Huckabee solicits funds from embattled televangelist

MSNBC.com ^ | February 8, 2008 | Lisa Myers, Jim Popkin and Rich Gardella, NBC News

[donna]

The election is going to be Soros vs Kenneth Copeland.

[elizabetty]

Huckabee/Jesus 2008

[abishai]

“The event raised about $100,000 for Huckabee’s campaign and nearly $1 million more in pledges...”

Now all Huckabee has to do is give it to Copeland’s Ministry as a seed-harvest offering.

[Kurt Evans]

Congressman Duncan Hunter's endorsement of Governor Huckabee is helping to bring defense and border conservatives on board:
"I got to know Governor Huckabee well on the campaign trail," said Hunter... "Mike Huckabee is a man of outstanding character and integrity."

Huckabee - Hunter '08

[iowamark]

Huckster trying to buy respectability from Copeland and vice versa.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

[Rome2000]

U.S. Senate currently is investigating Copeland, and five other televangelists

They do not have the power to do that and Huckabee will be a hero if he jumps all over them for it.

Since when are the ministers/priests/ shysters/ mullahs/rabbis/yogis's/Tom Cruise/etc. subject to regulation by the US SENATE?

[Lijahsbubbe]

Since when are the ministers/priests/ shysters/ mullahs/rabbis/yogis's/Tom Cruise/etc. subject to regulation by the US SENATE?

That happens whenever the government sees money that they're not getting a cut from, or being bought by. None of those on your list need to lobby any senators, and they don't like it.

[popdonnelly]

Why is MSNBC going after Huckabee?

[em2vn]

Copeland is embattled? Maybe in Grassley’s mind but not in reality.

[montag813]

How is someone “embattled” just because some corrupt Senator is out to get them?

[Rome2000]

Huckabee can step up to great American status if he cuts these sons of bitches off at the knees.

What is the concept, the US GOVERNMENT is going to tell preachers how much of the take to use for themselves?.

TOTALLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

[marinamuffy]

Why is MSNBC going after Huckabee?

Kind of weird. Maybe they expect McCain to pick him for VP and are just getting started?

[bshomoic]

[RC2]

Come on folks....wake up....Huckabee is a bible thumper of the worse kind. “Send me $1000 and Jesus will heal you” And we gave up Romney for this? This country is dead.

[NormsRevenge]

I wonder if he gave Huck a ride in his Citation X Jet..
mighty nice plane for a humble man of God..

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[muawiyah]

You're the kind of poster here who'd have us believe that the phrase ".... active Senate investigation..." has any real meaning.

For that matter, everybody can do that. Let's try this "Hilary Clinton, under an active Virginia based investigation....", or "Senator McCain, subject of major surveillance by the Indianapolis police department during his recent visit....." or ~~~ well, I'm sure you get the idea.

Now, for your concern for the place of televangelists and holyrollers in our society ~ is it possible you'd like that reduced substantially?

[GregoTX]

"Since when are the ministers/priests/ shysters/ mullahs/rabbis/yogis's/Tom Cruise/etc. subject to regulation by the US SENATE?"

I think they must have found the authority hidden in the Constitution, a few lines after the abortion statute.

[muawiyah]

"Humble man of God" has clear theological implications. Still, not all deacons and elders take pledges of poverty.

Try these guys for some long term guidance in the matter: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12324a.htm