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The Media May Love Huckabee, But Conservatives Shouldn't
Rob Casapulla
Issue date: 12/29/07 Section: Commentary
Huckabee supports raising taxes, he opposes school choice, he supports government benefits for illegals and he supports a national smoking ban. As for the War on Terror, he has criticized America and President Bush's bunker mentality in dealing with the terrorists. Huckabee was criticizing the war in Iraq as the results of the troop surge working were filing in. One new policy for the Huckabee campaign is the idea that we should monitor all Pakistanis coming into the country. If only he would extend that sentiment to people coming from the south and not just from the Middle East conservatives may have a candidate they can work with.
So far the only candidate in my eyes who has a known decent proposal for dealing with illegal aliens in America is Fred Thompson. Thompson supports a phased crackdown on illegals already in the United States, which includes actually deporting the ones who are arrested and at the same time increasing border security. The words "amnesty" or "path to citizenship" appear no where in Thompson's plans for dealing with illegals. Unfortunately, it appears Thompson fell asleep right after solidifying his stance on one issue.
The media shows concern over the fact that Huckabee is a minister but quickly moves beyond that to say that Huckabee won't be that bad because of his "reasonable" stances on all the issues facing the presidential candidates.
Huckabee's only redeeming quality is the fact that he believes in God and is a minister which is the only thing the media has found to be wrong with him as a candidate. If you take away the fact that he is a minister, Huckabee is essentially Bill Richardson after the Atkins diet.
Liberals and so called "conservatives" that dwell on the fact that Huckabee is a minister is simply a passive aggressive way of saying that Mitt Romney is Mormon and Rudy Guliani has been divorced a lot. Conservatives expect their candidates to be genuinely religious. That is why it is not a shock to conservatives when their candidates can accurately quote the Bible, or when they don't talk about their religion a lot. What makes us suspicious is when their faith is all the candidate will talk about, it lets us know that they may not be the whole package we are looking for. In this instance Huckabee is a minister who stands with conservatives on the life issue and stands with liberals on everything else.
Associate Commentary Editor Rob Casapulla is a 7th-semester political science major. He can be reached at Robert.Casapulla@UConn.edu.
So far the only candidate in my eyes who has a known decent proposal for dealing with illegal aliens in America is Fred Thompson. Thompson supports a phased crackdown on illegals already in the United States, which includes actually deporting the ones who are arrested and at the same time increasing border security. The words "amnesty" or "path to citizenship" appear no where in Thompson's plans for dealing with illegals. Unfortunately, it appears Thompson fell asleep right after solidifying his stance on one issue.
The media shows concern over the fact that Huckabee is a minister but quickly moves beyond that to say that Huckabee won't be that bad because of his "reasonable" stances on all the issues facing the presidential candidates.
Huckabee's only redeeming quality is the fact that he believes in God and is a minister which is the only thing the media has found to be wrong with him as a candidate. If you take away the fact that he is a minister, Huckabee is essentially Bill Richardson after the Atkins diet.
Liberals and so called "conservatives" that dwell on the fact that Huckabee is a minister is simply a passive aggressive way of saying that Mitt Romney is Mormon and Rudy Guliani has been divorced a lot. Conservatives expect their candidates to be genuinely religious. That is why it is not a shock to conservatives when their candidates can accurately quote the Bible, or when they don't talk about their religion a lot. What makes us suspicious is when their faith is all the candidate will talk about, it lets us know that they may not be the whole package we are looking for. In this instance Huckabee is a minister who stands with conservatives on the life issue and stands with liberals on everything else.
Associate Commentary Editor Rob Casapulla is a 7th-semester political science major. He can be reached at Robert.Casapulla@UConn.edu.
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Leon
posted 12/29/07 @ 9:13 PM EST
"However if there is good to come from the fawning media coverage of Huckabee, it is that they are constantly highlighting his shortcomings as a candidate". (Continued…)
Marge
posted 12/29/07 @ 9:32 PM EST
Yes, Mick Huckabee is no conservative. He is frankly becoming a bit of an embarassment. I don't know how the folksy Gomer Pyle image is actually drawing support. (Continued…)
Truth needs to be told
posted 12/29/07 @ 10:02 PM EST
It is quite obvious the author is supporting Romney or Giuliani, or maybe still on the Thompson boat, although it sank a few weeks ago.
Most of the "facts" about Mike Huckabee in this piece are completely false. (Continued…)
Mark
posted 12/30/07 @ 12:54 AM EST
In 1986 Ronald Reagan granted amnesty to 2.7 million illegal immigrants...
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=50 359
Ronald Reagan also raised taxes multiple times during his Presidency including a hike in the gasoline tax. (Continued…)
Rev. Clark
posted 12/30/07 @ 2:33 PM EST
Mark, you mistakenly associate Ronald Reagan with the amnesty of 1986. He did not grant amnesty in 1986. He was talked into signing the law that originated in Congress supposing (wrongly of course) that the promised "crackdown" would also come into play. (Continued…)
Iris Lynch
posted 12/30/07 @ 2:59 PM EST
To the author:
Just as you mention the media's love for Mc Cain and Huckabee, the very point you make about Fred Thompson is why you do not hear about him in the media. (Continued…)
Jimi
posted 12/31/07 @ 11:08 AM EST
You guys are so gullable. You actually believe what this guys says?
In politics, as in life, actions speak louder than words. The Huckter's actions and record are all I need to know about this guy. (Continued…)
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