Huck invokes Christ in new TV ad

[RamboLiberal]

Source: ABC News

Tomorrow in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee launches a new TV ad called "What Really Matters.”

With "Silent Night" strumming as soothing background music, Huckabee tells voters he doesn't blame them if they're "worn out" from all the political ads.

As the camera pans to reveal a Christmas tree behind him, the former Baptist minister says that at this time of year "what really matters is the celebration of the birth of Christ and being with our family and our friends."

I cannot remember a presidential candidate ever invoking Christ in a TV ad before.



Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2007/12/huck-invokes-ch.html

[TwilightGardener]

1. Jesus hates Mike Huckabee.

[msongs]

26. Jesus Obama is gonna get jealous? nt

[Dems Will Win]

40. That's BARACK NEO OBAMA to you.

http://xs222.xs.to/xs222/07490/TheOne!.gif

[HowHasItComeToThis]

2. HE IS A TOXIC ZOMBIE

ZORO-ASTER WILL GET HIM

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Aren't the words to 'Silent Night", something about 'sleep in heavenly peace' and

'love's pure light'? How does that fit with bomb Iran and vote for me?

[calmblueocean]

4. Where's the HuckaFam?

You can see the ad here:

http://www.youtube.com/v/8xn7uSHtkuA&rel=1

He says, "Thanks from all of us..." but there's only him. Where's the HuckaWife and Huckakids? I just hope they're not out buying a new puppy for Christmas.

[NewHampster]

5. Silent F*cking Night

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/12/13/192025/04/269/421804

As I've wallowed in Christmas music the last couple of weeks, I've pondered the traditions of the Christmas story; and I've come to a conclusion.

Mary was shafted.

There she is, 8+ months pregnant, having been dragged all over to Israel on the back of a fucking donkey. I know that when I was 8 months pregnant, I had a hard time riding for two hours in a car to attend my father-in-law's funeral.

And men just do not understand how often one has to pee when there's a baby sitting on one's bladder, especially when one is being jiggled by travel. Do you think Joseph cheerfully stopped every 15 minutes for a potty break, heaving Mary on and off the donkey with nary a complaint? I mean, he didn't even get the fun of the conception. That had to have had an effect on his equanimity during the pregnancy.

So they pull into Bethlehem, and Joseph can't even come up with a room at a Motel 6. Mary must have felt as if her damned back was breaking, even before she went into labor.

And let's think about that for a little bit, shall we? Mary was a first-time mother. Her labor would have lasted a long, long time. I went for 23 hours between my water breaking and the delivery of my eldest child, so I'm guessing Mary was in labor for 12 hours at least — with no option for an epidural.

Yeah, I suppose God could have given Mary a short and pain-free labor. After all, she was doing him a pretty damned big favor, being a surrogate mother and all. But were that the case, I'm pretty sure that would have been mentioned as one of the miracles of the miraculous birth. Besides, this is a male God. He wouldn't have thought of giving Mary a break. You know, it's one of those "wimmin things".

And speaking of "wimmin things", who helped deliver Baby Jesus? There's no mention of any women being around. Did Joseph run for a midwife and, if so, why don't we know about it? We do know that Joseph couldn't assist. For one thing, he didn't know nothing about birthing no babies. Mary was a first time mother, but Joseph wasn't even a first-time father! Besides, according to the Jewish law of niddah, Mary was unclean as soon as her water broke. Not Joseph, nor the innkeeper, nor the shepherds, nor any other Jewish man could touch her. So I guess she was on her own.

Beyond that, what was Mary using for a bed? We know all about the Little Lord Jesus being tucked away in a manger after-the-fact, but what did Mary labor upon? I doubt that the innkeeper kept a birthing stool in the cow barn; so I'm guessing our poor girl was relegated to a pile of straw. In a stinky barn. Yeah — she was in a cow barn.

Do you think Mary suffered it all in stoic silence? I very much have my doubts: more likely, she was cursing the male who put her in that position, especially since He had it in His power to spare her the ordeal. Jesus was born of a woman, not a saint — and any real woman would have been screaming her head off.

So here we have Mary, who had jogged around the countryside on a donkey, not getting a decent night's sleep in weeks; having labored mightily to bring for the Child with no assistance from a knowledgeable woman; bedded down in stable amongst the oxen and cows and ducks and pigs and sheep — the poor girl needs to get some rest. I know that after I gave birth, the last thing I wanted was a parade of visitors. I just wanted to get some goddamned sleep.

But poor Mary — what happens to her? Why, a veritable convention breaks out! First you have the animals already in the barn — "the cattle are lowing, the poor Baby wakes".

The Angels start in with their trumpets, and their harps of gold, bending near the earth to sing "hark! Glory to the newborn King!" And the shepherds arrive with their flocks — you don't think they left them out in the pastures unguarded, do you? Those sheep were the only wealth they had, they wouldn't just leave them there.

