http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/huckabee/ en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:43:12 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416327/posts I have in the past been a skeptic of Sarah Palin. Not of her political talent, which is considerable, but of her grasp of – and even interest in – substantive policy issues. When she abruptly resigned the governorship of Alaska on July 3rd, I wondered if she simply hadn’t the stomach for national politics. And the rambling, disjointed speech she gave that day left me wondering if she even knew why she was making such a momentous and potentially career-crippling decision. Governor Palin 4 President http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416327/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:43:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415826/posts I have in the past been a skeptic of Sarah Palin. Not of her political talent, which is considerable, but of her grasp of – and even interest in – substantive policy issues. When she abruptly resigned the governorship of Alaska on July 3rd, I wondered if she simply hadn’t the stomach for national politics. And the rambling, disjointed speech she gave that day left me wondering if she even knew why she was making such a momentous and potentially career-crippling decision. But then a funny thing happened: In November, Mrs. Palin debuted her memoir “Going Rogue” with great sales,... Andrew Breitbart's Big Government http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415826/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:40:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411927/posts Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says those unhappy with the health care overhaul set to be pushed through the Senate this week should express their displeasure at the polls next November. Huckabee spoke Sunday to a raucous crowd of about 1,800 people at an Omaha rally sponsored by Americans for Prosperity of Nebraska. Huckabee says the vote on health care reform is a pivotal moment in American history, and he took Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson to task for deciding to support the measure. Huckabee went so far as to compare Nelson to Judas in the biblical story of Jesus'... ABC Nebraska affiliate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411927/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:35:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411548/posts Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is headed to Nebraska. Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, will headline an Omaha rally Sunday afternoon to try to persuade U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson to change his mind on health care reform. The rally will be at 3 p.m. at the Civic Auditorium Music Hall, 17th Street and Capitol Avenue. Doors will open at 2 p.m. The rally was put together quickly Saturday after Nelson, a Nebraska Democrat, said he would support a health-care reform bill in the Senate. Republican U.S. Rep. Lee Terry of Omaha is expected to attend, as well as state... Omaha Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411548/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:45:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410729/posts Five Reasons Why Fox News Dominated Ratings In 2009 by Steve Krakauer | 12:34 pm, December 18th, 2009 What we’ve known since about March is about to come true – Fox News is headed for its best ratings of all time this year. As their competitors in cable news fall far behind, FNC looks toward the rest of the cable universe as its new competition – it finished in the top five on all of cable in prime time and total day. What was the reason for FNC’s success? Heres’ five reasons. 1: Glenn Beck: Beck’s enormous success during his... Meidaite http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410729/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:35:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409918/posts After laying low during Palinpalooza, the former governor is back atop the GOP pack for 2012. Mark McKinnon's year-end rundown of who's hot (Rick Perry) and who's not (Mike Huckabee). The way things are going, maybe we should go ahead and hold the 2012 elections after all—instead of just reappointing Obama president by acclamation. As we head into 2010, it seems increasingly likely that the 2012 presidential contest will at least be competitive. President Obama’s favorable ratings are now consistently below 50 percent; no candidate has been elected president with a favorable of 47 percent or lower and the Rasmussen... The Daily Beast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409918/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:35:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408851/posts For the sake of brevity - straight to the point (pun intended). I have thought long about Huckabee's recent interview with Katie Couric. One of the topics that came up was Huckabee's view on same-sex marriage, and it was no accident that it came up. Huckabee's position on the issue of abortion is concrete - he is ardently pro-life. What remained was for him to effectively frame the same-sex marriage debate, and that he did. Quite effectively in fact. In short, he told Couric that he was pro-traditional marriage, not anti-same sex marriage. He said that it's not that he... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408851/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:52:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406647/posts If anyone had any doubts whatsoever that the Republican Party has lost its way and is no longer a true friend to the core conservative values of individual liberty and limited government, those doubts should be put firmly to rest considering the current debate in Washington over the proposal for socialized health care coming out of the far left. It is no wonder that conservatives, people who actually believe in the Constitution, are upset with Republicans who time and again run out to stand before the cameras and at Tea Parties to proudly proclaim how much they understand us and... libertyreborn.