Huckabee: Why I Commuted Clemmons Sentence

[nosajj12345]

Ah Mr Huckabee.

Poster child for what can happen to smart people who stupidly allow their good judgment to get perverted by religious convictions and adherence.

Thanks to Mikes willful weak-mindedness and grossly asinine decision, many lives have been altered or destroyed forever. If you do vote for this guy, please be sure and get the phrase "Severe dumbf**k" tattooed on your forehead

[rmccay88]

@williamsobieski

Vote for Ron Paul or someone who is from the Independent or Libertarian Party. We will not have change until We the People stop voting for the same corporate owned politicians in the two parties!

[airborne373]

Because I am CFR Globalist SCUM! Mike Huckabee

[loonmaniac]

Huckabee thinks he's fucking Jesus Chriat.

[AtlasShruggery]

You Lie!

The Huckster commuted Clemmons sentence as a favor to his lobbyist buddy.

[nrobyar]

Everyone knows that, in Arkansas the rules aren't the same for blacks as they are for whites in the criminal justice system. Gov. Huckabee DID THE RIGHT THING, to make sure this young guy, who committed robbery with NO weapon, got a fair sentence. Gov. Huckabee knew that 108 yrs was UNFAIR for this young black man & wanted to be fair. The fact this fella had a breakdown some 10 yrs. later is horrible, but NOT Huck's fault. He had the courage to ACT. MITT said he NEVER commuted any sentences?

[ShiekUrBooty]

At least if the criminal justice system is going to screw up the screw up resulted in damages to workers in the criminal justice system instead of private citizens.

[ehunter2]

Look...these crimes werent that of a man who made a mistake..they could only be committed by a very sick individual..ie.

child rape etc. This kind of mental disease doesnt go away. He was a paranoid schizophrenic... incapable of understanding or self control. It was glaring..and it was simply ignored.

[phillip84109]

Either Huckabee is lying about reading the report, or he's lying about what was in the report.

Clemmons had a violent history in prison before he was granted clemency. He should have not had his sentence reduced.

[TheKWRProductions]

@phillip84109

were you in prison with him???

How do you know he had a violent history in prison???

[phillip84109]

@TheKWRProductions

There are things called and documents. In a 1998 court document from Arkansas, a security guard reported that Clemmons took a hinge from one of the doors in the courtroom and hid it in his sock to use as a weapon latter.

Another time, he took a lock from a holding cell and latter threw it at someone in court (hitting his mother). During this episode, he threatened the judge.

Another time, he tried to take a guard's pistol during transportation to the court room.

[phillip84109]

@TheKWRProductions The original crime was violent. Huckabee says it wasn't because there was "no weapon involved", but this guy punched an elderly woman in the face and threw her onto the hood of a car before making off with her purse.

I don't think Huckabee would have let the guy out if he knew all this. I honestly think he just glanced over Clemmon's record and gave the OK without being thorough about it. I think he just missed it.

He doesn't want to admit that now because it's embarrassing.

[phillip84109]

@TheKWRProductions The original crime was violent. Huckabee says it wasn't because there was "no weapon involved", but this guy punched an elderly woman in the face and threw her onto the hood of a car before making off with her purse.

I don't think Huckabee would have let the guy out if he knew all this. I honestly think he just glanced over Clemmon's record and gave the OK without being thorough about it. I think he just missed it.

He doesn't want to admit that now because it's embarrassing.

[rmccay88]

@phillip84109

Huckabee granted 1,033 pardons and commutations in his 10 1/2 years as governor of Arkansas.

[zerotolerance4u]

Not two crimes, governor. 8 felonies most of which were aggravated robberies. Meaning he physically assaulted the victims. Plus threats against a judge in court, making a weapon and sneaking it into court, throwing a padlock at a bailiff and trying to grab a gun from a guard in court.

[lmacorp]

EyeH8Huckabee

[lmacorp]

he has blood on his hands

[NotoHuckabee2012]

The video I just posted is the nail in Huckabee's political coffin.

[mizzoulibertarian]

huckabee is over. to his supporters I ask you to stop listening to palin and gingrich or any of the other neoconartist. forget the folksy nonsense and join the Ron Paul movement. Lets be a prosperous nation state at peace with the world.

