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POLITICS

A Pastor’s True Calling

Huckabee's success is due, in part, to right-time, right-place luck. But he says it comes from above.

By Holly Bailey and Michael Isikoff | NEWSWEEK
Dec 17, 2007 Issue

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  • Posted By: sharenews @ 06/11/2008 7:55:26 AM

    Comment: Posted By: sharenews @ 06/11/2008 6:46:41 AM
    Comment: IMPORTANT BULLETIN FOR ALL BLOGGERS ON THIS SITE:

    TO NEWSWEEK STAFF:

    This is to report that there is a FRAUD going on, on this site, in which bloggers are using the names of various bloggers (Obama supporters are most likely the culprits) who are fraudulently writing blogs that are deplorable and tagging them under other bloggers names (non-Obama supporters names). I officially reported such a fraudulent abusive use of fake postings that I just viewed on this site today that affected me personally. This is what it said in which the blogger fraudulently used my name as the poster:

    IT SAID THIS. I NEVER WROTE THIS. SO ALL OTHER POSTERS, ESPECIALLY FORMER HILLARY SUPPORTERS, BEWARE:

    Posted By: sharenews @ 06/11/2008 03:05:43

    Comment: I agree. So why do so many Obama supporters make him out to be a Messiah?

    I NEVER wrote the above comment or ANY mention of Obama being a Messiah. At this point I am ready to bring this abusive process that you are using on your site to FOX NEWS as I have done this before and they are very responsive. I have copied this report to send onto the media if I dont see a stop to the smearing of my name or others on this site moving forward!

  • Posted By: wendymae @ 05/29/2008 12:50:28 AM

    Comment: Mike Huckabee is correct when he stated success comes from above. God allows us yo be in the right place at the right time. However, God expects us to put forth an effort and do the right thing. Those who rely only on their ambitions sometime reach success, but it can be taken away. Governor Huckabee was my choice to represent our great nation as the next President of the USA. Family values have dropped to an all time low I feel that if family values and our love pof our fellow man were brought back into our lives, some of the many issues og today could be instrumental in uniting oujr great country. Thank you Governor for your stance and you represented yourself well. God Bless you and your lovely family. Martha Morgan birmingham alabama

  • Posted By: J Druid @ 02/24/2008 9:46:18 AM

    Comment: Clinton and Obama make me want to puke. McCain is a Clinton wannabe who basically is more Pro-War. All three of these fools who keep talking about how much they care about the American people, voted YEA (Yes) to authorize the Patriot Act, which undermines all of our civil liberties (urban, rural, whatever). If the average American knew what these crack pot politicians were doing to our basic rights as American citizens, I think they would be outraged (well, may be I am wrong on that point, but they really should be in my opinion). Huckabees supports the Patriot Act as well.

    Please, please, please. I hope a Third Party is going to emerge that will call for the Repeal of the Patriot Act, as well as oppose the McHuckClinObama train wreck policies of bigger government, more subsidies, less civil rights, and higher taxes. Too bad Ron Paul can't get the media exposure necessary to mount an effective campaign.

  • Posted By: cherylmo @ 02/20/2008 1:52:42 AM

    Comment: Huckabee attended a church headed by Hagee, a man who proclaims that we must support Israel 100% for it is the New Israel of the New Testament. This is relatively recent thought in Christianity, with most of Christianity from ancient times on saying that the New Israel is the Church. Thus, I fear Huckabee and his approach to foreign policy would subjugate American interests to Israel's.

  • Posted By: nodoubtliberalsout @ 02/10/2008 2:11:02 PM

    Comment: It amazes me that that so called "Christians" ( Huckabee) bash others for their religious beliefs. I thought being a Christian meant following the teachings and gospels of Christ and his disciples, and Huckabee seems very Un Christian like in his campaign and beliefs. His actions and words are so very not Christian. Christ as portrayed was kind, forgiving, tolerant and views all human beings as Children of God, no matter what denomination , creed, race or polictical party. Time and Time again he judges others and finds faults, what is wrong with this picture? Romney was a true Christian in the way he treated others and how he handled himself politically. Huckabee would be a big mistake in the white house. I hope Christians around the US see the major hypocrisy of Huckabee. As a Christian I see nothing wrong with Huckabee as a person, you could say by writing this I am juding him. NO, in fact I am just stating Christian beliefs and that he goes against pretty much every single attribute Christians are to seek out.

  • Posted By: nodoubtliberalsout @ 02/10/2008 2:11:00 PM

    Comment: It amazes me that that so called "Christians" ( Huckabee) bash others for their religious beliefs. I thought being a Christian meant following the teachings and gospels of Christ and his disciples, and Huckabee seems very Un Christian like in his campaign and beliefs. His actions and words are so very not Christian. Christ as portrayed was kind, forgiving, tolerant and views all human beings as Children of God, no matter what denomination , creed, race or polictical party. Time and Time again he judges others and finds faults, what is wrong with this picture? Romney was a true Christian in the way he treated others and how he handled himself politically. Huckabee would be a big mistake in the white house. I hope Christians around the US see the major hypocrisy of Huckabee. As a Christian I see nothing wrong with Huckabee as a person, you could say by writing this I am juding him. NO, in fact I am just stating Christian beliefs and that he goes against pretty much every single attribute Christians are to seek out.

  • Posted By: nodoubtliberalsout @ 02/10/2008 2:01:05 PM

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  • Posted By: cristiandeidaho @ 02/09/2008 5:39:39 PM

    Comment: Huckabee appears to have a Christian background, but because of his pride Romney seems to be more of a true Christian.

  • Posted By: Republican dog @ 02/08/2008 10:07:03 PM

    Comment: Huckabee = phoney!

  • Posted By: bigbrewhaha @ 01/26/2008 6:30:31 PM

    Comment: Huckabee i think is a great candidate mainly for his ability to understand people that may have viewpoints that differ from his, he made that clear at the debate when he declared that more than half the nation i.e. 'non- republicans' is comprised of pimps, prostitutes, and gangmembers. He appararently has a really good feel about how those of us not of the republican evangelical persuasion like to spend our time.

  • Posted By: keholder @ 01/24/2008 1:25:29 PM

    Comment: As an Arkansan who lived under the Huckster's regime I am flabbergasted and appalled that this man has made it this far in the campaign. If you want to know the Huckster's true character, take a look at his record as governor of Arkansas. You'll see more questionable ethics and quid pro quo back scratching than any other campaign (except for Hillary's, of course). I am begging all of the Republicans out there to not be wooed by his baptist minister, aww shucks act and really investigate this man! We Arkansans were glad to get him out of the governor's mansion, but we didn't think people would vote him into the White House.

    • Posted By: nohuck08 @ 01/26/2008 21:32:46

      Comment: Christian. Single mom. ZHard working middle class. Arkansan. Could not afford Huckabee as Governor and cannot afford him as President. One liners, hand out palm up for all that people will give him (and he will not report!) and his sanctimonious attitude are way too much for hard working middle class Americans. Do not elect this selfish man.

