Huckabee the Offender
After the recent Huckabee hulabaloo in Iowa, I was inspired to dig up this piece I wrote for Salon back in 2004, during the Republican National Convention here in NYC. As a Salon editorial fellow hungry for clips, I was sent by the War Room editor to cover this ridiculous rah-rah governor's rally in Brooklyn. Armed with only my notepad and pen, I unfastened my "I'm Pro-Choice and I Vote!" pin from my bag and tried to mingle with the Republican Brooks Brothers dressed in suits and ties, feeling like an impostor in spirit and fashion (I was wearing a fluttery orange skirt and a bikini top as a bra under my shirt). I felt like everyone could see right through me, straight into my liberal bleeding heart. However, that event gave me a major scoop. I was standing right in front of the stage when Mike Huckabee, then-governor of Arkansas and now-Republican presidential candidate, started jamming with his band. Who knew Huckabee was guilty of such a "Capitol Offense"?