Chuck Norris Endorses Huckabee for President

[senatorlamb]

Can Chuck Norris roundhouse kick Huckabee into frontrunner status?

MSNBC: (http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/22/424613.aspx?GT1=10450)

From NBC’s Domenico Montanaro
Kung-fu fighting (http://youtube.com/watch?v=JLO1YIWQuXE), Delta Force (http://youtube.com/watch?v=vJq9XriGU0Q)-Walker, Texas Ranger (http://youtube.com/watch?v=tW1tIpE95kc)-Total Gym (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kcz0MLLizeY)star Chuck Norris endorsed Huckabee for president today, calling him “The David among them” in his WorldNetDaily (http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Blogs.View&Blog_id=610) column.

Given Huckabee’s underdog status, Norris “recalled another leader in ancient times that didn't match up in the line up: King David. Seven men were poised and paraded for the position of king, but David was left in the field shepherding because he wasn't ‘a frontrunner in the polls.’ They overlooked the best because they were too busy judging by outward appearance. But God appointed David king.”

Norris also writes that Huckabee’s “not afraid to stand up for a Creator and against secularist beliefs.”

On the rest of the field, Norris, who promised not to leave us “in suspense,” writes, “Though Giuliani might be savvy enough to lead people, Fred Thompson wise enough to wade through the tides of politics, McCain tough enough to fight terrorism and Romney business-minded enough to grow our economy, I believe the only one who has all of the characteristics to lead America forward into the future is ex-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.”

According to his Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001569/bio)biography: Norris, a six-time World Karate Champion, has long been a supporter of the GOP. He campaigned for George Bush in 1988 and attended George W. Bush’s 2001 inauguration. He has given thousands to Republican candidates, committees and causes and is a member of the National Rifle Association. He and his wife also serve on the board of the National Council of Bible Curriculum in Public Schools.

Here's a fun one (http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/). Our favorite: "There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of animals Chuck Norris allows to live."

[Ambulance X]

Chuck Norris may be cool on tv, but in real life, this guy is a major douche.

[love_american_style]

Chuck Norris may be cool on tv, but in real life, this guy is a major douche.

you'd better hope he doesn't read this....or he'll roundhouse kick you in the face through the interwebs.

[asmolitor]

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[popdisaster00]

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Honestly, it kind of pissed me off.

[asmolitor]

Honestly, it kind of pissed me off.

same here. but i'd much rather have chuck norris than "NINE ELEVENNNNNN!"

[Paul Tao]

Chuck Norris isn't necessarily a douche, he's just all brawn, no brains I suppose?

7czRrFNRQO0

[captainhampton]

how could this piss someone off?

[catscradle]

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This add is AWESOME!! How does this piss you guys off?

"When Chuck Norris does a push up, he isn't lifting himself up, he's pushing the earth down."

fucking hysterical.

i could honestly careless about huckabee, but this is admittedly an amazing ad.

[dannytheschid]

that commercial is pretty funny

[mattybobviously]

It's pretty pathetic that we have to have "humorous" campaign ads to gain votes.

[Justin_stacy]

Livening up the primary process isn’t really a bad idea. Politicians spend their careers making us laugh with their nonsense...why beat around the bush.

[AP_Punk]

Livening up the primary process isn’t really a bad idea. Politicians spend their careers making us laugh with their nonsense...why beat around the bush.

True.

[CallyGull]

I read about this story yesterday. Huckabee is also endorsed by Ric Flair - Woo! Who's next, Carl Weathers?

~Cally~
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[atticus1492]

Best political ad I have ever seen. My new Republican pick.

[dtrzcin]

From what I've heard and seen, Huckabee is actually a pretty good guy. A good debater or something.

[Intertwined]

Go Fuck Yourself, Huckabee.

His name makes me want to throw up.

[ivorykeys25]

yea, i heard this huckabee guy is pretty good- if he gets a lot more attention, he would definitly have a good chance at winning

[lazzarat]

I've been following Huckabee's campaign since the beginning and have definitely been excited by his uptick. I'm not very conservative, which is part of my draw to Huckabee: he'll push the Republican Party to more moderate positions in foreign policy (he's against forcing democracy on people, for closing down Guantanamo Bay, etc.) and in domestic policy (for caps on global warming emissions, increased spending on health care and education and anti-poverty measures, against the Bush tax cuts, etc), though I have been disappointed in his pretty recent anti-immigration stances (he used to be very pro-immigration, saying that many of the opponents of immigration reform are, well, racist). He's a great speaker and I think overall would bring people together and push the country in a better direction. If Huckabee isn't nominated, I'll almost certainly vote Democrat.

