Values Voter Debate: Mike Huckabee Panders to Right's B-list

[regusted]

I was at this event supporting Ron Paul. The Huckabee supporters made complete jackasses of themselves at this event trying to drown him out every time he said something critical of our foreign policy.

Some loving Christians...

[nrobyar]

This man should be our president! Hope McCain has enough sense to put him on the ticket.

[Cadellacorte]

I wonder if he can put a "name and a face" to his OWN social pathology...

[Galen34748]

for cripes sake, his SON has a record for having tortured a DOG (as an adult) at a boy scout camp, and Huckabee covered it up and fired the DA who brought up the charges. People: Christian Activists are ALL CRAZY! DOWN with Huckabee and the rest of the nutcases

[nrobyar]

This is the most pathetic silly thing a person could say about a presidential candidate. I would say if this is all you've got this man must be nearly perfect.

[dsmeriglio]

Huckabee is a lying fraud! He has been exposed for the piece of trash that he is! Hows the theology degree? Oh, dont have one- lie! At least he is gonna end illegal immigration--sorry, he supported amnesty! What a sack of crap, so much for the whole thou shall not lie bit huh!?!

[jasondetrickvzw]

America Wake up and choose HUCK!!

[flarkfucky]

This guy blinks way too much to be believing what he is saying.

[ofthehighest]

Blinks too much? Why don't you look at this record instead of focusing on how often he blinks? Are you a registered voter?

[Flixette]

people with contact lenses often blink a lot, is that a crime??

[scalploc]

huckelberry reminds me of gomer pyle im waiting for him to say shazam

[ofthehighest]

He reminds me of Reagan, but even better.

[Flixette]

I love Gomer Pyle, what a guy, always honest just like Mike Huckabee

[bajacaca]

There's a difference between having values and being a religious kook. I don't want some guy who waits for direction from invisible daddies in the sky to be deciding the fate of America.

[ruppertknickerbocker]

I'm leaning towards Huckabee. I like the idea of a principles especially after recent Presidents. All great Presidents were principled men.

[ruppertknickerbocker]

I'm leaning towards Huckabee. I can respect a President with principles. That's what I've been missing in the Presidency. All our great Presidents where principled.

[aldell1]

Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has taken to calling himself a "fiscal conservative," but who ever heard of a fiscal conservative who raised taxes and spending through the roof while governor of Arkansas? Mike Huckabee is also calling himself "a different kind of Republican," but that's just a codeword for a big-government Republican who wants to cover up his tax-and-spend record with folksy talking points and one-liners. Sorry Tax Hike Mike. No dice.

[Flixette]

lowered taxes 94 times too.. Taxes had to be raised by order of the supreme court & it was voted on by the people of Arkansas, do some research ok?

[macman13]

ALL voters are values voters, people just have different values. These people are CHRISTIAN VALUES voters. I have SECULAR HUMANIST VALUES.

[fencerd02]

How can you title this video "pandering"?! Huckabee was a pastor, and a governor with a conservative record, so he is connected with values voters, unlike most of the others on stage who are indeed pandering.

[mybigbearron]

In all Huckabee's wind blowing about "principle," he uttered none. It was classic pulpiteering based upon emotionalism. (sniff sniff).

"I want to convert America to my religion, dammit!"

[mybigbearron]

"I believe in what I believe about the God that I believe in, and I insist that you believe what I believe even if I have to lead government to intervene (interfere) against whatever it is that you believe on your own." (everyone said that except Ron Paul).

[staytunedfor]

"Values voter" is a conservative media construct, like "pro-life." Huckabee is a big pander bear. The last thing we need is another snake handler in the WH to push even more extreme theocratic measures.  Thanks for posting these clips to expose the Christian Taliban agenda.

[CarlaSun2001]

If someone objects to war in the MiddleEAst your only rebuttal is calling them anti semite? Wow what brillian mind you have. Your IQ must be at 62! You are too stupid to be free to make grown up choices i guess.

Freedom for some is too much work and hard

choices. So you prefer to live in serfdom.

