Huckabee: McCain made a “huge mistake” in backing out of the debate; Update: McCain “hopeful” he’ll be there; Update: 74% want debate to go on

posted at 7:12 pm on September 25, 2008 by Allahpundit

Eh. If he shows up and does well, no one will care. In fact, per Nate Silver, now that the stakes have been raised, if he connects it could end up being a home run.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Sen. John McCain made a “huge mistake” by even discussing canceling the presidential debate with Sen. Barack Obama…

Huckabee defeated McCain in the Alabama GOP primary in February. Huckabee said Thursday in Mobile that the people need to hear both candidates. He said that’s “far better than heading to Washington” to huddle with senators.

He said the candidates should level with the people about the financial crisis and say the “heart of this is greed.”

MSNBC was running a graphic 20 minutes ago claiming McCain’s told Brian Williams he’s hopeful about being there, but I can’t find a link yet. As of this moment, the word from Maverick HQ is that “There’s no deal until there’s a deal.” In which case, bad news: Judging by the reports of Barney Frank’s tantrum, it sounds like there’s no deal. Exit quotation: “The South is supposed to be important to McCain. This doesn’t seem like it.”

Update: Politico says he also told Charlie Gibson he’s “hopeful” about attending but isn’t committing to anything yet. The pressure on the House GOP to agree to a deal in principle must be enormous because of this; if they hold out, he’s going to be stuck tomorrow afternoon choosing between having to keep his promise and skip the debate or break it and go.

Update: Survey USA re-polled the debate question it asked yesterday. There’s been a bit of movement towards postponement, but 74 percent still want the show to go on.

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Yo Huckabee, Shut your mouth homeboy.

Cardiganfox on September 25, 2008 at 7:14 PM

Republicans have traded their Arkansas Gov. for the Dems. Arkansas Gov?

Intriguing.

Editor on September 25, 2008 at 7:15 PM

He’s our Bill Clinton… saying things that raise the party’s eyebrows.

What is it with politicians from Arkansas?

beatcanvas on September 25, 2008 at 7:15 PM

McCain should go to the debate and kick ***. No quarter, hammer and tong, in your face smack down.

Let the democrats cry..

rockhauler on September 25, 2008 at 7:16 PM

I guess he’s not expecting to be tapped for a Cabinet slot.

Y-not on September 25, 2008 at 7:16 PM

Mmmmm… squirrel.

Exurban Jon on September 25, 2008 at 7:16 PM

Die, die, die:

Deal Gone South?
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Carl Cameron of Fox News reports that from the McCain campaign perspective there is “nothing even close to a deal.” Cameron said the mood on the Hill has turned remarkably “sour” and that it appears at the moment that the Paulson plan may be “all but dead.”

mred on September 25, 2008 at 7:17 PM

I don’t get it. These people do realize the debate is postponed and not canceled entirely…don’t they?

dmarie on September 25, 2008 at 7:17 PM

I dunno, seems like easy spin to me: “Mr. Obama, why are you here trying to convince the American people you can help, when John McCain is in Washington trying to help the American people? His actions far outweigh your words. Again.”

trubble on September 25, 2008 at 7:17 PM

He didn’t back out, he postponed, IDIOT!

Mercy4Me on September 25, 2008 at 7:17 PM

She stressed that she will almost certainly still vote for the McCain-Palin ticket. “But I don’t know about other people,” she said. “The South is supposed to be important to McCain. This doesn’t seem like it.”

Yeah, that and the other quotes really sound like they come from a McCain & Palin supporter.

All the country wants the candidates to do is stand up and say, ‘This is what I think we should do about the economy.’ Why can’t he stand up and say it here?”

Yeah, that’s nice. Except Democrats would’ve bashed him over the head for not pushing Republicans to work out a deal.

amerpundit on September 25, 2008 at 7:17 PM

I think it depends on the market tomorrow. If
1) The market is largely stable, people will favor a debate.

2) The market has a large sell-off, people will approve a decision not to go.

And Huck is our Clinton, or our man from Hope.

