Posted by The Dean of Cincinnati

As The Cincinnati Beacon has extensively reported, failed politician turned obscure radio host Phil Heimlich has a close association to Bill Gothard, a fringe religious character just a few handshakes away from the George W. Bush White House.  Phil Heimlich is also son of Henry Heimlich, promoter of the largely discredited “Heimlich Maneuver,” more properly known as “Abdominal Thrusts.” The Beacon has also reported on the connections between failed presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee and his own connections to the underground Gothardite zombie movement.  Now it turns out Huckabee is using the Heimlich Maneuver.

The Associated Press just released this article:  ”Huckabee helps choking NC candidate with Heimlich.” From the story:

Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee put the squeeze on a politician at the North Carolina Republican Party convention, but in a good way.

The former Arkansas governor performed the Heimlich maneuver on Robert Pittenger, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, at a lunch Saturday.

Pittenger said he was laughing when he choked on some food.

“I stood up and the governor came over and did the Heimlich and got the relief,” Pittenger said. He said the food dislodged when Huckabee applied the trademark Heimlich squeeze to the midsection.

Thank God Robert Pittenger was okay.  Someone should brief Huckabee on the updated Red Cross Guidelines for choking rescue:  our favorite guitar strumming Arkansas character should have used the five-and-five:

* First, deliver five back blows between the person’s shoulder blades with the heel of your hand.
* Next, perform five abdominal thrusts (also known as the Heimlich maneuver).
* Alternate between five back blows and five abdominal thrusts until the blockage is dislodged.

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