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January 4, 2008 09:12 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Taken form Mike Huckabee's campaign web site. 

 

 

2nd Amendment Rights

  • The Second Amendment is primarily about tyranny and self-defense, not hunting. The Founding Fathers wanted us to be
    able to defend ourselves from our own government, if need be, and from all threats to our lives and property.
  • Second Amendment rights belong to individuals, not cities or states. I oppose gun control based on geography.
  • I consistently opposed banning assault weapons and opposed the Brady Bill.
  • As Governor, I protected gun manufacturers from frivolous law suits.
  • I was the first Governor in the country to have a concealed handgun license.

No candidate has a stronger, more consistent record on Second Amendment rights than I do. Our Founding Fathers, having endured the tyranny of the British Empire, wanted to guarantee our God-given liberties. They devised our three branches of government and our system of checks and balances. But they were still concerned that the system could fail, and that we might someday face a new tyranny from our own government. They wanted us to be able to defend ourselves, and that's why they gave us the Second Amendment. They knew that a government facing an armed populace was less likely to take away our rights, while a disarmed population wouldn't have much hope. As Ronald Reagan reminded us, "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction." Without our Second Amendment rights, all of our other rights aren't inalienable, they're just "on loan" from the government.

Other candidates say gun control doesn't affect hunting. Now I'm a very avid hunter, but the Second Amendment isn't really about hunting. It's about tyranny and self-defense. The Founding Fathers weren't worried about our being able to bag a duck or a deer, they were worried about our keeping our fundamental freedoms.

I once saw a bumper sticker that said, "Criminals prefer unarmed victims." Criminals will always find a way to get guns. By disarming our law-abiding citizens, we take away the strongest deterrent to violent criminals - the uncertainty that they don't know who is helpless and who is armed. Our law enforcement officials can't be everywhere, all the time. Lawfully-armed citizens back them up and prevent robberies, rapes, and the murder of innocents. Right after Katrina, with law enforcement non-existent, many victims were able to protect their lives, their homes, and their precious supplies of food and water only because they were armed.

Other candidates believe gun control should be determined geographically, but Second Amendment rights belong to individuals, not cities or states. Your Second Amendment rights don't change when you change your address.

Other candidates filed frivolous law suits against gun manufacturers. When I was Governor, I protected gun manufacturers from exactly those types of suits. I allowed former law enforcement officials to carry concealed handguns and removed restrictions on concealed handgun permit holders. I was the first Governor in the country to have a concealed handgun license, and of course I'm a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association.

Other candidates have supported banning assault weapons. When the federal ban on assault weapons expired in 2004, I said, "May it rest in peace." It won't be returning in the Huckabee Administration.

Zealously protecting your Second Amendment rights is another way that I will lift all law-abiding Americans up, by consistently championing your right to defend yourself.



"The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." Thomas Jefferson
January 4, 2008 10:10 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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I did some research on the "Huckster" on the Gun owners of America website, and to my surprise it seems he is actually pretty good on the gun issue.  I don't know if he is the best, but they did not have anything negative to say about him. 

January 4, 2008 10:44 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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He can be for an uzi and a 9mm and an endless supply of ammo in every closet, and a closet in every bedroom....he'll still NEVER get my vote.

"A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders." Larry Elder
January 5, 2008 01:53 AM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Comment updated January 5, 2008 01:54 AM

Washington Insider with Ronald Kessler

  
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Huckabee Win May Be a Fluke

Friday, January 4, 2008 10:18 AM

By: Ronald Kessler 		Article Font Size  

 

Mike Huckabee’s win in Iowa may be a fluke attributable largely to the fact that 60 percent of Republicans who voted in the caucuses described themselves as evangelical Christians.

That means they are big boosters of a candidate who is a former southern Baptist minister and suspicious of Mit Romney’s Mormon religion. Many evangelicals consider the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to be a non-Christian cult.

In entrance polls in the Iowa Republican caucuses, almost half of those who said they were evangelicals said they were voting for Huckabee. Eight in 10 of Huckabee’s supporters said they are born again or evangelical Christians, compared to fewer than half of Romney’s backers.

