Tim Russert Asks Mike Huckabee About Eating Squirrels
This morning on “Meet The Press” Tim Russert asked Mike Huckabee, the GOP White House hopeful, about the days when he and the good ol’ boys would fry up a mess of squirrel in a popcorn popper in the college dorms. I can’t see dead squirrels as a way to lure girls into a college dorm, but those squirrels seemed to be a real hoot for the local boys.
MR. RUSSERT: All right. Before you go, I have to ask you about this comment on…
GOV. HUCKABEE: All right.
MR. RUSSERT: “Morning Joe”’s program back in January.
GOV. HUCKABEE: OK.
MR. RUSSERT: “When I was in college, we used to take a popcorn popper–because that was the only thing” many of us–”they would let us use in the dorms”…
GOV. HUCKABEE: Yeah.
MR. RUSSERT: …”and we would fry squirrel in the popcorn poppers in the dorm room.”
GOV. HUCKABEE: Yeah. Yeah. We really did that. We really did.
MR. RUSSERT: Did you eat them?
GOV. HUCKABEE: Well, of course you–we ate them.
MR. RUSSERT: What does it taste like?
GOV. HUCKABEE: I should say it tastes a lot like chicken, but it doesn’t.
MR. RUSSERT: What’s it taste like?
GOV. HUCKABEE: It, it tastes like squirrel. It’s not the best thing in the world but, you know, when you go squirrel hunting, you got to do something with those things. And part of it was just to say we could do it. I mean, it was a college thing. I mean, but fried squirrel is a Southern delicacy. You got to know that.
MR. RUSSERT: But you’re off the squirrel now?
GOV. HUCKABEE: I haven’t eaten fried squirrel I think since college. Thank the Lord. I don’t…
MR. RUSSERT: This may help you in Virginia.
GOV. HUCKABEE: It may kill me up–in other states, however.
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I think the Republican party missed its chance to revitalize the movement with Huckabee. And Emily you’re absolutely right. If not for the press, including the conservative radio that I listen to and love, Huckabee stood a very good chance.
I can’t decide if the first comment was sarcastic or not. Either way, it’s bizarre.
Anyway, I don’t think Huckabee needs to worry about his squirrel eating past hurting him in northern states. The national press is already doing a bang-up job of counting him out of the race completely.
Ahhh..yes we do need the Latino vote in a very big way. As Americans they have a large impact on our party. They have contributed much to our culture and they are home in the Democratic Party.
Solis Doyle, is dispensable, she has served her purpose to help us win the latino vote in the big states. We no longer need her or the latino vote to capture the white house. The women vote will now carry the Hillary campaign the rest of the way. Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton replaced campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle with longtime aide Maggie Williams on Sunday. Ms. Clinton believes Maggie Williams is a better choice to target the women vote. Clinton said in a statement. “I am lucky to have Maggie on board and I know she will lead our campaign with great skill towards the nomination.”