Posted on 12/16/2007 4:23:01 PM PST by jdm
The New York Times Sunday Magazine is out with its profile of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.
Here are some excerpts from "The Huckabee Factor":
Huckabee on Liberalism: "In fact, as he wrote in his book Character Makes a Difference, he considers liberalism to be a cancer on Christianity. Huckabee is an admirer of the late Jerry Falwell (whose son, Jerry Jr., recently endorsed his candidacy) and subscribes wholeheartedly to the principles of the Moral Majority."
On Romney: "He mentioned how much he respected his fellow candidates John McCain and Rudolph W. Giuliani. The name of his principal rival in Iowa, Mitt Romney, went unmentioned."
On Mormons: "'Dont Mormons,' he asked in an innocent voice, 'believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?'
His Primary Chances: 'Hell get hammered in New Hampshire,' the Republican consultant Mike Murphy told me. 'A primary campaign is like a book. Iowa is just the first chapter. After that come more chapters. Opponents will hit Huckabee for being soft on immigration, Arkansas allegations, that kind of thing. And at some point, Republican elites will begin to ask, Is what we need a smallstate governor who doesnt believe in Darwin?'
Foreign Policy Advisers: "At lunch, when I asked him who influences his thinking on foreign affairs, he mentioned Thomas Friedman, the New York Times columnist, and Frank Gaffney, a neoconservative and the founder of a research group called the Center for Security Policy."
His Secretary of Defense: "The only name he mentioned was Representative Duncan Hunter of California. 'Duncan is extraordinarily well qualified to be secretary of Defense,' he said."
On George W. Bush: "Huckabee was eager to separate himself from George W. Bush, who, he complained, often visited Arkansas without bothering to notify the governors office. 'Clinton was much better at letting us know his plans and including us in his activities. He was always gracious and respectful.'
On Richard Land: "At the Olive Garden he spoke with bitterness about Richard Land, the president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. 'Richard Land swoons for Fred Thompson,' he said. 'I dont know what thats about. For reasons I dont fully understand, some of these Washington-based people forget why they are there. They make electability their criterion. But I am a true soldier for the cause. If my own abandon me on the battlefield, it will have a chilling effect.'
Huckabee's Popularity in Arkansas: "Which is why many were surprised when, at the end of October, the University of Arkansas published a poll in which state voters, asked an open question about their presidential preference, chose Hillary Clinton. She got 35 percent. Huckabee, less than a year out of the governors mansion, tied Rudy Giuliani for second place with 8 percent."
Aren't pastors supposed to tell the truth?
Huckabee: "I'm the only guy on that stage with a theology degree."
--http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/287527.aspx
The Huckabee campaign:
"Governor Huckabee doesn't have a theology degree."
--http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2007/12/019282.php
You know... I can't stand Clinton and I would vote for ANYBODY before I'd vote for Hillary.... but do we have any reason to believe that this statement from him isn't true?
Hucky seems a lot like another Govenor of Arkansas.
I don’t need another President or “First Lady” from Arkansas.
Politics in Little Rock create egos that put them above representing the best interests of most Americans.
He’s going to begin his free fall this week. Watch.
Man, if liberals (ie the MSM) were afraid of Bush’s Christianity, they are going to just tear Huck apart. His ridiculous statements have already alarmed me- and I’m a Christian.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940049/posts
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"Without question, [Huckabee] was making a conscious attempt to keep the state police from investigating his son," says I. C. Smith, the former FBI chief in Little Rock,
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[Huckabee] told NEWSWEEK THAT his son did not engage in "intentional torture." "There was a dog that apparently had mange and was absolutely, I guess, emaciated."
What kind of people hold to the religious devotion that causes them to "believe in Darwin?"
Looks like it's gotten to be: "FReepers attacks on flawed Republican presidental candidates, a cancer on the chances of conservatism."
My sentiments exactly.
Me, too. And I’m a God-fearing and -loving Catholic. You’re right the MSM will tear him apart later. I realize that he’s trying to get a particular group of people to vote for him, but I’ve never seen anyone push it quite like this before.
From your keyboard to Rasmussen's survey!
LOL. It looks like my great tagline resulted from me hitting the TAB key too many times.
I don't know, either, since Thompson hedges on Abortion and Defense of Marriage, refusing to back thoroughgoing federal action and instead taking the Stephen A. Douglas approach, for "states rights."
He won’t fall in the polls until the MSM Dean’s him. That will start this week.
A good question. In fact, Huckabee's record is more conservative that Giuliani or Romney. And, he is the only true social conservative among the bunch.
I have a feeling that you might be right. If not this week, then the next. We shall see.
I am a believing Christian and a practicing Catholic. That being said, I mistrust anyone who holds forth on their advanced state of Christianity as some credential for either business, politics or any other purpose.”
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Nope, not me.
I’m a Christian first, a Conservative second, and a Republican 3rd. I’m liking Huckabee better all the time.
His son is large enough to fit the bill.:)
Not true, Rudy and the Rest are liberal on spending and social issues, as huckabee is liberal on taxes and immigration. THEY’RE ALL RINOS!
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