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Briefing Book! Mike Huckabee and Jon Stewart Chat Marriage

LibertySugar — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:30:01 -0800

Gay Marriage: Not about banning gay marriage, just about loving straight marriage? Jon Stewart calls Huckabee out on hypocrisy of gay marriage bans. - Feministing
Healthcare: Will we see real reform this year? Obama creates new White House Office of Health Reform and appoints Tom Daschle to lead it. - Huffington Post
Blagojevich: How's this all going to hurt Obama? It's looking pretty okay so far, but you never know how much guilt by proximity might stick. - 23/6
Intelligence: Should Obama keep the Bush intelligence team? House intelligence chair recommends Obama keep director of National Intelligence and director of CIA. - Townhall

Briefing Book! Huckabee: Gays Don't Meet Violence Threshold

LibertySugar — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:30:27 -0800

Gay Rights: What about Harvey Milk or Matthew Shepard? Mike Huckabee says gays don't meet civil rights' victim of violence requirement. - Think Progress
San Francisco: One big Grateful Dead concert? Bill O'Reilly's SF "documentary" about the city plays more like a comedy. - SFist
Middle East: What does al Qaeda's message say about Obama and al Qaeda? The terrorist organization's narrative is under siege and it doesn't know how to react. - Huffington Post
GOP: Kick God out of the GOP? It's bad to throw the baby out with the bathwater, and even worse to throw out the Almighty. - Townhall

Day 3: Mitt, Mike, Rudy, and Finally! Sarah Palin Speaks!

CitizenSugar — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:15:27 -0700

Ah! Now this is more like it! The arena was rocking tonight, and it finally felt like a real convention. Fast forward to the end, they loved Sarah Palin - and it's crystal clear the Republicans are fired up! It was a packed line up and here are the highlights: GOPAC Chairman Michael Steele was the first speaker to rouse the full arena saying, "So, do you want to put your country first? Then let's reduce our dependency on foreign sources of oil and promote oil and gas production at home. In other words, drill baby drill! And drill now!" The crowd erupted in a chorus of "Drill baby, drill!"

Mitt Romney (whose hair is just as flawless in person) sounded very Reagan-esque, saying, "Our economy is under attack. China is acting like Adam Smith on steroids, buying oil from the world's worst, and selling nuclear technology. Russia and the oil states are siphoning more than 500 billion dollars a year from us in what could become the greatest transfer of economic wealth in history. This is no time for timid, liberal empty gestures."

Oh, yes. The gloves were off tonight. To see more highlights and the main event, Sarah's big speech, read more.

Mike Huckabee was a huge hit, both with laughs and tricky issues, rousing the crowd saying that Sarah Palin got more votes running for mayor than Joe Biden got running for president. He then addressed Obama's candidacy saying:

I grew up at a time and in a place where the civil rights movement was fought. I witnessed first hand the shameful evil of racism. I saw how ignorance and prejudice caused people to do the unthinkable to people of color not so many years ago. So, I say with sincerity that I have great respect for Senator Obama's historic achievement to become his party's nominee -- not because of his color, but with indifference to it. Party or politics aside, we celebrate this milestone because it elevates our country. But the Presidency is not a symbolic job, and I don't believe his preparation or his plans will lift America up.

Rudy Giuliani got an enormous standing ovation and had perhaps a more New York bluntness to his remarks saying as president, "it's not good enough to be present," and "this is not a personal attack . . .it's a statement of fact - Barack Obama has never led anything. Nothing. Nada."

And then Sarah Palin! After a more than two-minute ovation from a crowd packed with handmade signs reading "Palin Power," and "Soccer Moms for Sarah," Palin was finally allowed to speak. And when she did, the crowd couldn't have been more enthusiastic, and I couldn't stop thinking, that's a woman! That's a woman up there! Palin said,

I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a "community organizer," except that you have actual responsibilities. I might add that in small towns, we don't quite know what to make of a candidate who lavishes praise on working people when they are listening, and then talks about how bitterly they cling to their religion and guns when those people aren't listening. We tend to prefer candidates who don't talk about us one way in Scranton and another way in San Francisco.

