Huckabee campaigned today in my hometown of Waukesha, WI. Waukesha County is deep red--midnight red--a darker shade of cinammon. And the wingnuts are coming out of the woodwork--below the fold are three quotes that might chafe your refined sensibilities.
From today's Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Wingnut #1:
Judson said he disliked McCain's opposition to tax cuts that President Bush initiated.
Our military is stretched, our foreign policy is incoherent, our deficit is exploding, our infrastructure is crumbling, we are slaves to foreign oil--and this guy wants to whine about taxes.
Wingnut #2:
"I'm glad he's staying in the race to the end," said Dave Vrba, a Waukesha resident at the rally with his wife, Tammy, and their two young kids. "It gives people like me a voice." Vrba said Huckabee's much-documented weight loss was inspirational, as was his intelligent, open style and sense of humor.
So what if he's a dangerous theocrat who thinks evolution is fantasy--he's jocular! And he lost weight! And he can jam with washed up pop stars! And Chuck Norris is campaigning with him--he is kicking infidel ass and taking no prisoners!
Wingnut #3:
John Sperandeo, a painting contractor, drove from Kenosha to see Huckabee. "I love this guy. I believe a president should be a man of God. He openly declares it, as you should." Sperandeo said he thought Huckabee would continue Bush's war on terror and hang tough in Iraq. Asked about McCain, he said: "He hasn't shown he's a man of God."
Endless war in the name of Christ? And how are we going to pay for this ongoing bloodbath without raising taxes? Kiss my pagan butt, John S.
Lord have mercy, I should just stop reading this stuff but I can't help myself.