Thus, in Iowa, Romney — who won 25 percent of the vote vs. Huckabee’s 34 percent — ran into a perfect storm arrayed against his candidacy.

The national story may be quite different. In contrast to Iowa, voters in this Tuesday’s primary in New Hampshire are not so interested in a candidate’s religion but rather more interested in a candidate’s record, particularly when it comes to taxes.

That is an area where Romney outshines Huckabee. As Massachusetts governor, Romney turned a $3 billion deficit into a surplus without raising taxes. In contrast, by the end of his 10-year tenure, Huckabee was responsible for a 37 percent hike in the sales tax in Arkansas. Spending increased by 65 percent — three times the rate of inflation.

New Hampshire voters are also more likely to give weight to Huckabee’s record when it comes to pardons. On that issue, Huckabee looks even more liberal than former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, who lost to George H.W. Bush in part because of a furlough program that allowed convicted murderer Willie Horton out of prison on a weekend pass, when he raped a woman.

As Arkansas governor, Huckabee commuted or pardoned 1,033 criminals, including 12 murderers. In contrast, Romney as governor granted no pardons or commutations while he was governor.

Clearly, Iowa voters gave little thought to whether Huckabee could win the White House. In a poll conducted for The Associated Press of voters entering Iowa’s caucuses, Huckabee voters indicated that values outranked electability in importance for them. Six in10 of his backers said the most important quality in picking a candidate was someone who shared their values, while a third of his supporters said he says what he believes. Nearly two-thirds of Huckabee voters also said it was very important that their candidate share their religious beliefs. One in five of Romney’s voters felt that way.

Fewer than one in 20 of Huckabee voters said they thought he had the best chance of winning in November. John McCain and Romney each won a little more than a third of voters who said the top priority was that a candidate “has the right experience.” Only 7 percent said the most important attribute was a candidate’s electability. Half of those backed Romney.

Huckabee also benefited by portraying Romney as a flip-flopper who is not pro-life. The fact is that while most of the candidates have changed position on some issues, Romney has made a clear change on only one issue. While he has always been personally pro-life, like Ronald Reagan, he is a convert to the pro-life position when it comes to public policy. But as governor, Romney took pro-life stands, vetoing bills that authorized embryo farming, therapeutic cloning, and access to emergency contraception without parental consent.

That track record is far more important than his endorsement of Roe v. Wade more than a decade ago during a debate with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. But in interviews and in the ad that Huckabee released to the press but did not run, Huckabee claimed that Romney signed a bill that gives a $50 co-pay for an elective abortion in his state’s health care plan. In fact, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has twice ruled that any health insurance plan that uses states funds cannot deny medical benefits for abortions.

Thus, neither Romney nor the state legislature had any say in whether abortions would be covered.

Finally, Huckabee benefited from the unprecedented number of televised debates. His folksy style and sense of humor won over many voters. But when Huckabee is under fire from good questioners, he becomes defensive and irritable. As he comes under more press scrutiny, Huckabee’s image may start to show some cracks.

Ronald Kessler is chief Washington correspondent of Newsmax.com. View his previous reports and get his dispatches sent to you free by e-mail



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January 5, 2008 01:59 AM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Of course it's a fluke.  He's going to fizzle out like John Dean when he runs out of evangelicals.

"A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders." Larry Elder
January 5, 2008 02:03 AM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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The liar wont ever get my vote either.If he lies about his past illegal immigration record,and about his so called theology degree,then Im sure he tells the truth on everything else.Of coure he is telling the truth about his CFR membership by saying he gets advice from Richard Haas,the President of the CFR.
January 5, 2008 10:58 AM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Of late, he's getting his advice from POS Ed Rollins.  Yet another reason he will NEVER get my vote.

"A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders." Larry Elder
January 5, 2008 01:19 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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January 5, 2008 01:38 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Will somebody answer my question?   When I saw the clip about Hugabee hunting.  He shot a bird on the other side of the road.  That means he shot across a road.  Is that even legal?  Is that even safe?

