Posted on 10/24/2007 11:25:36 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Mike Huckabee seems to be picking up a little bit of steam of late. He won the onsite Values Voter poll almost 5 to 1 over his nearest competitor, Chuck Norris endorsed him, and he raised $325,000 over the last 6 days, which is pretty doggone good for a guy who only raised a million in the last quarter.
Does that mean Huckabee is a top tier contender? Given his poll numbers and lack of fund raising in the first three quarters, not quite, but still, he does have an outside chance to win the nomination. If he could pull out a surprise victory in Iowa, which isn't out of the question, Huckabee might actually be able to generate enough momentum and money to go on to victory.
That being said, people don't seem to know much about Mike Huckabee beyond the fact that he's a governor from Arkansas and is very charismatic.
So, with that in mind, I want to fill in a few blank spots for people, both positive and negative, about Mike Huckabee.
(Excerpt) Read more at rightwingnews.com ...
bttt
The best case for - Huckabee is not Giuliani.
Huckabee won’t be the VP nominee. The VP nominee should be someone who has been a U.S. rep., since that usually worked, in the past 55 years. Five of the last six GOP VP’s were congressmen. Those five were Dick Cheney, Dan Quayle, George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, and Richard Nixon. The exception was Spiro Agnew.
Huckabee should be the presidential nominee, and his running-mate should be Bob Beauprez.
"By the end of his ten-year tenure, Governor Huckabee was responsible for a 37% higher sales tax in Arkansas, 16% higher motor fuel taxes, and 103% higher cigarette taxes according to Americans for Tax Reform (01/07/07), garnering a lifetime grade of D from the free-market Cato Institute."
NO TAX AND SPEND HUCKSTER SHOULD BE OUR NOMINEE.
“By the end of his ten-year tenure, Governor Huckabee was responsible for a 37% higher sales tax in Arkansas, 16% higher motor fuel taxes, and 103% higher cigarette taxes according to Americans for Tax Reform (01/07/07), garnering a lifetime grade of D from the free-market Cato Institute.”
Why?
” “I would hope that no matter who we are, or where we are from, that America should always be a place that opens its arms, opens it heart, opens its spirit to people who come because they want the best for their families ...,” Huckabee said as the largely Hispanic audience gave him a standing ovation.
Huckabee was the keynote speaker, along with Tyson Foods Inc. Chairman and CEO John Tyson, at a noon luncheon of the League of United Latin American Citizens, which is holding its 76th annual convention in Little Rock.
In his opening remarks, he said the nation will need to address the concerns of the Hispanic community because of its growing influence and population base.
“Pretty soon, Southern white guys like me may be in the minority,” Huckabee said jokingly as the crowd roared in laughter. He told the LULAC delegates that their presence in the state’s capital city was very important because Arkansas has one of the fastest growing Hispanic populations in the nation.
“Your gathering is so very significant for our state,” Huckabee said. “We are delighted to have you......”
He has compared illegal aliens to slaves brought here in chains from Africa, saying, “I think frankly the Lord is giving us a second chance to do better than we did before.”
Toward that end, when an Arkansas legislator introduced a bill that would prevent illegal aliens from voting and receiving state benefits, Huckabee denounced the bill, saying it would rile up “those who are racist and bigots.”
He also made the insane point that companies like Toyota would not invest in Arkansas if the state didn’t allow non-citizens to vote because it would “send the message that, essentially, ‘If you don’t look like us, talk like us and speak like us, we don’t want you.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1915118/posts
FORMER Southern Baptist minister? What did he do to get defrocked?
Once a priest, always a priest. Unless you do something really bad, and get defrocked.
Maybe going into politics was enough. Huckabee is like GW. At first glance a conservative, but pull back that onion a little and he only looks conservative compared to Rudy.
Huckabee could well be Clinton’s VP. Why, indeed, would conservative Republicans want him as president?
He proselytizes Hunter, misrepresents his record as Governor of Arkansas nearly as often as Mitt misrepresents his of Massachusetts.
Huck is, as I’ve said before, very clever with words - listener beware! - and as slippery as a greased pig. No way is this man qualified to be president.
No, he willingly and voluntarily gave up God's calling as a Baptist Pastor to persue the siren's song of politics calling. No kidding. That ought to tell one alot about him right there.
Woo Woo! Tyson, old BJ Clinton’s best buddy?
OK, that does it for me. Nothing scares me more than a religious fanatic.
Anyone wanting on the STOP THE HUCKSTER ping list please let me know.
Another actor seeking a new venue with a larger audience!
Huckabee promotes 'open door' policy at LULAC convention
Thursday, Jun 30, 2005
By Wesley Brown Arkansas News Bureau
LITTLE ROCK - In a impassioned speech before hundreds of influential Hispanic civil rights leaders from across the nation, Gov. Mike Huckabee told a captive audience Wednesday that America is great because it has always opened it doors up to people seeking a better way of life.
"I would hope that no matter who we are, or where we are from, that America should always be a place that opens its arms, opens it heart, opens its spirit to people who come because they want the best for their families ...," Huckabee said as the largely Hispanic audience gave him a standing ovation.
Huckabee was the keynote speaker, along with Tyson Foods Inc. Chairman and CEO John Tyson, at a noon luncheon of the League of United Latin American Citizens, which is holding its 76th annual convention in Little Rock.
About 10,000 political, community and business leaders, along with exhibitors and speakers are in Little Rock attending the convention at the Statehouse Convention Center. The convention started Monday and runs through Saturday.
Although he never actually talked about the U.S. or Arkansas immigration policy, Huckabee made it very clear where he stood on the issue. In his opening remarks, he said the nation will need to address the concerns of the Hispanic community because of its growing influence and population base.
He told the LULAC delegates that their presence in the state's capital city was very important because Arkansas has one of the fastest growing Hispanic populations in the nation.
"Your gathering is so very significant for our state," Huckabee said. "We are delighted to have you (criminal invader illegal aliens)"
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.