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Rockin' Huckabee
Monday December 17, 2007
I normally don't post entire blogs or articles about the Gov. because I can usually pull out the best passages for posting. But this one is so good and answers so many questions, I'm putting the entire thing here.
This is from Steven W. Mosher, who is the President of the Population Research Institute. I have no idea what that is, but I'll find out.
Social Conservatives Ask: Why Not Mike Huckabee?
There are mutterings in the ranks of social conservatives. For nearly thirty years, those who joined to Republican party primarily to stop the slaughter of the innocents -- but also to support traditional marriage, fight pornography, oppose judicial activism, and protect Second Amendment rights -- have been good soldiers.
They have voted by the millions for candidates who were first and foremost economic conservatives, even libertarians, contenting themselves with a few rhetorical crumbs. They have embraced candidates who have had a change of heart on the life issues, such as Bush Senior. They have even gone along with candidates who have suddenly announced that they have had the political equivalent of a death-bed conversion--an election-year epiphany on the evil of abortion.
Now one of their own, Governor Mike Huckabee, has sprinted into the lead in Iowa. And some economic conservatives, their supposed allies, are savaging him for-of all things -- not being conservative enough.
There is a double standard at work here. For the sake of party unity, social conservatives are being told by some, they are supposed to overlook Giuliani's public immorality and pro-abortion activism. But because the Arkansas legislature responded to a court order to spend more on education and raised the state sales tax, Huckabee is irredeemable, even though he refused to sign the final bill. Social conservatives are supposed to accept Romney's political-death-bed conversion to the pro-life position, but Huckabee's commitment to low taxes and limited government is constantly questioned, even though he has signed a no-tax-increase pledge and-alone among the candidates -- is vigorously campaigning to abolish the IRS.
So why is it that when one of our own breaks out of the pack, social conservatives are asking themselves, so many people are piling on? Part of the answer is innocent enough. Huckabee's surge comes so late in the game that most conservative leaders and many groups are committed to other candidates. The National Right to Life Committee, for instance, endorsed Thompson thinking that he would be the front runner. Instead Thompson no sooner announced his candidacy than his poll numbers began to drop, undercut by his lackluster performance on the stump and his brain freezes during the debates.
A month ago, Pat Toomey of the Club for Growth could dismiss Huckabee, then polling in the single digits, as not ready to "run with the big dogs." Now, however, with the "big dogs" all doing a fourth quarter fade, Huckabee has sprinted to the head of the pack in Iowa and elsewhere. If this continues, we will soon be treated to the spectacle of some of the erstwhile leaders racing to follow their followers.
But it is also true that social conservatives have long been regarded as the junior partner in the Republican coalition. The moneyed, secularized Republican elite distain evangelical Christians, in particular, as poorly educated and easily led. They are good enough to help with voter registration drives, hand out flyers at the mall, and vote the right way at election time. But then they are supposed to go home and let the really smart people-those who know that they only important things in life are money and power -- run things.
How many conservatives remember that Reagan was initially opposed by the big money people, and that the Republican party establishment was far from united behind his candidacy? It was a groundswell of support from Joe Sixpack and his wife that won Reagan first the nomination and then the presidency. Similarly, Huckabee's candidacy has flourished because of support from the rank and file, while a sullen party establishment looks on in stunned disbelief.
First of all Mike Huckabee, like Ronald Reagan, is a man of genuine convictions, and is entirely comfortable with himself. This comes through in his smile, in his naturalness, in his ready answers to questions.Romney, on the other hand, when asked a question, seems to be sorting through file cards to find the politick answer.
Like Reagan, Huckabee is a man of deep faith in God and in America, and is not afraid to publicly defend his beliefs. Cynical political types tend to dismiss this. The American people, who know that character counts, don't [balance of paragraph missing]
These traits explain why Huckabee's performance in each and every presidential debate-even the early ones, when few questions came his way-has been so outstanding. He has proven so articulate on the issues that the other candidates-watch them-are often forced to grin and shake their heads in admiration. Some, unable to help themselves, actually applaud when he finishes.
He also shares with Reagan the gift-rare for a politician-of being humorous and decisive at the same time. I am reminded of an earlier presidential debate when Walter Mondale attempted to bring up Ronald Reagan's age as an issue. "I won't use my opponent's youth and inexperience against him," the Great Communicator quipped in response.All Mondale could do was grin helplessly. Issue closed, permanently.Huckabee has the same knack of using humor to take away issues from his opponents.
Finally and most importantly, Huckabee is right on the issues. He equally and eloquently defends the right to life of the unborn, and the right to bear arms of the people. He is pushing for the abolition of that most-hated American institution, the Internal Revenue Service, and its replacement by a simply and fair levy on consumption. As a former governor, he talks about rejuvenating the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution by ceding authority back to the several states. He is a friend of Jeffersonian democracy and a foe of the centralization of power in Washington. If all this isn't Reaganesque, what is?
I knew Ronald Reagan. I once even had the honor of writing a speech for him. And I admit that Mike Huckabee does not have the same star quality about him as the late great President. Who does? But Huckabee has the same ah-shucks demeanor, the same unforced eloquence, and the same grace and good humor under pressure. And increasing numbers of ordinary Americans-the same good folks who voted for Ronald Reagan by the millions-are mighty impressed.
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Friday December 14, 2007
News Release: Mike Huckabee Names Ed Rollins as National Campaign Chairman
Little Rock, AR - Former Arkansas Governor and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee has named Republican political strategist Ed Rollins as his National Campaign Chairman.
"I am proud to announce the addition of Ed Rollins as my National Campaign Chairman," said Huckabee. "Ed is an unparalleled strategist and is well-known as the man who directed the most successful Presidential campaign in the history of the United States. Ed's experience and track record of building winning coalitions within our party, bringing together social, economic and foreign-policy conservatives, and reaching across party lines, makes him a good fit for our campaign."
