tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20031109.post3884381436324176566..comments2023-06-10T02:02:40.775-07:00Comments on can we all just agree?: can we all just agree that mike huckabee's "joke" about barack obama is totally reprehensible?sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168002504978391038noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20031109.post-79591720617358538622008-05-22T14:43:00.000-07:002008-05-22T14:43:00.000-07:00anonymous, yes. i know that there are plenty of su...anonymous, yes. i know that there are plenty of substantive, policy-based reasons to oppose huckabee's bid for any office.<BR/><BR/>this episode really struck a nerve for me, though; his on-the-spot, vivid description of an assassination attempt on obama freaked me out. has he been thinking a lot about this? have other people? obama's not perfect, not by any stretch of the imagination, but i do think that he could change some things. and those changes would, very likely, come at the expense of people and entities very accustomed to their power. and folks get nasty when they feel their power is being threatened. i hate to think that obama's life would be in danger because of his policies, but huckabee's comment made me think it might be. that was what made me so upset.sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168002504978391038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20031109.post-54046502685531041992008-05-22T00:08:00.000-07:002008-05-22T00:08:00.000-07:00For the REAL jokes, you need to look up his foreig...For the REAL jokes, you need to look up his foreign policy & positions on things like climate change & the economy.<BR/><BR/>He can apologize all he wants - but he just stuck a big red ball on his nose & yard-long purple shoes on his feet ... & they'll NEVER come off.<BR/><BR/>PROTIP: do not under any circumstances sniff the flower on his lapel - it shoots battery acid.<BR/><BR/>I still hear him being touted as McCain's potential choice for VP, which tells you everything you need to know about either of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com