Huckabee need our help

I wish I had $2300 because having Mike Huckabee as president would be worth more than that initial investment. I urge all that do have that kind of money to please sive and I urge anyone else to make this commitment with me.

I am a poor college kid working to pay for living expenses and an up coming wedding but I know that the 2 or 3 dollars I can donate are money saved if hillary does not get into office. Because if she does we will be overtaxed, overspent, and lose freedoms to big government. I urge all that haven't donated yet to join me with 1 dollar (a Buck of Huck). on average one third of the debate watcher believed Huckabee won. That is 1 million Americans. One Buck from each person that believed Huckabee won would easily put us over.

Please take this into consideration, flip over the couch and go diving for change and donate whatever you find. While writing this I have even convinced myself to donate 4 dollars (whats left in my wallet). Clcik on the contribute link on my Ranger button to go directly to Mike Huckabee's contribute page.

God Bless America and Pray for Mike Huckabee

this gave me a good laugh it was a comment on my last post:
Huckabee is a nice guy and all, but if you want a real candidate with real values, then you want Hillary Clinton. Just trust me.

Yes Hillary values the tax money of hard working Americans. Please go to this bloggers page and respond, I will be doing it later. remember be nice but present the facts. http://voteforhillaryonline.blogspot.com/

Huckabee gets a boost.

Huckabee collected nearly $200,000 today alone after the debate and all the positive feed back. Way yo go.

Now I found this interesting. Idont really know how long you have been a Huckabee supporter but about 1 1/2 or 2 months ago Mike Huckabee challenged Fred Thompson to a Lincoln-Douglass style debate. There was a petition and everything. Well Fred denied saying that those type of debate have no place in the primaries. Truely he felt at the time that Mike was a lesser candidate and didn't desserve his time(apparently niether do the American people).

Well to get to the point Fred is now challenging the Republicans to have small table talks with him about the issues. A sort of low key debate. Really I do not know what this guys stragegy is but he should just go back to Law and Order. I wish someone could shed some light on this issue, but I'm not entirely sure Mike should take him up on this. It seems like there may be something else to these "closed door meetings".

A link to the story here

God Bless America and Pray for Mike Huckabee.

Oh I almost forgot. Today was my first day to wear my Ags for Huckabee tee shirt around campus. I got a lot of smiles and I heard two girls talking about Huckabee and how her roommate was voting for him. Encouraging! I hope tha the next time I can start a conversation with some people and win some new votes. I will post pictures soon.

Post Debate reaction

So I found a poll taken near the end of the debate and guess who won... Mike Huckabee! Here they are:
Here is story
I decided to include a link, I am going to check up on this claim of an altercation. I saw a video of Chuck Norris at the debate maybe he roundhouse kicked Mitt, Rudy, Fred and Paul.

Also I will soon include the final numbers for today. Today's ending number is : $1,467,901.88

For a Debate and Post Debate total of nearly $50,000. Really not to be negative but that is not that much more than yesterday. I will monitor tomorrows totals to see if there was a change after the news stories come out showing Huckabee won.

Republican CNN/YouTube debate liveblog recap

Over the next two hours I will brings you a live update, at times question by question, of the candidates' responses to the questions asked. Please stay tune. All times are central standard time.

7:00 - Republican CNN/YouTube debate begins. Huckabee predebate fundraising number: $1,419,501.00.

7:04 - Governor Huckabee is introduced. Not next to Ron Paul this time, interesting. Huckabee and Rudy and obviously Ron Paul got the greatest cheers. Rt to Left: Duncan Hunter, Ron Paul, John McCain, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Tom Tancredo

7:05 - Anderson mentions Huckabee being on top in Iowa.

7:08 - and the debate hasn't begun...great time allocation CNN.

7:10 - great video

7:11 - Tough question on immigration to Rudy, good response. Rudy and Mitt on each other throats. Not the type leader I want to run my country that is interested in damaging each other rather than raising the party and our issues to the front.

7:16 - Rudy gets booed.

7:17-19 - Fred mumbling and "Uhhhhh"ing for about 2 minutes. ZZZzzz.


7:20 - McCain gets heckled on immigration saying "I would veto sanctuary, I didn't offer that". Illegal Aliens are humans too, seems like McCain is stealing Huckabee's message.

