Welcome Back – Video

DBZWarriors has created this continuation of his other video “Cinderella Man”.  This race is far from being over.

My 5 Smooth Stones – Mike Huckabee

We are in this race to win despite the desperate efforts by the Romney campaign to try and say that “a vote for me is a vote for McCain”.  Actually, a vote for me is a vote for me!

We have outlasted Rudy, Fred, and others who were supposed to be the winners.  Only 8% of the Republican delegates have been selected, and we have about the same number of delegates as McCain or Romney.  We are in it to win. 

The Romney campaign knows this and they are running scared.

So far the media has with a few exceptions, been content to sell this sham of a story to their viewers and listeners.  You would think that under this coordinated assault, we would be sinking in the polls nationally.

Not so.  FOX News has us tied with Gov. Romney in 2nd place nationally in a new poll of registered voters.

What’s more, in Tennessee, Georgia, Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma, recent polls have us in first or tied for first.

We can win.  We will win.

To close this gap from 2nd to 1st and shock the pundits and more importantly our rivals I need your immediate financial support.  I am counting on you as I always have, because you are the five smooth stones in my pocket.

Make an immediate contribution of $25 or more today and watch us soar.

I am counting on you for victory.

With deepest gratitude.

Mike

Huckabee: The New Face of Conservatism? – Nathan Tabar

After the South Carolina primary and the subsequent withdrawal of Fred Thompson and Duncan Hunter’s presidential bids, the Republican field has narrowed considerably. Barring a Giuliani victory in Florida, the nominee will almost certainly be Romney, McCain, or Huckabee. As none of the remaining candidates can lay full claim to the conservative mantle, how do conservative voters select from among these three without splitting the party and dividing the base?
In the past, the various factions that compose the GOP made common cause based on a set of principles; a muscular foreign policy, free market economics, and promoting a culture that values life.

After spending decades in the political wilderness, Republicans chose Ronald Reagan to turn these principles into policy. The order of events was no accident; the man (Reagan) met the moment (the Cold War and the supply-side boom) once Republicans were united in purpose.

In 2008, party unification (and subsequently, electoral victory) hinges on one thing: internalizing the lessons of the past. It is for that reason that conservatives and Republicans must approach the primaries from a different angle. Rather than viewing a choice between the current candidates as a series of trade-offs (Huckabee the social conservative vs. Romney the economic conservative), we should look at the principles beneath the positions. In that light, the current choice is between two conservatives (Romney and Huckabee) and a moderate who leans right on foreign policy (McCain).

In order for the GOP to usher in four new years of conservative governance, its voters must have one priority: to pick the candidate who 1) best embodies conservative principles and 2) is able to put those principles into practice so that they fully address the needs of the nation and its citizens.
Read the rest at http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/30434.html

Fred Thompson And Duncan Hunter

Today, Senator Fred Thompson announced that he will no longer seek the Republican nomination for President. I wish Fred the best.

Fred’s decision, along with my friend Congressman Duncan Hunter’s departure from the race, narrows the presidential field. I want to thank these fine men for their contributions to the debate. Our Party, and our nation, depends upon the patriotism and dedication of men and women who get involved in the political process.

I commend Fred and Duncan for their focus on America’s role in the world. I share their absolute conviction that the first responsibility of government is to protect the American people. Our country must prevail in our fight against radical Islamics who want to destroy us.

As a pro-life, pro-lower tax conservative Republican, who believes in the Second amendment, I believe that one of the greatest ongoing threats to our constitutional republic is the politicization of the federal judiciary. The role of a judge is to interpret the law, not to legislate from the bench; as president, I will only appoint men and women who share this view.

As we move forward, I’d like to ask Fred’s supporters, and Duncan’s, to join our campaign. As a true authentic conservative, I have a vision to bring hope, opportunity and prosperity to all Americans, and I welcome their support.

