# Sarah Huckabee Sanders: rituals, flags and idols **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 13, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders-rituals-flags-and-idols/979692 "2023-02-13T02:41:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders-rituals-flags-and-idols/979692/21 "2023-02-13T18:37:54Z")
> [@StraightTalk](#): > > What she is wrong about is who is normal and who is crazy. That was my take on it. The tonal difference between Biden’s mostly-upbeat, factual speech and Huckabee’s deranged ranting was pretty stark. I can’t imagine the mindset of someone listening to both of them and still being “on the fence” about it, or talking about how “both sides are just as bad”. At this point, if you’re not voting for Biden, you’re one of the crazy ones. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders-rituals-flags-and-idols/979692/22 "2023-02-13T22:59:50Z")
Ingrid Jacques is a right wing loon. Of course she sees Sarah Chucklebee’s speech that way. Sarah is right, there is a choice between normal and crazy. Heaven help us if she ever gets in the White House. ---
**Author:** ![anny\_m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders-rituals-flags-and-idols/979692/23 "2023-02-13T23:53:45Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > They want to force the heathen left to salute only the Stars and Stripes I suspect they are happy to also salute the Confederate flag. ---
**Author:** ![survinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders-rituals-flags-and-idols/979692/24 "2023-02-14T15:51:51Z")
Sarah’s “audience” for her SOTU response wasn’t the American people in general, or the persuadables in the middle. It was the red meat culture-warrior types that dominate the base of the Republican party. It’s telling that this is the intended audience of a speech that’s supposed to be in front of the whole country. This is now standard republican talking points everywhere you go in this country. It’s not so much about specific policies or ways to deal with the daily issues that families face…healthcare, job growth, pensions… It’s about attacking the “other” as un-American. That’s what they think wins them votes. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders-rituals-flags-and-idols/979692/25 "2023-02-14T16:06:30Z")
> [@survinga](#): > > Sarah’s “audience” for her SOTU response wasn’t the American people in general, or the persuadables in the middle. It was the red meat culture-warrior types that dominate the base of the Republican party. For a politician, that’s just malpractice. Every time I hear a forced error like this from the right, I think… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/O7QP9Zqge4s/hqdefault.jpg "Jon Lovitz as Dukakis: I Can't Believe I'm Losing To This Guy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7QP9Zqge4s) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders-rituals-flags-and-idols/979692.md?page=1)