Posted on 12/22/2007 2:08:02 PM PST by Brices Crossroads
Apparently, according to the documents below, Mike Huckabee took $35,000 in honoraria from a major embryonic stem cell research firm, Novo Nordisk, in late 2006 and early 2007. Earlier this year, Mitt Romney got substantial flack for owning stock in the same firm, and he divested himself of it. See the article below, with links to the documents and websites:
"The Cooler has obtained documents that show Mike Huckabee received $378,000 in consulting fees during 2006, while he was still governor of Arkansas. Most noteworthy, $35,000 came from Novo Nordisk, one of the world's largest embryonic stem cell researchers. It seems that when money is at stake Huckabee may be able to look past his supposedly fervent opposition to this procedure."
Huckaplop.
Iowa caucus ping!
Oops. I thought that was the one issue he was solid on.
How do you get “consulting fees” while you are a sitting governor?
ahh hucks
Well, a Google search suggests that Novo Nordisk is a regular pharmaceutical company with many diabetic customers. I really don’t have much medical terminology expertise, so I can’t decipher the technical stuff, but embryonic stem-cell research may comprise only a minor part of their operations.
Make sure this gets wide distribution. Apparently, the same firm bought 35,000 of Huckabee’s books (translated into Spanish) to give away free. Didn’t Jim Wright, the former Democrat Speaker of the House in the 1980s get in trouble for this, selling books that were disguised campaign contributions?
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=79320
It does. It’s a huge european concern.
I don’t mean to sound harsh, but could Huckabee be a complete fake?
Putin got $40 billion somehow while he was head honcho of Russia. Of course that is impossible in the USA.
You may be right. He’s corrupt and greedy, and these “consultant fees” are only the latest evidence of that, but maybe he didn’t know about the embryo research.
I wonder what kind of “consulting” he did?
It’s all Paul’s fault!
As much as I dislike Huck, I suggest folks read the comments on that article. There seems to be some dispute on whether he received the payments while he was sitting as governor, as well as dispute on the business the company was/is in.
I would like to know what they “consulted” him about.
Apparently, Novo Nordisk is heavily into embryonic stem cell research and have a whole page on their website devoted to it.
Romney had to divest himself of stock he owned in the same company in August, 2007 because of the uproar. See the two links below.
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/aug/07081703.html
http://www.novonordisk.com/sustainability/positions/stem_cell_research_uk.asp
Bet the Lincoln Bedroom is looking pretty good to Huck.
It really does not matter. He took money from an outfit that traffics in human embryos. That is completely contrary to his whole image as a prolife purist. People in Iowa need to know who they are voting for.
I don't understand that either, there has to be more to this.........he's not that stupid , is he?
God doesn't care whether it's a huge hunk or a tiny bit -- we all are His creation, not pharmaceutical companies' assets to be experiemented with.
Huckabee is diabetic.
NO!!
Ya’ think?
And Thompson did legal work for abortionists. blood money which contributed to income..
Romneys wife attended pro abortion functions and he owned stock ..
Let he among you without sin cast the 1st stone
Pro life Alert Ping!
“And Thompson did legal work for abortionists. blood money which contributed to income.”
That is a bunch of bunk. He answered some questions put to him by another attorney in his law firm 17 years ago to relax the so called gag rule permitting physicians to talk about abortion with medicaid patients. He had no direct involvement and the effort to relax the rule was defeated bu the Bush 41 Administration.
Huckabee, a preacher who has made his bones by trumpeting his prolife convictions, took $35,000 in cold ash from a firm that traffics in unborn babies and experiments on them. You can’t possibly equate the two situations. They are not morally equivalent.
This is pretty serious for ol’ Huck.
“Let he among you without sin cast the 1st stone”
I am not casting stones. Jesus did not cast a stone at the women caught in adultery, but neither did he replace St. Peter, the prince of the Apostles, with her either. Huck should seek forgiveness and return to the pulpit. But not to the White House.
looks like Huk is not conservative even on prolife. He is the perfect candidate after all....for the Dems. LOL
But the others are fine?
Hypocrisy knows no end..
Just say you do not like the guy instead of looking for a non reason..
