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HUCKABEE DWI CLEMENCY, DONATIONS RAISE QUESTIONS
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| December 15, 2007
| Amna Nawaz
Posted on 12/15/2007 1:14:12 PM PST by keepitreal
Questions are being raised about then-Gov. Huckabee's 2004 decision to grant clemency to a repeat Driving While Intoxicated offender in Arkansas named Eugene Fields, despite the objections of a law enforcement official at the time. Documents obtained by NBC News reveal Fields' case was handled differently from any other DWI clemency or pardon granted by Huckabee, and some Republicans are now suggesting significant political contributions may have influenced the governor's decision.
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To: keepitreal; dano1; Dane
Hey Dano1/Dane:
How do you defend this?
To: keepitreal
Sure is a lot of stuff that comes out with Huck. The other candidates running for the first time, Giuliani, Romney, Thomspon, haven't had nearly so much explaining to do.
Gives you the impression that it is just starting, and there will be a steady stream of stuff like this for a long while.
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posted on
12/15/2007 1:58:42 PM PST
by
Plutarch
To: LadyNavyVet
So lemme get this straight. A guy has six DWIs, gets sent to prison, his wife donates ten grand to the Republican Party of Arkansas and Huckabee commutes his sentence. He drives drunk again, narrowly avioding a head-on collision with a police officer, and all Huckabee can say is hes disappointed.Ouch!
And . . . bump.
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posted on
12/15/2007 2:00:11 PM PST
by
JCEccles
To: Plutarch
Huckabee has never been vetted like Giuliani and Romney or Mcain for that matter... Its gonna be a quick up and then an slow spiral down for the Huckster...
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posted on
12/15/2007 2:08:02 PM PST
by
tomnbeverly
(If Harry Reid has his way soldiers in Iraq will not get the funding to complete the mission.)
To: JCEccles
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posted on
12/15/2007 2:28:43 PM PST
by
Ghengis
(Of course freedom is free. If it wasn't, it would be called expensivedom. ~Cindy Sheehan 11/11/06)
To: tomnbeverly
Its gonna be a quick up and then an slow spiral down for the Huckster... Actually, I could see a quick drop for Mr. Huckabee. He may pop up and be knocked down like the old Whack-a-mole game.
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posted on
12/15/2007 2:28:45 PM PST
by
WFTR
(Liberty isn't for cowards)
To: LadyNavyVet
Hey, now, a commuted sentence is a step up from a prayer cloth, lucky coin, or a blessed shower cap.../s
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posted on
12/15/2007 2:34:35 PM PST
by
LRS
(It's time to put Hillary on the 3:10 to Yuma...)
To: lonestar
Consider that the same arguments and selling points being used on Huckaboo were also Clinton 'selling points.' First, one of the 'nation's top governors' (according to who); msecond that he edged Arkansas up out of the celler on education or some other thing. And on and on.
I want to see if Huckie has ties to Tyson, Chinese money, the Southern Mafia, etc.
I already think there is enough to keep him off the ticket.
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posted on
12/15/2007 2:37:36 PM PST
by
CT
(Romney 2008)
To: keepitreal
Even Clinton would not do this....... Opps.. sorry... must be the water from hope
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posted on
12/15/2007 2:39:48 PM PST
by
primatreat
(Alzheimer's whispers are getting louder. I will not let the door open till this is over .)
To: SoConPubbie
How do Dano1/Dane defend the Huckster: they don’t try to defend this guy, they move-on to the next Huck-a-lie!
DUMP THE CHUMP, the Huckster NOW!
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posted on
12/15/2007 2:40:33 PM PST
by
iopscusa
(El Vaquero. (SC Lowcountry Cowboy))
To: keepitreal
On Fields' application for a commutation of his sentence, four options are listed as possible reasons as to why the application was being made, including, "I wish to correct an injustice which may have occurred during trial," and, "I want to adjust what may be considered an excessive sentence." No boxes are checked on Fields' application; instead "N/A" is written across the top of the sheet, for "Not Applicable."That's because there was no box for "I want to pay a bribe to the governor."
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posted on
12/15/2007 3:01:54 PM PST
by
JCEccles
To: Cicero
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posted on
12/15/2007 3:49:13 PM PST
by
GOPyouth
(Common Sense! Conservative Principles! Fred Thompson for President!)
To: keepitreal
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posted on
12/15/2007 3:55:09 PM PST
by
sweet_diane
(Merry Christmas!)
To: keepitreal
I'm going to print the article. I may have a friend who needs to read it! This issue is one I'm all too familiar with, unfortunately, from a couple of different perspectives.
While I know there are cases where clemency is EARNED over YEARS of righteous living, it should not be handed out like a parting gift. The donation to the Republican party makes me ill. Huckabee isn't my guy, yet I still don't want to believe he could be bought.
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posted on
12/15/2007 4:07:43 PM PST
by
sweet_diane
(Merry Christmas!)
To: sweet_diane
Frankly, I’d almost rather think he was taking bribes than think that he was an idiot, bleeding heart liberal in the Carter vein who would let off every criminal who gave him a sob story, and, worse, be lenient with every foreign enemy and illegal alien who gave him a sob story.
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posted on
12/15/2007 4:33:49 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
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