Nice talk for a minister!

Strangely he pandered to African Americans at the Tavis Smiley sponsored debate. Now he panders to southern rednecks by bringing up this flag. A political chameleon. Shameless. But this issue is gonna dog him. The press won't let go. They smell blood. Especially if Obama wins.

Looks like Huck is always a couple of steps ahead of the press. While Mitt argues with them about registered Washington lobbyists who are/are not paid staff. Change? That's a good one.

The Huck is fine here. That Flag means different things to different people.

I'm not going to say that it is not time for that thing to come down. But how is it the responsibility of the Federales in the swamp know as D.C. to dictate how each and every flag of every state in the Nation looks like.

The Huck strikes the right tone here.

This is clearly an issue for the people of the great state of SC to grapple with.

If I was living there, I'd vote to fly it high over veterans memorials along with the Stars and Stripes.

i just don't think its big brothers place to boss everyone around.

Huckabee might think he's pulled a fast one which well may resonate with the remainder of South Carolina's segregationist white trash, but he just ruined any hope he has when the vote goes national on Super Duper Tuesday. Most of us enlightened folk who live outside the Mason Dixon line will be telling old racist Huck exactly where exactly he can put his Confederate pole.

What a disgusting scumbag! And he calls himself a Christian?

I knew it was just a matter of time before Huckabees's mouth would get the best of him.

His "pole" comment might play well to the low I.Q crowd in South Carolina, but the Huckster forgets that people in OTHER states will NOT be yuking it up.

Try to fix this, Ed Rollins.

people are not stupid about the flag LEE, you are. What was the flag before the civil war, huh? SC was and sorry to say stil is a state of prejudice and bigotry. It is time to remove a flag which reminds us of a time where those so-called men try to destroy our constitution which said ALL men are created equal

I actually had a lot of respect for Governor Huckabee before his Confederate Flag comments. Now I see him as fitting in the same mold as George W. Bush who went to Bob Jones University and lent credence to that racist institution and Richard Nixon whose 1968 triumph owed largely to his Southern Strategy with a wink and a nod to the "Silent Majority."

Republicans: Dinosaurs of a bygone era.

Huckabee and Romney are both in that "say whatever will get me elected" mode and I think if you really step away from the hype and look at them, neither one is a good candidate. I did have some amount of respect for Huckabee until he started in South Carolina. Many things that he has done there are both desperate and shameless. I really hope he does not win SC.

People should not be ashamed to wave the Confederate flag. It is a part of their heritage. Most Southerners can be proud of their roots and still know that it was a mistake to support slavery. Just as much as a black American can be proud of their roots in Africa and still be a proud American. I see a lot of people who have roots in other nations waving their national flag proudly in their cars and they were born in America! Some come from countries who have supported heinous things. So everyone can cut the crap on this issue. BE PROUD OF WHERE YOU ARE FROM AND YOUR ROOTS BUT ALSO REALIZE THAT NO COUNTRY OR REGION HAS A PERFECT PAST.

Huck didn't say to keep the flag or that the flag was good! The President shouldn't tell Ohio or Michigan or California what to do with their flag either. It's SC's flag, let them decide.

Judging by some of the comments here, in your minds maybe the American flag should be used as toilet paper!
I can be a proud American and realize that we don't have a perfect past nor a perfect present, but I still am proud to wave our flag!

We are with Mike Huckabee 100% We love Mikes honesty and integrity. Mike huckabee is a solid leader that received honorable mention in Time magazine for being of the 5 best Governors in America. Mike does the job right and stands up for the people.

We are absolutely voting for Mike Huckabee!

Huckabee gave the right answer. It's not up to the President to say who can fly what flag.

If this *is* the President's business, then why aren't people after Bush, Clinton, etc., for never issuing an executive order to outlaw the Confederate flag? Has every President since the Civil War been a closet racist for not outlawing it? I think not.

The oil companies are running America. When Mike Huckabee said that he would work to have America independent of mideast oil within 10 years, he made himself an enemy of the Republican establishment.

Every demeaning article about Huckabee by the media reflects the power of big oil. They need to be stopped dead in their tracks. The best way is to elect Huckabee.

Paul is a good man with the wrong ideas and he comes across as a crazy man. He is right or partly right on some issues. Huck has the complete package though and can lead this nation admirably.

If asked a question about a "state" issue there is no reason that Mike Huckabee, as a man with nothing but "state" qualifications, can't answer. He is afraid and with good reason. If he expresses his opinion he'll have show himself for what it is and he's trying to be what everyone wants and he obviously doesn't have a consensus on how he should feel. He'll tell the reporter as soon as his staff tells him how to feel.

Wow! That "pastor" without a degree is going to tell them out-of-staters where to put thier pole. I bet his sermons are really inspiring - don't fall asleep or you'll get "the pole".

The Huck pole-vaulting the shark.