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406647/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:39:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406405/posts Here is video of Mike Huckabee giving his take on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech...(Video)Huckabee said "the fact that some in the audience and others in the Left Wing fringe back home hated the speech is probably a good indication that it was a reasonable and rational explanation for why sometimes war is a necessary act." Huckabee said Obama showed "courage and clarity" in what he said and urged Obama to show the same "clarity" on the domestic issues when he returns home. Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406405/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:46:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406115/posts Many conservatives have made a concerted effort to bury Mike Huckabee over his decision nine years ago to grant clemency to Maurice Clemmons, who became a cop killer and child rapist before being killed by police. Being a former Huck-basher turned Huck-backer, I watched the blog sniping of the past week with some sadness. My support of Huckabee isn’t exactly mainstream in the blogosphere. What I witnessed this past week was several people I respect making fools of themselves. I see four errors made in the war on Huckabee: 1. The Rush to Judgment Michelle Malkin wrote her first post... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406115/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:24:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405931/posts Ok, calling all the mono-syllabic fill-in hosts who supposedly write "opinion" pieces but have not the courage of their own convictions to sign their name to either their written nor broadcast work: Explain this! Romney is 5% behind, Palin is 6% the also-rans are running... behind. Hey Jude... you're being called out... cause someone put a "bullet" in the "head" of your anonymous opinions. Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405931/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:37:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403729/posts Our monthly look at the 2012 Presidential race, due out Thursday, will show Huckabee’s favorability at 35/35, pretty much unchanged from 36/37 on our November poll. And not only does it show him once again as the Republican who comes closest to Barack Obama, but it also shows him coming closer to Obama than he has in any of the previous nine monthly polls. Does that mean he’s getting a free pass on the Washington cop killings by an inmate whose sentence he commuted? Probably not. I’m sure that would be a massive liability if he did get into the... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403729/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 15:45:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403660/posts If it weren't for bad luck, Mike Huckabee would have no luck at all. Of all the deranged criminals in the country, it was Maurice Clemmons -- granted clemency by then-Gov. Huckabee of Arkansas almost a decade ago -- who recently murdered four police officers in Washington state. Seldom has an act of mercy been more publicly or horribly betrayed. Some of Huckabee's potential rivals for the 2012 Republican nomination responded, not merely by criticizing this specific act of clemency but by rejecting the very idea. "In Minnesota," said Gov. Tim Pawlenty, "I don't think I've ever voted for clemency."... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403660/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:14:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403545/posts Tuesday, thousands of people mourned their deaths with a touching memorial service. How did Mike Huckabee honor the victims? He appeared on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" to promote his book. The Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403545/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 09:18:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2403238/posts Sarah Palin says former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee made a “horrible decision” nine years ago in granting clemency to a man suspected of killing four police officers two weeks ago in Washington state. “It was a bad decision obviously, but my heart goes out to Huckabee,” the former Alaska governor said of her potential 2012 GOP presidential rival during an interview Monday with conservative radio host Lars Larson. “I love him, and I feel bad for him to be in this position. But I feel even worse for the victims’ families in this situation.” In 2000, Huckabee granted clemency to... POLITICO.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2403238/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:15:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402700/posts The nation was stunned by the senseless and savage cold-blooded murders of four young police officers in Lakewood, Wash., over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Whenever a police officer or soldier is killed, the loss is even more profound, for they are the ones who stand between our way of life and total anarchy. Nine years ago, the name Maurice Clemmons crossed my desk. I commuted his sentence from 108 years to 47 years. I take full responsibility for my actions of nine years ago. I acted on the facts presented to me in 2000. If I could have possibly known... