{"id":40,"date":"2007-12-19T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-19T10:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/decemberdilemma\/2007\/12\/mike-huckabees-christmas-messa.html"},"modified":"2011-03-22T00:14:29","modified_gmt":"2011-03-22T00:14:29","slug":"mike-huckabees-christmas-messa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/decemberdilemma\/2007\/12\/mike-huckabees-christmas-messa.html","title":{"rendered":"Mike Huckabee&#8217;s Christmas Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/8xn7uSHtkuA&#038;rel=1\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/8xn7uSHtkuA&#038;rel=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object>Gov. Mike Huckabee, the ordained Southern Baptist preacher who continues to rise in the Republican presidential primary polls, has a new ad out that aims directly for the pro-Christmas set.  People shouldn&#8217;t be bombarded during this time of year with political ads, Huckabee says while wearing a red sweater, seated in front of a Christmas tree, with &#8220;Silent Night&#8221; playing softly in the background.  Instead, &#8220;what really matters is the celebration of the birth of Christ, and being with our family and our friends.&#8221;  Ending with a &#8220;God bless, and Merry Christmas,&#8221; the ad is sure to please many.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Mike Huckabee, the ordained Southern Baptist preacher who continues to rise in the Republican presidential primary polls, has a new ad out that aims directly for the pro-Christmas set. 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