Spirit of 1776 on September 25, 2008 at 7:18 PM

Huckawho?

dmann on September 25, 2008 at 7:18 PM

The first clue was when Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (former head of the RNC) said early today that he expected the debate to go on.

Terrie on September 25, 2008 at 7:18 PM

This clown is the ultimate political tool. Anything to get his face on TV, and his name in the papers. Even the Evangelicals see him for what he is- I lived in the south for a long time, and he is the epitome of the self-involved, “Good old Boy”.

anniekc on September 25, 2008 at 7:18 PM

Huckabee is a slick, flannel-mouthed, two-faced, back-stabbing weasel.

And those are his GOOD qualities.

ManlyRash on September 25, 2008 at 7:18 PM

dmarie on September 25, 2008 at 7:17 PM

Kind of unfair to O! I mean he’s been practicing for his recital.

mred on September 25, 2008 at 7:19 PM

Allah has GOT to have 6 TV’s.. and 6 LCD Computer Monitors to get all this crap! Me thinks….

upinak on September 25, 2008 at 7:20 PM

If there is a debate, he’ll go.

MayBee on September 25, 2008 at 7:20 PM

The also-ran speaks!

capitalist piglet on September 25, 2008 at 7:20 PM

Oh yeah, and you made a mistake by staying in the presidential race for so long and now look what we have….
Shut the buck up Huck!

HornetSting on September 25, 2008 at 7:20 PM

Why isn’t Huckabee DEAD by now?

grtflmark on September 25, 2008 at 7:21 PM

Carl Cameron of Fox News reports that from the McCain campaign perspective there is “nothing even close to a deal.” Cameron said the mood on the Hill has turned remarkably “sour” and that it appears at the moment that the Paulson plan may be “all but dead.” – mred on September 25, 2008 at 7:17 PM

I said it before and I’ll say it again: if Bambi intends to go ahead with a “town hall” tomorrow nite, the Dems will do everything they can to stall a resolution so they can keep McCain in DC. The Drive-Bys will provide cover fire. Count on it.

ManlyRash on September 25, 2008 at 7:21 PM

Obama is the other ultimate political tool.

anniekc on September 25, 2008 at 7:21 PM

Why don’t you shut the huck up? You lost, get over it. be the man you claim to be.

AubieJon on September 25, 2008 at 7:21 PM

Why isn’t Huckabee DEAD by now? – grtflmark on September 25, 2008 at 7:21 PM

What the fark? You got the wrong site, pal, this is HotAir – not Huffpo or Kos.

ManlyRash on September 25, 2008 at 7:22 PM

Obama’s on TV now trying to cover his butt. He sounds really floundering and weak. Seems as though Maverick has turned the tables on him, and gained control of the narrative.

Tonight I’m starting to really like this guy, “Maverick”. Just hope he keeps it up!

petefrt on September 25, 2008 at 7:22 PM

A Deal has been reached…McCain is in the air…Reporters are following his motorcade it races to the debate…McCain saves the world and kicks obama’s ass

tomas on September 25, 2008 at 7:23 PM

It’s not a stretch to say I really hate this guy . . . and I hate VERY few people.

What a worm.

Marybeth on September 25, 2008 at 7:23 PM

Hey Huckaschmuck… we don’t care what you think.

CliffHanger on September 25, 2008 at 7:23 PM

With friends like this, a person doesn’t need enemies.

Hog Wild on September 25, 2008 at 7:23 PM

She stressed that she will almost certainly still vote for the McCain-Palin ticket. “But I don’t know about other people,” she said. “The South is supposed to be important to McCain. This doesn’t seem like it.”

All the country wants the candidates to do is stand up and say, ‘This is what I think we should do about the economy.’ Why can’t he stand up and say it here?”

I don’t get this fixation on candidates physically traveling to particular states to show they think that state is important. This is the telecommunication age — ever heard of a satellite?

I live in a blue state (CA). I would love to see McCain and/or Palin in person, but it’s more important to me that they spend time trying to win the election. Isn’t Mississippi a red state?

Y-not on September 25, 2008 at 7:23 PM

McCain CANNOT win the election now:

Read this.