[nrobyar]

Fella, Ron Paul is 73 years old!!!! He is not running for president anymore. You must move on.......

[mizzoulibertarian]

I realized he is not running for prez any more. I said Ron paul movement. Peter Shchiff is not over 45. n=nor is Rand paul. nor adam Kockesh, nor the tens of millions of ron Paul supporters in contact each day

[mainmanchuck]

sounds like a repeat of what happened in 1988 with Michael Dukakis/Willie Horton. I am dying to see how Republicans spin this in 2012. Politicians all come from the same mold, SHIT!

[nrobyar]

I really don't understand your criticism of Gov. Huckabee here. He did the right thing to review ea. case before him and he made a fair decision based on the evidence before him. This fella was not amurderer at the time, only crime was robbery with NO weapon, was 16 yrs. old and already served 11 yrs. hard time. I commed Gov. Huckabee for trying to see that a young black man was not given a harsher sentence than others in the state with far more serious crimes.

[Ma3lst0rm]

This man should never be considered for President. 108 years? What in the hell did he think was the reason for the 108 year sentence? Usually the reason for such long sentences is because there is an attempt to keep someone that is thought to be very dangerous off the streets. I've always thought this issue was the deal breaker with Huckabee. I didn't like it when it was Dukasis and I'm not going to let a "praise Jesus" and an "R" in front of the name be my get out of jail pass.

[ShiekUrBooty]

You mean to say that white people get the shorter sentence and blacks get the longer ones and if blacks don't like it that way then they shouldn't get mad and shoot up a bunch of cops, but they should use their convicted felon status to VOTE change to the system? VOTE change to the system? Heck, a convicted felon can't VOTE except with a damn gun, dotard.

[Felons4Huckabee]

heckuva job, hucky

[nrobyar]

Unlike Governors who have NEVER granted clemancy to ANYONE because they are only in it for themselves, Huckabee actually looked at every case and tried to "do the right thing." ANYONE who has reviewed facts of this case would have done exactly what Huckabee did. This boy was 16 and the only crime he had committed was robbery (without a weapon.) He had already served 11 yrs. of hard time. All Huck did was reduce the sentence from 108 yrs. to 47. He was doing the job he was elected to do

[TheRomney2012]

Huckabee has been lying about his role and the facts surrounding his commutation of Clemmons' sentences. I have summarized Huck's distortions at the website RyanLarsen blogspot com.

[TheRomney2012]

Here are two short examples.

On the campaign trail, Huckabee told people that Romney did not execute any criminals. But that's a half-truth. MA doesn't have the death penalty, which Huck knew!!

Huckabee went around telling everyone how many times he cut taxes in Arkansas, to paint himself as a tax-cutter. But that's another half-truth. The other half is that Huckabee raised taxes much more than he cut them. But he knew that the average person would be impressed hearing "I cut taxes 87 times."

[Drahthaar422]

Yeah, and Romney raised fees (taxes) by an assload. He raised $300 million by raising fees (taxes). The fee (tax) burden increased over his governorship. Romney didn't raise taxes? Half-truth.

[EreinionEluchil]

Let's keep other people's criminals out of the PNW. We have enough of our own. Thanks.

[shadowpirate100]

The other thing worth noting is that he often went against the prosecutors objections.

[shadowpirate100]

This is the second time he pardoned an inmate that later went on to murder innocent people. Look up Glenn Green. Turns out Huck has a simple litmus test. If they found God in prison then its time to forgive like god does and let god do the rest of the work.

I don't think I will be voting for anyone that wears their religion on their shoulders like a badge. Your a politician to represent the people not God.

[ClassicFIHD]

FYI, Huckabee didn't PARDON him. Huckabee only commuted his 108 year sentence down to 47.

[Ciaresayton]

Sure, Mike may still look to his glass as half-full, but you would be more than half a fool to think this CFR< NEOCON puppet would be the 2nd terrorist to come out of Arkansauce and into the presidency, after this Willie Horton moment.

[worldmayhem]

another Repub who keeps making excuses for his actions, it never ends.

[pubsterguy]

has your father's cancer gotten worse I hope so !!

[cne08]

Huckabee commuted Clemmons because he's a moron. Huckabee said he knew how violent Clemmons was but had no idea he'd do this. What crap.

