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The U.S. shouldn’t try to kill Saddam Hussein in Iraq, Mike Huckabee declared when he first ran for office. No women in combat anywhere. No gays in the military. No contributions in politics to candidates more than a year before an election.
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Earlier this year, Huckabee said, “Nobody’s going to find some YouTube moments of me saying something radically different than what I’m saying today.”
The full questionnaire offers in written form a chance for voters to see what he was saying as he bagan his political career.
Called for the elimination of political action committees and campaign contributions from lobbyists. He also said candidates should not be allowed to receive contributions until one year before an election and said there should be limits on the amount of out-of-state money they could accept. Rejected the idea of women in combat “because of my strong traditional view that women should be treated with respect and dignity and not subject to the kinds of abuses that could occur in combat.” Said living together out of wedlock “is demeaning to the highest expression of human love and commitment. I reject it as an alternate lifestyle, because it robs people of the highest possible relationship one can experience: marriage.” Said he had never smoked marijuana or “experimented with any illegal drug.” In fact, he said he had never used any tobacco products because of “a very sensitive allergy” and would support a smoking ban in public places. When asked whether the U.S. should take any action to kill Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, Huckabee replied: “The U.S. should not kill Saddam Hussein or anyone else.” The U.S. military captured Saddam, an Iraqi court convicted him and he was hanged last December.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
There’s a lot there, and it will be hard for Huckabee to distance himself from quotes he made in 1992, given the flak Romney has got for 1994.
What this shows is that Huckabee would be a dream candidate for any Democratic candidate.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
I look forward to my daily trio of Huckabee gaffes, now.
However, this is not something that qualifies as a gaffe to Iowa caucus-goers.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
This just in, Huckabee is a nanny-stater.
Duh….
December 11th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
No women in combat? Good grief.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
Oh my God, he is insane, utterly mad
December 11th, 2007 at 10:30 pm
TLG,
Sad but true. This would be a gaffe anywhere else.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:30 pm
Ha Ha, Ha. Rudy is so going to beat him bad when it gets Head to Head.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
if only huckabee had spent a trust fund like mitt, he’d be the GOP candidate by now.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
First they came for Giuliani, and they called him a baby killer.
Then they came for Romney because he was a baby killer before he wasn’t, and he is a Mormon anyway.
Then they came for Fred Thompson, but they left because his sleep couldn’t be disturbed.
They they got what they wanted, God’s candidate.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
Jonathan,
Blame the media elites and the Rudyites if this loon gets shoved on us.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
No contributions in politics to candidates more than a year before an election.
That puts him way to the left of McCain, even Romney’s CFR position in 1994. Wow.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
Paul,
I wouldn’t want to even take that chance. His nomination would destroy the republican party up and down the ticket.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
Tommy, a little harsh don’t you think? A question for you, I know how you feel about Senator Thompson, and as I have told you, I have the utmost respect for him, but I get the feeling that you may not back a Republican candidate if it isn’t Senator Thompson. I hope that isn’t true. We need to make sure that Hillary or, for that matter, any Democrat doesn’t get into the White House.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
mike huckabee is a wiener.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
If you’re going to act as if 15 years old comments are current than Romney is a pro-choice gay rights candidate who oppose the Reagan-Bush agenda.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Blame the media and the Rudyites if this loon gets shoved on us?
Talk about not seeing the big picture!
Blame Rove and the Evangelicals for making the GOP the party of fundamentalist religion!
December 11th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Econ,
Everybody here knows that Romney gets butchered all the time for his past comments.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
Shaking My Head in Utter Fascination/Horror…
http://syndication.nationaljournal.com/images/HuckXmascard.pdf
December 11th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
Egs –
Did you read this post, even?
“Earlier this year, Huckabee said, “Nobody’s going to find some YouTube moments of me saying something radically different than what I’m saying today.—
“Earlier this year, Huckabee said, “Nobody’s going to find some YouTube moments of me saying something radically different than what I’m saying today.—
“Earlier this year, Huckabee said, “Nobody’s going to find some YouTube moments of me saying something radically different than what I’m saying today.—
December 11th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
Metro,
And the connection: both looking at their own potential short term gain. The Rudyites propped up this loon and if he wins the Rudyites are partly to blame.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
“Jonathan, Blame the media elites and the Rudyites if this loon gets shoved on us.”
