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Huckabee Son Hangs Dog, Father Fires Cop
Rat Tube / Newsweek ^ | 12/15/2007 | Michael Isakoff

Posted on 12/18/2007 4:09:49 AM PST by 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…..

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dog; doggieping; ethics; huckabee
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To: NavVet

That is absolutely horrible.


41 posted on 12/18/2007 5:13:12 AM PST by mel
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To: NautiNurse

A purple boa is really not the look for him. He should consult a new couture.


42 posted on 12/18/2007 5:14:48 AM PST by Free State Four
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To: OCCASparky
This happened about eight months ago.

Huckabee wasn't even governor 8 months ago.

43 posted on 12/18/2007 5:16:36 AM PST by Sloth (Democrats and GOPers are to government what Jeffrey Dahmer and Michael Jackson are to babysitting)
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To: NautiNurse

That can’t be the real son, that is a joke right?


44 posted on 12/18/2007 5:18:21 AM PST by mel
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To: NavVet
First I heard of this was this morning when Mike Gallagher and Bob Beckle were discussing it on Fox & FRiends.

His son is a sick individual....and it will affect Huckabee's campaign. In Middle America there isn't anything much worse than mistreating a dog

45 posted on 12/18/2007 5:18:30 AM PST by mware (Americans in arm chairs doing the work of the media.)
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To: NavVet

Huckabee is cooked, the polls just haven’t caught up with the news yet.


46 posted on 12/18/2007 5:19:51 AM PST by Anonymous Rex ( For Rent)
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To: Travis McGee

Too funny.

He is a big fella.


47 posted on 12/18/2007 5:20:38 AM PST by rineaux (How dare you, how dare you question the Clinton's wrecked record.)
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To: LilAngel

Sorry, pre-caffeine expectation that you would read my mind.

An example of a psychopath known to not have been abused as a child or be the offspring of a psychopathic parent.


48 posted on 12/18/2007 5:25:08 AM PST by From many - one.
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To: NautiNurse

Thanks.


49 posted on 12/18/2007 5:26:53 AM PST by From many - one.
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To: holdonnow

FYI, Mark....


50 posted on 12/18/2007 5:31:41 AM PST by MaestroLC ("Let him who wants peace prepare for war."--Vegetius, A.D. Fourth Century)
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To: mel
That can’t be the real son, that is a joke right?

Another photo for comparison during David's school daze at Arkansas State University. David was crowned Homecoming King in 2001:


51 posted on 12/18/2007 5:34:46 AM PST by NautiNurse (Plants are people too)
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To: taillightchaser

Clintons, if they did this, are really stupid. So, I doubt they released it. The story would have been held until the general election after Huckster gets the nod.


52 posted on 12/18/2007 5:37:28 AM PST by Goreknowshowtocheat
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To: NavVet
Bailey, a career officer who had been appointed chief by Huckabee's Democratic predecessor

Gee, I wonder why this little tidbit from the Newsweek article was left out of the blog. And I'm not defending his Son, but lets get real.

Like everybody here when they were 17 was spending their time helping little old ladies across the street. Let you in on a little secret, I got busted a couple times as a teen, but because my Dad's restaurant was the favorite hangout of the police, I was quickly released. Oh, and did I mention a stray cat that lived under our house had kittens. I adopted one of them, and when mommy cat came to try and kill it, I kicked it, and broke its neck. Yes, like most of you, I was a dumb teenager, who knew nothing about life except what a godless school system taught me.

Lets get back to real issues, not some teenage prank gone bad. If this is going to be the typical level of debate on FR for the next year, we are in far more trouble than I ever imagined.

53 posted on 12/18/2007 5:40:51 AM PST by HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath (Christ's Kingdom on Earth is the answer. What is your question?)
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To: NautiNurse

I’m guessing the Queen was less than thrilled...and kept her dogs away from the King.


54 posted on 12/18/2007 5:41:03 AM PST by Mr Rogers (Amnesty is Huckabee's middle name!)
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To: HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath

“The mommy cat came to try and kill it so I kicked it and broke it’s neck.” You are one sick pup.

However, the real issue here as far as Huckabee is concerned is his attempt to use his authority to influence law enforcement for his own benefit. Sound like any other Arkansas politicians you know?


55 posted on 12/18/2007 5:47:23 AM PST by NavVet (If you don't defend conservatism in the Primary, you won't have it to defend in the Election)
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To: Goreknowshowtocheat
At least the son is a real Christian and not a Mormon.

If you count criminal animal torturers as real Christians....it's funny that the "Mormon" lives and acts like a Christian while the "Christians" are that in name only.
56 posted on 12/18/2007 5:49:33 AM PST by Vinomori
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To: OCCASparky; secret garden

No, it happened when the boy was 17.


57 posted on 12/18/2007 5:54:39 AM PST by cinives (On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
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To: HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath

Didn’t you have parents?

School’s for only 3 r’s not 4.

Don’t blame the schools for your parents failure to instill a decent regard for living things.


58 posted on 12/18/2007 5:55:44 AM PST by From many - one.
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To: From many - one.

parents = parents’


59 posted on 12/18/2007 5:56:40 AM PST by From many - one.
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To: NautiNurse

He looks like Fat Tuesday.


60 posted on 12/18/2007 5:57:52 AM PST by HIDEK6
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