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The “Huck” has no need to defend Limbaugh. He’s a big boy and can take care of himself ~ and eventually he’ll quit whining about it.

So, did Huck actually provide a quote from Rush that was wrong? Or did he just whine about how Rush was able to identify him as a big-government liberal even though Huck kept SAYING he wasn’t?

I wonder what Huck thinks a “big-governemnt liberal” is?

It’s hard to dislike Huck, but he’s part of the media now and this is what happens when a respectable republican resides on and around the edge of rinoism.

Let me just remind you that when Huckabee first came on the national scene, he was in favor of the welfare state. He may have been a religious conservative, but he wasn’t any friend of capitalism or free markets. He wasn’t a supporter of low taxes. He played the McCain game of trying to manipulate the media by saying that government was our friend. Since then, he’s learned that it doesn’t get the votes in the GOP, so he’s toned it down. But you can best believe that if he ever gets the nomination, he’ll once again be a friend of the welfare state.

Seeeee next time you hear a preacher saying to turn the other cheek what them in action.

Just like his campaign, always whining that he’s not treated fairly. Man, this guy is annoying as hell. Oh, and a big government liberal, just like Rush said. Worse, he bastardizes Christianity for the sake of political expediency. This Christian socialist can take a hike.

The three easiest way for a used car salesman to gain power
is to become a preacher, a politician or get a TV show.

Huckabee is another RINO.

I hope Sarah kicks his ass.

Limbaugh and others accused Huckabee of being a “big-Government Liberal,”

He’s also a big scam artist, IMHO.

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Arkansas Governor Registered For Gifts
Times Record ^ | 11/13/06 | John Lyon

Posted on 11/15/2006 9:56:44 AM CST by Froufrou

“Wedding” registries in the names of Gov. Mike Huckabee and his wife, Janet, have been set up at two department store chains in advance of the Huckabees’ move out of the Governor’s Mansion into a private home.

The term-limited governor leaves office in January, and friends of Janet Huckabee created the registries at Dillard’s and Target stores to help facilitate their transition to private life, Huckabee spokeswoman Alice Stewart said Friday.

The Huckabees purchased a 7,000-square-foot home in North Little Rock this year.

“Some ladies who are friends of Janet’s are giving her a housewarming party,” Stewart said.

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http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics/story/414223.html

Huckabee’s tenure as governor saw many gifts bestowed upon Arkansas official
By JULIA MALONE
Cox News Service
WASHINGTON | If friends or admirers are considering a Christmas gift for suddenly surging Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, here are few things he might not need:

Custom-made cowboy boots; a canoe; fishing rods and tackle; a gun for him ($800); a gun for his wife, Janet Huckabee ($450); his-and-her watches ($595 each); and an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas to see a prize fight.

Those items — and hundreds more adding up to tens of thousands of dollars — have already been lavished on Huckabee and his family during his decade in relative obscurity as governor of Arkansas.

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In 1999, Janet Huckabee received $23,000 for her inaugural wardrobe from medical lab entrepreneur Jennings Osborne and his family. Osborne touts his ties with famous friends and politicians.

The governor reported gifts of suits and shoes in addition to more than $19,000 for clothes from Osborne in 1999 alone, as well as free eye care and eyewear, free car repairs, free fuel, gift certificates to Wal-Mart, movie passes and 50 percent off any meals at Wendy’s.

Some Huckabee gifts
•Custom-made cowboy boots, $3,695

•Use of fishing boat, $2,500 per year

•Gift certificate in 2001 from the governor’s Cabinet, $3,600

•Pendant for Janet Huckabee, $2,000

•Cashmere and fox cape for Janet Huckabee, $795

•Cuff links for governor, $2,000

•Bass guitar, $350

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Gov., wife to renew vows — Defends using state funds for event
Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - November 9, 2004
Author: James Jefferson Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK - Gov. Mike Huckabee said Monday that he and his wife, Janet , would renew their wedding vows along with 1,000 other couples at a mass covenant marriage ceremony on Valentine’s Day.

The event will be at North Little Rock’s Alltel Arena.

The governor, a former Baptist minister, defended using taxpayer money to promote the ceremony and cover some of its costs.

“We believe it’s an important enough event to use this time and resources for it because, quite frankly, we’re spending an enormous amount of money dealing with the consequences of marriages that don’t work out,” the governor said.

Huckabee was joined by a Christian radio broadcaster who urged pastors to ban noncovenant marriage ceremonies from their churches. Covenant marriages require premarital counseling and a mandatory two-year waiting period before divorce.

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Huckabee did not disclose the total cost for the Valentine’s Day event, which will include an appearance by Grammy-winning gospel singer CeCe Winans, but said most of the cost would be covered by contributions from participating churches.

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GOV. HUCKABEE MISUSED FUNDS, EX-AIDE CLAIMS
Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - October 23, 1998
Author: Joan I. Duffy The Commercial Appeal Little Rock Bureau
Gov. Mike Huckabee improperly supplemented his $67,000 annual salary with a $60,000-a-year account designed for maintaining and operating the governor’s mansion, the mansion’s former administrator charged Thursday.

Kamala Williams, fired from the Governor’s Office last spring, three months before vesting in the state employee retirement system, also accused Huckabee of using state employees and state equipment on his campaign and personal business.

``Mike Huckabee presents himself as the ultimate in integrity, but the truth is substantially different than that,’’ Williams said in an interview. ``Yes, people will think of me as a disgruntled ex-employee, but I didn’t say anything that can’t be documented.’’

Williams provided memos and computer printouts she said documents the use of the governor’s mansion fund for family meals, vacation groceries and personal items ranging from candy and balloons for Huckabee ‘s daughter, Sarah, to nine pairs of panty hose for the first lady. Williams told The Commercial Appeal that Huckabee ‘s older son, John Mark, used his father’s state credit card for personal purchases and the mansion account paid to repair a broken window on younger son David’s pickup.

The governor’s mansion account was created by a 1953 law that restricted its use ``for payment of upkeep of the governor’s mansion and grounds.’’ Difficulties in accounting led to the practice of using the fund for all mansion groceries, including food for the governor and his family. Previous governors routinely reimbursed the fund for strictly personal items, such as dog food or contact lens solution, that wouldn’t be used for routine mansion operations.

Use of the account was further restricted by a constitutional amendment in 1993. The amendment increased the salaries of constitutional officers and did away with what had been called public relations accounts, which had been used to supplement personal income.

Republican Huckabee , who faces Democrat Bill Bristow Nov. 3, was campaigning in Texarkana Thursday. Campaign manager Rex Nelson said the governor had no comment on the allegations.

``I can tell you she (Williams) is not a credible individual,’’ Nelson said.

Questions about Huckabee ‘s personal finances have dogged him since he entered politics in 1992. Complaints were filed with the state Ethics Commission after he put his wife on his campaign payroll, hired his own public relations firm for campaign business and leased his own airplane to his campaign. He also has been questioned about a private organization, Action America, which collected money from secret donors and paid Huckabee to give speeches.

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