7:22 - Tancredo yell what about the rest of us? He gets a question: Will not aid further "mass immigration" Give jobs to Americans, good message. Hunter is up - Fence, fence, fence.

7:26 - Huckabee is up finally. Tough question. VA Bill of Rights should be mentioned. That-a-boy set the record strait. He mentioned it!!!

7:28 - Mitt likes Mike?? Oh no Mitt got appauled for that. Huckabee got a greater applause. I am glad they are next to each other it like a mini-Iowa show down.

7:31 - American Union question to Ron Paul. Au is a bad deal.

7:33 - Next question, National debt - McCain "congress spends too much" His best message and funny joke about bears. Veto pen from Reagan? Awesome!

7:35 - Romney, got any hair gel? Mentions healthcare? maybe a bad thing for him.

7:37 - Cut Gov programs Thompson- more mubbling no true answer. We know we need reform. Now to Paul - Loud cheer. Dept of Ed, Energy and Homeland Security. Anderson calls time early.

7:39 - Huckabee IRS!!! Fairtax, Homeland security reform. Laugh and applause.

7:40 - McCain Fair tax question. He does not support it. Spend money on a commission to save money?? Attacks Paul and gets Cheers and Boos. Isolationism causes WWII. Troops tell Paul "Let us win, let us fight" That a boy McCain.

7:45 - Substitutes: Fiscally responsible, good wording. Off to Romney: Nervous? Summary - Secure food supply and needed for world market competition.

7:48 - Rudy gets asked about Politico story. Denies, Anderson does not follow up on FoxNews' candidate, interesting.

7:49 - Tancredo takes on hillary.

7:50 - Lead toy question. Tancredo 1st up: Red China is a big issue I hope they ask Huckabee about this because I am not sure about his position on this. Hunter is up next: Boycott China and Buy America for Christmas.

7:52 - Thompson's is an attack ad on Mitt and Huck. Why don't you tell us about your issues for once and stop mumbling? Romney admits he is wrong. Great first step but I still don't want to trust him with the power to nominate Supreme Court Justices that could overturn Roe v Wade. He did seem authentic when he apologized. Huckabee responds to tax video by saying one tax went up 1 cent and listing tax cuts and claiming to be fiscally conservative. "If you are getting kicked in the rear your still out front." Could have been stronger. Thompson really made a bad choice on that one. Made him look bad and Mitt good and Huckabee unaffected. Commercial break.

7:58 - Commercial over. McCain video, hillary attack ad. Weak.

7:59 - Gun question. NRA member, funny. Ask Rudy please!!!

8:00 - March 21, 2000 Rudy says to own a gun you must pass a test before you can OWN a gun. Rudy is a gun controlling liberal. Government can impose reasonable regulations on Gun owning!!! No sir. Rudy got booed. Can I set limits on your right to free speech? or press? More booing. Thompson attacks Rudy on gun control, Anderson pick someone better. Constitution is my protection.

8:04 - Fred side steps. McCain doesn't own a gun? Interesting. Rudy doesn't own nor Mitt. Can't have someone that doesn't own a gun run my nation.

8:05 - Black on Black crime. Mitt answers first family values, good answer. Invoking Bill Cosby's name. Good answer can't find a flaw. Rudy attacks and invokes the name of New York City again. Lets get back to Huckabee!!!

8:08 - Abortion from Texas. Penalty for committing abortion if it becomes illegal. Paul "its a crime" but only a penalty for the abortionist. Fred Roe v Wade should be overturned. 50 different abortion laws, again abortionist should be punished.

8:11 - Rudy would you sign a nation ban on abortion? No. Leave it to the states. Mitt, overturn Roe v Wade and leave to states and sign a bill for nation ban but USA is not there.

8:13 - Huckabee question. Death Penalty? WWJD? He calls it a tough decision and a permanent one. He believes in it as a deterrence. Good applause. Then response to "how can you be prolife and support capital punishment?" Huckabee says there is a difference between a criminal that commits a horrible crime and an innocent unborn child. Anderson "But the question was WWJD?" Huck "Jesus was too smart to run for public office. " Good cheer and laughter

8:16 - Another Texan. Do you believe THIS BOOK (Bible). Rudy. Huckabee says "do you need me to help you out on this one?" Rudy doesn't believe in it in its entirety. Mitt says yes but hesitant. Huckabee " Sure I believe" "You either believe it or you don't"

8:19 - Mitt video. Immigration and China, boring let down your hair. Commercial

8:22 - And we are back Rudy funny and attacks hillary for planting questions.

