Posted on 01/25/2008 6:33:29 AM PST by xzins
Huckabee has proved himself on the issues that Religious Right leaders use to measure other candidates’ suitability for office. On abortion rights, gay rights, and church-state issues, he’s not only said the right things, but actively promoted Religious Right’s agenda. Also as governor, he successfully led a push for “covenant marriage,” which makes it harder for couples to divorce. On marriage equality for gays, Huckabee offers the usual red meat rhetoric: “Until Moses comes down with two stone tablets from Brokeback Mountain saying he’s changed the rules, let’s keep it like it is.”
Duncan Hunter Endorses Mike Huckabee
National Review Online ^ | 1-23-08 | Byron York
Posted on 01/23/2008 3:29:02 PM EST by TitansAFC
This was a surprise. From the Hunter statement:
“I got to know Governor Huckabee well on the campaign trail,” said Hunter. “Of the remaining candidates I feel that he is strongly committed to strengthening national defense, constructing the border fence and meeting the challenge of China’s emergence as a military superpower that is taking large portions of America‚s industrial base.”
“Along with these issues of national security, border enforcement and protecting the U.S. industrial base, I see another quality of Mike Huckabee’s candidacy that compels my endorsement. Mike Huckabee is a man of outstanding character and integrity. I saw that character over the last year of campaigning and was greatly impressed. The other Republican candidates have many strengths and I wish them all well. My personal choice is Mike Huckabee,” Hunter concluded.
Interesting!
This man is the clear pro-life, anti-gay agenda, pro-gun, pro-family, candidate.
The above hit piece by left wing PFAW proves that these have been Huck’s positions for decades.
He’s not a recent convert.
Mike Huckabee is a big government socialist
We could do a lot worse than Huckabee as the nominee, though I don’t think he’s the best person for the job. My biggest problem with him is that he’s an ordained minister...What’s he doing in politics?
see #2
I have to agree there. He is not my first choice, Fred was.
Romney is a Mormon Bishop.
“What’s the difference?” is what I asked myself. And, honestly, I couldn’t come up with a fair answer other than, “there is no difference.”
Both are EX-governors and EX-church leaders.
I’ve never questioned Huckabee’s commitment to social conservatism, my problem is his positions on fiscal matters and illegal aliens.
He is no socialist. The social liberals are Romney & Rudy, both of whom have supported the liberal social agenda for years.
The truth is, though, that the remaining candidates with historic conservative credentials are:
Ron Paul
Huckabee - social conservative
Romney - fiscal conservative
Giuliani - liberal across the board except for War on Terrorism.
Mike Huckabee is a big government socialist
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I don’t think so. I think people should take his statements more seriously; he was Governor of a state with one of the worst schools systems in the country, a court mandated spending, he spent, and balanced the budget, and the schools did improve. We’ve got McCain saying he’s changed on immigration (I learned my lesson); Romney saying he’s changed on all the homosexual and abortion stuff; and Huckabee saying that the portrayal of him as a big government spender is a false one since he faced a court ordered mandate and a crumbling infrastructure and poor school system. Why do we allow Romney to backtrack and flip-flop while discounting Huckabee’s statements? Similarly McCain. Face it — no straightline conservative on all issues, without questions about their past actions in that regard is in the race. We all wish there was but their isn’t.
We get to trust Duncan Hunter’s endorsement of Huck or his lack of endorsement for Romney.
Huck’s been life-long pro-life. Romney’s been historically pro-death.
The most important concern in any election is LIFE.
Fiscal concerns are 3rd most important behind LIFE and Defense.
as are all three of the other front runners. But the snake oil salesman hasn't been towing abortion and the gay agenda for decades like Rudy and Mitt, nor did he help author McCain/Feingold. Faint praise.
Go no clear front runner!
Go brokered convention!
Let's get a candidate with no negatives.
Romney was (snd still is) much higher in the Mormon Church than Huckabee was in the Baptist Church.
Huckabee was a pastor of a single church. Romney remains a High Priest in the Mormon Church. Romney must answer to the Mormon leadership in order to remain a "worthy" Mormon. Huckabee has no such requrement to remain a Baptist.
BTW I predict that someday Romney will be the Presdident of the LDS Church. The road to the white house is just a stepping stone on the road to "Prophet Seer and Revelator".
My denomination considers gambling a family killer...along with prostitution and drug dealing.
And I am in a liberal denomination.
The guy is a gymnast and a complete fake.
Well, I don’t. My family has not been killed by this type of entertainment. Not all people are irresponsible, so you can’t make blank statements such as that.
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