Holy heck at the comments on that thread! So many people (Freepers!) think that the senseless torture and killing of a poor stray dog is a NOTHING OFFENSE in his son’s past and is meaningless? That really hurts me as an animal lover.
Everyone knows that the worst serial killers and sociopaths often got their start torturing and killing small animals. At 17, this Huckabee was old enough to know what he was doing. It says a LOT about this person’s character that he found hurting a helpless animal AMUSING.
Of course, I cannot say that everything one’s child does reflects on the parent. That is not true. What his son did should not necessarily affect Huckabee’s quest for the White House. However, trying to cover it up, and firing the head of the AK State Police because he would not grant Huck’s request to cover up the crime, should be considered part of Huckabee’s record as governor and thus fair game to disqualify him from further office on questionable ethics.
What crime committed by his warped son would he choose to cover up as President?
As bad as the act itself was the obvious abuse of power to suppress a legitimate police investigation. I'm that Mike's ardent admirers will continue to spin that incident as unimportant or a "desperate attack" on their candidate, but very few of them will see that this is the sort of ammunition that makes the Democrats salivate.
If a Republican rival brings it up, the media will minimize the story. If Huckabee gets the nomination, the Dems will give their pals in the MSM the nod... and the story will land on Huck's head like an anvil.