[PlaneWrench737]

Bill, there is no amount of whitewash that you can throw on this to to cover the truth...

[PlaneWrench737]

O'Reilly is lying about the amount of the bond to shift the blame to others, more Faux News Lies! Check your FACTS!!!

[tejaspics]

hahahahahaha..Big GOP Crime Fighter!!!!

[gblueslover2]

I believe Huckabee would NOT have commuted this guy's sentence had he known ahead of time what Clemmons was going to do. However, where Huckabee really went wrong was when he TOOK THE CHANCE, the RISK of releasing this nutbag back into society. Yes, it's the CHANCE, the RISK, the GAMBLE Huckabee took looking at this guy's 108 year potentional lockup time, THEN using THAT info into making his decision. Huckabee took the RISK and it was a BAD choice. Somebody's got to pay for that mistake, NO ???

[danmannz]

fuck your a dick

[press1500]

that flushing sound you hear is Huck's bid for prez in '12 going down the old American Standard. Not even the cast of Hee Haw is going to vote for the Gov who let this guy out.

[TheAerialbomb]

F YOU, HUCKABEE. Every killer in the pen "finds Jesus" and plays you jerks for all your're worth. Huckabee wanted to wave his bible and tell people how he saved this clown. Didn't work out for you, you're done loser.

Huckabee preaches hate every week on FOX, hate for Obama, and hate for the govenment he himself was a part of. God is teaching this hypocrite a terrible lesson just like God screwed over Bush. I think it has something to do with taking the Lord's name in vain.

[ShiekUrBooty]

If the criminal justice system is going to screw up, it should be members of the criminal justice system that get murdered, not civilians.

Therefore, the "system" worked this time.

[ShiekUrBooty]

Thanks to the police killing Clemmons, Clemmons will always be the "alleged" child molester...innocent until PROVED guilty, my friend.

Basically, by killing Clemmons, the police robbed that girl, her family and society of their right to seek due process and closure regarding this matter in the criminal courts.

[Ciaresayton]

The police should never have had to make the decision, whether to kill this individual or not. He should never have been let out of prison in the first place. The judges and juries did their duty, other wise, they would have been imprisoned themselves. It was a white politican trying to keep his job by using this pardon to get the black church vote in Arkansas, that defeated all adherence to a country which was upposedly founded on jurisprudence, not random acts of politicians and parole boards

[K5Jon]

No disrespect Shiek, but I would imagine the family of that little girl is probably satisfied with Clemmons being shot and killed. You really can't get much closure than that.

[ShiekUrBooty]

Closure for what? Clemmons is not legally guilty of anything in regards to a five year old girl and never will be legally guilty.

[K5Jon]

Well he is frying in hell for what he did to FOUR police officers, so I guess we won't really know his side, but I am sure the family of the girl isn't losing any sleep over it. Obviously you are a supporter of Clemmons, which is pretty disgusting.

[phillip84109]

This has to be a sick joke. Are you serious?

The cops did not kill Clemmons in cold blood. He was a fugitive. The cop ordered him to put his hands up. Instead he reached into his pants.

If you were in the cops' shoes, you'd have done the same thing.

Clemmons is responsible for his own death.

[calimar28]

Huckabee is one less Neocon that will be running, making way for a conservative like Ron Paul. Good riddence.

[cam1126]

so, why no outrage on here from the idiot loon libs whose Washington State judges let him go with 8 felonies on his record for a 15,000 bond? Libs are hypocrites and if you can't see this, then you are deaf dumb and blind, as well as an idiot.

[xklipze]

316 views and 52 comments.

this is INSANE!!!!

HUCKABEE WILL NOT BE FORGIVEN

[sharinganclan213]

blame the nigger for the killings, not mike. and not all the facts were posted by the AP, obvisouly a far left liberal propoganda.

[virtuoso1873]

Mike Huckabee explained the FACTS, and the AP should have posted the whole interview with O'reilly. He is NOT responsible for what happened and the real focus should be on the two judges in WA who let the man go after he raped a child and committed assault. As far as the nasty comments by the sick people who have posted here, it just shows who are the real villians out there.

