Huckabee blog features Gingrich
by WonkoKevin
In what has to be a first in the political blogosphere, presidential candidate Mike Huckabee invited candidate-on-the-edge-of-announcing Newt Gingrich to guest-post on his blog. Conservative bloggers responded well, keeping Huckabee over the 10% line in Wonkosphere buzz share yesterday. As I discussed yesterday, Huckabee’s buzz share is important not only because it means attention to him, but is also tends to mean attention away from Thompson and McCain, which is what happened yesterday: McCain continued to plummet in buzz share.
Here’s what Gingrich announced in Huckabee’s blog:
American Solutions for Winning the Future is a unique, non-partisan organization dedicated to empowering the American people to develop and sustain this movement for real change. As Chairman of American Solutions, I am asking you to join me on the evening of September 27th from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. ET when we will kick off the inaugural Solutions Day live from the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta, Georgia, broadcast on DirecTV (channel 577), the Dish Satellite Network (channel 219), and on www.AmericanSolutions.com. (Don’t worry, that leaves enough time to watch Gov. Huckabee participate in the All American Presidential Forum on PBS at 9:00 p.m. ET).
Then on September 29th, you can join your fellow citizens at sites across the country for free online workshops, including one by Gov. Huckabee designed to tap into the energy and creativity of the American people. Together, we will begin to develop solutions for every level of government for the most pressing challenges facing the country.
Huckabee himself will be presenting “Transforming Education with Art, Music, and Personalized Learning; Transforming Health Care with Wellness and Ownership”:
We need art and music in all our schools — the Weapons of Mass instruction — to give our children the tools they need to compete in the 21st Century. We also need to transform education by offering personalized learning that lets students design their curricula to reflect their passions and ambitions. We must transform our health care model to focus on prevention and earlier diagnosis and treatment. We must move from employer-based health care to consumer-based health care. These changes will bring down costs and make health care portable, thus making it more accessible.
Huckabee plays bass in the band Capitol Offense, which according to their MySpace page plays hits such as Born to Be Wild, Fortunate Son, Jailhouse Rock, Freebird, Twist and Shout, I Want to Hold Your Hand, Dock of the Bay, Brown Eyed Girl, Taking Care of Business, Beautiful Tonight, Honky Tonk Woman, Joy to the World, Roll Over Beethoven, and House of the Rising Sun… Hey, three chords works pretty well–heck, Lou Reed only needs one!
