Becoming a Huckabeliever!

This week marks the beginning of my second month as a Huckabee supporter and fan. For my first post, I am going to post a very candid conversation that I had on Google Chat with a friend of mine. This conversation happened on November 3, 2007 and at that time (as you can probably tell from the chat), I really had no clue about presidential politics and really had no interest in the GOP race since none of the candidates had captured my attention.

me: so being in radio and stuff, what's your perspective on the election next year?

8:27 PM Randy: Huckabee all the way!

:-)

me: you think he's got a chance at the nomination?

Randy: yep

we're going for a big win in iowa

8:29 PM me: January?

Randy: Jan 3

going to iowa....

8:33 PM me: is he running as a true conservative?

Randy: yep

very solid

chuck norris endorsed him

8:34 PM rick scarborough (vision america)

rick warren

and flip benham (operation rescue)

me: oh nice

Randy: quite the collection of people but they all like him

8:36 PM me: yeah, he seems pretty cool

wonder what sean hannity has against him

8:37 PM cuz he keeps playing up Mitt and Rudy

Randy: huck's anti-establishment

mitt and rudy are establishment and money

me: ahh, makes sense

Randy: huck's running a william jennings bryan type campaign

8:38 PM me: hehe

like ron paul?

Randy: no

ron paul's not a populist

or an orator

me: anti everything

Randy: you listen to ron paul?

me: nope

he's a little wierd

8:39 PM Randy: blah blah blah we gotta get out of the un (CHEER) blah blah blah end the irs (CHEER)

me: well not a little

Randy: i like his positions

his followers are a bunch of druggies :-)

me: yeah... don't think he'd be viewed as a serious candidate

Randy: he raised $5m....

8:40 PM me: yeah, while Hillary has raised what? 40 by now?

Randy: but he still has $5m in the bank

he's spending $$$$ in NH

me: are u talking Paul or Huckabee?

8:41 PM Randy: Paul

Huckabee's working on Iowa

Paul's doing NH

me: kinda too bad Paul is in there in some ways because it steals some away from Huckabee probably

Randy: different audiences

libertarian party vs. christian populism

me: k.... i should get more educated on this

8:42 PM cuz i thought they had to win both NH and IO to get the nomination

Randy: nope :-)

just a majority of the delegates

http://www.forum.hucksarmy.com/viewtopic.php?t=615

lots of contests

After that chat, I did a quick Youtube search on Mike Huckabee. After watching a couple of videos of him (debate clips, interview with Glenn Beck, etc), I was convinced that this candidate was truly a unique candidate. I joined Mike's Facebook group (which at that time was hovering around 4,000 members), Huck's Army, but really had no clue how involved I was going to become in the campaign.

I look forward to continuing to update this blog and continuing a discourse with other Huckabee supporters as we seek the best for the future of our nation!

May God be merciful to and bless America in granting us President Huckabee in 08!