Long article. Worth a read. One does wonder what influenced Huckabee to grant clemency to a repeat offender when both law enforcement and MADD objected to it. You would think that law enforcement would know what it is talking about. Will Huckabee listen to the advice of those in a position to know (e.g. military leaders) or just follow his "heart" all the time (or the money, whatever it may be)?
To: keepitreal
There is evidence both of corruption and of naivite, so you can take your pick.
Apparently, if a criminal says “I’ve seen the light and I repent!” that’s good enough for Huckabee.
But he also likes slush money.
2 posted on
12/15/2007 1:17:14 PM PST by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: keepitreal
Arkansas sure breeds Governors that will defy common sense for donations. Huckabee, no different than B. Clinton.
3 posted on
12/15/2007 1:17:29 PM PST by
jrooney
(Ron Paul makes Jimmy Carter look tough and Dennis Kucinich look sane.)
To: keepitreal
Huck has “Willie Horton” problems. He is soft on crime.
To: keepitreal
Huckster is apparently open to being bribed. Bribery is listed in the Constitution as an impeachable offense. I do not want to take any chance of having such a person elected as President, then impeached for some act of bribery or other.
Dump the Huckster NOW.
6 posted on
12/15/2007 1:24:09 PM PST by
savedbygrace
(SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
To: keepitreal
It appears Huckster’s corruption know no bounds.
7 posted on
12/15/2007 1:25:55 PM PST by
Krankor
(kROGER)
To: keepitreal
Will Huckabee listen to the advice of those in a position to know (e.g. military leaders) or just follow his "heart" all the time (or the money, whatever it may be)? I hope we never have the opportunity to know!
9 posted on
12/15/2007 1:27:33 PM PST by
lonestar
To: keepitreal
I’ll say it again, the man is not fit for the office which he seeks.
10 posted on
12/15/2007 1:28:45 PM PST by
Mariner
To: keepitreal
Huck should be running in the Democrat primaries. He’s too far gone to even be a RINO
11 posted on
12/15/2007 1:29:24 PM PST by
dennisw
(Islam - "a transnational association of dangerous lunatics")
To: keepitreal
Like I said, the guy even pardons like a ‘Rat...
13 posted on
12/15/2007 1:30:11 PM PST by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: keepitreal
The more I hear about huckleberry, the less I like what I hear. No wonder the MSM is boosting him.
To: keepitreal
Whatever Huckabee’s motivation, all these clemencies and pardons show his liberal tendencies.
To: keepitreal
Will Huckabee listen to the advice of those in a position to know (e.g. military leaders) or just follow his "heart" all the time (or the money, whatever it may be)?A serious question.
To: keepitreal
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 he’s “disappointed.”
I cannot believe that anybody in his or her right mind would vote for this man.
20 posted on
12/15/2007 1:49:42 PM PST by
LadyNavyVet
(An independent Freeper, not paid by any political campaign.)
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.
22 posted on
12/15/2007 1:58:42 PM PST by
Plutarch
To: keepitreal
Even Clinton would not do this....... Opps.. sorry... must be the water from hope
29 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: 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."
31 posted on
12/15/2007 3:01:54 PM PST by
JCEccles
To: keepitreal
33 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.
34 posted on
12/15/2007 4:07:43 PM PST by
sweet_diane
(Merry Christmas!)
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