John Zogby, president of Zogby International, told a group of businesspeople today that it’s up to Democratic Sen. Barack Obama to convince voters to go with him. If he’s not successful, the country will likely vote for “a comfortable old shoe”, that being Republican Sen. John McCain.

DOOMED!

lorien1973 on September 25, 2008 at 7:24 PM

ManlyRash- what do you do for a living? lovely prose…

kareyk on September 25, 2008 at 7:24 PM

Seems as though Maverick has turned the tables on him, and gained control of the narrative.

It’s what he does. McCain is playing chess to Obama’s checkers…

CliffHanger on September 25, 2008 at 7:24 PM

I’ve never heard anyone claim that a Presidential debate is such an important event. This whole discussion about the debate, while the economy is looking at a crisis point, has got to be the dumbest thing ever.

Someone needs to go back to old debates and read all the junk people write afterwards about what wastes of time these debates are. The idea that putting a silly debate off until Monday is a no-brainer, as far as I’m concerned.

progressoverpeace on September 25, 2008 at 7:25 PM

I got money that says this is a rope-a-dope… inside job…setup. Look, McCain operates from many years of core beliefs and a perspective of being there when everything was happening. I think he could wake up, get out of bed, brush his teeth and then debate YoMama into the ground. Hey! Has anybody heard about Obama’s intense debate prep in Florida? McCain’s prep? ZIP… NADA… ZERO. So now he shows up and, oh, yeah, pardon me for a minute while I stop looking after the country (putting the country first) and beat the tar our of this yapping puppy.

CC

CapedConservative on September 25, 2008 at 7:25 PM

ManlyRash- what do you do for a living? lovely prose…

kareyk on September 25, 2008 at 7:24 PM

he is the head of a large companie dealing with creams ;-)

upinak on September 25, 2008 at 7:25 PM

I don’t want Huckabee to say anything, he is a non entity . Just shut up, sir.I don’t care.

MNDavenotPC on September 25, 2008 at 7:26 PM

The White House Meeting [Yuval Levin]

I am reliably told that John Boehner discussed the Republican Study Committee’s “Rescue Principles” at the White House meeting, and McCain backed up his assertion that House Republicans can’t just be ignored, especially if they have ideas that could improve the package, though he did not explicitly endorse the RSC ideas. McCain’s spokeswoman Jill Hazelbaker is telling reporters that McCain is not pushing a particular proposal at the moment but is working to broker an agreement that could address the problems and include the broadest possible bipartisan coalition.

The McCain campaign put out a short statement that reads: “We’re optimistic that Sen. McCain will bring House Republicans on board without driving other parties away, resulting in a successful deal for the American taxpayer.”

McCain was apparently a very active participant in the White House discussion, while Obama expressed his support for the general frame of the draft put together by the House and Senate Banking Committees but did not go beyond that. The Democrats did not expect to be presented with additional ideas beyond that draft, and left the meeting decidedly unhappy.

09/25 07:08 PM

McCain presents deal to Dems with just enough time to get to MS? Dems have the ball in the their court?

Wethal on September 25, 2008 at 7:27 PM

Wethal on September 25, 2008 at 7:27 PM

They are going to foul it.. just watch.

upinak on September 25, 2008 at 7:27 PM

upinak on September 25, 2008 at 7:25 PM

so global warming is working out for you?
What kind of cream- i love vanilla cream!!!!!

kareyk on September 25, 2008 at 7:27 PM

That’s right Cavuto- lets take a look at this thing before we blindly sign on. The idea that politicians “know better” than the American people, is no longer.

anniekc on September 25, 2008 at 7:28 PM

McCain may have miscalculated the resistance from the House Republicans (and our resolve, too)…IF he was planning to rush something through that included unnecessary spending and NO capital gains tax cuts? Cut them in half if nothing else. Sheesh.

SouthernGent on September 25, 2008 at 7:28 PM

Someone on Fox said the earlist there can be a vote now is Sat. I think Mac is on his way to Ole Mis’.

