Comment from HuckaSux
Time: January 31, 2008, 5:00 pm

Heh, awesome list … here are some more to add to it … man, this guy is so nutso it’s not even funny: http://www.who-sucks.com/?p=355

Comment from noel
Time: February 1, 2008, 9:55 am

lighten up man.

Comment from tchalla
Time: February 1, 2008, 10:06 am

Why stop there…I am afraid of the whole republican field. A field bereft of real ideas around using war as a last resort, equalizing opportunities among all segments and showing compassion to those less fortunate than ourselves. The most egregious position being a general lack of common sense!

Comment from HuckaRox
Time: February 1, 2008, 10:07 am

i guess you’d rather have hillary clinton be president…so that when you’re sick, you will go to the equivalent of a cuban hospital that only has penicillin. so much for cancer research!!

Comment from Garret Cox
Time: February 1, 2008, 10:08 am

The problem with your list is that for many of the people who currently support Huckabee, this stuff really ISN’T a problem (except for the dog thing). They already KNOW this stuff, and that is WHY he has their vote.

I’ve been trying for half a year now to get a relative to swap their vote from Huck to RP. So I’m constantly sending her stuff along these lines, good stuff about RP, bad stuff about the other candidates, etc. But I know, if I were to send her THIS list, it would just clench her vote even more.

As a deeply religious southern baptist she absolutely believes this country SHOULD be ran by biblical principles, and everyone who isn’t Christian should either assimilate or get out of the way.

Comment from Jon
Time: February 1, 2008, 10:10 am

In his years as Gov and Lt-Gov, did he impose his religion on others? NO. He did a fine job as Gov and he helped many people improve their lives. Sounds like someone to be “Very Afraid” of.

Comment from Pastor Nathan Bickel
Time: February 1, 2008, 10:13 am

I can’t possibly know all the intentions of your stated 5 reasons of which you state that Gov. Huckabee should not qualify for presidential consideration. But I believe your premise and conclusion of him not being qualified reek with not only paranoia but with some mixture of bigotry and intolerance [in the traditional sense of the word]

Here is a fine article that speaks to the bad rap that Gov. Huckabee is given. I posted this on my modest (soon to be overhauled) mid-Michigan website:

Old mainstream “drive-by” media again rearing its anti people of faith bigotry — “…..Robert Knight of the Media Research Center’s Culture and Media Institute says Huckabee’s critics are just showing their anti-Christian bias….” — “Huckabee criticized for second ‘covert Christian’ ad” (1/4/08)

http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/20794/Huckabee-criticized-for-second–covert-Christian–ad/

Perhaps, you should zero in your political nominee scruples upon Mitt Romney, whose personal religion is such, that its [cultist] nature may influence his sound judgment as presidential material?

Also, what I find to be ironical — and sad, is that conservative talk show hosts, and other conservative Republicans have eschewed Gov. Huckabee’s campaign. Now they are screaming “bloody murder” about the liberal John McCain. They want all Republicans to fall in line, no matter who the nominee may be, but they can’t support a social conservative when one comes around. Their talk may be big, but it is cheap! Now, if McCain succeeds they may be faced with many Republicans staying away at the presidential polls!

The founding fathers of our country would have no problem with Gov. Mike Huckabee and his particular Christian beliefs and persuasion. The founders understood, as few do today, that the promulgation of the Christian Faith only helps American culture by under girding it benefiting values along with true [traditional] tolerance.

Comment from NotFound
Time: February 1, 2008, 10:17 am

6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8tVbH5NfvQ

Comment from jon655342
Time: February 1, 2008, 10:26 am

Doing away with the IRS out weights every one of these in my opinion.

Comment from John
Time: February 1, 2008, 10:28 am

Regarding #2, it probally should read something like:
Huckabee says that he will turn America into an all-singing, all-dancing, all-Christian non-stop thrill ride if he is President. Except without the singing, dancing, or Christianity.

Several of the things I have heard him say, many of the ideas he expresses about Religion, go against the message of Christ.
The “religious-right” is just that the “Religious-right” not Christianity. But they like to claim the name “Christianity” and distort the message of Christ.

Comment from Josh
Time: February 1, 2008, 10:32 am

That was very fair and balanced of you to insert a positive (item #4) in with the negatives (1, 2, 3, and 5).

Comment from Lol Seal
Time: February 1, 2008, 10:40 am

Good thing he’s going down…

Comment from Friendly Phil
Time: February 1, 2008, 10:47 am

All the repug’s are nutz.

