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Huck at issue in Virginia
Ben Smith's Blog —
Joking about voter suppression does tend to get you in trouble, and yet the pols keep doing it.
Here, Mike Huckabee campaigns for Bob McDonnell, a candidate for governor of Virginia.
A humorless Terry McAuliffe pounces: "Let's be clear: there are no jokes to be made about denying people the right to vote in this country. It's not a laughing matter. This is a right that people fought and died for, so as public figures, we must be sure that we are setting the standard."
Manufactured outrage of the day: Huckabee jokes about letting air out of Dem’s tires
Hot Air » Top Picks —
Manufactured outrage of the day: Huckabee jokes about letting air out of Dem’s tires posted at 9:20 pm on April 2, 2009 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly A test case for the HA faithful: Do you guys hate Huck so much that you’ll hold this against him? It’s an obvious joke and, like MKH says , the guy who’s claiming to be offended has been known to do shots of rum on cable television. Ben Smith thinks it’s kind of a big deal ; I think it’s kind of anything but. Exit quotation from Huck himself: “As someone who served as a Governor for 10 years, I can say if these are the type of ...
Huckabee: Voter Supression the Lord's Work
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Republicans, Mike Huckabee, Scandal, Gaffes, Viral Video, VotingMike Huckabee says the darndest things. On the stump in Virginia for GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell, Mike Huckabee exhorts the crowd to "do the right thing" and "the Lord's work" and not let non-Republican voters get to the polls. No, really:
"You have two jobs. One, get all those people who are going to vote for Bob out to the polls and vote. If they're not going to vote for Bob, you have another job. Let the air out of their tires and do not let them out of their driveway on Election Day. Keep 'em home. Do ...
Republicans Hate Democracy, Episode 533
Daily Kos —
The token "nice guy" in the Republican Party thinks voter suppression and vandalism are freakin' hilarious. Campaigning in Virginia for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell, here's the Huckster: "You have two jobs. One, get all those people who are going to vote for Bob out to the polls and vote. If they're not going to vote for Bob, you have another job. Let the air out of their tires and do not let them out of their driveway on Election Day. Keep 'em home. Do the Lord's work, my friend. I'm giving you an opportunity...yes, do the right thing." The ...
