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skibunny4dean Donating Member (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:18 PM
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Huckabee a Liberal?
One of my favorite kook Conservapuke bloggers is saying that Huckabee is a big liberal if you really look at his record. My question to everybody here is that if Huckabee is their nominee, would that be such a bad thing? I mean, it's good for us because he'll be easy to beat, but even if we wins, will he be a force for good or for evil? Would that really be such a bad thing?
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:19 PM
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1. He's an evangelical right wing nutjob. But a likeable one. (Sorta like some
people say about GWB.)
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:19 PM
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2. Economically, he's more liberal than most Repubs
Socially, he's more conservative than most Repubs.
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:20 PM
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3. Tell him that Bush is a true conservative
And watch what you get back. :evilgrin:
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quinnox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:20 PM
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4. Huckabee is the best on the republican side
It would defintely be a big improvement over Bush, Huckabee is intelligent and a moderate to liberal republican.

I still would like a Democrat to win but a Huckabee presidency would not be a disaster like a Guiliani or McCain or Romney.
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 04:16 PM
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14. He'd be a disaster--the rest of them wouldn't be.
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:20 PM
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5. I want THEM to believe it. WE should know better. I heard him talk on MSGOP
Edited on Fri Jan-04-08 02:22 PM by robbedvoter
last night - very smooth - using a rhetoric hardly distinguishable from Edwards. He was very adept at disguising the religious wingnuttery.
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:21 PM
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6. Encourage the liberal meme
Huckabee raised taxes while governor of Arkansas. He made government bigger by consolidating schools but not closing school buildings--instead, districts have another administrative layer (and higher school taxes). Since conservatives always say liberals are for taxes and big government, Huckabee's actions in Arkansas fit this definition.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:22 PM
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7. He pays lip service to the social responsabilities of Christianity.
Only lip service.
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:22 PM
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8. Huckleberry has many liberal-consistent stances, but there is a huge difference: abortion.
He is 100% in favor of a Constitutional amendment outlawing abortions in the U.S.

I doubt that he could ever get the GOP nomination embracing that stance.
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:23 PM
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9. One? Liberal and theocracy = contradiction in terms. For starters.
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:48 PM
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13. Sorry, I wasn't suggesting that the abortion issue is the single non-liberal issue for Huckleberry.
And, you are correct.
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salin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:27 PM
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10. It would be a bad thing if he won - per his being "liberal" - perhaps to Norquist
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goodhue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:44 PM
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11. He will be hard to beat IMHO precisely because of his economic populism
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lumberjack_jeff Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 04:18 PM
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15. We can field a much better economic populist if we choose to. n/t
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goodhue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 04:19 PM
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16. Indeed, we can
Edwards for one
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BringBigDogBack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:45 PM
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12. lol, not quite
more like psychopath
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Superman Returns Donating Member (804 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 04:29 PM
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17. well,
he is a right-wing populist aka conservative on social issues, populist on domestic issues. He talks about the working class, poverty, education, and even climate change. The Republican elites hate him. However, that does not make him a moderate nor does it make him an acceptable President. Bottom line, he is not presidential material and his right-wing social stances will alienate a lot of moderate business oriented conservatives.
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