Video: “Clemency”
posted at 8:26 pm on January 12, 2008 by Allahpundit
As one of the young evangelicals interviewed for the Times piece today so tactfully put it:
“He reaches outside the normal Republican box.”
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Huh, maybe he’s the one Governor that did inhale
Kini on January 12, 2008 at 8:29 PM
WOW! That will leave a mark.
Weight of Glory on January 12, 2008 at 8:30 PM
The RNC should kick him out of the party and thus make him ineligible to run as a Republican. Huckabee is a disgrace.
CABE on January 12, 2008 at 8:30 PM
LOL
stlpatriot on January 12, 2008 at 8:31 PM
Is this going to run anywhere or is it just on teh internets?
billy on January 12, 2008 at 8:32 PM
Darn sounds like an STD you can get from Mike Huckabee
William Amos on January 12, 2008 at 8:32 PM
Boy, they got right…outside the normal Republican box right into the normal Democrat box.
AUINSC on January 12, 2008 at 8:32 PM
Not sure whether I should laugh or cry.
poljunkie on January 12, 2008 at 8:33 PM
I LOVE it!!!
Where to we send money to get it aired???
FloridaBill on January 12, 2008 at 8:34 PM
To err is human. To forgive is the exclusive domain of Mike Huckabee.
flipflop on January 12, 2008 at 8:35 PM
Well, actually, Huck did say he raised the standard of living in Arkansas. I just didn’t know he was referring to the standard of living of convicted criminals.
Weight of Glory on January 12, 2008 at 8:36 PM
He`s the Obama of our side, casting a spell over people looking for something, anything that captures that `ol magic.
ThePrez on January 12, 2008 at 8:36 PM
Nice to know Hot Air gives me plenty of videos to post on friends’ MySpace pages. You know, just to let them know.
CTDeLude on January 12, 2008 at 8:36 PM
YIKES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbZI8WXVdUs
William Amos on January 12, 2008 at 8:36 PM
Would be interesting to know how many of those ended up back in prison.
SouthernGent on January 12, 2008 at 8:36 PM
New Fred Thompson goal: $1million by Jan 14th
bnelson44 on January 12, 2008 at 8:37 PM
Odd, considering Huckabee is the only candidate that has actually had to sign off on executions. No one else running for President has had to do that.
keepinitreal on January 12, 2008 at 8:37 PM
I expect Hickabee’s people to justify this like they do with all his liberalism. Anything short of Hickabee dropping his belief in God won’t be enough to convince them that he will decimate the party if nominated.
Greenhorn on January 12, 2008 at 8:38 PM
And?
flipflop on January 12, 2008 at 8:38 PM
Yeah, and? Any reason to think any of the other GOP candidates wouldn’t do so?
Allahpundit on January 12, 2008 at 8:38 PM
Genius.
But don’t forget though, whatever he did that was questionable……
What he did…..was govern.
Hawkins1701 on January 12, 2008 at 8:41 PM
He let them know because he is so damn intelligent.
Captain America on January 12, 2008 at 8:42 PM
Wait Huck’s son hanged a dog and Huck intervened ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEVmdOj2TOg
William Amos on January 12, 2008 at 8:42 PM
Uh, yeah…so did Jimmy Carter.
flipflop on January 12, 2008 at 8:43 PM
And Rom en ey
He so handsome he makes me wanna pee
Shame he flip flops so continuously
So i will vote for Huckabee…
not really just a new verse.
zane on January 12, 2008 at 8:43 PM
What he did…..was govern.
Hawkins1701 on January 12, 2008 at 8:41 PM
Uh, yeah…so did Jimmy Carter.
flipflop on January 12, 2008 at 8:43 PM
Man, you just can’t be sarcastic anymore on the internet without spelling it out for people.
Just for you.
/SARCASM
Hawkins1701 on January 12, 2008 at 8:44 PM
No way of knowing for sure since none of them have been put in that situation. I’m just saying that if Huckabee is so soft on crime I’m not sure why he signed off on 16 executions.
keepinitreal on January 12, 2008 at 8:45 PM
The other candidates didnt have to do anything, wow..
stlpatriot on January 12, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Did anyone actually say that the other candidates didn’t have to anything?
keepinitreal on January 12, 2008 at 8:48 PM
I love how Huckabee overcomes his softness on crime by saying that he was responsible for executing criminals in his state. He thinks we are all idiots – as if we are willing to overlook that fact that he let murderers and rapists walk because he also killed a few of them.
poljunkie on January 12, 2008 at 8:48 PM
Yeah, and those who have never been in the military shouldn’t support any war that that military has to fight in. And if you have never been a minority, you have no right to pontificate on social issues that center around race, etc. etc. Seems like I’ve heard that line of “logic” before… but where?