Here’s a great article from WND

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Hillary vs. Huckabee

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Posted: January 20, 2008
8:45 p.m. Eastern

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Sitting at another full-throttle World Combat League event in San Antonio, Texas, on Friday night, I caught myself momentarily reflecting back upon the previous two days of campaigning with GOP frontrunner Mike Huckabee. As the contestants combated in the WCL ring, I thought to myself, “The fight of the century would be Hillary vs. Huckabee in the presidential ring.”Unless Barack Obama’s surge shatters everyone’s expectations, or he manages some strategic alignment with John Edwards as a dynamic duo, it seems Hillary will win the nomination. And the question that continues to loom on everyone’s mind will remain: Who can beat Hillary? Which GOP candidate has the background, experience and savvy to wage war against the Clinton machine?

I know unequivocally who that man is. It is Mike Huckabee. I’ll tell you why.

The problems with other GOP punches

I’ve trained fighters for nearly four decades now. I was a six-time world champion. I pretty much know what it takes to create a winner. And I believe there are similarities between making winners in the fighting ring and the presidential one – only the strong survive.

Right now the Clinton machine (which Huckabee calls “the sausage grinder”) is planning how to slice and dice each of the GOP candidates if they make the nomination.

Ron Paul would battle Hillary with substance, but I believe he would ultimately bow to her shrewdness. Her prowess would prey upon his constitutional cries. He simply lacks the finesse to handle her fortitude.

Fred Thompson is a good man with a fairly conservative record. However, I believe the Clinton-malevolent marketers would aim at his lack of personality or passion and score a direct hit with the public.

John McCain would put on a strong battle against Hillary, though I fear he would be crippled simply on account of the age factor (72 in August). If the presidency ages one at 3-1 year rate, one term could advance McCain into his 80s.

Rudy Giuliani, if he survives this strategy to jump start his campaign in Florida, would be sized up and found wanting as the “New York senator vs. the New York mayor” battle began. Trumping his 9/11 apprentice through trite compliments, Hillary will accuse him of being more Democrat than he is Republican and undervaluing middle America by ignoring the initial primary states.

Mitt Romney might be able to match Hillary’s advertisement monies, but the Clinton character assassins will shoot at the series of flip-flops in his platform. And who better to understand how to attack a waffler than one married to Bill Clinton!

Mano a mano from Hope

The person the Clinton sausage grinder fears most is Mike Huckabee. Why? Because …

1) He has the longest and largest executive experience running government among GOP candidates – three years a lieutenant governor and 11 years as governor of the State of Arkansas – more experience than even Bill took into office.

2) Hillary can’t belittle Huck’s origins because they are theirs too – Bill and Mike were both governors, both from Hope, Ark.

3) Mike has far more passion and personality than Hillary, and he is the only one who can persuasively outlast, outplay and outwit her in any debating ring or campaign arena.

4) Mike has a record she can’t punch. She can’t even swing at the false allegations against Mike on immigration, taxes or pardons, primarily because the Clinton legacy has a record of condoning illegals, raising taxes and releasing criminals!

Though I’m sure Bill is now regretting the compliment he offered Huckabee when Mike was nowhere near the top tier of candidates, let me remind the world. Bill said Mike was the “only dark horse that’s got any kind of chance … He’s the best speaker they’ve got.”

The fact is Mike is the best opponent to fight Hillary, because, most of all, as he has reminded us in many occasions, “I’ve already taken on the Clinton machine and beat it twice.”

The only resource Clinton has that could combat Mike is more money – and in this ring we all know the muscle in that fist. But we can prevent that, and must by financially joining Mike’s army before it’s too late.

So can a man who was raised in a poor background from Hope, Ark., become governor then president? As Mike says, “Our country has already proven that!” What I would say is: Give Hope another chance! This time they want to send in the real cavalry.

Keep Hope alive! Join my wife Gena and me in electing Mike Huckabee!

Link: http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59782

Huckabee Back on Top

Huckabee is back in front in the Nation.

Huckabee 23%

McCain 20%

Romney 18%

Thompson 12%

Giuliani 11%

To see the complete Rasmussen Reports daily tracking poll click here.

BREAKING POLL – South Carolina: Huckabee 24% McCain 24%

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In speeches following Tuesday’s Michigan primary, GOP candidates John McCain and Mike Huckabee both predicted victory in Saturday’s South Carolina contest.  At the time, McCain was leading in the polls there by a 9% margin; but as of today, Rasmussen Reports announced that McCain’s lead has melted and the two frontrunners are tied with 24% support apiece. 