She seemed sprightly and iron-strong all at the same time, and addressed each of the subjects bandied in the media for the past week, with delicacy and pointedness. "Here's a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I'm not going to Washington to seek their good opinion - I'm going to Washington to serve the people of this great country." Huge, deafening applause.

Given the number of times she was interrupted by wild cheers and applause, the audience was charmed and very, very charged up. Were you? And when John McCain came out at the end? Forget about it. Complete and total of the best kind of Republican pandemonium. This crowd has spoken: McCain/Palin '08.

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Does the Conservative Movement Need Fixing?

CitizenSugar — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:00:33 -0700

In mid-November, two weeks after the next president is declared the winner, Mike Huckabee's new book hits shelves. In it, he'll tell the tale of his failed bid for the White House and offer his vision for remodeling the conservative movement.

According to the publisher, "There's going to be a lot of untold stories and untold anecdotes. But the other part is the governor's vision for the future of American politics and society and what should we be working towards? How does the (Republican) party become more unified?"

Given the fact that some high-profile Republicans were anti-Huck, and conservatives like Ann Coulter have said they'd rather vote for Hillary than McCain, do you think there's a schism in the Republican party? Do conservatives need to become more unified?
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Lighten Up: Remembering the Republican Presidential Losers

LibertySugar — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:00:17 -0800

Aw, this retrospective from the Young Turks almost made me a little nostalgic with their parting tribute to the fallen GOP candidates. Some highlights - Rudy Giuliani answering his wife's phone call during a speech, and Mike Huckabee answering God's phone call during a speech (no joke). There's no voicemail in heaven.

John McCain can now focus on the Democrats, but we will all be deprived some classic entertainment. I mean, One Moment in Time! The Democrats are much less amusing.

Headline: Mike Huckabee Drops Out, Endorses McCain

CitizenSugar — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:22:23 -0800

Though he maintained all day that he was going to stay in the race, after losing Texas to John McCain, Mike Huckabee has dropped out of the presidential race. Huckabee said, "I'd rather lose an election, than lose the principles that got me into politics to begin with."

John McCain swept all four primaries today, securing the delegates he needs to become the Republican nominee.

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Lighten Up: Huckadisco

CitizenSugar — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:00:15 -0800

Okay, okay, it's no new Will.i.am video, but who doesn't need a little Donna Summer help every once in a while? Mike Huckabee never sounded so disco-fabulous . . .

Ah. Women done-wrong and Mike Huckabee. An anthem made in heaven.

Do Las Vegas Bouncers Make More Than Our President?

CitizenSugar — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:00:46 -0800

Q: What does a Las Vegas bouncer have in common with Mike Huckabee?
A: An extreme distaste for the IRS and Paris Hilton's number on speed dial.

Okay, maybe not that last one, but the suspected tax-evading bouncers at the Vegas nightclub Pure might be in favor of ol' Mike Huckabee after the IRS raided the club this week, confiscating computers. The cash-based industry attracts the attention of the very department Huckabee wants to abolish. It's rumored that good bouncers are clearing half a million dollars a year.

Not a bad paycheck considering our Commander in Chief only makes $400,000. Maybe we'll see Bush checking IDs at a door sometime soon . . .

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We Haven't Forgotten You Mike Huckabee! Here's Our Favorite Nickname For You!

CitizenSugar — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:00:27 -0800

How could we forget our favorite hanging-in-there candidate when Radar has this helpful list of 49 nicknames for Mr. Huckabee?

I'm partial to Huckmaster General. How about you? What Huckabee nickname strikes your fancy?
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Poll: Would You Watch Mike Huckabee on TV?

LibertySugar — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:00:14 -0800

Based on his almost impossible chances of winning the nomination, it seems like Mike Huckabee is running for something other than president. Maybe the VP spot, maybe to push John McCain a bit more toward the right, maybe because he's having so much fun playing his bass guitar and running around the country with Chuck Norris.

All this got me wondering - would Mike Huckabee drop out if he were offered a cable television show? Think about it. He would have a perfect platform to spread his message and wield influence. And he could continue to enjoy the spotlight. Other expoliticians do quite nicely on TV. I love watching Morning Joe with former Congressman Joe Scarborough. And Huck seems to ham it up whenever he's on The Colbert Report.

Would you watch easygoing, squirrel-eating Mike Huckabee on TV? What should he call the show?

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