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I don't care that Huckabee is a so-called christian. What bothers me, is that he has consistantly used his so-called religious accomplishments to boost his campaign as well as attack others.

The only thing Huckabee wants you to think is that he is some how qualified to be president because he used to be a baptist minister and is a so called true "Christian Leader".

Look through his "Awe Schucks" act and see him for what he really is. Mike Huckabee is a wolf in sheep's clothing that uses the religion card to push his own agenda.

MIKE HUCKABEE WANTS MORE OF YOUR MONEY.

FACT: Mike Huckabee signed a sales tax hike in 1996 to fund the Games and Fishing Commission and the Department of Parks and Tourism (Source: Cato Policy Analysis No. 315, 09/03/98)

FACT: Mike Huckabee supported an internet sales tax in 2001. (Source: Americans for Tax Reform, 01/07/07)

FACT: Mike Huckabee publicly opposed the repeal of a sales tax on groceries and medicine in 2002. (Source: Arkansas News Bureau, 08/30/02)

MIKE HUCKABEE WANTS EVEN MORE OF YOUR MONEY.

FACT: Mike Huckabee signed bills raising taxes on gasoline (1999), cigarettes (2003) and a $5.25 per day bed-tax on private nursing home patients in 2001. (Source: Americans for Tax Reform, 01/07/07 and Arkansas News Bureau 03/01/01)

FACT: Mike Huckabee proposed another sales tax hike in 2002 to fund education improvements. (Source: Arkansas News Bureau, 12/05/02)

MIKE HUCKABEE ON TAXES.....

FACT: Mike Huckabee raised more taxes in 10 years in office than Bill Clinton did in his 12 years. (Source: The Leader, 08/30/2006)

FACT: Mike Huckabee’s substantial tax hikes far surpassed his modest tax cuts, with the average tax burden increasing by a whopping 47% over his tenure. (Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 10/09/07)

FACT: Mike Huckabee opposed a congressional measure to ban internet taxes in 2003. (Source: Arkansas News Bureau, 11/21/03)

FACT: Mike Huckabee in 2004, he allowed a 17% sales tax increase to become law. (Source: The Gurdon Times, 03/02/04)

MIKE HUCKABEE TOUGH ON CRIME....

FACT: Mike Huckabee granted 1,033 pardons and commutations, including 12 convicted murderers, one of which "Wayne DuMond" shortly after his release moved to Missouri where he raped and murdered Carol Sue Shields. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in Clay County, Mo., in 2003. He died in prison in 2005.

MIKE HUCKABEE THE REAL "CHRISTIAN LEADER"....

FACT: Mike Huckabee stole over $70,000 worth of furniture from the Arkansas governors mansion.

Google: Counting the furniture Huckabee takes his office furniture; a conflict on Mansion gift. (Source: Arkansas Times 12/14/06 Leslie Newell Peacock)

FACT: Mike Huckabee set up a nonprofit entity so he could give paid ``inspirational'' speeches without having to disclose the donors.

Google: Huckabee's Boom May Be About Ready to Bust: Margaret Carlson (SOURCE: Bloomberg Dec 12, 2007 Margaret Carlson)

FACT: Arkansas lawmakers criticized the registries, which were listed as "wedding" registries, even though the Huckabees have been married since 1974.

MIKE HUCKABEE ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION....

FACT: Mike Huckabee supported in-state higher education benefits for children of illegal immigrants.

FACT: Mike Huckabee opposed a federal raid of 119 illegal immigrants at an Arkansas Tyson poultry plant, 107 of whom left the country either voluntarily or through deportation.

(SOURCE: Melissa Nelson, "Huckabee Risks Political Fortunes To Denounce Immigration Raid," Associated Press, 8/5/05)

MIKE HUCKABEE A GOLD DIGGER......

FACT: The ethics commission fined Huckabee $1,000 for failing to report that he paid himself $14,000 from his 1992 U.S. Senate campaign and $43,000 from his 1994 lieutenant governor's campaign.

FACT: Huckabee accepted more than 300 gifts worth at least $130,000, ranging from $3,700 cowboy boots to a $600 chainsaw.

Google: Huckabee rivals unearth ethics complaints (Source: POLITICO Kenneth P. Vogel Nov 21, 2007)

Look through his "Awe Schucks" act and see him for what he really is. Mike Huckabee is a wolf in sheep's clothing that uses the religion card to push his own agenda.

