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Plagiarist Huckabee???
I was listening to Laura Ingraham talking with Center for Immigration Studies Mark Krikorian yesterday . Huckabee claims Krikorian devised his immigration policy for him. Mark said he had been contacted by several people and wrote up a brief what had to be done list, by no means a complete policy that was published some time ago.
Huckabee simply took that article, added little to it and implied Mark and Huck worked out this new policy. Mark has never worked with or endorsed Huck. Never. His supporters made it sound like CIS had worked with him on this and thereby endorsed him for Pres.
Krikorian says, [Well, at least he finally credited me with writing it]
Cool clips (Laura365) NEW! Mark Kirkorian on the immigration issue.(pay to play)
This seems to be the article Krikorian was talking about that Huckabee hijacked. http://www.cis.org/articles/2005/mskoped052305.html Ten Points for a Successful Presidential Candidate
By Mark Krikorian National Review May 23, 2005
BACKGROUND:
http://www.riehlworldview.com/carnivorous_conservative/2008/01/wapo-huckabee-p.html
I have created a nine point immigration policy that says there is a 120 day period in which people go to their home country and start the process from the back of the line. Mike Huckabee, Republican Debate, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Jan. 10, 2008.
This isnt coming from a Romney campaign release; this is the Washington Post
When the campaign announced the governors nine-point immigration plan on Dec. 6, it noted that it was partially modeled on Krikorians proposal three years earlier. But Huckabee took credit for the plan in the Republican debate on Thursday night, and Mitt Romneys campaign is crying foul. A Romney Fact Check said that the Huckabee plan had lifted whole sections of Krikorians editorial without quotes or direct attribution.
BTW, the democrats like open borders Huck:
A DEMOCRATIC PARTY STRAW POLL
It may be snowing here in Washington, D.C., but the sun is apparently shinning on Congressman Ron Paul, who edged out Senator John McCain in the 2008 Democratic Party Republican Straw Poll. Meanwhile, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani ended up in a familiar place: sixth.
Top 3 results: Candidate %
Rep. Ron Paul 25.72%
Sen. John McCain 24.73%
Gov. Mike Huckabee 17.17%
http://www.democrats.org/a/2008/01/paul_tops_mccai_2.php