Yeah, the Angels did a great fucking job, calling everyone and their brother to traipse through the cow barn and stare at the Baby, with no consideration at all of what Mary needed. By the time the Little Drummer Boy arrived, Mary probably had to be restrained from grabbing a shepherd's crook and beating the kid with it, before wailing shit on the shepherds, the wise men, the angels, the sheep and Joseph for good measure.

It would be the only way she could get a Silent Fucking Night.

Masterfully written by Frankenoid at Daily Kos

[Teaser]

11. Take it up qith Quirinius

governor of Syria.

[LibertyLover]

12. In some of the legends of Mary, from The Golden Legend, a

medieval collection of stories, there were 2 midwives present at Jesus' birth. One asserted that Mary was still a virgin. The other, not believing her, put her hand on Mary and it was instantly withered. However, she repented and was healed.

In another story, again, I think from the Golden Legend, Mary's labor was supposed to have been quick and easy, with Jesus miraculously appearing from her side in a ball of golden light.

I do like the visual of Mary having to hold back from whaling the tar out of the Little Drummer Boy and everybody else walking through her birth chamber.

[NewHampster]

14. quite hilarious

[Hekate]

30. Brigid, Triple Goddess of Ireland, was Mary's Midwife. So there.

And the Wise Men and Sheperds and All didn't show up until January 6, so she did have a chance to rest up a bit.

I'd have killed that Little Drummer Boy, though.

Hekate

[JeanGrey]

36. It WAS a beautiful miracle, wasn't it? And Mary was blessed

among all women. A lucky lady.

[durrrty libby]

54. Absurd, even for a fairytale

[JeanGrey]

59. To each their own.

[durrrty libby]

61. Not if all these crazy Evangies could get their way

We would become a suppressive Theocracy.

That direction must be fought tooth and nail

[Zhade]

64. No, facts don't get to be chosen per individual.

And there is nothing to back up "your own".

But, if you agree that it's myth, have at it!

[yurbud]

6. he really does look and talk like gomer pyle

[amb123]

7. Huckabee is committing blasphemy with this commercial.

Book of Matthew 6:5-6 KJV

5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

8. IOKIYAR

It's OK If You're A Republican.

That part of the Bible only applies to liberals...

[amb123]

9. Amen!

:thumbsup:

[Mad_Dem_X]

71. RW's always seem to forget those two verses, don't they? nt

[tridim]

10. Is he running for Pope?

Seems like they all are on the GOP side.

[struggle4progress]

50. If he's running religious ads paid for by campaign funds, his religious views are fair game

[Joe Bacon]

13. Wayne Dumond isn't Jesus Christ, HUCK SINN!!!!!!!

How many lives were ruined because of HUCK SINN's pardoning that worthless piece of shit??????

[shenmue]

15. "No law respecting an establishment of religion"

Anybody else heard that somewhere? :shrug:

[JeanGrey]

37. Sure. Did we pass one?

[eagler]

43. "or prohibiting the free exercise thereof " - have you heard that one

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[Zhade]

65. He's free to SAY these things - as a candidate.

As an elected official, he would be breaking the law by endorsing a religion as a member of the state.

[ima_sinnic]

16. this guy is sooo inappropriate as a presidential candidate I can't believe it

christ-invoking, a total hick, apparently can be easily bought (i.e., frees dangerous criminals apparently as a favor to someone).

if we think jr. shit-stain is a total embarrassment, this guy will make him look like a genius. the guy has no vision, no wisdom, and hardly any intelligence.

it will be interesting (and disheartening) to see just how many idiots there are in this country who would even begin to take such a moron seriously.

[David Zephyr]

17. "Hi, I'm Mike Huckabee. I'm not a Jew or a Mormon or even a Catholic and I'm not political at all."

The most dangerous candidate of them all.

[Sam Ervin jret]

Was the son who hung the dog in the commercial ? or the cop who refused to be bullied off the case?

NO? Where's his Christmas spirit? HUCK is just the REP Flavor of the Month like FRED was. They can't find anything they really like the taste of so their trying to find something they can at least swallow.

If they run this GUY he'll be eaten alive.

[Sam Ervin jret]

18. Was the son who hung the dog in the commercial ? or the cop who refused to be bullied off the case?

NO? Where's his Christmas spirit? HUCK is just the REP Flavor of the Month like FRED was. They can't find anything they really like the taste of so their trying to find something they can at least swallow.

If they run this GUY he'll be eaten alive.

[ok_cpu]

19. Do Christians not see

that their faith is being repackaged and sold back to them as a commodity?

[aquart]

28. I'm guessing most of them do.

[humbled_opinion]

20. This is gonna get the faithful rallied up...

Definately something to worry about since it is the evangelicals that produce most Republican victories.

