Falwell Family Endorses Mike Huckabee for President

ABC 13 WSET ^ | Josh Farmer

[Def Conservative]

Lynchburg, VA - He's huge in Iowa, and making headlines everyday. Now a contender for the Republican presidential bid is in the Hill City. Governor Mike Huckabee spoke at Commencement at Liberty University Wednesday morning.

[Def Conservative]

You can raise my taxes, open the borders, and give away my money to illegal immigrants and the "working poor" all you wan't. WITH ROE v. WADE STILL ON THE BOOKS, THESE ISSUES DON'T MATTER! /sarc.

[GnL]

If Huckabee is the nominee, it will be President Hillary. It would be a general election slaughter.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Twilight Zone. The religious right has gone mad!!!!

[stephenjohnbanker]

“If Huckabee is the nominee, it will be President Hillary. It would be a general election slaughter”

The worst ever!

[HAL9000]

I was expecting this endorsement. Mike Huckabee got his start in politics as the leader of Moral Majority in Arkansas.

[gondramB]

Huckabee is likable. And its looking like he is going to win Iowa. If he weakens Guiliani, that’s good. As long as he doesn’t actually get nominated.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

The two easiest way for frauds to get power is through religion or politics!
Doing both should throw up a huge red flag.

[goldstategop]

Evangelical Christians are getting behind Mike Huckabee. The truth is they are base of the Republican Party. A lot of people don't like em but no GOP presidential nominee can win next November without them.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Ol' Sparky]

If your primary concerns are social issues, there isn't anything principled about this endorsement. It's no different than those support Giuliani because they believe terrorism is the issue that takes priority over all others.

[spectre]

"Huckabee wants to put those fears to rest, saying he has shown time and again he is a candidate for every man."

Yup..and he's never met an illegal he didn't like.

I can't believe this guy is being taken seriously as a future president..Have we lost our friggin minds?!!!

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[unspun]

If Huckabee is the nominee, it will be President Hillary. It would be a general election slaughter.

Bee Ess. Huckabee is being ridiculously campaigned against by some on FR.

[BlueNgold]

Hasn’t this country had enough of the Arkansas political machine?

[unspun]

Nothing like a little slander against a Christian conservative.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

“Have we lost our friggin minds?!!!”

And he’s an Arkansas politician on top of that!

[Red Badger]

I’m still holding out for the Jimmy Swaggert endorsement........

[unspun]

Hasn’t this country had enough of the Arkansas political machine?

And who besides Huckabee has shown he can beat it?

[lone star annie]

AMEN could not have said it better myself. It has become obvious to me that this issue is all the matters to some of the one issue voters.

[goldstategop]

Especially Slick Hillary's. A fight between two Arkansans would be entertaining. Pass the popcorn.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[eleni121]

Take a chill pill...this is the primary season..not elections yet.

Huckabee could slaughter the Hildebeast...

[jveritas]

Hillary Clinton is the meanest and most unlikeable person to run for President in modern time, no person with such fatal character flaw can win the Presidency no matter how hard she tries or how hard the liberal media tries to help her.

[Ol' Sparky]

The religious right has gone mad!!!!

How is that? They are supporting the ONLY candidate in the race that is strong on social issues.

It's the fault of the Republican party for not assuring there is a conservative that can unify all factions of the party and is strong on social issues.

We can also blame Fred Thompson from running an terrible campaign and alienating social conservatives.

[ari-freedom]

this really is Bush’s fault. Fred better be nominated or else the GOP will be the illegals party

[samtheman]

If Huckabee is the nominee, it will be President Hillary. It would be a general election slaughter.

Why else would the drive-by media be promoting Huckabee so much? Because they know he's the only one of all the R's who can't beat the Beast.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

I take the “religious” portion of his comment to mean the frauds who claim they are “Christian”, talk the talk and fleece the flock but secretly don’t walk the walk.

[NeoCaveman]

A lot of people don't like em but no GOP presidential nominee can win next November without them.

Nor can the nominee win with ONLY them.....

[unspun]

AMEN could not have said it better myself. It has become obvious to me that this issue is all the matters to some of the one issue voters.

What in the current, actual positions of Mike Huckabee do you disagree with?

He's pro-life, pro-personal-sovereignty, pro-family-sovereignty, pro-national-sovereignty, anti-illegal-immigration, pro-strong-defense....

Pick what you don't like. (And the distorted and exaggerated reports on his previous actions and positions are getting tiresome.)

[NeoCaveman]

.Have we lost our friggin minds?!!!

Yes. Yes, we have.

