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Huckabee Jokes About Suicide
Mike Huckabee may have committed a bit of a blunder in an interview on MSNBC yesterday — he joked about suicide.
Huckabee observed that while other candidates have worked extremely hard at fundraising, and have brought in a lot more money than he has, he's nevertheless catching up in the polls in Iowa. "If I were some of these guys, I'd have to be sitting in a warm tub of water with razor blades," he said.
The National Hopeline Network, the group that runs the 1-800-SUICIDE help line, was not amused. "When a leading presidential candidate uses suicide and specifically means to do it as a joke, it is grossly irresponsible and is a disgrace," the group said in a statement.
"It also must be met with an immediate rebuke from the mental health community," they added. "This is no joking matter. Lives are at stake."
Dan Bartlett thinks Huckabee is the best candidate in the GOP field, but that he has no chance. Thompson and Romney? Bartlett has some pretty harsh words for them:
http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2007/10/10/bartlett-dishes-dirt/
October 10, 2007 9:42 AM | Reply | Permalink
Can you imagine what the outcry from the MSM would be if one of the Democrats had made this vile remark? He should be excoriated for this!
October 10, 2007 12:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yes, but joking about suicide just doesn't rise to the level of censure required for anyone calling Petreaus a shill for the White House. Now if he had mentioned a soldier just returned from Iraq who, upon learning he has to return on yet another tour, getting into the tub...that might do the trick.
October 10, 2007 4:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
Didn't Bill Clinton just make a joke on The Daily Show last week...? "I'll slit my throat!"
I thought that was funny. But I don't know what the diference is here. Other than people are more likely to try the bathtub and razors bit.
Not a troll. Just trying to keep it honest.
October 10, 2007 4:38 PM | Reply | Permalink