8:23 - Question from a Muslim about repairing image of America in eyes of Muslims. "Stay on offense against terrorism." Cheer and Ron Paulites boo. This is Rudy's only good issue and he does well with it. Don't offend America Muslims but Islamic Terrorists. McCain says no date for with drawl because it is a date of surrender and the surge is working. "Let us Win". Hunter Americans are helping the world and he will not apologize for it.

8:27 - McCain disagrees with Waterboarding how do you disagree with him. Mitt does well on question and bashes the ACLU. McCain attacks him on his position and says torture is wrong. Mitt responds but McCain's response is stronger to prove his point.

8:32 - Thompson gets a Chance to mumble for a while. Ron Paul gets to push his isolationist views for a while. McCain "American public opinion lost Vietnam" Vietnam did not want to follow us home but terrorists want to bring the fight to us. They want to destroy us in our own home Ron Paul's ideas are dangerous. They came here on September 11th before Iraq was "occupied". Tancredo: says Paul's view aren't how it is, this is the REAL WORLD.

8:38 - Rudy rides the 9/11 wave to the White House?? Rudy lists other "Conservative" credentials. But he still supports abortion, gay rights, and gun control.

8:40 - Fred gets a question from Dick and yes he is holding a gun. We get a long and wordy constitutional lesson on the VPs role in government by Fred. McCain Bush didn't have enough foreign policy experience so he had to rely on the VP. Hunters video with what? A picture of the border fence. Last Break.

8:46 - Huckabee's video. Principled man. Good ad.

8:47 - Gay Army General asks about gays in the military. Tancredo calls on Collin Powell's opinion on the issue. Oh no bad line he says most military members are conservatives. Huckabee says this is the best rule. Its about conduct and that it is needed. Maybe some boos? Mitt gets some boos but says right now its not the time(war time). Mitt seems like he is going to ask everyone else for how he should act, vote, and stand on issues. Maybe he doesn't know where he stands. General responds saying military is professional enough to handle gays in the military. McCain says we should keep the present policy.

8:52 - Log Cabin Republicans(gay Republicans). Huckabee says he disagrees with them but they should support him and he would accept the support. Gets applause. Huckabee says supporting a principled man is better than someone that isn't.

8:54 - Deficit, Fred responds with another history lesson and says he will solve the problem but doesn't tell us how. Mitt says we have more problems than that and that the Republican way is a lot better than hillary.

8:56 - JFK got us to the moon in less than 10 years and now congress is cutting funding for Mars program. Would you vow to send a person to mars in 10 years. Huckabee say expand the space program because those technologies are everyday use now. hillary on the first rocket to mars, long applause. Tancredo attacks Huckabee for being funny.

8:58 - African Americans are Conservative at heart but vote Dem, why? Rudy says his record was strong on reducing welfare programs and letting AA help them self. Huckabee responds but I missed most of it due to my DVR!!!

9:01 - Rebel flag question from Texas: Romney says no. I disagree, it is not racist but understand its negative connotation. Fred says only in some settings.

9:03 - Ron Paul ends it up. Nope... one more? Bridges, tunnels, repair = 2 trillion dollars. Question goes to Rudy. I did this in New York. It is a long process. Good point state and local as well as federal responsibility. Ron Paul says its the Iraq War's fault. McCain says he will institute the line item veto but Rudy opposes it because he wanted NY pork.

9:07 - Ron Paul independent run?
God Bless America and Pray for Mike Huckabee

9:09: Rudy why did you support the Red Sox? Come on lets talk about the issues.

9:10: More baseball talk. Boring its football season. Baseball is called America's favorite pastime for a reason, to pass time until football season.

End! Postdebate fundraising numbers: $1,442,815.42

During the debate Huckabee raised $23,314.42 during the debate and 1 hour and 45 minutes(eastern) till midnight when I will update the CNN/YouTube Debate day fundraising numbers.

