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Bush Admin. Foreign Policies Fails

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Flailing and Failing the World Over

Think Again by Eric Alterman
It's hard to find one area of the world where the Bush administration's foreign policies have been successful.

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/02/bush_legacy.html

Think Again: The Bush Legacy: Flailing and Failing the World Over

By Eric Alterman, George Zornick

February 21, 2008

When Cuban leader Fidel Castro officially stepped aside Tuesday and handed power over to his brother, an extraordinary opportunity arose to inject a dose of rationality into U.S. relations with that tortured island. Will the Bush administration seize the day? A look at its foreign policy record so far can only lead to one conclusion: not a snowball’s chance in Havana.

Take a look around the world and see if you can find one area of the world where the Bush administration’s policies have been successful. Just this week in Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf—who the Bush administration has embraced as a cornerstone of its anti-terrorism policy—was repudiated and weakened by Pakistani voters. Castro stepped aside, not involuntarily or under the weight of a U.S. embargo, but peacefully, and while preserving his family’s dictatorial rule over Cuba.

The president was meanwhile traveling around Africa, where he likes to claim success, but it’s hard to see how or where. Genocide in Darfur continues and much of the Horn of Africa is approaching a crisis point, but Bush is at least viewed relatively favorably on the continent. He has invested a good deal of aid money there, even if some of it comes with abstinence-education-only qualification that makes it useless, and even if much of it was simply lifted from other parts of the aid budget, robbing Peter to pay Paul, as it were. But if Africa is not a complete catastrophe for the Bush foreign policy, it may be the only place on Earth where one can say as much. Take a look and see if you agree:

Iraq: The occupation of Iraq is obviously a crucial benchmark to consider, as it established the central ideological notion of the Bush Doctrine: The invasion asserted that the United States can act unilaterally, pre-emptively, and with military force to preserve its interests. Even noted Iraq cheerleader William Kristol has said that Bush needs to win Iraq in order to be viewed as a successful president. Even a simple enumeration of the administration’s various failures would take up more time than you, dear reader, have to read this piece. Let’s just say that if anyone had warned either Congress or the American people of what lay in store for them, it’s hardly imaginable that Bush would have received the approval he did, even based as it was on false claims in virtually every respect. Now in its sixth year, casualties mount, and there is little to no political progress in Baghdad; the critical issue of how Iraqi oil revenues will be shared, for example, is at an impasse with no end in sight.

Iran: Famously identified by the president as a founding member of the axis-of-evil during his first term, Iran has become more of a problem ever since. The administration’s strategy of isolating the regime through tough talk and thinly veiled threats has failed. Sunni Arab states aren’t confronting Shi’a Iran, as Bush had hoped, but rather cozying up to it, partly because of the U.S. hard-line approach, according to Mohamad Bazzi of the Council on Foreign Relations. When President Bush visited the Middle East recently to round up support for his hard-line policies towards Iran, the Arab News, a Saudi paper that often reflects the government’s position, wrote that “in his confrontational remarks about Iran, he offers no carrot, no inducement, no compromise—only the big U.S. stick. This is not diplomacy in search of peace. It is madness in search of war.” Needless to say, the country hasn’t aligned itself with our current strategy.

Afghanistan: This week also saw the deadliest bombing in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, and violence is on the rise. The country has never been completely stable since the U.S.-led invasion, and the prospects for military victory there are beginning to appear shakier. Experts like Juan Cole of the University of Michigan are now beginning to question “whether Pushtuns in the country’s south are ever going to put up with a foreign military occupation of their territory.”

Israel and Palestine: First there was the “roadmap to peace”; a road that, alas, went nowhere. Next came Hamas’s election victory and the administration’s refusal to recognize or have a dialogue with the new government or recognize the results of the democratic election it demanded. The administration then re-launched its alleged “roadmap” strategy in November at a conference in Annapolis, but talks have been slow and Palestinian officials call Bush’s plan “not realistic." He could not even convince the U.S.-underwritten Iraqi government to attend.

Pakistan: We noted above that President Musharraf’s repudiation in this week’s elections, in the wake of the still murky assassination of Benazir Bhutto, puts a real dent in a strategy that terms this strongman “indispensable.” The United States has given Musharraf quite a bit of military aid—$10 billion or more—but not much in the way of economic aid. The problem with that, as William Hartung writes, is that “democracy promotion”—that is, imposed democracy—isn’t nearly as effective as “democracy support,” or giving non-military assistance to pro-democracy forces. But Musharraf is weakened and the United States, which did not plan for this eventuality, has nowhere to turn.

North Korea: The recent deal the Bush administration struck with Kim Jong-il to freeze his country’s nuclear program may actually be an area that Bush can claim success. The deal is only a first step, but it is considered by experts to be a good one. But what is important to note is that the deal was struck only after the “realists” in the Bush administration prevailed over the hard-liners. As Andrew Grotto wrote for the Center for American Progress, “For more than six years, the Bush administration has been divided between ideologues who think the best way to deal with nuclear weapons proliferation is to overthrow regimes or squeeze them into collapse, and pragmatists who think this approach backfires.” It was the realists who succeeded by having a dialogue with North Korea and ultimately securing a promise to cease nuclear production.

The lesson of North Korea is an important one—old-fashioned diplomatic engagement succeeded where the administration’s one-size-fits-all, tough-guy approach failed miserably. What one sees in looking at the failures in foreign policy these past seven years is not a remarkable string of poor implementation and bad luck, but the failure of an ideology—an ideology that asserted the United States stands alone atop a unipolar world, and that military might is the preferred solution in virtually every case. It has been a recipe for failure for our friends and victory for our foes. America may not miss this administration when it finally passes into history. But its adversaries sure will.

Eric Alterman is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and a Distinguished Professor of English at Brooklyn College, and a professor of journalism at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. His blog, “Altercation,” appears at www.mediamatters.org/altercation. His seventh book, Why We’re Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America , will be published in March.

George Zornick is a New York based writer.

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General News Reports
Commentary
Lies That Led Us Into War
Lies About Administration Policies
Lies from the BushCheney04 Campaign
Broken Campaign Promises (separate page)
Alleged Vandalism by Clinton Staff (separate page)
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- Searchable database of Bush lies from the Center for American Progress
- Compassiongate — "The Bush administration's ~~lies, deception and misleading statements~~ moral clarity, honesty and integrity"
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General News Reports

Bush's Top Ten Flip-Flops
CBS News, 28 September 2004
Evidence is growing that the Bush administration has misled the public
The Economist, 1 April 2004
Bush is still promising $20B for New York — but has only budgeted $11B
Paul Krugman, New York Times, 8 February 2002
Bush backs away from campaign pledge to acknowledge Armenian genocide
Michael Doyle, Record Searchlight, 25 April 2001
Nobody believes Bush never planned to eliminate the offices for AIDS and race relations
Jessica Reaves, Time, 9 February 2001

Commentary

Does Bush think we won't notice his contradictions?
Gregory Stanford, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 24 July 2004
Lies of Our Times
Tom Engelhardt, Mother Jones, 21 June 2004
Bush's incredible definition of credibility
William Saletan, Slate, 14 April 2004
When secrecy protects a lie
Walter Cronkite, Denver Post, 4 April 2004
Washington Pinocchios and the Lifting of the Veil
Manuel Valenzuela, Axis of Logic, 30 March 2004
Bush & the L-Word
Nat Parry, Consortium News, 29 March 2004
Want facts? Don't ask the White House
Leonard Pitts Jr., Detroit Free Press, 3 March 2004
Serial Liar Bush Finally Gets Caught
Bill Gallagher, Niagara Falls Reporter, 17 February 2004
Madness and Mendacity
Edwy Plenel, Le Monde (in Truthout), 20 February 2004
W's Reality Gap
Mark Green, AlterNet, 20 February 2004
Is Bush a Pathological Liar?
David Corn, LA Weekly, 5 December 2003
To tell the truth is not George W. Bush's game
Ed Garvey, Madison Capital Times, 29 April 2003
Threats, Promises and Lies
Paul Krugman, New York Times (in The Smirking Chimp), 25 February 2003
Is W. the Biggest Liar Since LBJ?
P.M. Carpenter, History News Network, 24 February 2003
Bush's Life of Deception
Sam Parry, ConsortiumNews, 4 November 2002
Diagnosing Dubya
Carol Wolman, M.D., Counterpunch (in The Smirking Chimp), 2 October 2002

Lies That Led to War

The Bush Administration's Public Statements on Iraq
Report prepared at the request of Rep. Henry A. Waxman
Bush Flip Flops on Iraq
Compiled in Compassiongate
Linking Saddam Hussein with al Qaeda (below)
Joseph Wilson, the Niger Forgery, and Valerie Plame below)
Also see Richard Clarke (separate page)