Not the fundamentalist Christians that back him, though…no way! Not them!
December 11th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
Aron,
Amusing.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
Actually, a lot of this stuff would help him in culturally conservative areas as it shows that Huck was a thoroughly traditional conservative even back in 1992.
If you want to go back to 1992, how about going back to 1991 when Fred Thompson personally lobbied to reduce restrictions for a pro-abortion group. That is infinitely worse than anything Huckabee has said here.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
GinnyD,
How can something pulled from Fox News be a little harsh?
December 11th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
Aron, OMG!
All Huck’s opponents have to do is show that image.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
We Rudyites get blamed for a lot, but lay this at the feet of the evangelicals who should be a part of, not dominating our party
December 11th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
Tommy,
The only issue I would take exception to is the ban on public smoking.
On the comments regarding Saddam, remember this was in 1992, and that was the position of George H W Bush, and Colin Powell. Are you hoping people will think this is a recent quote?
The other stuff, I’ve got no problem with.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
#18
Why did this get posted?
December 11th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Oh no, a person who cares! No smoking in public places? Good! I don’t want lung cancer from being around other people who are addicted to something that stinks. I don’t know my clothes stinking because I walk by them, having the smoke saturate it.
No women in combat? Oh no too. I wouldn’t want my wife in combat, nor my daughter (if I had one).
Sheesh these attacks are pathetic.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:42 pm
“And the connection: both looking at their own potential short term gain. The Rudyites propped up this loon and if he wins the Rudyites are partly to blame.”
There is a world outside of R408, dear Mcon.
In real life, MetroRepublican had nothing to do with this Hick-abee rise.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:43 pm
BTW, EGS,
You commented earlier that you would wait to see the facts about Mikey’s earlier “question” re: Mormon Doctrine. Googling brings up plenty; from Time to The HufPo.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
“Oh no, a person who cares! No smoking in public places? Good! I don’t want lung cancer from being around other people who are addicted to something that stinks. I don’t know my clothes stinking because I walk by them, having the smoke saturate it. No women in combat? Oh no too. I wouldn’t want my wife in combat, nor my daughter (if I had one). Sheesh these attacks are pathetic.”
I have no words.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
I’m pretty glad that everyone’s attacking Huckabee with these petty attacks. Soon voters will simply tune out these attacks completely.
Mike Huckabee will become a Teflon candidate.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:45 pm
29
Do you support:
” A wife is to submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her husband even as the church willingly submits to the headship of Christ.â€
December 11th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
Re #32, and Huck supporters don’t understand why Huck does not belong in the party of Reagan, who wished to get the government out of our lives.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
GinnyD,
You know I think the world of you. But I admit as I’m learning more and more, this is getting bad and extremely troubling. I have been harsh, but I am extremely concerned. Huckabee is right now, what Thompson was in July- untested, and with it coming this close to Iowa, I’m worried about this. The democrats have openly admitted that they are not going after Huckabee because they have all of this stuff already, and want him to be the candidate because they feel they could twist him up in knots.
I’ll back the nominee, but remember how some “drifted” away from thompson to a candidate who is pure socially? Well, they better be every bit aware of what they’re going to be hit with.
Huckabee drew my ire when he ran the ads that, in my view, were very underhanded towards Romney. I don’t want Mitt Romney to have to discuss his religion, but when everyone is differentiating Christianity and Mormonism, then what am I supposed to think? I’m not a Romney fan, but I became suspicious of the motives that some (pastors for Huckabee) have been using in calling Mormonism a “cult” on their own website.
The fact is that Huckabee is having his closet cleaned right now, just like everyone else has for the last year (or half year in Thompson’s case). When an unknown candidate jumps to the front of the race this close to the primaries, should he get a free pass so the democrats and the media can dump on him come the general election?
I’m sorry that I’m being harsh today, but the democrats are going to be twice as tough as I ever could be. The bottom line is that these are his words that he said. No women in the military, banning smoking in public places (a pet peeve of mine), criticizes Campaign finance when he supported it, flipping on the Cuba embargo… This is concerning.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
TLG,
Interesting that you would tell me about the life outside of R408 considering you are the teenager that would normally be doing something else.
