Seen and Heard: Huckabee's Plus-Size, MSDNC, Palin's Muffin Man
ST. PAUL - As the Republican National Convention ends tonight, here are a few tidbits heard and seen around the pretty city of St. Paul.
First, the GOP anger at cable TV has grown to new heights as reporters dissect vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. Republicans are especially miffed at MSNBC's shouting hosts, so much so that they've given the cable network a new nickname: MSDNC, as in the Democratic National Committee.
Then there's Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas guv, presidential candidate, and author of the hit health book Digging Your Grave With A Knife and Fork. After seeing some recent pictures in which he appeared a bit less thin than when he was running against Sen. John McCain, I asked about his weight gain. Denials rolled in. But when he spoke Wednesday night, it was hard to hide the bulges. An associate assured me: "It's only about 20 pounds." Word is he has been so busy lately, that he hasn't been able to run as much as he used to.
And finally, this story from the hotel the Palin family is staying in. A long-time friend of mine was entering the elevator in the morning when an older gentleman balancing two plates of muffins and coffee hopped in. "Can I help you with those," my pal asked. "No, I'll make it," said the other guy, asking:
"Where are you from." "California," said my friend. "What about you?"
The older gentleman said, "Alaska," to which my pal said, "that's quite a governor you've got up there." The older guy smiled and said, "Yup, that's my daughter!"
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Huckabee the best candidate of all candidates
Write in his name or vote for Constitution Party.
McCain has slapped me in my face and still hurts,when
he chose Palin as his VP.Just because she's attractive?
Her RNC speech was delivered beautifully,attacking Obama,
was a hit among Republicans.They loved her when she bashed
him.She's good at attacking other candidates only.
Why I liked ....
I'm a self-employed small businessperson with 4 kids, in VA. In the summer and fall of 2007 I did a lot of studying on the many candidates. I not only read about them; I read what they, themselves, had to say. I watched almost all of the presidential debates closely.
I especially studied (1) their stated positions on the issues, and (2) their established record. For instance, did their words match up to what they actually had DONE in their years of gov't service?
After many months, based on all this research, I decided that the best person for the job would be Gov. Mike Huckabee. His record in AR was solid for cutting taxes, even while working with a Democrat legislature. Huckabee balanced the budget there and kept it balanced, even while dramatically improving the schools and the highways. He was re-elected twice so the voters must have liked what he did there. He still has a 68% approval rating in AR. He got 48% of the black vote because he genuinely cares about ALL people.
When Hurricane Katrina hit, and the gov't of Louisiana was so paralyzed, Huckabee had a plan already in place. He led the neighboring state of AR to welcome 70,000 refugees and housed them in vacant camps in the beautiful mountains all around his state. They were fed and cared for by a well-organized army of volunteers. People who know Mike Huckabee personally say that he is a sincerely caring human being who learns people's names and keeps up with other people's needs and challenges. He also "gets it" when it comes to the threat from radical Islam. His stand against the murder of abortion is solid and has never wavered. I hope Mike Huckabee will some day get a chance to show the American people what true servant-leadership with heart looks like.
Excellent Reporting
Saw your posts from the Republican convention. Great work. Did you run into that guy at writingfrontier.com and was he wearing his name tag?
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