Month: October 2007

From Mike Huckabee

Via e-mail:

With your efforts, we have raised a total of $703,879 online during the month of October, including $331,420 over the last five days.

Each member of my campaign team and I have watched the money tracker on the front page of our website with a mix of awe and humility.

Clearly something is happening.

Yet, after what neutral observers called a strong performance at the last presidential debate and following a win among attendees at the Family Research Council’s Washington Briefing, many in the Washington press corps and on rival presidential campaigns want you to believe that money problems will prevent us from capitalizing on our momentum.

Do you agree? I certainly don’t. As you personally invest in this campaign, please know that each of us is redoubling our efforts. We aren’t listening to the pundits we are listening to you.

This is our moment! Let’s throttle up and end the “Mike would be competitive if he just had more money.” Here’s how we end that right now.

Today, I am asking you to help me send a clear message to the press, our rivals and voters everywhere that feel disenfranchised by the gamesmanship and bitter gotcha politics of Washington. This campaign is not bouncing we are rising steadily towards victory. We are solutions based and people powered.

We have set a new goal of $1,034,487 by October 31st at midnight which is $1 more than our total efforts last fundraising quarter. I urge you to make an immediate “Million for Mike” contribution of $1 (A Buck for Huck!), $5, $10, $25, $50, $75, $100, $500 or even $1,000.

Let us match and exceed last quarter’ s fundraising performace! Reaching this online goal will leave our campaign with $1.7 million in the bank. A good start for the road to the White House!

And while I’m asking you to make a “Million for Mike” contribution personally of any amount that you can before October 31 at midnight, I’d also ask you to go the extra mile and send an email to at least 5 of your friends, family members, neighbors, or co-workers and ask them to match your contribution.

Of course, it would be even better if you could send this email to more than 5 people, but please don’t send it to less than that. While most of the other campaigns are relying on a few well known political fundraisers, I’m going to put my trust in YOU. We will make history and take the elections out of the hands of a few and put it in the hands of many. This is a big step of faith, but I believe we have a great opportunity to show that this campaign is unlike any other because we are supported by ordinary people who are going to make extraordinary things happen.

Thanks a Million!

With deep gratitude,
Mike Huckabee

D Magazine has fun with iPhone commercial

From Frontburner (the D Magazine blog):

A neighbor friend of mine was approached yesterday at lunch by woman named Lexi who identified herself as a casting agent. She asked if my neighbor wanted to star in an iPhone commercial. It was an odd question, because my neighbor doesn’t own an iPhone. Lexi said she was staying at the Palomar for a few days as she hunted for iPhone users who had a story to tell about their favorite telephonic gadget.
When I told Eric this story, it got us thinking. Next thing you know, eight D employees were deep into a project yesterday that isn’t exactly going to knock our CFO over with its projected ROI, if you know what I mean. Special thanks to web producer Kyle Kearbey, who edited and scored the video.

Huckabee looking better and better

The DMN says Mike Huckabee is on the rise:

Longtime Bush adviser Dan Bartlett, candidly assessing the Republican field, calls Mike Huckabee the “best candidate” but questions whether Americans would elect another president from Hope, Ark., especially one named “Huckabee.”
Mr. Huckabee certainly lags in fundraising and national polls, but quietly, even unexpectedly, the genial former Arkansas governor may be turning the GOP’s Big Four into a Big Five. He scored a triumph last weekend at the “Values Voters Summit” and got good marks from Sunday’s Fox News Channel debate.
And in the key kickoff state of Iowa, there are signs of a showing that could transform the race.

The campaign is hoping to raise $1.034 million this month, or $1 more than they did in the third quarter. They’re only $300k or so short. If KERA can raise $500k in two weeks, I know Huckabee can raise $300k.
So get out your checkbook and help him surge ahead.

While you’re filling out the contribution form, watch Huckabee’s speech at the Value Voters Summit:

Hard to believe

This just in from USA Today:

Study: More fast food means added weight

You may want to sit down for this one. According to the article:

People who eat several fast-food meals a week are significantly heavier than those who don’t eat fast food very often, according to a new study released Monday.

Amazing. Simply amazing what science can reveal these days. After all these years I guess this means my kindergarten teacher was right after all.

Chicken and Chipotle Soup

Got this recipe out of our new low carb cookbook. I thought it was great, Laurie said she liked it and would eat it again, but wouldn’t be too devastated if she didn’t have it again. I cooked it a bit different than the recipe calls for (as usual) but I enjoyed it.

According to the recipe, it evolved from the foodstalls that line the streets of Tlalpan, a suburb of Mexico City; avocado, chicken and chilies make it special.

Ingredients:

6 cups of chicken stock (a little more than 4 10.5 oz cans)
2-3 garlic cloves, finally chopped (I substituted garlic powder)
1-2 chipotle chilies, cut into very thin strips (I substituted a pepper since we couldn’t find chipotle chilies at Wal-Mart)
1 avacado
lime or lemon juice for tossing
3-5 scallions, thinly sliced
12-14 oz skinless, boneless cooked chicken breast, torn or cut into shreds or thin strips
2 tbsp chopped cilantro (we forgot to look for that)
1 lime, cut into wedges, to serve

1. Place the chicken stock in a pan with the garlic and chilies and bring to a boil
2. Cut the avocado in half lengthwise, then remove and discard the pit and skin. Dice the flesh and toss in lime juice to prevent browning (set aside)
3. Arrange the scallions, chicken, avocado and cilantro into the bottom of 4 soup bowls
4. Ladle the hot stock into the bowls and serve with lime wedges

Laurie passed on the lime wedge and added a good deal of garlic salt to her soup. I passed on the added garlic and squeezed the lime juice into my soup. Both bowls of soup had different distinct tastes (or so I thought). I guess that’s the fun of recipes. Play with them till you find something you enjoy.