Posted on 12/22/2007 6:36:25 AM PST by LowCountryJoe
You have not been looking very hard.
The guy thinks Dean Martin is a menace to society? Damn. Not only do I absolutely LOVE Dean Martin (one of the funniest men ever!), most of today’s “youth” couldn’t tell you who Martin, Crosby, Sinatra, or Lewis were. Seriously.
As I suspected, the Huckster is nothing more than a nanny state politician, with no core conservative principles. Other than his social conservatism.
But Huckster, “LEAVE DEAN MARTIN ALONE!”
..I'm surprised it has taken people so long to notice...
I had to stop half-way through this thing. This author is not very good and his editor must have been on vacation when this went to print. It’s rambling and unfocused.
Mike Huckabee on Fox News December 9, 2007 making clear his amnesty approach will be for illegal aliens to go back home and come back legally within days or maybe weeks.
…a pathway that sends people back to the starting point but this idea of waiting years, no I don’t agree with that in fact look if we can get a credit card application done within hours, if we can get passports done within days, if we can transact business over the internet anyplace in the world within seconds, do a background check instantaneously. It’s our government that has failed and is dysfunctional. It shouldn’t take years to get a work permit to come here to pick lettuce. So part of the plan that I have is that we seal the borders, you don’t have amnesty and sanctuary cities, you do have a pathway that gets you back home. But that pathway to get back here legally doesn’t take years, it would talk days, maybe weeks and then people could come back in the workforce. Let me tell you one thing that is important, two things, number one, the American people say do something, do it now, we don’t want to have this country ignoring the illegal problem. I get it. Second, I want people that are in this country to hold their heads up high. You know right now there are a lot of people who really are here because they are trying to feed their families. I don’t begrudge them that. I say everyday, I say thank God I live in a country people are trying to break into, not out of, but lets give them the means by which they can get here thru the door, legally, and when they’re here they don’t have to hide, they don’t have to keep their heads down and hope nobody catches them. They have their heads held high. Everyone living within the borders of the United States ought to be able to do so with dignity and with a since of pride, not a sense of fear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOKe9RSEyM8
FROM:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316253,00.html
WALLACE: Let's turn to immigration, because you put out a new immigration plan this week. You called for building...
HUCKABEE: Yes.
WALLACE: ... a border fence, for cracking down on employers, for telling illegals to go home.
But last year in an interview, you said something somewhat different. You said this, "I think that the rational approach is to find a way to give people a pathway to citizenship."
Governor, in your new plan, the only path is to go home and to get on the back of the line, which, of course, would mean years of waiting. Why the change?
HUCKABEE: Well, I don't think there's an inconsistency. When I said a pathway, I didn't say what the pathway was.
I now believe that the only thing the American people are going to accept — and, frankly, the only thing that really makes sense — is a pathway that sends people back to the starting point.
But this idea of the waiting years — no, I don't agree with that. In fact, look, if we can get a credit card application done within hours, if we can get passports done within days, if we can transact business over the Internet any place in the world within seconds, do a background check instantaneously — it's our government that has failed and is dysfunctional.
It shouldn't take years to get a work permit to come here and pick lettuce. So part of the plan that I have is that we seal the borders. You don't have amnesty and sanctuary cities. You do have a pathway that gets you back home.
But that pathway to get back here legally doesn't take years. It would take days, maybe weeks, and then people could come back in the workforce.
I understand very well that you cannot believe one word the huck is saying.
It’s not so much Huckabee’s personality and past stances I don’t like.
It’s what he represents to the body politic, whether fairly or unfairly perceived.
In the minds of most voters, Huckabee would respresent the dogmatic judgemental Preacher type of leader who subliminally wants to inject his will on Americans.
That is NOT what I believe about Huckabee, being a fairly strict Baptist church-goer.
But I am certain others will see a self-righteous moralist minister when they look at Huckabee — which would mean a 50-state sweep for the Democrats.
What you said.
Being visibly and genuinely Christian is one thing--and a very good thing. Using the sacred name of Jesus Christ as political currency and implying by words or choice of speaking venues that the world is divided between true Christians and false Christians (Catholics, Mormons etc), is another thing--and a very bad thing.
Reagan won because he created a conservative coalition that included all good conservatives who shared the same core virtues and values. Their respective religious doctrines were not considered. Huckabee has demonstrated contempt for that coalition. Many Evangelicals might not think so, but a lot of us "false" Christians feel the sting of Huck's contempt and disdain quite acutely.
When I ask them WHO EXACTLY is a fiscal conservative in Washington today, all I get is silence. I have trouble believing that Mike could possibly spend More than the RINOs and DemocRATS we have currently.
Having an Ayatollah Khomeini in charge of Iran gave us enough grief...we don't need to elect an ayatollah as President of the United States. And I don't think the Republican Party will want to give its nomination to someone who applies Hitler analogies to the President of the United States, particularly when that President is a Republican...not unless they take leave of their senses.
I think Huckabee was registered on Free Republic for a while...was he on DU at the same time?
Huckabee has surged because he won a couple of debates and he’s got evangelical support. If a quick rise can happen to the liberal pro-life evangelical Huckster, it can happen to the conservative pro-life evangelical Hunter.
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According to Intrade, the winner of the December 12th GOP debate was... Duncan Hunter.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938773/posts
“The Huckster is not ready for prime time. Hillary would beat him like a worn out drum”
He’s from Arkansas, need we say more.
The Hildabeast probably has more on Huck than she has on Obama.
The recent level of animosity towards Mike Huckabee from the Republican establishment, and conservative talk radio hosts and columnists in particular, is simply amazing. It manifests itself in a daily waves of distortion and half-truths concerning Huckabee’s record and positions. They have obviously learned their lessons well from the mainstream media and Clinton Inc.
HEY BROTHER, YOU GOT A LOT OF BUNK GOING THERE. So the people speaking out against Huckabee are offering up distortions and half truths? YOU ARE WRONG.
Rush pointed out yesterday that the New Hampshire chapter of the NEA has endorsed Howard Dean (2004), Hillary Clinton (2007) and Mike Huckabee (2007). Can you get a clue what kind of losers they support?
I live in the Central Valley of California. I read the SJ Mercury News — one of most liberal newspapers in the country. Any idea why they’re giving Huckabee shining, positive press?
The DNC has issued dozens of attacks on other GOP candidates. Why only four on Huckabee? DUDE, GET A CLUE, THEY ARE LICKING THEIR CHOPS FOR THIS GUY.
Huckabee raised spending 65 percent in Arkansas — 3X the rate of inflation. He has VICIOUSLY attacked President Bush on the war on terror — just like the former French government and the Democrats. Sorry, but Huckabee DESERVES EVERYTHING HE’S GETTING. He’s a Republican Jimmy Carter and he would be a loser like Mike D. in 1988.
I completely agree with you. Fred just doesn’t have it it seems.
Yes, I feel the same way. I am frustrated.
At this point who is looking like they are ready for this battle?
Not Fred.
Hunter? No one has even heard of him outside of the posters here.
The two that have the charisma, at least some of the stances I’d like to see, the energy, the strong stand on terrorism are Rudy and Mitt.
They aren’t exactly what I’d like on social issues, but I am not going to vote strictly on abortion. That to me, would be sacrificing many other things I find very important.
McCain would even do, but I don’t think he can beat Hillary.
Great article. Thanks for posting.
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