Comment from chuck
Time: February 1, 2008, 10:51 am

While I am not a Christian, I will not oppose a person just because he has a Christian agenda. Huckabee made Arkansas a much better place to live under his government, and I think the US needs that kind of leadership too.

Comment from M. Anderson
Time: February 1, 2008, 11:01 am

Stupid people in Iowa (and the media) launched him into the limelight. Now he’s really just sticking around hoping for a cabinet post or something, while trying to hurt Romney.. Which he has probably done….If he hadn’t have done so well in Iowa, Romney would be way ahead of McCain now.. and McCain knows it and will probably reward Huckabee with some type of position.. should he win… but if McCain does get the nomination I doubt he will win in an election…. A lot of conservatives don’t like him…. Kind of ironic if you think about it… All those people who voted for Huckabee, don’t really like McCain, but they are the ones that made it possible for McCain to succeed…:-) !..

Comment from IX
Time: February 1, 2008, 11:02 am

Let’s not forget his adherence to an Israel state because the bible says it needs to be there for the second coming.

Comment from What
Time: February 1, 2008, 11:10 am

1. Not seen a story about it… no comment until I do.

2. What? Have you looked at his record in Arkansas? No incidents of terrorizing non-Christians, no “Christ-first” laws or any of that… He’s running for president, which means all your scaremongering is a bunch of crap, since it takes the Senate and House to actually do anything other than talk sh*t.

3. Wow… one story versus the near entirety of the Christian and Jewish world…. The only known changes is the some bibles cite “thou shalt not kill” (or is modern English version) versus the historically correct “Thou shalt not murder”, noting that the greek text and hebrew text, the word kill in there relates to our concept of justified homicide or self-defense.

4. Right…. why not cite the other half of the passage pee-wee? There’s two parts to that passage. Since men are proven better fighters and generally pound for pound stronger, they have been the forefront of the family household. In a time where women did not occupy the positions they can today and women were not educated in many of the matters to which men historically dealt with, its better for the two to have the man do the talking/leading and the woman support him. In every relationship, no matter what, there is always a leader and a follower. Given the sway religious text holds and the power of a culture to bind a people together at a time and place in history where being wiped out is possible, we almost always see strong, clearly divided gender-roles. Its not wrong for the time. If he believes that, so what? Once again, he can’t do anything as president in the form of law except shoot his mouth off.

5. Well, was Bush right or just lucky to make the prediction? Guess we’ll never know but I’ll take him over the other two cold-fish the democrats pulled up. Maybe you should read more carefully the two article you cited. The position is not as clear cut as you assert.

Comment from Matte
Time: February 1, 2008, 11:19 am

Huckabee is not to be trusted — not with running the US at any rate. I’d have loved it though if you cited the sources on your quotes.

Comment from Kevin
Time: February 1, 2008, 11:44 am

And on top of his ten commandments statement, there are 10 very important articles of the Constitution that have never changed and aren’t meant to be changed (although Bush has done his best to make them irrelevant.)

Comment from GodBlessUs
Time: February 1, 2008, 11:48 am

Is it too hard for someone to stand up for what this country was founded upon??? Our forefathers founded this country under christianity and when someone stands up for it he gets put down. I am not saying you have to be a christian but come on people wake up. We need a good God fearing man in office for once.

Comment from Herewegoagain
Time: February 1, 2008, 11:50 am

This Laurel & Hardy - esq ad typifies why everyone outside the US can’t understand what you guys are thinking when it comes to electing presidents.
Ronald Reagan was funny, but quite frankly after 2 terms of Bush the idiot, we are all scared ….. and we are’re your allies.

Come on guys/Gals get a grip, can’t do WWIII

Comment from Anton
Time: February 1, 2008, 12:02 pm

I don’t think the dog thing should be on the list because (1) It was his son not him (2) I would distrust any father who would not go to extremes for his child. I am a Christian and believe in the bible. That said I agree this guy is nuts and is using God for his own political gain. Him wanting to bring religion into government scares the hell out of me. I’d still vote for him over hillary though.

Comment from Ted Price
Time: February 1, 2008, 12:06 pm

#3

It should also be argued “The Bill of Rights” (the first 10 amendments) has never been changed. And it was written in English.
The 10 Commandments was at the very least translated. Something was lost in that translation.

