You are a disgrace.
Posted on 10/23/2007 8:22:42 AM PDT by pissant
Arkansas Governer Mike Huckabee suddenly seems to be the established GOP savior. True, he is great on the stump. He is and should be a preacher. But president? NOT if you're a conservative!
Remember, a lot of Arkansans voted for a Clinton presidency so they could get him out of the state! Most of them feel as uninspired about the Huckster. YES, I do mean Huckster.
I made a prediction a few months back, that Huckabee would get a GOP push, that he would be perfect pick to them to balance out a moderate Rudy type candidate with his southern charm and religiosity. Now, I'm convinced of it.
A wise observer stated one of Huck's problems perfectly, "Yep Huckabee is his own man alright, except when it comes to illegal immigration. Then he’s George Bush."
Huck talks some good lines on immigration in the debates, but look at some recent statements he's made. In other words, does this man stand by his own policies? One thing that has angered Arkansans is that Huck financed a Mexican Consulate in Little Rock with their tax dollars and insisted on alien children be admitted to college!
LITTLE ROCK -June 30, 2005 - 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.
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.'
One other bone of contention is shown in this video, where Huckabee Calls for National Smoking Ban in Public Places. Nanny state, anyone?
Ann Coulter sums it up:
"Like all the (other) Democratic candidates for president, he supports a federal law to ban smoking -- unless you're an illegal alien smoking at a Toyota plant. (I just realized why Mike Huckabee can't run for president as a Democrat -- they've already got Mike Gravel.)"
Amazing! It sounds like women, children, seniors and the poor were hardest hit by the Huckabee governorship.
And the solution is the government.
I'm in!
Used to be conservative. NAme one flip flop in position, nancy?
Protectionist? You mean you like the fact that the WTO can force us to rescind tax cuts on our manufacturing exporters, as they recently did, despite all other countries rebating their exporter’s taxes?
Does national sovereignty mean anything to you?
Welcome - you’ve been added.
Thanks!
Check it out: The conservative case for Mike Huckabee
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1915749/posts
I don’t EVER want another President from Arkansas.
Careful, the legality of tobacco is up in the air.
In Hillary’s presidency, lovingly supported by most Republicans, cigarettes as a nicotine delivery mechanism may be made illegal, patches and gum will be legal.
Far fetched? Not so, methinks.
America - Marry a fag, don’t smoke one.
I read the Conscience of a Conservative by Goldwater, too, in 1964. It influenced me like it did him.
PS— I live across the River from Arkansas. We read (and heard on local talk radio) about his proposed illegal immigrant amnesty, and taxes being raised over there long before Huckabee was in a Presidential primary race.
Fred Thompson has always been against our technology leaving our hands, which is why he proposed legislation to curb the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by China and other countries and to strengthen the United States’ response to such activities.
Why, because you and a bunch of irrational people have tinfoil hats?
I am totally against illegal immigration, and giving up one scintilla of our sovereignty, and I trust FDT on both those issues.
Keep sippin’ the Kool-aid!
Poll after poll, and election after election, show that Republican support smoking bans. I'll vote for Huckabee if he's the nominee. (I have a preference for FRed, but Huckabee is a fine second choice.)
Ping me, please.
You are a disgrace.
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