  • Posted By: vballgirl1979 @ 01/18/2008 12:40:14 PM

    Comment: Angel: Why does it bother you so much that people "worship a dead guy?" That is one of the beautiful things about America...we're all free to worship whomever and whatever we would like. Give your time, money, and faith to whatever you want but don't criticize someone else just because they believe differently than you. If you like religious bigotry, maybe you should go to China and see what your religious freedoms are there???

  • Posted By: believer66 @ 01/10/2008 3:42:52 PM

    Comment: Angel..1967 - the hate in your heart is obvious to everyone here. It is sad. I'll pray for you to find something - I won't push my faith on you and judge your beliefs as you have mine - something, that will soften your outlook and give you some kindness for others who believe differently from you.

  • Posted By: rwooldrid @ 01/09/2008 5:32:01 PM

    Comment: THE FRONT PAGE OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SHOULD CARRY THIS ON IT TO SHOW HOW THE CONSERAVATIVE RIGHT AND LEFT CAN HAVE THE WOOL PULLED OVER THEIR EYES BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE SILVER TONGUES WHEN IT COMES TO RELIGIOUS VIEW POINTS. THE ANTI christWILL BE ABLE TO DO THIS WITHOUT BLINKING AN EYE. SO WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICS ,RELIGIOIN SHOULD BE KEPT PERSONAL.

  • Posted By: rwooldrid @ 01/09/2008 5:16:18 PM

    Comment: THIS SHOULD BE FRONT PAGE NEWS ON THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SO THAT THE CONSERVATIVE RIGHT AND LEFT CAN SEE WHAT AND HOW THE ANTI CHRIST CAN MOVE IN TO FOOL MANY AND I MANY PEOPLE.

  • Posted By: mickymc @ 01/07/2008 11:39:57 PM

    Comment: Posted By E on 01/07/2008
    1. Mike Huckabee is not "Religious" he is a born again Christian who has a living vital relationship with Jesus Christ. This is where people get confused. You see religion is dead and full of rules and regulations. God however is living and active in the lives of men, women and children who have recognized how empty religion and living can be without His power dwelling in them through a day by day relationship that has transformed them from the inside out.
    2. Christians are not push-over's by the way. If they are true God followers and living in a vital relationship with Him, they are living out their faith in your workplace, your schools, your families, striving to be an encouragement to the hurting, extending hope to the helpless, and at times choosing to be quiet when they are criticised for kindness and the desire to build a better future for children and upcoming generations
    everywhere.
    3. Just as athiests and unbelievers challenge Christians for their faith, I would challenge anyone reading my comments and say, Have you tried Jesus? Have you ever had a relationship with God where you have seen Him answer prayer and do the impossible? Have you ever slept in peace and known that if you died tonight you would spend all of eternity in heaven? I challenge you, if you have not experienced these things, why not ? I tell you what.....start reading the bible, attend a church every Sunday for the next 3 months and if you still think the "Religion" of Mike Huckabee is what makes Him stand for values and if after 3 months you think God is useless, I'll pray that He will give you back your misery to live with, even after the grave.
    4. Ever heard the comment, Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven? Well, guess what, Christians are human beings seeking to uphold God's moral code that leads to a healthy, fulfilling, rewarding life. All men and women everywhere are seeking to belong. There is a hole in our souls until God fills it with Himself. That's why we as human beings seek to be accepted, to be heard and to be in relationship. Only God can fill that void. So, when you see a Christian like Mike Huckabee become passionate about what he believes, and when he shares his desires to work towards a brighter future for you, your kids and grandkids, he does this from the heart but even greater still, he does this with the God of all the universe on his side, and believe me God is not someone you or I want to challenge. That's the rest of the story.

    • Posted By: angelus1967 @ 01/10/2008 15:25:15

      Comment: Jeez, what a crock of crap. Take god in your heart and be fulfilled, get on your knees and worship some dead guy, love the sinner but hate the sin. You people are amazing; you believe in the unbelieveable and give your faith, money, time, and ultimately your life to it!! What a waste of energy on that which does not exist!

  • Posted By: greg41 @ 01/07/2008 6:15:50 AM

    Comment: Don't we had enough with the Actual president as a conservative and a fake religious man using the religious for his own matters so people have to elect another one . I just wish people can see clear the reality to vote a man like Pastor Huckabee , please not another one otherwise we'll see the results.

  • Posted By: GOPFan1974 @ 01/06/2008 7:50:34 PM

    Comment: "Republican candidates have learned how to "talk the language." They know that Christians are basically compassionate and trusting people, and therefore prone to being gullible and easily manipulated. They know that Christians have short memories and are desperate to be accepted at the king's table (largely a result of the church-growth movement and mega-church mentality).
    It is at this point that much blame should be cast at the feet of the leaders of the so-called Religious Right. They have proven themselves to be much more interested in enriching their "ministries" (and themselves in the process) than they are in standing uncompromisingly for the truth. The infatuation with power and success has made them weak and vulnerable.
    As a result, George W. Bush and Karl Rove have made mincemeat out of the Religious Right. They have shown everyone that once you win the support of the Christian Right with rhetoric, you can get by with just about anything. Christians are horrible at holding Republicans accountable.
    Hence, neocon Republicans such as Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, Mike Huckabee, and even Rudy Giuliani are all currently receiving fractured support from the Christian Right. However, you can mark this down: the Christian Right (with few exceptions) will eventually coalesce around whoever wins the Republican nomination--no matter who it is. You see, it's all about political partisanship. Principles are only something we talk about during off-election years."

    For more : http://newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin417.htm

  • Posted By: ThePaganAngel777 @ 01/05/2008 12:20:10 AM

    Comment: Even though its not Wiccan, I use this as my holy book http://avesta.org/avesta.html. Read it to see what I believe. I'm not some Al Queda lover. I actually hate the guys. I just think evangelical christianity is VERY unAryan.

  • Posted By: ThePaganAngel777 @ 01/05/2008 12:17:39 AM

    Comment: I am a Pagan American. I have not become a discrace to the caucasian race like you Armywife12 or you CHJeff. All of you Evangelical Christians are out of touch with you're race's mythic past. Evangelical Christianity is a scar on the face of the Aryan people. Return to TRUE CHRISTIANITY, the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. If your semetic God is real which I think he isn't, he will damn both you and me for rejecting those who were ordained by his apostles. Read the bible. St. Peter is the holds the keys to heaven. All protestants have rejected him and therefore are the scum of the earth. That's if Christianity is real. I personally hate protestants and dislike catholics. I mean, Beowulf saved more people than Jesus. As a Wiccan, I worship the Celestial God and Earth Goddess. They are represented by the heroes of old: Zeus, Gaia, Venus, Apollo, Helios, Thor, Etc. Read the Avesta: "Beware my Aryan Children of false gods who will twist and decieve the words of the Great Ahura Mazdah (the all - the uncreated - THE TRUE GOD). Jesus won't save you zelots. For I follow the craft. As I walk the elizium fields in the spirit world you will be burning in Hades for supporting an unjust war and taking human life. For that is the responsibility of the God and Goddess. Humans are not to judge the lives of their criminals. I can't tell you how to think. But you will answer to the God and Goddess, the two deities of THE GREAT MAZDAH for turning your back on your legendary heratige and turning to some Joe Shmoe from Galilee

  • Posted By: Armywife12 @ 01/04/2008 3:46:36 PM

    Comment: I appreciate the lengths you are going to make sure that we all know that Mike Huckabee was a minister and has a strong Christian faith. I understand that, in your mind, that instantly makes him ineligable to run for president. What you don't understand is there are a large number of Americans that don't agree with you. You can't tell us how to think, you can't influence how we vote and you can't control the outcome of any election. You've lost credibility with so many Americans because you have promoted such a liberal view of everything. I know that you are stunned that Mike Huckabee won Iowa. Get used to the feeling.

