Huckabee tapes FNC pilot, rules out post in McCain administration.
Huckabee tapes FNC pilot, rules out post in McCain administration.
In June, former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee inked a “one-year deal as a political commentator” with Fox News Channel. Today, the New York Post reports that Huckabee has “quietly taped a pilot in New York for a weekend cable TV show that is set to debut on Fox News Channel sometime this fall.” In addition, Huckabee ruled out a post in the next administration if Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) wins in the fall:
And what if Sen. John McCain wins in November? Would he take a cabinet post if offered?
“Why would I want to do that?” Huckabee says.
“I’m gonna have a good life out here in the private sector,” he says. “Why would I go back to telling everybody in the world how much money I make and…barely surviving to have some obscure cabinet post and have some 20-year-old from the White House telling me what I’m gonna do?”
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Sounds like the perks of serving one’s country are outweighed by a free-for-all cash grab.
How very Republican of him.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:17 pmObviously the reference to a “20-year-old” is a typo. He was referring to McCain and he actually said “120-year-old.”
August 12th, 2008 at 12:17 pmIt sounds like Huckabee is an elitist who thinks a cabinet-level salary is ‘barely surviving’.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:18 pmI thought it was refreshing honesty from a Republican. “I’m only in it for the money!”
August 12th, 2008 at 12:19 pm“quietly taped a pilot in New York for a weekend cable TV show…”
I thought someone already did “I Heart Huckabee”?
August 12th, 2008 at 12:19 pmWell, now, isn’t that just …special??
August 12th, 2008 at 12:20 pm“Why would I want to do that?” Huckabee says.
Translation: When you really think about it, it’s much more desirable to report on a train-wreck than it is to be a part of it.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:23 pmgummitch Says: I thought it was refreshing honesty from a Republican. “I’m only in it for the money!”
That could explain his primary loss – Conservatives aren’t big on honesty. Probably because the truth has a liberal bias.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:23 pmFox, the retirement home for washed-up Republicon hacks and former Hillary associates.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:25 pmBarely surviving????
Barely surviving is hand to mouth and not knowing where the next meal is coming from. I hardly think he is in this position.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:26 pmPeter C,
August 12th, 2008 at 12:27 pmThat would be a Huck-a-leetist … NO?
“I’m gonna have a good life out here in the private sector,” he says. “Why would I go back to telling everybody in the world how much money I make and…barely surviving to have some obscure cabinet post and have some 20-year-old from the White House telling me what I’m gonna do?”
Wow, Mr. What Would Jesus Do seems rather obsessed with material gain.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:29 pmI smell another phony preacher/charlatan.
I guess the Huckster grew out of his “serve God and Country” phase.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:29 pm.
I see Up-Chuck-abee isn’t shying away from the CELEBRITY spotlight.
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August 12th, 2008 at 12:29 pmSounds a bit bitter because he didn’t get the VP slot.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:30 pmrev. huckabee, you are sounding quite like a greedy chump…
greed… one of those biggee sins, not?
August 12th, 2008 at 12:32 pmDaryll’s god was so wrong. I have no patience for fallible gods…
August 12th, 2008 at 12:34 pm“Why would I want to do that?” Huckabee says.
One might assume that Huckabee got into politics because he cared about public service. Apparently, it was just his oversized ego.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:34 pmThere goes the fundy vote McSame was counting on. I was at the doctor’s office the other day and a woman in a motor wheelchair had a McCain-Huckabee bumper sticker on the front. (this is in Huntsville, Alabama)
August 12th, 2008 at 12:35 pmdbadass Says: Daryll’s god was so wrong. I have no patience for fallible gods…
How do you know when the Invisible Man is wrong? Or right, for that matter :)
August 12th, 2008 at 12:37 pmdbadass Says:
Daryll’s god was so wrong. I have no patience for fallible gods…
I don’t think we’ll be seeing Daryll on this thread.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:39 pmunbelievable Says:
How do you know when the Invisible Man is wrong? Or right, for that matter :)
He whispers in Daryll’s ear.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:40 pmHouse of Roberts Says: There goes the fundy vote McSame was counting on. I was at the doctor’s office the other day and a woman in a motor wheelchair had a McCain-Huckabee bumper sticker on the front. (this is in Huntsville, Alabama)
I never cease to be amazin by the number of people who will vote against their own interests just because of superstitious beliefs.
I live in Georgia and am going to start counting bumperstikers after the primaries. I bet I see a whole lot less McCain than would be expected in asuch a red state.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:41 pmgummitch Says: He whispers in Daryll’s ear.
