Posted on 07/03/2007 11:03:33 AM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007
I didn’t bring Hunter into this, you did. I’m not defending him, I’m going after a liberal republican who is trying to set himself up as a conservative.
And I will not “unite” behind a liberal just because that person has an R next to their name. That attitude gave us the “permanent majority” that lost to nancy pelosi and harry reid because our “unity” with liberal republicans made the party lose its way.
First of all, no one's asking you to unite "behind" Mike Huckabee. I guess your mother never told you that if you can't say something nice about someone (unless that someone's a Democrat), you always have the option of saying nothing. And if you're not a Hunter supporter, you're certainly doing their bidding (in case you hadn't noticed, they're trying to weed out all the so-called "second tier" candidates in the mistaken belief that it will make their boy more appealing).
The reason why, even though Huckabee seemingly fits the profile of the person we should be running, that it shouldn’t be him, is that last thing.
What they left out of the argument is that once he helped arrange the release of this guy, he ended up committing another crime after release. In terms of law and order, Huckabee is not it. And that is a serious problem, because we have to get our justice system back to where it was 100 years ago.
A record is a record. Is it really so bad to ask that a candidate’s record be known before supporting them?
We Arkansans just can’t figure out the fascination with this RINO among the MSM and a seemingly growing number of voters. He is anything but a conservative and was pro-illegal alien to the point of being obnoxious. He even stated that it was unChristian not to welcome illegals into Arkansas with open arms.
My guess is The Huckster, as he is affectionately known among us hillbillies, is positioning himself for the VP slot should some damned yankee get the nomination for POTUS on the R ticket. Trust me, Huckabee in either slot is not something any conservative should support.
TLV, Amen - from a fellow Arkansan.
To everyone else: We conservative Arkansans tried to tell everyone back in '91 & '92 that they would regret putting Slick Willie in the White House and we came out looking like prophets. Well, we're telling you again, this time especially to conservatives, HEED THE WARNING! The Huckster is NOT a conservative and will NOT advance conservative causes if elected to ANY federal office. Don't be rope-a-doped by another man from Hope or you'll regret it.
$ of the last five overall were governors. It ‘s probably safe to say that we won’t continue that trend in 2008 and that we’ll elect our first Senator since (I believe) Nixon.
With respect to stem cells, I support federal funding of research using existing stem cell lines. I do not believe in creating life for the sole purpose of destroying it. I’m encouraged by recent discoveries showing that stem cells from the umbilical cord offer great promise.
Not lookin' good, Mike.
Uh oh. Where can I find that?
Definitely not lookin’ good.
I’m working through your links. Thanks for your invaluable compilation of info on Mike Huckabee.
For the last three weeks, I’ve lived on the computer following all the vampire bill news, and I knew all about Brownback. However, I didn’t recall any articles about Huckabee. Right now I’ve started to read “Huckabee: Hispanics Offer U.S. ‘Second Chance,’” and what do you know, this is starting to look familiar! I think I originally saw it on one of those nights that my eyes would go blurry around 1:00AM. :o)
Ok, this guy is a real lib. Thank you.
I'm more impressed with Tommy than I am the other Thompson who voted for McCain-Feingold.
Ditto. IMHO everything thelastvirgil said is right on target. As a fellow Arkansan, I can’t give Hucksterbee any recommendation, but I’m hoping other Arkansans can help my ailing memory...
Around 1997 we had a state law or some such (constitutional amendment maybe?) about not using public funds to pay for abortions. Ole’ Huck stabbed us in the back on this one when the Feds threatened to pull their funding, the line went something like “... I couldn’t risk losing all that money coming into the state, and hurt the people of Arkansas... blah blah blah ad infinitum...”
Somebody help me out with a history lesson, please!
Alas, it’s true, our current Dem governor is more conservative than the previous RINO Hucksterbee...
But don’t even jest about us siccing our Dem’s on the rest of the country, we’re still repairing the damage from the last time that happened!
Don’t vote for “The Dope from Hope II”
Mike Huckabee stands a snowball's chance in hell of gaining the nomination (although at that he has a better chance than Duck Hunter), is it too much to ask that we not flog the dead horse when there are so many better targets (aka Democrats) out there?
Democrats can wait until the general election.
For the time being, I’ll be making sure RINOs and LIRCs (Liberals In Republican Clothing) get booted from any thoughts of serious discussion.
I want to know who I’m voting for. I’m sure other people would appreciate the sentiment.
We all want to know who we're voting for. In fact, most of us at this site are well-informed enough to make that decision without additional assistance, or at least we know where to go to find out.
Since I wasn't clear enough in what I was trying to say to you, let me fall back on that great all-American standard, the sports analogy. If you have a player on you team who you know isn't going to make the varsity squad because his style of play (like Huckabee's style of politics) is fundamentally unsound, would you: a. tell everyone what a lousy player he is, how he deserves to ride the bench, and, by the way, how he should transfer to your bitterest rival and try out for that rival's squad 'cause you just don't need or want his support (even as the water-boy), or b. tell him he while he may need to work on his game, you know that he will continue to support the team, and you appreciate that support.
And, by the way, the Karl Rove post-Lee Atwater theory of electioneering (i.e. don't focus on your Democrat opponent until the "official" start of election season, whenever that is) was soundly rejected in 2006 (went to the well one too many times). So, to bring me back to my original point, we do need to stop eating our young, and remember who the real enemies are. Unless, of course, you want to have an enlightened discussion of Duncan Hunter's "drunken sailor" pork barrel spending habits (it's in the record, don't you know).
Oh, I’ve had plenty of discussion about that particular facet of Hunter’s record. I know that even though he’s great on taxes, his spending habits (which are, in his defense, mostly defense-related) make him less fiscally conservative than some of the other candidates. I know that. Heck, I posted a list of his earmarks in 2007.
I support him because he’s great on everything else.
Besides, does it really hurt to post this article anyway? Not everyone knew this information about Huckabee. Remember how a lot of people in the blogosphere said that Huckabee performed well in the debates? His rhetoric may sound nice now, but his record contradicts himself.
I know his chances are slim to none, but hey; in 1992, another Arkansas governor (Bill Clinton) was around 1-2% in national polls early in the year before the primaries.
Also, nice analogy, but we’re talking about the election of the President of the United States, not some mere football player. There’s a lot that will be affected by whomever becomes President after Bush, so forgive me if I want to help people choose a more conservative candidate than Huckabee, who’s managed to deceive quite a few people with his conservative rhetoric.
How is posting information on current news flogging a dead horse?
You can really apply what you said in post 36 to all news topics. So if we all know where to find the information, why come to FR?
Pardon me, but I'm using FR in my research concerning the Republican Presidential candidates. I'm reading articles, following links to candidate websites, and asking knowledgeable posters for their insights. I have also posted concerning the undesirability of Rudy G., in an effort to share what *I* know.
I want to commit to the best authentic conservative candidate, and FR is helping me to see the facts, records, and what they're up to now, regarding each of the Republican candidates. I, for one, need that assistance. FR is a big website. How about you just scroll, and let the others do their research in peace.
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