Huckabee: The Pro-Vandalism Candidate?

Wed, January 09, 2008 - 8:38 PM

Just left a Mike Huckabee campaign event at Furman University, where the former Arkansas governor unveiled his secret strategy to win South Carolina.

He’s out in front in the polls here, but he’s a cautious man. He told the politely raucous crowd – and that’s not an oxymoron, because I say so -- “If your neighbors say I’m not voting for Huckabee, well, then let the air out of his tires.”

That got a good laugh. The line will probably bring a newspaper headline tomorrow tagging Huckabee as the pro-vandalism candidate, he says. Tonight, at least, it’s a blog headline.

Obviously, he’s joking. There are lots of college students here, but also a lot of conservative Christians, and the thought of the latter actually following through on that mock order is pretty funny.

--Sean Mussenden