[aminorthreat55]

Don't like Huckabee.
Gee, why not!? (http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2224908,00.html)

[chronomic]

Gee, why not!? (http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2224908,00.html)

no canidate is dirt-free




doesnt mean huckabee has my vote tho...

[aminorthreat55]

no canidate is dirt-free
There's no question of that but he's in a pretty elite level of douchebaggery despite his cool-dude act.

[writeinvoteUS]

He wanted to lock up gays with AIDs, pass an amendment against gay marriage, pass a law against gays raising kids. Wow! He's the greatest defender of the family since Haggard. Or was it Craig? Or was it Foley? But, he has such gentle soothing mannerisms, doesn't he? Brace yourself. Literally.

[bossman calling]

Huckabee and Obama are alot alike...both are great at talking to whatever audience they're in front of at the time, coming off looking great just by virtue of being good speakers who seem like they're talking directly to you.

Except when you look into what they're actually saying, Huckabee's ideals turn out to be pretty crazy and Obama's turn out to be pretty empty. I would really hate for our choices to come down to those two, and I'd probably vote Libertarian if it happened.

[lazzarat]

I'm surprised most of the liberals here don't like Huckabee. Most of the liberals in my political class this year, including myself, really liked him, though not any other Republican candidate, because of his moderate-to-liberal stances on most issues as I've listed above, except abortion (and I'm conservative about abortion, so I agree with him on that) and other social issues.

And he's really grown a lot over the years. What I like most about him is that he's not hateful at all like all the rest of the Republicans, and this isn't just rhetoric - it comes out in his domestic policies.

he'll push the Republican Party to more moderate positions in foreign policy (he's against forcing democracy on people, for closing down Guantanamo Bay, etc.) and in domestic policy (for caps on global warming emissions, increased spending on health care and education and anti-poverty measures, against the Bush tax cuts, etc, etc)
As I said, if it's not him I'll be voting for a Democrat because I can't stand any other Republican

[chronomic]

There's no question of that but he's in a pretty elite level of douchebaggery despite his cool-dude act.

lol

[pilot_light_out]

fuck this christian conservative bullshit. fuck it all.

[VinnyJ5]

fuck this christian conservative bullshit.

word. isnt huckabee a pastor?

and for some reason when i saw this yesterday i lost a lot of respect for chuck norris. i dont know why

[senatorlamb]

I've been following Huckabee's campaign since the beginning and have definitely been excited by his uptick. I'm no conservative, which is part of my draw to Huckabee: he'll push the Republican Party to more moderate positions in foreign policy (he's against forcing democracy on people, for closing down Guantanamo Bay, etc.) and in domestic policy (for caps on global warming emissions, increased spending on health care and education and anti-poverty measures, against the Bush tax cuts, etc), though I have been disappointed in his pretty recent anti-immigration stances (he used to be very pro-immigration, saying that many of the opponents of immigration reform are, well, racist). He's a great speaker and I think overall would bring people together and push the country in a better direction. If Huckabee isn't nominated, I'll almost certainly vote Democrat (no way I'd vote for Giuliani, Romney, or Thompson).

Huckabee is the natural evolution of Bush's compassionate conservatism; which is essentially conservative social values mixed with compassionate domestic programs and a hint of populism. This is why Huckabee is not playing well with the GOP elite; he's too far right on social issues and yet on the most important issues, like taxes, trade, and spending he is a bit of the leftist. In a hypothetical matchup between Huckabee and Clinton, I would wager that big business and corporate America would be pulling for Hillary considering her husband was mostly friendly to their interest.

That being said, I believe Huckabee is the easiest of the GOP to beat. This isn't 1992. A no name Governor from Arkansas isn't going to play well when we have two active wars going on, not to mention the threat of terrorism and other national security issues. His conservative social stances, and religious beliefs will offend many moderate Republicans and independents in the Northeast; the same voterers who perhaps would have went for Giuliani. It's bad for Huckabee, because if it wasn't for Bush fatigue and the failure of Republicans in the eyes of many minorities, but I think he could have played well with African-Americans and hispanics with his compassionate message.