Bush Wanted To Invade Iraq If Elected in 2000
Russ Baker, Guerrilla News Network, 27 October 2004
US gave date of war to Britain in advance, court papers reveal
Colin Brown, Independent UK, 27 October 2004
Iraq Evidence 'Manipulated,' Inquiry Finds
Greg Miller, Los Angeles Times (in Truthout), 22 October 2004
Former CIA chief says Iraq war was wrong
Editor & Publisher (in Truthout), 21 October 2004
Thinktank: invasion aided al-Qaida
Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian, 20 October 2004
The 45-minute claim was false
Marie Woolf, Independent UK, 13 October 2004
Rewriting history to justify the Iraq war
Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball, Newsweek, 6 October 2004
Bush and Blair's case for war is demolished
Independent UK, 7 October 2004
No weapons, no programmes: nothing to justify the invasion
Rupert Cornwell, Independent UK, 7 October 2004
New report calls intelligence in Iraq nuclear program 'questionable'
AFP, 4 October 2004
Skewed Intelligence Data in March to War in Iraq
David Barstow, New York Times (in Truthout), 3 October 2004
Record shows Bush shifting on Iraq war
Marc Sandalow, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 September 2004
Key Bush Assertions About Iraq in Dispute
Adam Entous, Reuters, 26 September 2004
U.N.: Iraqi Drones Were No Threat
Colum Lynch, Washington Post, 5 September 2004
They Knew Iraq Claims Were Weak
David Sirota and Christy Harvey, In These Times, 3 August 2004
High Qaeda Aide Retracted Claim of Link With Iraq
Douglas Jehl, New York Times, 30 July 2004
Claim of 400,000 bodies in Saddam-era graves is untrue
Peter Beaumont, London Observer, 18 July 2004
Blair and Bush 'Should Have Realised Pre-War Truth on Wmd'
Gavin Cordon, The Scotsman, 18 July 2004
Decoding the Senate Intelligence Committee Investigation on Iraq
Andrew Rosenthal, New York Times, 18 July 2004
Defectors' Reports on Iraq Arms Were Embellished, Exile Asserts
Jim Dwyer, New York Times, 9 July 2004
Cheney Had No New Data on Saddam, Al Qaeda - Panel
Reuters (in Truthout), 6 July 2004
How a baseless conspiracy theory took the U.S. to war
Peter Bergen, The Guardian, 5 July 2004
We Knew at the Time the War Began that Iraq Did Not Possess WMD
Jude Wanniski, History News Network, 5 July 2004
Marine colonel, not Iraqis, spurred toppling of Saddam statue
Los Angeles Times (in the Seattle Times), 4 July 2004
CIA Felt Pressure to Alter Iraq Data, Author Says
Greg Miller, Los Angeles Times (in Truthout), 1 July 2004
Source for claim Saddam trained al Qaeda agents retracts his story
Michael Isikoff, Newsweek, 5 July 2004 issue
Gore: Bush Lied About al-Qaida, Iraq Link
Liz Sidoti, Associated Press, 24 June 2004
CIA: No Iraqi Officer Link in al-Qaida Meeting
Knut Royce, Newsday (in Truthout), 22 June 2004
Intelligence experts cast doubt on ties between Iraq, al-Qaida
Jonathan S. Landay, Knight-Ridder, 21 June 2004
It Depends What the Meaning of "Relationship" Is
Fred Kaplan, Slate, 17 June 2004
About the Alleged Ties Between Saddam and Osama
White House website, New York Times, and TalkingPointsMemo.com, quoted in History News Network, 19 June 2004
No Link Between Osama and Saddam? Who Knew?
Eric Alterman, Center for American Progress (in Truthout), 17 June 2004
No Evidence of Mohammed Atta Meeting With Iraqi
James Risen, New York Times, 17 June 2004
Official verdict: White House misled world over Saddam
Andrew Buncombe, Independent UK, 17 June 2004
Iraq lies, A-Z
Independent UK, 1 June 2004
Can't find Iraqis taped in arms plot, Powell says
Mark Matthews, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2004
Bush Administration statements on Iraq, then and now
USA Today, 25 May 2004
'Re-enlist or we'll send you to Iraq': Recruiting pitch called scare tactic
Tim Jones and Michael Kilian, Chicago Tribune (in The Smirking Chimp), 24 May 2004
Video Shows Iraq Wedding Celebration at Site of U.S. Bombardment
Scheherezade Faramarzi, Associated Press (in the The Guardian), 23 May 2004
Lawmakers: Bush Bypassed Congress on Military Spending
Dan Morgan, Washington Post, 11 May 2004
What Bush said as the Iraq prison scandal unfolded
William Saletan, Slate, 5 May 2004
Bob Woodward documents Bush's war secrets
CBS News, 18 April 2004
America quietly sacks its prize witness against Saddam
Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK, 17 April 2004
Powell: Some Iraq testimony based on 'flawed' intelligence
CNN, 3 April 2004
Powell Not Sure Iraq Trailers Were Labs
Barry Schweid, Associated Press, 2 April 2004
Iraqi defector behind America's WMD claims exposed as 'out-and-out fabricator'
Andrew Gumbel, Independent UK, 29 March 2004
White House 'exaggerated extent of WMD breakthrough'
Rupert Cornwell, Independent UK, 26 March 2004
Iraq war wasn't justified, U.N. weapons experts say
CNN, 22 March 2004
Iraqi exile group fed news media false information
Jonathan S. Landay and Tish Wells, Knight Ridder, 15 March 2004
Tip alleging Iraqi bioweapons never confirmed
Walter Pincus, Washington Post, 5 March 2004
Hans Blix Says Iraq War Was Unfounded
Associated Press (in Truthout), 24 February 2004
The New Pentagon Papers
Karen Kwiatkowski, Salon (in Truthout), 10 March 2004
Exposing Bush’s talking-points war
Marc Cooper, LA Weekly, 20 February 2004
C.I.A. Admits It Didn't Give Weapon Data to the U.N.
Douglas Jehl and David E. Sanger, New York Times, 21 February 2004
Weapons 'Capacity' of Iraq Challenged
Charlie Savage, Boston Globe (in Truthout), 17 February 2004
White House rhetoric on Iraq threat sometimes at odds with intelligence
Walter Pincus and Dana Priest, Washington Post (in the Detroit News), 7 February 2004
British intelligence chief's bombshell: 'We were overruled on dossier'
Paul Waugh, Independent UK, 4 February 2004
The Lie Factory
Robert Dreyfuss and Jason Vest, Mother Jones, January/February 2004
US officials knew in May 2002 Iraq possessed no WMD
Peter Beaumont, Gaby Hinsliff and Paul Harris, London Observer, 1 February 2004
Iraqi who gave British intelligence WMD claim says it was untrue
David Leigh and Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian, 27 January 2004
Bush Appears to Back Down on Arms Claim Against Iraq
David E. Sanger, New York Times (in Truthout), 28 January 2004
Democrat Challenges Bush on Iraqi Intelligence Lapse
Douglas Jehl, New York Times, 16 January 2004
Bush was demanding excuse to invade Iraq in January 2001, says ex-treasury secretary
Andrew Gumbel, Independent UK, 12 January 2004
Spies, Lies, and Weapons: What Went Wrong
Kenneth M. Pollack, The Atlantic, January/February 2004
Rice: No Evidence Iraq Moved WMD to Syria
Associated Press (in The Guardian), 9 January 2004
White House Faulted on Uranium Claim
Walter Pincus, Washington Post, 24 December 2003
Saddam Was Held by Kurdish Forces, Drugged and Left For U.S. Troops
Agence France-Presse (in Truthout), 20 December 2003
Senators were told Iraqi weapons could hit U.S.
John McCarthy, Florida Today (in Truthout), 15 December 2003
Pentagon and Bogus News: All Is Denied
Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 5 December 2003
US under pressure to back claims over Iraq firefight
Phil Reeves, Independent UK (in Truthout), 4 December 2003
CIA Admits Lack of Specifics on Iraqi Weapons Before Invasion
Agence France Presse (in Truthout), 30 November 2003
Neocons Leak Bad Intelligence
Jim Lobe, AlterNet, 20 November 2003
Satellite Link Allows White House to Bypass TV Networks, Provide Propaganda Direct to Local News Stations
Mike Allen, Washington Post, 15 November 2003
Rumsfeld Retreats, Disclaims Earlier Rhetoric
Eric Rosenberg, Ocala Star Banner, 9 November 2003
Critics say John Bolton has exaggerated weapons threats from other countries
Sonni Efron, Los Angeles Times (in the Boston Globe), 10 November 2003
Analyst: White House Lied on Iraq
Donna Jackel, The Democrat and Chronicle (in Truthout), 20 October 2003
Media Banned from Reporting on Returning Coffins
Dana Milbank, Washington Post (in Truthout), 21 October 2003
Henry Waxman speech: 'They Lied'
Rep. Henry Waxman, D-CA, in Truthout, 16 October 2003
Former Powell aide says Powell knew information in UN speech was false
CBS News (in Truthout), 15 October 2003
Bush's Decision to Invade Iraq Happened Days after September 11th
Daily Mislead, 6 October 2003
Report Offered Bleak Outlook About Iraq Oil
Jeff Gerth, New York Times, 5 October 2003
New Criticism on Prewar Use of Intelligence
Carl Hulse and David E. Sanger, New York Times, 29 September 2003
Defense Intelligence Agency Belittles Information Given by Iraq Defectors
Douglas Jehl, New York Times, 29 September 2003
How the Bush administration's propaganda machine distorts the truth in the Middle East and at home.
Jennifer L. Buckendorff, Salon, 29 September 2003
US paid $1m for 'useless intelligence' from Chalabi
Andrew Buncombe, Independent UK, 30 September 2003
House Intelligence Committee: U.S. 'Had No New Evidence of WMD' in Iraq
Edward Alden, Financial Times, 28 September 2003
Documentary asserts WMD contradictions by White House officials
Paul Mulvey, Australian News, 23 September 2003
Blix: 'Iraq War Not Justified'
Agence France-Presse (in Truthout), 18 September 2003
Cheney Repeats Refuted Claims to Defend U.S. Actions in Iraq
Dana Milbank and Walter Pincus, Washington Post, 15 September 2003
Wolfowitz Shifts Rationales on Iraq War
Michael Dobbs, Washington Post (in Truthout), 12 September 2003
AP Staffer Fact-Checks Powell's UN Speech
Editor & Publisher, 9 September 2003
The War in Iraq is Not Over and Neither Are the Lies to Justify It
Stephen Zunes, CommonDreams, 8 September 2003
The Bush Administration's Top 40 Lies about War and Terrorism
Steve Perry, Minneapolis City Pages (in CommonDreams), 30 July 2003
The Bush Deceit
Peter D. Zimmerman, Washington Post, 14 July 2003
The Truth Meter
Suzanne Blanchard, PhillyBurbs.com, 7 August 2003
Impeachable offenses
Belva Ann Prycel, Lincoln County Weekly, 7 July 2003
Bush team united Iraq front unravels
Michael Moran, MSNBC, 11 July 2003
U.S. Gave Inaccurate Iraq Picture, Ex-Intel Official
Tabassum Zakaria, Reuters, 9 July 2003
Bush Misled US Into Iraq War--An Official Finding?
David Corn, The Nation, 26 June 2003
Expert Said to Tell Legislators He Was Pressed to Distort Some Evidence
James Risen and Douglas Jehl, New York Times, 25 June 2003
A mission in Iraq built on a lie
Robert Manne, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 June 2003
Norwegian Weapons Inspector: US Lied About Iraq's Weapons
Aftenposten (English translation), 19 May 2003
U.S. Said to Twist Its Data on Iraq
John J. Lumpkin, Associated Press (in Truthout), 8 June 2003
Hussein Bunker, Bombed at Outset of War, Never Existed
CBS News (in Truthout), 28 May 2003
WMD Just a Convenient Excuse for War, Admits Wolfowitz
David Usborne, Independent UK (in Truthout), 30 May 2003
Bush Officials Change Tune on Iraqi Weapons
Alan Elsner, Reuters (in Truthout), 14 May 2003
Linking Saddam Hussein with Al Qaeda
- Post-invasion Hussein letter warning of jihadists contradicts US claims of Iraqi - al Qaeda ties
  James Risen, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 January 2004
- Powell Admits No Hard Proof in Linking Iraq to Al Qaeda
  Christopher Marquis, New York Times (in Truthout), 9 January 2004
- Report: Iraqi Agent Denies Meeting with 9/11 Hijacker
  Reuters (in Truthout), 14 December 2003
- DoD Statement on News Reports of Al Qaeda and Iraq Connections
  press release, Department of Defense, 15 November 2003
- CIA Still Finds No Evidence Saddam Tried To Arm Terrorists: Report
  Agence France-Presse (in Truthout), 17 November 2003
- Defense Dept. memo allegedly proving a link between Al Qaeda and Saddam does nothing of the sort
  Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball, Newsweek, 19 November 2003
- Cheney ties Iraq bombings to al-Qaeda
  Eric Schmitt, The Age, 12 November 2003
- Iraq, 9/11 Still Linked By Cheney
  Dana Priest and Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, 29 September 2003
- CIA had doubts on Iraq link to al-Qaida
  Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian, 10 June 2003
Ambassador Joseph Wilson, the Niger Forgery, and Valerie Plame
- The Serious Implications Of President Bush's Hiring A Personal Outside Counsel For The Valerie Plame Investigation
  John W. Dean, FindLaw, 4 June 2004
- Leak Prosecutor Seeks To Question Reporters
  Susan Schmidt, Washington Post, 15 May 2004
- Cheney staff accused of role in CIA leak
  Mark Memmott, USA Today, 29 April 2004
- Prosecutors Are Said to Have Expanded Inquiry Into Leak of C.I.A. Officer's Name
  David Johnston and Richard W. Stevenson, New York Times, 2 April 2004
- Karl Rove admits spreading story of Valerie Plame's CIA role
  Murray S. Waas, American Prospect (in Truthout), 8 March 2004
- Air Force One Phone Records Subpoenaed
  Tom Brune, Newsday, 5 March 2004
- Leaks Probe Is Gathering Momentum
  Mike Allen and Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 26 December 2003
- Naming of agent 'was aimed at discrediting CIA'
  Edward Alden, Financial Times (in Truthout), 25 October 2003
- Senior Federal Prosecutors and F.B.I. Officials Fault Ashcroft Over Leak Inquiry
  David Johnston and Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, 16 October 2003
- Outing Plame Is More Damaging than All Other American Scandals
  Andrew M. Schocket, History News Network, 13 October 2003
- Legal Aspects of the Plame Scandal
  John W. DeanFindLaw, 10 October 2003
- Bush Aides Will Review Leak Notes Before Turning Them Over to the FBI
  David Jackson, Dallas Morning News (in Truthout), 7 October 2003
- John Conyers Calls For Rove's Resignation Over Leak Accusations
  letter (in Truthout), 7 October 2003
- Of Lies and Leaks: Bush Threatened By New Revelations
  David Corn, The Nation (in Truthout), 4 October 2003
- More vicious than Tricky Dick
  John W. Dean, Salon (in Truthout), 3 October 2003
- Leak of Agent's Name Causes Exposure of CIA Front Firm
  Walter Pincus and Mike Allen, Washington Post (in Truthout), 4 October 2003
- Poll: 70% want independent probe of leak
  Dana Milbank and Mike Allen, Washington Post (in Truthout), 2 October 2003
- Leak of Agent's Name Causes Exposure of CIA Front Firm
  Walter Pincus and Mike Allen, Washington Post (in Truthout), 4 October 2003
- Bush Aide Accused of CIA Leak
  Julian Borger, The Guardian (in Truthout), 1 October 2003
- Leak Accusation Stirs White House
  Greg Miller, Los Angeles Times (in Truthout), 30 September 2003
- Bush Administration Is Focus of Inquiry into Leaking of CIA Agent's Identity
  Mike Allen and Dana Priest, Washington Post (in Truthout), 28 September 2003
- C.I.A. Seeks Inquiry Into Naming of an Operative
  New York Times, 28 September 2003
- White House Probed Over Leak of CIA Undercover Agent's Identity
  CBS News, 28 September 2003
- What I Didn't Find in Africa
  Joseph C. Wilson 4th, New York Times (in Truthout), 6 July 2003

Lies About Administration Policies

Caught on film
Bush does photo ops in which he claims to support economic and social programs — then cuts the budget for those programs.
Words, Actions at Odds on Children's Health Care
Ceci Connolly, Washington Post, 25 September 2004
How the Bush Administration Used 9-11 to Advance Its Agenda
Prof. Marilyn Young, History News Network, 6 September 2004
State Dept. underreports worldwide terrorist attacks for political gain
Josh Meyer, Los Angeles Times (in the San Francisco Chronicle), 9 June 2004
2006 Cuts In Domestic Spending On Table
Jonathan Weisman, Washington Post, 27 May 2004
Official Says He Was Told To Withhold Medicare Data
Amy Goldstein, Washington Post, 13 March 2004
White House Removes Climate Change Data from Report by the E.P.A.
Andrew C. Revkin with Katharine Q. Seelye, New York Times, 19 June 2003
Lies, Damned Lies, and Bush's Tax-Cut Statistics
David E. Rosenbaum, New York Times, 25 February 2003
GAO Report Contradicts Bush Claim that Environmental Laws Hamper Military
Associated Press (in Truthout), 10 July 2002
George W's bloody folly
Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian, 26 June 2002
You’re Shocked W Flip-Flopped on Free Trade?
P.M. Carpenter, History News Network, 11 March 2002
Democrats: Bush broke prescription promise
CNN, 2 March 2002
Democrats: Bush's Education Budget Is Less Than Promised
Robert Pear, New York Times, 13 February 2002
Bush quotes Dorothy Day to support his plans that she would have opposed
Joan Walsh, Salon, 22 May 2001
- Letter from Dorothy Day's daughter and granddaughter, condemning Bush's distortion of her message and mission
Worldwide terrorism-related deaths on the rise
Robert Rivas and Robert Windrem, MSNBC, 2 September 2004

Lies from the BushCheney04 Campaign

Lies, Damned Lies, and Convention Speeches
Fred Kaplan, Slate, 2 September 2004
GOP Prism Distorts Some Kerry Positions
Glenn Kessler and Dan Morgan, Washington Post, 3 September 2004
Bush's dubious terror alerts
Bill Berkowitz, Working for Change, 19 August 2004
Bush praises American Indian housing program but plans deep cuts
Associated Press (in the Billings Gazette, 13 August 2004
July Surprise
John B. Judis, Spencer Ackerman & Massoud Ansari, New Republic (in Truthout), 8 July 2004
Bush Campaign Rhetoric Makes Hay Out of Straw Men
Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 1 June 2004
White House Is Trumpeting Programs It Tried to Cut
Robert Pear, New York Times, 19 May 2004
President Bush applies the Powell Doctrine to running for re-election
Michael Kinsley, Slate, 23 March 2004
Bush Campaign Photo-Op Crowd Didn't Speak English
Paul Vitello, Newsday (in Truthout), 12 March 2004
Bush Misrepresents Kerry's Record on Intelligence Budget
Walter Pincus and Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 12 March 2004

Bush's Broken Promises

2008-02-24T16:18:00.004-06:00

Bush's Broken Promises

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http://www.failureisimpossible.com/needtoknow/campaignslogans.htm

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"I will restore honor and integrity to the White House"
No decision on Yucca Mountain until research results are available
Free trade
"I'm a compassionate conservative"
"Leave no child behind"
"I'm a uniter, not a divider"
"President of all the people, not just those who voted for me"
"A reformer with results"
"It's the people's money, not the government's"
Election reform
Reforming the military
Reversing Course — We The People often hope Bush won't keep his promise
External site: Bush's Broken Promises — List compiled by the Democratic Party
Also see The Permanent Campaign (separate page)
Also see Bush Lies (separate page)

"I will restore honor and integrity to the White House"

(Note: Sometimes it's 'honor and integrity' and sometimes it's 'honor and dignity.' He's such a hypocrite he can't even be consistent in his hypocrisy.)

Also see The Enron Bubble (separate page)
White House on Autocrats: Malaysian Sí, Cuban No
David E. Sanger, New York Times, 15 May 2002
From Bush's Lips, a Vow He Could Not Renege On
Raymond Hernandez, New York Times, 10 March 2002
Bush White House releases transcripts of Clinton conversations — but only the parts that make Clinton look bad
Joshua Micah Marshall, Salon, 7 February 2002
Bush's Insistence of Privacy for Presidential Records Doesn't Apply to His Predecessor
Don Van Natta Jr., New York Times, 1 February 2002
Bush overturns rule banning law-breaking business from federal contracts
Kent Hoover, Sacramento Business Journal, 11 January 2002 issue
During the campaign Bush said he'd veto Yucca as nuclear dump site
Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun, 29 September 2000
Former POWs held by Japan are betrayed by the White House
Iris Chang, New York Times, 24 December 2001
U.S. Seeks New Use for Secret Evidence Against Immigrants
William Glaberson, New York Times, 9 December 2001
Bush's Mocking Inaugural Address
Joyce Marcel, Albion Monitor, 29 January 2001
For some, Bush loyalty is a one-way street
Paul A. Gigot, Wall Street Journal, 12 January 2001
Hobbled from the start
Alan Wolfe, Salon, 15 December 2000

No decision on Yucca Mountain until research results are available

Yucca Mountain's Other Story
Toby Eglund, The Gully, 28 March 2002
The political fallout from a nuclear-waste decision
Abraham McLaughlin, Christian Science Monitor, 5 March 2002
Energy Dept. Is Challenged Over Waste Disposal Methods
Matthew L. Wald, New York Times, 4 March 2002
U.S. Technologically Unready to Store Nuclear Waste at Yucca Mountain
Matthew L. Wald, New York Times, 31 January 2002
Only GOP will get Armey's ear on Yucca
Erin Neff, Las Vegas Sun, 22 January 2002

Free trade

A High-Risk, Two-Faced Trade Policy
Richard S. Dunham, Business Week, 25 March 2002
Bush's Costly Meltdown on Steel
Christopher Farrell, Business Week, 18 March 2002
Treasury Official Is Said to Fault Steel Tariff Move
Joseph Kahn and Richard W. Stevenson, New York Times, 16 March 2002
US should drop steel doctrine
Victor Keegan, Guardian (UK), 7 March 2002
U.S. Users of Steel Worry That Tariffs Will Be Costly
Claudia H. Deutsch, New York Times, 7 March 2002
Steel Tariffs Weaken Bush's Global Hand
Richard W. Stevenson, New York Times, 6 March 2002
Bush to Announce Steel Tariffs Amid Worries About Reaction of Allies
David E. Sanger And Richard W. Stevenson, New York Times, 5 March 2002

"I'm a compassionate conservative"

What has George W ever done for women?
Laura Flanders, The Guardian, 26 March 2004
Under New Bush Rule, Emergency Rooms May No Longer Be Required to Treat Patients
Robert Pear, New York Times, 2 September 2003
Where's the Compassion?
Joe Conason, The Nation, 28 August 2003
Deborah Cook Is the Typical Bush Judicial Nominee — So Watch Out
Adam Cohen, New York Times, 25 February 2003
Aid to Poor Faces More Scrutiny
Robert Pear, New York Times, 5 February 2003
Bush vs. Women
Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times, 16 August 2002
Devastated Women
Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times, 26 April 2002
Budget Would Cut Medicaid Payments
Robert Pear, New York Times, 2 February 2002
Bush regime may renege on Andrew Cuomo's pledge to rehabilitate housing
Terry Pristin, New York Times, 2 April 2001
The Mask Comes Off
Bob Herbert, New York Times, 26 March 2001
The cruelty of compassionate conservatism
Jennifer Foote Sweeney (editor of Life, Salon, 23 March 2001
The 'Having It All' Lie
Marjorie Williams, Washington Post, 21 February 2001
A mother's anguish - and a President's profits
Observer (UK), 17 December 2000