Oh, so he’s schizophrenic. That makes sense.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:42 pmHow much money do you make, governor?
August 12th, 2008 at 12:43 pmOh please. goober would be just another redneck if it weren’t for politics.
And we still can find out how much money you make whether you’re a joke fill-in repug nominee or a private citizen.
What ever he’s gonna talk about will be old news.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:44 pmoops – conventions, not primaries…
August 12th, 2008 at 12:46 pm“barely surviving” with a cabinet post?
clearly, he’s pimpin’.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:51 pmAh, those fine upstanding Repukian values just shine from Phuckabee.
Hey Daryll, is this what god told you about Phuckabee?
Snicker, I just love that one, Daryll’s little invisible magical god telling him that Phuckabee was gonna be president….Daryll needs a shrink.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:52 pmI wouldn’t mind have some 20-year-old from the White House telling me what to do. Two twenty year olds would be sweet.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:53 pmgummitch Says:
I don’t think we’ll be seeing Daryll on this thread.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
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No? Here, let me send up the Daryll bat-signal:
GAY MARRIAGE GAY MARRIAGE GAY MARRIAGE MUSLIMS MUSLIMS TORTURE TORTURE BRAZILIAN HOOKERS
There, that should do it. He’ll be here any minute now.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:55 pmLet’s be fair to “President-elect” Huckabee. I mean, after all, they asked him a hypothetical based on McSame winning the presidency.
How seriously would any one of us take the question if someone asked, “suppose the US sets up a colony on Mars, would you move there?”
Same kind of thing.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:57 pmHTH, that’ll never work. Way too obvious.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:58 pm“I’m gonna have a good life out here in the private sector,” he says. “Why would I go back to telling everybody in the world how much money I make and…barely surviving to have some obscure cabinet post and have some 20-year-old from the White House telling me what I’m gonna do?
Fox News has already set me up with a 20-year-old intern who will do anything, and I mean anything I tell him to do.”
August 12th, 2008 at 12:58 pmralph the wonder llama Says:
How seriously would any one of us take the question if someone asked, “suppose the US sets up a colony on Mars, would you move there?”
August 12th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
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If McCain wins this election, I’d consider it. It’d probably be a much safer planet to be on.
August 12th, 2008 at 1:01 pmPersonal financial gains opposed to serving one’s country? A no-brainer for a republican, it seems.
Good, I wish they’d all drop out of public life. Maybe someone somewhere will hold them accountable for life in the real world.
August 12th, 2008 at 1:03 pmWhen Huckabuck talks about some “20-something from the White House” telling a cabinet member what to do, I think he’s confusing a normal administration with BushCo, where loyalty trumps competence and the most fervent loyalty is found in 20-something true believers.
August 12th, 2008 at 1:03 pmSit back and visualize Huck and Coulter getting it on? With Hannity drooling and panting all over the 2-way glass, from the outside of the room!
August 12th, 2008 at 1:04 pmFunny, if you read the Bible, it sort of lays it for you, Christians truly following Jesus’ lead should be barely surviving.
Cognitive dissonance is not just a state of mind, its a lifestyle.
August 12th, 2008 at 1:22 pmArgh! Klem you’re killing me. I come in from basic sunny day yard shit and some grillage prep to that nasty visual!!!!
August 12th, 2008 at 1:22 pm“Why would I go back to [...] have some 20-year-old from the White House telling me what I’m gonna do?”
I am intrigued by this comment. Why would Huckabee take orders from the White House, whether from a 20 year old or a 200 year old? Interesting he confesses so openly to being a lap dog.
How about just saying ‘no’? I thought his responsibility was towards his constituents, you know, the people who voted for him.
I know, I know. That is a rather quaint concept nowadays…
August 12th, 2008 at 1:37 pm“And what if Sen. John McCain wins in November? Would he take a cabinet post if offered?”
Even Huckabee must have chuckled under his breath at the prospect of a McCain win in November. He’s not THAT stupid. He knows that he had better look for gainful employment NOW rather than wait and hope for a McCain victory (I even chuckled to myself typing “McCain victory”). On the other hand, after a November trouncing at the ballot box maybe McCain’s wife will offer Huckabee a spot in the Anheiser distribution empire (no chump change there).
August 12th, 2008 at 1:46 pmOh D A R Y L L !!!!!!
PULEEZE come out and play! WE really miss you, especially on this juicy thread.
Don’t hide, we won’t be too hard on you. OK????? PRETTY PLEASE!
August 12th, 2008 at 2:25 pm