Similar spin is happening here at FR. Massachusetts-based Romney wins big in the Iowa heartland through a well-executed strategy (showing presidential qualities in abundance). He achieves this despite entrenched bigotry, so the "Jesus loves me and hates thee" FReepers dismiss his win as "meaningless." Or they say he just threw money at a bunch of rubes too stupid to know better, or that he bused in all the Mormons in the State of Iowa to pack the ballot boxes.
What does the same group crow about Baptist preacher Huckabee from nearby Arkansas who took second place with about half the support won by Romney? Why, his "win" in THE "big story!" He's got momentum NOW. Yeah, baby! He embarrassed the vile, evil cultist Romney and his diabolically perfect family. Did it without having to spread filthy mammon around like a social disease. Onward Christian soldiers . . . . smite the idolators! Punch 'em in the nose and gouge their eyes for Jesus!
So out of one side their mouths they dismiss the Ames straw poll as "meaningless" (Romney) while out of the other side of their mouths they vest it with overarching, cosmic significance (Huckabee).
I've read elsewhere suggestions of a Romney-Huckabee ticket. Romney would have no problem with it. But then, Romney isn't a bigot. It's "true Christian" Huckabee and his supporters who would find the pairing anathema.
And that tell you all you need to know about both men and their base of support.
Similar spin is happening here at FR. Massachusetts-based Romney wins big in the Iowa heartland through a well-executed strategy (showing presidential qualities in abundance). He achieves this despite entrenched bigotry, so the "Jesus loves me and hates thee" FReepers dismiss his win as "meaningless." Or they say he just threw money at a bunch of rubes too stupid to know better, or that he bused in all the Mormons in the State of Iowa to pack the ballot boxes.
What does the same group crow about Baptist preacher Huckabee from nearby Arkansas who took second place with about half the support won by Romney? Why, his "win" in THE "big story!" He's got momentum NOW. Yeah, baby! He embarrassed the vile, evil cultist Romney and his diabolically perfect family. Did it without having to spread filthy mammon around like a social disease. Onward Christian soldiers . . . . smite the idolators! Punch 'em in the nose and gouge their eyes for Jesus!
So out of one side their mouths they dismiss the Ames straw poll as "meaningless" (Romney) while out of the other side of their mouths they vest it with overarching, cosmic significance (Huckabee).
I've read elsewhere suggestions of a Romney-Huckabee ticket. Romney would have no problem with it. But then, Romney isn't a bigot. It's "true Christian" Huckabee and his supporters who would find the pairing anathema.
And that tells you all you need to know about both men and their base of support.