Hucacrybaby? Sour grapes.

davidk on September 25, 2008 at 7:28 PM

he is the head of a large companie dealing with creams ;-)

upinak on September 25, 2008 at 7:25 PM

companie? OMG, is ManlyRash a Frog?

RougeursVirile?

Y-not on September 25, 2008 at 7:28 PM

God, I repent of whatever I did that caused you to send us Huck. Amen.

innominatus on September 25, 2008 at 7:29 PM

Goldfarb is on the radio saying the deal has not fallen through; that they are just trying to get it right. So, I suspect that McCain will make the debate. Huckabee needs to stfu.

Blake on September 25, 2008 at 7:29 PM

CNN just ran an ad for the debate tomorrow night.

davidk on September 25, 2008 at 7:29 PM

Nothing like helping out Team Mccain/Palin!

Sounds like Huckabee is doing the reverse
of what Bill Clinton said today!!

canopfor on September 25, 2008 at 7:29 PM

The White House Meeting [Yuval Levin]

I am reliably told that John Boehner discussed the Republican Study Committee’s “Rescue Principles” at the White House meeting, and McCain backed up his assertion that House Republicans can’t just be ignored, especially if they have ideas that could improve the package, though he did not explicitly endorse the RSC ideas. McCain’s spokeswoman Jill Hazelbaker is telling reporters that McCain is not pushing a particular proposal at the moment but is working to broker an agreement that could address the problems and include the broadest possible bipartisan coalition.

The McCain campaign put out a short statement that reads: “We’re optimistic that Sen. McCain will bring House Republicans on board without driving other parties away, resulting in a successful deal for the American taxpayer.”

McCain was apparently a very active participant in the White House discussion, while Obama expressed his support for the general frame of the draft put together by the House and Senate Banking Committees but did not go beyond that. The Democrats did not expect to be presented with additional ideas beyond that draft, and left the meeting decidedly unhappy.

09/25 07:08 PM

McCain’s supporting conservatives. Will conservatives support McCain?

funky chicken on September 25, 2008 at 7:30 PM

Send in Palin.

Dazzle us! Send ‘er in. The media will eat it up, like they did when she was the surprise announcement after nights of “Romney! No, Pawlenty!”

I’d love it, I’d love it, I’d love it.

lansing quaker on September 25, 2008 at 7:30 PM

That didn’t make sense, Lorien

anniekc on September 25, 2008 at 7:30 PM

DOOMED!

lorien1973 on September 25, 2008 at 7:24 PM

Hah! To be fair to Zogby, he did have NC as a tossup many weeks ago. (Unfortunately for us all)

SouthernGent on September 25, 2008 at 7:30 PM

so global warming is working out for you?
What kind of cream- i love vanilla cream!!!!!

kareyk on September 25, 2008 at 7:27 PM

Warming whats that? The only warming I am going to see is a bottle of tingly jelly.

upinak on September 25, 2008 at 7:30 PM

Clearly, he’s trying to make a name for himself for 211221162020

Geez, between Sarah and Mitt, there’s no room left in the GOP dance card for the Huckster. Go back to Arkansas, you blowhard, and take the Clintons with you.

VastRightWingConspirator on September 25, 2008 at 7:30 PM

yawn……

HuckaWho? Said what? So what?

Janos Hunyadi on September 25, 2008 at 7:30 PM

So this is the next O’Reilly? Ugh.

D0WNT0WN on September 25, 2008 at 7:31 PM

Humbabee is clearly positioning himself for a McCain assignment. What do you think? Ambassador to – Arkansas.

Sergei on September 25, 2008 at 7:31 PM

I’d love it, I’d love it, I’d love it.

lansing quaker on September 25, 2008 at 7:30 PM

Well iet is better then Huck… and his subway sandwich.

here, have some Moose Blood Red lipstick.

upinak on September 25, 2008 at 7:31 PM

If only The Huckwad would endorse Osama Obama! McCain would win in a rout!

MrScribbler on September 25, 2008 at 7:32 PM

your ice caps are melting- didn’t you hear?

kareyk on September 25, 2008 at 7:32 PM

The pressure on the House GOP to agree to a deal in principle must be enormous because of this; if they hold out, he’s going to be stuck tomorrow afternoon choosing between having to keep his promise and skip the debate or break it and go.