[TheRomney2012]

No. If you want to discuss the facts, Huckabee is directly responsible for making Clemmons eligible for parole. The man had repeatedly robbed people at gunpoint and even exhibited violent behavior in the courtroom itself. The original sentence was in keeping with "three strikes and you're out."

Huckabee lyingly cites the age "16" which is not correct. Clemmons may have been 16 when he committed his first violent crime, but his rampage continued until he was nearly 18.

[TheRomney2012]

Furthermore, Huckabee claims that "if" he could have known Clemmons was capable of something like this, he would never have granted the commutation. But Clemmons was in prison for violent crime. He had assaulted people with deadly weapons which indicates he was "capable" of using deadly weapons against people.

Huckabee let out over a thousand criminals. Huckabee abused his authority and laughed at prosecutors, literally, who asked him to reconsider his lenient approach. Now he blames others.

[virtuoso1873]

You are totally WRONG! Clemmons was charged with two crimes when he was 16, robbery and burglary: Both WITHOUT the use of a firearm! You should stop the misreporting of lies against the governor, no matter what you feel about him personally. I'm not surprised that a Romney supporter would be leading the charge with so much misinformation against Huckabee. Your lies about his record are shameful and your phony attempt to smear him is pathetic.

[TheRomney2012]

No, Clemmons was charged with armed robbery. Get your facts straight.

[virtuoso1873]

You sir, with all due respect are completely bankrupt of the truth. He was NOT charged with armed robbery in the case Huckabee looked at. You are WRONG and the facts are true. I'm not surprised at your utter hatred for Huckabee and refusal to tell the truth. You are really sad.

[TheRomney2012]

Huck lies. That's why you don't like Romney. The following is from a court document from BEFORE Huck granted clemency.

"Appellant Maurice Clemmons acquired four felony convictions and a revocation of probation during a period from September 1989 to mid-February 1990"

"Clemmons reportedly reached for a guard's pistol"

"Clemmons purportedly threatened Judge Lofton"

"Clemmons had taken a hinge from one of the courtroom doors, hid it in his sock, and intended to use it as a weapon"

[virtuoso1873]

This has nothing to do with Romney my friend, and you show yourself to be a mere partisan by invoking him in this situation. Go and sit in the mire of your own hate and lies.

[TheRomney2012]

First, you are the one who brought up Romney. Second, you can't get any of your facts straight. The timeline places him at 17, not 16. Huck lies and lies repeatedly.

[Ciaresayton]

Mike Huckabee used this commutation to get the vote out of the black churches in Arkansas. And Mr. Virtuoso of the 25 comments I have read on this video, the overwhelming majority of comments come from people who are tired of repeat offenders killing those take an oath to protect and serve.

Unlike politicians who live by the oath of doing anything to get elected, these innocent lives have been lost because of zeolots like you.

Next time, paroled rapist or murderer moves into your hood, okay?

[virtuoso1873]

Leave it to someone like you who has to invoke the race card to try to make your groundless argument. The point you fail to see is that he wasn't an accused rapist and murderer when Huckabee commuted his sentence. The judges in Washington State did that. I would hope you're not that blind.

[Ciaresayton]

He had over 25 convictions before the age of 15. The entire process of commutation could have been thwarted by Huckabee's refusal to agree, but good ol' boy Huckabee had a chance to win election by getting the colored vote, as they call it down there in the most corrupt state in the Union.

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[BertGriffin88]

Huckabee,

jyou were just showing off those Republican core values that you're so proud of. Huckabee, you made a dumber than dirt decision and four policemen were murdered as a result of it. Lets face it you, Bush, Dick, Boehner, Kyl, Cantor,

Grassley, Graham, Sessions, and all the remaining Republicans are about the dumbest bunch of doo doo heads that have every been assembled anywhere in the world. Yall are just dumb & lots of people die because of your collective stupidity. Merry Xmas Huck.

[brunholdi]

take huckabee to jail, he made a bad decision and he MUST responsible for it. Just like others.

[acardworld1]

This proves that there is no such thing as rehabilitation PERIOD. Huckabee is full of Bullshit!