    • Posted By: vballgirl1979 @ 01/18/2008 12:42:44

      Comment: You go girl!

    • Posted By: ThePaganAngel777 @ 01/05/2008 00:25:41

      Comment: Btw, I don't know you personally, but I know you're type. I do not dislike you personally because I dislike your faith. I'm sure if religion didn't come up we'd get along fine. I am a rather secular person. I am not looking for a fight. I just used your comment as an example. My appologies.

  • Posted By: Schroeder108 @ 01/02/2008 8:28:05 AM

    Comment: We have had to endure a president for 8 years who thinks God is talking to him. Get religion out of politics and look for the candidate who is smart, confident and knowledgeable about the Middle East, foreign and domestic affairs.....that candidate is Joe Biden. We have looked at each Democrat, they are all great and have alot to offer the American People, but for once I wish the voter would not be blinded by the light of celebrity, not be subliminally told who to vote for by the press, and look at the credentials. Joe Biden has been doing the job of the president. Biden is all about change, just look at his voting record. Biden can bring the moderates, swing voters, independents and the fed up republicans to the table. It is frustrating when I hear the pundits talk about the Democratic vote, in order to win in November we need a candidate who can bring all walks of political life to the table. Biden has proved he can work with Congress, he is brilliant and is ready to step into the job and hit the ground running on inauguration day. Don't be surprised in Iowa on Jan. 3rd, Biden is picking up steam and people are really listening to what he has to say.

  • Posted By: CHJeff @ 12/28/2007 7:47:30 PM

    Comment: Governor Mike Huckabee humbled himself under the Mighty Hand of God, and NOW the Lord is raising him up. Take a Bible and read carefully ! Peter 5:6. and Jeremiah 33:3. Gov. Huckabee is being "raised up by the Lord," whether anyone likes it...or not. Wen you read these verse...promises from the Most High...you'll understand why. All the arguing, rationalization...wont' change these promises. Right now this nation needs revival in a desperate way. That revival...love of Christ...honoring of the Lord...is not something Mike Huckabee dreamed up...he is literally living proof of God's amazing promises. Many will laugh, spurn.. he, go ahead..but you have no clue yet..waht the Most High will do..IF a person siimply does what these verses promise. Mike Huckabee is a living testimony for Jesus Christ. Like Joseph in teh Bible, or Moses, Esther or David...might be a GOOD idea to pray for this anointed man of God.

    Very Respectfully yours in Christ

    CH (LTC) Jef Burnsed

    • Posted By: ThePaganAngel777 @ 01/05/2008 00:26:39

      Comment: Comment: Btw, I don't know you personally, but I know you're type. I do not dislike you personally because I dislike your faith. I'm sure if religion didn't come up we'd get along fine. I am a rather secular person. I am not looking for a fight. I just used your comment as an example. My appologies.

  • Posted By: William.Demuth @ 12/28/2007 2:52:13 PM

    Comment: Isn't this a fascinating group? We have zealots mocking zealots, conspiracy theorists babbling, liberals whining, conservatives blustering and intellectuals pontificating!

    How about some practical thought here? Ancient societies and absurd religions might make for humorous debate, but this is the 21st century and we are on the brink on annihilating each other!

    How's about we weed out the wackos and leave our religions at home and try to find some solutions before we are all dead?

    • Posted By: MB Diamond @ 01/01/2008 00:02:25

      Comment: Religion is man trying to figure out who God is...It seams absurd to try to figure out how to fix your car from just popping the hood...Pull out the manual and get aquainted with what the manufacture has to say...But of course you sound like your little brain has more knowledge than the creator....the ocean is vast the universe even greater....you can only contain what your vesel can hold...The Word of God.I the container.to lay hold of the infinite with a finite mind...

  • Posted By: traviso99 @ 12/18/2007 11:03:40 PM

    Comment: WOW. I missed the part about the sky fairies. Where's that comment?

  • Posted By: MichaelChima @ 12/18/2007 2:19:03 PM

    Comment: Mike Huckabee's holier than thou political campaign is nothing more than exploitation of the religious gullibility of millions of American evangelicals, which has been the stock-in-trade of the GOP for decades. It actually against the gospel of Jesus Christ for any Christian minister to abandon the pulpit for the political soapbox. Jesus Christ was not a politician and he never sent any of his disciples on political campaigns for public office. In fact, his refusal to become the political leader of the Jews provoked them to turn against him and have him crucified.

    For any politician to invoke the name of Jesus Christ for his selfish political campaigns is anti-Christian and hypocritical.

    Huckabee should not hoodwink the American evangelical.

    27. "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside is full of dead men's bones and everything unclean.
    28. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
    Matthew 23:27-28 (New International Version)

    • Posted By: pampena @ 01/04/2008 01:02:52

      Comment: Jesus was crucified because He agreed to it. He would not have come to earth otherwise. I don't want to split hairs, but the Romans were the ones that had to crucify Jesus because the Jews were not permitted by Roman law to do that. Another "but" is coming ... But had He not been crucified, then He would not have taken the punishment for our sins, and mankind (male and female) would still be separted from Him for all eternity. So the focus seems to be on an irrelevant detail--"...the forest for the trees" , if you will.

