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21 Oct 2010 21:44

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Culture: Huckabee: We must end this practice that doesn’t exist

  • demand In the wake of Juan Williams’ firing, Mike Huckabee has called for Congress to stop all federal funding of NPR.
  • reality The federal government doesn’t provide any direct funding to NPR. A worthy cause to fight for, Huck! source
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13 Jul 2010 12:13

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Politics: Dear Newt Gingrich: Save us the presidential speculation

  • Look Newt, we appreciate the dog and pony show you’ve run for years, giving people reason to speculate on why you might run for president, but come on, you’re not really going to do it. You may say you will, but let’s face facts: You haven’t been relevant since about 1998. And while the presidential talk makes you sound relevant, you’re really not. It gets you press, but we can’t imagine people voting for you over, say, Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee. Are we wrong here? Is Newt really a force to be reckoned with? source
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20 Jun 2010 22:00

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Politics: Max Headroom: Mike Huckabee made a good cocaine joke


  • Mike Huckabee: Hi-lariousOn “Red Eye” the other night, the former Arkansas governor suggested – in response to Sarah Palin calling marijuana a “minimal” problem – that Palin was using coke. Hilariously. Huckabee wins the award for “funniest Republican.”

  • Sharron Angle folds Protip: If you only show your face on conservative news programs and only play to the base, eventually you won’t know how to handle tough questions from real reporters, a situation that KLAS-TV noticed and MSNBC regaled.

  • Rahm emanuel radiatesDoesn’t Obama’s top dude sound like he knows the score here with the energy bill? You know it. Problem is, he (and Obama) are trying to push it during the oil spill, which seems like it might dampen the whole idea altogether.
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18 Apr 2010 23:26

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Politics: Max Headroom: Geraldo’s unlikely lifeline? Mike Huckabee

  • Geraldo nearly killed Bizarro Hippie Express chairman Mark Williams was on Fox News’ “Geraldo at Large” talking about extremism in the movement, except in reality, he was on the air to rail on Geraldo Rivera (he even calls him out for his yellow journalism!). Mike Huckabee looks like an unfortunate bystander to this trainwreck.

  • Clinton on extremism Earlier this weekend, Bill Clinton said some stuff about extremism that suggested another Timothy McVeigh could come out of the bizarro hippie movement. It drew a lot of scorn from the right. This clarification during ABC’s “This Week” makes his position sound entirely reasonable.
  • colbert on fact-checking We love this clip for three reasons: First, it name-checks journalism smart guy Jay Rosen (one of our smart people we love reading on our iPad); second, it makes a reasonable suggestion for fact-checking Sunday shows; and third, it holds David Gregory’s feet to the fire for not doing so.
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10 Mar 2010 10:43

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Culture: Chuck Norris would be really old today if he hadn’t stopped time

  • It’s his 70th birthday. Here’s a “Walker, Texas Ranger” clip. OK, the Chuck Norris facts thing is kinda old, but let’s celebrate one of our greatest American fundamentalist Christian resources, a guy who can take on bears or stump for Mike Huckabee. We admit, even as crazy as he is, he’s an important part of our American junk culture. Kudos. source
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02 Dec 2009 09:10

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U.S.: Maurice Clemmons had help, and that help is now in trouble

  • We are all relieved to have Maurice Clemmons off the street, but there is still work to be done here. When you help a criminal, you become a criminal.
  • Pierce County, Wash. prosecutor Mark Lindquist • On the arrest of two suspects who assisted suspected cop kiiller Maurice Clemmons, and probably more coming. In other news, Mike Huckabee took “full responsibility” for commuting Clemmons’ sentence in 2000. source
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01 Dec 2009 08:49

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Politics: Bill O’Reilly plays Larry King to Mike Huckabee’s soft-pedal needs

  • Well, at least he found a sympathetic ear. Can we criticize Bill O’Reilly for shifting the blame from the former Arkansas governor just as much as the former Arkansas governor does it himself? He straight-up tells Huckabee, “It’s not your fault.”
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30 Nov 2009 20:56

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Politics: Daily Poll: Mike Huckabee’s ghost of Maurice Clemmons’ clemency


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30 Nov 2009 09:47

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U.S.: How various states failed at keeping Maurice Clemmons jailed

  • Arkansas The parole board recommended to Mike Huckabee that Clemmons fit the profile for early release, so he released him, in part due to the fact that Clemmons was jailed at 17.
  • Washington Clemmons moved to the state after getting off on robbery charges in Arkansas, and was released on bond for child-rape charges just six days ago. source
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30 Nov 2009 01:31

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U.S.: Mike Huckabee has a coffee shooter albatross around his neck

  • Should he be found responsible for this horrible tragedy, it will be the result of a series of failures in the criminal justice system in both Arkansas and Washington state.
  • Presumptive 2012 presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee • Regarding coffee shop ambush person of interest Maurice Clemmons, who he granted clemency in 2001. While it’s too early to call Clemmons a suspect, if he turns out to be, he could turn into something of a Willie Horton – except much worse, due to the attention the case is getting – for Huckabee. source
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