It is no secret that there has been a Giuliani-Huckabee connection. There have been numerous articles in the media and on other sites discussing this phenomenon. I didn’t mention Metro anywhere in my post because he and I are irrelevant. But when a number of bloggers and media types hypothesize then perhaps there is something to the matter.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
I’m no Huck fan, but these attacks sound like small fries.
I don’t see how this will affect the average conservative voter. In the general it might have some sway with independents though.
It will take alot more than this to derail Huck
December 11th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
Yeah, I’m not sure how much of a smoking gun this is. Maybe I’m ignorant, but I was under the impression that women DON’T serve in combat, anywhere. The campaign finance reform stuff represents a big flip, and public smoking ban (as opposed to a workplace smoking ban) is pretty huge. The Saddam quote is bizarre, especially since he adds “or anyone else”. The US shouldn’t kill Saddam “or anyone else”? That can’t be right. I think Mike Huckabee’s a complete disaster on dozens of levels, but my instinct suggests was probably about assassinations. Since I don’t think even Huckabee thinks the US shouldn’t kill “anyone”.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
The HUCK-a-BUST is Coming…..Jan. 3rd!!
Mark My Words…..
December 11th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
Opinionated (34):
Absolutely. Evangelicals believe that because they believe in the Bible. There should be mutual submission between both husband and wife.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:56 pm
Interesting that you would tell me about the life outside of R408 considering you are the teenager that would normally be doing something else. It is no secret that there has been a Giuliani-Huckabee connection. There have been numerous articles in the media and on other sites discussing this phenomenon. I didn’t mention Metro anywhere in my post because he and I are irrelevant. But when a number of bloggers and media types hypothesize then perhaps there is something to the matter.
I’m not really getting the whole “you’re-a-teenager-stop-criticizing-me” thing. Yep, that’s been established. I’m an odd kid that would rather post comments on political blogs than go to a party.
Anyway, all of that is well and good, except that the “Rudyites” didn’t prop up Hick-abee. Christian conservatives that dislike Mormons and want a purist on abortion did. No campaign operatives can prop someone up. For a candidate to reach 40% in Iowa polls…well, that takes actual supporters.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
Dear, sweet Jesus, Abe, shut up with the Huck-a-bust crap.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:59 pm
If this is what people have against Huckabee… Booyah for him! All it proves is that he has been consistent — and that he really is an evangelical conservative. Um, so what?
December 11th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
A bit unrelated to this thread outside of Drudge linking the article that notes these points, but this is very revealing.
http://www.observer.com/2007/matt-drudge-crusading-against-mike-huckabee
December 11th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
TLG,
You are a smart guy and we both know what Giuliani and his supporters have been doing to encourage the Huckabee rise. Don’t play games. I get enough of that from people liek Michael and MarkG.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
Tommy re #36
I don’t see this “closet cleaning” on the democratic side. Hillary surely has as many skeletons, if not actual bodies, in her and Bill’s closet. I have not seen a single article about all the bimbos Hillary slimed or any of the 90’s scandals. So I don’t buy that the dems would use any of this garbage. Indeed, if anything, it looks like the GOP is doing the DNC’s dirty work.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
I agree with Huckabee on a couple of these statements, but the one that horrifies me is the statement that the U.S. should never kill anybody, including Saddam Hussein. How can we prosecute the GWOT without killing anybody?? If we don’t take out mass murderers like Hussein, how can we discourage people from practicing genocide?? As a matter of fact, capturing Hussein had the practical effect of Gaddhafi surrenduring Libya’s nuclear arsenal and suing for peace and trade, which in and of itself justified the invasion of Iraq. Huckabee scares me on many levels, but it’s his foreign policy that scares me the most.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Well of course Huckabee couldn’t condone the killing of Saddam Hussein. Ancient Hebrew Law says, “thou shalt not kill.” And according to Mike Huckabee, our government is based on the law of an ancient deity, not the Bill of Rights.
And of course Huckabee doesn’t want women in combat. Women are supposed to be at home, submitting to their husbands. Haven’t you ever read Paul?
And of course Huckabee doesn’t condone cohabitation outside of marriage. Don’t you know that every fornicator who has ever lived for the entire 100,000-250,000-year history of humanity is going to roast in some sort of perpetually-burning cosmic furnace that suspiciously resembles the ancient Greek mythological concept of Tartarus?
