Posted on 01/15/2008 4:59:40 PM PST by america4vr
Huckabee's closing argument to voters here this evening featured a few new stories and two prolonged sections on illegal immigration and Christian values.
These two topics usually feature prominently in Huckabee's stump speech, but last night he got specific, promising to build a border fence within 18 months if elected and elaborating on his belief that the constitution needs to be amended.
"[Some of my opponents] do not want to change the Constitution, but I believe it's a lot easier to change the constitution than it would be to change the word of the living God, and that's what we need to do is to amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards rather than try to change God's standards," Huckabee said, referring to the need for a constitutional human life amendment and an amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
Huckabee often refers to the need to amend the constitution on these grounds, but he has never so specifically called for the Constitution to be brought within "God's standards," which are themselves debated amongst religious scholars. As a closing statement he asked the room of nearly 500 supporters to "pray and then work hard, and in that order," to help him secure a victory in Tuesday's GOP primary.
Tomorrow Huckabee will visit two polling places in the morning before taking off for South Carolina where he will watch Michigan's returns come in.
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Because he continues to undertake a maximal effort to dupe evengelicals into voting for him. He’s the Manchurian Candidate. I wonder if he like Slick, is, not only another man from Hope, but also, is taking ChiCOM money?
“So why does he even bother to make such foolish statements?”
Same reason he says he’s in favor of the Fair Tax. He knows it will swing some emotional votes his way, then if he ever actually won he would never have to go through with it because it would never pass.
Trying to have it both ways, according to his Clintonesqe nature.
And it will also be the downfall of Christianity in the United States, as well as all Christians.
As if Christians already didn't have stereotypes to fight against.
I think this guy is Hillary’s big plant designed to make Christians look really, really bad.
The liberals love this kind of stuff. The left wing blogs can use his comments out of context to imply conservatives want a theocracy. Huck is a really a moron.
get some chicken soup and curl up with a nice book.
The man from Hope promises false hope.
To make such a promise as he does is ludicrous.
For people to buy into it is alarming.
“So why does he even bother to make such foolish statements?”
Because he’s a fool.
Nope, I’m fighting, because I know Huckabee does not represent me as a Christian. And I certainly want nothing to do with his charlatan ways.
Oh, brother.
“I think this guy is Hillary’s big plant designed to make Christians look really, really bad.”
It’s working.
Nonsense.
Huckabee shouldn't be the nominee of our party but that doesn't give you license to spout crap. Huckabees motivations for amendming the Constitution are not unconstituional. It's called freedom of religion.
It does sound as if Huckabee wants to establish a theocracy. That is sufficient reason to oppose his candidacy. We do not want to establish a theocracy, no matter which religion is in charge. The inevitable result of establishing a theocracy is the establishment of an unholy inquisition. I call it unholy, because it not really concerned with serving God, it is simply a way to extort money out of people. An inquisition is also a delight for sick, sadistic bastards, because it gives them a legally sanctioned way to indulge in torture.
I do, though, believe that Huck is some kind of dumb thing that rhymes with his abbreviation for suggesting it in his typical pandering way. That in itself is an abuse of religion for his own personal and political gain.
"Endowed by the Creator" probably upsets you too. One, an amendment to the constitution can't be unconstitutional by definition. Two, a religious motivation even for a bill in congress isn't unconstitutional unless it contains language establishing a state religion.
Just the ones who... you know, actually respect the Constitution.
Time to say good-bye to this clown.
Nothing wrong with THE CONSTITUTION, Huck, leave it alone!
Compared to the minds that drafted THE CONSTITUTION, Huck, you are a cretin, or a craven politician, oops, did I just say something redundant?
Michael Dale Huckabee uses religion
to cover up his liberal, nanny state,
open border record.
Total fraud!
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