# Huckabee makes a racist appeal in South Carolina and nobody cares **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 22, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438 "2008-01-22T00:27:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/21 "2008-01-22T03:26:49Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] Seriously? [/QUOTE] [Seriously.](http://www.snopes.com/politics/huckabee/dog.asp) [Huckabee has some serious dominionist ties, too.](http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/19/175629/012/188/439174) Which are also not being reported on. A note: Yes, that link is to a diary on DailyKos, and I know Kos is dismissed as a partisan website, but dogemperor doesn’t seem to be particularly partisan except for being totally anti-dominionist. She’s also, um, thorough with her links to not-Kos information. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/22 "2008-01-22T03:38:57Z")
My only “friend”, and the stupidist guy I know, supports Huckabee. :smack: Of course, this just begs the question, “What the fuck is _MY_ problem?” I need to drink more. ---
**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/23 "2008-01-22T03:53:11Z")
[QUOTE=Gatopescado] My only “friend”, and the stupidist guy I know, supports Huckabee. :smack: Of course, this just begs the question, “What the fuck is _MY_ problem?” I need to drink more. [/QUOTE] Or you need to give the “friend” more to drink. Particularly large amounts, perhaps, in the 24-hour period before your local primary or on an early Monday night in November, depending. Also, that post up there should say “second link” instead of just “link.” The first link points to the Snopes article about the dog. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/24 "2008-01-22T03:57:46Z")
[QUOTE=SisterCoyote] [Huckabee has some serious dominionist ties, too.](http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/19/175629/012/188/439174) Which are also not being reported on. [/QUOTE] That doesn’t surprise me (the dominionist part). The dog story is kinda creepy. “A Scout is kind.” You’d think that would be the easiest scout law to follow. ---
**Author:** ![Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kneepants_Erasmus_the_Humanist)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/25 "2008-01-22T04:02:08Z")
Bah. Huck’s not being a racist there…he’s just pandering. The good it did him…bwah hahahah. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/26 "2008-01-22T04:12:19Z")
> [@](#): > > You don’t like people from outside the state coming in and telling you what to do with your flag. In fact, if somebody came to Arkansas and told us what to do with our flag, we’d tell 'em what to do with the pole; that’s what we’d do. And, yet, he seemed like such a \*\*nice \*\* Christian lad. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/27 "2008-01-22T04:18:59Z")
On a shallower note, does anyone else find the name “Huckabee” extremely unPresidential? _hoping that counts against him_. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/28 "2008-01-22T06:44:39Z")
[QUOTE=Guinastasia] On a shallower note, does anyone else find the name “Huckabee” extremely unPresidential? _hoping that counts against him_. [/QUOTE] _. . . but not until he secures the nomination._ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/29 "2008-01-22T08:16:44Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] You’ve got it all wrong, man. Seriously. The Dems can still screw this up. Except if Huckabee gets the nomination. Even Edwards could beat him. [/QUOTE] Be careful what you wish for. Personally, I’d rather all the candidates be worthy individuals. I like to hedge my bets. ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/30 "2008-01-22T13:25:44Z")
Looks like a lot of people missed the memo. Huckabee is [the Democrats’ choice](http://www.drudgereport.com/flashhu.htm), which explains why the press is keeping quiet on this. They have their marching orders. How’s **that** for a conspiracy theory? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/31 "2008-01-22T14:08:08Z")
[QUOTE=Alessan] Be careful what you wish for. Personally, I’d rather all the candidates be worthy individuals. I like to hedge my bets. [/QUOTE] I’m with you. Things can happen in a presidential race. Look at Bill Clinton/GHW Bush for a prime example of a Sure Thing that became an upset. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/32 "2008-01-22T14:21:27Z")
[QUOTE=Omegaman] Is his son fat? [/QUOTE] Actually… [family photo.](http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2008/photos06/xhuck06b24.jpg) [This one’s even better.](http://perezhilton.com/?p=10711)(oops – there’s a somewhat risque ad on that page that I didn’t see when I linked it) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f07891/32.png) [@Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Plastic_Ninja)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/33 "2008-01-22T14:29:30Z")