And gays in the military? Pssh. It’s called Leviticus, people.
In fact, if our nation is ever attacked by a foreign enemy, Huckabee will be sure to take Christ’s words to heart: love your enemies. After all, vengeance belongs to God. We’ll just sit still and let him take care of everything!
And financial contributions in politics? Don’t worry. Huckabee will drive the money-changers out of the temple. After all, that’s what our government should be: a temple of the ancient Hebrew God.
Want the United States federal government to be based on an ancient Near Eastern religion? Support Mike Huckabee!
December 11th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
#48, Look at the date of the comments. And he was obviously talking about assasinations.
Well, I do not smoke but I don’t like government control in any area of private life like that. I do not like the smoking ban, but its here already anyway. You can’t smoke in most places anymore.
It’s moot, and most people agree with it anyway.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:08 pm
#49, You are being ridiculous.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
#49, Have you been in the military? Women are not allowed in an infantry unit.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Tommy, do you realize there is a difference between no women in combat and no women in the military? Current Pentagon policy still prohibits women from serving in some front line combat roles.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
I was in one for 9 years, I should know.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:12 pm
Luckily, a few more revelations like this and Huckabee will fall like lightning from heaven!
December 11th, 2007 at 11:14 pm
#36 – Tommy, you are a sweetheart and very loyal to your candidate. There’s no need for you to apologize for exposing the soft underbelly of any candidate.
All of our candidates must be fully vetted.
This is something that the Dems don’t do – remember Kerry? They were not prepared for the Swift Boat Vets because they were not concerned about his past. He just looked good as the war veteran candidate.
I want our candidate – whoever he may be – to be fully vetted before he steps into the General Election.
You’re just doing your job as a concerned conservative.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:16 pm
Like I said, aside from the smoking ban, and the campaign finance stuff, none of this seems like a big deal. In fact, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Huckabee’s camp wasn’t leaking this stuff; because most of this stuff is only likely to help Huckabee with his flock.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
So the New York Observer is implying that Drudge is getting a lot of his anti-Huck screed feed to him from the Romney campaign?
I don’t go to his site as much anymore, but got an idea that he was shilling for Romney when the illegal gardner story broke and Drudge’s headline (and he’s always been the sensationalist) was something like “Romney fires contractors for hiring illegals,” like it came straight from Romney’s press office.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
#58 – WHy is it that hucks camp continues to cry foul to the consevative pundents?
He has already said Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Laura Ingram and others have trashed him on the air when in fact they were just asking questions.
His habbit of whining is really BUGS!
December 11th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
Steve,
I wrote #58, not Huckabee, just to clarify.
And Rush said just today (or yesterday) that he only has one problem with Huckabee; exercise (Rush is against it).
December 11th, 2007 at 11:28 pm
Women may not be in an infantry unit but they can be in combat areas as support, MP’s, supply, pilots, It’s a technicality to say they can’t be in combat. They carry weapons and live in area’s that are under attack.;l
December 11th, 2007 at 11:29 pm
Stupid typos. I’m not winking at the end of that last statement. I just couldn’t see what I was typing, it was off screen.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:30 pm
#60, That was today. He said his phone bank was overrun with Huckaboomers.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:31 pm
#61, True, they can be in support, not infantry.
The language he used in the above comment is common though.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
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December 11th, 2007 at 11:50 pm
Does anybody believe that this thread warrants the title?
December 11th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
Tommy, I understand. I have always admired your passion for Fred Thompson. I just don’t want to see you burn any bridges. In the end, we will both support the Republican candidate. As I have told you many times, I will proudly support Senator Thompson if he is the candidate.
December 12th, 2007 at 12:27 am
Priceless: “The U.S. should not kill Saddam Hussein or anyone else.”
Meanwhile, as governor, Huckabee allowed state executions to go forward, and has defended the death penalty. I’m no fan of the death penalty – I don’t believe government should ever have the authority to take a life of one of its citizens – but it seems to me that Saddam surely deserved it more than anyone in Arkansas. And, I guess when it gets to be too much for Huckabee to bear, he just frees a guy instead….
December 12th, 2007 at 12:28 am
#66, Michael: yes.
December 12th, 2007 at 12:47 am
If Rudy or Romney either one got HALF the scrutiny Huckabee’s getting right now, they’d each have to fold their campaigns within two weeks.
