Huckabee: I've Got The "Right" Experience

Political Players: GOP Candidate From Hope, Arkansas, Says He Can Win

(CBS)  Political Players is a weekly conversation with the leaders, consultants, and activists who are shaping American politics. This week, CBS News' Brian Goldsmith talked with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee about his candidacy for president, his efforts to rally conservative Christian support, and why he's never used summer as a verb.

CBSNews.com: One of the realities of American politics is that money often means electoral success. How can you sustain a winning presidential campaign having raised only about one-fifth as much as Ron Paul last quarter?

Mike Huckabee: Well, the same way that we have stayed on the ground when people thought we had to raise 20, and 30, and 50 million dollars to be where we are today. The reality is that I am ahead of candidates right now in national polls who have raised $60 million. So, I think it is not so much about how little we have raised, but how well we have done with what we have.

More importantly, we have seen just an explosion of fundraising in the last two weeks. We have had to upgrade our web server three times in a six day period. We have hired extra people just to open mail and answer phones. So, we are where we need to be at this point. And that is a good foundation.

CBSNews.com: One of the criticisms of your campaign is that maybe you did not spend the time before you began running to travel around the country and to build a network of fundraisers.

Mike Huckabee: Well, I was busy being governor. And I told the people of Arkansas that I would give them my attention, and serve in that capacity until the day I left office. And that is exactly what I did. And for that I am not the least bit sorry.

They had elected me to do a job, and I fulfilled it, just like I would as president, if elected to do that job. It did put me behind the fundraising curve and the organizational curve. But we made up the ground. And now we are in a position where these other guys, who had been out there, burning a lot of money, now probably wish they were where I am in terms of at least gaining the ground.

CBSNews.com: At least according to one poll out this week, you are in second place in Iowa. What is the scenario for you after Iowa? Is your plan to try to win there, and then ride that momentum into other states?

Mike Huckabee: Well, we certainly believe that doing well in Iowa moves us forward in New Hampshire, where we are also working hard. In addition to that, we’re working hard in South Carolina. These three early primary states provide the sling shot to move forward.

We’ve acted to perform in these states. When we do, then we are in the game. And we think we are now. There is going to be a sorting out. It is what typically happens in these early three states. Some folks make it and others just do not get past them. We plan to get past them.

CBSNews.com: A lot of the criticism of you--on policy grounds--has come from the economic right. They say that you raised taxes in Arkansas, that you are for universal health care and higher spending. Is it absolutely impermissible for a Republican candidate for office, even if he compensates with other tax cuts, to have ever raised a tax?

Mike Huckabee: Well, the criticisms sort of ignore the nuance of being a governor. I balanced the budget every year I was in office for ten and a half years, which, by law, I have to do--to operate within the money we have.

But we had Supreme Court orders that told us we had to spend more money on education. And when we have burning issues, like a crumbling infrastructure of roads and bridges that I've inherited and I take it to the people and get an 80 percent vote for a highway program, I think that shows good management, not lack of fiscal restraint.

So, it is really one of those things that when people look at the record of even though I was in a very overwhelmingly Democrat state, going against those headwinds we still got tax cuts.

We were still able to hold the line on spending. And if you talk to the legislators that actually served with me for a considerable period of time, I think you are going to find that they felt like it was a very conservative management.

CBSNews.com: You have called the Club for Growth, which is a major economic conservative group and one of your biggest critics, the "Club for Greed." Do you think that the people who run the Club for Growth care more about themselves than the country?

Mike Huckabee: I am not going to judge their motives, because I do not know what they are. I just know that their tactics are, frankly, despicable. They take money that we do not know where it comes from, and then they use the anonymous money to take hits out on candidates that, frankly, would be a whole lot better for them than Hillary Clinton.

Why they do that is something they will have to explain. But I think the dishonesty about the issues, and how they distort and misuse them, is very troubling. And they have to answer for that.

CBSNews.com: On health care, you have said that the Democrats are for a government plan, the Republicans put too much faith in private insurance companies, and you trust the individual. What parts of the major Democrats’ plans are run by the government?

Mike Huckabee: Well, they still put a focus on the government being involved in the operation and the details. And I think for many people that is a kind of a frightening thought that we would have yet more government intervention. People know that the government's taking Social Security into bankruptcy.

