Mike Huckabee attempts viral roundhouse
Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is pulling only single digits in the polls, but maybe he’s found a battle he can win: out-nerding Ron Paul on the Internet. In his new campaign spot, premiering in Iowa today, GOP contender Huckabee taps the powers of viral juggernaut Chuck Norris. It’s a nice way to show a light-hearted side to one of the most socially conservative candidates. But it would have been far better if Huckabee’s people had written some new and politically charged Chuck jokes instead of rehashing the old standards. Huckabee, a vocal critic of the IRS, also could have advised all citizens to follow Chuck’s lead: “When Chuck Norris sends in his taxes, he sends blank forms and includes only a picture of himself, crouched and ready to attack.” —Posted by David Griner |
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Tough to take Huckabee seriously - especially after Rick Mercer (a Canadian Icon) made him his bitch in the TV series "Talking to Americans."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Mercer
No Mike. Canada's parliament is not housed in an igloo. You just got 'p0wn3d'.
Posted by: Scratch | Nov 19, 2007 1:50:54 PM
Huckabee is double digits in the polls tied for first in Iowa and a surging candidate. He has used humor in place of attack adds since his days running for Governor of Arkansas and has always been positive even when others are trying to destroy his reputation. He has more executive experiance by far than any candidate in the race and is a very serious candidate... This ad is good and will get people to check out his positions...
Posted by: chukmaty | Nov 19, 2007 4:48:41 PM
He is a serious candidate and a seemingly very nice person, but he is still a nut job. The sad thing is that many people will vote for him based on being a nice guy vs. believing that religion should be placed in front of science, etc.
Posted by: chris | Nov 19, 2007 6:01:59 PM
Mike Huckabee IS a very nice person. Does that make him less of a candidate? You think he is a "nut job" Is that all you can say? YOU have no other reason NOT vote for him, because you say he is a "nut job".How do you pick you doctor, lawyer, dentist? If you think they aren't a "nut job". How do you tell a person,a nice person, is not a nut job? Do you look at their record in public service? His morals, his convictions, how much money he has in his bank account? You say that believing in God is placed in front of science? Like which came first, God or science? And does it really make a big difference if you believe in science first? He won't try and change your mind. Mike has said over and over, what you believe is YOUR business. That doesn't mean he wouldn't make a great President. He has more leadership skills that any candidate Demos or Repub. You CAN NOT challenge him on his morals. Now you sure can't say that about most of them. And if you wanna play the "religion" card. At least the Baptist are not going to try and control him! Mike is his own man. He owes NO man or woman. His loyalty is the the AMERICAN people. For a better family,future,and freedom. Just because he can laugh now and then doesn't mean he is a "nut job" as you call it.Lighten up on yourself. You sound like a "nut job" yourself. Stick to the issues at hand, or keep your "nutty" thoughts to yourself, if they let you out on a weekend pass again.
Posted by: Sassy | Nov 19, 2007 7:29:33 PM
mike huckabee is a another right wing religious nutjob. (he places his religious beliefs above all else. former pastor) and is therefore the LAST thing this country needs as we strive to crawl out of the mini-dark ages of the past 8 years.
Posted by: Huck Off | Nov 20, 2007 9:57:29 AM
Holy Hell, Dave Griner...what hath thou wrought?
Anyone with the slightest hint of faith is unfit for public office in the eyes of the "progressives." A man who was once a Baptist minister is, for Christ's sake, a complete Dark Ages-dwelling Darwin murderer who should be banished from the country.
(That said, allow me equal disdain for the "Take this Country Back for God" crowd.)
Jesus was a Palestinian. Let that one sink in. This country was never God's. Your savior is not a Republican and your red, white and blue "Power of Pride" bumper stickers really piss him off. Pride is what got us in this fucked-up position to begin with.
On the ad, which is what this was supposed to be about: it's refreshing to see a national candidate take this tack. Something beyond the bullshit resume they usually pull. People like funny. And Chuck Norris has that self-effacing Shatner quality many appreciate.
Richardson also pulled off some good humorous ads earlier this year.
Posted by: Jetpacks | Nov 20, 2007 10:44:53 AM
no jetpacks, not "anyone with the slightest hint of faith" is unfit for public office. just people who put their religious beliefs ahead of the constitution/ the separation of church and state/undeniable scientific findings.
huckabee fits this bill. he's wacky! and the country has had enough wacky.
you speak like the country hasn't regressed in many regards over the past 8 years. like it's been a time of progress for the USA. how?
Posted by: huck Off | Nov 20, 2007 11:01:54 AM
No, Huck Off. I do not speak like the country hasn't regressed. As I said, "Pride is what got us in this fucked-up position to begin with." That was Bush Pride along with misplaced, misinformed Christian Pride. We've lost standing in the world - and we did that by being arrogant.
I guess I don't see Huckabee in the same light as Bush. Maybe I need to study up on him a bit more.
But I do believe there is a middle ground between the two extremes I noted in my previous comment.
Posted by: Jetpacks | Nov 20, 2007 11:20:07 AM
sorry JP. didn't mean to misinterpret you. i have read up on this guy. he's very charming and seems to talk sense. but his religious fervor is up there with an Iranian mullah.
and i really, really, really think this country urgently needs a level head at the helm. (don't care which party really. they never felt that much different to me)
but this is a guy who thinks the rapture is right around the corner. and takes the bible literally. and i mean literally. therefore he should stick to religion and stay out of politics. this is a western democratic republic. and like you said, we've had enough embarrassment.
Posted by: Huck Off | Nov 20, 2007 12:05:13 PM
Actually Sassy, his beliefs in science do matter. The reality is that scientific research (Global Warming, Stem Cell) has all to often been blocked by US politicians on the grounds of religious beliefs. Additionally, as governer, high school students in his state had the worst science testing scores in the country and he has publicly said that "science changes with generations, god does not." While I respect that he can hold his beliefs, I do not think he should be in charge of a PTA, let alone the presidency when it affects others.
Posted by: chris | Nov 20, 2007 12:14:21 PM
Huck off: No problem...and as long as we're turning Ad Week's blog into a political/religious forum, Rapture theorists are sorely misled. A bogus, escapist theology foisted on America in the late 1800s with little basis in scripture.
Oh, crap. I shouldn't have said that.
Posted by: Jetpacks | Nov 20, 2007 12:30:21 PM
couldn't resist posting this gem i found on reddit.com. it's hilarious. and very illuminating. and frightening. all at once.
http://www.conservapedia.com/Special:Statistics
why are conservatives so obsessed (and i mean obsessed!) with the gays? and not obsessed with the poor and the hungry and the sick like jesus was. it's like they're sanctimonious hypocrites. or somethin'.
Posted by: Huck Off | Nov 21, 2007 10:41:30 PM