"Leave no child behind"

Words, Actions at Odds on Children's Health Care
Ceci Connolly, Washington Post, 25 September 2004
Defying Bush, Senate Increases Child Care Funds for the Poor
Robert Pear, New York Times, 31 March 2004
Reauthorization Bill Contains Less Child Care Funding Than White House Claims
Sharon Parrott, Jennifer Mezey, Mark Greenberg and Shawn Fremstad, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 15 December 2003
School officials slam Bush plan to eliminate school funding for military kids
CNN, 7 February 2003
Thousands of Schools May Run Afoul of New Law
Sam Dillon, New York Times, 16 February 2003
Bush's Plan for Head Start Worries Supporters
Diana Jean Schemo, New York Times, 12 February 2003
'No Child Left Behind' Is Hit Song With Bush Team
Diana Jean Schemo, New York Times , 23 June 2002
Bush Seeking to Squeeze School Loan Program
Philip Shenon, New York Times , 28 April 2002
Bush's Proposal on Welfare Draws Fire From Democrats for Putting Children at Risk
Robin Toner, New York Times (requires registration to view), 13 March 2002
Democrats: Bush's Education Budget Is Less Than Promised
Robert Pear, New York Times, 13 February 2002
Bush's War on Children
Jonathan Rowe and Gary Ruskin, AlterNet, 3 July 2001
Bush uses organizations for photo ops and then cuts funding
Jake Tapper, Salon, 13 April 2001

"I'm a uniter, not a divider"

Arab-Americans were betrayed by Bush
Eric Boehlert, Salon (full article available to subscribers only), 2 April 2002
Tom Daschle Isn't the Problem
editorial, New York Times, 11 December 2001
W Picks Golf Over NAACP
John Nichols, Madison Capital Times (in CommonDreams), 13 July 2001
Charm School Graduate in Chief
Frank Rich, New York Times, 3 February 2001

"President of all the people, not just those who voted for me"

Bush jibe angers black leaders
Matthew Engel, The Guardian, 10 July 2002
Bush moving to eliminate government offices that look after women's rights
Tamar Lewin, New York Times, 19 December 2001
Shutting Public Out, Letting the Elite In
Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 3 November 2001
Bush is restricting tour groups' access to the White House
Elaine Sciolino, New York Times, 12 May 2001
Women's groups blast Bush's policies
Lyn Berry, Denver Business Journal, 13 April 2001
Texas Dems get Bush-whacked
Jake Tapper, Salon, 14 December 2000

"A reformer with results"

Report Disputes Bush Approach to Bridging 'Digital Divide'
John Schwartz, New York Times, 11 July 2002
Critics Say Bush Broke Vow on Superfund Site in Edison
Robert Hanley, New York Times, 2 July 2002
Reversing Course, Bush Signs Bill Raising Farm Subsidies
David E. Sanger, New York Times, 14 May 2002
White House Ends Environmental Fellowship
New York Times, 13 April 2002
Police fighting Bush's plans to cut popular federal law enforcement programs
Ana Radelat, Greeneville News, 2 April 2002
Bush Budget to Seek Job Training Cut
Robert Pear, New York Times, 31 January 2002
Bush's Lobbying Style Provides Little Leadership
Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 24 December 2001
Prospects Dim for Medicare Drug Benefit
Robin Toner, New York Times, 5 November 2001
Guns and Bitterness (all other campaign promises subjugated to the tax cut)
Paul Krugman, New York Times, 4 January 2001

Election Reform

White House rejects election-reform request
Jim Drinkard, USA Today, 21 March 2001

Reforming the Military

Preparing For War, Bush Spurns Veterans
Helen Thomas, The Carolina Channel, 7 January 2003
Big Bucks Trip Up the Lean New Army
James Dao, New York Times, 10 February 2002
Bush shifts his stand on peacekeeping
Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 1 June 2001
Bush Plans Modest Increase for the Pentagon
Steven Lee Myers and James Dao, New York Times, 1 February 2001

Reversing Course

Often, We the People don't want Bush to keep his promise.

Bush gives in again, will endorse increased spending on renewable energy
Major Garrett, CNN, 27 June 2001

Impeach AND Prosecute!

2008-02-23T11:31:00.002-06:00

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On Nov. 7, 2007, author Naomi Wolf was in Baltimore, Maryland, to discuss her latest book, "The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot." One of the topics that came up during her remarks was the Constitutional issue of the impeachment of both President George W. Bush and V. P. Dick Cheney by the U.S. Congress. The event was held at the Bolton Street Synagogue and was sponsored by Breathe Books, located in the Hamden area of
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Clintons, Obama Gutless Co-Operation with Big Business; BushCo Crimes

2008-02-23T11:29:00.003-06:00

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"Would Barak Obama or Hillary Clinton have the courage to prosecute George Bush and other senior officials?" Mike Papantonio and David Bender of the Ring of Fire radio program ask this question. They argue that if Bill Clinton had prosecuted the criminals associated with the Iran/Contra affair that George Bush would not have been elected and the Nation would be in far better standing. Can we learn from the lessons of the past?

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Romney Out; McCain Leading Contender for GOP Votes

2008-02-07T11:52:00.001-06:00

War Hawk McCain "Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" ready to continue Bush's legacy if elected.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/romney

McCain seals GOP nod as Romney suspends

By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer 6 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - John McCain effectively sealed the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday as chief rival Mitt Romney suspended his faltering presidential campaign. "I must now stand aside, for our party and our country," Romney prepared to tell conservatives.

"If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror," Romney will say at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.

"This is not an easy decision for me. I hate to lose. My family, my friends and our supporters... many of you right here in this room... have given a great deal to get me where I have a shot at becoming President. If this were only about me, I would go on. But I entered this race because I love America, and because I love America."

McCain prevailed in most of the Super Tuesday states, moving closer to the numbers needed to officially win the nomination.

Overall, McCain led with 707 delegates, to 294 for Romney and 195 for Huckabee. It takes 1,191 to win the nomination at this summer's convention in St. Paul, Minn.

"I disagree with Senator McCain on a number of issues, as you know. But I agree with him on doing whatever it takes to be successful in Iraq, on finding and executing Osama bin Laden, and on eliminating al-Qaida and terror," Romney said.

Romney acknowledged the obstacles to beating McCain.

"As of today, more than 4 million people have given me their vote for president, less than Senator McCain's 4.7 million, but quite a statement nonetheless. Eleven states have given me their nod, compared to his 13. Of course, because size does matter, he's doing quite a bit better with his number of delegates," Romney said in prepared remarks.

Romney's departure from the race came almost a year after his formal entrance, when the Michigan native declared his candidacy on Feb. 12, 2007, at the Henry Ford Museum of Innovation in Dearborn, Mich.

Over the ensuing 12 months, Romney sought the support of conservatives with a family values campaign, emphasizing his opposition to abortion and gay marriage, as well as his support for tax cuts and health insurance that would benefit middle-class families.

"We need to teach our children that before they have babies, they get married," he told voters at his campaign events.

But he was dogged by charges of flip-flopping, a criticism that undermined the candidacy of another Massachusetts hopeful — John Kerry in 2004. In seeking to unseat Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in 1994, Romney said he would be a better advocate for gay rights than his rival and he favored abortion rights.

Throughout his campaign, Romney was questioned by voters and the media about his Mormon faith. Hoping assuage voters skeptical of electing a Mormon president, Romney gave speech on Dec. 6 in College Station, Texas, that explicitly recalled remarks John F. Kennedy made in 1960 in an effort to quell anti-Catholic bias. He vowed to serve the interests of the nation, not the church, if elected president.

In early voting Iowa, Romney sought votes by casting himself as the guardian of the Reagan-era conservative triad — a three-legged stool, as the candidate put it — of a strong national defense, strong economy and strong families.

Fueled by what would grow to more than $35 million of personal donations, his campaign hired top-notch staff in the early voting states, and Romney scored an early win when his organization topped the field at the Iowa Straw Poll in August.

By that time, the national front-runners, McCain and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, had virtually ceded the lead-voting state to Romney.

Instead, McCain focused on New Hampshire, second on the calendar, while Giuliani employed an untested strategy of waiting out the early primary contests and instead staking his candidacy on a strong showing in the Jan. 29 Florida primary.

Romney's goal was to score back-to-back wins in Iowa and New Hampshire, clearing the field and creating momentum to roll through Florida — where he enjoyed the support of top aides to former Gov. Jeb Bush — and seal the nomination in the Super Tuesday contests.

Instead, Romney was beaten Jan. 3 in Iowa by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a former Southern Baptist minister who received an unexpected outpouring of support in the caucuses from voters identifying themselves as evangelicals.

Five days later, Romney suffered a second consecutive defeat in New Hampshire, when McCain won the primary in part with the support of independents attracted to his self-styled maverick campaign.

Romney, who headed the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, tried to cast each defeat in competitive terms, saying his second-place finishes amount to "silver medals." He also highlighted the "gold" he won in between and in the little-watched Wyoming caucuses.

Nonetheless, Romney took a cue from Huckabee's win, as well as Democrat Barack Obama's Iowa upset of rival Hillary Rodham Clinton, as a sign voters wanted change in Washington.

On the stump, he retooled his speech to harken back to the theme he broached in Dearborn, that America's future, and that of its government, were dependent on innovation. His campaign also hung new banners reading, "Washington is Broken," as well as a to-do list Romney would complete as president.

Romney and McCain went head-to-head in the Jan. 13 Michigan primary, and Romney won, in part by highlighting his background as a business consultant and venture capitalist. When McCain acknowledged what seemed to be obvious, that not all of Detroit's lost auto industry jobs would be recovered, Romney pounced.

He accused the senator of pessimism, outlining a $20 billion industry recovery package and telling audiences in economically ailing Michigan, "I will fight for every single job."

Romney also tweaked his stump speech to criticize McCain for stating that he was more familiar with foreign affairs and military matters than economic issues.

Highlighting his 25-year business career, he told audiences, "Senator McCain says the economy is not his strong suit; well, it is my strong suit."

As the calendar progressed, however, McCain picked up a big-ticket win in the Jan. 19 South Carolina primary. Romney instead focused on his victory in the Nevada caucuses the same day.

Ten days later, the two squared off again in the Florida primary, where McCain scored a major upset after winning endorsements from the state's two top elected Republicans — Gov. Charlie Crist, a popular figure who had previously said he planned to remain neutral in the race, and Sen. Mel Martinez.

The following day, Giuliani dropped out of the race and endorsed McCain. A day later, popular California Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneger announced his endorsement of McCain, reflecting a coalescing of Republican support behind the senator as he approached a Super Tuesday showdown with Romney.

Romney's final pitch was to label McCain a liberal like Clinton and Obama, a charge tantamount to heresy in the GOP. He was backed by conservative media voices like Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter.

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Ron Paul Revolution

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New World Order is HERE!

2008-02-06T21:49:00.003-06:00

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If you're not worried about The New World Order, you will be. Everything that's needed for the rich and powerful to run every aspect of your life is in place. Within a few years there will be a cashless one world government, run by the richest people in the world. You will be "chipped" and tracked by the government, and if you protest, speak out, or otherwise displease Big Brother, your chip will be turned off, preventing you from buying or selling anything. The plan has started and in 2008, the "North American Union" will effectively eliminate the borders between the US, Canada, and Mexico. Also in 2008, you will be required to have a national I.D., soon after to become an implanted chip.

These scenes are taken from a video available at http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com I suggest you go there and watch the whole thing. It's about 2 hours long.

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Hilary on NWO

2008-02-06T21:48:00.003-06:00

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MUST SEE - read this website.. and research the illuminati nwo movement before it's too late!!
http://www.usasurvival.org/ck061903.shtml
hitlery clinton reveals her globalist 'big brother' agenda in this rare video.. as if it ripped straight from a orwell novel. hilary clinton is nothing but a total satanist stooge..
LOOK INTO HER EYES SHE HAS NO FUCKING SOUL!!!

[note- this is in response to a recent attack ad criticizing hilary with a a altered apple computer ad, some of the views expressed in this video are frosty sweet on the outside but sour on the inside- dont fall for the propaganda, thanx]

"The drive of the Rockefellers and their allies is to create a one-world government combining super-capitalism and Communism under the same tent, all under their control.... Do I mean conspiracy? Yes I do. I am convinced there is such a plot, international in scope, generations old in planning, and incredibly evil in intent." - Congressman Larry P. McDonald, 1976, (killed in the Korean Airlines 747 that was shot down)

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Hilary Uncensored - 4 pt series- Expose of Fraud and Corruption

2008-02-06T21:43:00.006-06:00

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Premiers Exclusively on http://YouPerView.com November 5th 2007.

"This shocking new documentary is set for release exclusively on http://YouPerView.com November 5th 2007. The video trailer hit #1 on Google Video and YouTube with over 2 Million views. Don't miss the entire video, available for everyone to see and judge for themselves."
-Peter F. Paul, Producer

All producer's proceeds will go to the Equal Justice Foundation of America.

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Part 1 of the shocking exposé on the blatant campaign finance corruption perpetrated by Hillary Clinton. See how she accepted millions of dollars in campaign contributions (illegally), denied it, then tried to cover it up.

Can you really trust someone like this with the presidency? Share this link with everyone you know:

http://www.hillary-uncensored.com

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdUdkFMFrkQ

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VR2Y3Pcwg0

Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uCtkwZgnms

Part 4
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Part 2 of the shocking exposé on the blatant campaign finance corruption perpetrated by Hillary Clinton. See how she accepted millions of dollars in campaign contributions (illegally), denied it, then tried to cover it up.

Can you really trust someone like this with the presidency? Share this link with everyone you know:

http://www.hillary-uncensored.com

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdUdkFMFrkQ

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VR2Y3Pcwg0

Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uCtkwZgnms

Part 4
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Part 3 of the shocking exposé on the blatant campaign finance corruption perpetrated by Hillary Clinton. See how she accepted millions of dollars in campaign contributions (illegally), denied it, then tried to cover it up.

Can you really trust someone like this with the presidency? Share this link with everyone you know:

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Part 1
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Part 2
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Part 4 of the shocking exposé on the blatant campaign finance corruption perpetrated by Hillary Clinton. See how she accepted millions of dollars in campaign contributions (illegally), denied it, then tried to cover it up.

Can we really trust someone like this with the presidency? Share this link with everyone you know:

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Part 4
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Super Tuesday News

2008-02-06T21:41:00.008-06:00

Super Tuesday

2008-02-05T11:57:00.007-06:00

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AN, RICK KLEIN, KAREN TRAVERS, TEDDY DAVIS and TAHMAN BRADLEY
Feb. 5, 2008

Presidential hopefuls are on the hunt this Super Tuesday for the 3,156 elusive prey known as delegates. About 42 percent of Democratic delegates and 44 percent of Republican delegates are up for grabs today.

Tracking this particular game can be incredibly complicated and is more like a science than a sport. The stakes are high. The math is complicated and the results are unpredictable.

Here's a breakdown of what everyone's after.

The Democratic and Republican nominees need a simple majority of delegates to be the winner. For Democrats, that's 2,025 delegates and for the Republicans, it's 1,191 delegates.

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They may travel in packs, but rounding up these little guys can be tricky.

That's what makes big game like California more attractive than smaller ones like Alaska. This is despite the fact that big game can have higher risk. See Rudy Giuliani and Florida.

Ten states are winner take all. So even if Mitt Romney somehow got close to John McCain in Arizona, Romney would walk away the big loser with no delegates.

For the Democrats, dividing the quarry can be much more complicated. Delegates are divided up proportionally, in direct relation to the percentage of total votes the candidate receives, which means when you have two strong candidates, like Obama and Clinton this year, no clear winner could emerge tonight. Even if one wins, determining the winner can take a long time.

Even then, the rules for dividing delegates can produce odd results, such as when Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in Nevada, but Barack Obama got one more extra delegate then Clinton did.

Now, the Top 5 states to watch:

1. California. The nation's most populous state also sends the most delegates to both parties' conventions. California is a nation unto itself, with broad racial and ethnic diversity, and this is the one state that could provide the biggest boost of momentum moving forward.

On the Democratic side, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has been surging in polls despite the wide lead New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has long held. The Golden State will test the depth of Clinton's support among Latino voters, and both candidates' appeal to independents, who can vote in the Democratic primary but not the Republican one. It could also give an indication of the value of the Kennedy name in backing Obama; California first lady Maria Shriver joined cousin Caroline and uncle Ted in supporting Obama, and plenty of Kennedys have been working the state hard.