The government cannot keep up with the cost of Medicare and Medicaid, and the reimbursement rates certainly make it harder and harder for doctors to get paid even their costs. The thought that government would add another layer of control I think is very troubling to many people.

[macusweil]

Heard the FSM "flying spaghetti monster" has endorsed Huckabee to be head pirate to help stem global warming.

[harp1963]

Mike,

You seem like a good guy, but your timing couldn''t be worse. We''re all burned out on the "guy from the south" routine after 8 years of George Bush, Trent Lott, and the "good''ol kln boys from the south" garbage. The only southerns that have a chance are Clinton and Edwards. That''s because they don''t exude the "hum ding shing ding lou" "ya''all come back now ya here" thing. We want a professional not Jed Clampit. Sorry.

[shingson]

I think Mike has great timing. We need a man like him to beat the Clintons. He has done it before and he can do it again! I am praying that he makes it all the way to the white house!

[shingles1]

I think Huckabee is really one of the only decent candidates out of all the Republican panderbears and hypocrites in the race. BUT he''s also sitting on the whopping rotten egg that, while governor, he supported paroling Wayne Dumond, a convicted rapist, who went on to rape and murder at least one (possibly two) women. He then referred to this as "much ado about nothing".

If Huckabee starts to really gain traction in the polls, some other candidate will definitely bring this up.

[likeitis5050]

Huckawho?

[gunownerdan]

Mike Huckabee is another member of the CFR(Council on Foreign Relations) just like the Clintons, Obama, Edwards, Biden, Richardson, Bush, Cheney, Giuliani, Romney, Thompson, and McCain to name a few.
The CFR has hijacked the foreign policy of both parties and their main goal is to destroy American soveriengty and our constitution leading to the formation of a North American Union with Canada and Mexico.
Dr. Ron Paul is NOT a member of the CFR and he is the only anti-war and pro-liberty candidate running for president.
ronpaul2008.com

[blancadebree]

I applaud Mike Huckabee. I have waffled on him, but recently I saw him on CNN, and I realized once again why he may be one of the true conservatives in the race. I may consider endorsing him again. What has pleased me most is his pro-Rapture stance. This is the kind of fiscal policy I think we can all embrace. Who cares about taxes, budgets, deficits? When Jesus comes back and all of us get taken up to Heaven, no one left will care about the deficit as they are burning the Lake of Fire. Of course, with the EPA dismantled, there will be a lot of lakes of fire before Christ returns. But that''s OK. We really don''t have to worry about protecting the environment, because Jesus is coming back, and he has a mop and bucket in hand!

So keep it coming, Mike. You may just win over this old broad yet!

[usprophet]

Most intelligent people can see right through the mainstream media''s bias against Ron Paul. "What about the polls?", you ask. As someone who''s in been the business, I know you can make a poll result look anyway you want. All you have to do is call or not call on people in a certain demographic group to achieve your desired result. You can see the man has support. He''s won the viewer phone-in polls in ALL of the GOP debates he''s been in. People everywhere are in the street, and on the Net, supporting him like no other. And his campaign chest is growing daily, and not from huge corporate donations like the other GOP and Democratic party candidates get, but from grass root supporters who give what little they can afford--$5, $10, whatever. This is a 21st Century political revolution, my friends, and the Oligarchs or on the defensive. Ignore what the media network giants like CBS tell you. They sold-out to the status quo decades ago. This man has some major grass roots support across this country. I believe he is our only hope to restore peace, prosperity and freedom in this country. Presidential candidates with the high-level of personal integrity and proven track record of adherance to The Constitution Congressman, Paul has always demonstrated only come around only once in a lifetime, if we''re lucky. The stakes are too high. The cause of freedom is too important. Get off your couch, put the remote down, and support Ron Paul!

[simonsez40]

So keep it coming, Mike. You may just win over this old broad yet!


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Posted by blancadebree

No thanks Blanca I want my preacher''s at church and not running the country - Bush showed me what a conservative, christian base party can do........get them the heck out of office!

[afmca]

I think it is better for him to say he has the better "right wing" experience. I don''t see any Repub with the right experience to clean up the disaster Bush and Cheney will leave. Since Repubs have more allegiance to party than to the country they will have to prove their allegiance to Bush''s failed policies more than acknowledging how bad they were and correcting them. This is not the time for another religious zealot in the White House.