McCain will do both; it’ll blow the democrats out of the water.

The debate is only 90 minutes; plus travel time. The travel time can be spent on the ‘phone with House Republicans.
McCain is the kind of guy who would tell’m ‘scrap the whole thing and start over’ and the democrats would squeal like the pigs they appear to be.

rockhauler on September 25, 2008 at 7:33 PM

your ice caps are melting- didn’t you hear?

kareyk on September 25, 2008 at 7:32 PM

Hmm and polar bears are supposedly drowning.

It is like that saying.. ever see a dead dog next to a dumpster?

upinak on September 25, 2008 at 7:34 PM

That didn’t make sense, Lorien

anniekc on September 25, 2008 at 7:30 PM

Zogby said McCain would win in a landslide. That’s almost a guaranteed loss now, judging by his success rate.

lorien1973 on September 25, 2008 at 7:34 PM

Huckleberry needs to STFU. Taking care of the banking issue was more important. Postponing the stupid debate until next week wont hurt anyone.

tx2654 on September 25, 2008 at 7:35 PM

It just seems strange to me that the same people who caused this problem are the ones who are throwing tantrums if they don’t get their way again. Tantrums by some people are very common…who the hell cares?

d1carter on September 25, 2008 at 7:36 PM

ManlyRash- what do you do for a living? lovely prose…

kareyk on September 25, 2008 at 7:24 PM

He is in a top secret clinical trial to develop the first full-body condom. It’s a wonder he can type at all.

Terrie on September 25, 2008 at 7:36 PM

Oh, and gov huck…cringeworthy, dude. it really would be better if you thought before you opened your mouth.

funky chicken on September 25, 2008 at 7:36 PM

boy, it sure is a good thing no one cares what huckabee says or thinks anymore…

SoCalInfidel on September 25, 2008 at 7:38 PM

It’s a debate, for fck’s sake, it can be rescheduled. It’s not the launching of an interplanetary probe that has to be scheduled in accordance with a tight launch window …

Jesus, some people have just lost their freakin’ minds during this election cycle, focusing myopically on little sh!t like this that is not that important and easily rescheduled while completely overlooking the big picture.

Un. Freakin’. Believable.

thirteen28 on September 25, 2008 at 7:38 PM

I saw an ad tonight on Fox News for a Huckabee show.

I could not care less when it is, since I have a remote for the TV. Ignore it and it will go away.

Right_of_Attila on September 25, 2008 at 7:38 PM

He is in a top secret clinical trial to develop the first full-body condom. It’s a wonder he can type at all.

Terrie on September 25, 2008 at 7:36 PM

get out of my HEAD! I wanted to say that but I didn’t know if I would have the “B” happen.

upinak on September 25, 2008 at 7:39 PM

anniekc on September 25, 2008 at 7:30 PM

Zogby predicted Kerry would win. To be fair, we all make mistakes and he could be relying on new prediction factors. He doesn’t have a great success rate, though.

amerpundit on September 25, 2008 at 7:39 PM

The pressure on the House GOP to agree to a deal in principle must be enormous because of this; if they hold out, he’s going to be stuck tomorrow afternoon choosing between having to keep his promise and skip the debate or break it and go.

Yep. This looked really bad at first, but it could still turn out really well for McCain. If the bailout passes in time for McCain to make it to the debate, McCain comes out looking almost single-handedly responsible (for better or for worse). Even better, by essentially twisting the GOP’s arm to make it happen, McCain gets an even bigger boost with the Independents who love it when either party gets dragged to the front of the classroom and scolded.

RightOFLeft on September 25, 2008 at 7:39 PM

Does anyone here speak “Hilbilly?” How would one say, “Shut the f*** up, Mike, and get on the team?”

VastRightWingConspirator on September 25, 2008 at 7:40 PM

Hey Huck… STFU.

Although I’m sure there is a channel high the dial that would love to have you early on weekend mornings.

Your 15 minutes is ovah!!!!!!!!!

