Regular readers of BTC News may recall that we were early supporters of Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo’s long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination, primarily on the strength of, as we said at the time, his willingness “to demystify the deployment of nuclear weapons against the civilian populations of religiously significant cities.” We later renewed our Tancredo endorsement but made clear that we were prepared to abandon him in favor of California Congressman Duncan Hunter if, and only if, Hunter would select Fred Thompson as his running mate. How, after all, could one go wrong with a Hunter-Thompson ticket, invoking the memory of the greatest presidential campaign scribe of all time? One couldn’t.
But Tancredo faded—not, thankfully, before revving up the inner xenophobe in each and every one of his competitors—and then Hunter pulled out, not that most people knew he was still in, and now Thompson is gone as well. The pickings are getting slim. And so it is that with somewhat heavy hearts, we’re announcing our support for Mike Huckabee. Unless Rudy Giuliani’s strategy of losing every primary and then kidnapping the top three finishers before the GOP convention succeeds, we’re sticking with the Huckster until the bitter end.
Because that’s what Hunter Thompson would do. Sure, Giuliani’s potent brew of corruption, venom and megalomania would have delighted Thompson, but ultimately his attention would be focused on the potential winners, one of which Giuliani seems determined not to become. Mitt Romney is about as ordinary as a fabulist, flip-flopping, multi-millionaire hack cultist can be; John McCain has his bizarre moments but unless someone can account for the lust he inspires in the institutional press by proving that he’s doping the coffee and donuts on the metaphysical Straight Talk Express with an ancient Asian love potion, or befuddling them with pagan spells woven between the lines of his plain talk, he falls well short of the twisted Nixonesque complexity and perversion Thompson preferred in his subjects.
But Huckabee, although not as smart, deeply corrupt and malevolent as Nixon, does, like Nixon, offer a point of common interest with Thompson. With Nixon, it was a love for American football; with Huckabee, it’s the Bible. Thompson fans well know his deep and abiding admiration for the unknown author of the Book of Revelation; what better entrée into the head and heart of a fundamentalist preacher-politician? And who better than that preacher to provide the other-worldy moments that Thompson was born to explore?
So Huckabee it is (barring that Giuliani comeback). We’re hoping the rumors that his campaign is running on empty don’t mean the end is nigh. Don’t let us down, Mike.
UPDATE: We are pleased to learn that Duncan Hunter has endorsed Huckabee. Now if only Fred Thompson will do likewise, then we’ll be unstoppable.
Mitt Romney is not the Flip-flopping, etc., etc. candidate described. That is what the press would have you believe. There is well plenty of evidence of the DNC and the press being plenty scared of Romney- and they have doen everything they can to lie and distort his record and poistion on just about everything. I have been watching this assinations for over a year now and it is amazing to behold. Mitt is the most prepared and hase the greatest integrity of all the candidates democratics or republican. Period. Ann Coulter has also noticed this thing with the media and has written an article about it here:
(http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AnnCoulter/2008/01/16/the_elephant_in_the_room)
Now a dishonest person is the most willing to call someone they hardly know based on very little evidence a liar. This has always been the case. Meanwhile, a truly honest person will be most likely to reserve judgement on someone else and not go around name calling so easily. So, if you hear someone ranting and raving about Mitt and flip-ping, etc. They have told you more about their character than they have about the individual they are referring too. They are also less likely to be trustworthy.
I know of Mitt and know that most of teh accusations made against him are dead wrong. I have carefully revied them in detail and seen the “so called evidence myself.”
Mitt is the man we need in ’08 And he is the oen the DEMS are the most concerned about. Just look at the history of the DNC press releases.
Weldon,
I’m not aware of the corruption although I am aware of the absurdities. Do you have a link or reference to the corruption issues?
I would never, ever endorse Huckabee. He would be a disaster on illegal immigration. I am taking Rohrabacher’s and Tancredo’s position and voting for Romney. Judge Bork and Sheriff Arpaio are also supporting Romney. I want someone other than a Washington insider or political panderer.
Romney is the best man for the job!
V123: so, I take it you’re okay with me calling all the other candidates names?
We can argue about whether Romney is a flip-flopper or just coincidentally came to conservatism late in life and in the nick of time to appeal to the GOP base, but there really is no debate about his tendency to make stuff up, as with his “I saw my Dad march with Martin Luther King” comment.
Jack, which of the people I called “corrupt” are you asking about?
Mitts Flip Flopping from one sentence to the next on illegals during the meet the press interview. He said no specical pathway then they can sign up for permanent residency – in the same breath.
Just listen at :38 in the Meet the Press interview
Mitts Flip Flopping from one sentence to the next
Saids no specical pathway they said they can sign up for permanent residency – in the same sentence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JielsvPlT7g
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Thompson fans well know his deep and abiding admiration for the unknown author of the Book of Revelations
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It’s actually the Book of Revelation – there is no “Book of Revelations”. Kinda hints to me that the author of this has no knowledge of scripture or it’s history.
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I thought you were referring to Huckabee. Maybe I misinterpreted your last paragraph.
“Mitt Romney is not the Flip-flopping, etc., etc. candidate described….”
You’re right – he’s worse!
Jack, re Huckabee, I’m referring more to moral corruption than financial, although he does seem to suffer a touch of avarice. I’m away from my computer at the moment, but I’ll give you a couple of links later tonight or tomorrow.
…okay: here’s Huckabee lying about having exerted himself fairly strenuously, for reasons that remain officially opaque, toward springing a convicted rapist and future murderer over virtually unanimous objections, and here’s a smattering of his ethics-related adventures.
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“Kinda hints to me that the author of this has no knowledge of scripture or it’s history.”
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In the category of typo, it’s a tie between “Revelations” and “it’s.”