I really can't say who won this one, defiantly not Fred. Mitt Had a good presence but at times he was hesitant and nervous. Rudy did average. Huckabee did well but not as stand out as in past debates. I think the fact that this was "National" coverage he may get a boost due to just getting his name out. Tancredo and Hunter did well but still they are 2nd tier. Paul still out there spreading his dangerous ideals.

Response to critical Star Telegram opinion on Huckabee

After reading please check my Letter to the editor FAQ

The article in question is quoted below:

You think Ron Paul is scary?
By Jonah Goldberg
Tribune Media
Services

As the hopeless but energetic presidential campaign of Texas Rep. Ron Paul builds momentum in name recognition, fundraising and cross-ideology appeal, some conservatives are beginning to attack him in earnest.

A GOP consultant condemns Paul's "increasingly leftish"positions. Syndicated columnist Mona Charen calls Paul "too cozy with kooks and conspiracy theorists." Film critic and talk-radio host Michael Medved finds Paul's supporters to be "an imposing collection of neo-Nazis, white supremacists,Holocaust deniers, 9-11 'truthers' and other paranoid and discredited conspiracists."

For the most part,these allegations strike me as overblown and unfair. But
for argument's sake, let's say they're not. Let's even say that Paul has the
passionate support of the Legion of Doom, that his campaign lunch room looks
like the Star Wars cantina, and that his top advisers have hooves instead of feet.

I would still find him less scary than Mike Huckabee.

What's troubling about The Man From Hope 2.0 is what he represents. Huckabee represents compassionate conservatism on steroids. A devout social conservative on issues such as abortion, school prayer, homosexuality and evolution, Huckabee is a populist on economics, a fad-follower on the environment and an all-around do-gooder who believes that the biblical obligation to do "good works" extends to using government -- and your tax dollars -- to bring us closer to the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.

For example, Huckabee would support a nationwide ban
on public smoking. Why? Because he's on a health kick, thinks smoking is bad
and believes the government should do the right thing.

And therein lies the chief difference between Paul and Huckabee. One is a
culturally conservative libertarian. The other is a right-wing progressive.

Whatever shortcomings Paul and his friends might have, Paul's dogma generally renders those shortcomings irrelevant. He is a true ideologue in that his personal preferences are secondary to his philosophical principles. When asked what his position is, he generally responds that his position can be deduced from the text of the Constitution.

As for Huckabee -- as with most politicians, alas --his personal preferences matter enormously because, ultimately, they're the only things thatconstrain him.

In this respect, Huckabee's philosophy is conventionally liberal, or progressive. What he wants government to do certainly differs in important respects from what Hillary Clinton wants, but the limits he would place on governmental do-goodery are primarily tactical or practical, not philosophical or constitutional.

Huckabee represents the latest attempt to make conservatism more popular. Contrary to the conventional belief that Republicans need to drop their opposition to abortion, gay marriage and the like to be popular, Huckabee understands that the unpopular stuff is the economic libertarianism: free trade and smaller government. That's why we're seeing a rise in economic populism on the right married to a culturally conservative populism.

There's something weird going on when Paul, the small-government constitutionalist, is considered the extremist in the Republican Party, while Huckabee, the statist, is the lovable underdog.

It's even weirder because it's probably true: Huckabee is much closer to the mainstream. And that's what scares me about Huckabee and the mainstream alike.

Jonah
Goldberg writes for Tribune Media
Services. JonahsColumn@aol.com

The following is my response. I have sent it in however I do not know if it will be published. I hope we can get this out so that readers will not be turned away from Mike Huckabee due to this article.

In response to Johan Goldberg of Tribune Media Services article “You think Ron Paul is scary?”:

Goldberg uses half truths and wordy misdirection to lead readers to believe Huckabee has strayed from the Christian Conservative Republican party base.

Firstly, Goldberg claims that Huckabee would support a nationwide ban on public smoking. Let me dispel this claim with that pesky thing we call “facts”. After being asked if he supports a federal ban on smoking, Huckabee responded by saying, “No, I don’t. I support workplace clean air. But a federal ban on smoking would mean that you couldn’t smoke in your own home. I don’t care what people do in their home.” Huckabee believes it is not the right of government to tell you whether you can smoke or not but when you subject others to that habit in a work environment, it becomes a public health concern. Health is an important problem we are now facing and ignoring it doesn’t just make it go away.

