Huckabee adds Ric Flair to fold
As the man himself might say, "Whoooooooo!"
Actually, he does in an announcement today that champion pro wrestler Ric Flair -- he of the flowing blond tresses and trademark high-pitched yell -- is endorsing Mike Huckabee for president.
"It's a tremendous honor to offer my support to such an outstanding leader as Mike Huckabee," Flair said in a statement issued by the former Arkansas governor's campaign. "His authentic conservative qualifications and level of executive leadership experience are unmatched by his opponents."
"And like I always say, to be the man, you've got to beat the man and Mike Huckabee is the man. Whoooooooo!"
Huckabee said he's a huge fan and his children grew up watching Flair. "Ric's endorsement will help us put a figure-four leglock on our opponents," he said.
Huckabee is winning the popular culture celebrity endorsement primary among Republicans. Flair, known as "Nature Boy," joins movie tough-guy Chuck Norris in the stable of Huckabee supporters. Huckabee's campaign said a TV ad featuring Norris is among the most-watched videos on YouTube.
Flair will make his endorsement official by appearing with Huckabee at a tailgate party before the Clemson-South Carolina football game in Columbia, S.C. on Saturday.
If Huckabee could only get a big NASCAR star to join him as well, he could boast a near-holy trinity for a Southern politician: pigskin, racin', and wrasslin'.



I cannot help but see your East Coast, Northern snobbery in this post (and I am from Massachusetts)
Listen brother, any man who can get the nod from the Nature Boy is numbeo uno in my book.
Anyone interested in a funny (but it really happened) column about what Huckabee is really like face-to-face should try:
http://goupstate.us/index.php/lanefiller/2007/11/02/title_14
Political Intelligence? I think not. As Brian said, snobbery.
This is one of the stupidest moves ANY politician can make, having WWE Fake Wrestlers endorsing a candidate for public office. Rick Flair and his ILK are so Un-knowledgeable about what happens beyond their steroid-contaminated lives that
for any of them to make a statement about ANYTHING that doesn't pertain to Pro Wrestling, is utterly stupid!
Just do a little research about Mike Huckabee and you will arrive at the same decision as me and a whole lot of other people.
For starters check out this link:
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/13/huckabee/
Day by day, increasingly, Mike Huckabee is what Leadership looks like. He's an adroit public speaker calling upon his listeners to "do something," to awaken to their own empowerment, and to act in order that "Main Street," and not "Wall Street," will prevail in guarding the values and beliefs upon which the Republic was founded.
Huckabee puts his listeners at ease, and reassures them, articulating clear concepts in a natural, easy style (no doubt something well-cultivated as a pastor). One can easily imagine sitting comfortably with this man over a cup of coffee at the Main Street Cafe.
Most importantly, Huckabee convinces many that he is ONE with the FairTax grassroots movement.
Romney's recent WEAK response to FairTax questioning on “This Week with Geo. Stephanopoulos” drew a sharp contrast between Huckabee and all other presidential front-runners who will not embrace it. Huckabee understands that what's wrong with the income tax can't be fixed with "a tap of the hammer, nor a twist of the screwdriver." That his opponents cling to the destructive Tax Code, the IRS, preserving political power of granting tax favors at continued cost to - and misery of - American families, invigorates his campaign's raison d'etre.
“Main Street” will have to demand that their legislators deliver the bill to a President Huckabee.
Making fun of what Ric Flair has done for the last 30o years of his life as a wrestler is very judgemental. But again what is expected of an elitist that looks down at all us little people. Beside Ric Flair endorsement of Huckabee is equivalent of some Hollywood actor endorsing Democratic candidate "X", because she/he will save our country
Ric Flair come back to raw to help HBK!!!! PLEASE COME BACK!!!!!!
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