Have a beer

Bill Clinton talked up Mike Huckabee a day or two ago in Sergeant Bluffs, Iowa, and said he wasn't surprised by Huckabee's rise. He "seems to be the only one who can give a speech, tell a story, or tell a joke," Clinton said. "It's pretty dour crowd on the other side, and Mike's pretty funny."

In other words, the electoral Dating Game principle -- the standard that gave us two terms of George Bush -- is alive and thriving. Give us a president we can enjoy having a beer with, and who excues personal charm and can make us laugh. This doesn't explain Hillary Clinton's popularity, I realize.

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on December 31, 2007 at 9:27 AM

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MAGGA Author Profile Page says ...

If you tell Hillary a joke you will get a laugh. Good for the self esteem.

Posted by MAGGA Author Profile Page at December 31, 2007 9:56 AM

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T. Holly Author Profile Page says ...

There's some fresh talk-back at the link. Whoa, Bloomberg? Isn't he gay or impotent, like Daniel Plainview (I stole that from mutinyco)?

Posted by T. Holly Author Profile Page at December 31, 2007 9:58 AM

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Bocephus Author Profile Page says ...

Fuckabees!!!

Posted by Bocephus Author Profile Page at December 31, 2007 10:09 AM

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tophertilson Author Profile Page says ...

Clinton's talking up Huckabee because it would be advantageous to the Dems to have that loon as the Republican candidate.

Never, never, never underestimate the wiliness of the Clintons. And I say this as a fan of Bill's.

Posted by tophertilson Author Profile Page at December 31, 2007 10:10 AM

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le corbeau Author Profile Page says ...

I'd want to have a beer with Mike Huckabee about as much as I'd like to spend a weekend with the guys at E-Z Eddie's No Credit Refused Used Car-a-Teria.

Fred Thompson, on the other hand, as seen in this video, I would follow to the gates of Mordor and the very mouth of Mount Doom:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VblJq4j0_SE

Which is, of course, not a bad description of the current geopolitical climate.

Posted by le corbeau Author Profile Page at December 31, 2007 10:16 AM

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dangovich Author Profile Page says ...

Also, he plays the jug like nobody's business.

Posted by dangovich Author Profile Page at December 31, 2007 10:17 AM

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Bocephus Author Profile Page says ...

This Fred Thompson is a bit more accurate:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBAaCPbQ2b0

Posted by Bocephus Author Profile Page at December 31, 2007 10:30 AM

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Movie Watcher Author Profile Page says ...

Did anyone see Huckabee on meet the press? What a joke. Since he doesn't believe in evolution, I wonder if he knows what kind of dionsaur humans took a ride on. Does anybody think this guy will get the republican nomination? It's scary. Hillary will or won't win Iowa. Does it matter? And what's up with Bloomberg? He's got the cash to run as an independent, will he? That is interesting to watch and see what happens.

Posted by Movie Watcher Author Profile Page at December 31, 2007 12:28 PM

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SpinDozer Author Profile Page says ...

'I would follow to the gates of Mordor and the very mouth of Mount Doom'

Pack your bags. The Thompson juggernaut will arrive at Mount Doom no later Feb 6th and probably sooner.

Posted by SpinDozer Author Profile Page at December 31, 2007 1:00 PM

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SpinDozer Author Profile Page says ...

From Slate's Right Winger:

I want to like Fred Thompson--or, rather, I like him and want to see him as a potential effective President. But I zoned out at around the 7:00 mark of his 17-minute closing "message to Iowa voters". ... 17 minutes worked for "Sister Ray." It works for a convention speech. Maybe it works at a time of national crisis. It doesn't work staring at a camera and broadcasting on the web a few days before an election. ... At the least, if you're going to talk that long you can't read from a text

Posted by SpinDozer Author Profile Page at January 1, 2008 11:44 AM

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