Posted by
WonkoKevin on Monday, September 24, 2007 12:14:12 PM
Mike Huckabee got a bump in
Wonkosphere buzz share yesterday, getting 12% buzz share from conservative bloggers who were pumped over Huckabee’s speech to the NRA this week. From the
National Review Online, “Fred wowed ‘em, the crowd loved McCain’s rejoinder to the Code Pink protester, Mitt Romney’s video went over well, and Rudy Giuliani earned their respect. But the guy who absolutely looked the most at home before the NRA today was probably Mike Huckabee. Beginning with a jab at Rosie O’Donnell, and saying that because he was underdressed, he felt “as out of place as George Soros at an American Legion post”, Huckabee used humor and homespun anecdotes to prove his bona fides as “one of them.” As
Kevin Tracy points out, it was both the message and the delivery of it which have conservatives excited about Huckabee: “So when I make bold statements saying Huckabee is a better communicator than Reagan, this is one of many examples I can point to. I’m really thrilled to see that those in attendance at the NRA function appreciated Huckabee’s skills as a communicator as much as many of us at the grassroots level do.”