[crim son]

21. I know I'm worn out of political ads, and this one is no exception.

You'd have to be a moron to fall for this kind of manipulation - and unfortunately there is no shortage of republican morons.

[moggie]

22. As the world outside the US looks on, open mouthed

Occasionally turning to one another and asking, "they won't fall for this shit, will they?"

[JBoy]

23. Silent night is a good song to use

Looks like a couple "round young virgins" in the back row.

[mitchum]

25. LMAO!

nicely done :)

[krkaufman]

24. Hey, Mike... you know what matters to a LOT of people this time of year?

Being able to heat their homes.

Having jobs to pay for food, shelter and health care, let alone gifts.

Actually working for peace on earth, so that their family can be together, face-to-face, rather than viewing each other through web cams.

[Stump]

38. Right on the money...

damn good post.

[aquart]

27. He's going with his strength.

I need popcorn.

[FloridaJudy]

29. I'm convinced

that the injunction "not to take the Lord's name in vain" has nothing to do with swearing when you hit your thumb with a hammer, and everything to do with travesties like this.

Oh yeah, and there's that "false witness" thing as well. Is there a commandment the Repubs haven't broken yet? Odd, when you consider how adamant some of them are about posting them in government facilities.

[MasonJar]

31. There is no way that Jesus Christ would back the policies of Huck or W.

He was a man of peace and truth. Enough said! (Just one more comment: if these two charlatans were really true Christians, they would be scared to death that lightning was just around the next corner.)

[and-justice-for-all]

32. No Preachers for President. nt

[Hulk]

33. huck is just what we need.....a "out of the closet" christian fanatic....

Let him rant and rave. Let him get the moronic christians to back him 100%..and then, let him jump off a cliff with all of them in tow. WHO NEEDS THEM?!?! Any of them?!?!

I'd rather the fascist, christian, born again, do righteous, "my bible's bigger than your bible" idiots are out of the closet, so we don't EVER get stuck with another one in the White House. THIS is what we get when we allow the christians to hide in the closet.

I'm a Christian..and nobody needs to know but me and my God. These goofballs are NOT! Nothing they do emulates the word of Christ....nothing!!

[BlueManDude]

34. Huckabee will win this war on Christmas!!!

War on Terror? Not so much.

[eagler]

35. Imagine ...mentioning Christ at Christmas time... the nerve of some people!

[tabasco]

39. In a campaign ad.

Duh.

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[eagler]

48. You just step in it more every time you open your mouth don't ya?

[fudge stripe cookays]

49. Just call em like I see em. n/t

[eagler]

55. Me too

[fudge stripe cookays]

58. Really.

But still no balls to include a profile. What else don't you want us to know? Other than that you get your panties in a wad when anyone dares to call faux "Christians" on their bullshit, and have to post it in every thread.

[Orsino]

41. "...Worn out..."

Translation: Thinking is hard work. Surrender, and vote for Jesus.

[Infinite Hope]

42. Nothing wrong with this scenario. n/t

[fujiyama]

46. Huckabee is a lunatic

that pardoned murderers after they "found Jesus".

He's not the least fit to be anything. The fact that republicans are considering shows how sick and demented they truly are.

[Danger Mouse]

51. I would appreciate the sentiment if it were genuine.

However, the very idea that he meant a word of what he said in that ad is so laughable my sides hurt just thinking about it.

[varkam]

52. This is the problem with religion in politics as I see it.

Religion allows for idle piousness and ceremony to take the place of policy issues and masquerade as integrity. What should be infuriating about this is not that it is pandering, but that it is effective.

[durrrty libby]

53. Gross

[NMMNG]

56. There is no longer a separation between church and state

Face it. The wall is gone.

[maxanne]

57. this won't play so well

in NH. Apparently Mike's advisors haven't let him know that we don't like slavering religious fanatics here.

[Betty]

60. Hey Hucker, Jesus thinks you're a jerk,

in the words of the immortal Zappa.

[customerserviceguy]

62. We have to hope like hell

that this simpleton asshat is the Repukes' candidate for November, 2008. Any Democratic nominee can beat him, he is scary to the max.

[madeline_con]

63. That Pagan tree is what it's all about.

:eyes:

[kurth]

66. What a piece of shit

[sakabatou]

67. Hmmm

Sounds like, "If you're not Christian, screw you."

[LibDemAlways]

68. A lot of people will like the ad. They won't get that

he's pandering. They'll just appreciate that a Presidential candidate is speaking their language.

However, if he was really smart, Huckabee would have made some effort to be more inclusive. He's shutting out an awful lot of people with his overtly religious message. Not smart at all.

[bklyncowgirl]

69. Jesus, on the seperation of Church & State. "Render unto Caesar..."

"Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's and render unto God what is God's"

He also said "My kingdom is not of this world."

[Mad_Dem_X]

70. "Silent Night" in a political ad?

Jesus wept.