[gkc99]

The experience for what job? Grand Inquisitor? This guy''s out of the Dark Ages. We''d not be surprised to find out he believes that the Sun goes around the Earth--because it says so in the bible! The most anti-science of all the Repugs. Under Huckabee, we''d have to have the schools teaching Creation Chemistry, about the 4 elements, earth air fire and water! Straight back to 500 years ago with Huckabee!

[gunownerdan]

"Most intelligent people can see right through the mainstream media''s bias against Ron Paul."
Posted by USProphet

Unfortunately for us, most Americans are not very intelligent.

[jseales1124]

I want to just make a quick comment: I believe that governor huckabee is a modern day Teddy Roosevelt. Remember, many in Teddy''s party did not like him because he cared "too" much about the "ordinary" man. Regardless of his personal beliefs about God, he is FOR the ordinary man...when is the last time we had a politician running for president that cared about YOU (of course, if you are a member of the "elite," then I guess you would feel "cared" for). Peace and Blessings!

[usprophet]

You get the sense that our country is desperate for someone to show us the way. Not the old way. Not the same way, but a NEW WAY. Think about this for a minute. What if we pulled all of our troops out of South Korea? They''ve been there for 50+ years. What if we quit worrying about Iran, but instead, realized that its having a nuclear weapon will not mean the end of the world? What if we pulled all of our troops out of the Middle-East, and brought them all home? What if we realistically addressed the National Debt, and paid attention to REALLY DOING SOMETHING about stopping illegal immigration? These are the ideas of Republican Presidential candidate, Dr. Ron Paul. He''s a ten term Congressman and a physician who has delivered over 4,000 babies. He''s an intellectual who''s published four books, three of which are devoted entirely to sound economics. He was raised on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania as a pious Lutheran, but now he attends a Baptist church. Paul is given to mulling things over morally. Whenever he recollects the helicopter pilots he treated as an Air Force Flight Surgeon (Captain) during the Vietnam War, a war which he now says was "totally unnecessary and illegal," he laments, "They were gung-ho. I%u2019ve often thought about how many of those people never came back." Candidates with the high level of personal integrity and proven track record of adherance to The Constitution, Congressman Paul has always demonstrated only come around once in a lifetime, if we''re lucky.

[fibonacci_]

"Unfortunately for us, most Americans are not very intelligent."

Boy are you right about that. People will jump on me for this but its the truth. Very few cultures (and no country of equal or greater population) are as oblivious to the rest of the world as Americans. Americans are often extremely naive. Most of them can''t find Iraq or Afghanistan on a map and some can''t even find the USA on a map. There is also a significant number who cheer for the USA as if it was a football team "Go USA! YEAA! Go USA!" Most people of this type consider themselves to be Republicans. I admit most people on these forums are probably not like that, as they actually have the intelligence to debate issues. But there are a few for sure. This naiveness is partially due geography admittedly - we have 2 countries on our borders, but we need to work on this because it is causing problems.

Now some good things about America. Our people are in everyday life very friendly in comparison to other cultures. Our hospitality is great. We have one of the most diverse cultures in the world. Our country offers a good quality of life for those who work hard (or are lucky).

In closing I will say that most people in general are not that intelligent, regardless of the country.

[gunownerdan]

One thing I will never forget is how only about 1 in 1,000 Americans are able to name the 5 rights guaranteed to us by the 1st Amendment of the Bill Of Rights - freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom to petition the government, and freedom to assemble.
If people don''t know their rights, they won''t even notice when they are taken away.

[mcvett]

All Huckabee has to say is:

"I''m just a man from a small town called Hope"

and based on previous years, liberals should swoon.

LOL

[mcvett]

All Huckabee has to say is:

"I''m just a man from a small town called Hope"

and based on previous years, liberals should swoon.

LOL

[tomdawg6]

Huckabee is not a BAD guy, he just does not have the grasp of history and the Constitution that Ron Paul has. Huckabee says we must keep our ''HONOR'' by staying in Iraq until the job is done (he doesn''t mention how loooooooooong that may be). But it is easy to talk about ''HONOR'' when your sending another man''s son to die in a far away desert.
Besides, our soldiers'' honor is in tact, except for a handful at Abu Ghraib. Huckabee says his Mama told him to ''buy it if you brake it''. Well, my Mama told me that just because some fool jumps off a bridge, I didn''t have to jump off behind them.
Huckabee''s campaign will end in New Hampshire, where Ron Paul''s will emerge.

