tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post7224668570959627124..comments2024-03-29T03:23:34.859-04:00Comments on RIGHT SPEAK: Mike HucQuaylebeeBOSMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13613253160155525089noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-34285946075803568032011-03-05T10:42:30.826-05:002011-03-05T10:42:30.826-05:00Huck needs a handler to help discipline this kind ...Huck needs a handler to help discipline this kind of gaffe, but then he doesn't think he does and he can't afford one because HE CAN'T RAISE MONEY!<br /><br />If he had assembled a nascent campaign team through his PAC, he'd have a disciplined messaging strategy and he'd be strengthening awareness of his brand values.<br /><br />Instead, he is content to be a willing/eager culture warrior, trotting off on his steed to do battle with every potential threat to the world as he would like it to be. He would rather be Glen Beck than Mitt Romney, Rush Limbaugh than Mitch Daniels. He wants to be Sarah Palin. He wants to let it fly any time he desires, with little accountability except to his band of like-minded followers. (Sounds like a cult leader to me.)Closer To Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03434172501628008732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-21752390136681226592011-03-05T08:49:01.537-05:002011-03-05T08:49:01.537-05:00Hucks army take note. The Palin plague will soon ...Hucks army take note. The Palin plague will soon be upon Huck and you for dissing the talented and glamorous Bristol, daughter of quitting gov extraordinaire, Sarah Palin. Single motherhood is now a cottage industry. "Natalie Portman" is truly code for "Bristol Palin" and everyone from Fox to MSNBC can read between the lines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-61967959537548813642011-03-04T18:41:04.869-05:002011-03-04T18:41:04.869-05:00This wasn't a gaffe, that's for sure. It ...This wasn't a gaffe, that's for sure. It was an intentional statement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-54498458304871335852011-03-04T18:35:50.113-05:002011-03-04T18:35:50.113-05:00Dan, I saw this comment at The Atlantic:
"Na...Dan, I saw this comment at The Atlantic:<br /><br />"Natalie Portman may be a horrible target, but clearly "Natalie Portman" is just code for "Bristol Palin." The question was specifically about Natalie Portman, and the first thing Huckabee said (to play armchair shrink here) was "people see a Natalie Portman or some other Hollywood starlet ..."<br /><br />Of course Huckabee can't come out and say "Bristol Palin embodies our culture's willingingess to 'glorify and glamorize the idea of out of children wedlock,'" but consider his audience: isn't Bristol who he is really talking about? Does the right-wing base really give a damn about Natalie Portman and the seriousness of her life and the maturity she plainly has demonstrated about her choices? I doubt it.<br /><br />Huckabee has shown before he is extremely adept at speaking the code of evangelicals. The single biggest obstacle to his nomination is Sarah Palin. We know she's a joke, and I suspect he knows it too. But how does he communicate that without turning off the very people he needs? That's not to excuse his throwing Natalie under the bus, but I'd be careful to call this a gaffe.<br /><br />Don't underestimate the man."<br /><br />Makes sense to me.<br /><br />-MarthaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-49221607198191186002011-03-04T16:11:15.211-05:002011-03-04T16:11:15.211-05:00These comments are not analogous.
