Huckabee Points to Romney's Record in Massachusetts

Huckabee took a $200 million deficit and turned it into an $850 million surplus; Romney left Massachusetts with over a billion dollars of unpaid bills. He left them with a road system that was in shambles, bridges that are about to collapse. Huckabee left Arkansas with a road system that was completely rebuilt.

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WAPO: Unusual Speech

This is an article about a speech given by Mike Huckabee - you have to read this - it tells of a story of when his son was young tried to cook a cake for the Huckabee family and used a cup of salt in the place of a dash of salt - it is great - this is from MikeHuckabee.com / check out my blog http://mikehuckabee-has-my-vote.blogspot.com/

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Mike Huckabee Tells Romney That’s Enough

In Mike Huckabee’s newest TV ad he says “enough is enough.” This ad is in response to the slew of ads pointing out many of Huckabee’s weaknesses.

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Huckabee Leading In Iowa

A new Bloomberg/LA Times poll:

Huckabee 37%

Romney 23%


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One Mom:

Blogger sums up the nasty attacks by Romney and others in their desperation. One has to consider the kind of character within a man whose only contribution to the process is to lie and distort the truth to get elected.... Do we really want a negative man like that as our nations leader?

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Club for Growth Attacks Mike Huckabee on Christmas Day w/ Ad

The Club for Growth came out with a negative ad in Iowa opposing Mike Huckabee.

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Shuster Says: Huckabee Next President

While Shuster might just have been looking to make mischief, there's something in his background that helps explain his regard for Huckabee's political skills. From 1994 - 1996, Shuster was a political reporter for ABC-affiliate KATV in Little Rock, and thus had a prime perch from which to view Huckabee in action. In the course of his reporting during this electoral season Shuster has often drawn on that experience to extol Huck's political talent. This morning, for example, Shuster related an anecdote from 14 years ago, when Huckabee was Lt. Governor and Governor Jim Guy Tucker got convicted in a Whitewater-related trial but was refusing to resign from office.
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Huckabee Proves He Is A Regular Guy And Shoots A Bird

Mike Huckabee used the day after Christmas to go hunting instead of campaigning, proving he is just one of the guys.

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Huckabee Response to Misleading Club For Growth Attack Ad

"...Huckabee's record on taxes as a steward of the public’s money has been CLEAR and consistent as a conservative with strong pro-growth.policies. The fact is that when Governor Huckabee began in office, the tax rate was 1% for the poorest taxpayers and 7 percent for the richest – the tax rates remained exactly the same when he left office..."

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The Dallas Morning News Endorses Mike Huckabee

"Many Republican voters are dissatisfied with the GOP presidential candidates this year. We share that frustration. But one of these men is going to be the party's nominee. Of this field, Mike Huckabee is the best choice."

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Video: Huckabee Talks About Christmas Ad

Hardball Recap on Huckabee

Former Hastert Spokesman And MSNBC Commentator John Feehery Said The Former Speaker “Sees This White House As Pretty Arrogant.”

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Huckabee Crowds Rudy in Fla. GOP

Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee has risen to second place among Florida Republicans and now trails Rudy Giuliani by a narrow margin, a new poll reveals.

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Huckabee Proposes National Sales Tax In Lieu Of Income Tax

Boscawen, NH (AHN) - In a campaign pitch to woo American taxpayers, Republican presidential hopeful and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee proposed scrapping federal income taxes. Instead, he is pushing for national sales tax - a consumption tax called the FairTax - to help save Social Security.

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New Iowa Poll---Huckabee Leading by 8% Over Romney

Huckabee is up 11% in one month. Romney is unchanged. In addition, Romney's level of definate support is 11% less than Huckabee's.

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Huckabee Says He's Not Soft on Crime

Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Monday he was tough on crime as Arkansas' governor, rejecting a new television ad by rival Mitt Romney that implied he was soft.

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Response To Romney Attack Ad

This shows that the attacks by Romney aren't what they seem


TRUTH: Governor Huckabee was tougher on methamphetamine manufacturers than Governor Romney
In a new attack ad released today, Governor Romney attempts to contrast his position on drugs with that of Governor Huckabee. The ad says that Romney got "Tough on Drugs Like Meth," while Governor Huckabee "Reduced Penalties for Manufacturing Meth." What Romney fails to mention is that -- even with the reductions -- Governor Huckabee was tougher on methamphetamine manufacturers than Governor Romney was.

¢ The "reduced penalty" in Arkansas was a requirement that meth manufacturers serve 50 percent of their sentence rather than 70 percent before being eligible for parole. In Arkansas, the average meth dealer spends an average of 10 years in prison.
¢ In contrast, the source quoted in the Romney ad that claimed Romney "got tough" on drugs notes, "The punishment would be either 2 1/2 years in jail or five years in prison."

Let's compare: Under Huckabee, 10 years; Under Romney, 5 years

The ad also states that Romney "never pardoned a single criminal." But this begs the question: how many clemency cases did he actually review while he was governor of Massachusetts? Or did he simply avoid his responsibility as chief executive of the state to review clemency cases and give petitioners a fair hearing?
The ad also points out that Governor Huckabee granted more clemencies than the "previous three governors…combined." It doesn't mention that two of the previous three governors were Bill Clinton and convicted felon Jim Guy Tucker. Governor Huckabee's clemency rate, however, was in line with other governors who have served the state.