Shivas Irons on September 25, 2008 at 7:41 PM

AMEN!!!!!!!!! Gawd save us from Huckahu Akbar!

Huckabee is a slick, flannel-mouthed, two-faced, back-stabbing weasel.

And those are his GOOD qualities.

ManlyRash on September 25, 2008 at 7:18 PM

You would not possibly be a member of Mensa would you?

freeus on September 25, 2008 at 7:42 PM

Huckabee just needs to go bury his face in a gallon of Ben & Jerry’s Chunkie Monkey and lament the fact that he is nothing more than an also ran.

alwaysright43 on September 25, 2008 at 7:43 PM

I don’t even want anyone taking a friggin’ bathroom break until this issue is resolved in Congress, let alone some idiotic Presidential TV debate. BHO and McCain can jump in front of a camera and tell America whatever they want, any time. They don’t need a scheduled debate for that. And debates are not the places where good ideas and thoughtful exchanges take place.

This whole argument about “the debate” is just as idiotic as anything can get.

progressoverpeace on September 25, 2008 at 7:44 PM

Huckabee is right. McCain absolutely cannot miss this debate. That would be one of the stupidest things ever. It will give Obama an infomercial for the whole country to watch by doing a townhall meeting by himself. This bailout plan seems crappy. We shouldn’t try to rush through a bs bill that will only hurt us more. Let’s take our time with this. They country won’t fall apart over the weekend. With all that said, McCain needs to be there tomorrow night. With all the hype lately, McCain might end up doing even better than he would have before.

keepinitreal on September 25, 2008 at 7:44 PM

he’s going to be stuck tomorrow afternoon choosing between having to keep his promise and skip the debate or break it and go.

Bet the mortgage money on Red? Bet the mortgage money on Black? Spin the wheel! Where she stops nobody knows.

MB4 on September 25, 2008 at 7:45 PM

All the country wants the candidates to do is stand up and say, ‘This is what I think we should do about the economy.’ Why can’t he stand up and say it here?”

This debate was scheduled a long time ago and it is supposed to be about foreign policy. That’s what Obama’s supposedly been prepping for (as others noted upthread, McCain hardly needs to prep for his strong suit). So why are people acting as if McCain is dodging the opportunity to debate on the economy? If McCain did call for a change of subject from foreign policy to the economy, these same idiots would be kvetching about that.

Missy on September 25, 2008 at 7:46 PM

Oh, and Obama’s “two things at once” jibe is going to look pretty silly when people start to realize that Obama did squat to get the bailout passed.

RightOFLeft on September 25, 2008 at 7:46 PM

Perhaps Huck should debate the ONE? Old Huck is like Chuck Schumer, if there’s a camera around, he will fine it.

try again later on September 25, 2008 at 7:47 PM

McCain could jet to MS and jet back to Washington to continue work over the weekend if necessary.

I know that sounds tough, but hey, that’s why God gave us COFFEE. But for crying out loud, get the coffee at McDonald’s (with the press pulling into the drive-through with him), not that elitist other coffee place we know about.

I’ll admit that the bailout bill is more important, but if he can slip out and get there and then back to Washington to continue the work through the weekend for Monday morning market opening, if would look very good, and make Friday night VERY FUN.

Sapwolf on September 25, 2008 at 7:48 PM

If Huckleberry cares so much about the debate, then why doesn’t he go?

m064404 on September 25, 2008 at 7:49 PM

You would not possibly be a member of Mensa would you? – freeus on September 25, 2008 at 7:42 PM

Nope. But I DID stay at a Holiday Inn Express.

ManlyRash on September 25, 2008 at 7:50 PM

McCain could debate via satellite from DC. It would save the travel time, and imagine all the CO2 that wouldn’t be produced. Let Obama stand at his podium in Mississippi…it’ll just point out yet again that he’s not a serious or important person.

funky chicken on September 25, 2008 at 7:50 PM

Oh, and Obama’s “two things at once” jibe is going to look pretty silly when people start to realize that Obama did squat to get the bailout passed.