The reason why the constitution changes, is because the ingenious framers new it wasn’t the end all when they wrote it. Perhaps the religions of the world should take a cue from this. Science and zeitgeist evolve.

Comment from Atheist
Time: February 1, 2008, 12:26 pm

Yep, just what America needs….another man who believes he is doing the Lord’s work. If true, the Lord has some major issues. Join the cause at http://www.atheistrevolution.com

Comment from none
Time: February 1, 2008, 12:28 pm

He also said that women should submit to their husbands. This guy CANNOT be president and I don’t think he will. We can’t have seperation of church and state if the church is in the state!

Comment from none
Time: February 1, 2008, 12:33 pm

Anyone who says they speak to god (I.E. Pres. Bush), should not be president or be working for us in any important way. You can’t get any more strange to say, in so many words, god wants you to kill people (I.E. Bush again). WOW. What’s wrong with people, like What, that accept this??

Pingback from fUSION Anomalog. » Blog Archive » One Of The Leading Republican Candidates - Huckabee
Time: February 1, 2008, 1:16 pm

[…] believes that his “god” has chosen him to be the next president. Sound familiar? [+] Explore posts in the same categories: conservatives, christian cult, […]

Comment from See Ya Dubya
Time: February 1, 2008, 1:35 pm

Huckabee is absolutely the sleaziest of the remaining GOP candidates. From connections with Kenneth Copeland to his son’s questionable character, there are signs that Mike Huckabee does not deserve the presidency. Honestly I don’t know how he’s gotten this far.

Comment from Ed
Time: February 1, 2008, 2:04 pm

I don’t neccesarily disagree with his veiws on religion, but I don’t think it’s right to use to your advantage in a presidential race. Presidents should be chosen on their political views, not religious. Ron Paul does state his beleifs (eg. his MySpace page), but doesn’t use them to his advancement. He uses only his political standings to gain supporters.

Comment from Pastor Nathan Bickel
Time: February 1, 2008, 2:32 pm

I’ve returned to comment again — attempting to respond to each of the [so-called] “5 Reasons to be Very Afraid of Mike Huckabee”

But before I do, I find the author of these 5 reasons to be obviously paranoid. The author just might be a liberal blogger who follows the leftist playbook methods of character assassination. Secondly, I find the author to be attempting to foist his (her) own personal litmus test for presidential candidate material.

1) The “animal rights” argument about the alleged lynching of a “homeless” dog does not qualify for a legitimate reason to not consider Gov. Huckabee for Presidential office. Which of us did things we are ashamed of — or, have children who have done shameful acts as well? I doubt very much if the author of this hit piece is perfect as well.

2) The liberal hit person takes Gov. Huckabee’s Christian comments of many years ago, out of context. Would this author like to be subjected to the same standard at a convention of liberal green party global “warming” environmentalists? Gov. Huckabee at that time was, of course, preaching to the choir. He has said a number of times that he did not, while governor of Arkansas erect a steeple upon the Governor’s mansion. Again, the author’s paranoia peeks out of his anti people of faith, obvious bias.

3) The blogger’s “Ten Commandment” argument is superfluous. It is evident that he (she) knows little about theology and is grasping for straws — again, taking Governor Huckabee’s comments out of context.

4) Again this obvious liberal hit piece blogger illustrates his (her) ignorance of being able to understand context and paradox. I believe he conveniently left out part of Gov. Huckabee’s belief that (in the divine scheme and design) of marriage that both husband and wife are to submit to one another. The hit piece author of these 5 points simply is attempting to paint Gov. Huckabee a radical. It may do this person well to investigate some of the Mormon beliefs and see for himself how out of the religious mainstream some of them are.

5) Finally the hit piece liberal blogger is attempting (by the oldest of bad reasoning) to paint Huckabee evil and out in right field by associating him with President Bush. This often used ploy is the “guilt by association” method of argument. I desire to have a President that believes it is his God-given direction to become something that he is, not, presently. It is healthy to desire to achieve.

In conclusion, I suspect that the author of this hit piece is one that is bereft of moral principle and adverse to the belief in God. All these 5 arguments are cover for any person who would like to be bigoted to a person of character and a person of faith.

Comment from rosasharn
Time: February 1, 2008, 3:16 pm

To get a better understanding of how scary his veiws are, read his 1998 book: Kids Who Kill.