[bossman calling]

Chuck Norris has been a Christian conservative for a long time...not sure why this is a surprise.

[bossman calling]

Huckabee is the natural evolution of Bush's compassionate conservatism; which is essentially conservative social values mixed with compassionate domestic programs and a hint of populism. This is why Huckabee is not playing well with the GOP elite; he's too far right on social issues and yet on the most important issues, like taxes, trade, and spending he is a bit of the leftist. In a hypothetical matchup between Huckabee and Clinton, I would wager that big business and corporate America would be pulling for Hillary considering her husband was mostly friendly to their interest.

That being said, I believe Huckabee is the easiest of the GOP to beat. This isn't 1992. A no name Governor from Arkansas isn't going to play well when we have two active wars going on, not to mention the threat of terrorism and other national security issues. His conservative social stances, and religious beliefs will offend many moderate Republicans and independents in the Northeast; the same voterers who perhaps would have went for Giuliani. It's bad for Huckabee, because if it wasn't for Bush fatigue and the failure of Republicans in the eyes of many minorities, but I think he could have played well with African-Americans and hispanics with his compassionate message.

This sums it up pretty much perfectly. What we learned in 2006 is that in many areas, Democrats win when they act like Republicans, and Republicans lose when they act like Democrats.

[Brooke Reilly]

Ugh Huckabee.
Although I don't really like ol' Chuck either...

[mybreakingpoint]

Chuck Norris may be cool on tv, but in real life, this guy is a major douche.

Not true. Met him when I was 7. Nice as can be; autographed a picture for me. All smiles and thank you's.

[mybreakingpoint]

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Hahahaha that was amazing.

Chuck Norris isn't necessarily a douche, he's just all brawn, no brains I suppose?

7czRrFNRQO0

I hate his mustache in this one.

And I don't care for the message, personally, but to each his own.

[bossman calling]

I just hate celebrity endorsements...like we should give a shit. As Pat Sayjak put it: "your view of the world doesn't get any more clear from the back of a limo."

[Mitch]

I saw Huckabee and Norris on Larry King Live last night. Huckabee seems like a decent guy (beliefs aside), he cleared up a lot of the stuff against him. Norris, however, sounded like a fucking idiot.

Wouldn't want him as president though.

[johnh5304]

Wait... put the IRS out of business?? WTF?

[bossman calling]

Put the IRS out of business as we know it, by implimenting a fair tax or a flat tax that gets rid of all of the deductions and complications that we have right now. It's not an unusual idea, it's been around for years and so far Huckabee, Guiliani, Thompson and Paul have all embraced some form of it.

[lilRIPsta]

im more conservative than lib and i fucking hate Huckabee. I dont understand how people can hate someone because of they're politics and religious beliefs. Chuck is still the man. If i had that mentality id be listening to country right now

[lazzarat]

Huckabee is the natural evolution of Bush's compassionate conservatism; which is essentially conservative social values mixed with compassionate domestic programs and a hint of populism. This is why Huckabee is not playing well with the GOP elite; he's too far right on social issues and yet on the most important issues, like taxes, trade, and spending he is a bit of the leftist. In a hypothetical matchup between Huckabee and Clinton, I would wager that big business and corporate America would be pulling for Hillary considering her husband was mostly friendly to their interest.

That being said, I believe Huckabee is the easiest of the GOP to beat. This isn't 1992. A no name Governor from Arkansas isn't going to play well when we have two active wars going on, not to mention the threat of terrorism and other national security issues. His conservative social stances, and religious beliefs will offend many moderate Republicans and independents in the Northeast; the same voterers who perhaps would have went for Giuliani. It's bad for Huckabee, because if it wasn't for Bush fatigue and the failure of Republicans in the eyes of many minorities, but I think he could have played well with African-Americans and hispanics with his compassionate message.

