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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Watching Returns at Spitfire…

posted by on March 4 at 18:36 PM

…a very nice Obama supporter invited me to come sit at her table, “whether you’re supporting Barack Obama or not.” I didn’t tell her that I’m a little gay for Obama, or that my newspaper, also a little gay, endorsed Obama. But I didn’t join her and her friends at their table. Because I don’t think I’m going to stick around. It’s kinda noisy in here, and I’m having a hard time hearing Mike Huckabee’s endless concession speech. I’m tempted to go find a quieter spot to savor Huckabee’s demise.

HuckabeeSignOver.jpg

But Huckabee, of course, will be back. John “Agents of Intolerance” McCain may yet name him as his running mate. And if McCain loses the election—please God—Huckabee, a youngish man, will definitely run again in 2012.

Hey, does anyone know if Alan Keyes is still in the race?

UPDATE: I couldn’t hear anything Huckabee said, so I only just learned, reading Eli’s post below, that Huckabee didn’t even mention McCain’s name. Guess he’s not interested in the VP slot after all.

UPDATE 2: Kos

And what about the white elephant in the room—isn’t God 1) all powerful, and 2) behind Huckabee’s campaign? Either premise one or premise two were obviously wrong.

UPDATE 3: And here, via TPM, is the video of Huckabee’s concession speech…


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Dan, Alan is ALWAYS in the race for the White House, every day every year. He is "cursed" to run for the White House for the rest of his natural life!

Posted by Andrew | March 4, 2008 6:41 PM
2

Won't he run for Obama's empty seat?

Posted by McG | March 4, 2008 7:01 PM
3

Hillary drank my beer.

Posted by Mr. Poe | March 4, 2008 7:01 PM
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Once again The Stranger gets it wrong. Just caught the replay of Huckabee's speech on the cable news networks and Huckabee spoke at length about how great a guy John McCain was, how he ran an honorable campaign and how he was supporting the Arizona senator.

I'm sure a correction is on its way.

Posted by Don Ward | March 4, 2008 10:40 PM
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President Huckleberry. Americans have proved their stupidity too many times. It might yet happen.

Posted by Vince | March 5, 2008 7:02 AM
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What? Immediately after the long George Brett analogy Huckabee talks about McCain, what an honorable campaign he ran and what an honorable man he is. It was about a minute in.

Perhaps you don't want to rely on Eli as the basis for your ramblings.

Posted by duh | March 5, 2008 9:18 AM

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