Does the Media Heart Huckabee?
(AP/Nick Wass)
But the second biggest story? Mike Huckabee’s continued aw-shucks success story, complete with every network playing his quote where he answered someone asking ‘What would Jesus do?’ with the line “Jesus was too smart to run for public office.”
Upon watching the debate a second time – oh, man, is this writer a party animal or what? – I observed a small shortcoming of that made-for-TV witty answer. Like most sound bites, it didn’t really answer the question asked. But that didn't end up in most of the media reports.
(To be fair, he initially discussed his difficulties in meting out the death penalty during his time as governor of Arkansas, but when pressed for an exact response, he uncorked that highlight quote.)
Yes, the Southern Baptist Minister’s performance drew raves from all around MediaLand, including from CBNNews.com’s David Brody – who will be participating in “Meet the Press” this Sunday. (While attempting to “tivo church.” Good luck with that, David.)
I took a look at Brody’s accounting of the debate and thought it raised a few questions. So I reached out to him and had a chat.
One of the things that got an eyebrow raise? The passage where he suggested “Put aside the issues for a moment.”
