Falwell Family Endorses Mike Huckabee for President

ABC 13 WSET ^ | Josh Farmer

[Def Conservative]

Lynchburg, VA - He's huge in Iowa, and making headlines everyday. Now a contender for the Republican presidential bid is in the Hill City. Governor Mike Huckabee spoke at Commencement at Liberty University Wednesday morning.

[Mr Rogers]

Hillary Clinton is the meanest and most unlikeable person to run for President

Kerry is incredibly wealthy by marrying wealthy women, he accused US troops of all sorts of war crimes, he is visibly stupid - and he only lost by a few points. Gore, another highly unlikeable person, soaked with corruption and a long history of stupid writings, won the popular vote.

Do not count Her Thighness out!

[dschapin]

I don’t support Huckabee and I don’t support higher taxes.

[Ol' Sparky]

Hucksterbee's tax hikes show that he isn't willing to do that.

He also:

* Pushed through a Democrat legislature the first, major broad based tax cuts in the state's history.

* Pushed through a Democrat legislature an $80 million tax cut package.

* Cut the state's capital gains tax by 25%.

* Established a Property Taxpayers' Bill of Rights

* Limited the increase in property taxes to 10% a year for individuals and 5% per taxing unit

* Eliminated the income tax for families below the poverty line.

* Increased the standard deductions.

* Eliminated the marriage penalty.

* Eliminated bracket creep by indexing the income taxes to inflation, thereby preventing taxpayers from moving into a higher bracket when their paychecks increase due to inflations.

* Doubled the child care tax credit.

* Eliminated capital gains tax on the sale of a home.

Huckabee has many flaws. But, one doesn't have to lie about him to point those flaws out.

I'd prefer Fred Thompson or Duncan Hunter. But, between Romney, Giuliani and Huckabee, Huckabee is the most conservative and least dishonest.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Mike Huckabee disses Americans, Mexicans, promotes illegal immigration: http://lonewacko.com/blog/archives/005609.html

Christians Need To Beware Of Mike Huckabee:
http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2007/cbarchive_20071102.html

While Gov. of Arkansas, Huckabee was AGAINST proving citizenship in order to register to vote. He called those who were in favor of this “racists”...
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050218/news_lz1e18perkins.html

Huckabee fought hard to kill an Arkansas bill which would have cut off social services for illegal aliens. Huckabee called the bill, “anti-Christian” and “un-American”...
http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2005/01/28/News/316347.html

Huckabee supported in-state tuition for illegal aliens...
http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2005/03/11/News/318458.html

Huckabee’s opposition to the illegal aliens bill:
http://www.diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/000718.html

[psycho3lf]

“You can raise my taxes, open the borders, and give away my money to illegal immigrants and the “working poor” all you wan’t. WITH ROE v. WADE STILL ON THE BOOKS, THESE ISSUES DON’T MATTER! /sarc.”

You can raise my taxes, open the borders, and give away my money to illegal immigrants and the “working poor” all you want. As long as 4000 babies each day are MURDERED other issues do not matter.

There, fixed it for you.

[LadyNavyVet]

“What in the current, actual positions of Mike Huckabee do you disagree with?”

Your phraseology is telling. You put “current” there because you know as well as I do that what Huckabee DID in Arkansas and what he SAYS he’ll do as President are very different. Bush 43 ran on a “no amnesty” platform, which was why he took pains to coin the new term “comprehensive immigration reform” and insist with great indignation that it wasn’t “amnesty.” It was clear to observers that Bush was pro-illegal as governor of Texas, but people bought into what he SAID instead of looking closely at his history, and got burned.

I think Huckabee will be the same way. In his heart he’s a moderate leftist. He’ll never admit it, of course, so a tax hike will be a “fee,” out of control spending will be an “investment,” handing over the country to illegal invaders will be “immigration reform,” etc.

If I believed that Huckabee means what he is saying right now, I’d have no reason to be against him. But I don’t believe him when he says to ignore what he’s done and said in the past and believe what he says now instead. His multi-year history as governor in Arkansas has made it clear where his heart really is on too many issues. He’s a social conservative who is liberal on just about everything else, and mark my words, if he gets into office he will govern as one.