Rollins served as the National Campaign Director to Ronald Reagan in the 1984 presidential election in which Reagan won 49 states.
"I am honored to be joining Governor Huckabee's remarkable campaign," added Rollins. "I have always said that I want to work for candidates with convictions who can communicate those convictions. And Governor Huckabee is that candidate. He has the ability to change the political conversation in this country. Among the presidential contenders, he is also the one with the most executive experience. I look forward to working with the Governor over the coming year on the road to the White House."
Rollins served in the administrations of Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Reagan, including serving two tours of duty at the highest level of the White House as Assistant to the President and White House Political Director. His book, Bare Knuckles and Back Rooms, was the number one selling political book in America in 1996 and made the top of the New York Times and every other national best seller list. He is currently the Chairman of the Rollins Strategy Group, a communications and crisis management firm with offices in New York and Washington, D.C. | | Posted by postaldog at 9:28 PM - | |
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New poll data out today shows the Gov. in first place in Florida as per Rasmussen! 'Bout time! Other data shows Huck and Rudy tied nationally, ahead of Mitt in Michigan (again per Rasmussen) and still solidly in the lead in Iowa and So. Carolina.
Humorously, some websites are bleating that the Gov.'s lead in Iowa has slimmed down some and claim that bodes poorly for his campaign. Please! If it was their candidate of choice who had a double digit lead they'd be declaring the race over! Knuckleheads!
poll data via realclearpolitics.com
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NATIONAL |
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RCP AVERAGE |
GIULIANI 23.1 |
HUCKABEE 19.6 (2) |
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RASMUSSEN |
HUCKABEE 23 |
GIULIANI 19 |
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AM RES GRP |
HUCKABEE 21 |
GIULIANI 21 |
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IOWA |
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RCP AVERAGE |
HUCKABEE 34.5 |
ROMNEY 21.7 |
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RESEARCH 2000 |
HUCKABEE 31 |
ROMNEY 22 |
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HOTLINE |
HUCKABEE 36 |
ROMNEY 23 |
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RASMUSSEN |
HUCKABEE 39 |
ROMNEY 23 |
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SOUTH CAROLINA |
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RCP AVERAGE |
HUCKABEE 24.4 |
THOMPSON 16.8 |
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CNN |
HUCKABEE 24 |
THOMPSON 17 |
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CNN |
HUCKABEE 25 |
THOMPSON 18 |
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MICHIGAN |
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RCP AVERAGE |
GIULIANI 22.5 |
HUCKABEE 10.3 (5) |
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RASMUSSEN |
HUCKABEE 21 |
ROMNEY 20 |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE |
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RCP AVERAGE |
ROMNEY 30.8 |
HUCKABEE 10.7 (4) |
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FOX NEWS |
ROMNEY 33 |
HUCKABEE 11 (4) |
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RESEARCH 2000 |
ROMNEY 31 |
HUCKABEE 9 (4) |
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RASMUSSEN |
ROMNEY 33 |
HUCKABEE 14 (4) |
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FLORIDA |
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RCP AVERAGE |
GIULIANI 29.0 |
HUCKABEE 16.4 (4) |
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RASMUSSEN |
HUCKABEE 27 |
ROMNEY 23 |
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Wednesday December 12, 2007
I e-mailed this info to Allahpundit over at HotAir but don't expect it to see the light of day as the bigots that populate that site are not interested in the truth.
This quote is from the official LDS website and is about Jesus and Satan being brothers. This is what all the yammering is about:
But both the scriptures and the prophets affirm that Jesus Christ and Lucifer are indeed offspring of our Heavenly Father and, therefore, spirit brothers. Jesus Christ was with the Father from the beginning. Lucifer, too, was an angel “who was in authority in the presence of God,” a “son of the morning.” (See Isa. 14:12; D&C 76:25–27.) Both Jesus and Lucifer were strong leaders with great knowledge and influence. But as the Firstborn of the Father, Jesus was Lucifer’s older brother. (See Col. 1:15; D&C 93:21.)
Gov. Huckabee -- correct; Allahpundit -- pwn3d | | Posted by postaldog at 2:43 PM - | |
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Tuesday December 11, 2007
New poll data out today shows Huck's lead in Iowa at 16 points over Mitt Romney as per Rasmussen. The RCP Average also shows the Gov. extending his lead in So. Carolina and Rasmussen has Huck leading nationally once again. All this despite seemingly endless attacks on the Gov. I notice that his fund raising is cruising along at the greatest rate so far, though this is just from a cursory glance at the stats.
The message is resonating with the country. Do your part if you can -- blog, e-mail, post messages, donate what you can afford even if it is only a buck for Huck. Remember, if you use my donation widget, I'll match dollar for dollar until I reach my donation goal.
Thanks
poll data via realclearpolitics.com
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NATIONAL thru 12/12 |
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RCP AVERAGE |
GIULIANI 23.7 |
HUCKABEE 19.3 (2) |
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RASMUSSEN |
HUCKABEE 22 |
GIULIANI 21 |
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CNN |
GIULIANI 24 |
HUCKABEE 22 (2) |
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CBS/NY TIMES |
GIULIANI 22 |
HUCKABEE 21 (2) |
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IOWA thru 12/12 |
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RCP AVERAGE |
HUCKABEE 32.4 |
ROMNEY 22 |
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RASMUSSEN |
HUCKABEE 39 |
ROMNEY 23 |
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SOUTH CAROLINA thru 12/12 |
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RCP AVERAGE |
HUCKABEE 24.5 |
ROMNEY 16.8 |
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SURVEY USA |
HUCKABEE 30 |
ROMNEY 19 |
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