Back in 2005, when Mike Huckabee was hardly a household name, there was one true believer who focused on his task. I talked to Eric Woolson on the phone one day soon after he had decided to work with Huckabee's fledgling campaign.
"Mike WHO?" I remember asking, thinking that my phone had cut out a bit while Woolson uttered the unfamiliar name. "Mike Huckabee," he said again. Knowing that Eric and I couldn't be further apart in our views on politics, and knowing his past preference for religious, conservative candidates, I smiled to myself and half-heartedly wished him well. That'll never work...is what I was really thinking. His previous foray into Iowa politics with "Sponge Bob" Vanderplaats, a gubernatorial candidate in Iowa a few years back, was a miserable flop.
What I didn't expect, and what really happened this time, was that the combination of Eric Woolson, a top notch public relations professional and Mike Huckabee, a straight-talking guy with a great stump speech, would finish first in the republican Iowa Caucuses.
I still don't buy into any of Huckabee's positions on the issues, he is far too conservative and religious for my liking. His positions on abolishing the IRS and on immigration are not palatable. The fact that he used to catch and kill squirrels and cook them in a popcorn popper in his trailer frankly just grosses me out.
But if Huckabee chooses slick Washington D.C. political consultants over Eric Woolson, he will prove himself to be the yokel that he really is. Woolson is the most focused and talented PR pro I've ever seen. There's a great story in the Des Moines Register today about Woolson's rise to manage the biggest upset in Iowa Caucus history. It's worth a read.
People, im sure someone in ur families r sick and cant afford heaalth insurance and its obvious the rebublicans dont care and wont provide free health insurence which may i provide that the united states is the one of the only countries of the devolped countries TO NOT HAVE FREE HEALTH INSURANCE!! ALso barack obamma people talk about jump on a bandwagon hes not experienced enough maybe in 2012 but not now and just because hes black doesnt mean he should have the black vote. I no u probably dnt want the typicall southern white man in office but u have to think about the country not bout urself. So i have my support behind edwards becuase hes behind so many views that will b required to run a great country and is a great speaker, so is hilary but i dont trust her. barack cant speak at all and runs on and on by the way ive been doing campaings since i was born and im 13 but u no wat oprah is just behind barack cuz hes black she never supports anyone and hear comes a black guy and now she supports someone comeone so stop jumping on the bandwagon cuz hes not ready to run the country but like i sed mayb in 2012. o and i no i mentioned im 13 but did i mention im also a biracial and haved faced racism.And yes im sick of having a southern white man in office but im thinkin about the country and the future the next generation.thank you for reading
Posted by: zoey | January 6, 2008 11:53 PM | Permalink to Comment