Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Who ♥ Mike Huckabee?
Who's ♥in' Mike Huckabee these days? The Democratic National Committee, that's who ...
"Democrat party officials are avoiding any and all criticism of Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, insiders reveal.
"The Democratic National Committee has told staffers to hold all fire, until he secures the party's nomination.
"The directive has come down from the highest levels within the party, according to a top source.
"Within the DNC, Huckabee is known as the 'glass jaw -- and they're just waiting to break it.'"
Indeed, the Democrats will have a field day just picking apart the statements Huckabee made during his 1992 campaign for U.S. Senate:
"The U.S. shouldn't try to kill Saddam Hussein in Iraq, Mike Huckabee declared when he first ran for office. No women in combat anywhere. No gays in the military. No contributions in politics to candidates more than a year before an election.
"His statements are among 229 answers Huckabee offered as a 36-year-old Texarkana pastor during his first run for political office in 1992. In that unsuccessful race against Sen. Dale Bumpers, Huckabee offered himself as a social conservative and listed ''moral decay'' as one of the top problems facing the country. ...
"Some of the words in his answers to the questionnaire are indeed strong.
"Asked about gays in the military, for example, he didn't just reject the idea but added: 'I believe to try to legitimize that which is inherently illegitimate would be a disgraceful act of government. I feel homosexuality is an aberrant, unnatural and sinful lifestyle, and we now know it can pose a dangerous public health risk.'
"Earlier this year, Huckabee said, 'Nobody's going to find some YouTube moments of me saying something radically different than what I'm saying today.'
"In the questionnaire, he:
"-- Called for the elimination of political action committees and campaign contributions from lobbyists. He also said candidates should not be allowed to receive contributions until one year before an election and said there should be limits on the amount of out-of-state money they could accept.
"As Arkansas governor, Huckabee formed a political action committee based in Virginia to raise money for non-federal candidates that allowed him to travel and raise his profile for a potential presidential run. The Hope for America PAC shut down earlier this year as Huckabee entered the White House race.
"-- Said he would not support any tax increases if elected to the Senate. Huckabee's record of raising some taxes as Arkansas' governor has drawn fire from fiscal conservatives in the presidential race."
"Democrat party officials are avoiding any and all criticism of Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, insiders reveal.
"The Democratic National Committee has told staffers to hold all fire, until he secures the party's nomination.
"The directive has come down from the highest levels within the party, according to a top source.
"Within the DNC, Huckabee is known as the 'glass jaw -- and they're just waiting to break it.'"
Indeed, the Democrats will have a field day just picking apart the statements Huckabee made during his 1992 campaign for U.S. Senate:
"The U.S. shouldn't try to kill Saddam Hussein in Iraq, Mike Huckabee declared when he first ran for office. No women in combat anywhere. No gays in the military. No contributions in politics to candidates more than a year before an election.
"His statements are among 229 answers Huckabee offered as a 36-year-old Texarkana pastor during his first run for political office in 1992. In that unsuccessful race against Sen. Dale Bumpers, Huckabee offered himself as a social conservative and listed ''moral decay'' as one of the top problems facing the country. ...
"Some of the words in his answers to the questionnaire are indeed strong.
"Asked about gays in the military, for example, he didn't just reject the idea but added: 'I believe to try to legitimize that which is inherently illegitimate would be a disgraceful act of government. I feel homosexuality is an aberrant, unnatural and sinful lifestyle, and we now know it can pose a dangerous public health risk.'
"Earlier this year, Huckabee said, 'Nobody's going to find some YouTube moments of me saying something radically different than what I'm saying today.'
"In the questionnaire, he:
"-- Called for the elimination of political action committees and campaign contributions from lobbyists. He also said candidates should not be allowed to receive contributions until one year before an election and said there should be limits on the amount of out-of-state money they could accept.
"As Arkansas governor, Huckabee formed a political action committee based in Virginia to raise money for non-federal candidates that allowed him to travel and raise his profile for a potential presidential run. The Hope for America PAC shut down earlier this year as Huckabee entered the White House race.
"-- Said he would not support any tax increases if elected to the Senate. Huckabee's record of raising some taxes as Arkansas' governor has drawn fire from fiscal conservatives in the presidential race."
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Wednesday, December 12, 2007 