      However, my greatest concern is the mood of this and other like discussions. What purpose is there to comments that are mean spirited. Do they ever promote viable solutions? (not rhetorrical and no sarcasm intended)

  • Posted By: aallen30605 @ 12/17/2007 7:18:29 PM

    Comment: While I appreciate the opportunity to learn more about Mike Hukabee and his views on various topics, it strikes me as odd that Newsweek would devote a large portion of the article to exploring all the potential "dark questions" in Huckabee's past. Yes, there may be a time and place to discuss these at some level but to devote the bulk of the material in the article, which from initial appearances was to introduce the man and summarize his views and thoughts on issues, seems misleading and somewhat biased from a journalistic standpoint. Please consider a more balanced approach towards writing about candidates in the future.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/16/2007 9:32:00 PM

    Comment: The Russel Trust is a secret society. This subjects them to many Conspiracy Theories. Since our President and many others in government are assoiated with this organization it would be wrong for me to read into things that cannot be proven. I just want to show who owns the world's capital(VERY FEW) and how they influence every government in the world directly or indirectly. We are becoming a GLOBAL COMMUNITY; and eventually there will BE ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT. George Sorros manages the Queens investments. These powerful families FUND CLUBS LIKE THE PARIS CLUB; THIS ORGANIZATION ALONG WITH OTHERS FUND THE IMF AND WB. We need to support a policy of Peace and Prosperity For ALL. Many people from these families have made tremendous contributions to American Society. Bloodlines are very important in American Society because they determine what fraternity you belong too. I see nothing wrong with that. My purpose is to eduate the electorate. The more the "voter knows"; the more honest, and less scripted politicians will be. And then maybe we will realize that leaving people behing does not work; WE need a President who won't forget about us. A President that can convince these powers to use their wealth and ownership for the better good of ALL and not just for their own narrow interests.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/16/2007 9:31:38 PM

    Comment: nbrhi60624:You will see after visiting the links below and a little research that these families dominate both political parties.Remember, that George Bush is a Russel Trust member. Research the
    Astor, Bundy, Collins, DuPont , Freeman, Kennedy Li Onassis Reynolds Rockefeller Rothschild
    Russell, Van Duyn families.
    Bush's fraternity now dominates his administration. You will find no matter who is in power, these fraternities are represented by a family member in any administration CAN ANY of these Candidates Bring these fraternal orders together in order to improve the LIVES OF ALL AMERICANS.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_G._Collins
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jacob_Astor
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bundy
    TYPE IN ALL THE FAMILY NAMES AND YOU WILL SEE THE CONNECTION. A FEW FRATERNITIES CONTROL BOTH PARTIES CAPITAL.
    William Putnam "Bill" Bundy
    Raised in Boston, Massachusetts he came from a family long involved in politics. His father, Harvey Hollister Bundy, was a diplomat who helped implement the Marshall Plan. Bill was raised in a highly accomplished, highly intellectual family. After attending the Groton School and Yale University (where he was one of the first presidents of the Yale Political Union), he entered Harvard Law School but left to join the Army Signal Corps during World War II. During this time he worked at Bletchley Park in Britain as part of the top secret ULTRA operation to break Nazi codes.
    During the 1950s he worked as an analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency. During the Kennedy years he worked for the Secretary of the Navy and during much of the LBJ era was an Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs. After resigning from the executive branch in 1969 he taught at MIT and then edited the influential journal of the Council on Foreign Relations (of which he was a member), Foreign Affairs, from 1972 to 1984, after declining the offer of the Council's chairman, David Rockefeller, to be the Council's president.
    His brother, McGeorge Bundy, was also an integral part of the both the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Bill was married to Mary Acheson, the daughter of Truman's Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Bill and Mary had three children, Michael, Christopher, and Carol.
    Bill was somewhat to the left of his brother politically, and was a spirited opponent of Joseph McCarthy. He was also considered one of the administration's more dovish members on Vietnam.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_G._Collins
    Please note that Henry Taft Benson(Mormon president) and members of the Russel family started the Russel Trust(Skull and Bones Society. Benson was a fan of the John Birch Society.

  • Posted By: ramgrj @ 12/16/2007 7:56:11 AM

    Comment: I don't know which is more disturbing to me: the details about Huckabee's past or the illiteracy and lack of sound reasoning demonstrated by the posters of comments. If you can't spell, use proper grammar, write in complete sentences,
    or get your facts straight then you shouldn't parade your idiocy for all to see. This detracts from your message and makes you look stupid.

    • Posted By: jim158 @ 12/16/2007 09:49:08

      Comment: America is a free country we can talk and write as we please if u do not like it move to another country where free speech is 4bidun. Huckabee is just another pastor that has fleesed his flock and is looking for greener fields.(green as in money)

  • Posted By: julia07 @ 12/16/2007 12:52:12 AM

    Comment: Yeah right. Makes me agree more with the new buzz word "hypocabee" I read about at www.hypocabee.com

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/13/2007 8:01:17 PM

    Comment: TO RayFinn: You do not believe in anything even when the facts are in front of you. You have no religion. People who do not believe in .anything are always mad. If you cannot see that Bush and Romney are conneceted through Taft BENSON, then yor are in denial. I now see why you vote for Gingrich for President.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/13/2007 7:56:57 PM

    Comment: Do you know that 80% of the world's capital is owned by 12 families. They already run the world the organizations like the Paris Club; who inturn fund the IMF and World Bank. Look at the power oil companies have on the world. You are confusing conspiracy with reality. You have to prove what you say if not it means nothing. But thank you for your commentary EUB. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taft_family-If you go to this website or url, you will notice the development of the Taft family one of the most poweful families in America. Along with a few other families, they were able to establish a number of fraternities which contorl both parties political machinery.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/13/2007 7:48:59 PM

    Comment: I noticed you criticized Benson for supporting the JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY. BUT you never criticized him. Benson doctrine is what the MAJORITY of Mormons live by. I would like to see you go to your church and criticize Benson. As mentioned I back my statements up with facts. There are many reasons Mormons will not come forth even though they know of the corruption in the Mormon church. One is due to their belief in Mormon scripture which they associate with the Mormon church. The leadership has usurped power and authority over this scripture. Thus, the members of the Mormon church think that God expects them to support their misguided leaders. This is much the - rationalization that many Americans make about our government. They all know of the corruption, but rationalize that it is unpatriotic to talk against the government or ungrateful to complain when they enjoy superficial prosperity."

  • Posted By: BotBot @ 12/13/2007 6:48:13 AM

    Comment: Mike fails on so many levels as a true conservative.

  • Posted By: BotBot @ 12/13/2007 6:47:29 AM

    Comment: Mike fails on so many levels as a true conservative.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/13/2007 2:46:18 AM

    Comment: Once again my opponents have buckled. You now know only a few fraternities run all the political machinery in this country. The connection between BUSH and ROMNEY is ESRA TAFT BENSON. He speaks for all mormons they cannot criticize him. The Mormon president Ezra Taft Benson (considered a prophet by Mormons) was a fan of the John Birch Society.
    The Taft is Heusen???s name is because Ezra Taft Benson is a descendent of Alphonso Taft, who along with one of the Russell family started the Order of the Skull and Bones Society. ROMNEY WILL FOLLOW THE BENSON DOCTRINE. RAY FINN I see you went to anger management and have spent all day researching the Taft Family and the rest of the families that control what you vote for. The Mormon president Ezra Taft Benson (considered a prophet by Mormons) was a fan of the John Birch Society.
    The Taft is Heusen???s name is because Ezra Taft Benson is a descendent of Alphonso Taft, who along with one of the Russell family started the Order of the Skull and Bones (legally it has been known as Russell Trust). WHile you sleep I am at work protecting you. Mormons are fundamentalist. Look at what BENSON stands for. ROmney thinks he can do what BUSH did. We are seeing through ROMNEY AND GUILLIANI THIS IS WHY HUCKABEE is leading. GUILLIANI IS NOT A CONSERVATIVE AND BASIS HIS WHOLE CANDIDACY ON A DREAM THAT HE CAN BEAT CLINTON. IF OBAMA IS THE CANDIDATE WHAT GOOD IS HIS ARGUMENT.