Among the Republicans, this is one of the few states that awards delegates based on congressional districts. Knowing that he can't afford a wipeout in the biggest state to vote, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has made California a late priority, and he hopes the Republican-only makeup of the primary electorate will give him a boost over Arizona Sen. John McCain. The latest polls show conflicting results, leaving the state up for grabs.

Democratic primary — open (independents can vote)

Polls open: 10 a.m. ET;

Polls close: 11 p.m. ET

370 delegates at stake, awarded proportionally

Republican primary — closed (independents cannot vote)

Polls open: 10 a.m. ET;

Polls close: 11 p.m. ET;

170 delegates at stake, awarded via congressional district and winner take all

2. Missouri. The classic bellwether state is wide open on both sides, with key elected leaders supporting all four major candidates. Big coastal states are voting Tuesday, but this is the big prize of the Midwest.

For the Democrats, the state is a test of Obama's red-state appeal. Sen. Claire McCaskill has been outspoken in voicing concerns that Clinton would hurt other Democratic candidates this fall, and Obama is hoping his appeal to independents and Republicans gives him an edge over Clinton despite some of her structural advantages, through labor unions and the help of former House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt.

On the Republican side, McCain is banking on a big turnout from independents, and for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to siphon votes from Romney among social conservatives. Romney boasts of the endorsements of Gov. Matt Blunt and former Sen. Jim Talent, who is working the state hard for Romney.

Democratic primary — open

Polls open: 7 a.m. ET;

Polls close: 8 p.m. ET;

72 delegates at stake, proportional

Republican primary — open

Polls open: 7 a.m. ET;

Polls close: 8 p.m. ET;

58 delegates at stake, winner take all

3. New Jersey. This was supposed to be wrapped up by Clinton and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who hail from neighboring New York. But Giuliani's exit from the race has scrambled the GOP's equations, and Obama is keeping it close.

For the Democrats, Clinton still looks likely to prevail, but Obama could do much better than anyone expected, minimizing Clinton's delegate edge. Obama has returned repeatedly to the Garden State, and he has the support of former Sen. Bill Bradley and Newark Mayor Cory Booker, forcing Clinton to defend her backyard.

The contest holds less suspense on the Republican side, where Giuliani's exit leaves the state firmly in McCain's column.

Mike Gravel - debate-called out Hilary - media censorship

2008-02-02T21:55:00.002-06:00

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Mike Gravel has not been invited to a Democratic Debate since he called out Hillary Clinton on her vote in the Senate to allow Bush to go to war with Iran.
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Hilary -vote war, Saddam, and WMD

2008-02-02T21:48:00.003-06:00

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Unedited version - Hillary Clinton talks about her vote to go to war, Saddam, and WMDs 2 weeks before war in a meeting w/ women, men, National Organization for Women and Code Pink.

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*I am not affilitated with Code Pink nor do I endorse any political candidate. I am a conscientious objector (especially to the ridiculous realm of politics) and neutral about Code Pink. I am an Independent Multimedia Documentary Journalist.

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Hilary - school vouchers? Or What?

2008-02-02T21:43:00.002-06:00

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Can anyone else follow this? Church of the white supremacist? School of the jihad? Huh? This is absurd.

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Quickie Check on Candidates' Position on Issues

2008-02-02T19:39:00.001-06:00

Quickie Check:

http://glassbooth.org/explore

Left side = list of candidates; right side=list of issues

Click on candidate, then click on issue in question

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Scarlet W. Blue said...

Cool site. Definitely a good starting point for anyone who might feel overwhelmed but wants to be informed.

February 3, 2008 5:45 PM

Scarlet W. Blue said...

The quiz matched me with Obama.

February 3, 2008 5:45 PM

Worried American said...

Thank you, Scarlet W. Blue. It was a great deal of work and time building this site. For a time I feared no one was visiting it, but sitemeter disabused me of my let down. It was being checked out if not read much (time spent on site).

As virulently anti-Hilary as I am, Obama is my choice also. The three candidates that I favored were frozen out of debates, media coverage, and exposure --even though two scored very high in polls and as winners of the debates where they were allowed to be heard. Obviously the powers-that-be did NOT want one of them to be heard by the citizens nor to win.

February 6, 2008 11:03 AM

Huckabee- backed by God

2008-02-02T15:18:00.001-06:00

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Who's really helping his awesome surge. God. Through the prayer's of his saints!!

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Keyes - Clinton lies

2008-02-02T14:52:00.002-06:00

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On the December 25, 1998, "The Alan Keyes Show: America's Wake-Up Call," Alan discussed the lying of the Clinton administration in the context of Ron Brown's death.

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Ron Paul -still in but trailing badly- Videos

2008-02-02T13:46:00.001-06:00

Isn't it odd that Ron Paul has tremendous internet support, came out ahead in polls, and won debates - he is trailing badly in the primary votes? Depicted as a wacko for demanding a return to the Constitution? Is limited in debate exposure? Is limited in media exposure? Is it because he refuses to play ball with the Powers That Be? Hmmm?

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Ron Paul 2008 " About Ron " What People Are Saying

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Ron Paul USA - Home

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Ron Paul Wins Debate (By Polls) Despite Being Defamed by Pundits during the FOX Republican Debate in South Carolina (05/15/07).

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Alan Keyes Out Of Race

2008-02-02T13:27:00.000-06:00

Well, Keyes, you weren't a "ball player" either.

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Alan Keyes says he's out of presidential race
Alan Keyes says he`s out of presidential race BOSTON (AP) — Alan Keyes expressed ... Asked Tuesday if he still considered himself a candidate, Keyes said, ''I am not. ...
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Is Gravel Still In Race? False Report of Drop?

2008-02-02T13:15:00.001-06:00

Smart Politics: Mike Gravel Ends Presidential Bid

Mike Gravel Ends Presidential Bid. The Democratic field is now down to five. ... since an update to it clearly indicates that Mike Gravel is still in the race. ...

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Withdrawn Candidates

2008-01-30T12:19:00.000-06:00

Withdrawn candidates:

Tom Vilsack, former Governor of Iowa, a presidential candidate from November 30, 2006 to February 23, 2007, withdrew from seeking the Democratic nomination due to a lack of funds and endorsed Senator Clinton.^[19]
Joe Biden, U.S. Senator of Delaware, withdrew on January 3, 2008 after the Iowa Caucuses due to lack of support.
Christopher Dodd, U.S. Senator of Connecticut, withdrew on January 3, 2008 after the Iowa Caucuses due to lack of support.
Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, former U.S. Representative from New Mexico, former Secretary of Energy, and former United States Ambassador to the UN, withdrew after the New Hampshire Primaries.
Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Congressman of Ohio, withdrew on January 25th to focus on re-election to his congressional seat.^[20]
John Edwards, former U.S. Senator from North Carolina and 2004 Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, announced his withdrawal on January 30th.^[21]

Republican Party

Main article: United States Republican presidential candidates, 2008

Candidates for the Republican Party:

Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas (Campaign Article)

John McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona (Campaign Article)

Ron Paul, U.S. Representative from Texas and 1988 Libertarian Presidential nominee (Campaign Article)

Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts (Campaign Article)

Additional third tier candidates have filed with the FEC - See main article.

Withdrawn candidates:

Jim Gilmore, former Governor of Virginia, a presidential candidate from December 19, 2006 to July 14, 2007, withdrew from seeking the Republican nomination, citing fundraising problems.^[22]
Tommy Thompson, former Governor of Wisconsin and former Secretary of Health and Human Services, a presidential candidate from April 1, 2007 to August 12, 2007, withdrew from seeking the Republican nomination, citing a poor showing in the Ames Straw Poll held on August 11, and endorsed Rudy Giuliani.^[23]
Sam Brownback, U.S. Senator from Kansas, a presidential candidate from January 20, 2007 to October 19, 2007, withdrew from seeking the Republican nomination, citing poor fundraising.^[24] He later endorsed John McCain for President.^[25]
John H. Cox, a lawyer, accountant, businessman, and broadcaster, was the first Republican to formally seek the party's 2008 nomination for president, but dropped out of the race in December 2007.^[26]
Tom Tancredo, U.S. Representative from Colorado, a presidential candidate from April 2, 2007 to December 20, 2007, withdrew from seeking the Republican nomination. After announcing that he was ending his campaign, Tancredo endorsed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.^[27]
Duncan Hunter, a California U.S. Representative, dropped out on Jan. 19 after the Nevada caucus due to a lack of support. He has since then endorsed Mike Huckabee.^[28]

Fred Thompson, former U.S. Senator from Tennessee, dropped out on Jan. 22.^[29] The Thompson campaign confirmed that he would not be endorsing any candidates.^[30]
Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City, announced his withdrawal on January 30th.^[31]

Campaign Getting Scarier

2008-01-28T12:03:00.000-06:00

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Presidential race is getting even scarier

ANNE MCFEATTERS

WASHINGTON -- I don't know about you, but the closer we get to finding out who will be the GOP and Democratic presidential nominees, the edgier I become.

As the mud flies, all the candidates seem to be shrinking in stature. Yesterday's glimmerings of statesmen are today's campaign flimflam artists.

As candidates drop by the wayside, those remaining are less like beacons of hope than spotlights aimed uncomfortably right at the eye.

For months, conventional wisdom said the Democrat easily would win the White House in 2008. Not anymore. The spat between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton (not to mention her husband's embarrassing inability to keep out of the fray) has many Democrats wondering openly if the lack of civility will harm the party in November.

At the same time, the newfound animosity among Mitt Romney, John McCain, Rudolph Giuliani and Mike Huckabee has Republicans fretting that if the party doesn't unite soon, it will be too late.

Once again, it could come down to middle-of-the-road independent voters making up their minds at the last minute.

Meanwhile, the rest of us are standing on the sidelines, ineffectually flapping our hands in the air, moaning, "Can't we all just get along and talk substance?"

Of course, it's always like this, an orgy of intra-party squabbling and street fighting during primary season. And then everybody gets on board the party train. (Except for the Ralph Naders and Ross Perots.) But this year, our national problems are so humongous that we deluded ourselves into thinking our candidates would act like grown-ups from the get-go.

It was all supposed to be decided on Feb. 5, the mega-primary day when so many people in so many states pick a favorite that two winners would be inevitable. That's looking less certain, as front-runner status changes state by state, the candidates grow wearier, money stops pouring into campaign coffers, the barbs get nastier and the push for delegates gets more desperate.

Hillary Clinton, who has had the magical allure of potentially being the first woman U.S. president, has stumbled badly, beginning with her gaffe in Philadelphia when she couldn't decide if she did or didn't want to give undocumented workers driver's licenses. Now she seems trapped behind the shadow of her spouse. And her jibes at Obama seem snide. Her speeches seem too full of platitudes; her voice too shrill. [WA: The chief flip-flopper. A number of our candidates have done a flip-flop, but none better than Hilary. She excuses her record of rubber stamping Bush's line by claiming she didn't know the truth. IF SHE HAD READ THE proposed laws, SHE WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT THEY CONSISTED OF> She lies! She knew. She is a Bush-clone, a collaborator with the Neocons and Big Business and is the chosen next president promoted and backed by them. Scandals of her and Bills illegal activities and scams/cheats have been revealed BUT NOT BY MAINSTREAM MEDIA, so that the general public is ignorant. Bill wants to get back in the White House so badly that he is basically campaigning for himself. Hilary's campaign managers regard him as a loose cannon. When he was elected, Hilary pissed of the public with her remark about "two (presidents) for one", and now we are faced with that again. Two pseudo-Dems in office to carry out the Neocon plans!]

Obama, who has had the magical allure of potentially being the first black U.S. president, has permitted the Clintons' sniping to put him off his stride. His message of unity is being lost; his frustration is palpable.

Romney seems more unreadable than ever. What does he believe? Asked if he favors a federal bailout for Florida homeowners' hurricane insurance, he couldn't say yes or no.

Giuliani's old star power has become almost a memory, even as he panders to every Florida audience. (He's happily willing to tax us all for Florida's homeowners' insurance.) [WA: His 911 star has been tarnished by revelation of hyped praises about his role in 911, corrupt connections and other scandals unbefitting a potential president.]

Huckabee, denier of evolutionary theory, has lost his Iowa sheen. His wonderful sense of humor has been overshadowed by his TV-preacher zealotry. And his subtle digs at his rivals show he's not above political shenanigans; after all, the minister learned the game in Arkansas. [WA: And his Fundie leanings- check out his Position On Issues in sidebar under his name].

McCain, famous for being a maverick, has been intriguingly reborn. But his message of fiscal responsibility/national security, basically, has turned into agreement that President Bush has been right -- about going to war in Iraq, about the surge, about the tax cuts, about a lot of things. He just would have handled the execution differently.

Last week was full of bad news: Recession is looming, a stimulus package will fatten the deficit, home prices are sinking, tuna in sushi is full of mercury, downtown Washington's levee could break and cause the city to flood, the weather is frightful, and it's only January.

We're looking for competence, charisma and character. Maybe when winter thaws, such traits won't seem so elusive.

Scripps Howard columnist Ann McFeatters has covered the White House and national politics since 1986.

Mike Huckabee - Biography and History

2008-01-24T03:23:00.001-06:00

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54^th Governor of Arkansas
Mike Huckabee

In office July 15, 1996 – January 9, 2007
Lieutenant(s)	Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (1996-2006)
Preceded by	Jim Guy Tucker
Succeeded by	Mike Beebe
12^th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
In office November 20, 1993 – July 15, 1996
Governor	Jim Guy Tucker
Preceded by	Jim Guy Tucker
Succeeded by	Winthrop Paul Rockefeller
Chairman of the National Governors Association
In office 2005 – 2006
Preceded by	Mark Warner
Succeeded by	Janet Napolitano

Born	August 24, 1955 (1955-08-24) (age 52) Hope, Arkansas
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Janet Huckabee^[1]
Children	John Mark, David, and Sarah
Alma mater	Ouachita Baptist University
Profession	American Politician, Author, Public Speaker, & Inactive Minister
Religion	Southern Baptist
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Website	http://www.mikehuckabee.com

Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee (born August 24, 1955) is an American politician, a member of the Republican Party. He was the governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007^[2] and is a candidate for the 2008 United States presidential election; he announced his candidacy on January 28, 2007.

Huckabee is the author of several books, an ordained Southern Baptist minister, a public speaker, and a musician, playing bass guitar in his rock band, Capitol Offense. He is well known for having lost 110 pounds (50 kg) in a very short time and then advocating a healthy lifestyle.^[3] He and his wife, Janet, have three grown children: John Mark, David, and Sarah.

Early life and education

Huckabee was born in Hope, Arkansas,^[4] to Mae Elder (1925-1999) and Dorsey Wiles Huckabee (1923-1996), both natives of Hope. His surname is of English origin.^[5] His father worked as a fireman and mechanic, and his mother worked as a clerk in a gas company.^[6] His father was a strict disciplinarian, and left a lasting impression on young Huckabee, which he has turned into a well-honed aphorism. Speaking to Charles Gibson of ABC News, he explained with a grin: "My father was the ultimate patriot. You know, he’d lay on the stripes, and I’d see stars."^[7]

Huckabee's first job, at 14, was working at a radio station where he would read the news and weather.^[8] He was elected Governor of Arkansas Boys State in 1972^[9] and is a Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Alumnus. He was president of Hope High School in 1973.^[10] He has one sister who is a middle school teacher.^[11]

Huckabee married his wife, Janet McCain, on May 25, 1974.^[11] He graduated magna cum laude from Ouachita Baptist University, completing his bachelor's degree in Religion in 2½ years before attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, where he dropped out after one year.^[12]^[13]^[14] He has two honorary doctoral degrees: a Doctor of Humane Letters, received from John Brown University in 1991, and a Doctor of Laws from Ouachita Baptist University in 1992.^[15]^[16]

Pastoral career

At 23, Huckabee was a staffer for James Robison, a television evangelist.^[10] Robison commented, "His convictions shape his character and his character will shape his policies. His whole life has been shaped by moral absolutes."^[10] Huckabee has stated, "Politics are totally directed by worldview. That's why when people say, 'We ought to separate politics from religion,' I say to separate the two is absolutely impossible".^[17] Huckabee believes in Biblical inerrancy.^[10] Prior to his political career, Huckabee was pastor of several Southern Baptist churches in Arkadelphia, Texarkana, and Pine Bluff, Arkansas. In both Texarkana and Pine Bluff Huckabee started 24-hour television stations "where he produced documentaries and hosted a program called Positive Alternatives.^[18] He encouraged the all-white Immanuel Baptist Church to accept black members in the mid 1980s.^[10]^[19] He served as president of a religion-oriented television station. In 1989 Huckabee ran against the Rev. Dr. Ronnie Floyd of Springdale for the presidency of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention.^[20] Huckabee won and served as president from 1989 to 1991.