[WarDogLRS]

Gee Huck shouldn't you be in prison since your going to take full responsibility, Fucking loser tell that to the Families. And lets not forget the other low life that killed two women just a year or so ago. So that's two different convicts six dead citizens in less than 2 years because of you

[Ciaresayton]

I disagree Television Personality Mike Huckabee. You would do anything to get elected, and that included getting as much mileage out of this commutation with the black churches to vote republican and get you elected.

After 8 years of Clinton, and one-half hour watching UTube, I don't trust any politician from Arkansas.

You have alligned yourself with the CFR, and now this bad publicity?

You might as well start funnelling the PAC money now.

[CarryANationIII]

Mike Huckabee will do anything his Jew Zionist bosses at FOX Newscorp tell him to do.

After all, Mike "Beanie Jew" Huckabee cares more about some Tel Aviv neighborhood than he does anyone in America. Because, you know, they are paying him big money.

And he still pretends to be a "Baptist" lulz

[trojanspaghetti]

dear Mr Huckabee,

there was a reason the judge sentanced him to 95 years- I know governor Huckabee wont lose any sleep over the children of these police officers crying themselves to sleep at night.

I hope the black vote was worth it Mr Huckabee.

[Pis22]

Bye Mike! Its over!

[pipersmitty]

The unhuman animals in this world are being treated with kindness and sympathy. Enough is enough, when are we going to treat these animals the way they deserve to be treated. At least we killed this one. But a bit too late.

[trojanspaghetti]

One blessing- the kid he raped at least will not have to testify or see this bastard ever again. (the kid who never would have been raped if not for Huckabee).

[REPOTAG]

Washington is the same state where it was recommended that Joseph Duncan be held undefinitely as a threat to children.

They released Duncan anyway and he murdered 3 people in a family, kidnapped the two youngest children and raped and tortured them for weeks before killing one on them before he was captured.

Washington state is just too liberal on convicted felons so I guess they had it coming.

[billeybop]

He was a low life criminal. He did not deserve the break he got. Way to go Huck. This guys race has nothing to do with his behavior!

[ICEGOD2]

The blood of those cops are on Huckabee's hands.

[VAR1UM]

For the record, im pretty Liberal. But you cant blame Huckabee for what this lunatic did. You just cant.

[kbilyak04]

Actually we can blame Huckabee, and we do. This guy should still be sitting in an Arkansas prison, but he was able to run the streets because this dipshit Huckabee let him out. If Huckabee didn't let him out then this wouldn't have happened. Which makes Huckabee entirely responsible. He isn't man enough to admit he is wrong, but he is wrong.

[draconusrex33]

the responsibility is strictly in the hands of the shooter..it was his decision to pull the trigger and its a decision he is discussing with his creator right now.

[kbilyak04]

If was in the Arkansas prison where he was supposed to be he never would have been able to make that decision to pull the trigger.

What was he doing in Washington when he was convicted in Arkansas and supposed to be serving several decades?

Why even bother arresting people and sentencing them if some idiot is going to let them out?

[REPOTAG]

no- Huckabee may as well as pulled the trigger himself- those cops had 9 children between them

it should have been huckabee instead

[trojanspaghetti]

yeah i can

[MajorDaytonGOP]

Thanks mr huckabee for letting some feral wild violent negro chimp amoung human civilization. You shouldve kept that wild violent APE back in the prison system where that sub human scum bag belong. But no we are all supposed follow the fairness PC doctrine that says these people are all equal. They arent equal go to Detroit and see these apes fling feces from of buildings at each other (no lie) they do that. They terrorize nice hard working humans for no reason at all.

[doston1]

@MajorDaytonGOP You can't live in Detroit anymore. Pretty much everyone fled the city. It went from like...i dunno i think it was like 1 million to something like 400k people in a couple years. I'm not sure what the problem is. There have been other races that have been just as oppressed, but it seems like blacks are just real pissed. If I could figure out how, why, what we're doing that's pissing them off, I'd be more than happy to address it. But you can't talk to blacks about race...

[Juntahh]

i think it has something to do with slavery, then like police and everyone mis treating them after we finally gave them rights and like uhh Profiling now days.

[doston1]

And that's back to my point. Profiling=noticing patterns. Sorry. I guess your reasons suck. Look, anyone can come up with a bullshit excuse that it's not their fault for anything. I don't see jews blowing people away in the streets in Germany and they were literally killed. Some of them are actually still alive. What, maybe their grandkids should go on a cop killing spree in Berlin? Please...do explain.

