Arkansas Blog: Huckabee ploy: 'Kindly' embarrassing

Open mouth, insert running shoes. I refer to Mike Huckabee's public relations campaign to convince national media that various Arkansas Republicans who've been critical of him aren't representative of a broad swath of Arkansas Republicans.

First, there was his syntax-challenged appeal for Republican support.

Then, there was this blog's report on the errors in spelling and title -- plus the inclusion of a couple of lawmakers who had NOT given permission to be listed as supporters -- on the original news release on the "Huckabee Team."

Today, the Democrat-Gazette follows up. It found a couple of more lawmakers who disappeared in the revised list -- Sen. Ruth Whitaker and former Rep. Marvin ~~Parks~~ Childers. And then there was Rep. Frank Glidewell, who said he joined the list but only because he felt "kindly obligated to support our hometown boy until he drops out or whatever he decides to do.” He'd prefer a Gingrich-Powell ticket.

(Note to the Yankee reporters who check this site periodically: "Kindly" is Arkansas legislative-speak for "somewhat" or "kind of.") Even the roughly 33 percent of the Arkansas legislature that supports The Huckster aren't particularly enthusiastic. Sound like the kind of guy you want on a ticket to pick up a swing Southern state?

Copy and paste to read today's D-G follow.

http://nwanews.com/adg/National/207013

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Minor correction: Democrat Gazette story says Marvin Childers, not Marvin Parks.

ARK. BLOG: Thanks. My hasty mistake.

Posted by: Wageslave | November 8, 2007 08:42 AM

Huck missed that memo about being careful who you step on when you're on the way up...

Posted by: Theodosius | November 8, 2007 09:13 AM

Guess the good reverend Huck didn't read that bible story about building a house on rock and not sand.

We are sweeping away the rest of his sand and starting to rebuild. And you can bet it will be on a foundation that will last a long time.

And if visiting reporters want to see what Arkansas Conservatives think about the right reverend Huckster they can click on my name.

Posted by: Born Red | November 8, 2007 10:22 AM

"And then there was Rep. Frank Glidewell, who said he joined the list but only because he felt "kindly obligated to support our hometown boy until he drops out or whatever he decides to do." He'd prefer a Gingrich-Powell ticket."

See why Fort Baptist is reverting back to prairie land from whence it sprang? Gingrich.....seriously....serial liar, serial adulterer Gingrich? And the lying Powell who has helped kill almost 1 million people in Iraq? Seriously, Mr. Glidewell? And they let this guy drive a motor vehicle?

I assume Mr. Glidewell supports waterboarding until they figure out how to unscrew human thumbs. And I promise....not a single sheeple in Fort Baptist considers Mike Huckabee "our hometown boy". Forget AIDS testing....we need a round of IQ tests for our state legislature.

Posted by: Deathbyinches | November 8, 2007 11:20 AM

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Huckabee ploy: 'Kindly' embarrassing

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