Isn’t it interesting that all these religion questions are being asked of Huckabee…every word he has spoken from the pulpit is examined…and Romney is not having to face ANY questions about his religious beliefs?
Let’s start asking Rudy about his beliefs, shall we?
What about Thompson? I’ll bet he sleeps through any sermon he attends. I guess…to some of yoou…that qualifies him.
December 12th, 2007 at 1:46 am
39
Women generally do not serve in dedicated ground combat units in the US military, but there are plenty of other capacities that might be referred to as “combat.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:C-130_-_First_all_female_crew.jpg
December 12th, 2007 at 5:51 am
#70, Al-Ozarka said it right.
Huckabee’s getting scrutinized for beliefs that are in step with the majority of Americans. Homosexuality? Sinful, but private. AIDS? In 1992, most of us would have been wary, and we didn’t have the potential responsibility for epidemics on our hands. Women submitting to their husbands? Yeah, the Bible spells it out pretty loud and clear. Why are we surprised at any of this? Huckabee says he believes the Bible, and indeed he does. Pretty consistent to me.
Rudy? He’s a Catholic, but has divorced and used birth control and had affairs, and gone out in drag, and on and on.
Romney? He’s a Mormon, but we’re not allowed to ask about it.
Thompson? He was touted as THE candidate for conservatives, and yet, doesn’t go to church (unless he’s “home at mom’s”), and says “God is all right with me, and I’m all right with God”… what does that even MEAN? But everyone just walks away and says, oh, well, OK. He and God are OK…
What in the world?! How can anyone not see the double standard? Huckabee is getting hammered for believing the very things he’s always claimed to believe, and that most of Americans agree with him about. It’s absurd. And I agree with the article that came out a day or two ago that said these attacks may actually be precisely the thing his candidacy needs in order to dig roots down deep into so-con’s support.
~Jess
December 12th, 2007 at 6:48 am
Huckabee = Gomer Pyle + Ross Perot
Say Good-bye to the Republican Party.
December 12th, 2007 at 6:53 am
“If Rudy or Romney either one got HALF the scrutiny Huckabee’s getting right now, they’d each have to fold their campaigns within two weeks.”
#70, that was possibly one of the most ignorant statements on this thread. Both those guys have been under the microscope for months, and Huckabee is just barely beginning. Huck has not had a tenth of what the other top tier has endured. Where have you been? Huck has been throwing dirt for months and now “what goes around comes around” you are all whining and chanting “not fair”. Quite frankly, that is the life of the top tier. And if your best defense is “not fair” rather than refuting the allegations, that says quite a bit.
December 12th, 2007 at 7:18 am
I posted this on the other thread and realized it fits better here:
Here are what people are saying about Huck at CNN:
“Huckabee sounds like such a moron. “Tattle-taleâ€, good Lord Huck, get a vocabulary. Oh wait, you’re trying to connect with your toothless, high-school dropout, southerner fan base. Go Chuck Norris!
Posted By Ted, Santa Ynez, California : December 11, 2007 7:56 pmâ€
“C’mon Huck. The frontrunners have been facing criticisms of their campaigns for months. This is part of American politics. If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Calling people names like “tattle tale†just shows you are a weak candidate. Think that will work with Hillary Clinton in the general election?
Posted By John Allen, Boston MA : December 11, 2007 8:39 pmâ€
“And Huckabee has let his recent surge in the polls go to his head already.
Posted By curtis in WI : December 11, 2007 7:08 pmâ€
“Huckabee needs to realize he is running for office, and that means your record is allowed to be scrutinized.
Maybe next time he does something unethical he’ll think about how it’ll affect him in the future
Posted By Andrew, NJ : December 11, 2007 6:39 pm â€
“I did not realize Huckabee had been doing something a 3rd grader would know better than doing. Giving away there own collage tuition. Maybe he should be tattled on.
Posted By Dean, Eugene OR : December 11, 2007 6:36 pmâ€
“Usually when someone is “tattled†on, they are usually guilty and trying to hide something.
Huck, are you trying to hide your past? If not, why are you bothered that Romney is calling you out on your stances?
Posted By InquisitiveMind : December 11, 2007 6:33 pmâ€
My point? He only surged in the same way Thompson surged. No one really knew his stances. Now that the media is looking at him, we’re watching Thompson #2.
