Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Huckabee's Rise and Rise
The Washington Post ^ | 12/10/2007 | Dan Balz

Posted on 12/10/2007 5:46:54 PM PST by dano1

click here to read article


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-48 next last
MikeHuckabee.com - I Like Mike!
1 posted on 12/10/2007 5:46:55 PM PST by dano1
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: dano1

Unless I find out this guy is a foreign policy national security whiz, I just have to feel he isn’t what the country needs right now. But then, how often does the country get who it needs?


2 posted on 12/10/2007 5:49:24 PM PST by Williams
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Williams

For what it’s worth, I have to agree with you.


3 posted on 12/10/2007 5:51:23 PM PST by Monkey Face (If we are what we eat, I'm cheap, fast and easy.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Williams
I’m with you. The guy just plain doesn’t have the qualifications and the broad range of experience that Fred has.
4 posted on 12/10/2007 5:51:51 PM PST by NurdlyPeon (Thompson / Hunter in 2008)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: dano1; Dane
Geee Dane, isn't it just a LITTLE strange to you, how the liberal MSM is going gaga for the Huckster?

"Pretty soon, Southern white guys like me may be in the minority," Huckabee said jokingly as the crowd roared in laughter.

Huckabee promotes 'open door' policy at LULAC convention

Thursday, Jun 30, 2005

By Wesley Brown

Arkansas News Bureau

LITTLE ROCK - In a impassioned speech before hundreds of influential Hispanic civil rights leaders from across the nation, Gov. Mike Huckabee told a captive audience Wednesday that America is great because it has always opened it doors up to people seeking a better way of life.

"I would hope that no matter who we are, or where we are from, that America should always be a place that opens its arms, opens it heart, opens its spirit to people who come because they want the best for their families ...," Huckabee said as the largely Hispanic audience gave him a standing ovation.

Huckabee was the keynote speaker, along with Tyson Foods Inc. Chairman and CEO John Tyson, at a noon luncheon of the League of United Latin American Citizens, which is holding its 76th annual convention in Little Rock.

About 10,000 political, community and business leaders, along with exhibitors and speakers are in Little Rock attending the convention at the Statehouse Convention Center. The convention started Monday and runs through Saturday.

Although he never actually talked about the U.S. or Arkansas immigration policy, Huckabee made it very clear where he stood on the issue. In his opening remarks, he said the nation will need to address the concerns of the Hispanic community because of its growing influence and population base.

"Pretty soon, Southern white guys like me may be in the minority," Huckabee said jokingly as the crowd roared in laughter.

He told the LULAC delegates that their presence in the state's capital city was very important because Arkansas has one of the fastest growing Hispanic populations in the nation. "Your gathering is so very significant for our state," Huckabee said. "We are delighted to have you."

Despite several light moments, Huckabee did not stray away from several controversial issues that made him a target of criticism during the recently ended 85th General Assembly. He said Arkansas needs to make the transition from a traditional Southern state to one that recognizes and cherishes diversity "in culture, in language and in population."

"This is an issue that is going to require extraordinary efforts on both sides of the border, particularly those coming from Mexico," Huckabee said of verifying the status of illegal aliens. "But I am confident that our government will recognize that we should accommodate people who wish to provide the best opportunities for their families (and) employers so that we can make sure our economy has the necessary work force."

During the legislation session, Huckabee criticized an immigration bill by Republican senators Jim Holt of Springdale and Denny Altes of Fort Smith as un-Christian, un-American, irresponsible and anti-life. Senate Bill 206, which died in the Senate, would have required proof of citizenship to register to vote and also force state agencies to report suspected cases of people living in the country illegally. Holt, R-Springdale, replied later to Huckabee's comments that Christian charity does not include turning a blind eye to lawbreaking.

5 posted on 12/10/2007 5:58:40 PM PST by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Williams

“The Huckster: Smarmier than Jimmy Carter, and Slicker than Willie Clinton.”


6 posted on 12/10/2007 5:59:42 PM PST by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: dano1

The Washington Post?....get real This is a conservative website. Please post some conservative article supporting the Husckster. As it is you are just playing the game of the left by promoting this guy.


