Comments on: Huckabee: God Wants Me to Be President

By: SuperFrenchie » The religious invasion of American politics

SuperFrenchie » The religious invasion of American politics — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:10:01 +0000

[...] then there is evolution denier Mike Huckabee, explaining his surge in the polls: “There’s only one explanation for it, and it’s not a human one. [...]

By: GOP Delegate Math & PA « PA For Hizzoner, Rudy Giuliani

GOP Delegate Math & PA « PA For Hizzoner, Rudy Giuliani — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:31:25 +0000

[...] seems the ascension of the Huck– which he may or may not have you believe is Divinely directed– has scrambled every campaign’s electoral math. McCain thought social conservatives [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:24:04 +0000

The Huckster raised taxes while governor, and tried giving the taxes to illegal aliens. He released a rapist who then committed murder. He continues to lie about all of it. Don't listen to what he says, check the facts on what he has done. Here. Here. Here. Here. Here. And here.

By: John425

John425 — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:03:47 +0000

This just in: (Reuters) Fri. Mar 7--God denies he endorsed Huckabee. "He is confused", said God, "I prefer that he run for the Arkansas Senate seat, but he won't listen!" Later- God blessed the GOP and mumbled something about Democrats being on the "dark side". In other, related news-- God flooded the blue state of Washington.

By: PoliGazette » Huckabee and Divine Intervention

PoliGazette » Huckabee and Divine Intervention — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:15:02 +0000

[...] That’s quite arrogant and it’ll worry quite some people. And rightfully so. However, as James Joyner points out, Huckabee probably tries to sound humble. He’s the kind of man who praises God when something [...]

By: Michael Patterson

Michael Patterson — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:08:55 +0000

"I'm not saying God wants me to be elected", This from Mike Huckabee from today's (12/6/2007) National Review online

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ConservativeKicks.com — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:29:44 +0000

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By: Hal

Hal — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:57:34 +0000

Zing! You're killing us. Please, please stop. We can't take much more of your pounding....

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By: G.A.Phillips

G.A.Phillips — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:01:17 +0000

It is essentially the same thing from the standpoint of logic and reasoning. Both Bush and Huckabee show that they are guided by an epistemology of magic and wizardry as opposed to ration

What in the Great Blue Hell are you talking about, what you say describes people like you who worship the monkey and the tree.

Hal's quotes from Bush give a good window into the psyche of a man who invades countries because he hears weird voices in his head rather than analyzing the actual problem at hand.

lol what???? Conspiracy theory no:32,it was the voices in bush's head. lollollol

Hopefully voters are sick of Bush's pious puppetry and will reject Huckabee.

whats pious puppetry, is that something like poopoo donkeytism.

By: Wizbang Politics

Wizbang Politics — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:03:40 +0000

Huckabee: God Wants Me to Be President... object width="425" height="355"> height="355"> Here's a transcript- STUDENT: Recent polls show you surging... What do you attribute this surge to? HUCKABEE: There's only one explanation for it, and it's not......

By: Hal

Hal — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:55:45 +0000

I believe the actual phrase is "In God We Trust, all others pay cash". Trusting someone else's assertion that they're doing god's will is a rather quick ticket to bringing hell to earth, as much of the past has shown.

By: vnjagvet

vnjagvet — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:09:27 +0000

As a matter of history, there are many great world leaders who professed to be divinely called to one activity or another; some for good, some for ill. These professions, by definition, do not rely on logic and rationality, but on faith. Fortunately, it is still not universally excepted that faith is the equivalent of magic and wizardry. Otherwise "In God We Trust" would not be as readily accepted as the national motto as I believe it is, Newdow to the contrary notwithstanding.

By: Triumph

Triumph — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:51:40 +0000

It's something else again, though, to claim that God is responsible for your poll numbers.

It is essentially the same thing from the standpoint of logic and reasoning. Both Bush and Huckabee show that they are guided by an epistemology of magic and wizardry as opposed to rationality.

Hal's quotes from Bush give a good window into the psyche of a man who invades countries because he hears weird voices in his head rather than analyzing the actual problem at hand.

Hopefully voters are sick of Bush's pious puppetry and will reject Huckabee.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:35:31 +0000

Re: The Bush comparison.

I *get* it when politicians say they're inspired by God to do something. They're experiencing a personal conversation that, based on their spiritual beliefs, they think involves a second entity. That's an experience most Americans have on a fairly regular basis.

It's something else again, though, to claim that God is responsible for your poll numbers.

Again, I realize that Huckabee is giving credit/glory to God in saying this. But it's still what it is.

By: Triumph

Triumph — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:26:54 +0000

The irony is that Huckabee is saying this with sincere humility — it’s divine intervention, not the power of one mere man at work — but it’s an incredibly arrogant thing to say.

Big deal. Bush believes the same thing. Huckabee is running in the Bush mold and will likely make the same stupid decisions and judgement calls if he were elected. If you want the same type of "spiritual" logic that Bush brought to the White House, vote Huckabee.