Huckabee Gaining Ground in Iowa

Who is this huckabee feller?
Seriously I need to put some time in to researching these candidates. I had hoped the Mormon guy would do better. I don't have TV signal here at my house. I rarely buy a newspaper unless I have a bunch of mullet or meat to wrap. I would hate to think the GOP would put a guy on the ballot that has no chance of beating the dems... While none of our GOP choices seem to be the "right choice" I sure can't expect this nation to fare well with them lib choices!
Brent
 
Not sure if this has been posted before, but this is a statement on Huckabee's 2a views.


The Second Amendment is primarily about tyranny and self-defense, not hunting. The Founding Fathers wanted us to be
able to defend ourselves from our own government, if need be, and from all threats to our lives and property.
Second Amendment rights belong to individuals, not cities or states. I oppose gun control based on geography.
I consistently opposed banning assault weapons and opposed the Brady Bill.
As Governor, I protected gun manufacturers from frivolous law suits.
I was the first Governor in the country to have a concealed handgun license.

No candidate has a stronger, more consistent record on Second Amendment rights than I do. Our Founding Fathers, having endured the tyranny of the British Empire, wanted to guarantee our God-given liberties. They devised our three branches of government and our system of checks and balances. But they were still concerned that the system could fail, and that we might someday face a new tyranny from our own government. They wanted us to be able to defend ourselves, and that's why they gave us the Second Amendment. They knew that a government facing an armed populace was less likely to take away our rights, while a disarmed population wouldn't have much hope. As Ronald Reagan reminded us, "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction." Without our Second Amendment rights, all of our other rights aren't inalienable, they're just "on loan" from the government.

Other candidates say gun control doesn't affect hunting. Now I'm a very avid hunter, but the Second Amendment isn't really about hunting. It's about tyranny and self-defense. The Founding Fathers weren't worried about our being able to bag a duck or a deer, they were worried about our keeping our fundamental freedoms.

I once saw a bumper sticker that said, "Criminals prefer unarmed victims." Criminals will always find a way to get guns. By disarming our law-abiding citizens, we take away the strongest deterrent to violent criminals - the uncertainty that they don't know who is helpless and who is armed. Our law enforcement officials can't be everywhere, all the time. Lawfully-armed citizens back them up and prevent robberies, rapes, and the murder of innocents. Right after Katrina, with law enforcement non-existent, many victims were able to protect their lives, their homes, and their precious supplies of food and water only because they were armed.

Other candidates believe gun control should be determined geographically, but Second Amendment rights belong to individuals, not cities or states. Your Second Amendment rights don't change when you change your address.

Other candidates filed frivolous law suits against gun manufacturers. When I was Governor, I protected gun manufacturers from exactly those types of suits. I allowed former law enforcement officials to carry concealed handguns and removed restrictions on concealed handgun permit holders. I was the first Governor in the country to have a concealed handgun license, and of course I'm a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association.

Other candidates have supported banning assault weapons. When the federal ban on assault weapons expired in 2004, I said, "May it rest in peace." It won't be returning in the Huckabee Administration.

Zealously protecting your Second Amendment rights is another way that I will lift all law-abiding Americans up, by consistently championing your right to defend yourself.
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http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Issues.View&Issue_id=18
 
Actually, anybody can make that call. It's only the mods that can do anything about it.
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You of course are correct, but the fact that some on here use this tactic to intimadate others when they don't agree with a posting is disturbing to say the least.
 
but the fact that some on here use this tactic to intimadate others when they don't agree with a posting is disturbing to say the least.
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I don't seen anybody using it as a tactic to "intimadate" others, but if you find it "disturbing" maybe you should check your underwear.
 
To the subject of this thread. Here are some of the latest Iowa poll results.

http://www.buffalonews.com/180/story/213621.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071121/pl_afp/usvote2008republicansiowa_071121140415

http://www.planetout.com/news/article.html?2007/11/21/3


From my personal point of view Huckabee is certainly not perfect, but there are no perfect candidates. I hope he does not push the evangelical part of his views too much. But having said that, it appears he is appealing to a fairly broad base of Republicans. Giuliani does better on national polls, but Iowa might change those numbers.
 
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