[LadyNavyVet]

You are spreading LIES about Fred Thompson. I told you on another thread that it was TOMMY Thompson, not FRED Thompson, who supported Dole’s watering down of the abortion plank in the Republican platform. I also pointed out that Fred voted for the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Both are issues of public record. You are knowingly telling LIES.

Is LYING a social conservative value as far as you are concerned? If you have reasons for not liking Fred, that’s fine, but stop purposely confusing him with others and LYING about his record.

[unspun]

I think Huckabee will be the same way. In his heart he’s a moderate leftist. He’ll never admit it, of course, so a tax hike will be a “fee,” out of control spending will be an “investment,” handing over the country to illegal invaders will be “immigration reform,” etc.

I think Huckabee should be asked to refute his previous actions encouraging illegals into Arkansas -- and his characterization of American patriots (of all ethnic groups) as "un-Christian."

Then, we should see what he says....

A few other items should be picked, too. Maybe a national ban on smoking in "public places," for instance. I've never smoked a cigarette, but that one gives me a taste for my old corn cob pipe.

[GnL]

I didn’t “conveniently” forget anything. I never said religion or abortion weren’t important. I just said the other things were more important to me, including the broader notion of following the Constitution as envisioned by the great men who wrote it.

[JSDude1]

Don’t take offense, I was merely pointing out that in following the Constitution, we also would be in effect following a socially conservative policy of the others!

[stephenjohnbanker]

“I’m running the other direction...toward Thompson/Hunter”

TH for me too!

[stephenjohnbanker]

“It’s the Romney backlash factor . The Huckster is a breath of fresh air for Evangelicals , because the thought of a Mormon scared the heck out of them . Everything else be damned ....

Meanwhile the truly consistent Conservative pro-lifer ,Thompson , gets ignored .”

You nailed it!

[stephenjohnbanker]

LOL

[stephenjohnbanker]

“NO, What’s Twilight zone is when Pat Robertson Endorsed Rudy Guilani..!...”

I meant that inclusively : )

[stephenjohnbanker]

“They’ve simply joined the other groups who appear to be or started out ‘conservative’....like the Chamber of Commerce, The Republican Party, etc. etc. Ralph Reid is a shining example of the ‘religious right’ gone purely political hack. Falwell was always out of his gourd.”

The Chamber of Quasi-slave labor sold out years ago.

[stephenjohnbanker]

B T T T

[BillyBoy]

>> Evangelical Christians are getting behind Mike Huckabee. The truth is they are base of the Republican Party. A lot of people don't like em but no GOP presidential nominee can win next November without them. <<

I've never been "evanvelical" in my life and I support Huckabee. I've never lived in the south, never came from a rural background, never joined a Protestant congregation, and yet I'm still with Huckabee on social issues far more than Rudy the liberal, flip-flop Mitt, and "federalist" Fred.

A lot of Illinois freepers are.

So much for the idea that everyone "fears Fred". Now we know which candidate is REALLY "feared" by the powers that be.

[BillyBoy]

FANTASYLAND: "Why else would the drive-by media be promoting Huckabee so much? Because they know he's the only one of all the R's who can't beat the Beast."

MEANWHILE BACK IN THE REAL WORLD: Huckabee Beats Hillary By Widest Margin: Mike Huckabee Leads GOP Top-Tier Candidates in Besting Hillary in Matchups -- Digg.com November 26, 2007 - 10:01 PM A new Zogby poll brings up some quite remarkable revelations: Mike Huckabee has strongest numbers to beat Hillary. Former first lady Hillary Clinton fared worst against the fast-rising former Arkansas Governor. Huckabee bested Senator Clinton 44.3% to 38.5%.

[BillyBoy]

>> Hasn’t this country had enough of the Arkansas political machine? <<

Yes. That's why Huckabee restored sanity to Arksansas when Slick Willie's right-hand man, Jim Guy Tucker, was indicted for Whitewater. Huckabee became the first GOP governor in 16 years, defeating the yellow dog Democrat Arkansas machine in a truly stunning upset that was applauded by freepers.

[BillyBoy]

>> Libertarians aren't going to vote for Huckabee. <<

Must be big fans of the IRS then, since Huckabee is the only major GOP candidate to embrace the libertarian ideal of abolishing the IRS and doing away with the income tax forever.

Of course I expect the usual set of libertarians will denounce him for not wanting to legalize crack, and hence the "purist" nominee of the Libertarian Party will get the usual 0.5% of the popular vote.