More on Huckabee at the debate

From the Mike Huckabee campaign:

Below is a sampling of the news coverage of last night’s presidential debate and Governor Huckabee’s performance.
Here is some of the media commentary about the debate:

“Huckabee is a shrewd dude, and once again did himself good by focusing his folksy answers on big problems in a plausible way…” – Howard Fineman, Newsweek

“Meanwhile, Huckabee doing well at a debate is about as common as the sun rising in the east…” – MSNBC’s First Read

“My gut instinct: Mike Huckabee and Rudy Giuliani won.” – Marc Ambinder, The Atlantic

Thank you for your continued support.

Chip Saltsman
National Campaign Manager

Debate Coverage:

What People Are Saying: A sampling of the coverage of Governor Huckabee’s debate performance.

Live Blog of Debate: For those of you that missed the debate read our campaign blog’s coverage of the debate.

Governor Huckabee Discusses Health Care!: After the debate, Governor Huckabee discussed health care with reporters. Watch the video.

The Huckabee-Paul Exchange: Watch the Video.

Massachusetts for Huckabee: Massachusetts for Huckabee was at the debate last night. Read their blog post.

Found any other interesting stories about the debate? Let us know. Post links or quotes in the comment section.

Media responds to Huckabee at the debate

iheartHuckabee has media reaction to the GOP debate.

Huckabee has been moving up in the polls. He’s appealing and amusing and articulates the pro-life position better than perhaps any presidential candidate ever has. – Slate
Time and again, Mr. Huckabee asserted himself as the strongest orator of the bunch, combining the superficial – but ever vital – charm of Mitt Romney with a remarkable ability, honed during his years in the pulpit, to address bloodless policy topics in a language that is accessible and appealing to the common man.
And he showed political savvy on Wednesday night as well. – New York Observer
Paul challenged Huckabee on the idea that America “broke” it, arguing that a handful of advisers to President Bush bore responsibility for the war.
Huckabee wouldn’t let it go. “If we make a mistake, we make it as one country,” said Huckabee to huge roars of applause. “Even if we lose elections we should not lose our honor and that is more important than the Republican party.” – Washington Post
Debates are about moments, and this debate belonged to an impassioned exchange between Ron Paul and Huckabee about the Iraq War. Fox News smartly let the two men have their say. – The Atlantic

Brain damage probable cause

Some of the final autopsy reports on Chris Benoit are coming out now and are pointing to evidence that was suggested early, saying Benoit’s fit of rage may be much more linked to the repeated concussions he suffered in the ring rather than any steroids he may or may not have used.
His father will be on Larry King Live tonight to discuss the latest developments.

Huckabee and Paul spar

Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul actually had a good debate during the GOP debate last night.
It was probably the most heated moment of the debate. I hate the idea that we’re leaving more of our troops over there to risk their lives. In fact I’d call them all home today if I could – but I have to say Huckabee made a great point. We can’t just go into a country, break it, wreck their government, wreck their infrastructure and then leave. We have to fix it somehow. We have to own up to our responsibility. We can’t play world police if we’re not going to finish the job.
I would also have to add, it’s the most articulated reasons I’ve heard for staying the course in Iraq.

Watch the exchange:

Flickr went down today :-(

One of my favorite sites in the world, Flickr, went down today – just as I wanted to find a photo of Jerusalem.
Drats.
But what I love about Flickr is the way they handle their problems. Here’s the post from their blog during the outage…

Ouch that hurt!
One of the big switches that lets Flickr talk to the outside world went on vacation without telling anyone about 30 minutes ago. The problem has been fixed and we’re wobbling our way back up, but you might still see some strange behavior for the next 10-20 minutes.

Actual photo serving wasn’t affected so any photos you were showing elsewhere (like on your blog) should have gone on happily showing up.

update 12:58pm: hmmm, still stuck in baggage claim on the way back up. We’re looking at another 20 minutes at least until everything is all shiny.

update 1:33pm: all cuteness aside, our dedicated team of server whisperers are bringing each frightened server up one by one. This is taking a bit longer then they had promised us. Current predictions are 15 minutes. We’ll provide updates as necessary.

update 1:39pm: WE’RE BACK! Thanks for your patience.

I remember back in the day when Flickr would be under maintenance and you’d get a little message that said, “We’re sorry Flickr is getting a massage.”
Sure it wasn’t access to the site like I wanted, but the fact that they eased my troubles with a “cute little message” made me feel all better and warm and fuzzy inside — and more importantly it kept me coming back — so much so that Laurie and I both have pro accounts (although that’s up for debate as mine is about to expire).
Either way I think it goes to show how great a little humility and humor can go a long way when you know you’ve messed up.
Way to go Flickr. Thanks for taking care of us.