Weight of Glory on January 12, 2008 at 8:48 PM
Wow. Brilliant video. All Huckabee supporters should see this.
American_Pride1701 on January 12, 2008 at 8:50 PM
If only those 16 people who got the death penalty had bought something from the Huckabee wedding gift registry, they may be alive today and free to kill some more.
Greenhorn on January 12, 2008 at 8:52 PM
I’m not sure if I think that is a fair comparison, but anyways I hate people who say that you can’t support the troops or the war if you haven’t served in the military. When people say that to me I usually ask them if they have ever served in Peace Corps. If they say no then I tell them that they can’t be against any war because they didn’t serve in the Peace Corps. Then they usually see the stupidity of their argument and they get pissed.
keepinitreal on January 12, 2008 at 8:53 PM
1,033 is a much larger number than 16.
It’s also a larger number of clemencies than both previous Democratic governors.
Slublog on January 12, 2008 at 8:55 PM
Kill your neighbor.
Citizens pay for cops to catch you. $$$
Citizens pay for lawful prosecution. $$$
Citizens pay for incarceration. $$$
Huckabee takes a $1 pen and sets you free:
PriceBrainless!thejackal on January 12, 2008 at 8:56 PM
Huck reminds me of every other rip-off artist in a suit
that uses his, very public, church membership
to fleece the flock.
Beto Ochoa on January 12, 2008 at 8:56 PM
So what? There wasn’t a single bridge that fell while he was governor. Not one.
Huh? Whadda you mean over a thousand clemencies? Didn’t you hear me. No bridges fell! Sheesh.
geckomon on January 12, 2008 at 8:56 PM
I saw a comment in another thread here supporting Huckawhacko saying he at least appointed conservative judges.
Can any Huckaboobs explain why that would matter if he’ll just let the criminals go?
91Veteran on January 12, 2008 at 8:57 PM
. . .and Metamucil.
geckomon on January 12, 2008 at 8:58 PM
keepinitreal on January 12, 2008 at 8:48 PM
I was stateing that huckabee got hit hard, and no other candidate had to lift a finger, that is all
stlpatriot on January 12, 2008 at 9:00 PM
So he killed some people to make up for freeing people who killed other people? That’s not even an argument.
This video made me laugh incredibly hard. I feel terribly guilty, considering the subject matter, but it was well done. This needs to go viral. I’ve emailed a link to Rush, Hannity, and Levin, and I encourage others to do the same.
joewm315 on January 12, 2008 at 9:01 PM
Ohhh, ok. Now I get ya.
keepinitreal on January 12, 2008 at 9:04 PM
That would be a silly argument. Was anyone actually saying that?
keepinitreal on January 12, 2008 at 9:06 PM
(Badly.)
snickelfritz on January 12, 2008 at 9:07 PM
Jax 14, NE 14 7:42 left in the half
stlpatriot on January 12, 2008 at 9:08 PM
“He reaches outside the normal Republican box”,
Yup,and reaches right into the Liberal box!
canopfor on January 12, 2008 at 9:09 PM
Come on, Jags!!!!!
keepinitreal on January 12, 2008 at 9:09 PM
Doesn’t matter, because he loves Jesus more than us Shi’ite Republicans who don’t believe in tax hikes, amnesty, government growth, Nanny Statism, or squishy foreign policy, and that’s all that matters.
doubleplusundead on January 12, 2008 at 9:10 PM
As I said on another blog:
I wouldn’t vote for Huckabee if he made ME the running mate. I’ll gladly write-in AP for this one if the choice is Huck or D.
Lord Nazh on January 12, 2008 at 9:11 PM
Cheery picking is when you look at just one aspect of a situation while ignoring the bad. I think it is a reasonable expectation for a conservative Governor to oversee executions. What is not conservative is to grant pardons many more times than your far more liberal predecessors based on spurious reasons.
This is just another case where Huckabee chose the liberal course. How long do you plan on defending him? Are you really conservative or just fans of Mike Huckabee? Being conservative, to borrow a phrase, means that you have no permanent candidates, just permanent principles.
What are your principles?
Bill C on January 12, 2008 at 9:12 PM
What he did…..was govern.
Hawkins1701 on January 12, 2008 at 8:41 PM
4% of Ark Republicans agree, 80% of Republicans from Ark endorsed another candidate…
stlpatriot on January 12, 2008 at 9:12 PM
I took this to mean that you felt his 16 executions canceled out his 1,033 clemencies, some (not all) of which resulted in more crimes being committed.