7 posted on 12/10/2007 6:03:10 PM PST by TheLion
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Travis McGee

As attention now draws on Huck’s real record, I predict he will sink as fast as he has climbed.


8 posted on 12/10/2007 6:06:04 PM PST by TheLion
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: dano1; LS
I am interested in knowing if anyone who has studied past elections and primaries (LS that is why I am pinging you, you seem to have a wealth of knowledge in this area) knows of any other candidate that has gone from single digits, to front runner in such a short amount of time, only to sink back into oblivion just as quick like many here are predicting?

Don't late "surgers" tend to stay on the top in the early going?

I like Mike, but I absolutely have become convinced that he can not win a general election. He is just not a War Time President which we so greatly need at this time. I also don't like his nanny state ideals, but I could overlook those, just not his lack of foreign policy knowledge.

9 posted on 12/10/2007 6:07:30 PM PST by codercpc
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: TheLion

the little girl is a lefty. thats why she is pushing huckelclown.


10 posted on 12/10/2007 6:08:50 PM PST by bobby.223
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: NurdlyPeon
The guy just plain doesn’t have the qualifications and the broad range of experience that Fred has.

Worth repeating.

11 posted on 12/10/2007 6:13:27 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: codercpc
I also don't like his nanny state ideals, but I could overlook those,...

Most true Conservatives including myself can't.

12 posted on 12/10/2007 6:15:14 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: Williams

Huckabee seems to be dancing quite a slippery fandango on today’s <”Hannity and C****s.”


13 posted on 12/10/2007 6:15:16 PM PST by unspun (God save us from egos -- especially our own.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Williams

It’s plain scary how he reminds me of Carter and WJC.... weak,liberal and slick like Bill.


14 posted on 12/10/2007 6:21:16 PM PST by libbylu
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: EGPWS

I meant if he does become our nominee. It is the War Time President that scares me to death.


15 posted on 12/10/2007 6:24:46 PM PST by codercpc
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]

To: Travis McGee
The RNC keeps putting up stiffs. Nixon, Ford, both Bush’s,Dole, Frist, Allen. Yeah, all good guys, but not popular, in a have a beer way. All very corporatist, tight, cool. The elites didn’t even like Reagan, nor Goldwater.

America is at heart, a lower to middle class nation in tastes.

TV has made the visual, voice, popular presentation more important than in the old days of Newspapers and sonorous big three networks.

Seriously, do you think if the Democrats all disappeared tomorrow, the Republican party would return us to small government, low tax/regulations? Naw, too many business are set up to prosper in this environment. Too many new, low cost business would be started up, risking old investments and long term debts. Frankly, the Republican Party loves the existance of the Democrats. Who would of thought after winning the the Presidency and both houses they would manufacture themselves back so that Dems would lead and they could comfortably go along, all the while spewing shibboleths about low taxs, small state.

16 posted on 12/10/2007 6:25:40 PM PST by Leisler (RNC, RINO National Committee. Always was, always will be.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: dano1

Once again the Washington Post tells us just how awful poor ol’ Fred Thompson is....gee, Dane, do ya think they do things like that on purpose? Duh-errr...


17 posted on 12/10/2007 6:29:36 PM PST by Regulator (And The Rubes Fall For It)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: dano1

I am waiting for the other shoe to fall.Rest assured it will fall.


18 posted on 12/10/2007 6:33:07 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Defeat liberalism, its the right thing to do for America.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: bobby.223

I think the whole “left” is supporting this guy as I see little support on the right.


19 posted on 12/10/2007 6:35:14 PM PST by mcshot (Missing my grade school desk which protected from nuclear blasts.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: All

I suspect John McCain is just biding his time for the REAL rise!

With just a little effort on our part, McCain can come out gangbusters!

Yeah, that’s the real story here - like the tortoise who gets a sudden burst of energy during the last lap!

Isn’t that inspiring!!

Let’s pull together & give him the boost he needs! Don’t waste your vote on someone else - give it to the candidate who can really win AND do the best job!


20 posted on 12/10/2007 6:40:13 PM PST by mossyoaks (Victory for W!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-48 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson