'But He's No Mike Huckabee'

Isabel (Izzy) Lyman / USA Daily.com:
At its nominating convention in Missouri, the Constitution Party selected Dr. Chuck Baldwin as the party's 2008 presidential candidate (384 votes) over bombastic orator and former Reagan administration appointee Dr. Alan Keyes (126 votes). Eight candidates were vying for the top-of-the-ticket spot. Shortly after his landslide victory, Baldwin told me that he is "thrilled and honored" to receive the nomination and praised Keyes as "articulate and intelligent." The 56-year-old Baldwin of Pensacola, Florida, is a Baptist preacher, but he's no Mike Huckabee. Baldwin is the antithesis of a glib showman. He's forthright and humble in manner; think Mr. Smith goes to Washington. Baldwin won't be wooing the Religious Right, either, by playing the Christian card. The pastor, a prolific writer (ChuckBaldwinLive.com features his columns.), often criticizes the sycophantic tendencies of his church-going brethren who have habitually supported Wall Street-enabling, wire-tapping, debt-enlarging Republican administrations.

Posted by Editor at May 8, 2008 06:05 AM