Posted on 11/12/2007 7:05:46 PM PST by Eric Blair 2084
When it comes to describing former Arkansas Governor turned Presidential candidate there is no shortage of labels. Nanny stater, global warming alarmist, pro-life Democrat, religious leftist, open border illegal alien apologist and fiscal liberal. We can now add another description. Flip flopper.
Before pushing and ultimately signing a statewide smoker ban in Arkansas private restaurants in April of 2006, Huckabee was vehemently opposed to smoker bans.
In October of 2001, less than 2 months after the attacks of 9/11, the "public health" and sheeple/tobacco control movement responded to the call and came to the aid of their fellow Americans. Mourning the over 3,000 dead citizens, fearing an imminent repeat attack and worried over the dozens of anthrax letters being sent around the country, the "public health" community analyzed the situation and decided on a swift and forceful action plan to remedy the problem...they would ban smoking in Arkansas restaurants. That would solve everything.
There was only one thing standing in their way. A very large obstacle at the time, in the form of Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee who stymied the smoke nazis with common sense that is typically heard from conservatives and libertarians.
Responding to the anti-tobacco crusader's claims that smoking in restaurants was a public health concern in the same vain as health code violations in the kitchen, Huckabee forcefully responded.
"You can't look at a plate and tell if it's got E.coli or salmonella," Huckabee said, mentioning two common causes of food-borne illness. "You can't look at the plate and know how it was washed and under what temperature the water was heated.
"But you can walk in and say, 'Do you have a nonsmoking section?'
"If they say, 'No,' then you say, 'Thank you very much, but I'll be taking my business elsewhere.'"
Anti-tobacco was livid.
On October 26, 2001 Huckabee decided not to approve a state Board of Health proposed regulation that would have banned smoking in restaurants.
The well funded anti-smoking cartel was not pleased that the Governor didn't buy their public health nonsense.
"That's a real simple issue," Huckabee said. "One relates to the unseen issues of food preparation, where the public has no ability to ascertain cleanliness. The public is not allowed to go into the kitchen and make an inspection, so the Health Department does that on their behalf.
"The smoking issue is one in which it's part of the atmosphere of the customer, not the atmosphere of the kitchen. It's a very clear distinction to me. That's a ridiculous kind of association some have tried to make."
Of course, this was all before Huckabee survived his near death experience at the hands of that global health menace...Kentucky Fried Chicken Original Recipe.
After being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, Huckabee lost 110 pounds and became a health activist, penning a motivational book "Quit Digging Your Grave With a Knife and Fork".
Good for him. Nothing wrong with getting healthy and than encouraging others to do the same. Richard Simmons made a living doing it.
The only difference is that Simmons didn't have the power of the State behind him. Politicians who use the bully pulpit to legislate and coerce their citizens into better health for the sake of saving taxpayer money on medical entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP are a dangerous breed.
Mike Huckabee used to get it. He was for it, before he was against it. Letting his personal trauma and experience impact his ability to make rational judgements makes him unfit for higher office.
Mike Huckabee. The Socialist From Arkansas. http://www.cofcc.org/?p=811
Mike Huckabee disses Americans, Mexicans, promotes illegal immigration
http://lonewacko.com/blog/archives/005609.html
Christians Need To Beware Of Mike Huckabee
http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2007/cbarchive_20071102.html
While Gov. of Arkansas, Huckabee was AGAINST proving citizenship in order to register to vote. He called those who were in favor of this “racists”...
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050218/news_lz1e18perkins.html
Huckabee fought hard to kill an Arkansas bill which would have cut off social services for illegal aliens. Huckabee called the bill, “anti-Christian” and “un-American”...
http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2005/01/28/News/316347.html
Huckabee supported in-state tuition for illegal aliens...
http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2005/03/11/News/318458.html
Huck’s opposition to the illegal aliens bill:
http://www.diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/000718.html
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We the People Sheeple of the United States Nanny State, in Order to form a more perfect Union Socialist Utopia, establish Justice Socially engineer a country of non smoking, physically fit, tea totallers, insure domestic Tranquility Smoking bans in bars, limits on unhealthy food and social drinking, provide for the common defense Universal Healthcare, promote the general Welfare health of the population whether they like it or not, in order to save above mentioned Universal Healthcare entitlement program from bankruptcy, and secure the Blessings of Liberty Dependency to ourselves progressive liberals and our Posterity Hitler Youth who we brainwash through public school education, do ordain decree and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. Nanny State of Liberals.
Good catch, thank you.
‘I was for it, until I was against it.’
I was in Texas for the Cowboy-Viking game a few weeks ago. I love that State.
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Thanks, and this really has nothing to do with people who are understandably annoyed by smoke in a restaurant ruining their dinner.
Look what’s happening with trans fat bans and foie gras bans today.
People who like their freedom can either band together and resist as one or we can all go down together arguing that my vice is better than your vice.
The liberal MSM must really think Social Conservatives are stupid. They keep pitching and pimping the Huckster hoping somebody will buy.
To be added please FReepmail me or OB1KNOB.
Sorry, he’s a liar, liar pants on fire.
Going after cigarettes and twinkies. Now that’s what a governor should be doing. /s
Courtesy ping in the interest of equal time.
(I don’t support the Fairness Doctrine unless Rush Limbaugh is allowed to host the network evening news and Anne Coulter gets to write half the NY Times editorials)
This is just common courtesy without Gubmint legislation.
But what about the chilruns?
Specially the illegal ones...
LOLOLOLOLOLOL. Would that mean “ME” or be a form of INCONSISTENCY?
Nanny State Ping!
There are numerous reasons why I will not support Huckabee and actually his total embracement of the nanny-state is not my number 1 reason for my decision, it just solidified my attitude.
Needs repeating!!!!!!!!
Indeed. You know, a lot of us here at FR had very high hopes and were very proud when he was elected Governor. But, alas, change happens.
A governor should go after them if the holder of the twinkies and cigarettes is an illegal alien who wears a burka and a belt made with C4.
It’s not a coincedence that the same politicians who support smoker bans and tobacco tax increases for the greater good are always ideological leftists.
Where there is smoke there is fire (pun intended). These same public serpents will always be tax raisers, new Gubmint agency creators and expanders, global warming junk science suckers and have sympathy for illegal alien lawbreakers.
You can count on it.
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