Posted on 12/07/2007 6:45:08 PM PST by MittFan08
BLUFFTON, South Carolina (CNN) — The nine-point immigration plan released Friday by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee came with a footnote:
"Note: This plan is partially modeled on a proposal by Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies." That proposal by the conservative anti-illegal immigration activist was published in the National Review in May 2005.
Not only is Huckabee's plan strikingly similar to the magazine piece – in some cases, it contains exact quotations copied over from the article.
(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...
"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
Sounds like he stole someone’s already formulated plan because he was hemorrhaging on this issue. I don’t trust Huckabee on immigration, his actions in the past favored Arkansas corporations looking for cheap, illegal labor. And, his tuition plan for illegal students was reprehensible, despite his attempts to skirt the truth.
Some staffer cut and pasted it seems.
“Sounds like he stole someone’s already formulated plan because he was hemorrhaging on this issue. I don’t trust Huckabee on immigration, his actions in the past favored Arkansas corporations looking for cheap, illegal labor.”
I can definitely see where you’re coming from, but I’m not excluding the possibility that, even if this is a conversion of convenience, he will stick with the conversion even if elected. He’s come out with a specific plan which is way, way away from amnesty. That’s a pretty good start in my view.
"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
“Some staffer cut and pasted it seems.”
That’s fine with me, as long as he cut and pasted a good plan and - here’s the tricky part - will stick with it if elected. I actually trust a plan more that comes from a genuine expert in immigration like Krikorian who’s on the right side of the issue. That way we can be sure there’s no amnesty lurking in the details and fine print.
Huck’s words are meaningless. Judge a man by his (previous)
actions, not his words.
All you have to do is look at the mans record people...not his current blathering.
I’m very leery of putting a minister in the President’s office. This would include rabbis and priests, as well.
“Huck’s words are meaningless. Judge a man by his (previous)
actions, not his words.”
Huckabee was a disaster on immigration as a governor, no doubt about that. That’s why I wasn’t even giving him a serious look before- immigration is a huge issue with me.
But he’s promising that he will promote this plan, and I care more about what he will do in the future than what he has done in the past. So I’m going to be skeptical because of his past, but AFAIK Huck isn’t known as a liar, so I’m going to at least listen to him and see if he is serious about what he says.
Just what we need...a cut and paste conservative......
Huck won’t be Pres.
Huckabubba is just the latest reincarnation of Elmer Gantry, and like Gantry he is succesfully selling his snake oil.
BTW, who do you think would look tougher to would-be agressors? Hillary Clinton or Mike Huckabee?
If you were ready to believe this kind of opportunistic flip-flopping from Mitt, why not believe it from Huck too?
After all, wy reserve your credulity for just one candidate?
I am an evangelical Christian and I refuse to vote for Mr. Huckabee. He is weak on illegals, weak on fighting crime (as evidenced by his massive pardons while govenor) and he is a slick talker. We already went through this with Clintoon, I refuse to be a part of Clintoon Arkansas II.
Does this plan make Huckabee a flip flopper? He seems to have been very pro illegals, helping pay for the mexican consulate offices in Little Rock,pro illegals college breaks,etc,etc,etc? I can hear Dickie telling him....”Say whatever you need to say,you can do what you want later”.
!!!! ???? !!!! ???? Log on to factcheck.com and find out who the liars are and aren't if you think you can take the shock.
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