[doston1]

@Juntahh so that means that you can't go with the "it's because of slavery" argument, first off...there are a lot of peoples who've been enslaved and their great grandkids don't go on killing sprees 130 years later. I mean again.. can berlin expect attacks from jewish kids sometime in 2060? That argument sucks. IT's just their crutch and you enable it. Stop enabling their bullshit. America's all about sink or swim.

[Juntahh]

did you even read the post?

im not arguing with you, im telling you the facts

[trojanspaghetti]

On the positive side- many of the asian refugees from the 1970s in a single generation have managed to educate their children, work hard, and become highly successful.

And... although there parents could not speak English, within a single generation they beat the blacks and whites on IQ tests.

So maybe it is an IQ question.

[doston1]

Who knows. All I can say is if I see an Asian guy driving a nice car, I know he can afford it. If I see a black or white guy driving a nice car, I'm never so sure. Maybe guys with big penises are lazier. So maybe it's a big penis question.

[trojanspaghetti]

well, cant argue with that now can i ?

[jwv651]

Huck went by the recommendation from the state...he did it because it was presented to him as the right thing to do. Plus every black minister, official and black person was on his ass. Nuff said!

[avi919191]

right ok blame it on the black guys again very good racist fuck

[doston1]

@avi919191 But it's always black guys! i knew it was a black guy. Guess what? You can try to force everyone to be PC at work, but not at home. People notice patterns. Sorry. I'm not going to deny my own fucking mind. What is this? Orwell? We'll think what we want and keep pretending to not see patterns when we're at work. Maybe they should stop listening to music and living in a culture of this crap. I bet he listens to Mozart, too. A real stereotype shatter-er this one. Fuck him.

[dustinallen1982]

Im from Arkansas, Huckabee was a douche bag governor, hope to god he doesnt ever become president

[dustinallen1982]

can i get a fucking commutation? I havent drank in fucking 5 years, but i still have to do 60 days of community service and go to rehab for a DWI i commited in 2001

[xavier8368]

Lol must feel good being huckabee

[Docthewrench]

I feel good

[matthewm2001]

My problem isn't with Huckabee, it is with O'Rielly. There was no way for him to know that this man would turn around and murder.

I think O'Rielly is a tool, had it been a democrat, you better believe O'Rielly would be calling him weak on crime and blaming him.

[doston1]

oh god, the O'Reilly fucker totally soft balled the guy. "bad hombre"? good grief. if that had been a liberal governor, bill's tact would have been *totally* different. FAR more aggressive. He would have said "I just have to ask this from our viewers. What ever COMPELLED you to let this LUNATIC copkiller OUT???" he would have screeched it for effect. I've seen Bill...this was soft ball if i've ever seen it. It's his right slanted show..he can run it how he wants, but it's transparent.

[tecpaocelotl]

Hackabee always gave me the creeps.

I'm not sure if he apologized in that clip or I just heard things.

[Docthewrench]

No apology is worth its weight in salt. Well unless it comes from OBAMA i am sure then its pure and innocent mistake ahem 10+ unemployment when promised no more then 8. getting out of his Afghanistan, even though he is LYING it is all okay

[killacupid2]

Soldiers and Cops between your freedom my ass! Look around you Fucktard! I see no freedom I see racism no freedom. Crazy ass white bitch say you have freedom maybe you have freedom but look at us....

[onemanarmy34]

where is all this "racism" you see?

[pipersmitty]

funny you used racism and crazy ass white bitch in the same sentence. Hypocrite

Ha Ha haHA!! Self ownage.

[kissmybuttdimple]

a republican taking responsiblity for a mistake... I DON'T BELIEVE IT. W BUSH IS ROLLING OVER IN HIS JACUZZI.

[Postmodernobjection]

I voted Obama, but Huckabee seems like a good guy other than his whacked out Christian stuff and his support for Israeli settlements.

[braveheart1779]

dont bother running for president, FUCKABEE!!!!!

[ViolentxViola]

Fuck you Obama lover, go die in a ditch.

[Smartassawhip]

I couldn't agree more.