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January 5, 2008 01:43 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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(CM) theSuperPatriot said: Will somebody answer my question?   When I saw the clip about Hugabee hunting.  He shot a bird on the other side of the road.  That means he shot across a road.  Is that even legal?  Is that even safe?

 

Yea i think thats illegal at least in arizona...

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January 5, 2008 01:45 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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(CM) theSuperPatriot said: Will somebody answer my question?   When I saw the clip about Hugabee hunting.  He shot a bird on the other side of the road.  That means he shot across a road.  Is that even legal?  Is that even safe?

Not if someone is driving down the road at the same time!



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January 5, 2008 01:51 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Well, my question is, did he pull a Kerry and make a staffer cross the street to fetch it?

"A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders." Larry Elder
January 5, 2008 06:05 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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(CM) theSuperPatriot said:

Washington Insider with Ronald Kessler

  
Print Page  |  Forward Page  |  E-mail Us

Huckabee Win May Be a Fluke

Friday, January 4, 2008 10:18 AM

By: Ronald Kessler 		Article Font Size  

 

Mike Huckabee’s win in Iowa may be a fluke attributable largely to the fact that 60 percent of Republicans who voted in the caucuses described themselves as evangelical Christians.

That means they are big boosters of a candidate who is a former southern Baptist minister and suspicious of Mit Romney’s Mormon religion. Many evangelicals consider the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to be a non-Christian cult.

In entrance polls in the Iowa Republican caucuses, almost half of those who said they were evangelicals said they were voting for Huckabee. Eight in 10 of Huckabee’s supporters said they are born again or evangelical Christians, compared to fewer than half of Romney’s backers.

Thus, in Iowa, Romney — who won 25 percent of the vote vs. Huckabee’s 34 percent — ran into a perfect storm arrayed against his candidacy.

The national story may be quite different. In contrast to Iowa, voters in this Tuesday’s primary in New Hampshire are not so interested in a candidate’s religion but rather more interested in a candidate’s record, particularly when it comes to taxes.

That is an area where Romney outshines Huckabee. As Massachusetts governor, Romney turned a $3 billion deficit into a surplus without raising taxes. In contrast, by the end of his 10-year tenure, Huckabee was responsible for a 37 percent hike in the sales tax in Arkansas. Spending increased by 65 percent — three times the rate of inflation.

New Hampshire voters are also more likely to give weight to Huckabee’s record when it comes to pardons. On that issue, Huckabee looks even more liberal than former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, who lost to George H.W. Bush in part because of a furlough program that allowed convicted murderer Willie Horton out of prison on a weekend pass, when he raped a woman.

As Arkansas governor, Huckabee commuted or pardoned 1,033 criminals, including 12 murderers. In contrast, Romney as governor granted no pardons or commutations while he was governor.

Clearly, Iowa voters gave little thought to whether Huckabee could win the White House. In a poll conducted for The Associated Press of voters entering Iowa’s caucuses, Huckabee voters indicated that values outranked electability in importance for them. Six in10 of his backers said the most important quality in picking a candidate was someone who shared their values, while a third of his supporters said he says what he believes. Nearly two-thirds of Huckabee voters also said it was very important that their candidate share their religious beliefs. One in five of Romney’s voters felt that way.

Fewer than one in 20 of Huckabee voters said they thought he had the best chance of winning in November. John McCain and Romney each won a little more than a third of voters who said the top priority was that a candidate “has the right experience.” Only 7 percent said the most important attribute was a candidate’s electability. Half of those backed Romney.

Huckabee also benefited by portraying Romney as a flip-flopper who is not pro-life. The fact is that while most of the candidates have changed position on some issues, Romney has made a clear change on only one issue. While he has always been personally pro-life, like Ronald Reagan, he is a convert to the pro-life position when it comes to public policy. But as governor, Romney took pro-life stands, vetoing bills that authorized embryo farming, therapeutic cloning, and access to emergency contraception without parental consent.

