Posted on 12/03/2007 8:01:39 PM PST by Travis McGee
He's really coming back with those 76 trombones. Honest.
No way is the Huckster a flim-flam artist.
Hey Dane/Dano1,
How do you explain this?
The Huckster interceded on behalf of a rapist, and had him paroled. (He really believed the guy had been reformed.) The guy was sprung from prison, and murdered a woman.
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."
Despite several light moments, Huckabee did not stray away from several controversial issues that made him a target of criticism during the recently ended 85th General Assembly. He said Arkansas needs to make the transition from a traditional Southern state to one that recognizes and cherishes diversity "in culture, in language and in population."
"This is an issue that is going to require extraordinary efforts on both sides of the border, particularly those coming from Mexico," Huckabee said of verifying the status of illegal aliens. "But I am confident that our government will recognize that we should accommodate people who wish to provide the best opportunities for their families (and) employers so that we can make sure our economy has the necessary work force."
During the legislation session, Huckabee criticized an immigration bill by Republican senators Jim Holt of Springdale and Denny Altes of Fort Smith as un-Christian, un-American, irresponsible and anti-life. Senate Bill 206, which died in the Senate, would have required proof of citizenship to register to vote and also force state agencies to report suspected cases of people living in the country illegally. Holt, R-Springdale, replied later to Huckabee's comments that Christian charity does not include turning a blind eye to lawbreaking.
F all the Republicans. Right? Let’s do the Democrats’ job for them, slamming every Republican candidate. They’re all worse than Hillary.
I think y’all miss the point.
HE’S A CHRISTIAN, AND NO ONE ELSE IS!
Or at least, that seems to be what he is saying...
Pity Fred didn’t include a Jimmy Carter clip the other night...
The two biggest weakness of President Bush... (open borders and SPENDING) Mr. Huckabee is the same if not worse.
An Arkansas tradition, it would seem.
Yes, we should. But we have to do it legally. The line forms on the other side of The Wall.
While I always take a statement by Jerome Corsi with a Cadillac-sized grain of salt, his aren’t the first statements I’ve heard in this regard, and he HIMSELF admitted that he supported scholarships for illegals.
Huck’s a loony...lost in the ozone
Listen — I don’t agree with many of Huckabee’s stances. I bristle at his coddling of ILLEGAL immigrants. But it’s just plain silly to resort to calling him names. Why can we not merely discuss the issues?
I’ll say the same thing to you — I don’t agree with many of Huckabee’s stances. And I bristle at his coddling of ILLEGAL immigrants. But it’s just plain silly to resort to calling him names. Why can we not merely discuss the issues?
Well, subtract out the referring to him as the Huckster and you have the issues.
Everything on this thread said about him is the historical truth.
Nothing was made up, nothing was spun, just the facts.
Sounds like another former Arkansas resident of note.
In addition, Corsi also exposed the fact that Mike Huckabee worked with Mexican President Vicente Fox to help provide cheap Mexican labor for Tyson Foods and other large Arkansas corporations. According to Corsi, "Trevino confirmed he was state director of the League of United Latin American Citizens, also known as LULAC, an activist group strongly advocating for the rights of Hispanic immigrants in the U.S., when on Oct. 3, 2003, he accompanied Huckabee in a state airplane to visit [President Vicente] Fox in Mexico."
Where does a governor get off conducting foreign policy in private, to make his state the preferred beachhead for the illegal alien invasion?
U.S. Constitution, Article 4 Section 4:
"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government,
1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.
QUISLING: a synonym for traitor, someone who collaborates with the invaders of his country.
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