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402700/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:42:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401749/posts Here is video of Mike Huckabee's show the other night where he said, "don't worry about what's happening behind the doors at Tiger's house, focus on what's happening behind the doors at your house." Huckabee "suggested" those worried about it "get a life." (Video) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401749/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 00:53:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401675/posts The facts tell a completely different story from the fable that Huckabee is propagating. Clemmons committed much more than one burglary and one robbery. Also, Clemmons was 17 years old, not 16, as Huckabee claims. The Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401675/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 22:09:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401600/posts The Mike Huckabee body count continues to rise. During his 10 years as Arkansas governor, Huckabee commuted the sentences of 1,033 convicted criminals. He knowingly released more than a few rapists and murderers and sometimes mocked or attacked prosecutors who pleaded with him to keep violent offenders behind bars. While Huckabee was governor, the parole board released convicted rapist Wayne Dumont. Huckabee had publicly argued for Dumont's release, and parole board members said he pressured them to let the rapist out. Eleven months after his release, Dumont raped and killed a woman. In 2000, Huckabee granted clemency to Maurice Clemmons,... Union Leader http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401600/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 18:29:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401514/posts Mike Huckabee had zero to do with the deaths this past week of four Seattle police officers. Radio hosts and bloggers who attempt to imply anything to the contrary are dishonest. Any who attempt to make political hay with it are actually "pundits who are not to be trusted." As one who clearly understands the election cycles of American politics can explain to you, making predictions three years before the next election is really silly. I was driving home one afternoon this past week sometime after 6pm EST and heard a fill-in host on a nationally syndicated talk show self-identifying... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401514/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 15:42:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401392/posts There is currently a move underway to discredit Mike Huckabee over the rightful pardoning of a then 16 year old who had been sentenced to 108 years on robbery charges. I make this statement as someone who fully supports the death penalty for murderers and for child rapists, but also as someone who recognizes that getting tough on crime means fostering sensible rehabilitation, not turning first time offenders into violent career criminals. Yes, Governor Huckabee pardoned more people than most governors do. That’s because Gov. Huckabee isn’t thoughtless, callous or cruel and recognizes that public service actually entails service to... American Daily Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401392/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 07:19:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401161/posts Here is video of former Arkansas Mike Huckabee defending his decision to grant clemency to Maurice Clemmons in 2000. Clemmons killed four police officers in the Tacoma, Washington area last weekend, and was subsequently shot and killed by police as they tried to apprehend him. Huckabee said Clemmons had committed robbery and burglary as a 16 year-old, and received a sentence of 108 years. After serving 11 years, Huckabee got the file and decided to commute the sentence to 47 years, which made him parole eligible. The parole board then let him go. Huckabee said if he had that file... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401161/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 21:40:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401125/posts Here is video of MSNBC's Chris Matthews last night talking to Pat Buchanan about Gov. Mike Huckabee's "Clemency" problem, asking "Does Mike Huckabee have a Willie Horton problem?" Pat Buchanan said the news that Huckabee granted clemency back in 2000 to Tacoma, Washington police killer Maurice Clemmons is a "very, very serious wound" for him politically. Buchanan said Sarah Palin is going after the Right-to-Life vote and with Huckabee now damaged, would be very strong in the Iowa Caucuses should she decide to run for the GOP Nomination. . . . . (VIDEO) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401125/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 20:23:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400909/posts It’s no wonder we haven’t heard this story from the Democrat controlled media, but a new group of anti American Black Muslims calling themselves the National Black Foot Soldiers actually celebrated what they call the BOW Black on White “martyrdom” of Police murderer Maurice Clemmons. Collins Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400909/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 13:45:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400997/posts Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee explains why he commuted the sentence of Maurice Clemmons, suspected of shooting police officers in Washington State before being killed by authorities. (Dec. 1) Huckabee: Why I Commuted (Cop Killer) Clemmons Sentence Foxnews(via Youtube) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400997/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 16:18:39 GMT