RightOFLeft on September 25, 2008 at 7:46 PM

Yeah, I liked BHO’s “two things at once”, as if a Presidential TV debate is something important – or even comparable to a $700 billion dollar piece of legislation. This reminds me of BHO claiming executive experience by running a campaign. It is sheer stupidity … cubed.

And we know that BHO ha done nothing. His people were busy putting out releases about how he had sequestered himself for 3 straight days of debate prep … Sheesh.

progressoverpeace on September 25, 2008 at 7:50 PM

This looked really bad at first,

It never looked “really bad”: It looked risky. Not quite as risky as a low altitude bombing run over Hanoi, but risky. Right now, there is almost zero difference between the best case scenario for McCain’s move and the news to this moment.

The Democrat crowing about a deal having been reached turns out to be a typical snow job of the sort they specialize in. They don’t have the guts to ram their own plan through, and it turns out they were telling the truth before when they admitted they needed McCain. Now McCain has a chance to make the bailout more conservative than it would have been. He has to peel away about 50% of the R holdouts without losing the Dems, or peel away 10% of the Dems to embrace a pure conservative bailout. Either one way would be a major win.

Obama is a spectator. They’ll call him if they need him… and if they remember to bring along his cell-phone number.

Huckabee’s a jester.

CK MacLeod on September 25, 2008 at 7:52 PM

Huckabee just needs to go bury his face in a gallon of Ben & Jerry’s Chunkie Monkey and lament the fact that he is nothing more than an also ran.

alwaysright43 on September 25, 2008 at 7:43 PM

Yeah, Huck was fine when he was an obese Gov. of Arkansas and nobody knew who he was. Ever since he lost weight and inflicted himself on the national scene it’s been a nightmare.

Have some ice cream, Huck, and Shaddup (as Grahamnesty would say)!

/sheesh

Cody1991 on September 25, 2008 at 7:52 PM

ManlyRash- what do you do for a living? lovely prose… – kareyk on September 25, 2008 at 7:24 PM

Which prose in particular?

ManlyRash on September 25, 2008 at 7:53 PM

Nope. But I DID stay at a Holiday Inn Express.

ManlyRash on September 25, 2008 at 7:50 PM

lmao.

HornetSting on September 25, 2008 at 7:53 PM

He is in a top secret clinical trial to develop the first full-body condom. It’s a wonder he can type at all. – Terrie on September 25, 2008 at 7:36 PM

It’s an articulated condom – typing is rather easy.

ManlyRash on September 25, 2008 at 7:55 PM

It’s a debate, for fck’s sake, it can be rescheduled. It’s not the launching of an interplanetary probe that has to be scheduled in accordance with a tight launch window …

Jesus, some people have just lost their freakin’ minds during this election cycle, focusing myopically on little sh!t like this that is not that important and easily rescheduled while completely overlooking the big picture.

Un. Freakin’. Believable.

thirteen28 on September 25, 2008 at 7:38 PM

Yep. Bloggers think they run the damn world.

Guess what, the Sun rises tomorrow with or without the debate. It’s postponed. Don’t worry. We’ll get the red meat soon enough…….mmmmmmm…caribou.

Sapwolf on September 25, 2008 at 7:55 PM

It would be better if he missed the debate at this point. It would show leadership. AP don’t be a linguiny spine. A deal will get done but the debate may be postponed.

poljunkie on September 25, 2008 at 7:56 PM

get out of my HEAD! I wanted to say that but I didn’t know if I would have the “B” happen. – upinak on September 25, 2008 at 7:39 PM

Ouch…remove thy beak from my side…

Dang. And here I thought we were friends.

ManlyRash on September 25, 2008 at 7:57 PM

McCain could debate via satellite from DC. It would save the travel time, and imagine all the CO2 that wouldn’t be produced. Let Obama stand at his podium in Mississippi…it’ll just point out yet again that he’s not a serious or important person.

funky chicken on September 25, 2008 at 7:50 PM

Make it so. That is the best idea I’ve heard all week. I don’t know about the logistics of setting it up in less than 24 hours, though.

RightOFLeft on September 25, 2008 at 7:57 PM

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