Huckabee picketed by striking writers at Leno appearance; Hillary cameos for Dave

[DeepModem Mom]

CNN/AP: January 3, 2008
Huckabee trades jokes with Leno; Clinton appears on Letterman

BURBANK, California (AP) — On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee has traded jokes with Jay Leno and played bass guitar with the "Tonight Show" band. And Democrat Hillary Clinton made a cameo appearance with David Letterman as the "Late Show" host returned to work for the first time since writers went on strike two months go.

Huckabee told Leno it took his parents a year to pay for a $99 guitar they bought him for Christmas in 1966. He said it was a big sacrifice for them, and that he played it until his fingers nearly bled and his parents ears nearly bled. He joked that they then suggested he become a minister.

He was greeted by striking writers with signs reading "Huckabee is a scab" and, "Huckabee, what would Jesus do?"

Clinton opened Letterman's show with a taped greeting: "Dave has been off the air for eight long weeks because of the writers strike. Tonight, he's back." Then she quipped, "Oh, well, all good things come to an end."

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/03/huckabee-trades-jokes-with-leno-clinton-appears-on-letterman/

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Don't know that I like a taped intereview

which is a way of crossing a picket line without crossing a picket line. As for the Huckster--anyone with a true love for the guitar always played it until their fingers bled when they first got it. I find it interesting that Huckabee got his first guitar the same year I did--only difference was I paid for mine with money I had saved from my allowance, and it was a cheaper guitar.

[dsc]

2. Letterman settled his strike

no picket line to cross.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. Didn't know that

I thought everyone was still out on strike. Thanks for the information.

[zbdent]

4. Huckabee said "The people want someone who looks like the guy they worked with,

not the guy who fired them!" - omitting the fact that the Repukes almost always support the ones firing the "people" ... and pass legislation which protects them, and nominate Supreme Court justices who will uphold said legislation ...