Comment from Marty Kay Zee
Time: February 1, 2008, 4:04 pm

During his first campaign Dubya was asked who the philosopher was he most admired and looked to for advice. His answer: Jesus Christ. Look where they got us. Huck is Chimpy in spades, on steroids and can’t be out of here too soon. Romney is even crazier with his latter day fantasies. We need a reality-based president able to stand up to these morons and teach the controversy that religion in government is only a conjecture.

Comment from Joanne
Time: February 1, 2008, 5:27 pm

This is why I’m embarrased as a liberal. The 5 reasons here are so bogus- thus painting the author as a ‘below the belt hitter’. Conservatives to resort to this type of crap…why do we?

Comment from Hard Time Salsa
Time: February 1, 2008, 9:40 pm

The only thing here I take any concern with is the dog thing, which I have not read up on and no nothing about.

Really, this list is:
1. His son may have killed a dog once
2-5: HE IS A CHRISITAN, so watch it!

The claims in this article, or attached articles aren’t even accurate. The ten commandments in fact, have never been “changed.” There are slightly different translations that use different words, but that’s about it. The attached article claims that the 2nd commandment has been removed, and the second split into two - under what authority? Pick up a bible, and the is the 2nd still not intact? Consider the Bible the constitution and the churches the political groups - a church may choose to disagree with or misinterpret the 10 commandments, as a political group may choose to disagree with or misinterpret the bill of rights. There are groups that think “the right to bear arms,” is still being fulfilled as long as you allow citizens to own knives, and others who think it guarantees them the right to own tanks and missiles. Both of them are wrong, and by being wrong neither of them changed the constitution.
The 10 commandments never did change, it’s the churches opinion of them that changed. Popular opinion does not create fact.

The rest of the list is either out of context, or not unacceptable considering he was a preacher, and is a Christian who is going to adhere to his ideals. It shows that he sticks to his word, he made a promise to his God to obey rules and do certain things, and even in the face of unpopularity in the political field he sticks to them, because he made his promise. He sticks to his word.

It should be a credit to him.

Being a christian does not make him bad.
Find something you disagree with him in the issues and attack that. This is no less stupid than identifying Hillary as the “female” candiate, or Obama as the “Black” candidate.

Comment from Leonard
Time: February 1, 2008, 10:04 pm

Will you religious people STOP screaming that the founding fathers were Christian!!! Have any of you ACTUALLY read what they had to say? Show me one place anywhere where Thomas Jefferson or Thomas Paine mentions the name Jesus. They don’t! Do you know why? THEY WEREN’T CHRISTIANS! That’s why. They used the term “creator” because they were Deists. Look up what that means. Read what they had to say. There is a difference between Christianity and Deism. I’m not saying Christianity is evil. The 10 Commandments are pretty common sense things to live by and were influential in the creation of the country only because they were generally common sense not because the founders were Christian, because they weren’t. They did however realize the need to make sure people had the freedom to follow any religion they so chose. Whatever it may be. Which means the government CANNOT sponsor any particular religion or it infringes on someone else’s religion. Get it? Some of the general Christian ideal were used in the creation of the United States because they were common sense but the founders were not Christians. Period. I really wish people would read history books. I wish they would read the books the founders actually wrote! I dare you to read The Age of Reason and still call those men Christians.

Comment from Chris
Time: February 1, 2008, 10:30 pm

“…and that’s my point, is that the Constitution was created with the understanding that it could be changed, we could make changes.”

Ask any Supreme Court justice and they’ll tell you the same thing.

You crazy Ron Paul supporters are hilarious. I enjoy watching how unbelievably blind and stupid you are.

Comment from Terrence
Time: February 2, 2008, 5:23 pm

Thanks for the information. It has elped me make my decision. I will definitely vote for Mike Huckabee.

Comment from Jeff Schuster
Time: February 3, 2008, 2:02 am

First I take some exception to the idea that the Democratic party has ran up two cold fish in this current election cycle. I think both Obama and Clinton are capable leaders and show signs of being much more open to advice then our current administration.

Second, I continue to be puzzled by the religious right’s close association with the Republican party. The association is clearly because Republican’s are willing to pay lip service to a few issues such as abortion and gay marriage for political gain. But I think Christ’s message was much deeper then these two issues. Would Christ rail against gay marriage and abortion or would he be willing to spend money to help insure sick people and feed the homeless? Would Jesus mindlessly invade another country or would he have asked why our “cheek was struck” and addressed the cause? I would like to think the answer to these questions is obvious, but today’s policial landscape causes me to question this assumption.