December 12th, 2007 at 8:53 am
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December 12th, 2007 at 9:26 am
Al Ozarka:
Jess:
You guys keep drinkng that kool-aid.
You obviously haven’t been watching the news. Rudy’s been hammered. When Tim Russert makes alleged personal ties between Rudy and Osama bin Laden, Kim Jung Il, and Hugo Chavez then your candidate shouldn’t be wining that everybody is piling on him. You know why they aren’t piling on Romney? Because his record is so squeaky clean that he is practically untouchable. He made something like 93 promises during his campaign for Governor and kept every single one.
He is the only Governor in the United States to face the issues of Embryonic Stem Cells (which people accuse him of flip-flopping on, but he advocated altered nucleus transfer stem cells), and Gay Marrige. As the only governor in the U.S. to face these social issues, he fought on the side of Family Values and Life. He defended Catholic Charities right not to consider gay couples in adoption.
That’s Romney’s record as Governor. Attack his religion if you want, but America is going to have to live with that Legacy. Evangelicals will also pay the price if they attack and discount Mitt because of his religion.
Furhtermore, there’s a difference between believing women should be subservient to their husbands and having the conviction that such belief should be codified into statutory law. Now, if Romney were to sign political petitions as governor saying that people shouldn’t drink coffee, then, I’d agree that you can ask him why he thinks we should codify into law, such peculiar religious doctrines.
The same thing should be said of Huckabee. Just because it’s written in the Bible doesn’t mean it should become law (even though we are a ‘chrisitan nation’). You guys are starting to sound like Islamofascists who want to institute Sharia Law.
You can ask all you want, and there are over 60,000 Latter-day Saint missionaries in the world ready and willing to answer your questions. Go and get yourself a Book of Mormon and read it. But unless you think America is England or Iran, then rethink how you go about enforcing your orthodoxy on the office of President of the United States.
December 12th, 2007 at 9:28 am
dude, this guy is crazy. talk about slick. nobody even knows this crap on him. wacko.
so how is he different than ron paul on foreign policy? he is for clsoing guantanemo bay and does not want the us to kill anyone.
December 12th, 2007 at 9:29 am
you know what i worry about? rudy not getting the scrutiny he needs because the focus has been on everybody else the whole election cycle. i sure hope all the skeletons come out before he has a hcangce at getting the nod. huck’s rise may well just make that not happen as it has all year.
romney, then thompson, now huck. when is rudy’s turn?
December 12th, 2007 at 10:10 am
(RUBBING MY EYES)…Do I actually see a piece on RACE42008 that is in support of some kind of gay rights (gays in the military). Seems to me, Tommy you are wising-up and maturing a bit (in a good way).
Econ Grad dont go trying cover up Huckabee’s real statements/sentiments, it makes you look like ADOLPH HITLER.
December 12th, 2007 at 11:19 am
Econ,
The question is does he still believe or hold to those remarks? Not whether they are 15 years old or not…
December 12th, 2007 at 11:45 am
I finally was able to put into words why Huck repulses me.
He is running his campaign on the dynamics of religious competition. He is attempting to run it as a religion popularity contest. And these are his credentials. I’m the same religion as you, so vote for me. I’m a Bigot just like you. I smear other people’s religions and creeds. I am the elite Christian, I have exclusive rights to Jesus, I decide who is Christian and who is not.
Never mind immigration, never mind being tough on crime, never mind I’m into nanny-state.
The tradition and spirit of the KKK in the South still lingers folks, just a different target, but it is always someone.
Huckabee’s surge will not endure, he runs on a repulsive, pompous platform.
December 12th, 2007 at 3:30 pm
ESG (#15) First, Mitt has admitted he was mistaken on his stance on abortion from back in 1994. He apologized for it. Get over it. This is unlikely Huckabee, where he has yet to apologize for anything, not even to the mother of Ryan White, a AIDs victim!
And second, DNC is not going after Huckabee. We need to know why, and it seems that they are correct in that Huckabee does have the “glass jaw”. More and more stuffs have come out about Huckabee the past week and half that DNC will have a field trip. It is a must that we vet all of the candidates completely to take away from DNC their ammos. I’m sorry you do not like what you are hearing about Huckabee, but that is the kind of person he is!