Mike Huckabee, last night: “If you know somebody who’s not going to vote for me Saturday, let the air out of their tires. A lot of politicians say, ‘It doesn’t matter who you vote for, as long as you vote.’ You’ll never hear me say that. It matters a whole lot who you vote for.”

[On the tires line, it was a joke. People laughed.]

He also told a perfectly schmaltzy story about Randy Bishop, a truck driver, making a speech for him at a Republican dinner, where the other candidates were represented by a Congressman and a Senator. He didn’t even own a suit, and the MC at the event (presumably accidentally) called him, “undressed.” Huckabee said he’s going to get Randy Bishop a suit and put him up on stage on Inauguration Day.

Bishop offers his account of the event on FreeRepublic.com here.

It’s great that Randy Bishop gave a heartfelt speech for Huckabee at this event. But getting Bishop a suit reminded me a little bit of the little girl who needs a coat who crops up in every one of John Edwards’ speeches.

UPDATE: Campaign Spot reader David makes a good point: “The major difference between Huckabee and Edwards here is that Huckabee is going to pay for it himself, whereas Edwards complains about the government’s failing to provide the little girl a coat. Edwards is a liberal populist. I hope Huckabee is a conservative populist, that remains to be seen.”