I know this will surprise you but Peter was a sinner too ...
Huck’s a schmuck, and his goose could be cooked. If this is true, he is a hypocrite of the first order.
Other than McCain who among the Republicans has a "perfect" profile record?
Make that was diabetic. He reversed his diabetes after losing 110 lbs.
Thompson assisted in the defense abortionists, be consistent huh?
Peter was a sinner, but not a hypocrite. That is the difference.
I am not looking for a reason not to vote for him. There are plenty. What I am doing is making sure Huck does not bamboozle prolifers into voting for him. When your campaign is built on a lot of deception (as Huckabee’s is) you need to be concerned that the truth will out. If you don’t like that, tough.
You don’t know what you’re talking about. All I can tell is that you luv scHmUCK.
He assisted on a case that defended abortionists, his "defense "was weak at best. If he is a man that can not stand on his PRINCIPLES with co workers do you think he can stand on them in political heat?
The answer is clear. I would have refused to assist them...but Fred goes along to get along
“Other than McCain who among the Republicans has a “perfect” profile record?”
No one. Including McCain, who supported embryonic stem ell research. The problem with Huckabee was that was supposed to be the issue on which he was perfect. On nearly every other issue (national defense, immigration, taxes, spending) he is a disaster. It turns out he is not reliable on right to life either. So there is no reason to vote for him.
LOL and you love weak kneed lazy Thompson., that lacked the courage of his prolife convictions.. so ???
Can you show me where he has claimed perfection?
“Fred goes along to get along”
And Huck takes $35,000 from traffickers and destroyers of unborn children and gets them to buy thousands of his books. Huckabee is a candidate you an be real proud of.
“Can you show me where he has claimed perfection?”
Try to sell that line at the Iowa caucuses in 2 weeks. “If not the best, at least not the worst.” That was Jimmy Carter’s old line. It really worked well for him.
The problem for Huckabee is that he is the worst candidate in the GOP field. His prolife bona fides kept him afloat. Now that they are shattered, he is going down like the HMS Titanic.
“Make sure this gets wide distribution. Apparently, the same firm bought 35,000 of Huckabee’s books (translated into Spanish) to give away free. Didn’t Jim Wright, the former Democrat Speaker of the House in the 1980s get in trouble for this, selling books that were disguised campaign contributions?
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=79320";
Interesting.
What’s in the water in Hope?
Be careful. The writer of this piece may be stretching a legitimate activity into something he/she hopes will evoke a sinister aura.
Generally honoria means compensation for speaking or participating in a conference. That said the $35,000 if it is a true amount is alot for a little known governor of a backwater state. Huckabee likely participated in many engagements. His theological and government experience would make him qualified to speak on bioethical issues of stem cell research. Generally such speaking engagements occur in a series of conferences that are hosted by a consortium of pharmaceutical companies and they will happen in many cities and many states. So it’s safe to say that if one is a guest speaker and is slated to speak at say 5 such conferences, the $7,000 per conference is enough to cover travel and lodging expenses, security expenses and compensation for participating.
The pharmaceutical industry continually runs conferences with invited speakers and their honoria are generally pretty good. Some prominent doctors can make $2500 per day not including travel and lodging expenses.
If you mean pro-life record, I do not believe that McCain has a 100% pro-life record. I thought that, too, but the president of Iowa Right to Life says he does not.
Here are the facts: Huckabee took $35,000 in fees from an embryonic stem cell researcher. How does this affect your support for him, given that you appear to be on the evangelicalend of the religious spectrum?
“Novo Nordisk is a regular pharmaceutical company with many diabetic customers. “
Yes, they are. They make products that are essential for diabetics.
However it seems odd that a sitting governor could be getting consulting fees from anyone.
That’s assuming this story is actually true.
There is so much garbage flying around about all of the candidates as the clock winds down.
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How do you get “consulting fees” while you are a sitting governor?
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THIS . . . is the real problem in the story. The 2006 debacle was about GOP corruption scandals, most of which were money related. Cunningham back-stabbed the party by being that dirty.
This is the reverse of the coin when people want to attack the rich. Yes, they are richer than others. But it also means they won’t be bribed by $35,000.
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