[mudrose-2009]

Posted by tomdawg6

The generals estimate that we will be in Iraq for the next 50 years. Just wanted to give you something to think about in case you think Huckabee is selling you a bill of goods. Also Ron Paul hasn''t got a chance in hell of going anyway but back home. Maybe he and Kucinich can catch a UFO.

[gunownerdan]

If Ron Paul doesn''t have a chance, neither does the future of America and our constitution.

[fibonacci_]

Although all the Ron Paul spam here annoys me and I strongly dislike republicans, I have to admit the man has an interesting standpoint and ideas. He is also clearly better educated than your average republican. That being said I still don''t think he is the right candidate for president...unfortunately I haven''t seen a candidate who is. And I definately think (unfortunately) that he does not even stand the slightest chance.

[usprophet]

"The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home."
- James Madison

"Those that give give up essential liberties for temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
- Abraham Lincoln

"We have nothing to fear but fear itself, and those who would exploit our fear for power and their own personal, selfish, cynical gain."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Peace is not the absence of conflict. It is the ability to handle conflict through peaceful means."
- Ronald Reagan

"Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must...undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
- Thomas Paine

"Liberty, when it takes root, is a plant of rapid growth."
- George Washington

"Commerce with all nations. Alliances with none."
- Thomas Jefferson

"Wars are poor chisels for carving-out peaceful tomorrows."
- Martin Luther King Jr.

"Ron Paul does''nt represent your Father''s style of political thought. He represents your Founding Fathers''."
- Me

[usprophet]

What''s Ron''s message? Whatever you think Dr. Paul''s campaign is about, the main thing it has done thus far is to serve as a clearinghouse for voters like me who feel unrepresented by New World Order Fasciscts (mainstream Republicans) and their Socialist comrades in crime (mainstream Democrats). They''re actually one and the same. There is no real difference between the two parties. Most people, though, are too distracted, dumbed-down, or outright brainwashed by mainstream media, which endlessly regurgitates scientifically-crafted streams of information and entertainment aimed at imprisoning their minds and keeping their eyes closed to the realities of the world around them, to recognize this. Those currently in power, and those being groomed to take [major] political power, are the global elite, and we are their "Plebs." People on the right and those on the left have many differences, maybe irreconcilable ones. But they have a lot of common beliefs too, and their numbers and anger are of a considerable magnitude. No matter what happens in 2008, I personally believe Ron Paul will influence the national conversation about what the role of the federal government is, how much power should government have over our lives, how much liberty we should give up for security. These are important issues, and frankly, no one''s talking about them as seriously and sincerely as Ron Paul. What''s for sure is that his growing army of supporters like me will be a force to be reckoned with in 2008.

[usprophet]

Ron Paul can win the GOP nomination. If he does, I predict a landslide victory in November of 2008. Even the oddsmakers in Vegas aren''t willing to discount his chances. They''re currently giving him 6:1 odds to win against Hitlery if he gets the nomination. Romney, McCain and the globalist, sell-out Giuliani don''t even have better than a 25:1 chance of winning if they get the GOP nod. All it takes is for formerly apathetic individuals to get off the couch and nominate him in their local Republican primary or caucus process. Political parties are nothing more than tools. Those who read the manual and use the tools properly will win the nomination for their candidate. For the past 20 years, many good people have stayed at home and accepted whatever candidate they let others select for them. This year, those people are learning how to use their vote to bring about positive and long overdue political change in this country. To make a difference, you must participate in the Republican primary election or caucus process in your county, precinct or district. Nothing else matters. If we do this, we win. If not, we lose. The GOP has been suffering from declining participation for decades. Fewer than 10% of registered voters have ALL the power because they actually participate. Now the remaining 90% must surge to use their vote as a tool for bringing about positive change to our country. The time to act is now. The time for political revolution has come. The time for Ron Paul is NOW!