[Redcloak]

Not all “social conservatives” are conservatives. They like their big gubmint cheese as much as any liberal; so long as it’s slathered on right to left instead of left to right.

[apocalypto]

A gathering of clowns. Senator Hillary must be laughing her head off.

[ModelBreaker]

I'm a small-government, Evangelical Christian Conservative. What this demonstrates is that the schism in the R's is worse than I thought. Giuliani is unacceptable to one part of the coalition on a bunch of issues. Huckabee to another. And they are the two leading candidates. Both have an implicit message, "The other part of the coalition may jump in a lake." And the other part will.

The candidates that address the requirements of both sides of the coalition are Romney (after changes of heart), Thompson (after change of heart on CFR) and Hunter (never had to change his heart). And they are all running behind. Yuck.

Falwell should know better. Huckabee will tear the coalition apart just as surely as will Giuliani.

[unspun]

I take the “religious” portion of his comment to mean the frauds who claim they are “Christian”, talk the talk and fleece the flock but secretly don’t walk the walk.

If you have some important, secret information on Huckabee, please report it here. If not, I suggest you and the others shut mouth and open eyes and ears, FRiend.

[madison10]

Not voting for Huckabee, seems he’s the new media darling. Who cares about Falwell’s family and what they think?

I’m running the other direction...toward Thompson/Hunter

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

He is not a conservative and it is not slander.
He uses his version of religion to push open borders and socialism.

[GnL]

Sort of like the campaign against Rudy, Romney, Fred, et al? At this stage of the game, everyone is taking and receiving shots. Eventually support will coalesce around one nominee, but the extent of that eventual support depends on who it is. And if it is Huckabee, we are doomed. Your opinion must differ and that is why ballots are cast.

[Mr. Mojo]

You can raise my taxes, open the borders, and give away my money to illegal immigrants and the "working poor....."

One would think the GOP would've had their fill of "compassionate conservatism" by now and would be ready again for the limited gov't variety.

[ari-freedom]

and Rudy. of course we’ll probably end up with a Rudy/Huck ticket to drive everyone crazy

[Battle Hymn of the Republic]

any bible believing person will see that Hunter is the closest match.

we are in such a crucial time in history, it's no wonder that were seeing the world turn more liberal!

[unspun]

He is not a conservative and it is not slander. He uses his version of religion to push open borders and socialism.

From what I've seen and heard, those appear to be lies.

[radioman]

Evangelical Christians are getting behind Mike Huckabee. The truth is they are base of the Republican Party. A lot of people don't like em but no GOP presidential nominee can win next November without them.

It's also true that no GOP presidential candidate can win without libertarian votes. Libertarians aren't going to vote for Huckabee.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

What part of my comment makes you think I’m talking about Huckabee? Get over your emotional attachment to this candiate.

[gondramB]

>>If your primary concerns are social issues, there isn’t anything principled about this endorsement. It’s no different than those support Giuliani because they believe terrorism is the issue that takes priority over all others.<<

Did you mean there isn’t anything unprincipled?

[Lily4Jesus]

You got that right. And it didn’t come from you, it came from above

[ModelBreaker]

He's pro-life, pro-personal-sovereignty, pro-family-sovereignty, pro-national-sovereignty, anti-illegal-immigration, pro-strong-defense..

This is a genuine question, not rhetorical. It is my understanding that Huckabee endorsed Bush's comprehensive immigration reform plan or something very much like it. Is that true or not?

[goldstategop]

I think its overrated. Bush won the libertarian leaning Mountain West twice. Huckabee could be in jeopardy only if he does not push a small government message there. I don't think Hillary has much traction this far West.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[GnL]

Never underestimate someone as evil as Hillary Clinton. When we start doing that, we will surely lose. I know she is mean and many don’t like her AT ALL. However, she is also corrupt, and that can get someone a lot of extra votes in key states.

[Neu Pragmatist]

It’s the Romney backlash factor . The Huckster is a breath of fresh air for Evangelicals , because the thought of a Mormon scared the heck out of them . Everything else be damned ....

Meanwhile the truly consistent Conservative pro-lifer ,Thompson , gets ignored .

[longtermmemmory]

Falwell Family endorses Twinkie Nazi (play on soup nazi)

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Tyson has him roped, tied and branded.

I do not care what a person says after they are running for POTUS, that is not what they said before running.

[lone star annie]

I don’t like being called a racist for not wanting my country invaded, I don’t like his ethical problems regarding gifts to furnish his home and most of all I don’t his record on taxes. I want a President not a Preacher—I get that at church.

[NeoCaveman]

Falwell Family endorses Twinkie Nazi (play on soup nazi)

They'll have to pry the twinkies from my cold dead hands.