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Who, me?

In the recent NY Times Magazine profile, Mike Huckabee said Frank Gaffney (here's wikipedia on the wild-eyed hawk Grover Norquist once called a "sick, little bigot") was one of the experts he looked to for guidance on foreign affairs. Gaffney (from whom Huckabee now has another good reason to distance himself) says about that:

Posted by Max Brantley on December 20, 2007 11:39 AM | Permalink

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Jeez, I'm torn here. Gaffney is described as a brainless thug by the bushies and he, in turn, calls them men without principles.

Looks like a win-win situation if Huckabee is getting his advice from an unprincipled bigot who describes his former puppetmasters Norquist and Rove as unprincipled ninnies.

Posted by: Earl Swagger | December 20, 2007 12:05 PM

Satan, meet the fallen Angel.

Posted by: eLwood | December 20, 2007 01:31 PM

Oops. I hit the 'enter' key too soon. Try the bluename for a good rundown on how spooky this kook is.

Posted by: eLwood | December 20, 2007 01:43 PM

Huckabee learns quick, or... he has different "priorities"

from the man who didn't know about the Iran/NIE when he should've, comes this...

DIKE, IOWA -- Baptist minister and anti-abortion supporter Mike Huckabee was asked today about 16-year old celebrity Jamie Lynn Spears' decision to continue her unplanned pregnancy.

While the candidate has been notably caught off-guard by breaking news events recently, today he passed a test of pop culture with flying colors.
(name link)

Posted by: muleboy303 | December 20, 2007 03:53 PM

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