Dumond was convicted in Arkansas of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. The girl was a distant relative of Bill Clinton, and some in Arkansas believed that the Clinton machine had played some (improper) role in Dumond’s conviction. But Dumond was a career criminal, and probably a sociopath in the bargain. Among other things on his sheet, he had been involved in the brutal beating death of a man. In that case, Dumond testified under a grant of immunity (for testifying against the others involved in the killing) about how he had beaten the man in the head with a claw hammer. Dumond was also involved in several other rape/sexual assault cases. In one of those cases, Dumond had raped a woman at knife-point in her bed while her toddler slept a few inches away. Dumond even admitted to police that he had committed rape.

Dumond’s victims begged Huckabee not to release him from prison in Arkansas (where he was serving a life sentence), but Huckabee ignored their pleas. Huckabee apparently felt sorry for Dumond because, while in his home before being convicted, Dumond claimed that he had been assaulted and castrated by two unknown intruders. (It is likely Dumond’s injuries were self-inflicted. Dumond’s own wife suggested as much to the doctors who treated Dumond). According to 4 members of the Arkansas parole board, Huckabee pressured them to release Dumond. (Huckabee denies it, but his denials are not credible). The board gave in to the pressure and released Dumond, on the condition that he leave Arkansas. Dumond complied and moved to Missouri, where he raped and murdered two women, one of whom was pregnant with her first child. Dumond was convicted of one murder, and was in jail awaiting prosecution for the second murder when he died.

Huckabee claims, to this day, that he could not have foreseen (!) that this admitted rapist and killer might rape and kill again if released from prison.

I think the real story is the horrible mess the Governator is creating now in my state CA.

To pay for his horrible socialized medicine plan Ahnold is closing down numerous prisons and releasing tens of thousands of dangerous prisoners(who were unable to make bail BTW) into the streets of los angeles….thanks Ahnold.

Bryan or AP should do a story on that!

In light of the strategy of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (you know, the man who was investigated 14 times by the Arkansas ethics committee and censured five times?) to hit our favorite candidate with personal insults of one-liners, I’d like …

Mcguyver on January 13, 2008 at 8:05 PM

I agree. James Dobson’s legacy will be that he put St. Hilary the Hideous in the White House.

“Hello”

Yeah, Dr. Dobson.

“Yeah”

Aaaahhh… yeah is that you on HotAir comments?

“What..wa doo.. do you mean?

Is your handle aaahh.. something like. HardeHar.. Harde Har?

“Aaaahh, you got me. Good job McGuyver!”

[Click]

James Dobson?

[chirping crickets]

RobertInAustin on January 12, 2008 at 11:32 PM

Good enumeration of Huck’s stances.

Video was a fun watch.

Actually you have it exactly backwards!

Vote Mike Huckabee or get John Mccain and a Hildebeast win!

JAMES DOBSON, YOU CAN STICK A FORK INTO YOUR LEGACY, IF YOU EVEN DARE COME OUT AND SAY ANYTHING POSITIVE ABOUT MIKE HUCKABEE!

As much as James Dobson as helped the culture in the past, no past success, guarantees it in the future.

THE BEST SERVICE JAMES DOBSON COULD DO TO THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW, IS, SHUT THE HELL UP!!!

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/01/13/politics/fromtheroad/entry3706119.shtml

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58430

and the illegals love America:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,322416,00.html

What a nice arrangement! Elect this monster because…because…because he says so.

This is how this vicious passive-aggressive lier Huckabee is treating his potential boss, the American people. Give this village idiot a pink slip!

a capella on January 13, 2008 at 11:31 AM

So is the Wolfpack Media. They’re pushing The Huckster, McCain, and Giuliani.

It’s Romney and Thompson for us Moderate Democrats…none of the others. If not those two, we WILL STAY HOME IN NOVEMBER!!!!

So.. this all boils down to the following conclusion: Mike Huckabee is an aberration. Let me explain what I mean and how that came to be.

You’re in the Iowa caucus looking around at your friends and peers going…. “who are you going to vote for?”
I mean… you’re voicing your vote out loud in a public arena, with your peers, with whom you want respect, and, you don’t want to look stupid or out of bounds with the particular group that you’re with at time.

Couple that with the fact, that Huckabee at that time, had not been scrutinized to a large extend, because just a short time before he was mostly an unknown.

To everybody – except for those with an emotional connection to Huckabee, visa vi his Baptist preacher roots – he showed himself to be simply performing and walloping one liners that appealed to his supporters, such as… “the next thing you’re going to see is the gates of hell opening up for you”…..

I mean that one liner and many others by Huckabee were so transparent I almost threw up my popcorn!

If you were paying attention to Huckabee’s hesitations and gaps in his train of thought, you could see he was making them up on the spot, for crying out loud!

Like Rush Limbaugh said: “whatever happened to using the Golden Rule as the guideline for how we treat our enemies?”

I’m sure that those “9-11 tweenagers”, who are now of voting age and have come out to support Mike Huckabee don’t have even the slightest clue what the following statement means:

Mike Huckabee is the fusion reincarnation of Jimmy Baker and William “slick” Jefferson Clinton.

Watch for the “9-11 tweenagers” responses below to confirm their ignorance of these matters.

Yes, that crazy look…Huckabee must be a Dick Nixon/Kevin Spacey clone. If Mikey starts eating bananas without peeling them, we’ll know what’s up.

If the powers-that-be in the republican party are stupid enough to make this clown the party’s presidential nominee, then they are going to deserve the severe a$$-waxing that they are going to be getting come next November.

’nuff said.

“…I appreciate your apprehension over Huckabee. ‘Used to be’ Baptist preachers make me nervous too.”

Just so.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Mike Huckabee broadened his populist-inspired appeal for support in Michigan on Saturday, saying he viewed his presidential campaign as a “cause” that represents a threat to the Republican establishment in Washington.

With polls showing support in Michigan’s Republican primary Tuesday to be extremely fluid among Mitt Romney, John McCain and Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor also lashed out at candidates who campaign on a theme of opposing abortion but do little about it when they get into office.

“We’re people who will no longer just allow people to get elected, promising that they’re listening to us about the sanctity of human life,” Huckabee said. “We want to elect people who will do something about protecting human life.”

Speaking to about 400 people in a ballroom at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Huckabee said he loved being in the GOP, “but I love my country even more.”
“I’m asking you today to be a part of something that is a lot more than just a campaign. I want to think it’s a cause,” Huckabee said.

He’s splitting the coalition and proud of it.

All of the Presidential Candidates are Christian. Every one. Including the Dems. This is not about Christ, but about charactor.

Wise Golden on January 13, 2008 at 12:08 AM

Do you not think it cheesy and scandalous that Huck uses his religiosity as a prop?
He uses it as a marketing tool. And of course it works, because his followers support him, not because he stands for conservative issues, but simply because he was a Baptist preacher. If Mike Huckabee had not been a Baptist preacher, and you had no idea if he was a Christian or not, would you still support him based on his past performance and his position on issues? Well, if the answer is yes. Then I think you’re really a Democrat anyway. However, you’re just a Christian Democrat. Do you think Jimmy Carter is a man of virtue?

Mike Huckabee has allowed mercy to rob justice. Something that Jesus never did.

Tim Pancoast on January 13, 2008 at 9:33 AM

I’m stealing that Tim.

Part of a social conservative’s values is the value of justice. Mike Huckabee has allowed mercy to rob justice. Something that Jesus never did.