If I misread your meaning, my apologies.
joewm315 on January 12, 2008 at 9:13 PM
Wow…two things we have in common. Go Jags! Huckabee 08! Get ready to be called a tard — I’m known as a tard.
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 9:16 PM
Fred would walk over and do it with a pistol.
“Clean it up, boys.”
wccawa on January 12, 2008 at 9:18 PM
Finally something we can agree upon.
Bill C on January 12, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Well, Huckyboy forgave the criminals much the same way Jesus did to the thief on the cross. Let us all say, “Amen”.
SouthernGent on January 12, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Go Jags!!!
Got to find common ground where we can…
joewm315 on January 12, 2008 at 9:20 PM
There are approx. 1.6 million abortions performed in the U.S. each year, 9 percent are performed in 24 or fewer weeks’ gestation; and about 100 are performed in the third trimester (more than 24 weeks’ gestation).
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,880,00.html
That’s a whole lotta murderin’ goin’ on.
Oh, almost forgot to mention: Fred Thompson approves abortion at the State level. Liberal Giuliani is pro abortion. And Romney’s flip-flop on the issue is notorious, his universal health insurance plan, which he often touts as the signature achievement of his governorship, allows women to have an abortion for a $50 co-pay. Even worse, the plan does not include any exceptions, which means Massachusetts taxpayers are forced to fund abortion-on-demand. Romney’s health plan also mandates that Planned Parenthood, America’s largest abortion seller, be involved in appointing members to the legislation’s policy board.
But, let’s all turn a blind eye to this though like it doesn’t matter and ignore the fact that Huckabee is against murdering little babies, and make fun of him instead on an issue he has explained time and time again ad-nauseum to the media and general public. Elephants with pink ribbons, Sigh.
apacalyps on January 12, 2008 at 9:21 PM
Yeah, I didn’t mean that they cancel eachother out. They’re seperate issues really. The only similarity is they both deal with the ‘toughness on crime’ issue. Don’t sweat it.
I get my balls busted for supporting Huckabee. The truth is I’m probably as conservative as anybody here. My brother and I often argue about who is better between Huckabee and Thompson. I won’t even bother making the case for Huckabee here because I think it would be a waste of time. I realize that many are going to have a different opinion as I do and I’m cool with that. I just hope you guys extend that courtesy to me too. We may be supporting different candidates in the primary but we’re all still on the same team. This has just been a weird primary season as there is no perfect candidate for conservatives. One thing I don’t understand is why people dislike Huckabee so strongly but are so quick to give a pass to Giuliani, McCain, and Romney. Well, these are just some thoughs…
keepinitreal on January 12, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Ha! We probably agree on a lot of things. Don’t think that I’m some lib or RINO just cause I am supporting Huckabee.
keepinitreal on January 12, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Never adequately. He dodges and spins and sandbags. The media will let this go on until he faces a Democrat, then they will bury him
Fred Thompson has a 100% right-to-life voting record and the endorsement of the National right-to-Life foundation.
joewm315 on January 12, 2008 at 9:24 PM
You are such a lying sack.
And now I ask you: do you work for, or are you a volunteer for, one of the presidential candidates? If so, which one?
The reason I ask is because I’m going to bookmark your reply.
wccawa on January 12, 2008 at 9:27 PM
I know, man. I am fighting Huckabee hard in the primary, but if I lose I will vote for the pro-life candidate in the general. It’s a tough primary season, but that’s what primary season is for.
We will be on the same side again soon, especially if a supporter of infanticide like Obama wins the Dem nod.
joewm315 on January 12, 2008 at 9:27 PM
One does not have to have served in the military to support “the war”, although one may sound a little, let’s just say silly and let it go at that, if one is too gung-ho in ones’s support of “the war”.
One does not have to have served in the military to support the troops, although one may sound a little, let’s just say silly again and let it go at that again, if one’s “support” of the troops mainly consists of one’s just supporting “the war” and one thinks that is synonymous with supporting the troops.
And one should not have to have served in the military to understand that supporting “the war” and supporting then troops is not necessarily by any means synonymous.
Some folks who have not served seem to miss that last one and that is where they step in it.
Some folks who have served like Juan “Let’s make it a hundred years!” McVain, seem to miss it too.
MB4 on January 12, 2008 at 9:27 PM
I’ll bet we agree on far more than we disagree. At least we can agree that Iraq is as good as won. Right?
