Posted on 07/30/2015 5:44:09 PM PDT by Kevin in California
As is the case everyday, I was listening to and enjoying his show until he ruined it for me by bringing Gomer's Pyle Hucksterbee on.
That was enough for me.
And in a movie based on a second rate book written by an alcoholic Socialist who hated his middle American origins, and spent the remainder of his life spewing out works which ridiculed those who rejected him while a youth in MN. He died a drunk.
Lewis is a quintessential example of a mediocre writer who was touted as talented by the Leftist critics of the 30s who came to dominate such publications as the NYT and other literary outlets. He was promoted due to his political content, not his writing ability. Among that number you can include Hemingway, Steinbeck, and a host of others. Their "talent" consisted of being PC.
A Convention of the States is dangerous territory. It can be hijacked by GOPers/RINOs/dims/liberals/left-wingers/progressives/communists/marxists/muslims/totalitarians/or who-knows-what-other-trash-is-out-there.
We have to be very careful with a Convention of the States.
Broken clocks and blind squirrels!
So is everyone who's paying attention to what's going on in DC.
How would anyone develop any coherent political philosophy unless you listen to all sides. Sometimes one must listen to what they disagree with in order to know what the believe in. It is like a MLB baseball pitcher, if he knows nothing about the opposing lineup, he will get lit up.
Agree.
If I were to take something away from the interview, it was that he is a far better candidate than he was in 2012, clear and concise on the plans that he has, willing to take on core value issues, and he & his supporters will be a factor when given the chance to be heard.
Iran
Energy plan
Convention of the States
Fair Tax
I actually found him to be “listenable” .... LoL
Sorry! Clipped your post by mistake so my comment is a non-sequitur. It was supposed to be to the one who said Levin is always angry.
That guy has his story down. I heard him on something this morning and he sounded like canned laughter. So phony.
All taught in public school as great American Literature, sigh.
Governor Huckabee (a.k.a. the Huckster) said that Cruz was rash and inexperienced,...
Yes I agree, that Cruz is "inexperienced" unlike the Huckster at Killing cops 4 (four at a time no less.)
Where do I get the thought to print such a statement, well one might want to check out a person who went by the name of Maurice Clemmons,or check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Clemmons.
Maurice Clemmons, (February 6, 1972 – December 1, 2009) was an American who was responsible for the November 29, 2009, murder of four police officers in Parkland, Washington.[1] After evading police for two days following the shooting, Clemmons was shot and killed by a police officer in Seattle.
Prior to his involvement in the shooting, Clemmons had at least five felony convictions in Arkansas and at least eight felony charges in Washington.[2] His first incarceration began in 1989, at age 17. Facing sentences totaling 108 years in prison, the burglary sentences were reduced in 2000 by Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee to 47 years, which made him immediately eligible for parole. The Arkansas Parole Board unanimously moved to release him in 2000. Clemmons was subsequently arrested on other charges and was jailed several times. In the months prior to the Parkland shooting, he was in jail on charges of assaulting a police officer and raping a child. One week prior to the Parkland shooting, he was released from jail after posting a $150,000 bail bond.
Clemmons' murder of four police officers represents the largest number of law enforcement officers killed by one man in a single incident in U.S. history.
LOL. Nice summation.
Don’t get any radio stations out here in the boonies, btu I watch any candidates on TV whenever I can, I want to know what they say and what I think about them, even Hillary, who I can barely stand to watch...I feel like I need to go wash my mind out with soap every time I see here even for a few seconds.
Huckabee is pretty good, always has spoken out about many of the usual things that bother conservatives, but I don’t see him as what we need as a President right now. Maybe some other time when we don’t have to bring the country back from utter disaster, but Huckabee is not the strong leader type we need right now. I like many of his views, he seems honest, always stands up for Christian values...
But not the President we need right now.
He's passionate.
Nonsense. The Convention of States can’t be hijacked any more than the Congress can be hijacked while proposing an amendment to the Constitution.
A Convention of the States is not—NOT—a “Constitutional Convention.” There is no such thing as a “Constitutional Convention” mentioned anywhere in the Constitution.
Wrong about Steinbeck. He wrote his share of PC — but he wrote his share of downright good stuff (very little of it his famous stuff). The Winter of our Discontent. East of Eden. Cannery Row. My favorite, Sweet Thursday. Good books are like works of art — you don’t buy a painting, look at it once, and put it away. Same with a great book. His are among the few books that re-read well. Especially Sweet Thursday ... pure mastery.
“Nonsense. The Convention of States can’t be hijacked any more than the Congress can be hijacked while proposing an amendment to the Constitution.”
The United States Congress has already been hijacked. If the Congress can be hijacked then so could a Convention of States.
“A Convention of the States is not—NOT—a “Constitutional Convention.” There is no such thing as a “Constitutional Convention” mentioned anywhere in the Constitution.”
I said nothing about a “Constitutional Convention”.
1. Huckabee offered no “pardon” to Maurice Clemmons.
For the crimes of theft and burglary, Maurice Clemmons at the age of 16 was sentenced to 108 years. In all likelihood, had the same crimes been committed by a white youth from a middle class family, he would’ve received 20 years and been out on probation in under ten. What Governor Huckabee did do was reduce the 108 years to a sentence of 47 years. Shortly thereafter—not simultaneously—Clemmons met the qualifications for parole, and the parole board allowed him to go free, but kept him on probation.
2. Huckabee was not an activist in the Clemmons parole.
Some have claimed that Huckabee sought and pressured the parole board to intercede in the Clemmons case. This is blatantly false. The truth is that the parole board requested the Governor to consider the sentence reduction, as did the presiding judge. Governor Huckabee sought the input from the Attorney General and the prosecutors in the case. Both declined to weigh in. The judge and parole board were both unanimous in the decision to grant parole.
3. Huckabee had nothing to do with Clemmons release.
Following the short period of time that Clemmons had been paroled, he violated his parole by committing another minor offense. As is the case in all probation issues, that violation brought him back to prison to serve time for his crimes. Once back in prison, the Governor ceased to play any role. His sentence was back in effect. Prosecutorial malfeasance and a judge’s lack of action caused Clemmons’ second release from the Arkansas prison system.
If Governor Huckabee’s sentence reduction allowed Clemmons any opportunity to do crime it was to violate his parole. Once violated however, Clemmons was back into the digestive track of the Arkansas justice system.
The major scandal here is why none of the supporters of the candidate who finished third in the 2004 primaries have not focused one ounce of attention on the two judges that allowed Clemmons to go free following the rape of a child, who was a female relative, some nine years after the Arkansas prosecutors dropped the ball.
Huckabee was in essence reducing a sentence for petty theft from 108 to 47 years for a black kid. White kids would’ve gotten far more preferential treatment in the courts.
Source: http://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2009/12/06/why_huckabee_aint_dead_yet/page/full
he’s passionate about his beloved country going down the crapper towards being a socialist hell hole at a very quick pace.. he’s the finest Conservative educator on the radio bar none
Since a Convention of States can do only one thing—propose amendments for ratification—it poses no greater danger to the Constitution than does the Congress, which can propose amendments for ratification.
Of course, the Congress is corrupt, but the LEAST dangerous power Congress has is its power to propose Constitutional amendments. For the same reason, a Convention of States is not dangerous.
No wonder we keep losing so much.
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