Huckabee ads drop “Christian Leader” from titles on the screen to “Proven Leader”

[sabra]

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/10/508378.aspx

Huckabee will begin airing two new ads tomorrow. "A New America" will air in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, while "Secure Borders" will air only in Iowa. His three-state ad seems almost like a reintroduction to voters in the early primary states, now that Huckabee has a little more money and the spotlight shining on him due to recent polls.

The ad touts Huckabee's positive vision for America's future and his desire to leave the next generation "an America that's even greater than our grandparents gave us." The ad shows the candidate sitting on a couch and talking into a camera interspersed with images of Huckabee as a child. There are also the ubiquitous images of Americana, like a smiling mother and her son sitting on a stoop, a mother pushing her daughter in a swing and a factory worker being lifted up in a cherry-picker. Words displayed over the pictures trumpet Huckabee's accomplishments as governor, such as being labeled one of the best governors in America by Time Magazine.

But both ads also does something else -- they drop “Christian Leader” from the titles on the screen. “Proven Leader” is, instead, substituted.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. "Proven LEader"? Where? When? The Baptist church he ran?

[gatorboy]

2. "But both ads also does something else"

Is that proper English? It just sounds wrong.

[Solly Mack]

3. I get the feeling Rev. Huckster annoints himself with Crisco too

[panader0]

8. Maybe that's how he lost all that weight.

[Solly Mack]

9. Bet he's glad he didn't use shortening then

[TwilightGardener]

4. Fucking blasphemous weasel--pulls Jeeeezus out when he needs it, puts Jeeeezus

away when it might affect his poll numbers. Manipulative psycho--I hope he rots in hell.

[gratuitous]

5. Did Huckabee forget Matthew 10:33?

Uh oh, Mike; looks like you painted yourself into a very uncomfortable corner.

[RiverStone]

6. But we won't drop it!

If some how preacher man makes it as the puke nominee, we need to remind folks that his politics IS his religion. He will do all he can to get his religion into our government. We must remind people (not paying attention) that this is scary shit.

He would love to convert us all. I don't believe anything he says regarding tolerance - the man never preached tolerance! He preached that his way was THE WAY. He still believes that - and does not believe in evolution. Ummmm, deny all the truth that surrounds us.

Could America even consider a flat earth president?! :crazy:

[EFerrari]

7. This guy scares me. He's obviously out there.

If the Republicans steal it again, I swear I'm leaving this country. I've never even thought about that before. But if he gets the nomination, I'm going to start planning.