You're right, the GOP elite despise Huckabee, as do many on the left because of his religious views. That should clue you in that he's somewhere in the middle, and as you said he's moderate on many of these issues. But don't worry, if Huckabee gets the nomination, conservatives will quickly coalesce around Huckabee because they're scared to death of another Clinton White House or a Democratic win period. And I don't buy for a second that he would be easiest to beat; I think he'd be nearly unstoppable against Hillary Clinton, though a match-up with Obama and Edwards would be closer. (And I love both Obama and Edwards, so if it was Huckabee vs. Obama or Edwards, I would be completely happy if either candidate won). A few reasons for this:

- The focus on domestic policy is part of what makes him electable. Democrats have traditionally been the party more focused on domestic policy, and thus people voting based on concerns of education, health care, etc., overwhelmingly vote Democratic. I think if Huckabee is nominated, a lot of these voters will vote for him, and in fact we've already seen this start happening.

- Another part is his extremely good communication skills. I was watching Tucker the other night night on MSNBC, and over and over he was talking about Huckabee had these amazing broadcasting skills - everything from the way he spoke to his body language, etc., and how he wished he had those skills. To get anything done as President, and for the people to understand your message, you need to be a good communicator (I believe part of the reason Bush has not been very effective is that he's not a good communicator).

- Huckabee is also able to bring people together. You've probably heard his spiel on vertical politics, and it's extremely effective. People aren't interested necessarily on whether a candidate's solutions are on the left or on the right, but on whether they bring the nation up or down. Huckabee is unapologetically on the right - he is a conservative, but he's not mad about it, and he can communicate his convictions effectively.

- He also has a proven track record of electability. He got 40% of the African-American vote in Arkansas. 40%! The Republicans regularly get less than 10% of the African-American vote in most elections, and it's because of what I've said above - Republicans in the past haven't been that strong on domestic policy. Arkansas is also extremely Democratic, yet he was elected there four times, served as governor for 10 1/2 years, and left the Governor's office with high approval ratings - without having to flip flop on social issues like Romney.

- Huckabee left Arkansas with very high approval ratings and completely trumps Hillary Clinton in match-up polls in Arkansas (whereas Clinton easily beats out all the other candidates in head-to-head Arkansas polls). That tells you what Arkansas thought of his ability to lead vs. Clinton's in the end.

I can totally understand being anti abortion, although more on a personal level than a imposing than on other people, but can you say you agree with this?

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Staunchly opposed to abortion (which he has compared to the Holocaust), one of Huckabee's first acts as governor was to block Medicaid, the health scheme for people on low incomes, from funding an abortion for a 15-year-old with learning disabilities who had been raped by her stepfather. This went directly against federal law, which requires states to fund abortions in cases of rape.

Because that is pretty out there. That is not a liberal stand point, it's not even a conservative stand point it's just flat out sadistic. Could ypu really vote for a man who did something like that and trust him to act in a compassionate and humane way? Not only that but that shows a total lack of common sense from Huckabee.
I wouldn't have done it and I don't agree with it, but abortion is an extremely sensitive issue, and often some on the left fail to understand this. I think Huckabee's heart was in the right place, but he went a little too far. But at the same time I think most Democrats go too far to the other extreme when they block parental notification laws, partial-birth abortion laws, "Laci Peterson" laws, etc.

[bossman calling]

But don't worry, if Huckabee gets the nomination, conservatives will quickly coalesce around Huckabee because they're scared to death of another Clinton White House or a Democratic win period.
I would dispute this notion. For many conservatives, especially fiscal conservatives, it's a question of whether they want a fiscal liberal in the White House further sullying the Republican name, or if they want a fiscally liberal Democrat they can villify and build a case against for the next four years. The latter makes for a better political strategy, and you'd see many of them jump ship, either to not voting, voting a third party or voting for the Democrat.

Also, people see alot of GWB in Huckabee, and people, including Republicans, are tired of GWB.

The wild card in all of this would be if it were Huckabee v Edwards. Then you'd probably see a Republican rally around Huckabee.

[senatorlamb]

lazzarat,

Huckabee would be the Republican McGovern. He would win the south and the plain states, that's it. I'd bet on it.

[lazzarat]

I would dispute this notion. For many conservatives, especially fiscal conservatives, it's a question of whether they want a fiscal liberal in the White House further sullying the Republican name, or if they want a fiscally liberal Democrat they can villify and build a case against for the next four years. The latter makes for a better political strategy, and you'd see many of them jump ship, either to not voting, voting a third party or voting for the Democrat.

Also, people see alot of GWB in Huckabee, and people, including Republicans, are tired of GWB.