    • Posted By: rayfinn @ 12/13/2007 08:08:57

      Comment: eddiewhere,
      You tried to school me on punctuation and you were WRONG. You posted "Nick" Romney and you were wrong about his name. I went to this 13 blodlines site and they claim that the thirteenth has the seen of Satan mingled with Christ's . I do not believe in Rosemary's baby. I deal in facts and provide hard support when needed. It has been suggested you get some sleep by others. I think you may need to go see your Mormon dentist. He may find you have a filling that is picking up radio signals hat is really the cause for the fruitcake coming out in this Christmas season. I have read about this happening to people where they pick up radio signals in a filling. It may really have happened or it may be urban legend. Anyway it may be worth checking out. As I have said Newt is my FIRST choice, but it doesn't look like it will happen. Huckabee has let loose murderers and rapists who do it again. His record is abysmal on government growth and spending. Please deal in verifiable facts (if you are indeed able). .

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  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/12/2007 9:08:34 AM

    Comment: Do you know that 80% of the world's capital is owned by 12 families. They already run the world through organizations like the Paris Club; who inturn fund the IMF and World Bank. Look at the power oil companies have on the world. You are confusing conspiracy with reality. You have to prove what you say if not it means nothing. But thank you for your commentary EUB. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taft_family-If you go to this website or url, you will notice the development of the Taft family one of the most poweful families in America. Along with a few other families, they were able to establish a number of fraternities which contorl both parties political

  • Posted By: Mike71 @ 12/12/2007 4:51:57 AM

    Comment: So does Huckabee think that God wants him to be president? Why else would he believe there's been "divine intervention". Anyone else frightened by the prospect of another president who thinks he's on a mission from God? That's more frightening than the prospect of a Mormon, who you can disagree with doctrinally, but all the Mormons I've known have been very circumspect about their religion, and almost seem overly cautious about not offending other's beliefs.

    • Posted By: MB Diamond @ 12/31/2007 23:47:45

      Comment: To Be A Christian doesnt mean Your on A mission from God...But it does mean You Know your more than a piece of flesh that live a few years and then just dies whith no purpose.....

  • Posted By: Mike71 @ 12/12/2007 4:50:32 AM

    Comment: So does Huckabee think that God wants him to be president? Why else would he believe there's been "divine intervention". Anyone else frightened by the prospect of another president who thinks he's on a mission from God? That's more frightening than the prospect of a Mormon, who you can disagree with doctrinally, but all the Mormons I've known have been very circumspect about their religion, and almost seem overly cautious about not offending other's beliefs.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/12/2007 4:01:32 AM

    Comment: Astor Bundy, Collins, DuPont , Freeman, Kennedy Li Onassis Reynolds Rockefeller Rothschild
    These families are all part of the 13 bloodlines that control the world's capital.

    • Posted By: William.Demuth @ 12/28/2007 14:49:23

      Comment: Al Bundy controls the world?

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/12/2007 3:57:15 AM

    Comment: Do you know that 80% of the world's capital is owned by 12 families. They already run the world the organizations like the Paris Club; who inturn fund the IMF and World Bank. Look at the power oil companies have on the world. You are confusing conspiracy with reality. You have to prove what you say if not it means nothing. But thank you for your commentary EUB. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taft_family-If you go to this website or url, you will notice the development of the Taft family one of the most poweful families in America. Along with a few other families, they were able to establish a number of fraternities which contorl both parties political machinery.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/12/2007 1:19:19 AM

    Comment: The Mormon president Ezra Taft Benson (considered a prophet by Mormons) was a fan of the John Birch Society.
    The Taft is Heusen???s name is because Ezra Taft Benson is a descendent of Alphonso Taft, who along with one of the Russell family started the Order of the Skull and Bones Society

    • Posted By: hoopes_az @ 12/12/2007 11:08:58

      Comment: You've posted this multiple times. What point are you trying to make? Maybe if you got some sleep at night like the rest of us your posts would be coherent and not rambling conspiracy theory rubbish.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/12/2007 1:17:14 AM

    Comment: I see you are fan of my commentary both past and present. Thank you eubannk. I prove my theories with facts. Did you go to my URL. I bet you are in complete shock that a few families run the political Machinery for both parties. It is amazing how much we don't know. Remember the connection between Romney and Bush is Ezra Taft Benson. Can you prove me wrong. NO. My dentist said he is a proud Mormon. I like Mormons.

    • Posted By: hoopes_az @ 12/12/2007 11:04:30

      Comment: You get way too much information from your dentist...I've seen you refer to him multiple times in a number of posts. Newsflash - having a Mormon dentist in no way qualifies you to speak about Mormonism.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/12/2007 1:05:26 AM

    Comment:
    Astor Bundy, Collins, DuPont , Freeman, Kennedy Li Onassis Reynolds Rockefeller Rothschild
    Russell Van Duyn families.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/12/2007 1:00:52 AM

    Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taft_family-If you go to this website or url, you will notice the development of the Taft family one of the most poweful families in America. Along with a few other families, they were able to establish a number of fraternities which contorl both parties political machinery.

  • Posted By: Mwalimu @ 12/12/2007 12:40:14 AM

    Comment: Jesus healed the lepers. He deliberately went out to the tombs to heal the madman. Huckabee wanted to quarantine all AIDS victims. Strangely enough, Fidel Castro once tried to quarantine all AIDS victims too. (Back in the early 90's) Huckabee seems to have more in common with Fidel Castro that he does with Jesus Christ.

  • Posted By: Mwalimu @ 12/12/2007 12:35:17 AM

    Comment:
    Let???s look at the Gospel and see how closely Huckabee measures as a Christian.

    1. Jesus spent most of his ministry healing the sick. He never once asked about HMO???s, insurance or the ability to pay. Huckabee is opposed to universal medical care.
    2. Jesus told the rich man to sell all he and give to the poor. Huckabee???s vision of America is one in which the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. He opposes any programs to reduce or eliminate poverty.
    3. Jesus would definitely rewrite the rules of the WTO and World Bank. Huckabee finds nothing wrong with a global economic system which condemns billions of people to abject poverty.
    4. Jesus told Peter to put down his sword and healed the centurion whose ear Peter just cut off. Huckabee loves guns and weapons. Would guns be allowed in the Kingdom of Heaven?
    5. God gave us a beautiful world to share. Huckabeee and his ilk are doing nothing about globarl warming or the environment, turning a beautiful world into an inferno.
    6. Jesus never condemned homosexuals nor did he speak out against gay marriage. His outreach to the Samaritans whom righteous people loved to hate illustrates what he would say about the homophobia that Huckabee and his ilk so love to preach.
    7. While never condemning homosexuals, Jesus had nothing but the worst words for pharisees, basically the same sort of Bible thumbing preacher that Huckabee represents.
    As Jesus said, ???Be ware of those who come in my name but are not of me.??? That admonition definitely applies to Huckabee.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/12/2007 12:34:59 AM

    Comment: The Taft is Heusen???s name is because Ezra Taft Benson is a descendent of Alphonso Taft, who along with one of the Russell family started the Order of the Skull and Bones (legally it has been known as Russell Trust).

