“Jesus juice” forced down Huck’s throat

By Contributor Archive

Filed Under Race for White House 2008 on Dec 13 

Now that he has grabbed a lead in Iowa, Mike Huckabee has become the main target of his opponents. Mitt Romney ran a commercial contrasting his actions as governor (opposing illegal immigration) with Huck’s support for instate tuition and scholarships for illegals. Fred Thompson followed with his “apology” to Huckabee for pointing out Huck’s tax-raising, Castro-appeasing policies to the public. Now even Ron Paul, his famously frugal campaign now flush with funds, has joined the fray.

Paul’s campaign is paying two former Republican Congressmen from Huckabee’s home state of Arkansas (Rep. Randy Minton and Sen. Jim Holt) to speak their minds on, i.e. criticize, Huck’s record on immigration, taxes, and (over)spending. Minton’s criticisms are especially damning as Huckabee had specifically mentioned Minton in a recent call for Republican support from his home state. As for the former senator, Huckabee spoke out against Holt’s anti-illegal immigration proposal in 2005, stating, “I drink a different kind of Jesus juice,” an odd turn of words not likely to sway anyone besides fans of Jim Jones.

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  • Lazlo

    I don’t think Huck is the front runner, but he has potential to make this publicity snowball…the others are just trying to prevent it.

    If Huckabee is clever enough and controlled enough, he could spin this in his favor.

  • Lazlo

    “Paul’s campaign is paying two former Republican Congressmen from Huckabee’s home state of Arkansas (Rep. Randy Minton and Sen. Jim Holt) to speak their minds on, i.e. criticize, Huck’s record on immigration, taxes, and (over)spending.”

    Why couldn’t they come forward out of principle? They got $5000 each…so I guess that is their price.

    It’s good that Paul is playing to win, but this doesn’t smell rosy.

  • Toby

    it does seem like the balloon will pop… Huck’s not built for this kind of thing. If he was, he would have been more shrewd when lying about his record earlier, making it easier to backtrack. Instead, it seems he’s going to have to trip over his own feet. Hopefully he at least has a few more funny quips on his way down.

  • Liz

    One word. Huck-a-BUST. Coming soon to a theatre near you.

  • AndDru1

    Good article Ethan (serious). I could take a play out of some people’s playbook and claim that this is some sort of anti-Christian conspiracy. Or that Paul, Romney, and Fred (along with the infamous “MSM”) are trying to take Huck down, and ensure that Rudy gets the nomination. But let’s be honest, he’s the front runner. This is a sign that Huck’s running strong. I don’t expect the Huckabee Express to slow down anytime soon.