Posted on 01/11/2008 12:05:22 PM PST by Gipper08
Statement from Lois Davidson, Mother of Killer's Victim, in Response to Huckabee
Lois Davidson, whose daughter Carole Sue Shields was raped and killed in 2000 by a criminal whose release from prison was championed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, issued the following statement today in response to Huckabee's contention in a television interview that her story was being "exploited" for political purposes: "Last night, Mike Huckabee accused me of being exploited and used for political purposes. I assure you, Mr. Huckabee, I am not being exploited. I am fully aware of the actions I have taken in attempting to inform the public of your role in my daughter's rape and murder. I have spent over 7 years thinking about this. "I am not a dupe. But you, Governor Huckabee, were duped time and again by convicted felons who once released from prison by you began hurting people again. "Mr. Huckabee, I am not a victim. However, my daughter was a victim. She was raped and murdered by a serial rapist that you wanted freed from prison. Please be honest about the role you played in releasing my daughter's killer."
Huckabee's dismissal of Davis came during an interview on the Hannity and Colmes television program following a Republican debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Davidson's story is the subject of an ad aired in South Carolina this week focusing on Huckabee's dismal record on the rights of crime victims. The ad was developed and paid for by Victims Voice, an Arkansas-based victims advocacy group and can be viewed on the Victims Voice Web site at www.victimsvoice527.com.
The 60-second ad from Victims Voice tells of how Shields was raped and murdered in 2000 by Wayne Dumond, a former inmate in Arkansas prisons whose release was championed by Huckabee. After his release, Dumond relocated to Missouri, where he raped and killed Shields and is believed to have killed another woman. Dumond died in prison in 2005.
Victims Voice is a non-profit 527 launched in December 2007 to expose the Mike Huckabee record of releasing hardened criminals from prison. During his 10 ½ years as governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee released over 1,000 criminals from Arkansas prisons. That total is more than that of the previous two Democratic governors combined, one of whom was Bill Clinton.
"Gov. Huckabee's suggestion that Lois Davidson is being 'exploited' is deplorable, and his callous dismissal of Ms. Davidson as a political pawn is shameful," said Keith Emis, director of Victims Voice. "According to all published reports, Huckabee played a key role in supporting Dumond's release, but now he's trying to run from his record. How many more women must die or live in fear before Mike Huckabee is held accountable for his actions?"
More on Huck. Shaking my head again...
Right, it’s so much a like /sarc. Huckabee lobbies for the release of prisoners after personally reviewing their cases, and then defends those actions.
Romney appoints a judge who liberals decry as being too much a law-and-order judge, and not compassionate enough. Years later, that judge decides that a $50,000 bail is too high and lets the guy out on his own recognisance instead, and the state justice system loses him. They find him in Washington but don’t persue him seriously. The guy was a criminal, but had served his time and been released without ANY help from the governor, although the liberals who run the justice system failed to file paperwork to hold him longer because of crimes he committed in prison, something Romney could do nothing about.
McCain is no moderate. He far liberal and has done more to harm conservatives than any one else on the list. McCain the supporter of CFR wants amnesty and perks for illegal aliens. The Manchurian Candidate is ready to sell out this country. McCain makes Romney look like a conservative - and no telling when he might go berserk.
To the Obama crowd, Hillary IS a moderate. Scary, eh?
I hope this get spread far and wide. Huckabee is a bad guy and a liar.
I'll take Hunter... At least he can rise from 2%.... The others can't change thier problems
I don't like McCain, but he's far better than HoBomary.
What I REALLY don't like is false statements from someone who claims to speak for evangelicals, then directly lies about this case, stating that "Pardons aren't the governors job".
He literally claimed no responsibility for letting that monster loose, that he wasn't involved, it "wasn't the governors job", and he did it on national TV in response to a direct question on this specific issue. Now that it's been shown he's lied about something of this magnitude, he can kiss off the evangelical vote, and maybe his congregation.
Huckabee is a disgrace to the kingdom of Christ and a testimony to how shallow faith has become in this country.
Swiftboat this jerk NOW... Help Fred get the truth out about the Huckster. If he somehow gets the nomination, Huckabee will be decimated in the general election given the 100s of get out of jail free cards he handed out.
Ethics? We don’t need no stinkin’ ethics.
All of you Huckabee fans... get a grip on what this guy is really about. The guy is a modern day Elmer Gantry and you idiots are falling for it hook, line and sinker just because he is a fellow “true believer.”
Use the brain that God gave you and see through this joke.
This woman can bring Huckababy down,single handed. Just as soon as she is on a msm commercial it will destroy him,but even if it doesnt,its just the tip of the iceburg
I’m not a big fan of moral equivalence. Having an R next to your name isn’t a free pass on personal responsibility in my world.
This woman is dead because of the Huckamonster and he is running around soaking up the MSM sunshine making jokes and HUCKING it up...............................
You seem to have a great talent for setting a nail in place and then pounding it with extreme accuracy!
Nice one!
Except maybe Dukaka.
I don’t blame this mother for doing whatever she can to show us what Huckabee did with that pardon. Her daughter is DEAD. I don’t want a man in office who is going to pardon people who don’t deserve it. He shouldn’t have pardoned that murderer & its a fact. Plain & simple.
Huck is the official candidate of Amway/Quixtar...that was enough for me even without his stances on immigration or big gov’t interference... he’s a sham... but truth be told, I’m not happy with ANY of the republican candidates...and I learned from the Arnold RINO fiasco...never again would I vote for someone just because they have an (R) after their name... never again would I pick the lesser of two evils... and no.. any republican ISN’T better than any democrat.. I’d sooner vote for Zell Miller than any of the repub candidates that are out there now.
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