Best. Political. Ad. Ever.
November 19, 2007, 9:53 pm
Posted by Grant Gallicho
“There’s no chin behind Chuck Norris’s beard. Only another fist.” Classic. I don’t know who thought up this spot, but he deserves a raise.
Could Chuck Norris–or more precisely.
Walker, Texas Ranger, be our Secretary of Defense?
He’s tough. But he never, ever, tortures.
Given that Huckabee lost a lot of weight several years ago, I was disappointed that Huckabee and Chuck didn’t also include a Total Gym endorsement.
What a great idea…for more Chuck Norris jokes, check out: http://www.chucknorrisjokes.net/
This thread made my morning.
I’ve always had a soft spot for Huckabee. Now it’s positively mushy. GOP is nuts if they don’t go for him.
What is it with Republicans and “macho men”, either real or pretend (and I put Bush, Cheney, and Rudy in the last category)? Give me a nerdy intellectual any day… please!
MM: Are you kidding? This ad has huge nerd/hipster cachet.
Yup. This ad definitely has wink-wink ironic meta-humor written all over it. I agree that this is one of the best political ads ever. I like Huckabee and think he’s a nice guy, but I fear that he is the embodiment of big central nanny-state government – where he would be tempted to employ the federal government to use highly coercive means to force people to be “virtuous” supposedly for their own good, whether it be drinking, smoking, screwing, fast food, “bad parenting,” and so forth – an unholy – (or holier than thou?) combination of Joe Califano and James Dobson. That may make me sound like a loony libertarian, but that is my initial reaction to a Huckabee Administration.
He also got the endorsement of Tim LaHaye, of the “Left Behind” novels, which h says he enjoyed. He’s quirky, and I doubt his persona could stand centerstage.
Speaking as a Canadian fan of both the Daily Show and the Colbert Report, I believe that American politics and the comedy industry would both suffer greatly if anyone but Huckabee were to be elected president…with the possible exception of Colbert himself.
I find it refreshing that the conservatives in this primary are displaying much more open and light-hearted campaign than anything forthcoming from the Democratic nominees, a stark change from the previous election.
Upchuck(abee)!
Walker, Texas Ranger is one of my favorite shows. I’ll even stop on Hallmark Channel when I’m surfing. Somehow, he has become an icon. There was Conan O’Brien’s “Walker Texas Ranger” lever that played random, out of context, 15 second clips from the show. And, of course, there are the Chuck Norris Facts (http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/), now an Internet phenomenon.
It’s nice to see Huckabee has a sense of humor and does not take himself too seriously, no matter what his political views.
You do have a point there, Grant!
Huckabee does seem to be rising and looks more promising among a lack luster group. Romney is ahead in Iowa. That is something.
Meanwhile this provocative article on the health of the priesthood in the current Commonweal is looking for a contributor to put it in play.
When Chuch Norris dives in a swimming pool, he doesn’t get wet – the water gets Chuck Norris.
I agree with Grant that this is a great ad. Gov. Huckabee is very likeable, which is rare for a presidential contender of any stripe.
In the straw poll earlier this year in Iowa, Hukabee finished second if memory serves me well.