That track record is far more important than his endorsement of Roe v. Wade more than a decade ago during a debate with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. But in interviews and in the ad that Huckabee released to the press but did not run, Huckabee claimed that Romney signed a bill that gives a $50 co-pay for an elective abortion in his state’s health care plan. In fact, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has twice ruled that any health insurance plan that uses states funds cannot deny medical benefits for abortions.

Thus, neither Romney nor the state legislature had any say in whether abortions would be covered.

Finally, Huckabee benefited from the unprecedented number of televised debates. His folksy style and sense of humor won over many voters. But when Huckabee is under fire from good questioners, he becomes defensive and irritable. As he comes under more press scrutiny, Huckabee’s image may start to show some cracks.

Ronald Kessler is chief Washington correspondent of Newsmax.com. View his previous reports and get his dispatches sent to you free by e-mail

 

Like I said "He's the best on the 2nd Amendment. Sheesh!

"The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." Thomas Jefferson
January 5, 2008 11:34 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Patsy said: Of course it's a fluke.  He's going to fizzle out like John Dean when he runs out of evangelicals.

 

I sure hope so!
January 5, 2008 11:42 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Shooting across a road is illegal anywhere I have ever hunted, Iowa, Arizona, South Dakota, to name a few.   Most feel there are safety implications to such an irresponsible Cheney sort of thing. 

Duncan Hunter is the highest rated by GOA and NRA and has a much longer record to prove his support and his reasoning for the support is more factually accurate than Huckabee's record.     

   I am glad Huck ain't Schumer but a lot of Repubs have signed on to mild encroachment of the 2nd Amendment in the past and that is unacceptable too.  The second amendment is not, nor ever has been about hunting rights as he correctly points out on his website.

TG



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January 6, 2008 01:40 AM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Tommygarage said:

Shooting across a road is illegal anywhere I have ever hunted, Iowa, Arizona, South Dakota, to name a few.   Most feel there are safety implications to such an irresponsible Cheney sort of thing. 

Duncan Hunter is the highest rated by GOA and NRA and has a much longer record to prove his support and his reasoning for the support is more factually accurate than Huckabee's record.     

   I am glad Huck ain't Schumer but a lot of Repubs have signed on to mild encroachment of the 2nd Amendment in the past and that is unacceptable too.  The second amendment is not, nor ever has been about hunting rights as he correctly points out on his website.

TG

 

I couldn't find NRA endorcements on their sites, any ideas where they are?

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January 6, 2008 01:15 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Ah.....here's another Huckster story.  Sonny boy's been busy:

FOXNews.com - Huckabee's Son Arrested With Gun at Little Rock Airport - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Poli...

RatTube » Huckabee Son Hangs Dog, Father Fires Cop



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January 6, 2008 01:46 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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You won't need the 2nd amendment because he will meet with his pal in Vicente Fox and use tax payer money to give America to Mexico.
January 6, 2008 02:36 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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(CM) theSuperPatriot said:
Tommygarage said:

Shooting across a road is illegal anywhere I have ever hunted, Iowa, Arizona, South Dakota, to name a few.   Most feel there are safety implications to such an irresponsible Cheney sort of thing. 

Duncan Hunter is the highest rated by GOA and NRA and has a much longer record to prove his support and his reasoning for the support is more factually accurate than Huckabee's record.     

   I am glad Huck ain't Schumer but a lot of Repubs have signed on to mild encroachment of the 2nd Amendment in the past and that is unacceptable too.  The second amendment is not, nor ever has been about hunting rights as he correctly points out on his website.

TG

 

I couldn't find NRA endorcements on their sites, any ideas where they are?

   I think we both know the answer.  Riding the fence as usual.   I have felt that the NRA has been infiltrated to the point now of being just another establishment lobby group.    Not sure if I am alone in that assessment but it would explain the way they have been caving on issues of government intrusion.

TG

 



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January 6, 2008 09:41 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Although I have been a life member of the NRA for 22 years I do know they play strange games and like to rub elbows with powerful politicians. Gun Owners of America is by far the best gun rights organization to belong to. They have always had the most accurate information on all politicians voting records. They call it like they see it.

 



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