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Mike Huckabee’s Free Medical Advice For Fred Thompson

Posted by JOE GANDELMAN, Editor-In-Chief in Politics.
Jan 11th, 2008 | Comments

Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has some free medical advice for actor and former Senator Fred Thompson, one of his competitors for the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination.

Yesterday we ran THIS POST about how well Fred Thompson did in last night’s Republican debate. And we linked to a great video of Thompson going after Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee with an energy many Republicans wished he had shown at the start.

But now Huckabee has come back with a bit of advice for Fred Thompson.

And as…colorful…as it seems, it’s another indication of how well Huckabee knows how to use the TV tube. He comes across as an actual human being, rather than a primed politician delivering political talking points. He comes across as personable, likable and funny. This factor is crucial in 21st century America. Content matters…but so does the delivery system.

Here’s his advice for Thompson:

StockBoySF

They all need some truth serum.

spacemonkey

Seemed like a pretty juvenile response to me.

EEllis

That is supposed to be a good response? How? It dodges any and all issues and goes straight to a sophomoric insult. A personal one having nothing to do with any political disagreements the two might have. If I had ever thought of voting for this guy this put that out of the realm of possibility.

spacemonkey

Sorry, I said juvenile, what I meant was juvenile, unclassy, and un-presidential.

StockBoySF

I guess he is someone people would want to pal around with and not lead them....

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