Early political career

In 1992, in Huckabee's first political race, he lost to incumbent U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers (D), receiving 40 percent of the vote in the general election.^[21] That same election saw Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton ascend to the Presidency, making Lieutenant Governor Jim Guy Tucker the new Governor. Huckabee narrowly won a special election for lieutenant governor on July 27, 1993. He defeated Nate Coulter, who had been Bumpers' campaign manager the previous year^[22] (51%-49%).^[23] Huckabee became only the second Republican since Reconstruction to serve as Arkansas lieutenant governor, the first being Maurice L. Britt from 1967 to 1971.

Dick Morris, who had previously worked for Bill Clinton, advised Huckabee on his race in 1993, and again in 1994 when Huckabee ran for re-election.^[24] Huckabee commented that Morris was a "personal friend".^[24] A newspaper article reported on Huckabee's 1993 win: "Morris said the mistake Republicans always make is that they are too much of a country club set. What we wanted to do was run a progressive campaign that would appeal to all Arkansans.'"^[24] Morris elaborated, "So we opened the campaign with ads that characterized Mike as more of a moderate whose values were the same as those of other Arkansans."^[24]

In April 1994, Huckabee withdrew from a speaking engagement before the Council of Conservative Citizens. Huckabee commented, "I will not participate in any program that has racist overtones. I've spent a lifetime fighting racism and anti-Semitism."^[25]

In 1994, Huckabee was re-elected to a full term as lieutenant governor, beating Democrat Charlie Cole Chaffin with nearly 59% of the vote.^[26] While Lieutenant Governor, Huckabee accepted $71,500 in speaking fees and traveling expenses from a nonprofit group, Action America. R. J. Reynolds was the group's largest contributor.^[19]

In October 1995, David Pryor announced that he was retiring from the United States Senate. Huckabee then announced he was running for the open seat and moved well ahead in the polls.^[27] He won the Republican nomination unopposed.^[28]

During his campaign, Huckabee opposed in December then-Governor Tucker's plan for a constitutional convention.^[29] The plan was defeated by voters 20%-80% in a special election. In January 1996, Huckabee campaigned in televised ads paid for by the Republican National Committee and the Arkansas Republican Party against a highway referendum. Tucker supported the referendum, which included tax increases and a bond program, to improve 1,300 miles (2,100 km) of highway.^[30] On the referendum, the bond question, which included a sales tax increase and a gas tax increase, lost 13%-87%. A second question, a 5 cent increase on diesel tax, lost 14%-86%.^[30]^[31] Huckabee also opposed Tucker's plan for school consolidation.^[31]

But in May 1996 Tucker, involved in the Whitewater scandal, was convicted "on one count of arranging nearly $3 million in fraudulent loans" and he promised to resign by July 15.^[32] Huckabee then announced he would quit the Senate race and instead fill the unexpired term of Tucker.^[28]

Governor of Arkansas

Mike Huckabee speaking at a Southern California engagement in October 2007

Tucker, insisting he had a strong case for appeal,^[33] rescinded his resignation as Huckabee was preparing to be sworn in, but within a few hours reinstated his resignation after Huckabee threatened to initiate impeachment proceedings against Tucker.^[10] Huckabee was sworn in as Governor of Arkansas on July 15, 1996. In November 1998, Huckabee was elected to a full four-year term by defeating retired Colonel Gene McVay in the primary and Jonesboro attorney Bill Bristow in the general election, becoming the state's third elected Republican Governor since Reconstruction. In November 2002, Huckabee was reelected to his second four-year term by defeating State Treasurer Jimmie Lou Fisher, garnering 53 percent of the vote. By the end of his term, Huckabee owned the third-longest tenure of any Arkansas Governor. Only Democrats Orval Faubus, who served six consecutive two-year terms (1955–1967), and Bill Clinton, who served eleven years, eleven months (1979–1981; 1983–1992), had longer tenures.

The first years

In late 1996, Huckabee campaigned for ballot Amendment 1, a plan to adjust property tax rules to make school funding more equal across the state, and Amendment 2, a constitutional amendment increasing the state sales tax 0.125% to improve the state's park system and natural resources.^[34]^[35]^[36]As part of the campaign, Huckabee traveled the entire length of the Arkansas River within Arkansas by boat.^[37] Amendment 1 passed 52%-48% and Amendment 2 passed 51%-49%.^[38]

Huckabee proclaimed 1997 as a year of racial reconciliation by saying "Let every one of us make it our priority to bring reconciliation, not so much that we can force it or legislate it, because we cannot, but that we begin in each of our own lives to purpose in our hearts that we will not harbor anger, hostility, prejudice, bigotry and racism toward any person."^[10]^[39]

Huckabee signed legislation to create a health insurance program which extended coverage to children of lower income families, to be funded in part by Medicaid, SCHIP, and a tobacco industry lawsuit settlement.^[40] The program, ARKids First, cut the number of uninsured children from 12% nationally to 9% in 2003, comparatively.^[41] Also in his first year as governor Huckabee signed a partial birth abortion ban and a $7.6 Million Smart Start program for primary school students to learn "the basic skills of reading, math, and character." Huckabee vetoed a $140 million bill for capital improvements. The Arkansas General Assembly overrode the veto.^[42]

Huckabee signed the Child Welfare Agency Licensing Act in 1997. This bill has provisions which allow religious groups to contract for social services with the state without having to compromise their principles. An excerpt reads,

"Provided that the health, safety and welfare of children in the care of a child welfare agency is not endangered, nothing in this act shall be construed to permit the Board to promulgate or enforce any rule that has the effect of: (A) interfering with the religious teaching or instruction offered by a child welfare agency; (B) infringing upon the religious beliefs of the holder(s) of a child welfare agency license; (C) infringing upon the right of an agency operated by a religious organization to consider creed in any decision or action relating to admitting or declining to admit a child or family for services; (D) infringing upon the parents' right to consent to a child's participating in prayer or other religious practices while in the care of the child welfare agency; (E) prohibiting the use of corporal discipline."^[43]

Huckabee made sure that state agencies were compliant with charitable choice.^[44] Huckabee's administration issued guidelines in October 2000, which allow religious groups to offer voluntary religious programs and to leave their religious artifacts on the walls as long as welfare clients are not pressured to convert and tax money doesn't directly underwrite them. Religious groups are allowed to reject a job candidate on religious grounds. The guidelines also guarantee that any client can receive alternative placement if the client objects to a religious provider.^[45]

In a February 1998 presidential straw poll of 65 Christian Coalition leaders, Huckabee came in second to John Ashcroft and ahead of Steve Forbes, JC Watts and George W. Bush.^[46]

On May 22, 1998, the Arkansas Ethics Commission fined Huckabee US$1,000 for failing to report campaign payments made to Huckabee and his wife.^[47] In October, 1998 the Arkansas Times suggested Huckabee used a fund set up for the maintenance of the Governor's Mansion for his own personal use.^[48]^[49] The Times later reported Huckabee was listed as the recipient of furniture given to the Governor's Mansion and not the Mansion itself.^[50] Tom Mars, Huckabee's attorney, denied any misuse or inappropriate actions.^[51]

Wayne DuMond case

Main article: Wayne DuMond

Huckabee has come under criticism for his handling of the case of Wayne DuMond (also spelled Dumond), a convicted rapist who was released during Huckabee's governorship and who subsequently sexually assaulted and murdered a woman in Missouri.^[52] DuMond's case had attracted national attention in the mid-1990s from critics of President Clinton who felt that Clinton, Arkansas Governor at the time of the rape, had been too harsh with DuMond because DuMond's victim was a distant Clinton relative. Clinton had recused himself from any involvement in the case. Before taking office, Huckabee met with DuMond's wife and privately announced his intention that DuMond be set free, stating his unhappiness with the way Clinton handled the case.^[53]

On September 20, 1996, Huckabee publicly announced his intention of commuting DuMond's sentence to time served. DuMond had originally been sentenced to life plus twenty years in prison, but in 1992, Tucker reduced the sentence to 39½ years, which gave DuMond the possibility of parole.^[54] There was strong opposition to Huckabee's plan from DuMond's rape victims, female Arkansas legislators, and various law enforcement officials, leaving Huckabee in a difficult situation politically.^[55]^[52]^[56]

On October 31, 1996, Huckabee met privately with the parole board to talk about the DuMond case, in apparent violation of Arkansas law. On January 16, 1997, DuMond was granted parole, just five months after he had been rejected. Huckabee released a statement saying, "I concur with the board’s action and hope the lives of all those involved can move forward. The action of the board accomplishes what I sought to do in considering an earlier request for commutation ...In light of the action of the board, my original intent to commute the sentence to time served is no longer relevant."^[52] The parole was granted on the condition that DuMond leave the state. He moved to Smithville, Missouri in 1999 and was later convicted there of sexually assaulting and murdering a woman who lived near his home.^[55] DuMond was also a suspect in the murder of a pregnant woman in Platte County, Missouri.^[55] DuMond died in prison in 2005.^[57] Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney Larry Jegley has argued Huckabee granted too many clemencies.^[58]

In 2005, The Arkansas Times reported on the role that Huckabee played in the parole board's decision.^[59]

When questioned about the case during his presidential campaign in 2007, Huckabee has denied pressuring any parole board members to release DuMond, despite three of the parole board members stating that they felt he did pressure them to do so.^[60] Huckabee's official website states: "Governor Huckabee either denied Wayne DuMond's clemency request, or took no action (which is the same as a denial) on four separate occasions." The website states that it was Governor Jim Tucker who "made Wayne DuMond immediately eligible for parole,"^[61] which, his website says, is granted by the parole board and not by the governor.^{[citation needed]}

First full term

In January 1999, Huckabee joined the presidential exploratory committee of Lamar Alexander.^[62] Later, Huckabee endorsed George W. Bush. The Washington Post reported in February 2000,

"This is a guy who gets things done," said Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. "The more people get to know George Bush, the more than are going to get to like him."^[63]

On April 1, 1999, Huckabee signed into law a three cent increase in tax on gasoline and a four cent increase on diesel.^[64] Attached to the bill was a bond issue to pay for highway construction. The Commercial Appeal reported: "All the diesel money will be earmarked to pay off the bonds or, if the bond issue fails, to directly finance repairs to the interstates. The gasoline tax money will finance work on non-interstate state roads, notably projects approved in a 1991 road program that without new money remains seven years from completion. Should the bond issue fail, the taxes would remain in place, lessening the chances that the trucking industry will campaign against the bonds." Huckabee commented that the bond issue "won't affect taxes, it will only affect construction acceleration."^[65]

Huckabee led a public relations campaign for the bond program for road reconstruction.^[66] Arkansas voters approved Huckabee's program.^[67] In 1999, the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program (ACTAAP) was established.^[68]^[69] Huckabee modeled ACTAAP after K-12 programs in other states:

"..I've been fortunate to become friends with Gov. Jim Hunt of North Carolina and Gov. George W. Bush of Texas. They've shared their comprehensive assessment and accountability programs. We now have statewide academic standards that allow us to set clear teaching objectives. We have statewide assessments linked to those standards. We have accountability systems with consequences for schools that fail to perform."^[70]

Subsequent legislation amended ACTAAP to conform to No Child Left Behind.^[71] Later, in 2005, Huckabee stated,

"And one thing I salute about the president is No Child Left Behind, and no matter what you've heard about it let me tell you it's the best thing that ever happened in education because it says we're not going to let children spend years and years and let taxpayers spend thousands and thousands of dollars only to find out when the kid graduates high school that he's basically a functional illiterate, that we're not going to leave him lingering back in those classrooms and that he or she will get a decent education and we will hold accountable those who are responsible for getting that child a good education."^[72]

In July 1999, Huckabee hosted a $500 dollar a plate fundraiser for Rudy Giuliani's campaign for US Senate in Little Rock.^[73]

Rather than funnel one hundred percent of the state's tobacco settlement revenues into the general fund, Huckabee campaigned to put it in the state's health care system.^[74]

On March 7, 2001, Huckabee signed a tax on private nursing homes for $5.25 per day per non-Medicare patient.^[75] However, Huckabee was named “Friend of a Taxpayer” by Americans for Tax Reform for his cut in statewide spending.^[76]

On April 11, 2001, Huckabee signed the "Covenant Marriage Act," which is a marriage contract option that compels the couple to seek counseling if problems develop during the marriage, provides limited grounds for divorce or separation, and restricts lawsuits against spouses.^[77]^[78] Huckabee said the law, "offers couples a chance to be held to a higher level of marital commitment."^[79] He and his wife converted to a covenant marriage in 2004.^[80]

In 2001 Huckabee urged student districts to allow students to pray and proclaimed October as "Student Religious Liberty Month."^[81]

Later in 2001, his refusal to raise taxes in the face of a budget shortfall sparked criticism from lawmakers and the media. In response to the criticism he created the "Tax Me More Fund", which was a voluntary fund for people who felt that the government needed to raise more taxes.^[82] State Sen. Minority Leader John Brown called the "Tax Me More Fund" a campaign tactic.^[82] However, the Club for Growth argues Huckabee increased state spending 65.3 percent (1996–2004) and supported five tax increases.^[83] In response, Huckabee said he doubled the standard deduction and the child care tax credit, eliminated the marriage penalty and the capital gains tax on the sale of a home, and reduced the capital gains tax for both businesses and individuals.^[84] Ernest Dumas of the Arkansas Times, a consistent Huckabee critic,^[85] responded most of the tax cuts were small deductions and exemptions initiated by the state legislature, that the broad-based tax cut was proposed by his predecessor and Huckabee was "the biggest taxer and spender in Arkansas history."^[86] Former Arkansas State Representative Randy Minton (R) has said; "[Huckabee's] support for taxes split the Republican Party, and damaged our name brand."^[87] The group has pointed out that Huckabee publicly opposed the repeal of a sales tax on groceries and medicine in 2002, signed a bill raising taxes on gasoline in 1999, and signed a $5.25 bed-tax on private nursing home patients in 2001.^[88]^[89]^[84]

In 2002, Huckabee ran for Governor and his wife Janet ran for Arkansas Secretary of State. The New York Times reported this set off an "avalanche of criticism." A Republican State Representative, Jake Files, commented, "'That's just a lot of power in one family's hands"^[90] Mike Huckabee later stated that his wife tried to recruit other Republican candidates willing to run for Secretary of State. But no one else was willing, so she ran herself.^[11] Mike Huckabee won his race with 53 percent of the vote, while his wife Janet lost her race by 62% to 38%.^[91]

Second full term

On November 21, 2002, the Arkansas Supreme Court declared the state's school funding procedure was unconstitutional and ordered to produce a fair system. Huckabee proposed a plan to consolidate schools districts of less than 1,500 students. The plan would have consolidated 310 schools districts into 107-116 schools districts with a more centralized administrative and governance network.^[92] The legislature instead passed a plan in January 2004 to consolidate school districts of less than 350 students.^[93]^[94]The issue would resurface when the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled again on school funding in December 2005.^[95]

On April 11, 2003 Huckabee signed a law which mandates annual body mass index (BMI) measurements for all public school children. The results are reported to parents with information about how to combat obesity. The law also sets up advisory committees to promote exercise and good nutrition for schools.^[96]^[97]^[98]^[99] On May 8, 2003, Huckabee signed into law increases in cigarette and tobacco taxes as well as a three percent income tax surcharge.^[100]

In July 2003, Roby Brock reached a settlement with Huckabee and the Arkansas Educational Television Network. Brock had filed a lawsuit alleging that the defendants had conspired to remove his television program from the air.^[101]^[102]^[103]^[104]^[105]

In his 2005 State of the State address, he talked about a Hispanic student who was unable to receive financial aid because he was an illegal immigrant. Huckabee said, "...when he applied for financial aid, he wasn’t eligible for the various scholarships or grants because of his status, a status that he had no decision in or control over."^[106]^[107]^[108] Huckabee supported a 2005 bill by Arkansas State Representative Joyce Elliott to make some illegal immigrants eligible for scholarships and in-state college tuition,^[109]^[110]^[111] while vehemently opposing a bill sponsored by Arkansas State Senator Jim Holt which would deny state benefits to illegal immigrants, calling it "un-Christian."^[112]

In opening remarks among Hispanic civil rights leaders at a LULAC convention, Huckabee said the nation will need to address the concerns of the Hispanic community because of its growing influence and population base. "Pretty soon, Southern white guys like me may be in the minority," Huckabee said jokingly as the crowd roared in laughter. He told the LULAC delegates that their presence in the state's capital city was very important because Arkansas has one of the fastest growing Hispanic populations in the nation. "Your gathering is so very significant for our state," Huckabee said.^[113]

In April 2005, Huckabee vetoed a bill which would have allowed public drinking of alcohol in entertainment districts.^[114]^[115]

After Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005, an estimated 70,000 evacuees fled to Arkansas and Huckabee ordered state agencies to take care of them. State parks offered discounts, waived pet restrictions, and bumped other reservations in favor of evacuees. Pharmacists were given emergency authority to dispense prescriptions and provide access to dialysis machines. Shelters opened up in nearly every portion of the state, and Huckabee requested that the entire state be declared a disaster area. It was not. Many of these shelters, either closed or set to close, were reopened or kept open to process a "second wave" of Katrina evacuees moved from Texas in the wake of arriving Hurricane Rita. (See also Hurricane Katrina disaster relief).

