I’m not sure I saw any out and out lies in the article. However, a lot of what he said appears to be intentionally misleading, especially where he claims he commuted the sentence to 47 years (technically true, but effectively he ensured that Clemmons would be released very soon).
If instead of making excuses, Huckabee simply admitted he let his desire to show compassion cloud his judgment, causinig him to make a horrible mistake, that cost 4 lives, I’d be a lot more sympathetic. The deceptive, self-serving spin, and deflecting of blame makes me sick. It says a lot more to me about Huckabee’s character than the actual granting of clemency.
Exactly!