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 9:27 PM
Yeah, cuz Mike Huckabee is gonna get that Human Life Amendment and end it all, isn’t he? EPIC FAIL
Face it, you can’t win this election without us, you give us a Democrat with a Bible as the nominee and the rest of us stay home, and the left takes charge.
With Fred, we can get the judges we need, and Fred knows a thing or two about judges and judging character, I’d say Mike’s willingness to be suckered by a violent inmate who swears he loves Jesus makes him a liability. You aren’t gonna get a Human Life Amendment in four to eight years, but you might get Roe v. Wade in that time, and a large number of statewide bans and restrictions.
The Hucktard is suckering you in with demagoguery, wake up.
doubleplusundead on January 12, 2008 at 9:30 PM
Like I said to the other gentleman, we will be on the same side again soon.
I agree we need to win Iraq, I like the progress we’ve made, but I remain wary. Nothing is ever black-and-white over there.
Much respect to you, regardless.
joewm315 on January 12, 2008 at 9:31 PM
Romney also has a 100% pro-life record and has never shifted from right to left on abortion or any other issue.
Anyone other than the competent conservative (Mitt) or the consistent conservative (Fred) is an unacceptable nominee.
Greenhorn on January 12, 2008 at 9:32 PM
No he doesn’t. He supports appointing supreme court justices who are strict constructionists who are more likely to overturn Roe v. Wade which will turn the abortion issue over to the states. I assume you would like Roe overturned? That doesn’t mean that you are for abortion. It means abortion is decided by the state legislatures.
Now when that happens you have the opportunity to stop abortion state by state or throughout the country with the Human Life Amendment (HLA). Except the HLA has about as much a chance of passing as mandatory paint your ass blue every Thursday amendment.
Huckabee with his Fair Tax and HLA is really good at making promises that have no chance of happening in the real world. It’s called pandering and you are naive to the point of stupidity to fall for his rhetoric.
Bill C on January 12, 2008 at 9:33 PM
Back at ya.
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 9:33 PM
Dude, he’s a total God Warrior, I’m not even replying to him in my response, its not worth it, I’m hoping maybe some others will see the logical disconnect and realize the Hucktard is a poison pill.
doubleplusundead on January 12, 2008 at 9:33 PM
None of the Republicans support abortion. All of the Democrats do. Let’s be clear on this.
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 9:34 PM
I’m calling him/it out. We’ll see if him/it answers. I want it on the record.
wccawa on January 12, 2008 at 9:35 PM
See that is why I like this site. We can disagree on candidates and still get along. Over at Hugh Hewitt’s blog one gets called a closet Hillary supporter for not agreeing Hugh and his sheeple that Mitt is God.
keepinitreal on January 12, 2008 at 9:35 PM
ditto. Mitt/Fred ’08.
I’ve already said if Huckabee wins the nomination I’m leaving the party.
CABE on January 12, 2008 at 9:36 PM
Be patient. It’s coming. I’ve been in the hot seat over Huck a few times before (and it’s likely going to continue for a while more.)
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 9:38 PM
ditto. Mitt/Fred ‘08.
I’ve already said if Huckabee wins the nomination I’m leaving the party.
CABE on January 12, 2008 at 9:36 PM
No brother, the party will have left you, and me, and many more…
stlpatriot on January 12, 2008 at 9:40 PM
I thought this thread was on Huckaboobs clemencies? Oh well, I’ll bite.
What? Did Huckabee sign another one?
C’mon now. You want to defend Huckabee, at least be factual about it. Thompson supports no such thing and stating it as you have is at best misrepresentation and at worst, a lie.
He supports States deciding the issue.
Gee. A Huckabee supporter talking about others turning a blind eye.
91Veteran on January 12, 2008 at 9:40 PM
So Huckabee did nothing to prevent 16 murderers from receiving the punishments imposed on them by a a court of law. If that’s an attempt to establish his tough-on-crime bonafides, I think you need to try again.
Infidoll on January 12, 2008 at 9:42 PM
None of the Republicans support abortion. All of the Democrats do. Let’s be clear on this.
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 9:34 PM
true story, but only 1 candidate has the NRTL endorsement.. They must believe that candidate is the best on the issue, so lets move on…
Go Jags
stlpatriot on January 12, 2008 at 9:42 PM
I will give Hugh this, he doesn’t seem to ban anyone even big Mitt bashers.
Over at
StalinRedstate you get even slightly out of lock goose step and you go to the cornfield.MB4 on January 12, 2008 at 9:42 PM
Yeah, RedState is kind of like our DU. It’s actually less tolerant of dissent than HuffPo.
joewm315 on January 12, 2008 at 9:44 PM
Yes it will. You have yet to answer any number of substantive questions regarding his policies and stances. You dodge, weave and bob, all the while emanating a silly, pathetic sense of humor.