The wild card in all of this would be if it were Huckabee v Edwards. Then you'd probably see a Republican rally around Huckabee.

Well, on the coalescing around Huckabee, I've e-mailed Rich Lowry (editor-in-chief of National Review and leader of the Huckabee opposition) and others asking them if they'll eventually support Huckabee. My question to Lowry: "So if Huckabee gets the nomination, will National Review start supporting him in hopes of Hillary or Obama not winning the Presidency?"

His pretty simple reply: "of course!"

And I think Huckabee is the polar opposite of Bush, that's part of what draws him to me. It's pretty weird how we're coming to two different conclusions here. I think Romney, Thompson, and Giuliani (besides social issues) are all carbon copies of Bush, passionately defending his supply-side economics, foreign policy, etc. (just look at Romney over the past two weeks), and I would NEVER vote for any of them. Looking at the latest poll numbers, where Romney has the same percentage of negatives as Clinton (both at 47%, whereas Huckabee is 2nd best behind McCain), the public seems to agree with me, too. Huckabee is the only reform candidate besides Ron Paul running for Republican nomination, which is another reason he's so electable, IMO. Bush's biggest issue was(is) foreign policy, and Huckabee goes in a completely different direction that Bush. In fact, on almost every issue, Huckabee has a different opinion than Bush. Contrast that with the rest of the field.

Huckabee is also fiscally conservative. He just disputes supply-side economics, which is a taint on the Republican party and really American history and has nothing to do with conservatism. He came to Arkansas where there was a budget surplus, so he passed the biggest tax cut in Arkansas history, though it was for those with low incomes, not the rich (thank you). But then Washington was forcing increased Medicare spending on Arkansas, and the Arkansas Supreme Court ordered them to increase education funding very drastically, so he had to do both of those things. He campaigned across Arkansas for cutting unnecessary spending, etc., but the 90% Democrat legislature would have nothing to do with it. One week away from the entire Arkansas government shutting down, he had to give in and accept higher taxes. Even then average taxes only went up 1.1% during his time in Arkansas and he left Arkansas with an $800 million budget surplus.

Compare this record with Bush. Bush cut taxes while increasing spending dramatically (interestingly enough, over the past 25+ years, every time taxes were cut, spending increased, while every time taxes were increased, spending went down - total refutation of a standard Republican argument for cutting taxes so government won't spend as much). This caused huge budget deficits, and that is definitely not conservative. And he has overseen the largest expansion of government in U.S. history, and oversaw a Republican congress which passed wildly earmarked bills. I could go on. Bush is not really that conservative economically. Huckabee and McCain both are the best on fiscal issues on the Republican side (though McCain has now given in on supply-side economics, whereas he opposed it in 2000), and would force better spending by Congress and balanced budgets. The others wouldn't. Let me finally add that Huckabee has signed the no-tax increase pledge, whereas most of the other major candidates haven't. I disagree with Huckabee on that (I think we need to increase taxes on the rich), but he's done it, and that's another point on which he meets fiscal conservative's desires.

[lazzarat]

lazzarat,

Huckabee would be the Republican McGovern. He would win the south and the plain states, that's it. I'd bet on it.

I'll bet on it too. If Huckabee wins the nomination, I'll private message you and we'll set the $$ bet. I bet Huckabee will win more than just the south and the plain states, you bet he'll only win those.

I am also personally guaranteeing that if Huckabee wins the nomination, he'll win more than senatorlamb just said, and if he doesn't, I'll shut my mouth and never comment about politics here again.

[senatorlamb]

I'll bet on it too. If Huckabee wins the nomination, I'll private message you and we'll set the $$ bet. I bet Huckabee will win more than just the south and the plain states, you bet he'll only win those.

I am also personally guaranteeing that if Huckabee wins the nomination, he'll win more than senatorlamb just said, and if he doesn't, I'll shut my mouth and never comment about politics here again.

I'll come with an electoral map, and I'll bet on it. Plain states and south is too vague. He will lose Pennsylvania, Ohio, Nevada, Florida, and Wisconsin for starters.

[johnh5304]

Yea I really need to catch up with politics. My friends love this guy but I'm kind of skeptical.

[davidway4]

SO FUNNY
http://www.webcastr.com/videos/comedy/huckchuckfacts.html
http://www.webcastr.com/images/thumbs/huckChuck.jpg