In 2005, Huckabee, supported by then-Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe, opposed efforts by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson to reduce water pollution.^[116]^[117]^[118]^[119]^[120] Edmondson had sued Arkansas poultry companies alleging that chicken waste fouled Oklahoma rivers explaining, "You can't stand on the Arkansas side of the border, dump toxins into the river and wash your hands of the problem."^[121] Huckabee accused Edmondson of "political gamesmanship",^[122] later Edmondson, in 2006, called Huckabee "a poultry company apologist."^[123] Huckabee went to Oklahoma to campaign against Edmondson in the 2006 election.^[124]^[125]^[126]

In early 2006, Huckabee — along with fellow governors Rick Perry (R-TX); Jim Doyle (D-WI); and Dave Freudenthal (D-WY) — went on a week-long visit to the Middle East and South Asia as part of a Department of Defense-funded trip to provide the state leaders with an idea of the conditions under which American forces are serving. While visiting Baghdad and Tikrit, Huckabee and the governors received briefings from Gen. George Casey and Amb. Zalmay Khalilzad.^[127]

In November 2006, both Huckabee and his wife drew criticism for creating wedding registries in the amount of over $6000 at both the Target and Dillard's web sites, in conjunction with a housewarming party to celebrate a new house they had purchased in Little Rock. The Arkansas Times, which first reported the story, noted that wedding gifts represent one of the exceptions to a $100 cap on gifts to political leaders under Arkansas law.^[128] Huckabee said that the registries were intended only for those who were invited to the event, that he was not involved in organizing the event, and that they were classified as wedding registries only because those sites did not have separate categories for housewarming parties.^[129]

Throughout his tenure as Governor, welfare enrollment "declined" by nearly half. During his last year in office the state's economy grew 4.4%, beating the national average of 4.2%.^[130]

Shortly before announcing his candidacy for the President of the United States, Huckabee ordered that the drives of 83 computers and 4 servers be destroyed during his transition phase in leaving office. According to Claire Bailey, director of the Arkansas Department of Information Systems, the governor’s office chose a combination of writing over the data and destroying the hard drives.^[131] Huckabee said that the decision to crush the hard drives was made in order to "protect the privacy of those who had personal information on the drives." Critics, however, recalled that early in Huckabee's term as governor, documents, e-mails and memos stored on hard drives formed the basis of embarrassing stories about Huckabee, including the allegations regarding personal use of the Governor's Mansion funds.^[132]^[133]

In 2005, Time magazine named him one of the five best governors in the U.S., writing "Huckabee has approached his state's troubles with energy and innovation".^[41] The Club for Growth accuses Huckabee of being a liberal in disguise, saying Huckabee increased state spending 65.3 percent (1996–2004) and supported five tax increases.^[83] The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration states during Huckabee's tenure, taxes were cut ninety times for a decrease of $378 million dollars, while taxes were raised twenty-one times for an increase of $883 million dollars.^[134] Arkansas Health Care Association President Jim Cooper stated the private nursing home tax was necessary in order to avert future huge tax increases as a result of years of mismanagement.^[135]

On December 26, 2007 the conservative organization Judicial Watch announced that Mike Huckabee was named to its list of Washington’s "Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians" for 2007. They state that Huckabee, as governor, was the subject of "14 ethics complaints and a volley of questions about his integrity, ranging from his management of campaign cash to his use of a nonprofit organization to subsidize his income to his destruction of state computer files on his way out of the governor’s office." Judicial Watch further accused Huckabee of attempting to block the state ethics commission's investigations of the allegations.^[136]

The Cato Institute, a libertarian non-profit public policy research foundation, gave Huckabee an "F" for spending and tax policy in 2006.^[137] Huckabee has asserted he did not raise spending significantly in areas he could control and in those areas spending rose six-tenths of one percent a year during his entire governance.^[84] He also signed the first broad-based tax cut in Arkansas's history.^[76] For 2006, he says that his state enjoyed a surplus of nearly $850 million.^[138] However, during his tenure, the state’s general obligation debt increased by almost $1 billion.^[76]

Campaign for United States President, 2008 election

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Huckabee announced his run for the White House on Meet the Press on January 28, 2007.^[139]

At the August 11 Iowa Straw Poll, Huckabee took second place with 2,587 votes, roughly 18 percent.^[140] Huckabee spent $57.98 per vote in the Straw Poll, which is the lowest among the top three finishers.^[141] Huckabee drew attention with an unconventional ad featuring Chuck Norris.^[142] In a later ad Huckabee wished voters a merry Christmas, and said that "what really matters is the celebration of the birth of Christ."^[143] Critics accused him of exploiting the issue of religion, which he denied.^[144]^[145] According to the Associated Press, on NBC's Meet The Press on December 31, 2007, Huckabee "stood by" a 1998 comment in which he said, "I hope we answer the alarm clock and take this nation back for Christ." Huckabee told NBC that his comment was "appropriate to be said to a gathering of Southern Baptists."^[146]

On January 3, 2008, Huckabee won the Iowa Republican caucuses, receiving 34% of the electorate and 17 delegates, compared to the 25% of Mitt Romney who finished second, receiving 12 delegates, Fred Thompson who came in third place and received three delegates, John McCain who came in fourth place and received three delegates and Ron Paul who came in fifth place and received two delegates.

On January 8, 2008, Huckabee finished in third place in the New Hampshire primary, behind John McCain in first place, and Mitt Romney who finished second, with Huckabee receiving one more delegate for a total of 18 delegates, gained via elections, and 21 total delegates, verses 30 total (24 via elections) for Romney, and 10 for McCain (all via elections).

Mike Huckabee giving his concession speech after the 2008 South Carolina Presidential Primary in Columbia, SC.

On January 15, 2008, Huckabee finished in third place in the Michigan Republican primary, 2008, behind John McCain in second place, Mitt Romney who finished first and ahead of Ron Paul who finished in fourth place.^[147] ^[148]

On January 19, 2008, Huckabee finished in second place in the South Carolina Republican primary, 2008, behind John McCain who finished first and ahead of Fred Thompson who finished third. ^[149]

Political positions

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Immigration: Huckabee's immigration plan for the presidential campaign is to Build the Fence, Increase Border Patrol, Prevent Amnesty, Enforce the Law on Employers, Establish an Economic Border, Empower Local Authorities, Ensure Document Security, Discourage Dual Citizenship, and Modernize the Process of Legal Immigration.^[150] Huckabee has stated that some anti-immigration Republicans are guilty of demagoguery and racism^[151] but also says the United States' number one priority should be to secure America's borders, and supports building a 700-mile border fence.^[152] He said of the border, "Police it, absolutely. Militarize it, no."^[153] Huckabee supports increases in visas for skilled workers which introduces direct competition for America's high-paying skilled jobs.^[154] Huckabee does not support an end to birthright citizenship.^[155]

War: Huckabee supports the ongoing War in Iraq and the troop surge.^[156]
- Huckabee has expressed concern that Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a distraction from the Global War on Terror.^[157] Previously, he stated, "[Guantanamo is] more symbolic than it is a substantive issue because people perceive of mistreatment when in fact there are extraordinary means being taken to make sure these detainees are being given really every consideration".^[158]

Social Issues: Huckabee opposes abortion, same-sex marriage, and civil unions. In an interview with GQ Magazine, Huckabee said, "There’s never been a civilization that has rewritten what marriage and family means and survived."^[159] In 1992, Huckabee indicated that he was against homosexuals serving in the military, and did not believe that women should be allowed in combat.^[160] When asked about the issues of homosexuals in the military during his presidential run, Huckabee said he would not change the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which prohibits openly gay personnel from serving. "...you don’t punish people for their attitudes," he said. "You punish them if their behavior creates a problem, and it’s already covered by the Uniform Code of Military Conduct."^[161] In 1992, Huckabee said that "homosexuality is an aberrant, unnatural, and sinful lifestyle, and we now know it can pose a dangerous public health risk."^[162] In 2007, his view that homosexuality is sinful and not normal has not changed.^[163]
- Huckabee supports increasing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from $15 billion to $30 billion over five years. He also supports more funding to fight tuberculosis and malaria.^[164]
- In a 1992 statement, Huckabee advocated isolating AIDS patients from the general population.^[162] In 2007, Huckabee no longer advocates such an isolation, but he stands by his earlier view, saying that in 1992 "there was still a great deal of, I think, uncertainty about just how widespread AIDS was, how it could be transmitted. So we know more now than we did in 1992, all of us do -- hopefully."^[163] However, by 1992 it was well known that HIV/AIDS could not be spread by casual contact.^[165]^[162] In the same statement, Huckabee also opposed increasing federal funding for HIV/AIDS research and suggested that Hollywood celebrities should provide additional funds instead. Huckabee now supports additional funding for HIV/AIDS research.^[162]

Gun Control: Huckabee is against gun control.^[166]

Death Penalty: Huckabee supports the death penalty.^[167]

Religion: Huckabee has voiced his support of creationism. He was quoted in July 2004 on Arkansans Ask, his regular show on the Arkansas Educational Television Network: "I think that students also should be given exposure to the theories not only of evolution but to the basis of those who believe in creationism." Huckabee also stated "I do not necessarily buy into the traditional Darwinian theory, personally."^[168]^[169]^[170]^[171] In the Third GOP Debate in June 2007, Huckabee was asked by Tom Fahey whether he believed in evolution, and he responded, in part: "I believe there is a God who was active in the creation process. Now, how did He do it, and when did He do it, and how long did He take? I don’t honestly know, and I don’t think knowing that would make me a better or a worse president ... if anybody wants to believe that they are the descendants of a primate, they are certainly welcome to do it--I don't know how far they will march that back..."^[172]^[173] Huckabee has credited divine intervention with some of his political success.^[174]

Taxes: Huckabee supports the FairTax as a replacement for the current tax system.^[175]

Space Program: Huckabee supports NASA, and said in November 2007 that "Whether it's the medical technologies that saved many of our lives and the lives of our families, it's the direct result from the space program. We need to put more money into space and technology exploration."^[176]

In 2007, in the wake of the controversy of his ad attacking Mitt Romney, he explained that the mainstream media might be "filing a bad story" right now, and if the bloggers were relying on the same wireless system at the hotel, they might be "clogging up the lines" and preventing them from filing. "If that’s the case, thank you. You're doing the Lord's work."^[177]

Organizations

Huckabee was made the chair of the Southern Governors' Association in 1999 and served in capacity through 2000. He has chaired the Southern Growth Policies Board, the Southern Region Education Board, the Southern Technology Council, and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, and currently serves as Chair of the Education Commission of the States. He is also a member of the Republican Governors Association and former chairman of the National Governors Association.

Public image and personal life

Huckabee's personality has been described in positive terms as "gentle and warm",^[178] "charming",^[179] "friendly, teddy-bear",^[180] and "engaging, warm, relaxed, and persuasive".^[181] Huckabee's personality has been described in negative terms as "petty, thin-skinned, self-righteous,"^[182] and "somewhat vindictive".^[183] Mixed descriptions include "best of leaders and the worst of thin-skinned pols"^[184] and "charming and aloof".^[185]

In 2000, the Arkansas Governor's Mansion was being renovated and Huckabee moved into a mobile home. The move became the topic of jokes. "It's not a trailer. It's a triple wide," Huckabee said. Huckabee told Jay Leno the 2,100-square-foot (200 m²), $110,000 trailer donated by the Arkansas Manufactured Housing Association, "was big enough for your chin." Huckabee said the move saved the state substantial money because support and security staff did not have to move to a new rented location.^[186]

In 2000, Huckabee commented, "In almost four years as governor, no issue has excited Arkansans as much as the question of where the University of Arkansas should play its home football games. That debate attracted far more letters, e-mails and phone calls to the governor's office than any other issue we've faced. And those who contacted us felt strongly. I had made my feelings known to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees, and those Arkansans who agreed with me were effusive in their praise. By the same token, some of those who disagreed were downright vicious in their comments."^[187]

Controversial public comments

Over the years, Huckabee has made a number of public statements that have drawn criticism,^[188]^[189]^[190]^[191]^[192]^[193] including comparing his weight loss to the experience of a concentration camp, for which the National Jewish Democratic Council chastised Huckabee;^[194] his use of suicide as a joke about fundraising efforts by himself and his opponents in the Republican primaries, for which he was criticized by various suicide awareness groups;^[195] and his asking "Don't Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?" when discussing Mitt Romney's religion.^[196] Mormons viewed this as a consciously veiled attack despite Governor Huckabee's claim that he knew little about Mormonism.^[197]

In all three cases, Huckabee and his campaign publicly apologized. Commenting on another incident comparing Arkansas journalists critical of his policies with disgraced reporters Jayson Blair and Janet Cooke, Huckabee said "You'll see it—one of the things that gets me in trouble is my love of metaphors. I use hyperbole in the course of trying to paint a word picture. I pay a dear price for it."^[198] Huckabee stirred controversy again in October 2007, likening abortion to a "holocaust".^[199] The non-partisan Anti-Defamation League called on Huckabee and all candidates to resist using such "disturbing and offensive language."^[200]

In December 2007, Huckabee was criticized for his comments subsequent to the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. He said that Pakistan has more illegal immigrants to the United States than any country but Mexico. However, INS data indicates that Pakistan is nowhere near the top of the list. Moreover, some questioned why he made a connection between Bhutto's death and Huckabee's thoughts on immigration.^[201]

In January 2008, in an interview with a religious website Beliefnet Huckabee said:

"I think the radical view is to say that we’re going to change the definition of marriage so that it can mean two men, two women, a man and three women, a man and a child, a man and animal."^[202]

Huckabee has been criticized by Talking Points Memo, which interpreted his comment as equating homosexuality and bestiality:

"At some point you'd think Mike Huckabee's views would be seen as so controversial that there's no way he could possibly be a contender for the nomination of one of America's two main political parties ...Separately, it's worth pointing out that Huck's quote above doesn't even use the tried-and-true "slippery slope" argument to couch his view that homosexuality is akin to bestiality. It's a direct equivalence."^[203]

On January 17, 2008, in the lead up to the South Carolina primary, Huckabee weighed in on the issue of the Confederate flag, which was removed from the dome of the South Carolina State House but still remains on the grounds:

"I know what would happen if somebody comes to my state in Arkansas and tells us what to do, it doesn't matter what it is, tell us how to run our schools, tell us how to raise our kids, tell us what to do with our flag — you want to come tell us what to do with the flag, we'd tell them what to do with the pole." ^[204]

Weight loss and health advocacy

Huckabee (second from left) in August 2002 before his weight loss.

