(From November 2006) Gifts solicited for Gov. Huckabee (Registry for last year's housewarming gifts)

Arkansas Times ^ | 11/11/2006 | Warwick Sabin

[Coldwater Creek]

In the South we have what is called housewarming’s. People bring gifts when their friend gets a new home. Why shouldn’t the friends have some idea what is needed?

Happens all of the time.

[Carolinamom]

If Huckabee wins the WH, I fear for the furniture there.

[freespirited]

State ethics laws prohibited the Huckabees from receiving gifts of more than $100 as a reward for doing his job. But there was an exception for “wedding presents.” THAT is why they did a “wedding” registry.

Yup. And when the Washington Post brought it up, did he come clean? No, he insisted that the reason for the "wedding registry" is that this is the only kind of registry available at the stores (target and Dillard). This is BS; Target has all kinds of registries.

I know that politicians lie, but it feels different when the person lying is also a preacher.

[Bigg Red]

When will the freepers begin to get behind Duncan Hunter,

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This FReeper is solidly behind Hunter.

IMO, the reason that Hunter has been held back is that the establishment GOP, the ones influenced by big money, does not want him to win because 1) his defense of our borders would cut off cheap labor for some companies, and 2) his called for parity in our trade tariffs with China threatens to cut off cheap offshore labor for some companies.

BTW, did you catch the debate today. Our man looked darned good.

[mort56]

Housewarming registries are common? Where? I am almost sixty. I have lived on both coasts and in the Midwest. I have never heard of housewarming registries. This is something new.

I have been to many a housewarming. I have brought a bottle of wine or a meal but I didn’t furnish their kitchen, buy them appliances or bring them big ticket items. When did this become the norm? When you bought your last house, what goodies did you rake in?

I may be out of date but there is something unseemly and a bit unethical about a politician getting gifts simply because he moving out of government housing.