Secondly, Huckabee is called a “right-wing progressive” by Goldberg. I believe a better description is a “right-wing fundamentalist”. Huckabee wants to get the party back to their origins and fundamental beliefs. Huckabee hold a strong and consistent social conservative record, one that all the “top tier” Republicans lack. Huckabee is Pro-family and believes to strengthen the family we need to define marriage, focus on children’s education and healthcare, and protect families from an overwhelming tax burden. Huckabee also believe in eliminating our dependence on foreign fuels that would result in less money flowing to terrorism sponsoring countries, as well as protection for the environment. If these beliefs are “progressive” than so be it but I see them as core values of the conservative right who believe in family values and making sure our children have a better life than we had.

Huckabee’s positions are not the conservative rights response to an unpopular administration that left a bad taste in the mouth of independents and moderate Republicans, but a shift back to the conservative principles that true conservatives hold dearly. I respect Ron Paul because he stands on his principles; however, those principles are not that of the conservative Republicans. If you want a candidate that is dedicated to his convictions and holds true conservative values Mike Huckabee is the candidate for you.

Thank you for you time in reading my letter please respond or contact
Goldberg.

God Bless America and Pray for Mike Huckabee

2nd amendment and Presidential Candidates

2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the
right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

So this is the first post in my series on how to pick a candidate by reading the constitution. So the first question is why start with the 2nd amendment? Easily answered without the second amendment all others would mean absolutely nothing. Government can be a dangerous thing if it goes unchecked and this is a point that all can agree with. The Bill of Rights was formulated to make sure that did not happen and at the heart is the 2nd amendment.

A common misconception is the 2nd amendment was included to protect Bubba's right to shoot opossum. The fact is the 2nd amendment is about protection: protection from those who want to suppress or strip us of our rights. Be it the criminals, enemies of the State, or the Government itself. For many it is a foreign concept that we could some day need to stand up against our government and fight for our rights but remember those at Concord who fired the Shot Heard Round the World. They were but a few that stood for many to win the rights that we take for granted sometimes. (Disclaimer: I am not a radical ready to overthrow the government but rather would like you to know there may be some Orwellian event that may occur that would require a stand to be made against oppressive entities. When words expire their usefulness(Declaration of Independence) a Revolution must be enacted.)

I hope I could spark in you some respect for the 2nd amendment now let me evaluate the candidates:

Democrats ~ The top three (hillary, Obama and Edwards) all believe in gun control. Edwards believes owning a gun is not a right but a privilege. I ask if only the privileged own guns then how sir are the underprivileged allowed to fight for their rights?

In the second tier Bill Richardson is the only Democratic candidate with a positive NRA rating, in fact he has had the pleasure of a NRA endorsement and has a Concealed Handgun Licence. Richardson acknowledges the right to keep and bear arms, something that may not make him popular to some Democratic voters.

Republicans ~ The top candidate, Rudy, cannot be further away from the Republican voting base. Although Rudy and the mainstream media try to downplay his previous stance, rudy also believes(or believed) it is a privilege and one that must be earned before a citizen can carry a gun. Following this logic should we have to pass tests to vote too? (I believe if we did we wouldn't have to worry about hillary or rudy (sorry a partisan interjection into a semi-unbias guide to voting))

Mitt has had two view on this issue. As Gov of Massachusetts he described himself as a supporter of Gun Control. Mitt also only joined the NRA in 2006. How can a man that changes his mind with every political breeze be trusted with our most valuable right.

Fred, Huckabee, and Ron Paul all have strong ratings and voting records on gun-rights legislation. There is little to say about their differences and from a purely 2nd Amendment view point all three are strong choices for this category.

To some it up if you believe in the right to protect your rights: Richardson, Fred, Paul and Huckabee (no order) are the way to go.

Check the side bar for the running tally.

God Bless America and Pray for Mike Huckabee

How to pick a candidate

I see myself as a very patriotic person. I love America and the freedoms we enjoy. I believe it should be a responsiblity of each voting citizen to read the Constitution every voting season and make sure their candidate follows the rights and responsiblities given forth by this great document. Over the next 44 days (yes, only 44 days until Iowa Caususes) I will be going over the constitution and mainly the Bill of Rights and evaluating candidates on their performance and stance on realting issues. I will do them in order that they seem important to me. Please check back regularly to see the next posts in the series.