When elected governor of Arkansas, Huckabee was significantly overweight. In 2003, physicians diagnosed the governor with adult-onset diabetes and informed him that he would not live more than ten years if he did not lose weight. Prompted by this diagnosis (as well as the subsequent death of former Governor Frank D. White, whose obesity led to a fatal heart attack), Huckabee began dieting and exercising. He subsequently lost over 110 pounds.^[205]^[206] The New York Times called the weight loss so rapid that "it was as if he simply unzipped a fat suit and stepped out."^[207] Although Huckabee has stated that he never smoked nor drank,^[11] he declared himself a "recovering foodaholic". Huckabee has publicly recounted his previous burdens as an overweight man: the steps of the Arkansas capitol from the entrance of the building up to the Governor's office were so long and steep that he would be out of breath and exhausted by the time he reached the top of the stairs; he secretly feared that he would be interviewed by media at the top of the steps, and that he would be unable to respond appropriately due to his overexertion and breathlessness.^[208]

Huckabee has discussed his weight loss and used health care reform as a major focus of his governorship.^[209]

At an August 2007 forum on cancer hosted by Lance Armstrong, Huckabee said he supported a federal smoking ban, but has since reversed his position. He now believes the issue should be addressed by state and local governments.^[210]

Huckabee has run in several marathons: the 2005 Marine Corps Marathon, the 2005 and 2006 Little Rock Marathon and the 2006 New York City Marathon.^[211] The 2005 Little Rock Marathon featured an impromptu challenge between Huckabee and Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack. Huckabee completed the marathon in 4:38:31, defeating Vilsack by 50 minutes. He wrote a book chronicling his experience, Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork. Huckabee was one of 10 recipients of a 2006 AARP Impact Award acknowledging his work as a "health crusader."

Capitol Offense (rock band)

Capitol Offense performing at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Day Dinner on April 14, 2007 in Des Moines.

Huckabee's band, Capitol Offense,^[212] has played for political events and parties, including entertaining at unofficial inaugural balls in Washington, D.C. in January 2001^[213] and later again 2005, both organized and promoted by the conservative website Free Republic^[214] as well as the 2004 GOP Convention.^[215] In recent years, the band has become so polished that they have opened for acts such as Grand Funk Railroad, Percy Sledge, and even Willie Nelson.^{[citation needed]}

Books

Huckabee has authored or co-authored several books:

Character is the Issue: How People With Integrity Can Revolutionize America (1997), a memoir (inspired by the crisis surrounding the incidents prior to his taking office as governor)
Kids Who Kill (1998), a book about juvenile violence (inspired by the Jonesboro massacre, which took place during his tenure as governor)
Living Beyond Your Lifetime (2000), a guide for leaving a personal legacy
Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork (2005), a health and exercise inspirational guide (based on his personal health experience) Publisher: Center Street
From Hope to Higher Ground: 12 Stops to Restoring America's Greatness (2007) Publisher: Center Street
Huckabee also wrote the foreword to My Story Your Story His Story (2006) by Larry Toller
Character Makes a Difference: Where I'm From, Where I've Been, and What I Believe, by Mike Huckabee (2007)

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	Principles & Values

Mike Huckabee on Abortion

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No states rights for moral issues like abortion. (Nov 2007)
No tax funding for organizations that promote abortion. (Sep 2007)
Led Arkansas to human life amendment in state constitution. (Sep 2007)
Consensus impossible: pro-choice world fundamentally differs. (Jun 2007)
Hate abortion but allow it is like hate slavery but allow it. (May 2007)
Certainly good day for America when Roe v. Wade is repealed. (May 2007)
Embryonic stem cell research creates life to end a life. (May 2007)
Pro-life includes improving life after birth. (Jan 2007)
Outlaw all abortions; err on the side of life. (Jan 2007)
Pro-life and pro-death penalty, & sees them as far different. (Jan 2007)
Even Americans who are pro-choice are pro-life. (Jan 2007)
Eliminate public funding for abortion organizations. (Nov 2002)
Supports woman’s right-to-know legislation. (Jan 2001)
Pro-life, but respects choice as mandated law. (Jan 2001)

Mike Huckabee on Budget & Economy

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Do things differently so people need not sacrifice. (Dec 2007)
To reduce spending, get rid of IRS & revamp DHS. (Nov 2007)
Rein in out-of-control spending and balance the budget. (Sep 2007)
Created state surplus in AR; cut spending to do same for US. (Sep 2007)
Bankruptcy reform: limit Chapter 7; protect states' role. (Feb 2001)
Uphold commitments to states before other spending. (Sep 2001)
Protect local milk supplies with Southern Dairy Compact. (Sep 2001)

Mike Huckabee on Civil Rights

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It's arrogant for GOP to ignore Hispanics or any group. (Dec 2007)
Racial profiling based on speaking with accent is unAmerican. (Dec 2007)
Got 48% of black vote in AR; embarrassed at national GOP. (Sep 2007)
Address gay behavior if problematic, not gay attitudes. (Jun 2007)
Gay tolerance reflects lack of fixed societal standards. (Jun 2007)
Respect gay couples but no gay adoptions. (Jan 2007)
USA has gone from Barney Fife to Barney Frank. (Jan 2007)
Signed legislation outlawing same-sex marriage in Arkansas. (Dec 2006)
No civil unions; only one-man-one-woman marriage. (Nov 2002)
No affirmative action for state contracts nor colleges. (Nov 2002)
Treat AIDS as plague to be isolated, not civil rights issue. (Nov 1992)
More federal funding of IDEA for disabled education. (Mar 2000)
Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment. (Feb 2001)

Mike Huckabee on Corporations

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Wal-Mart is case study in genius of American marketplace. (Jan 2007)
Consumerism is addictive but tranquility is immaterial. (Oct 2000)

Mike Huckabee on Crime

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Nonsense of Three-Strikes makes system overrun with people. (Sep 2007)
Death penalty is necessary part of criminal justice system. (Sep 2007)
Opposes "hate crimes" legislation. (Sep 2007)
Prosecute all illegal adult pornography. (Sep 2007)
People naturally selfish; only God or punishment prevent it. (Jun 2007)
Defends death penalty biblically as well as politically. (Jun 2007)
Supports death penalty, but only reluctantly. (Jan 2007)
Eliminating parole gives no incentive for rehabilitation. (Jan 2007)
Three Strikes based more on revenge than restoration. (Jan 2007)
Commuted death penalty sentence due to problems at trial. (Jan 2007)
Build more prisons, and privatize their management. (Nov 2002)
Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs. (Sep 2001)
Tougher juvenile crime penalties; but let states set them. (Aug 1999)

Mike Huckabee on Drugs

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More drug courts & rehab, instead of incarceration. (Sep 2007)
Drug education fails; drug punishment works. (Jun 2007)
Supports drug courts for non-violent drug offendors. (Jan 2007)
Stricter penalties for drug-related crimes. (Nov 2002)
Treatment for drug use instead of incarceration. (Jan 2001)
Curb supply by eradication; change attitudes to curb demand. (Nov 1992)
More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War. (Aug 2000)

Mike Huckabee on Education

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FactCheck: AR improved test scores, but still below-average. (Dec 2007)
Focus on what's good for students, not good for school. (Dec 2007)
Weapons of Mass Instruction: more science AND more arts. (Dec 2007)
Impeach judges for barring legislature prayers to Jesus. (Sep 2007)
Equal funds for abstinence as contraceptive-based education. (Sep 2007)
Tax-credited programs for Christian schooling. (Sep 2007)
I'm running for president, not writing science curriculum. (Jun 2007)
Ending school prayer was one step in society's moral decay. (Jun 2007)
SmartStart: early character-based education. (Jun 2007)
Does not believe in evolution. (May 2007)
Sends his kids to public school; says other officials should. (Jan 2007)
Reformed AR education with Smart Start & Next Step. (Jan 2007)
Incorporate character education into school curriculum. (Jan 2007)
Authorize & advance more charter schools. (Jan 2007)
Replace entire school board for failing schools. (Jan 2007)
Supported creation of Arkansas charter schools. (Dec 2006)
Raise teacher salaries; hire more teachers. (Nov 2002)
Support displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools. (Nov 2002)
First priority: Raise teacher salaries. (Jan 2001)
SmartStart focuses on high standards and accountability. (Oct 2000)

Mike Huckabee on Energy & Oil

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Comprehensive plan for energy independence within ten years. (Jan 2008)
Energy independence: let Saudis keep their oil & their sand. (Nov 2007)
Ethanol & biofuels are part of future energy. (Oct 2007)
Kyoto was a mistake, but "Earth in the Balance" is not. (Jan 2007)
Shouldn't limit oil production while increasing consumption. (Jan 2007)
Explore ways to harness nuclear power. (Jan 2007)
Promote alternative fuel technology. (Nov 2002)
Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically. (Aug 2000)
Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries. (Aug 2000)
More funding to develop domestic energy supplies. (Sep 2001)
Use federal funds for nuclear cleanup, with state input. (Sep 2001)
Share offshore oil development revenue with states. (Sep 2001)

Mike Huckabee on Environment

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Follow Boy Scout rule: leave earth better than we found it. (May 2007)
Supported conserving Buffalo River in north AR against dams. (Jan 2007)
Conservatives believe in conservation. (Jan 2007)
The earth is the Lord's; we are merely its caretakers. (Jan 2007)
More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups. (Aug 2001)
Support State Revolving Loan Fund for flexible Clean Water. (Aug 2001)
Supports national drought policy, focusing on readiness. (Sep 2001)
Maintain water flow in Mississippi & Missouri Rivers. (Feb 2001)

Mike Huckabee on Families & Children

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Marriage relationship between one man, one woman, for life. (Sep 2007)
High divorce rate fails at presenting role model. (Sep 2007)
Supports convenant marriage; adopted it in Arkansas. (Sep 2007)
Teach kids immovable standards of right & wrong. (Jun 2007)
Supports “covenant marriage”. (Jan 2001)
Purpose of marriage is loving relationship, not happiness. (Oct 2000)
Sensuality-saturated society trades love for lust. (Oct 2000)
Encourage fathers' participation in child-raising. (Sep 2001)
Federal funds & state involvement in fatherhood initiatives. (Aug 2001)

Mike Huckabee on Foreign Policy

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Law of the Sea Treaty surrenders our sovereignty. (Jan 2008)
Change tone of Bush's arrogant bunker mentality. (Jan 2008)
Protect US sovereignty, but earn respect abroad. (Dec 2007)
Hugo Chavez was not elected as dictator; no friend of US. (Dec 2007)
Demand accountability from Pakistan for our $10B. (Nov 2007)
Earned right to act on actionable intelligence in Pakistan. (Nov 2007)
Israel should not give up West Bank or Golan Heights. (Nov 2007)
Not yet ready for two-state solution for Israel & Palestine. (Nov 2007)
It's not OK in Pakistan; bin Laden is hiding there. (Oct 2007)
Law of the Sea Treaty gives away our sovereignty. (Oct 2007)
Genocide in Darfur matched by infanticide of the unborn. (Sep 2007)
We answer to our Constitution, not to international law. (Sep 2007)
Don't pressure Israel to give up land for promise of peace. (Sep 2007)
Monitor the eradication of legal slavery in Sudan. (Sep 2007)
Avoid ratifying Law of the Sea Treaty. (Sep 2007)
Not the job of the US to export our form of government. (Aug 2007)
Support Israel as strategic ally, but respect Palestine. (Jan 2007)

Mike Huckabee on Free Trade

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A free country must feed, fuel, & fight for itself. (Dec 2007)
We need fair trade because we're losing jobs. (Oct 2007)
This country can never yield its sovereignty for any reason. (Sep 2007)
Trade sanctions on Saudi Arabia for persecuting Christians. (Sep 2007)
China trade contingent on human rights & product safety. (Sep 2007)
No NAFTA Superhighway from Canada to Mexico. (Sep 2007)
Marketplace pushes innovation to top & prices to bottom. (Jan 2007)
Farm subsidies ok because Europe & Asia do same. (Jan 2007)
Enforce trade law against subsidized Canadian lumber imports. (Sep 2001)

Mike Huckabee on Government Reform

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Allow DC residents to vote on getting Representatives. (Sep 2007)
Require photo ID for voting, to avoid fraud. (Sep 2007)
Ok if church identifies candidates who favor its principles. (Sep 2007)
Attacking others' integrity reflects people's own immorality. (Jun 2007)
Govern by "Regnat Populus," AR's motto "The People Rule". (Jun 2007)
Honor the Tenth Amendment & strengthen the states. (May 2007)
Supprts term limits for state legislators. (Nov 2002)
Limit campaign contributions, but no public funding. (Nov 2002)
Not more government, but more efficient government. (Jan 2001)
Disclose political gifts, but don't prohibit them. (Oct 2000)
Negative campaigning works with some voters but not with God. (Oct 2000)
Decide based on next generation, not next election. (Oct 2000)
Term limits counter election skewed laws toward incumbents. (Nov 1992)
Change House terms to 4 years, to avoid constant campaigning. (Nov 1992)
Won't vote for pay raise for myself as member of Congress. (Nov 1992)
Reforms must respect state's rights to select electors. (Aug 2001)

Mike Huckabee on Gun Control

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Second Amendmen is about freedom, not about hunting. (Aug 2007)
Owns firearms; enjoys hunting; supports 2nd amendment. (Jan 2007)
Supports self-defense and `castle doctrine'. (Jan 2006)
Allow concealed carry. (Nov 2002)

Mike Huckabee on Health Care

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Called for isolating AIDS carriers in 1992, not quarantine. (Dec 2007)
1/3 self-insured; 1/3 don't want it; 1/3 can't afford it. (Dec 2007)
Crisis from waiting until people are catastrophically ill. (Dec 2007)
FactCheck: 2/3 of uninsured can't afford insurace, not 1/3. (Dec 2007)
We don't have a healthcare system; it's a healthcare maze. (Oct 2007)
Individually-controlled insurance, not government SCHIP. (Oct 2007)
Portable medical records that YOU own, not your doctor. (Sep 2007)
System is upside down; focuses on intervention after illness. (Sep 2007)
Oppose mandated health insurance and universal coverage. (Sep 2007)
Insurance reward for avoiding tobacco, alcohol, obesity. (Sep 2007)
Give Americans Congress' healthcare, or give Congress ours. (Aug 2007)
Dems want government in charge; GOP want consumers in charge. (Jun 2007)
ARKids: Prevention less expensive than sick children. (Jun 2007)
Focus on health & prevention, not just disease treatment. (Jan 2007)
STOP the culture of chronic disease via self-discipline. (Jan 2007)
Guaranteed medical care not government's responsibility. (Nov 2002)
ARKids First program: record decreases in uninsured. (Jan 2001)
Designed ARKids for preventive healthcare for kids. (Oct 2000)
Supports consumer-driven "medical IRA" with tax-free money. (Nov 1992)
No additional AIDS spending; cancer & vascular victims first. (Nov 1992)
Ban smoking in all public places. (Nov 1992)
Isolate carriers of this plague of AIDS. (Nov 1992)
No federal pre-emption of employee health plan regulation. (Oct 2001)
Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure. (Apr 1999)

Mike Huckabee on Homeland Security

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Support moderate modern evil over Al-Qaeda's medieval evil. (Jan 2008)
Fight terrorism by increasing spending on armed forces & CIA. (Jan 2008)
Torture is unproductive, and should not be US policy. (Dec 2007)
Kick rear ends if documents destroyed to protect rear ends. (Dec 2007)
Opposes waterboarding; close Guantanamo as a bad symbol. (Dec 2007)
Raise enlistment rates with Veterans' Bill of Rights. (Sep 2007)
No student visas to citizens of terrorist states. (Sep 2007)
Guantanamo prisoners are treated very well. (Jun 2007)
Better to make mistakes at Guantanamo to protect Americans. (Jun 2007)
Islamic jihadists celebrate death; we have culture of life. (May 2007)
Guard & Reserve did their duty; it's beginning to wear. (Jan 2007)
Strength is more effective deterrent to war than weakness. (Jan 2007)