[QUOTE=Jean Gray] Uh oh. You do know that Chuck Norris is gonna come after you now, don’t you? (see here: [http://www.chuck4huckbbq.com/](http://www.chuck4huckbbq.com/) ) [/QUOTE] Wh – HEY. I thought Chuck Norris was inviting me to barbecue at his place! He says he is! But he’s actually inviting me to WATCH OTHER PEOPLE EAT BARBECUE. Who the fuck came up with this shard of brilliance? “Here, I’m a rich famous guy telling you who I think you should vote for. And I’m going to have a little party! I’m going to let you watch some of it from the other side of a glass screen. What, you can’t honestly think I was going to offer you a burger or a rib, can you? Get real, you horrible little poor person.” ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/34 "2008-01-22T15:03:45Z")
[QUOTE=Guinastasia] On a shallower note, does anyone else find the name “Huckabee” extremely unPresidential? _hoping that counts against him_. [/QUOTE] Where have you been for the last eight years? UnPresidential is the new Presidential. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/35 "2008-01-22T15:08:44Z")
[QUOTE=Little Plastic Ninja] Wh – HEY. I thought Chuck Norris was inviting me to barbecue at his place! He says he is! But he’s actually inviting me to WATCH OTHER PEOPLE EAT BARBECUE. Who the fuck came up with this shard of brilliance? “Here, I’m a rich famous guy telling you who I think you should vote for. And I’m going to have a little party! I’m going to let you watch some of it from the other side of a glass screen. What, you can’t honestly think I was going to offer you a burger or a rib, can you? Get real, you horrible little poor person.” [/QUOTE] Steel Cage Death Match! \*\* Little Plasic Ninja\*\* vs Chuck Norris, the World’s Oldest Badass. My money’s on you! ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/36 "2008-01-22T15:18:24Z")
[QUOTE=ArizonaTeach] Huckabee is [the Democrats’ choice](http://www.drudgereport.com/flashhu.htm) [/QUOTE] Not _this_ Democrat. He scares the poo out of me, and I will be much happier when he is safely out of the race. I’d rather see any of the other Repub candidates nominated than him. If he wins… maybe Australia would take me. [They get a pretty good deal if they work for one company for at least 10 years](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=452389), the weather’s probably nicer than Canada’s, and I like wine (especially Aussie wine) better than beer. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/37 "2008-01-22T15:30:21Z")
[QUOTE=Guinastasia] On a shallower note, does anyone else find the name “Huckabee” extremely unPresidential? _hoping that counts against him_. [/QUOTE] Not as much as Hussein. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/38 "2008-01-22T15:42:06Z")
[QUOTE=ArizonaTeach] Looks like a lot of people missed the memo. Huckabee is [the Democrats’ choice](http://www.drudgereport.com/flashhu.htm), which explains why the press is keeping quiet on this. They have their marching orders. [/QUOTE] On Marc Maron’s late, lamented Air America radio show, “Morning Sedition”, one of my favorite features was the daily “Liberal Marching Orders” from the Streisand Compound. Seriously, though . . . it would be easy to say, “I hope Huckabee does get the nomination, because I know he couldn’t actually get elected!” But eight years ago I felt that way about GWB. (Sometimes I’m afraid we really do get the leaders we deserve.) ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/39 "2008-01-22T17:05:07Z")
[QUOTE=Anne Neville] Not _this_ Democrat. He scares the poo out of me, and I will be much happier when he is safely out of the race. I’d rather see any of the other Repub candidates nominated than him. If he wins… maybe Australia would take me. [They get a pretty good deal if they work for one company for at least 10 years](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=452389), the weather’s probably nicer than Canada’s, and I like wine (especially Aussie wine) better than beer. [/QUOTE] I don’t care who hates me for it; I crossed the party line to vote agin’ him in the Republican primary Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438/40 "2008-01-22T17:10:18Z")
[QUOTE=Zsofia] I don’t care who hates me for it; I crossed the party line to vote agin’ him in the Republican primary Saturday. [/QUOTE] Thank you. Go, not-Huckabee! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-makes-a-racist-appeal-in-south-carolina-and-nobody-cares/434438.md?page=3)