Dan Quayle did...These comments are not analogous. <br /><br />Dan Quayle didn't make that comment as part of some huge overall strategy. For Dan Quayle, the comment was one small part of a speech. He was talking about a fictional character whose storyline had been written intentionally to promote the idea of a single woman intentionally having a baby out of wedlock. <br /><br />I don't know whether Mike Huckabee tried to focus on her as part of the interview or whether mentioning her was an offhand example, an exception that would prove his point. In either case, Mr. Huckabee wasn't talking about a fictional character. We don't know whether Ms. Portman intended to become pregnant or whether the pregnancy was an accident. We don't know whether she wanted to glamorize single motherhood or whether she's simply making the best of an unintended situation. If she's engaged, she's clearly not planning to raise the child as a single mother. <br /><br />These comments don't sound like the comments of someone planning to run for office anytime soon. He'll get a little boost in book sales from a certain part of his audience. He might even end up getting Ms. Portman on his show for a kiss-and-make-up segment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-78941396431417257742011-03-04T15:55:34.461-05:002011-03-04T15:55:34.461-05:00Maybe it's on page 183 of the Braille version?...Maybe it's on page 183 of the Braille version?BOSMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613253160155525089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-90572583301596062122011-03-04T15:52:26.619-05:002011-03-04T15:52:26.619-05:00Anon,
"Huckabee lied when questioned on the ...Anon,<br /><br />"Huckabee lied when questioned on the Kenya/Indonesia comments on Palin. I guess he's having a bad week. Huckabee Camp Silent On Page 183 Lie<br /><br />http://mediamatters.org/blog/201103040022'<br /><br />So according to this, Huckabee lied in the interview when he said, "I knew he (Obama) had grown up in Indonesia, It's in my book on page 183".<br /><br />No It's not!<br />HaHaHaHa!BOSMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613253160155525089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-33283006742177429212011-03-04T15:45:16.060-05:002011-03-04T15:45:16.060-05:00OJ, the only thing I said about Quayle, was that h...OJ, the only thing I said about Quayle, was that his strategy failed. I suppose that I inferred that he is a sleaze ball like Huck by linking their names and pictures. For that I apologize to Quayle.<br /><br />On a serious note, OJ, I can agree that single motherhood is not that great and should be avoided at all costs. I am very pleased to hear that your parish men's group is helping out single mothers. God bless you for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-90997798771908381032011-03-04T15:44:14.453-05:002011-03-04T15:44:14.453-05:00Hey....I liked Dan Quayle. No way is Huckabee the...Hey....I liked Dan Quayle. No way is Huckabee the same.<br /><br />But on this issue, they both are right about the trend of glamorizing unwed mothering. Marriage is better for children.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650903817561794259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-36493284160013279972011-03-04T15:43:38.172-05:002011-03-04T15:43:38.172-05:00I don't think he's running. He's not s...I don't think he's running. He's not stupid. He know the Clemmons thing alone is a killer, and there are at least a few other major problems he surely knows he cannot overcome. <br /><br />Sure, right now he is playing to his base, but it may not be for any other reason other than book sales.<br /><br />He just doesn't look or sound like a man who is going to jump in.<br /><br />-MarthaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-78373804060698107772011-03-04T15:42:15.427-05:002011-03-04T15:42:15.427-05:00First to be blunt, I have mixed feelings on this i...First to be blunt, I have mixed feelings on this issue. For the majority of my childhood, I grew up in a single parent household, but I (and my sibblings) were not exactly poverty stricten. In short, Single parenthood is not to be promoted per se, but these days it happens and the children must be looked after. My Parish Men's group among other local groups raise money for young single women.<br /><br />On a side note DanL, I think that there is no need for you (and other bloggers) to go after Mr. Quayle. He was a well meaning fellow.OhioJOEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-9415371790633112662011-03-04T15:41:08.980-05:002011-03-04T15:41:08.980-05:00Martha, I think you are spot on about Huck trying ...Martha, I think you are spot on about Huck trying to sell more books. What a total, low life, slime ball he is to use all these sleazy and false attacks just to sell more books.<br /><br />And the Huck supporters have the gall to refer to Romney as a used car salesman. Huck would make a used car salesman smell good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-79337284420859748622011-03-04T15:36:06.338-05:002011-03-04T15:36:06.338-05:00Dan, another great post. I also wondered about the...Dan, another great post. I also wondered about the true stats, but was too lazy to look it up. <br /><br />Someone else pointed out that while Huck slams unwed mothers, he seems to have no problem with violent criminals walking free--as long as they 'came to Jesus'. <br /><br />I think it's fairly obvious that the strategy this week was to raise a little heck in order to get more pub for his book. <br /><br />MarthaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-45681958681595787762011-03-04T15:33:09.379-05:002011-03-04T15:33:09.379-05:00HaHaHaHa!!!
I LOVE IT!HaHaHaHa!!!<br /><br />I LOVE IT!BOSMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613253160155525089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-85767328843588155322011-03-04T15:30:40.394-05:002011-03-04T15:30:40.394-05:00Huckabee lied when questioned on the Kenya/Indones...Huckabee lied when questioned on the Kenya/Indonesia comments on Palin. I guess he's having a bad week. Huckabee Camp Silent On Page 183 Lie <br /><br />http://mediamatters.org/blog/201103040022Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com