Mike Huckabee on Immigration

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FactCheck: Yes, supported scholarships for AR illegal aliens. (Dec 2007)
Pathway to citizenship must start at back of line, out of US. (Dec 2007)
Send illegals home so all in US can hold their heads high. (Dec 2007)
Make legal immigration quick, or outsource it if we can't. (Dec 2007)
FactCheck: AR college bill accepted illegals after 3 years. (Nov 2007)
Punish people who break the law; but not their children. (Nov 2007)
Focus on demand: penalize employers of illegal immigrants. (Sep 2007)
Some anti-immigration advocates are based on racism. (Sep 2007)
People are angry at government for failing to track illegals. (Sep 2007)
Problems with McCain-Kennedy: credibility; secrecy; spending. (Jun 2007)
Allow in professionals as legal immigrants, but seal border. (Jun 2007)
Change rule barring immigrants from running for president. (May 2007)
Path to citizenship if illegals admit guilt & pay fine. (Jan 2007)
Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal. (Feb 2001)
Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation. (Feb 2001)
Import farm workers from Mexico. (Sep 2001)

Mike Huckabee on Jobs

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Unions more prominent to fight high CEO salaries. (Oct 2007)
Blacks still face racism & unequal opportunity in job market. (Sep 2007)
No "sexual orientation" in Employment Non-Discrimination Act. (Sep 2007)
Supports farm subsidies & fully-funded crop insurance. (Sep 2007)
More R&D & tax incentives for small farmers. (Sep 2001)
Repeal the federal unemployment "temporary surtax". (Feb 2001)

Mike Huckabee on Principles & Values

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Judge Romney, & any candidate, by record, not by faith. (Dec 2007)
I'm a conservative, but I'm not mean about it. (Nov 2007)
The social conservative's candidate for president. (Oct 2007)
Even if GOP loses elections, we should no lose our honor. (Sep 2007)
N.H. strategy: stick with convictions & straight answers. (Aug 2007)
Not thinking about Vice Presidency despite heavy speculation. (Aug 2007)
Never forget that ordinary citizens are the President's boss. (Aug 2007)
Valuing life is the country's most pressing moral issue. (Jun 2007)
Character IS the issue; we DO legislate morality. (Jun 2007)
Our culture of life separates us from Islamic fascists. (May 2007)
America needs optimistic leadership to revive national soul. (Jan 2007)
George W. Bush has done a magnificent job. (Jan 2007)
Vertical lift-up politics rather than horizontal left-right. (Jan 2007)
Finished Little Rock marathon in 4:38 after 3 years training. (Jan 2007)
Thermometer leaders just read room; thermostats adjusts room. (Jan 2007)
Live beyond your lifetime by planting seeds in others. (Oct 2000)
Positive thinking works, if based on positive principles. (Oct 2000)
GOP lost 2006 election because they failed to do their job. (Jun 2007)
Faith & Religion
Jesus was too smart to ever run for public office. (Nov 2007)
I believe the Bible is the word of revelation. (Nov 2007)
Plenty of choices for candidates who don't believe in God. (Jun 2007)
One worldview will prevail: God-centered or human-centered. (Jun 2007)
Pastors & politicians have same skill set in common. (Jun 2007)
Ten Commandments are basis for appropriate behavior. (Jun 2007)
A "grace Christian": dislikes "law Christians" AND liberals. (Jun 2007)
My faith does affect my decision process; it explains me. (May 2007)
We are a nation of faith, and we are stewards of God's world. (Jan 2007)
Ordained Baptist minister; I make no apology for my faith. (Jan 2007)
People of faith feel responsible for God's world. (Jan 2007)
10 Commandments: principles to live by, not just pop culture. (Oct 2000)
The spiritual side of our lives really does matter. (Oct 2000)
Faith gives us a focus for the future. (Oct 2000)
Personal Background
Defining mistake: neglecting his health for decades. (Aug 2007)
Took office amid felony investigation of Gov. Jim Guy Tucker. (Jun 2007)
Plays bass guitar in rock band "Capitol Offense". (Jan 2007)
Published four books; completed Little Rock marathon in 4:38. (Dec 2006)
Religious affiliation: Southern Baptist. (Nov 2000)
Member, National Governors Association/Economic Development. (Jan 2001)
Member of Republican Governors Association. (Aug 2001)
Member of Southern Governors' Association. (Sep 2001)

Mike Huckabee on Social Security

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Personalization of retirement funds, not privatization. (Oct 2007)
Personal retirement accounts allow investing in one's future. (Sep 2007)
Replace payroll tax & fund Social Security with FairTax. (Sep 2007)
No Congressional pensions; give them same deal as citizens. (Nov 1992)
Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare. (Aug 2001)
Maintain federal funding of Social Services Block Grants. (Sep 1999)

Mike Huckabee on Tax Reform

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FactCheck: FairTax would not eliminate IRS; just change role. (Nov 2007)
FairTax is 23%; Bush's study missed prebate & other aspects. (Nov 2007)
FairTax untaxes productivity & things which we export. (Oct 2007)
FairTax eliminates all taxes on productivity & saving. (Sep 2007)
Gut this incredibly complex and arcane tax code. (Aug 2007)
Attacked as tax-and-spend by several anti-tax groups. (Aug 2007)
Tax system penalizes productivity; needs complete overhaul. (Aug 2007)
FairTax puts Going-Out-of-Business sign on IRS. (May 2007)
FactCheck: FairTax requires 34% sales tax +$600B entitlement. (May 2007)
Flatter, fairer, finite, family friendly overhaul: Fair Tax. (May 2007)
First governor in Arkansas history to ever lower taxes. (Jan 2007)
Wouldn't propose new taxes, but won't pledge against taxes. (Jan 2007)
Raised Arkansas taxes 5 times, but lowered taxes 94 times. (Jan 2007)
Supports national flat tax to keep up with globalization. (Jan 2007)
Eliminated AR marriage penalty & capital gains on home sales. (Jan 2007)
Illustrated hypocrisy with "Tax Me More Fund". (Jan 2007)
Remove the poorest taxpayers from the tax rolls. (Jan 2001)
No tax increase under any circumstances. (Nov 1992)
No national sales tax or VAT. (Feb 2000)
Let states independently determine estate taxes. (May 2001)

Mike Huckabee on Technology

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We modernized Arkansas & made state accessible online. (Nov 2007)
Air tech is Jetsons but air traffic control is Flintstones. (Oct 2007)
No Fairness Doctrine: no equal time if morally objectionable. (Sep 2007)
Apply broadcast indecency rules to cable networks. (Sep 2007)
Spend on our infrastructure instead of other countries'. (Aug 2007)
Cars' navigation systems are better than air traffic control. (Aug 2007)
TV is like fire; pols must use it even though it can burn. (Jun 2007)
More bible; less blogs; more music; less network TV. (Jan 2007)
Supports Internet sales tax. (Nov 2002)
Arkansas becoming a leader in e-government. (Jan 2001)
Opposes public electronic voting; wouldn't focus on issues. (Nov 1992)
Level playing field for Main Street vs. Internet sales tax. (Aug 2001)
Permanent R&D tax incentive & more R&D funding. (Sep 2001)

Mike Huckabee on War & Peace

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Iraq War: we invaded an imaginary country based on poor info. (Jan 2008)
Know your enemy: jihadists would destroy civilization. (Jan 2008)
Supports Powell Doctrine of overwhelming force. (Jan 2008)
Re-establish diplomatic ties to Iran, so we can move forward. (Jan 2008)
Go after al Qaeda's safe havens in Pakistan. (Jan 2008)
Stay in Iraq because we're winning; we lose if we walk away. (Dec 2007)
Train & arm Kurds to prevent cross-border PKK incursions. (Oct 2007)
Attack Iran's nukes even if Congress says no. (Oct 2007)
Many don't comprehend the threat: they want our obliteration. (Sep 2007)
We bought Iraq because we broke it; responsibility to honor. (Sep 2007)
We made Saudis rich; pressure them to help win with honor. (Aug 2007)
Iraqi government disappointing, but we can't up & pull out. (Jun 2007)
Insist that Iraq's neighbors assist military & financially. (Jun 2007)
We needed 300,000 troops to win Iraq; must finish the job. (May 2007)
Don't judge Iraq war while we're in the middle of the war. (May 2007)
Iraq war has made us overlook domestic agenda. (Jan 2007)
Opposing Bush's troop surge is a dangerous position. (Jan 2007)
Make sure we finish the job in Iraq and finish it right. (Jan 2007)
Strength is more effective deterrent to war than weakness. (Jan 2007)
Deal with terrorism as a joint federal-state responsibility. (Feb 2001)
Include states in anti-terrorism planning. (Sep 2001)

Mike Huckabee on Welfare & Poverty

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First Amendment never intended to shut out voices of faith. (Jan 2007)
Supports Charitable Choice for funding faith-based providers. (Dec 2006)
Maintain TANF block grants. (Apr 2000)
Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding. (Sep 2001)
Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants. (Sep 2001)
More federal funding for Low-income energy assistance. (Sep 2001)
Supports TANF grants to states. (Aug 2001)

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-5 points on Social scale)	No states rights for moral issues like abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No tax funding for organizations that promote abortion: Opposes topic 1 Led Arkansas to human life amendment in state constitution: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life includes improving life after birth: Opposes topic 1 Outlaw all abortions; err on the side of life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Even Americans who are pro-choice are pro-life: Strongly Favors topic 1 Eliminate public funding for abortion organizations: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports woman’s right-to-know legislation: Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, but respects choice as mandated law: Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	No affirmative action for state contracts nor colleges: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes "hate crimes" legislation: Opposes topic 3 Marriage relationship between one man, one woman, for life: Strongly Opposes topic 3 No "sexual orientation" in Employment Non-Discrimination Act: Opposes topic 3 Gay tolerance reflects lack of fixed societal standards: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Respect gay couples but no gay adoptions: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Signed legislation outlawing same-sex marriage in Arkansas: Strongly Opposes topic 3 No civil unions; only one-man-one-woman marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Impeach judges for barring legislature prayers to Jesus: Favors topic 4 No Fairness Doctrine: no equal time if morally objectionable: Favors topic 4 Ending school prayer was one step in society's moral decay: Strongly Favors topic 4 Teach kids immovable standards of right & wrong: Strongly Favors topic 4 Incorporate character education into school curriculum: Strongly Favors topic 4 Support displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports “covenant marriage”: Favors topic 4 10 Commandments: principles to live by, not just pop culture: Strongly Favors topic 4
Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-3 points on Social scale)	Death penalty is necessary part of criminal justice system: Favors topic 8 Defends death penalty biblically as well as politically: Strongly Favors topic 8 Pro-life and pro-death penalty, & sees them as far different: Favors topic 8 Supports death penalty, but only reluctantly: Favors topic 8 Commuted death penalty sentence due to problems at trial: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)	Nonsense of Three-Strikes makes system overrun with people: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Eliminating parole gives no incentive for rehabilitation: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Three Strikes based more on revenge than restoration: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Build more prisons, and privatize their management: Strongly Favors topic 9 Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs: Neutral on topic 9 Tougher juvenile crime penalties; but let states set them: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Second Amendmen is about freedom, not about hunting: Strongly Favors topic 10 Owns firearms; enjoys hunting; supports 2nd amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Supports self-defense and `castle doctrine': Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow concealed carry: Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+2 points on Economic scale)	Individually-controlled insurance, not government SCHIP: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Oppose mandated health insurance and universal coverage: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Dems want government in charge; GOP want consumers in charge: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Focus on health & prevention, not just disease treatment: Strongly Favors topic 5 STOP the culture of chronic disease via self-discipline: Favors topic 5 Guaranteed medical care not government's responsibility: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ARKids First program: record decreases in uninsured: Favors topic 5 Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure: Neutral on topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Personalization of retirement funds, not privatization: Favors topic 6 Personal retirement accounts allow investing in one's future: Favors topic 6 Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding: Favors topic 6 Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6 Maintain federal funding of Social Services Block Grants: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+2 points on Economic scale)	Tax-credited programs for Christian schooling: Strongly Favors topic 7 Sends his kids to public school; says other officials should: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Reformed AR education with Smart Start & Next Step: Opposes topic 7 Authorize & advance more charter schools: Favors topic 7 Replace entire school board for failing schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supported creation of Arkansas charter schools: Favors topic 7 Raise teacher salaries; hire more teachers: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+2 points on Economic scale)	Kyoto was a mistake, but "Earth in the Balance" is not: Opposes topic 18 Shouldn't limit oil production while increasing consumption: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore ways to harness nuclear power: Opposes topic 18 Promote alternative fuel technology: Favors topic 18 Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically: Neutral on topic 18 Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries: Opposes topic 18 More funding to develop domestic energy supplies: Opposes topic 18 Share offshore oil development revenue with states: Neutral on topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+2 points on Social scale)	More drug courts & rehab, instead of incarceration: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Drug education fails; drug punishment works: Strongly Favors topic 19 Supports drug courts for non-violent drug offendors: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Stricter penalties for drug-related crimes: Strongly Favors topic 19 Treatment for drug use instead of incarceration: Strongly Opposes topic 19 More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+5 points on Economic scale)	Ok if church identifies candidates who favor its principles: Favors topic 20 First Amendment never intended to shut out voices of faith: Strongly Favors topic 20 Supports Charitable Choice for funding faith-based providers: Strongly Favors topic 20 More federal funding of IDEA for disabled education: Favors topic 20 Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants: Favors topic 20 More federal funding for Low-income energy assistance: Neutral on topic 20 Supports TANF grants to states: Favors topic 20
Opposes topic 11: Repeal tax cuts on wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Gut this incredibly complex and arcane tax code: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Attacked as tax-and-spend by several anti-tax groups: Favors topic 11 FairTax puts Going-Out-of-Business sign on IRS: Strongly Opposes topic 11 First governor in Arkansas history to ever lower taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Wouldn't propose new taxes, but won't pledge against taxes: Favors topic 11 Supports national flat tax to keep up with globalization: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Eliminated AR marriage penalty & capital gains on home sales: Strongly Favors topic 11 Illustrated hypocrisy with "Tax Me More Fund": Strongly Favors topic 11 Remove the poorest taxpayers from the tax rolls: Favors topic 11 No national sales tax or VAT: Neutral on topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale)	Pathway to citizenship must start at back of line, out of US: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Send illegals home so all in US can hold their heads high: Opposes topic 12 Some anti-immigration advocates are based on racism: Strongly Favors topic 12 People are angry at government for failing to track illegals: Opposes topic 12 Problems with McCain-Kennedy: credibility; secrecy; spending: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Path to citizenship if illegals admit guilt & pay fine: Favors topic 12 Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal: Neutral on topic 12 Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation: Neutral on topic 12 Import farm workers from Mexico: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	A free country must feed, fuel, & fight for itself: Opposes topic 13 We need fair trade because we're losing jobs: Opposes topic 13 Trade sanctions on Saudi Arabia for persecuting Christians: Opposes topic 13 China trade contingent on human rights & product safety: Opposes topic 13 No NAFTA Superhighway from Canada to Mexico: Opposes topic 13 Marketplace pushes innovation to top & prices to bottom: Strongly Favors topic 13 Farm subsidies ok because Europe & Asia do same: Opposes topic 13 Enforce trade law against subsidized Canadian lumber imports: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale)	Fight terrorism by increasing spending on armed forces & CIA: Strongly Favors topic 15 Strength is more effective deterrent to war than weakness: Strongly Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+2 points on Economic scale)	Limit campaign contributions, but no public funding: Favors topic 16 Disclose political gifts, but don't prohibit them: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	Better to make mistakes at Guantanamo to protect Americans: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Strength is more effective deterrent to war than weakness: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq (-5 points on Social scale)	Many don't comprehend the threat: they want our obliteration: Opposes topic 17 We made Saudis rich; pressure them to help win with honor: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Don't judge Iraq war while we're in the middle of the war: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iraq war has made us overlook domestic agenda: Favors topic 17 Opposing Bush's troop surge is a dangerous position: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Make sure we finish the job in Iraq and finish it right: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Include states in anti-terrorism planning: Neutral on topic 17

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New World Order is HERE!

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Hilary on NWO

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Hilary Uncensored - 4 pt series- Expose of Fraud and Corruption

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Mike Gravel - debate-called out Hilary - media censorship

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Hilary -vote war, Saddam, and WMD

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Hilary - school vouchers? Or What?

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Quickie Check on Candidates' Position on Issues

Huckabee- backed by God

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Keyes - Clinton lies

Ron Paul USA - Home

... escapes, as in a lengthy Op-Ed column called "Ronald Reagan Is Still Dead. ... the Republican presidential debates, where candidates treated Ron Paul as if he ...