Mike Huckabee
Weekend Captionfest
December 28th, 2007 4:16 PM
Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee holds a pheasant he shot during a hunting trip in Osceola, Iowa December 26, 2007.
Study: Fox Is the Most Fair and Balanced Thus Far in Prez Campaign
December 27th, 2007 9:12 AM
A leading nonpartisan media watchdog, the Center for Media and Public Affairs, says so. The "About" page for CMPA is here. Imagine that (HT The Cable Game): The Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA) at George Mason University ..... found that Fox News Channel's evening news show provided more balanced coverage than its counterparts on the broadcast networks. A look at the press release (…
Huckabee Jokes About Shooting Romney: Did MSM Duck
December 27th, 2007 7:52 AM
See Update at foot: "I wasn't teasing: don't get in my way."If at the end of a hunt and while still in the field a politician disfavored by the MSM had joked about shooting his opponent, do you think it would have made big news? But how much coverage have you seen of just such a statement Mike Huckabee made during his recent Iowa pheasant photo-op hunt?You've probably seen footage of Huckabee…
Huck-a-unbeatable? Shuster Says Mike Would Defeat Any Dem
December 26th, 2007 7:55 AM
See Update at Foot: Matthews suggests MSM pushing Mike because he's a sure loser.Should we call him Mike "Huck-a-unbeatable"?As noted here, on Monday David Shuster predicted that Mike Huckabee would win the White House if matched up against Hillary Clinton. Appearing on Morning Joe today at 6:05 AM ET, the MSNBC correspondent took his optimism about Huckabee's prospects a quantum leap further,…
Huckabee and Edwards: Same Struggle
December 25th, 2007 8:17 AM
Merry Christmas to all our NB community!Politico is having some snarky fun, running a "populist pop quiz" challenging readers to guess whether it was John Edwards or Mike Huckabee who made the variety of class-warfare claims listed. You'll find a sampling of four of the questions below, but I'd encourage people to take the entire eight-question quiz and report back your scores. A cyber-statue…
CNN Asks Huckabee Day's Daffiest Question
December 24th, 2007 5:46 PM
I'm calling this the Day's Daffiest Question Award. Suzanne Malveaux, come on up and accept it on behalf of CNN. You asked the question, after all. Malveaux was interviewing Mike Huckabee this afternoon and talk turned to a tough editorial a New Hampshire paper had written about Mitt Romney.SUZANNE MALVEAUX: Saturday, New Hampshire's Concord Monitor broke with tradition. They're not endorsing…
Shuster Says: Huckabee Next President
December 24th, 2007 10:11 AM
See Update at foot: Could it be Jeb?Bona fide prediction, or devious three-dimensional-chess-move-cum- double-bank-shot-jujitsu gambit designed to sow chaos in Republican ranks? Hard to say, but one thing is undeniable: MSNBC correspondent David Shuster has predicted that Mike Huckabee will be the next President of the United States.The surprising prognosis came at the end of an interesting…
Chris Wallace Bashes Rush and Defends Hillary
December 22nd, 2007 6:32 PM
Despite what former President Bill Clinton and most Democrats think, Fox News's Chris Wallace really is the epitome of fair and balanced. In case you had any doubt, his interview Thursday with WOR radio's Steve Malzberg was a perfect example of why Wallace is the most impartial of all the Sunday talk show hosts. To give you an idea of just how unbiased he is, during this extraordinary segment,…
NYT-Approved Blogger: Dems Should Learn From 'Amazingly Unconservativ
December 22nd, 2007 2:12 PM
The current column at the NY Times Opinionator blog, Huckabee and the Democratic Ideal, wonders "where’s the Democratic Mike Huckabee?" It answers its own question by approvingly citing David Seaton, an American expatriate blogger living in Madrid, who writes thusly [emphasis added]:Democrats could learn a lot by studying Huckabee. I have no idea what is really behind Mike Huckabee’s friendly…
Top Huck Aide Leaves Romney's Religion on Table
December 20th, 2007 10:49 PM
Ed Rollins is Mike Huckabee's National Campaign Chairman. Appearing on this evening's Hardball, the renowned political consultant declined to say that Romney's religion wasn't relevant to the campaign. For good measure, Rollins suggested that a senior Romney aide is . . . an atheist.CHRIS MATTHEWS: Does faith bring you guys together or separate you?ED ROLLINS: Well, first of all, you and I are…
Shuster: 'Republican Establishment Fox News' Going After Huckabee
December 20th, 2007 8:05 AM
Biting the hand that used to feed him, David Shuster has accused Fox News of being part of the "Republican establishment" and as such, going after Mike Huckabee. Shuster appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe during the 6:30 AM ET half-hour today.DAVID SHUSTER: What's been so interesting about Huckabee, you're starting to see the Republican establishment, despite him being the "Baby Jesus" candidate […