Comments on: Huckabee Tries to Fire Up His Supporters

[jbrewster7]

FACT: Mike Huckabee joined Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in declaring his opposition to the interrogation procedure known as "waterboarding," and said he would support closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and moving the Guantanamo prisoners to the military''s only maximum-security prison, Fort Leavenworth in Kansas. This move would grant habeas corpus rights to %u201Cenemy combatants.%u201D (Source: Washington Post, Huckabee Chafes at ''Front-Runner'' Label, Perry Bacon Jr. 12/4/07)

[jbrewster7]

FACT: The ethics commission fined Huckabee $1,000 for failing to report that he paid himself $14,000 from his 1992 U.S. Senate campaign and $43,000 from his 1994 lieutenant governor''s campaign. (Source: POLITICO, Huckabee rivals unearth ethics complaints Kenneth P. Vogel Nov 21, 2007)

[jbrewster7]

FACT: Mike Huckabee granted 1,033 pardons and commutations, including 12 convicted murderers, one of which "Wayne DuMond" shortly after his release moved to Missouri where he raped and murdered Carol Sue Shields. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in Clay County, Mo., in 2003. He died in prison in 2005. (Source: The Leader, Arkansas clemencies outpace other states, Garrick Feldman, 2004)

FACT: Huckabee accepted more than 300 gifts worth at least $130,000, ranging from $3,700 cowboy boots to a $600 chainsaw. (Source: POLITICO, Huckabee rivals unearth ethics complaints Kenneth P. Vogel Nov 21, 2007)

[jbrewster7]

FACT: Mike Huckabee raised more taxes in 10 years in office than Bill Clinton did in his 12 years. (Source: The Leader, 08/30/2006)

FACT: Mike Huckabee''s substantial tax hikes far surpassed his modest tax cuts, with the average tax burden increasing by a whopping 47% over his tenure. (Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 10/09/07)

FACT: Mike Huckabee opposed a congressional measure to ban internet taxes in 2003. (Source: Arkansas News Bureau, 11/21/03)

[jbrewster7]

FACT: Mike Huckabee in 2004, he allowed a 17% sales tax increase to become law. (Source: The Gurdon Times, 03/02/04)

FACT: Mike Huckabee stole over $70,000 worth of furniture from the Arkansas governors mansion. (Source: Arkansas Times Counting the Furniture, 12/14/06 Leslie Newell Peacock)

FACT: Mike Huckabee set up a nonprofit entity so he could give paid ``inspirational'''' speeches without having to disclose the donors. (SOURCE: Bloomberg Dec 12, 2007 Margaret Carlson)

[jbrewster7]

MIKE HUCKABEE PANDERS FOR THE VOTE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

FACT: During the 2001 regular session of the Arkansas Legislature, Mike Huckabee supported giving driver''s licenses to illegal aliens. (Source Arkansas Journal, Mike Huckabee Supported Bill to Give Driver''s Licenses to Illegal Aliens, Henry Rearden, 11/22/2007)

FACT: Mike Huckabee supported in-state higher education benefits for children of illegal immigrants. (Laura Kellams, "Senators research U.S. law on aliens," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 1/27/05)

[jbrewster7]

FACT: Mike Huckabee opposed a federal raid of 119 illegal immigrants at an Arkansas Tyson poultry plant, 107 of whom left the country either voluntarily or through deportation. (Melissa Nelson, "Huckabee Risks Political Fortunes To Denounce Immigration Raid," Associated Press, 8/5/05)

FACT: Mike Huckabee opposed a bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in his own state. (Source CNS NEWS, Some GOP Concerned about Huckabee''s Immigration Views, Fred Lucas, 12/04/2007)

FACT: Mike Huckabee says he has degree in theology, further investigation discovers he does not. (Source: The Carpetbagger Report, Mike Huckabee has a theology degree -- or does he?, 12/14/2007)

Look through his "Awe Schucks" act and see him for what he really is. Mike Huckabee is a liberal in conservative clothing that uses the religion card to push his own agenda.

[wendy731]

Huckabee''s put downs does not sound very Presidential nor does it give me confidence in his ability to lead with excellence or wisdom

[allenfuller-2009]

I''m supporting Huckabee because he is the best candidate for changing our nation.

His proposals and policies are far bolder than any other candidate''s. He''s not afraid to aim high.

His great communication skills will help him reach many voters who are not inside the traditional Republican box. Yet, his positions and solutions are essentially conservative, so if he can persuade people to support them, he will GROW the conservative movement.

The Republicans underestimated him. First they wrote him off, or laughed at him. Now, many other Republicans "have the knives out for him" (they want to use any dirty trick and distortion they can to assassinate him politically). Ordinary people are taking back power from the entrenched Washington interests, but it is not going to be easy. Nevertheless, they made a serious mistake by underestimating him.

The Democrats are making a similar mistake. People who don''t know much about Huckabee think he''s a quirky Bible-thumping hick, easy to dismiss. But as people hear him speak and learn more about him, they become more and more impressed.

Huckabee is our best candidate for winning in ''08 and leading the country in a bold new conservative but practical direction.

[wendy731]

Mike Huckabee may be recalling his years as a youngster being bullied and left out. Huckabee loves the "spotlight" that he felt he didn''t have as a youngster. I fear he is feeding an old grudge.