I will be happy when I see a politician who has vision and is willing to honestly, openly and selflessly lead the country.

Comment from Dave
Time: February 3, 2008, 1:29 pm

Something that makes me laugh is the best thing you can come up with is that Huckabee is a Christian.We can’t vote for him.Oooooh Scary.I’d like to see someone check Obama’s closet.No not that ,or what all happened in the white house while the Clintons were in there.What dirty thing has John MCcain done in his life time.What about good old Mitt Romney what’s his secrets.I hate to tell you ,but there’s a Christian man in the white house right now.I also think most of the country professes to be a Christian.So why don’t you go dig up dirt on someone else,who isn’t trying to live by the standards they profess to have.If you had any atacks to make on Huckabee it would be on his policys.So I guess we have a bunch of (Huck I Bees) here.See you at the polls.

Comment from Sander
Time: February 3, 2008, 1:35 pm

I like Mike Huckabee.I think he should stay in and win it.I like his taxs plan.I also like his stand on the boarder.He also seems to be upfront and fourth right.Huckabee has my vote.

Comment from In the middle
Time: February 3, 2008, 9:24 pm

So the author is saying don’t elect Huckabee because he has some religious overtones in his message? If that is the scariest thing that you can come up with, then I am guessing that you are a Romney supporter. Seriously though, here is the breakdown for republicans.

McCain - way too liberal and super gung ho on the war

Romney - Rich, arrogant governor who probably spent more money on attack ads than Huckabee’s entire campaign (he seems like the scariest one out of the bunch)

Huckabee - actually seems like a decent guy, but he has a strong religious background

BTW - Huckabee won Iowa because McCain didn’t campaign there. If he did, he probably would have won. When you have the two choices of Huckabee vs. Romney, I can see why anyone would vote for Huckabee.

Comment from John
Time: February 4, 2008, 6:44 am

1. Did Huckabee’s son kill a dog at summer camp. Yes. But what I love is how the newsweek article puts up a picture of Huckabee’s son from last year, when he was actually 17-years-old at the time of the incident. Yes, it would seem that Huckabee did pressure the State Police to drop it, but you have to consider that it wasn’t the State Police’s jurisdiction anyway, basically a prosecutor who was appointed by democrats was just trying to screw Mike Huckabee. But you know what, I don’t blame Huckabee at all. If my son made a stupid mistake that was going to mark him for life, I’d doing everytihng in my power to give him a second chance, too. And anyone with a child would say the same thing.

2. Huckabbe did indeed make that statement…10 years ago…at a Baptist Convention. That’s like Barrack Obama saying we’re going to take this country bakc for blacks at an NAACP rally, or Hillary Clinton saying we’re going to take this countyr back for women on Oprah, or John Edwards saying we’re gonna take this county back for unions at a Teamsters meeting. The point is, its something you say to excite your political base.

3. This dude is grasping at straws. Are there different “versions” of the Ten Commandments, yes. You want to know what those differences are? How they’re arrangeed. In some cases, two commandments are put under the same bullet point. Every Christian and Jewish sect agrees on what the 10 commandments are and what they mean, they just arrange them differently. This is just some anti-religious nutjob trying to discredit something he has contempt for.

4. The actual quote is “A wife is to submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her husband even as the church willingly submits to the headship of Christ.” It means a wife is to love, honor, and trust in her husbands ability to guide their household and make judgements to the betterment of his family. And people forget that its not “leadership” its “servant leadership”, meaning the husband, though leading, is always to do so in a loving manner, not to rule over his wife, but to serve her. People want to blow this out of proportion and say “Mike Huckabee thinks womean are second-class citizens”, Mike Huckabee made Arkansas teachers (a prodominantly female profession) some of the highest paid in the country. Also, his own wife has run for office and headed numerous charitable organizations. Clearly, he does not believe a woman’s role is in the kitchen.

5. Mike Huckabee never said God chose him to be President, and the articles this guy sites, never give a direct quote of Huckabee saying it…because he didn’t. He was speaking at Liberty College (Southernbaptist College) and was asked how his campaign managed to surge with so little money. And he basically said “Well there’s only one explanation, alot of faith and prayers” I can’t stand how liberal anti-religious assholes have this country and its media so prejudiced against anykind of spiritual discussion that a man can’t even give God thanks for his success without being called a psycho.