Huckabee Son Hangs Dog, Father Fires Cop

Rat Tube / Newsweek ^ | 12/15/2007 | Michael Isakoff

[NavVet]

“……..But John Bailey, then the director of Arkansas’s state police, tells NEWSWEEK that Governor Huckabee’s chief of staff and personal lawyer both leaned on him to write a letter officially denying the local prosecutor’s request. Bailey, a career officer who had been appointed chief by Huckabee’s Democratic predecessor, said he viewed the lawyer’s intervention as improper and terminated the conversation. Seven months later, he was called into Huckabee’s office and fired. “I’ve lost confidence in your ability to do your job,” Bailey says Huckabee told him. One reason Huckabee cited was “I couldn’t get you to help me with my son when I had that problem,” according to Bailey. “Without question, [Huckabee] was making a conscious attempt to keep the state police from investigating his son,” says I. C. Smith, the former FBI chief in Little Rock, who worked closely with Bailey and called him a “courageous” and “very solid” professional…..

[politisite]

It is apparent that you are a Huckabee hater. Your posting history tells a story for all to hear.

[NautiNurse]

I don't hate Huckabee. I simply believe he is one of the worst candidates for the GOP POTUS nomination--he is a snake oil salesman.

You are trying to sell us snake oil every time you portend to be an unbiased professional writer.

[politisite]

“Portend” To serve as an omen or a warning of; presage: black clouds that portend a storm.

So I caught you! What does this make you?

Levine ME, Milliron AN, Duffy LK. Diurnal and seasonal rhythms of melatonin, cortisol and testosterone in interior Alaska. Arctic Med Res 1994;53:25–34. You really should do your research before you call me a remedial writer. My work is found in 8 books, 4 text books, and 195 Journal articles. I am not so OCD when writing in blogs. I am not a Huckabee operative. If you really searched and looked at my work since 1996, you will see I am a Republican with Libertarian leanings in foreign policy and taxation. You may also look at my bio. You negate someone based upon spelling and grammar. This is more about you

[mewzilla]

Romney’s 5 kids are all model citizens but you won’t see him get much credit for it here.

If true, good for Romney, his wife, and the kids!

But I still ain't voting for a RINO, no matter how good a parent he is :)

[mountainbunny]

I seem to recall Mitt Romney strapping the family dog in a car carrier for a 12-hour interstate trip. Not his son, Mitt Romney himself:

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1638065,00.html

The part about the dog fouling himself in terror is a particularly nice touch.

It always reminds me of the scene in National Lampoon's Vacation where the dog was left tied to the bumper:
I had a dog like that when I was a kid.
Poor little guy.
He probably kept up with you for a mile or so.
Tough little mutt.

Not a Huckabee supporter