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talk about deja vu?

although it could be argued that the '92 experience proves that old letters that inflame the opposition's base are not fatal. now we will learn whether a letter that infuriates a candidate's own base is. (pardon the pun)

p.s. Huckabee's "income-supplementation" habits are now being teed up for a national conversation.

Damn....You have to look at that cartoon and chuckle no matter what side of the fence you are on regarding this matter.

You also have to look hard to find Snooky.

the 'freepers' have discovered AT's Huckabee posts

the consensus among the 'Hunter, Thompson' supporters is that Huckabee's greatest sins are

1. evading responsibility in a "Clinton-esque" fashion
2. having demonstrated too much of a "forgiving Christian spirit"
(especially after MH's flip-flop this week on Gitmo & Torture)

most curious 'christian ethics' on display there, but the Clinton comparisons are becoming downright spooky.

You also have to look hard to find Snooky. -- Posted by: hugh mann
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Yeah. I had to resort to (electronically) rotating the cartoon to find it. In the old days, I could just rotate the newspaper.

Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is standing by televangelist Kenneth Copeland as the U.S. Senate investigates the ministry's potential financial misconduct.

Copeland has given his support to Huckabee and appears in ads with the Republican candidate in the religious magazine Charisma to promote the ministry's upcoming TV special.

Despite the potential negative effect, former Baptist preacher Huckabee has expressed his trust in the Copelands and will appear on the ministry's TV show next week.

"Kenneth and Gloria Copeland are about the most gracious, authentic, and humble people I know and I consider them dear friends," Huckabee wrote to Time magazine. "They have brought hope to millions and have operated with the utmost integrity as far as I know.

name/link from 23Nov2007
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cynic that i am, i have to wonder if there is a connection between this story and Huckabee's signature applause line of "eliminating the IRS"

Where is George buried?

I received Fisher's Book of cartoons for a X-mas present a few years ago, still have it. Also have an autographed copy of his cartoon that shows Clinton serving up USDA Crow to John Robert Starr and Walter Husseman, something chuckle is getting served from every which way.

From CNN's coverage today: "That was my decision, but I didn't parole him, because governors don't parole people in Arkansas."

One of you more legally minded folks help me out, here. Doesn't the Governor have to approve the parole? Or if not "approve" it, can't he veto it? Aside from infuencing the board, did Huckabee not take some overt action in the process (e.g. siging some document) or take some "inaction" (e.g. passing on a veto he could have issued)?

"eliminating the IRS"
WTF! Bush, from all practical appearances, has done this. He halved their staff, put in a wimp as commissioner and they no longer look at off shore stuff. Huck's claim about people "fearing an IRS audit"
is pure Huckshit.
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Ok, I found Snooky on the left arm and R shoulder, probably missed a few, but hey, this is only a 17" screen.

every time i hear the governor don't parole line i think of keith richards. he complained about how much paperwork it took for him and his staff to get richards paroled. sounds to me like governors paroled at least 1 person in the state but then it just got his name in the papers one more time. it just goes to show you that governors can parole people. i

I don't think what you found on the shoulder and arm were "Snooky", eLwood. The real one is not located on the Huckster's body, and it's fairly plain.

In fairness, zonk, I believe he *pardoned* Keith Richards. A Governor does do that. Dumond was not pardoned (not that it matters to two families in Missouri).

Tell me the background on "Snooky" it sounds interesting. I have to admit I am clueless.

Snooky was a term of endearment for George Fisher's wife, the former Rosemary Snook. He met her in England during the second World War, and brought home his bride once the war was over. She passed away in 1983.

And maybe it's my screen resolution, but I can't confirm that I found Snooky. I think I see it in the bottom left quadrant of Huck's jacket (on his right), but it's hard to tell.

Beautiful quilts Kat ! simply fabulous. I had two quilters who were close friends who've now passed. They did such painstaking work. Neither of them ever sold a quilt. They did them strictly for family or donated to be auctioned for fundraisers.

SNOOKY SPOILER ALERT
SNOOKY SPOILER ALERT

(Look away if you don't want to know where it's hidden.)

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"Snooky" appears at the bottom-left of the file cabinet. It begins just above the phone cord.

Oh! There it is!

It was so long ago that I can't even remember who turned me on to the Snooky search in George's cartoons, but I know I'd already learned to watch for his consummate draughtmanship and sharp wit.

George and Snooky are a firm part of Arkansas history. We should require everyone who enters our borders to receive a copy of the Fisher oeuvre, so they'll know who we are.

An acquaintance was selling a copy of the Keyhole Kops game, and I failed to get it. Damn! I used to sell those things in the bookstore, but I never got one for myself. I don't suppose Rose Publishing has any left--anyone know?