Louis,

In an article I just read "Push Poll group launches anti Romney" it says the group feels this will help Mike Huckabee. I did not get the impression they have gotten the message regarding Mike Huckabee wanting them to stop this imediantly. I think Mike Huckabee is very shrewd and will say publicly that he wants it to stop but privately he will do little to stop the push poll. I believe it was the Huckabee camp that was responsible for the first push poll attacking Romneys mormon religion. But in the words of Mitt Romney " we may never know who is responsible..." However this practice is illegal according to a post by AmericanWoman and it is hard to understand why more is not being done to stop this group from breaking the law in order to support a candidate whom you believe has honesty, love and integrity. It is hard to believe that these guys are in the same camp. It just does not add up.

Also, in the article I mentioned above there in the comment section and D Hansen of Apex NC said that Huckabee made the top 10 list of 2007 for the most corrupt politicans. The definition of corrupt is "not honest" Also, Huckabee refuses to make his records as governor avaliable to the press. What does he have to hide?

Huckabee called Mitt Romney dishonest for running a contrast ad that portrays Huckabee as someone who has a very liberal record. If there is evidence to the contrary why can't he produce the necessary data to refute Romney's claims?

"I thought push polling was frowned upon and it seems to me that Huckabee will do whatever it takes..."

Mike Huckabee does NOT want this to continue. It HURTS his credibility. He has said on NUMEROUS occasions for these people (who are NOT part of his campaign to stop immediately). WHY would you do something that would turn your voters away? Think. Mike is NOT behind this.

Push polling is illegal, criminal charges need to be filed.

Is TrustHuckabee responsible for the push poll that originally resulted in Huckabee's surge in Iowa?

I thought push polling was frowned upon and it seems to me that Huckabee will do whatever it takes to further his political objectives no matter how low he has to go. I can't trust the Huck.

Mitt Romney has run a fair and descent campaign. The media has said he is getting nasty. The reality is that Romney has run contrast ads, not nasty ones. Push polling is nasty. Romney has simply exposed the records of his rivals. If they are so proud of their record then they should welcome the free advertisements. Romney claims that the data in the ads are correct and a matter of public record. The Huck has not produced data that says otherwise. Instead he just calls Romney dishonest but he is not being nasty. I can't trust the Huck.

The tongue is sharper than any 2-edged sword. It lies.

Mike Huckabee is not perfect. No one is. However, Mike Huckabee has something NO OTHER CANDIDATE HAS - honesty, love, and integrity.

He, like no other, can bring this country back together again. And America NEEDS that now more than ever.

President Huckabee. Get used to it. WE THE PEOPLE DO NOT WANT ANY OTHER POLITICIAN BOUGHT OFF BY SOME SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP....

Tim Russert went very easy on Pastor Huckabee on Meet the Press today. This proves that Pastor Huckabee is the choice of g-d. Pastor Huckabee has the foreign policy experience to clean up the mess in Pakistan and elsewhere with one swipe of his mighty arm. For example, Pastor Huckabee punctuated a point about having John Bolton as his foreign policy advisor the other day by discharging his shotgun over the reporters' heads, because he's a tough law-and-order man. In the ensuing melee, he didn't have time to mention that he is also advised by Kofi Annan, Henry Kissinger, and Mikhail Gorbachev. The other thing that has not been mentioned is an explanation of Pastor Huckabee's comment about Pakistanis entering the US illegally. What Pastor Huckabee probably meant was that rather than coming in from Mexico, the Pakistanis are smuggled in by cargo containers originating from the so-called geographically shared eastern border with Afghanistan. This would make sense because, as Pastor Huckabee mentioned, martial law is being enforced in Pakistan, so that everyone else must remain inside their homes which would allow terrorism suspects to slip into the containers unnoticed for transport to the US. Yes, Pastor Huckabee apologized for the Pakistani affair, but he did that because he is a true Christian and that is what Christians do. And since he has a theology degree and as he mentioned, most of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were clergymen, it carries extra weight with Christians, so he was able to raise $89,000 in the one day 'money bomb' on December 27. Pastor Huckabee also knows that we must protect Israel at all costs for it is in the Bible. He has the power of a multinational corporation, Amway, at his disposal to bring the countries who won't get in line on terrorism to their knees. Oh, how happy everyone will be when Pastor Huckabee is president and puts the Christ back into Christians!