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Read report:   http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/south_carolina/election_2008_south_carolina_republican_primary

Huckabee heating up in SC

Welcome to Huckabee Country

Andrew Romano

TIGERVILLE, S.C.–They’re spread like breadcrumbs on the road from Lyman to North Greenville University.

Churches.

I counted at least 17 on the 18 mile drive; when I turned off the main road, Rt. 29, they passed by the windows of my white Chevy Impala at a rate of one or two per intersection. And nearly all of them were Baptist.

Which is just to say: this here is Mike Huckabee country.

The former Arkansas governor (and former Baptist minister) may trail John McCain by 2.5 percent in the latest South Carolina polling averages, but seeing the two leading Palmetto State contenders back-to-back on the same afternoon, it’s immediately clear that it’s McCain, not Huckabee, who’s fighting the uphill battle this week.

McCain’s goal: protect his right flank. Unlike in Michigan, New Hampshire or Iowa, the Arizona senator opened both of his appearances this morning by boasting of his “24-year record supporting the rights of the unborn”; when asked about his new lead-in, he told reporters it’s “because we know phone calls are being made that say I’m not, so I have to remind people.” (Asked if an opponent–namely the Huckabee-supporting group Common Sense–was making the calls, he laughed: “No, they’re coming from Mount Olympus.”) Attempting to blunt further questions on his pro-life credentials, McCain added that he would “nominate the closest thing to a clone of Justice Roberts I can find.” He railed against internet pornography and spoke frequently of “family values” and the “breakdown of the family”; he turned a question about drug use into an opportunity to talk tough on illegal immigration, dropping phrases like “go back where they came from” more often than “humane” and “compassionate,” his usual standbys. And McCain even revived an old ad slamming Hillary Clinton’s support for a Woodstock museum. Let the culture wars begin–again.

Don’t get me wrong. McCain’s shifting emphasis is all well and good–and probably necessary in a state where Confederate Flag loyalists are swarming each of his events. But it’s largely a defensive crouch, and it detracts from what even McCain says is his main strength–national security and veterans issues, which play well among South Carolina’s massive military community.

Huckabee, on the other hand, is all offense. Take today’s appearance at the Baptist North Greenville University–”Where Christ Makes the Difference.” At the end of Huckabee’s remarks, the dean of the school asked the candidate two “hard-hitting” questions. “Not to put you on the spot,” he said, “but are you a Christian? And can you tell us about your salvation experience?”

Shockingly, Huckabee was happy to oblige. “I came to Christ on my tenth birthday,” he said. “August the 24th, 1965. It was at the Vacation Bible School at the little church I attended in Hope, Arkansas. I have to tell you the whole story. I didn’t go to Vacation Bible School to be spiritual. I went because my sister said you get all the Kool-Aid you could drink and all the cookies you could eat. That sounded like a good deal to me, so I went that next day. I was a little disappointed because when I got there, they didn’t think I could drink more than one cup of Kool-Aid or eat more than two cookies. They were wrong about that. But they were right about that day telling me what it means to come to Christ… I remember praying their prayer and feeling overwhelmed with the sense that God loved me. In fact, so much so, when everybody went out to play baseball, some of my friends said, ‘Let’s go play, man.’ And I said, ‘No, I don’t want to get dirty.’ Because I’d never felt so clean in my life.” Hallelujah.

Then, after scribbing some autographs and posing for pictures, Huckabee walked across the hall and at a little press conference signed a “No Amnesty Pledge”–a pledge that McCain had already refused to sign.

Game on.

This is the latest from Newsweek and can be viewed at: http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/01/16/welcome-to-huckabee-country.aspx

A Rush to judgment

This is a great article by Chuck Norris examining the claims that Mike Huckabee is a liberal in GOP clothing.

http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59670

Weekly Standard: Big Night For Huckabee

Dean Barnett gets the debate’s outcome right in this great read over at Weekly Standard. 

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