New Huckabee Ad Celebrates "Birth of Christ"
Monday December 17, 2007
Categories: Mike Huckabee
Filed Under: ad, casting stones, Christmas, Iowa, Mike Huckabee, New Hampshire, Republicans, South Carolina
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The ad is effective in that it changes the subject. The point is now clear, Huckabee is a Christian. But what is not clear is how that "defines" him. He doesn't answer how his faith shapes his worldview. Does it mean that convicted rapists who repent, go free? Does it mean that the children of illegals get free college (Gov. Huckabee) or are deported (Candidate Huckabee). Does it mean that you don't attack other candidates (Reagan's 11th commandment) but are allowed to call the sitting Republican President "arrogant" (Huckabee's foreign policy paper.) Faith defines Huckabee's campaign, but for some reason he refuses to let us know how it defines the man. But perhaps I'm in the minority of Christians who have learned from the Ted Haggards of the world, that what a man says can be very different from what he does.
The ad is not "brilliant" in actually plays to the very things that have plagued politics since Bill Clinton, "symbolism over substance." The symbolism of Huckabee is clear, it's the substance that I'm worried about.
With the campaign Huckabee is running, you might want to look into the possibility of going to 20 :-)
Wow, thanks for picking out the subliminal cross there. It's very obvious once you notice it.
I liked the Christmas wish and found it refreshing. Christmas day is the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus and no one can take that away from those who believe. He is not my choice for candidate though at this point. I don't like how he bashed the current president and the administration in the time of war and conflict. He had my interest but he lost it with those comments along with some of the actions he has taken in the past. Everything that is going on is biblical and we have to believe Jesus and God will see us through.
KATHLEEN--Interesting comment. Who are you supporting in the presidential race and why?
I am doing my homework on all candidates at this time. I am a registered independent and can not vote in the primaries. I know for a fact that I will not vote for Hillary for she is a vile person in my opinion. She is using religion for political reasons only and I have followed all politics for a long time. She is now using her husband to get her into the White House and we don't need him there LOL. It is sad when you have to use the media to tell the people you are a nice person. In all my 52yrs I am afraid for our safety and I have to believe God will put in the White House who he wants to continue on the biblical journey. This is the first election I can truly say I am having a hard time putting my support behind a candidate.
Surely the subliminal cross seemingly doesn't matter since he mentions says the birth of Christ. But no director on earth wouldn't have noticed that anyway because it was practically glowing.
Images are powerful, and of course the firm he hired to design the set of that ad meant for a cross to show up. Just like his staff put a gun in his hand to go hunting.
I support your God-o-Meter rating of "11", they may as well have had a Jesus impersonator sit next to him with an arm casually tossed over Mike's shoulder.
~Kim Mance
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