[usprophet]

Most intelligent people can see right through the mainstream media''s bias against Ron Paul. "What about the polls?", you ask. As someone who''s been in the business, I know you can make a poll result look anyway you want. All you have to do is call or not call on people in a certain demographic group to achieve your desired result. You can see the man has support. He''s won ALL of the viewer call-in polls in ALL of the GOP debates he''s been in. People everywhere are in the street, and on the Net, supporting him like no other. And his campaign chest is growing daily, and not from huge corporate donations like the other GOP and Democratic party candidates get from defense contractors and bankers, but from grass root supporters who give what little they can afford--$5, $10, whatever. This is a 21st Century political revolution, my friends, and the Oligarchs or on the defensive. Ignore what the media network giants like CBS tell you. They sold-out to the status quo decades ago. This man has some major grass roots support across this country. Millions of Americans believe he is our only hope to restore peace, prosperity and freedom in this country. Presidential candidates with the personal integrity and proven track record of adherance to The Constitution Congressman, Paul has always demonstrated only come around only once in a lifetime, if we''re lucky. The stakes are too high. The cause of freedom is too important. Get off your couch, put the remote down and support Ron Paul!

[usprophet]

Some people say, "a Republican? I''d never vote for a Republican." Let me remind you folks that Abraham Lincoln, who freed the slaves, and who won the war to preserve our Union, WAS himself a Republican. Would you have voted for Stephen Douglas, who was ardently pro slavery, against Lincoln simply because he was a Democrat? Of course you wouldn''t. It''s the person your voting for, and the ideas he or she represents, NOT the party. Ron Paul represents a different Republican Party from the one that Iraq, deficits and corruption have soured the country on. The Republican party has "lost its way," he said recently, during a GOP debate. Like the limited federal government principles espoused by Dwight D. Eisenhower, his school of Republicanism stands for a certain idea of the Constitution that much of the power asserted by modern Presidents has been usurped from Congress, and that much of the power asserted by Congress has been usurped from the States. Though Paul acknowledges flaws in both the Constitution (it included slavery) and the Bill of Rights (it doesn''t go far enough), he still thinks a comprehensive array of positions can be drawn therefrom: against gun control; for the sovereignty of States; and against foreign-policy adventures like the ones currently being played-out in the Mid-East. After ten terms of service as a U.S. Congressman, Ron Paul has demonstarted a consistent track record of adherance to The Constitution unmatched by anyone in either party. Go Ron Paul!

[usprophet]

Ron Paul represents a different Republican Party from the one that Iraq, deficits and corruption have soured the country on. It''s ironic that other GOP candidates are scared to death of his message, BECAUSE his is more conservative than theirs. Being anti-war IS CONSERVATIVE. Another key difference between his message and the others is that he is a strong defender of The Constitution, which protects our civil liberties. The other Presidential candidates, who are mostly NWO Oligarchs, want to erase your liberties. They''ve tried hard to exlude Paul from the spotlight, along with sold-out, mainstream media. In late June, despite a life of antitax agitation and pious churchgoing, he was excluded from a Republican forum sponsored by Iowa anti-tax and Christian groups. Ron Paul does not represent your Father''s style of Republicanism, folks. He represents your Founding Fathers''. He stands for a certain idea of the Constitution; the idea that much of the power asserted by modern presidents has been usurped from Congress, and that much of the power asserted by Congress has been usurped from the States. Though Dr. Paul acknowledges flaws in both The Constitution (it included slavery) and its Bill of Rights (it doesn%u2019t go far enough), he still thinks a comprehensive array of positions can be drawn therefrom: against gun control; for the sovereignty of States; and against foreign-policy adventures. His message draws on the noblest traditions of American decency and patriotism.

[usprophet]

You get the sense that our country is desperate for someone to show us the way. Not the old way. Not the same way, but a NEW WAY. Think about this for a minute. What if we pulled all of our troops out of South Korea? They''ve been there for 50+ years. What if we quit worrying about Iran, but instead, realized that its having a nuclear weapon will not mean the end of the world? What if we pulled all of our troops out of the Middle-East, and brought them all home? What if we realistically addressed the National Debt, and paid attention to REALLY DOING SOMETHING about stopping illegal immigration? These are the ideas of Republican Presidential candidate, Dr. Ron Paul. He''s a ten term Congressman and a physician who has delivered over 4,000 babies. He''s an intellectual who''s published four books, three of which are devoted entirely to sound economics. He was raised on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania as a pious Lutheran, but now he attends a Baptist church. Paul is given to mulling things over morally. Whenever he recollects the helicopter pilots he treated as an Air Force Flight Surgeon (Captain) during the Vietnam War, a war which he now says was "totally unnecessary and illegal," he laments, "They were gung-ho. I%u2019ve often thought about how many of those people never came back." Candidates with the high level of personal integrity and proven track record of adherance to The Constitution, Congressman Paul has always demonstrated only come around once in a lifetime, if we''re lucky.

