Thread: Will the Real Huckabee Please Stand Up?

by Carolina Mendoza
Will the Real Huckabee Please Stand Up?
December 10, 2007 01:32 PM EST



Nothing could be more troublesome to a member of the conservative movement in this country than Mike Huckabee’s numerous contradictory statements concerning the serious issues facing our nation today. If one would take a few minutes to examine them, they would find that he is 'pulling the wool' over conservative eyes with his slick answers in order to avoid his liberal record as governor of Arkansas. Does an honorable man of conviction run from his record the way Mike Huckabee is sprinting from his? Can a man maintain his credibility when he rewrites positions as a presidential candidate that are opposed to the decisions he made as governor of Arkansas? These are questions that trouble me and should trouble all conservatives who are considering caucus votes for Huckabee.

Let’s examine Mike Huckabee’s reinvention as ‘conservative candidate’ vs. Mike Huckabee, liberal Governor of Arkansas.

Illegal Immigration:

Huckabee’s current position is strict enforcement, border security, increase border patrol and no amnesty. However, he has said he is for illegal aliens voluntarily leaving the country before returning. This is potentially nothing more than a retread of the recently rejected Senate and House ‘Touch-Back’ program, a dangerous amnesty.

A serious question that must be asked is: Does Huckabee value the sanctity of the American citizen’s constitutional right to vote? Huckabee’s record as governor of Arkansas speaks for itself. Senate Bill 206, proposed in 2005, would have required proof of citizenship to register to vote and would have required state agencies to report suspected cases of people living in the country illegally. Governor Huckabee denounced the bill, saying it was “…un-Christian, un-American, irresponsible and anti-lifeâ€

Mike Huckabee past



On Immigration

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)


On jobs

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)

Homeland Security

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)


Guns and the control there of

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)

Now we know the 'Man Behind the Mask'.

If we wish to do anything about illegal immigration we need only consider Tencredo, Hunter and Paul. The rest of these people will say anything to get elected.