Romney also fails to acknowledge that in Arkansas, every person who is convicted of a crime and every person in prison is eligible for clemency. Because of this, the number of clemency applications is extraordinarily high. Governor Huckabee had 8,698 applications during his 10 ½ years in office.

Some Governors are content to simply deny the vast majority of clemency applications without bothering to consider their merit.
Governor Huckabee, however, believed that respect for the legal process required that he give them the consideration for which they were entitled.
During his tenure, Governor Huckabee denied 88 percent of the applications.

Before granting clemency, the Governor issues a notice of intent and opens a 30-day public comment period in which people can protest the decision. Very rarely does the public oppose a clemency because almost all are granted for minor offenses, involve reductions in fines, or reduced prison sentences that were longer than the average for a particular crime.

During the 10 ½ years Mike Huckabee was governor the number of government agencies and businesses that conducted background checks increased at an incredible rate. The terrorist acts of September 11, 2001, have resulted in increased concerns regarding security. Potential job candidates and long-time employees considered for promotion are under increased scrutiny.

Before the mainstream use of background checks, most people could have some youthful arrest, change their lives and become good, tax-paying citizens without that earlier arrest coming back to haunt them.

Governor Huckabee found during his time in office that each year the number of people needing clemency to clear their record increased. Denying their request prevented them from continuing to earn a good living and pay taxes. The majority of the clemency requests he granted were for this reason.

Nevertheless, on behalf of the Mike Huckabee for President campaign, we want to wish Governor Romney, his family and his staff, a very merry Christmas.
Additional Notes:

What is Clemency?
Clemency is the process through which the Governor considers requests for granting reprieves, commutations of sentence, and pardons after conviction.

What is a Pardon?
A pardon is the exemption of a convicted person from the penalties of an offense or crime. A pardon can be requested by someone who is no longer incarcerated.

Who May Apply for Clemency?
Any person serving a term of any number of years, life, life without parole, or a sentence of death may apply for executive clemency. A person who is not presently incarcerated may also apply.

What are the Steps in the Clemency Application Process?

1. Any person making a request for clemency must first have their application processed by the Board of Parole in what is called a screening. This will determine if there is any merit to the application. A victim can only make written recommendations to the Board of Parole during this step of the process.

2. If the application is found to have merit, it will most likely be scheduled for a hearing before the Board of Parole. A victim will be notified (if they have requested these notifications) when a hearing is scheduled and can contact the Board of Parole about providing written or oral recommendations. Once the hearing is complete the Board will vote on a recommendation to send to the Governor for final action.

3. The Governor will review the application, the recommendation of the Board of Parole, and all other pertinent materials before making his decision. If the Governor intends to grant the application for clemency, he will announce his intent and allow a 30 day period for public comment. If the Governor decides to deny the application it will be announced and no further action will be taken.

http://www.acic.org/justice/Clemency%20Process.htm




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WAPO: On Debate: Huckabee

Analysis on the Iowa Debate

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Governor Huckabee Receives First Georgia Congressional Endorsement

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CONTACT: DERICK CORBETT (678) 773-4866
December 11, 2007

Duluth, GA- John Linder (R-GA) released the following statement announcing his support for Mike Huckabee for the GOP presidential nomination:

"I am proud to announce my endorsement of Mike Huckabee for the GOP presidential nomination. The values and character Mike has shown throughout this campaign are reflective of what America should strive to be. Most importantly, he has shown that he has the tenacity to confront our nation's problems head on. A good example of this is his zeal to replace a broken, crippling, tax system and replace it with the FairTax. This is an idea that I have worked on for over 10 years and I have had the opportunity to talk with Mike about it on numerous occasions. He understands the need for change, and he understands that we are far past quick fixes."

"Our country has reached a point where we need big ideas to affect real change. Mike Huckabee is the only candidate I have seen with the vision and fortitude to bring big ideas to the table, and for that reason, he has my full support."

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The Spotlight is on Huckabee in Georgia

People in Georgia are turning toward Huckabee. "They're excited now about Huckabee," Beck said. "Clearly Huckabee has generated some excitement and some enthusiasm. There are a lot of people who had bought the story that the day for conservatives to have a voice had sort of passed." Now they see they have a candidate to vote FOR.

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Romney attacks Huckabee on Immigration record

Romney launched a 30-second television ad Tuesday in Iowa blasting Huckabee's record on immigration. Huckabee defended his immigration stance by welcoming the support of James Gilchrist, the founder of the Minuteman Project. Huckabee said attack ads like Romney's are usually generated out of desperation.

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Huckabee Seen as Most Presidential Among Republicans

Among Republican adults, 21% say that Mike Huckabee looks the most Presidential. Seventeen percent (17%) of the GOP faithful say that title belongs to Rudy Giuliani and 16% think it describes Mitt Romney. Ten percent (10%) see John McCain as most Presidential while 8% hold that view of Fred Thompson.

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Huckabee First in Georgia

Strategic Vision (being released tomorrow)Huckabee – 23% (+18)Thompson – 20% (-19)Giuliani – 17% (-3)McCain – 11% (+2)Romney – 10% (+4)

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Republican Presidential Candidates On Immigration Issues

Americans for Better Immigration has reassessed the candidates stands on illegal immigration.

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Special Report: Government Border Fence Trickery

One more example how our government tells us one thing publicly while doing the exact opposite behind our backs. More proof that they can't be trusted.

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