[brettrix]

I once liked Mike but after hearing that he favored the parole of a rapist while he was governor (even going to the parole board in the rapist''s defense) I just can''t support Huck anymore...

It gets even worse when the rapist then goes out and rapes again and then murders his victim. Very scary judge of character and I can''t find anyone who disagrees with the facts of this case

http://www.arktimes.com/Articles/ArticleViewer.aspx?ArticleID=154e1aad-fd18-4efd-8d80-b5dab8559419

[brettrix]

Sorry - the link didn''t work out too well -

just google:
mike huckabee Wayne Dumond

[gkc99]

Huckabee is "right", all right; FAR RIGHT.

The man is so backwards he believes the Adam and Eve fairytale. How did that serpent get around before God made him crawl on his belly?

[ucla900]

good interview. Hadnt ever seen what his views are before. Loved the way he danced around the Mormonism question. Doesn''t have a chance.

[usprophet]

"The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home."
- James Madison

"Those that give give up essential liberties for temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
- Abraham Lincoln

"We have nothing to fear but fear itself, and those who would exploit our fear for power and their own personal, selfish, cynical gain."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Peace is not the absence of conflict. It is the ability to handle conflict through peaceful means."
- Ronald Reagan

"Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must...undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
- Thomas Paine

"Liberty, when it takes root, is a plant of rapid growth."
- George Washington

"Commerce with all nations. Alliances with none."
- Thomas Jefferson

"Wars are poor chisels for carving-out peaceful tomorrows."
- Martin Luther King Jr.

"Ron Paul does''nt represent your Father''s school of political thought. He represents your Founding Fathers."

[usprophet]

What''s Ron''s message? Whatever you think Dr. Paul''s campaign is about, the main thing it has done thus far is to serve as a clearinghouse for voters like me who feel unrepresented by New World Order Fasciscts (mainstream Republicans) and their Socialist comrades in crime (mainstream Democrats). They''re actually one and the same. There is no real difference between the two parties. Most people, though, are too distracted, dumbed-down, or outright brainwashed by mainstream media, which endlessly regurgitates scientifically-crafted streams of information and entertainment aimed at imprisoning their minds and keeping their eyes closed to the realities of the world around them, to recognize this. Those currently in power, and those being groomed to take [major] political power, are the global elite, and we are their "Plebs." People on the right and those on the left have many differences, maybe irreconcilable ones. But they have a lot of common beliefs too, and their numbers and anger are of a considerable magnitude. No matter what happens in 2008, I personally believe Ron Paul will influence the national conversation about what the role of the federal government is, how much power should government have over our lives, how much liberty we should give up for security. These are important issues, and frankly, no one''s talking about them as seriously and sincerely as Ron Paul. What''s for sure is that his growing army of supporters like me will be a force to be reckoned with in 2008.

[stanfordpol]

No foreign policy experience!! With all that is going on in the world, how can we elect someone who doesn''t have a clue about foreign policy. Like Bush.

[usprophet]

Ron Paul can win the GOP nomination. If he does, I predict a landslide victory in November of 2008. Even the oddsmakers in Vegas aren''t willing to discount his chances. They''re currently giving him 6:1 odds to win against Hitlery if he gets the nomination. Romney, McCain and the globalist, sell-out Giuliani aren''t given anything better than a 25:1 chance of winning if they get the GOP nod. All it takes is for formerly apathetic individuals to get off the couch and nominate him in their local Republican primary or caucus process. Political parties are nothing more than tools. Those who read the manual and use the tools properly will win the nomination for their candidate. For the past 20 years, many good people have stayed at home and accepted whatever candidate they let others select for them. This year, those people are learning how to use their vote to bring about positive and long overdue political change in this country. To make a difference, you must participate in the Republican primary election or caucus process in your county, precinct or district. Nothing else matters. If we do this, we win. If not, we lose. The GOP has been suffering from declining participation for decades. Fewer than 10% of registered voters have ALL the power because they actually participate. Now the remaining 90% must surge to use their vote as a tool for bringing about positive change to our country. The time to act is now. The time for political revolution has come. The time for Ron Paul is NOW!