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/12/2007 12:07:34 AM

    Comment: Collins, DuPont , Freeman, Kennedy Li Onassis Reynolds Rockefeller Rothschild
    Russell Van Duyn families.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/12/2007 12:05:15 AM

    Comment: The Mormon president Ezra Taft Benson (considered a prophet by Mormons) was a fan of the John Birch Society.
    The Taft is Heusen???s name is because Ezra Taft Benson is a descendent of Alphonso Taft, who along with one of the Russell family started the Order of the Skull and Bones Society

  • Posted By: luvindafather @ 12/11/2007 7:28:51 PM

    Comment: "Nobody can say Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit." I don't put anybody on a pedestal except Jesus, ths Spirit, and God himself, however, don't you think that in these last days God is raising an army as well? If you go by the Scriptures you will have nothing to worry about. Bashing anybody will never help. That is what religeous fanatics do; not people who really love Christ. You have great fire though.

  • Posted By: rayfinn @ 12/11/2007 7:17:47 PM

    Comment: Now, there's a name that if you don't know yet, you will. His name is Glen Green. This guy is somebody who took Chinese martial arts sticks and took an 18-year-old woman and damn near beat her to death. Now, while she's clinging to life because he beat her so brutally, while she's clinging to life, what does he do? He rapes her. Then after he's done raping her, he then takes her and dumps her body in a bayou and her hand is reaching up as if pleading for help. That's how they find the body. The guy goes to jail. Mike Huckabee goes and pushes for parole with this guy. He pushes for parole, the guy gets released, he kills again. Now, so far Mike Huckabee hasn't answered on why he wanted that parole, why he made that decision. I'd like to hear that answer because I know that he met with his good friend, another preacher, a preacher of the guy who was in jail and that's when he said, you know what, maybe we should really -- misplaced compassion. Let's live the principles of forgiveness. Excuse me! Not without punishment and not blindly.

    • Posted By: hoopes_az @ 12/11/2007 22:02:55

      Comment: Agree. Forgiveness does NOT mean letting someone off of the hook, though. It doesn't mean being a sucker. It's about not letting hatred fester inside of you. Forgive the guy, but let him serve the sentence that was given based upon the crime he committed. I'm sure there are exceptional situations, but I've yet to see evidence for it in this case.

      • Posted By: rayfinn @ 12/12/2007 23:26:59

        Comment: Thank you for your post. And thank you for inviting eddiewhere to get some zzzzz's. I am inviting you to a blog that I just started and I want diverse views, that are backed by documentable facts or intelligent reasoning. My desire is for a better informed electorate. Feel free to invite any other reasoned individual to go there. It is to be an issues based site. http://sticktotheissues.blogspot.com/ Thanks again.

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  • Posted By: amzimbler @ 12/11/2007 2:57:10 PM

    Comment: Comment: Huckabee is a truly frightening individual -- the more information we receive, the more scary he becomes. What many felt was over-the-top, right-wing religious fervor from the Bush Administration would pale in comparsion with what this guy has to offer or, better said inflict, on us.

  • Posted By: jim158 @ 12/11/2007 1:55:58 PM

    Comment: Huckabee is a hypocrite! Jesus would not turn his back on HIV or AIDS victims no more than he would victims of Leprosy. It is not a question of civil rights for these victims it is a moral question of compassion for our fellow man, not pandering to the Republican political machine that wraps itself in Christian clothes. Beware the wolf in sheep???s clothing.

  • Posted By: jim158 @ 12/11/2007 1:55:30 PM

    Comment: Huckabee is a hypocrite! Jesus would not turn his back on HIV or AIDS victims no more than he would victims of Leprosy. It is not a question of civil rights for these victims it is a moral question of compassion for our fellow man, not pandering to the Republican political machine that wraps itself in Christian clothes. Beware the wolf in sheep???s clothing.

  • Posted By: joyce123740@charter.net @ 12/11/2007 11:52:44 AM

    Comment: joyce123740@charter.net @ 12/11/2007 11:47:54 AM
    Comment: The Huckster is a false prophet - he is leading ignorant people down the path of destrictopm of this Nation just as satan wants him to do. NO MAN WALKS AWAY FROM A CHURCH AND DESERTS IT THE WAY HE HAS CAN CALL HIMSELF A BORN-AGAIN BELIEVER - IT JUST IS NOT TRUE!!! We are in the end times, the last days, and Jesus Christ warned us to beware of people like this - The Huckster is a liar, a deceiver, a thief and a misrepresentation of the Church of Jesus Christ of which HE is the HEAD, the born-again believers are the BODY - there is too much smoke about this old boy for there not to be hell's fires in there someplace!!! DO NOT BE SUCKED IN BY THIS CHARLATAN - HE JUST MAY BE PART OF THE ANTI-CHRIST!!! BETTER LISTEN WHILE YOU HAVE TIME...IF HE GETS IN THE WHITE HOUSE, WE COULD GET NUKED QUICKLY - HE IS A MENTAL WEAKLING PREYING ON THE SLIGHTOF-MIND. I am a born-again believer since age 6 and THIS MAN IS A PHONY- the Teachings of Jesus Christ are not what the Huckster represents - not at ALL!!!...

    • Posted By: hoopes_az @ 12/11/2007 17:08:25

      Comment: I don't agree with Huckabee at all, but it seems like your objection is highly personal. Be honest about what that is instead of simply slamming him on the board. Were you a member of Huckabee's congregation when he left? Did he somehow offend you?

  • Posted By: joyce123740@charter.net @ 12/11/2007 11:48:10 AM

    Comment: The Huckster is a false prophet - he is leading ignorant people down the path of destrictopm of this Nation just as satan wants him to do. NO MAN WALKS AWAY FROM A CHURCH AND DESERTS IT THE WAY HE HAS CAN CALL HIMSELF A BORN-AGAIN BELIEVER - IT JUST IS NOT TRUE!!! We are in the end times, the last days, and Jesus Christ warned us to beware of people like this - The Huckster is a liar, a deceiver, a thief and a misrepresentation of the Church of Jesus Christ of which HE is the HEAD, the born-again believers are the BODY - there is too much smoke about this old boy for there not to be hell's fires in there someplace!!! DO NOT BE SUCKED IN BY THIS CHARLATAN - HE JUST MAY BE PART OF THE ANTI-CHRIST!!! BETTER LISTEN WHILE YOU HAVE TIME...IF HE GETS IN THE WHITE HOUSE, WE COULD GET NUKED QUICKLY - HE IS A MENTAL WEAKLING PREYING ON THE SLIGHTOF-MIND. I am a born-again believer since age 6 and THIS MAN IS A PHONY- the Teachings of Jesus Christ are not what the Huckster represents - not at ALL!!!...

