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Idiots Heart Huckabee
Why is the media giving a free pass to anti-intellectualism?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-08-2008 |
Commentary
Report from Iowa: Smashing Victories by 'Unorthodox' Candidates Obama & Huckabeenew
A mixed-marriage son of Kenya and Kansas on the one hand. A Baptist preacher with a yen for populist economics on the other. Each appealing, both overtly and by their very beings, to the political crossover vote. Each defeating his main opponent by the margin of 9 percent.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
01-04-2008 |
Politics
Iowa Dispatch: Edwards Populism v. Huckabee Populismnew
Huckabee's routine contains little that appeals to the common man's wallet besides the promise to end dependence on foreign oil and the cry to abolish the IRS and enact the FairTax -- a policy that is hardly in the economic interest of the lower and middle classes. Edwards, on the other hand, had a firm grasp on specific government policies that concern working people.
Arkansas Times |
John C. Williams |
01-03-2008 |
Politics
GOP Primaries: The Holy Warnew
Neither Mike Huckabee himself nor his friends and foes made much of his religion while he was governor of Arkansas, but the Republican presidential race is awash in religiosity, both pro- and anti-Huckabee.
Arkansas Times |
Editorial |
12-27-2007 |
Commentary
Huckabee Wants to Rock the Cradle of the Nanny Statenew
As the pundits tirelessly remind us, Mike Huckabee is many things -- likeable, witty, sincere, Chuck Norris's pick for the GOP nomination. The problem is he's just not conservative.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
12-26-2007 |
Commentary
Does Huckabee's Populist Rhetoric Disguise Royalism?new
After 15 years in politics, it is still hard to say whether there is any conviction behind Mike Huckabee's talk or he is just another Republican who subscribes to the doctrine that the best politics is to capture votes from the poor and money from the rich by promising to protect each from the other.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
12-20-2007 |
Commentary
Huckabee is Equal Parts Disc Jockey and Preachernew
His religious pronouncements are no more sermons than in-studio performances.
Arkansas Times |
John Brummett |
12-20-2007 |
Commentary
Imagining a President Huckabeenew
Frankly, if I were Hillary Clinton, I would be much more worried about running against Mike Huckabee than Mitt Romney. The venture capitalists of America don't get that, but a lot of other people do, which is why this could be an even more interesting race than we imagined.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
12-18-2007 |
Commentary
Frailty in God's Presidentnew
Were it not for one trifling frailty, Mike Huckabee's decision in the dog days of Iowa summer to become God's candidate for president looks prophetic and almost credible.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
12-14-2007 |
Commentary
Looking for Meaning in Huckabee Rerunsnew
Judgment and ethics emerge as attributes to ponder now that Mike Huckabee might become president. For the moment, fresh national media reporting condenses this discussion to a pair of old Arkansas dramas.
Arkansas Times |
John Brummett |
12-14-2007 |
Commentary
Huckabee and Carter: Country Cousinsnew
Mike Huckabee and GOP bete noir Jimmy Carter share few political views, but Huckabee's rise mirrors that of Carter's 1976 campaign.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
12-14-2007 |
Commentary
Mike Huckabee's Week that Wasnew
Huckabee's early devotion to the genial care and feeding of the national press paid dividends in his gaffe-ridden week. Many of the major news organizations treated the stories as little more than campaign blips or the work of opponents trailing in the polls.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley |
12-14-2007 |
Commentary
Arkansas Republicans Plan Campaign Against Huckabeenew
In 1992, when Bill Clinton faced a tough primary challenge in New Hampshire, a group of Arkansans known as the Arkansas Travelers went up North to support their former governor. Now, as Mike Huckabee prepares for the Iowa caucuses a new Arkansas contingent is planning a different kind of campaign trip.
Arkansas Times |
John Williams |
12-14-2007 |
Politics
Huckabee Takes Center Stage, Thompson Heads to Wingsnew
Whatever the case, the Fred Thompson boom went from bang to whimper in record time. Meanwhile, Mike Huckabee, another Mid-South candidate has been auditioning well on the road.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
12-07-2007 |
Commentary
Mike Huckabee and GOP Ideologynew
If Republicans are turning to the moderate in a field of sullen men bent on seeing who can be the most reactionary, it is an unusual phenomenon.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
12-06-2007 |
Commentary