[usprophet]

Most intelligent people can see right through the mainstream media''s bias against Ron Paul. "What about the polls?", you ask. As someone who''s been in the business, I know you can make a poll result look anyway you want. All you have to do is call or not call on people in a certain demographic group to achieve your desired result. You can see the man has support. He''s won ALL of the viewer call-in polls in ALL of the GOP debates he''s been in. People everywhere are in the street, and on the Net, supporting him like no other. And his campaign chest is growing daily (10 mil+), and not from huge corporate donations like the other GOP and Democratic party candidates get from defense contractors and bankers, but from grass root supporters who give what little they can afford--$5, $10, whatever. This is a 21st Century political revolution, my friends, and the Oligarchs or on the defensive. Ignore what the media network giants like CBS tell you. They sold-out to the status quo decades ago. This man has some major grass roots support across this country. Millions of Americans believe he is our only hope to restore peace, prosperity and freedom in this country. Presidential candidates with the personal integrity and proven track record of adherance to The Constitution Congressman, Paul has always demonstrated only come around only once in a lifetime, if we''re lucky. The stakes are too high. The cause of freedom is too important. Get off your couch, put the remote down and support Ron Paul!

[usprophet]

Ron Paul represents a different Republican Party from the one that Iraq, deficits and corruption have soured the country on. It''s ironic that other GOP candidates are scared to death of his message, BECAUSE his is more conservative than theirs. Being anti-war IS CONSERVATIVE. Another key difference between his message and the others is that he is a strong defender of The Constitution, which protects our civil liberties. The other Presidential candidates, who are mostly NWO Oligarchs, want to erase your liberties. They''ve tried hard to exlude Paul from the spotlight, along with the sold-out, mainstream media (CBS). In late June, despite a life of antitax agitation and pious churchgoing, he was excluded from a Republican forum sponsored by Iowa anti-tax and Christian groups. Ron Paul does not represent your Father''s school of political thought. He represents your Founding Fathers. He stands for a certain idea of the Constitution; the idea that much of the power asserted by modern presidents has been usurped from Congress, and that much of the power asserted by Congress has been usurped from the States. Though Dr. Paul acknowledges flaws in both The Constitution (it included slavery) and its Bill of Rights (it doesn%u2019t go far enough), he still thinks a comprehensive array of positions can be drawn therefrom: against gun control; for the sovereignty of States; and against foreign-policy adventures. His message draws on the noblest traditions of American decency and patriotism.

[usprophet]

Some people say, "a Republican? I''d never vote for a Republican." Let me remind you folks that Abraham Lincoln, who freed the slaves, and who won the war to preserve our Union, WAS himself a Republican. Would you have voted for Stephen Douglas, who was ardently pro slavery, against Lincoln simply because he was a Democrat? Of course you wouldn''t. It''s the person your voting for, and the ideas he or she represents, NOT the party. Ron Paul represents a different Republican Party from the one that Iraq, deficits and corruption have soured the country on. The Republican party has "lost its way," he said recently, during a GOP debate. Like the limited federal government principles espoused by Dwight D. Eisenhower, his school of Republicanism stands for a certain idea of the Constitution that much of the power asserted by modern Presidents has been usurped from Congress, and that much of the power asserted by Congress has been usurped from the States. Though Paul acknowledges flaws in both the Constitution (it included slavery) and the Bill of Rights (it doesn''t go far enough), he still thinks a comprehensive array of positions can be drawn therefrom: against gun control; for the sovereignty of States; and against foreign-policy adventures like the ones currently being played-out in the Mid-East. After ten terms of service as a U.S. Congressman, Ron Paul has demonstarted a consistent track record of adherance to The Constitution unmatched by anyone in either party.