    • Posted By: pampena @ 01/04/2008 02:47:14

      Comment: "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone"

  • Posted By: joyce123740@charter.net @ 12/11/2007 11:47:54 AM

    Comment: The Huckster is a false prophet - he is leading ignorant people down the path of destrictopm of this Nation just as satan wants him to do. NO MAN WALKS AWAY FROM A CHURCH AND DESERTS IT THE WAY HE HAS CAN CALL HIMSELF A BORN-AGAIN BELIEVER - IT JUST IS NOT TRUE!!! We are in the end times, the last days, and Jesus Christ warned us to beware of people like this - The Huckster is a liar, a deceiver, a thief and a misrepresentation of the Church of Jesus Christ of which HE is the HEAD, the born-again believers are the BODY - there is too much smoke about this old boy for there not to be hell's fires in there someplace!!! DO NOT BE SUCKED IN BY THIS CHARLATAN - HE JUST MAY BE PART OF THE ANTI-CHRIST!!! BETTER LISTEN WHILE YOU HAVE TIME...IF HE GETS IN THE WHITE HOUSE, WE COULD GET NUKED QUICKLY - HE IS A MENTAL WEAKLING PREYING ON THE SLIGHTOF-MIND. I am a born-again believer since age 6 and THIS MAN IS A PHONY- the Teachings of Jesus Christ are not what the Huckster represents - not at ALL!!!...

    • Posted By: luvindafather @ 12/11/2007 19:29:21

      Comment: Enter Your Comment"Nobody can say Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit." I don't put anybody on a pedestal except Jesus, ths Spirit, and God himself, however, don't you think that in these last days God is raising an army as well? If you go by the Scriptures you will have nothing to worry about. Bashing anybody will never help. That is what religeous fanatics do; not people who really love Christ. You have great fire though.

    • Posted By: luvindafather @ 12/11/2007 19:28:32

      Comment: "Nobody can say Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit." I don't put anybody on a pedestal except Jesus, ths Spirit, and God himself, however, don't you think that in these last days God is raising an army as well? If you go by the Scriptures you will have nothing to worry about. Bashing anybody will never help. That is what religeous fanatics do; not people who really love Christ. You have great fire though.

  • Posted By: uuforyou @ 12/11/2007 9:56:04 AM

    Comment: Wake up America! HUCKABEE IS UNELECTABLE ! Romney IS electable! Romney would walk all over a Democrat. Lets vote for a candidate who can win against the Dems! Vote Romney!

    • Posted By: hoopes_az @ 12/11/2007 17:13:14

      Comment: Agree that Huckabee is unelectable. After 8 years of George Bush, NO WAY is the country ready for someone who is so similar in so many ways.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/11/2007 7:12:05 AM

    Comment: This is much the - rationalization that many Americans make about our government. They all know of the corruption, but rationalize that it is unpatriotic to talk against the government or ungrateful to complain when they enjoy superficial prosperity."

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/11/2007 5:34:25 AM

    Comment: If God sent his only son to earth is not logical to assume that Satan would send the Anti-Christ. This Anti-Christ will be very decieving and everyone will be under his spell. I wonder if this Anti-Christ will be a democrat or a Republican or do you think he will run on an independent ticket. I think this is a little down the road when we have one world government. Eventually we will have one world government and that is when one man will have too much power. Anyway scriptures and religion is a fascinating. Religion is a good thing but it is used in the wrong way. DO NOT BE Scared the anti-christ will not come in our lifetimes.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/11/2007 5:18:27 AM

    Comment: I am not saying these bloodlines or fraternities are evil, I am simply stating that they control the political machinery on both sides. What that has to do with Satan I do not know. Like I said family bloodlines are subject to many conspiracy theories. As mentioned you have to do your own research on powerful families in America and how they network. It is not a five minute conspiracy theory research job. You will find that at the turn of the last century I(1900 ) these fraternities consolidated their power. You will see their connections to English and French families. Do you know that George Sorros manages the Queens investments. Do you know that these familiies were all united against communism. Why do you think the Queen invited George Bush to the Palace; THEIR FAMILIES ARE CONNECTED. Bill Gates is was knighted by the Queen of England. Anyone with a lot of money and power have access to these fraternities. John Kennedy's father gained his entry after becoming very wealthy off of bootlegging.I like Jefferson he was a brilliant man. I think Newt is a very intelligent man however I disargree with his ideas. Remeber when referring to the American President always use a capital P. It is the greatest country on earth. Doesn't Nick Ryme with Mitt. Thanks for the Capitalization lesson.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/11/2007 4:54:56 AM

    Comment: Like I said you are taking this 13 bloodline thing way too seriously. I am fimiliar with what you referenced and that is fiction. I am talking about the fraternities that run this country. Your bloodline determines what fraternity you belong too. REsearch Onasis, Kerry, GOre and Bush. You do not have to back past 1600 A.D. I do not know where you got statan from I guess the word bloodline got you a scary Halloween story. There was a documentary on powerful American families or bloodlines or fraternities(Whatever you want to call it. It does not have to be 13 it could be 14 or 15. I guess the number 13 messed up your research. You are completely missing my point. You need to start your reasearch at 1650 A.D. unti now. The 13 bloodlines you are mentioning is the conspiracy theory, I am talking about real bloodlines. Why is

    • Posted By: eubankk @ 12/12/2007 01:11:24

      Comment: I think that all of us are talking about what YOU wrote! YOU are the one who brought up the "13 bloodlines" and when we all said it was a load you began to backpedal and change what we are supposed to look into. Your theories just don't hold water no matter how the reasearch is done or who does it. I think that the Queen invited the President (yes, capital P) to the palace since he is the head of state, just as she has invited other heads of state from other countries to the palace in the past. There ARE fraternities in this country and most of them are on college campuses, it is also true that the sons and saughters of wealth have better access to these organizations as a perk of thier wealth . This does NOT mean the are all conspiring to run the world!!
      Again, none of this holds water in any way!! You are not worth any more of my time!!!

  • Posted By: rayfinn @ 12/11/2007 3:11:15 AM

    Comment: Does Huckabee endorse angelic hitmen? Well he believes in them. What a fruitcake and how appropriate at this holiday time of year!

    But what about angels? As I've noted previously and elsewhere, Huckabee gave a rather intriguing speech at the NRA in September, during which he deftly merged his heartfelt evangelical beliefs with his deep passion for gun rights and hunting. He recalled the time he was in an antelope hunting contest in Wyoming. After several hours of stalking prey on a miserably cold, windy and snowy day, Huckabee had his chance. An antelope was 250 yards away, but right at the edge of his range as a shooter. Then a miracle happened:

    I decided that one way or the other, this hunt is about to be over, because I can't stand any more of this cold. And somehow, by the grace of God, when I squeezed the trigger, my Weatherby .300 Mag, which has got to be the greatest gun, I think, ever made in the form of a rifle -- for my sake in hunting, I've never squeezed the trigger and not gotten something -- did its work, and somehow the angels took that bullet and went right to the antelope, and my hunt was over in a wonderful way.

