Huckabee decompresses after election defeat with lasagna and Rock Band

by Griffin McElroy { Mar 9th 2008 at 8:30PM }

Following the primary elections of Vermont, Rhode Island, Texas and Ohio on March 4, a date affectionately known by many political junkies as "Super Tuesday 2: Electric Boogaloo", the Republican party found themselves with a candidate presumptive in John McCain following Mike Huckabee's resignation. How did the former Arkansas governor recover from watching his presidential aspirations crash and burn, you ask? He did what any of us would do -- he played some Rock Band, and he macked on some 'zanya.

It was a fitting end for the bass-slapper-turned-presidential-candidate, as his staffers gathered around to enjoy the layered Italian treat, and to witness Huck's well-documented aptitude with peripheral-based rhythm games. Regardless of your political views and endorsements, we think we can all agree that the gaming community would be well-served by a president that shared Huckabee's fervor for video games of any kind. His reported Garfield-esque penchant for lasagna, however, we could take or leave.

Tags: candidate, capitoloffense, guitarhero, huckabee, lasagna, mikehuckabee, politics, president, rhythm, rockband

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Dahk @ Mar 9th 2008 8:46PM

Holy crap that bass looks frickin' sick.

That singer in the video sucks like crap though.

Poisoned Al @ Mar 9th 2008 9:16PM

If you want to see some real bass control:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3e1YCLV9bA

Dahk @ Mar 9th 2008 11:20PM

Well, actually I was commenting on the LOOKS of his guitar, not his 'control'.

Plus, I probably enjoy a vastly different type of music =P. For mad bass + drum control, check this out lol:

http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/JohnBlackwellbebop.html

konajinx @ Mar 10th 2008 12:21AM

Killer,

It might be best you don't even type anything at all, considering you got an adjective (ludicrous) confused with a shitty rapper (ludacris).

please @ Mar 9th 2008 9:16PM

Huckabee is a money stealing televangelist

Hamza @ Mar 9th 2008 9:26PM

Huckabee is weird. On one side, you feel for the guy because he's an underdog, and he has great comedic timing. But then you remember he wants to ban abortion, thinks the world is 6000 years old, and would probably pass so many religious laws into the constitution based on his theocratic fervor (which is even bigger than Bush because he doesn't hide it).

It's best if he sticks with guitars.

Arno @ Mar 9th 2008 9:39PM

Yea the guy (and Republicans in general) seriously creeps me out.

wolfpackee @ Mar 9th 2008 10:13PM

Yeah, I felt the same way about Bill Clinton. He should have stuck with sax...that's...sax...not sex ;-)

Dems just freak me out.

KL @ Mar 9th 2008 11:02PM

oh sure, liberals are accepting of people with different viewpoints

Killer @ Mar 9th 2008 11:22PM

"...and would probably pass so many religious laws into the constitution based on his theocratic fervor..."

Is it just me or does everyone think everything gets passed as an amendment? Seriously, this fear idea of laws being passed agianst the Bill of Rights is obsurd. Judical, Legislative, Executive, three branches for that exact reason. Then it has to be approved by 38 states. Checks and Balances it's that simple, so stop making these outlandish statements that if one person ever got into office they would destroy democracy. That's the people's job, 2/3 of the American population not voting is a great start. You keep not caring America. I'll vote since its the right that is the most important for the other rights to continue.

(Ps. I never liked Huckabee, so I wasn't defending him, just pointing out the ludacris idea that the whole federalism system would fall if someone with religious or unique/strange ideas got in.)

Judd @ Mar 9th 2008 11:33PM

Killer:

I know that there is a lot of things than need to happen in order for someone to amend the Constitution but I am still scared to have a President who said:
"That's what we need to do -- to amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards rather than try to change God's standards so it lines up with some contemporary view."
Even if he can't actually do that, I don't even want the person running my country to believe such things.

Oh and Huckabee also said that "I think the radical view is to say that we’re going to change the definition of marriage so that it can mean two men, two women, a man and three women, a man and a child, a man and animal."

Funny thing to say coming from someone who likes stroking long wooden instruments.

Fosssil @ Mar 9th 2008 9:27PM

Rock Band and lasagna... two things I could not live without.

giantenemycrab @ Mar 9th 2008 9:48PM

Although I personally don't like his politics, Huckabee seems like a pretty cool guy.

vidGuy @ Mar 9th 2008 10:12PM

If only the guy wasn't a political and religious nightmare...

He seems like a guy you'd want to hang around with as long as he wasn't talking about serious stuff. I could see him running a youth club or heading up the local tavern's band, but running the country?

This race has really been full of fun characters
A) Young and inexperienced, flip flopper, but he's cool since Oprah supports him **rolls eyes**
B) Middle aged psycho bitch lawyer
C) Crusty rich guy #10,000
D) Awesome religious occulist

jc @ Mar 10th 2008 11:12AM

e) War Hero about 20 years past his prime

ogvor @ Mar 9th 2008 10:33PM

Their is no way this guy would have been nice to video games. Sure, he played some Guitar Hero or Rock Band, but all the video game violence and sexuqlity would have greatly conflicted with his christan morale values. He wouldn't have tried to ban Rock Band, but then again, all the anti video game laws are about banning games like GTA. If anything, he would have been as bad as Hillary when it comes to video games.

YoRone22 @ Mar 9th 2008 11:05PM

Exactly why Huckabee is the man.

Batzarro @ Mar 9th 2008 11:42PM

Is the song "Loser" by 3 doors down in Rock Band?

Furthermore, how is it important wether the guy believes the earth younger than most? Does that come up a lot in economic and diplomatic discussions? It doesn't matter, cause he lost, but just sayin'...

vidGuy @ Mar 10th 2008 3:24AM

Huckabee made his religion a key platform topic. That doesn't go over so well in this country. It's one thing to say you have strong Christian values (or whatever religion) and make decisions by some religious/moral criteria, it's another to say that you want to make your religious views have legal weight.

Really, I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did. Now I have to choose the remaining candidate who is going to screw up the economy and our foreign policy the least... hmm, I might not vote this election.

kangshi @ Mar 10th 2008 9:12AM

he made religion a stronger part of his platform after winning iowa. maybe if he never won iowa he would never have been considered crazy religious, but then he would have faded away like ron paul.

Hey Apples @ Mar 10th 2008 2:07AM

Before this article I considered this guy a right-wing nutjob.

After this article I consider this guy a right-wing nutjob with good taste.

Jouten @ Mar 10th 2008 5:17AM

I don't know how he lost...He had Chuck on his side... =D

tuco01 @ Mar 10th 2008 8:48AM

I am not all that worried about Huckabee, unless McCain gives him the VP spot. But that seems unlikely.
I did jump at the line in the article about how we'd all be served better by a president who plays Rockband. I'd like to think that most of the gaming community isn't this stupid and would make its political choices on something other than the guy/woman plays a video game. This may just be an offhand comment by the writer of the post. But it's still kind of stupid.