I love Mike Huckabee.
So, how much did the "Old Huckabee Place" cost you?
And did the old flim-flam man toss in a used Hoyt-Clagwell tractor to sweeten the deal?
Posted on 01/12/2008 11:58:31 PM PST by County Agent Hank Kimball
I'll admit it: I've been critical of Mike Huckabee. Since learning of his record as Governor and of his statements since, I've harbored the opinion that he is more or less McCain Lite - every Democrat's favorite Republican. I've listened to him talk about banning smoking, about federally subsidized art programs, and about the need for federal action to fight "global warming," and what I've thought I heard was the consumate nanny-stater.
When he accused our president of having an "arrogant bunker mentality," and said we should close down Guantamnamo, I heard words that might well have been spoken by Nancy Pelosi. And when he called opponents of illegal immigration "nativists" and "racists," I heard the type of rhetoric I expected to hear from La Raza - or so I mistakenly believed.
When Huckabee used traditional Democrat class-warfare rhetoric, railing against "corporate greed," I erroneously suspected him of being a not-so-closeted leftist. I'm now ashamed to admit that his record of massive tax increases in Arkansas only served to magnify that suspicion.
Like many others, I was misled by his pardon of over a thousand convicts, many of whom were violent felons. In those pardons I saw a mushy-headed 60's-style liberalism in which an a priori belief in unlimited forgiveness overcame good, reality-based judgment.
How could I be so wrong?
I have Freeper MrArbitrage123 to thank for my conversion. In this tour de force posting he convinced me that I was wrong in my opposition to Huckabee.
What convinced me? His argument that most Americans are just too stupid to understand the benefits of capitalism? No, though that was special.
Was it his astute trashing of such conservative non-entities as Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham? Not really, though as a conservative it was difficult not to agree that those folks have no real role in the conservative movement, and should be marginalized at all costs.
No, it was something else. While others have been going on about such subjects as immigration, abortion, federalism, taxes, etc., ONLY Mr. Arbitrage had the perspicacity to discern what is TRULY the most important issue facing our imperiled nation: The great Honeybee Holocaust of 2007
I quote Mr. Arbitrage123:
"On top of that (an impending depression) we have out of control oil prices, a policy of burning food as a fuel 'alternative' causing further escalation in food prices, a drought in Georgia of biblical proportions and while most people have no idea, 2/3 of the honey bees have been mysteriously dieing off causing potentially devastating inflation in its own right."
How could I bee so blind? It all ties together - and only Huckabee has had to vision to see it! Global Warming, cigarette smoking, the Georgia drought, federally subsidized clarinet lessons for illegal aliens - and of course, the beleaguered honeybees.
It's all so clear when you look at it through the prism of Huckabism. I wish there was some way I could go back and retract all those terrible things I've said about Huckabee. Alas I cannot, and you cannot begin to imagine my anguish.
I now gaze up at Huckabee's enormous face. Many months it has taken me to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath those bushy eyebrows. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, selfwilled exile from the loving breast! Two tears are trickling down the sides of my nose. But it's all right, everything is all right, the struggle is finished. I've won the victory over myself.
I love Mike Huckabee.
Hank
I love Mike Huckabee.
So, how much did the "Old Huckabee Place" cost you?
And did the old flim-flam man toss in a used Hoyt-Clagwell tractor to sweeten the deal?
Ginger (Tina Louise) was a lot hotter than those overly popped tarts, and had a lot more class. Probably not psychotic, either.
That video is great - funny and yet deeply disturbing.
Someone should make a video on Amnesty to the same song, “Yesterday.” I’ve already written the words:
“Amnesty”
Amnesty - for 12 million here illegaly,
To be citizens of our country
Vote John McCain - get Amnesty.
Amnesty - also rhymes with Governor Huckabee,
He, too, favors instant Amnesty
For those here now illegally.
Why they want this so?
I don’t know, they wouldn’t say,
I guess it’s just the nice thing to do,
So what the hay - ay - ay - ay.
Amnesty, ask both John and Mike - since they agree,
That our country should give Amnesty
To millions here illegally.
To millions here illegally.
No way! He seems like a pretty cool guy. From what I can tell he’s a committed Christian.
Love his website....
http://gollymisterdouglas.com/
Hank
LLS.....I think you might want to reread that posting.
Hank
Thank you, ma’am (I assume)...... happy I could brighten your day for a couple of minutes. :-)
Hank
"And did the old flim-flam man toss in a used Hoyt-Clagwell tractor to sweeten the deal?"
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I think I got a pretty good deal from the Huckster. He'd already sold the Hoyt-Clagwell....but he threw in 10 acres down by Simpsons Swamp for nothing!
He's such a good Christian.
Hank
When I knew him he was some what nerdy.
He got lots of people poking fun at him for telling his class that he was going to quit teaching, go to Hollywood and work in a drug store to be discovered.
He once made the head of the local school board mad when he announced to his class that milk contained radiation.
The head of the school board owned the local dairy.
Tom was a really nice guy and I thought he was great on Green Acres.
It’s really awful that the current crop of writers and producers in Hollywood can not produce a quality show like Green Acres.
You assumed right!
:D
Courtney
Yup, that's why the mudder hucker slung some mud with his superior Metamucil argument, which was an effort to ridicule (a.k.a., mock) Fred's age. In other words, mudder hucker exploited, for political purposes, his opponent's age and experience.
Put down the shotgun, unspun. You've already blown off one foot, save yourself from blowing off the other.
Fred Thompson's curmudgeon-conservatives may need to triple the dosage. Their "royal jelly" sure isn't doing the trick.
I’ve never - until this thread - heard about this bit with the dog. Does someone have a link that could tell me more?
Hank
mudder hucker took a play out of mondale’s playbook with the metamucil line.
Nice. Says a lot about you, it would seem.
Everything you posted , I totally agree with & can relate to. The man & his family just are not who I would want to see living in the White House.
Glad you like it. It’s original and apropos. Feel free to use it whenever huck slings the mud.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/huckabee/dog.asp
Read it yourself & decide if it was a try at a cover up. IMO Huckabee did try to cover up his son's behavior. Killing a dog for fun to me says mental issues.
I think you are correct. I will not vote for Huckabee or McCain. I don't care for either of them. My gut tells me to stay away from McCain too.
No need for Huckabee, the National Republican party is already doing that job.
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