**NO HE DIDN'T !!! .... Huckabee just played the RACE CARD!

[President Decider]

Sure he tried to make it sound like he was honoring Obama's achievements, but what he actually said was, "Look everyone ... Obama is a black man ... and this job isn't for a token black man who just made history!"

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Huckabee's from Arkansas

he knows how to say things in code so the racists will understand. And the racists in Arkansas are lapping this up.

[livetohike]

2. You're kidding right? I can't watch this and maintain my sanity

Oh geez....the media better get this now.

[mikiturner]

3. What exactly did he say? nt

[vixengrl]

4. I'm not watching--that wasn't a quote?

Or was that just how it came off sounding?

[Bluerthanblue]

5. didn't he do this before and have to apologize?

[mcctatas]

6. You're kidding, right?

I can't watch because my BP spikes every time I see some suburban soccer mom in a cowboy hat :puke:

[valerief]

7. Now he's playing the Passion of the Christ card

[philly_bob]

8. Something like "not because of his race, but with indifference to his race." n/t

[kitkat65]

I was expecting to hear "not because of his race, but in spite er-erh-ahem with indifference to it.

[kitkat65]

12. I was expecting to hear "not because of his race, but in spite er-erh-ahem with indifference to it.

[Neecy]

9. well...

He didn't go so far as to call him a token - that would be too obvious. He called him 'a symbolic' candidate - same thing as token to a racist.

[President Decider]

10. No, it was intentional .... out of nowhere Huck goes in to a Civil Rights rant

....and i knew it was coming.

Huckabee is taking in code to his redneck southerner. He masked his words carefully, but what he was actually doing is reminding his base that Obama is black and this job is no job for a black man just for the sake of making history.

[Bad Thoughts]

11. Scratch him from the Veep Alternate List. eom.