While the author has some good points, reminiscent of George Washington’s thoughts that religion and morality were the two pillars of government, he is off base on Mike Huckabee.

In December, 2007, Judicial Watch published its list of the Ten Most Corrupt Politicians and Mike Huckabee made the list (www.judicialwatch.org/judicial-watch-announces-list-washington-s-ten-most-corrupt-politicians-2007 ).  Huckabee had 14 charges of ethics violations filed against him.  Huckabee had the hard drives of 83 computers destroyed, as well as the hard drives of 3 main servers destroyed (what did he want hidden from the public?).  Someone had donated $90,000 worth of furniture to the Arkansas Governor’s mansion and Huckabee claimed it was his.  In addition, Huck and his wife went to Target at Christmas one year and registered as husband and wife; then told their employees that they could go to the site and choose gifts for them there.  (Is this low-class or what?) 

On December 27, 2007, Alan Stang, author extraordinaire, wrote a column in News With Views about Mike Huckabee entitled “Huck the Schmuck” (www.newswithviews.com/Stang/alan22.htm ).  Here Alan unveils the fact that Huck’s staff said he lied about his “theology degree.”  Alan reveals that at a dinner meeting in 2004 of the Republican Governors Association, Huck mounted the stage to give the opening prayer and used the occasion instead, to make God the straight man in a Bob Newhart-type comedy routine.  Huck, supposedly a man of the cloth, belongs to a musical group called “Capitol Offense.”  This group plays songs such as “Honky Tonk Woman,” “Good Golly Miss Molly,” and “Devil With The Blue Dress On.”  All these songs, and others, extoll drugs, alcohol, and illicit sex.  If Huck were truly a “preacher,” he would be trying to save these women instead of lauding their sins.  Remember, too, that these songs have to be rehearsed over and over to get them right.

Huck must also be remembered for the fact that he wanted bigger taxes and to bring more illegal immigrants into Arkansas.  When Arizona’s Proposition 200 passed, Huckabee criticized it saying that it was “race baiting” and “demogaguery.”  One of the authors of Prop. 200, Senate Republican Jim Hold, is a Christian.  Huckabee said that he (Huckabee) “drank a different kind of Jesus juice.”

Before someone naively decides that “we have to trust someone” in the media, he/she should do a little more homework before picking on a man such as Huckabee.  Huck was put on Faux News by the establishment elites to give him exposure. If Huck were nominated to be the Republican candidate in 2012 and wins, he could be manipulated easily by the elites.  As Mr. Griffin has oft quoted from Prof. Carrol Quigley’s book, “Tragedy and Hope,” the election of Huckabee would be to “throw the rascals out,” only to have more of the same, e.g., bigger government, higher taxes, less personal freedom, etc.

To have someone of the calibre of G. Edward Griffin on Huckabee’s show would give credence to a man who doesn’t deserve it and would be a great discredit to Mr. Griffin.  As for me, I wouldn’t give one red cent to such a [foolish] scheme.

Connie Ruffley, Co-Chairman

United Republicans of California (UROC)

UROC’s motto:  “Every Member a Lobbyist for the U.S. Constitution.”