I remember your kind from the mid ’90s. I know you well. And you were all from Arkansas. I know you very well.
You will not confront the issues, but you’ll smile while you do it. You’ll chuckle about intolerance, but you will never stand for what you believe in, whatever that is.
I think you and Huck make a great couple.
wccawa on January 12, 2008 at 9:44 PM
Yeah, you’re right.
keepinitreal on January 12, 2008 at 9:50 PM
As an Arkansaan, I remember the penal-system was grossly overcrowde. County Jails were overflowing with people waiting for a bed in one of our correctional facilities. Some non-violent convicts were allowed to remain free until a bed came available. The VAST majority of covicts released early were due to this overcrowding and were largely non-violent convicts.
The gross distortion of Huckabee’s record as governor by the punditry is incredible. It’s driving a stake into the heart of the GOP.
Thanks a lot, Hot-Air. You are doing GREAT helping dismantle the Reagan coalition. You’re creating your own fringe.
Al-Ozarka on January 12, 2008 at 9:50 PM
Do you have a question that you would like me to try to answere?
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 9:51 PM
Al-Ozarka on January 12, 2008 at 9:50 PM
Thats a little over the top….
stlpatriot on January 12, 2008 at 9:53 PM
It’s sad. They have gone so far right, that they have met up with the nuttiness on the left.
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 9:53 PM
“No brother, the party will have left you, and me, and many more…” – stlpatriot
Amen, Brother.
Al-Ozarka on January 12, 2008 at 9:53 PM
See, I can’t figure that out for the life of me. You like Romney but will leave the GOP if Huckabee wins. Romney is at the bottom of the list in my view. He is extremely fake…not to different from Hillary Clinton in that regard. He will say anything to get elected and will do what ever is politically expedient. That shows a lack of priniciples of character to me. He might be saying the right things now but that doesn’t mean squat to me if he’s faking it. My brother is a Thompson supporter and I a Huckabee supporter and we both agree that Romney is by far the worst GOP candidate running (not counting Ron Paul since he has no chance of winning the nomination.
keepinitreal on January 12, 2008 at 9:54 PM
Hey, be fair. Give credit where credit is due.
Slublog on January 12, 2008 at 9:55 PM
It is Huckabee and his supporters destroying it because he is trying to redefine it, and his supporters REFUSE to address his record which is no where near anything resembling the Reagan Coalition.
We are not voting for tea or blueberry pancakes at the Church social. We are voting for a nominee who can win in ’08!
Address his record because the drive by media certainly will if he manages to weasel through.
91Veteran on January 12, 2008 at 9:55 PM
Sorry my last comment was in response to this:
keepinitreal on January 12, 2008 at 9:56 PM
I think all of the Republican candidates have value (except one.) My anger stems from the treatment of these candidates on these pages. I’m being accused of having a silly sense of humor – but what about those that just spew venom?
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 9:57 PM
“Doesn’t matter, because he loves Jesus more than us…”
For a man to have friends, he must show himself friendly.
You shi’ites are not easy to love these days, pal.
Al-Ozarka on January 12, 2008 at 9:58 PM
Huckabee supporters: Making friends and influencing people.
Slublog on January 12, 2008 at 9:59 PM
Right — that’s what we’re trying to do.
Wise Golden on January 12, 2008 at 10:00 PM
The disconnect from reality in your post is just slightly beyond unbelievable.
Noted:
1) Prisons were crowded (do you know anyplace they aren’t?)
2) Prisons are the Governor’s responsibility.
3) His reaction: set them free?
Noted also: that is not a very good way to run a state. And it’s certainly not a good way to run a country. But I digress…
As for the “gross distortion” of Huck’s record, please… Grow up and grow a pair.
Name an issue. Throw Huck’s position on the issue in there, then let’s debate… as long as it’s not; “Arkansas highways are safe for children! And truckers!”
Re: the “stake through the heart”… My friend, your buddy Huck is doing exactly that. He is ensconsing his isolationist cadre of evangelicals for his own pleasure and tossing away what used to be a very effective coalition of like-minded conservative THINKING people. He is literally forming a cult-like following that put their hands over their ears if they hear anything that might make them think twice.
Huck has morphed into some weird personality cult, and DAMN the issues!
Huck is doomed. Mark my words. He is doomed. And I will happily piss on his political grave when he is gone.
wccawa on January 12, 2008 at 10:00 PM
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