    Thanks to those angels, that elk was dead.

  • Posted By: averagejoe @ 12/11/2007 1:20:44 AM

    Comment: The fact that Huckabee is getting this much press coverage is proof enough that he is one of the "owned" candidates, and that he offers nothing new or different from the rest of the "owned" pack.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/10/2007 11:08:40 PM

    Comment: To rayfinn: You forgot to put a capital P on President. I think you learned that in grade one maybe two. So you want Gingrich to be President need I say more. There is no need to be scared of fraternities; it's just the way the American Social Structure works. WHich fraternity do you come from. If you have no answer then I suggest you do your research . You probably belong to the fraternity most Americans belong too, no fraternity; this is why there are only a few fraternities that control all of the political machinery on both sides. You didn't even know they existed. Stay dumb, vote dumb; GINGRICH FOR PRESIDENT.

    • Posted By: rayfinn @ 12/11/2007 03:36:00

      Comment: You are right I did not put a capital P on president like you did. Again your ignorance shine through, but to show you what a sweetheart I am here is the appropriate rule from grammar on this capitalization issue.

      Rule 5. Capitalize the titles of high-ranking government officials when used with or before their names. Do not capitalize the civil title if it is used instead of the name.
      Examples: The president will address Congress.
      All senators are expected to attend.
      The governors, lieutenant governors, and attorneys general called for a special task force.
      Governor Fortinbrass, Lieutenant Governor Poppins, Attorney General Dalloway, and Senators James and Twain will attend.

      Back to my previous claim, if you cannot get "Nick" Romney right, you are either just intolerant and want to put out a ranting for all the world to see or you do not care enough for the facts to respect them.
      I tried to research the 13 bloodlines you were raving about. I came up with interesting information such as this
      This was the Satanic House of David with their blood which they believe is not only from the House of David but also from the lineage of Jesus, who they claim had a wife and children. The 13th Satanic bloodline was instilled with the direct seed of Satan so that they would not only carry Christ???s blood--but also the blood of his "brother" Lucifer.

      taken from http://www.thewatcherfiles.com/bloodlines/introduction.htm

      Now this is news to me that Satan (Lucifer, Old Scratch, etc.) had fathered children and had a bloodline!

      I prefer to belong to a fraternity of reasoned Christians like Jefferson, not a fraternity of the New Whacko Order. Newt for president and if elected he would be President Gingrich.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/10/2007 10:57:52 PM

    Comment: If the republican party claims that they are the party of faith then WHY? on earth did they did not purpose an ammendment to OVERTURN Roe vs. Wae? They had control of all three branches and a majority in the Supreme court. Why are there children without healthcare; Why are there millions of people suffering in this great land. Why are middle class people being abused by credit card companies and other entities like the Oil Industry. Is that God's will or is that the will of a man who claims to be a man of GOD. Religion is a good thing but it is used in the wrong way. This is a perfect example. Holy War!! How ridiculous is that. Holy and war just don't seem to fit toghether. It is a Holy Joke when any man claims they are speaking on behalf of God. In their minds they think they are speaking on behalf of God but they are not they are speaking on their own behalf or their church's is behalf. This is why we have SEPERATION of CHURCH AND STATE. When you lead a state you represent everyone; Just like Jesus INCLUDED EVERYONE. This why people are scared of Mormons they only include themselves. THere's nothing wrong with that but don't expect the rest of the population to adhere to your rules and beliefs. There your beliefs not GOD'S.

    • Posted By: pampena @ 01/04/2008 02:54:45

      Comment: Abuse by credit card companies is 100% voluntary.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/10/2007 10:57:31 PM

    Comment: I think you are not reading my comment fully. Once again I think the term 13 bloodlines is throwing you off. Call it want you want 13 fraternities, 13 organizations, ect. There are only a few powerful fraternities that control the political machinery on both sides; how you can deny that I do not know because you offer no proof.

    • Posted By: eubankk @ 12/12/2007 01:02:49

      Comment: Nor do YOU eddiewhere! Somehow I do not think that talking to your dentist lends any credence to your half-a**ed theory!

  • Posted By: rayfinn @ 12/10/2007 9:16:00 PM

    Comment: eddiewhere
    How can anyone give any credibility to your post about 13 bloodlines. First of all there is no "Nick" Romney running for president. If you cannot get a candidate right by name, even a fifth grader can look that up easily enough. Now what you are posting looks like a ranting lunatic rave, all scare and zero substance. I have posted about the parole issue and not the Dumond case. Anyone is entitled to make a mistake. Huckabee gave out more commutations and paroles this year (137) than his three predecessors combined. I prefer to deal in facts that can be substantiated ( http://www.arkansasleader.com/frontstories/st_08_11_04/huckabee8.html ) rather that trust an undocumented rumor about a mutilated name of a candidate. It has all the appearance of a cheap carnival trick designed to pander to religious bigots. The Huckster cannot hold a candle to my first choice, Newt Gingtich. I hope Newt is someone's VP.

  • Posted By: TrueHawk @ 12/10/2007 7:24:08 PM

    Comment: It sure hasn't been money or organization that got Huckabee this far. Maybe it is divine intervention. The Bible is full of "reversal of fortune" stories when the unlikely rise to the top.

    • Posted By: rayfinn @ 12/12/2007 23:46:26

      Comment: The Bible also has stories where pride brought down some pretty good people. David comes to mind. Huckabee really blew it when he as a minister said that he did not really know anything about Mormonism and then tried to create a whisper controversy. He has enjoyed a reversal of fortune like the shepherd who became king. Now he is set to take the fall over His ridiculous parole/pardon record. We all know about Wayne Drumond. Now comes the Glen Green follow up.
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      Now, there's a name that if you don't know yet, you will. His name is Glen Green. This guy is somebody who took Chinese martial arts sticks and took an 18-year-old woman and damn near beat her to death. Now, while she's clinging to life because he beat her so brutally, while she's clinging to life, what does he do? He rapes her. Then after he's done raping her, he then takes her and dumps her body in a bayou and her hand is reaching up as if pleading for help. That's how they find the body. The guy goes to jail. Mike Huckabee goes and pushes for parole with this guy. He pushes for parole, the guy gets released, he kills again. Now, so far Mike Huckabee hasn't answered on why he wanted that parole, why he made that decision.
      Now that his record on spending, taxes, ethics, revolving door parolees who rape and murder and the like are exploding in his face , he sends Uriah (Romney) out to a religious battlefront to take the heat off his sins. This electorate is about to see his sins shouted from the rooftop. Pride goeth before the fall. I may not vote for Romney, but I will surely not vote for a Baptist (or any other religion who bases decisions on whether a criminal has turned to Jesus. I do not remember the Son of God requesting the thieves beside him to have their sentence commuted. WWJD?

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/10/2007 5:01:23 PM

    Comment: My dentist is a Mormon. We had a long discussion and he made two very interesting points. First he said that the Mormon community including himself were extremely proud of Mitt Romney because he is one of them. The