[usprophet]

What we need is for someone to show us the way. Not the old way. Not the same way, but a NEW WAY. Think about this for a minute. What if we pulled all of our troops out of South Korea? They''ve been there for 50+ years. What if we quit worrying about Iran, but instead, realized that its having a nuclear weapon will not mean the end of the world? What if we pulled all of our troops out of the Middle-East, and brought them all home? What if we realistically addressed the National Debt, and paid attention to REALLY DOING SOMETHING about stopping illegal immigration? These are the ideas of Republican Presidential candidate, Dr. Ron Paul. He''s a ten term Congressman and a physician who has delivered over 4,000 babies. He''s an intellectual who''s published four books, three of which are devoted entirely to sound economics. He was raised on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania as a pious Lutheran, but now he attends a Baptist church. Paul is given to mulling things over morally. Whenever he recollects the helicopter pilots he treated as an Air Force Flight Surgeon (Captain) during the Vietnam War, a war which he now says was "totally unnecessary and illegal," he laments, "They were gung-ho. I%u2019ve often thought about how many of those people never came back." Candidates with the high level of personal integrity and proven track record of adherance to The Constitution, Congressman Paul has always demonstrated only come around once in a lifetime, if we''re lucky.

[mcvett]

All Huckabee has to say is:

"I''''m just a man from a small town called Hope"

and based on previous years, liberals should swoon.

LOL

[mcvett]

All Huckabee has to say is:

"I''''m just a man from a small town called Hope"

and based on previous years, liberals should swoon.

LOL

[usprophet]

My fellow Americans just don''t seem to care that our nation, along with The Constitution upon which it was founded, is being flushed-down the NWO toilet by our nations'' bought and paid for politicians and media. While the Oligarchs warn and insite fear in the sheeple about the prospect of terrorism, they at the same time leave our border wide open, and fund and conduct illegal wars overseas that do nothing but encite the terrorism which their Orwellian Laws like the Patriot Act and The Real ID Act pretend to protect us from. Wake up America! It''s not about protecting you from terrorism, or saving the planet from Global Warming, or any of that other fear-mongering garbage the sold-out, mainstream media feeds you 24/7. It''s about feeding the bankers and the military industrial complex, and facilitating the ruling elite''s ability to ratchet-down control over the American people, placing us into a total control grid where they can surveille, track and control everywhere we go and everything we do. It''s the groundwork for totalitarianism, my friends. It''s New World Order plan of Bush, Clinton, Giuliani, et.al., being executed quite beautifully. You''re a victim of mass mind control--a frog in a pot. In order to cook the frog, you don''t throw him into a pot of boiling water. If you do, he''ll resist and jump-out. What you do instead is, you turn the heat-up REAL SLOW, and by the time the water is boiling he won''t be able to jump out anymore, because it''s too late--he''s already doomed.

[jowand]

Where are the CBS stories on Hillary''s debate debacle, protectionism?

[gkc99]

"Where are the CBS stories on Hillary''''s debate debacle, protectionism? "--Posted by jowand


When is CBS going to follow up on the President of the United States being a deserter? They silenced Dan Rather after he was set up by Neoconscum operatives, but the story was never finished.

Let''s hear how Bushit didn''t report for service while still in uniform. I hear Leavenworth is not a nice place, but Bushit belongs there.

[mocalleo]

Hillary being verbally attacked is NO DIFFERENT than any other person
running for president being verbally attacked.

It''s called equal rights and equal TREATMENT.

Get used to it...welcome to politics.

And she''s not disclosing documents until AFTER the election??? Conveeeenient
What does she have to hide??

Can you imagine the outcry from the NeoCommies if a Republican did that!!!

xoxoxo

[mocalleo]

Hillary being verbally attacked is NO DIFFERENT than any other person
running for president being verbally attacked.

It''s called equal rights and equal TREATMENT.

Get used to it...welcome to politics.

And she''s not disclosing documents until AFTER the election??? Conveeeenient
What does she have to hide??

Can you imagine the outcry from the NeoCommies if a Republican did that!!!

xoxoxo

[fibonacci_]

Ron Paul can burn in hell for the rude behavior of his supporters.

[nhprophet]

"The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home."
- James Madison

"Those that give give up essential liberties for temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
- Abraham Lincoln

"We have nothing to fear but fear itself, and those who would exploit our fear for power and their own personal, selfish, cynical gain."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Peace is not the absence of conflict. It is the ability to handle conflict through peaceful means."
- Ronald Reagan

"Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must...undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
- Thomas Paine

"Liberty, when it takes root, is a plant of rapid growth."
- George Washington

"Commerce with all nations. Alliances with none."
- Thomas Jefferson

"Wars are poor chisels for carving-out peaceful tomorrows."
- Martin Luther King Jr.

"Ron Paul doesn''t represent your Father''s school of political thought. He represents your Founding Fathers."
- Me