Obsession!?
Regular readers know that around this blog, Mike Huckabee has received a great deal of criticism for his handling, or should we say not-handling, of religion, and specifically Mitt Romney’s religion during the primary races. The Hucksters motivations have alwasy been at question. Was he truly a religious bigot or just willing to provide them cover for his own benefit? Did he really want to be president or was he just building “Q” for his current TV gig? Did he hate Romney for his religion or his money?
Well, Eric Trager, writing on the Contentions blog of Commentary magazine, has looked at the Huckabee TV show and concludes:
Does Huckabee really think that too much money is what causes someone to kill? Either way, one is forced to wonder whether Huckabee’s idea of 2012 means a run at the White House or, alternatively, a run at Maury Povich’s job.
Outside of being very funny and very biting commentary, this does point out that like anyone, the Huckster motivations are complex and likely a mixture of all the things we are concerned about. I do think Huckabee has an obsession with money. I thinks it fits with his “Romney never levels with people” comment as much as the odious Belz “Mormons lie” meme.
None of this is to excuse what was done on the religion front, just to point out that people are complex. Well, that and that Huckabee should not get near a primary in ’12.
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pdale on 11 Dec 2008 at 10:56 pm #
John – I am not one who would have supported Romney simply because of our common faith. Just felt he was truly the most qualified on every level. Having recently stumbled onto your site, I must say I appreciate what you’ve created. Even though I believe Huckabee is basically a good man in many ways, I was less than impressed by his tactics. It sure looked to me that he is big on coded messages, that he basically reminded Evangelicals that they’re not supposed to be supporting a Mormon. In this day of so much evil coming from all sides, division among the various Christian faiths is the last thing we need, but Huckabee showed that’s the way he operates. Anyway, thanks for a great website.
Paul Dale
Gilbert, AZ