I am allowing this thread to develop. I don’t want to be caught later to find out that there’s not more to this story about Huckabee than what’s reported here. Was he aware of who was giving him the money? Why did they give him the money?
Actually, there is more to this. I'm publishing a story tonight on this subject, which, when it goes up, I will repost here. It doesn't address the money issue directly - someone else will have to do that. But, it does address Huckabee's egregious position vis a vis stem cells.
It was apparently speaking fees. This company does diabetes research, which Huckabee was interested in. Their website, which is at the link in the article, prominently mentions embryonic stem cell research. As to whether Huck knew or not, he has not explained himself or addressed this at all. (The company also purchased thousands of copies of his weight loss book.)
Romney took a hit in August for owning stock in this company because it does embryonic stem cell research. It was widely reported, yet Huck never followed suit by returning the 35K or giving back the money for the books. He needs to address this issue. What did he know and when did he know it? (Where have we heard that before?) It is a major red flag, considering the fact that he is going all over Iowa condemning the very same research.