 at 11:04 PM
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