[1948Israel]

Come ON! please, illegal war, again I can see his point of view. That's why I won't say I hate the guy.

Now to my Point, repeating constantly, trying to be louder then everyone else to "silence them" doesn't = Nazi, but is from their play book.

[1948Israel]

Watch the Entire debate... it was a Good Debate, I'm glad that Ron Paul had more courage then all the democrats, or Rudy, McKain, or Thompson... he is better then all them combined, if it came down to it (which I hope that it doesn't) but if it did, between any democrat, and the others. I'd vote RP all day long. Sure hope that it doesn't though.

[1948Israel]

there is a book that talks about your kind of tactics, it's called Mein Kampf. Maybe you should tell us what your really about instead of just shouting down, or posting the same stupid ( that's right, I'm calling you stupid) thing over and over again. You know what Einstine said was the definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different resault

[CarlaSun2001]

So someone promoting peace instead of illegal war is a nazi? hmmm That smells of

your totaleristic point of view. We all must agree to you and Mike's self fullfilling death wish or we are nazis?? Are you a zionist who wants to enslave me or kill me for having a different point of view.

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[1948Israel]

Carla, Son... calling someone stupid isn't very nice. While you choose to side step around an issue, or issues. and go straight to personal attacks is why I say you act similar to a Nazi. Unless your into killing Jews. I will continue that you are LIKE!! not are a "nazi"

[CarlaSun2001]

Iraq is an illegal war. Under the US Constitution congress must declare WAR.

Under UN law and International Law the US

did not have any right to invade a sovereign

nation that had never attacked or harmed us.

[wefond]

Huckabee seems to be a loving human being. But he's full of bigotry.

Does he really want to the head of a new Theocratic USA? That's sure what it sounds like.

[1948Israel]

Did you watch this entire Debate, it's BY FAR the most educational format of a Debate I've seen. Too bad there is some unanswered questions... Rudy, Mitt, McKain, Thompson.. where were you?

[CarlaSun2001]

Mike seems nice but he doesnt have a clue what the USA needs to get straight. We dont need a baptist preacher who's every speech is a sermon but who knows NOTHING about Washington or world politics...

Go RON PAUL.. He is the only candidate with real ethics and the experience to lead america from this darkness.

[1948Israel]

Yea... for Ron Paul! ( SARCASM )

at least say something intellegent. And no, repeating the same thing with no substance isn't intellegent. See, I can rebut your points even before you speak. GO MIKE!

[CarlaSun2001]

You are a hypocrite. Ron Paul is speaking truth but you evangical ignoramuses prefer

to be told fairy tales filled with war and lots of dying arabs.(must protect Israel)

Oh sure, why doesnt good ole mike and yourself go join the army and kill someone so you can get it out of your system.

[1948Israel]

Been there, done that. was in the army thank you very much... Maybe you prefer that we have another Hitler kill all the Jews you anti-Semitic RP supporter. Kill one race, one country, you don't think OUR OWN national security will be at stake then.. ? hmmm.

[1948Israel]

It's nice to have someone pander to the LARGEST VOTING BLOCK IN THE NATION!

Finally, we have a Candidate that will support Christian values, or just plain public decency. This guy is going to be the Next President of the United States. That was the whole purpose of the Values Voter Debate. We had a thousand some people that voted for the candidate that best represented Christian values that we would vote for president. Mike Won by a landslide.

[snapcrackleangela]

Mike Huckabee for President 2008!!

[ i heart huck ]

[popularpolitics]

Awesome. Thanks for posting this!

[TNUNazarene]

Zulske... The closing statement is not when a debater explains how he is going to do things. If you would listened to the whole debate you would have hear Gov. Huckabee's solutions.

If our country was Utopia I would vote for Ron Paul. Truth is this is not Utopia and we need someone with more than ideas we need someone with track record of getting things done.

[PeoplesVendetta]

A utopia? You cant be there without a process in getting there. You vote for ron paul to GET THERE, not being there already. I havent read such an absurd comment in a long time!

[Zulske]

Huckabee said nothing about he's points and how he'll solve the issues. He just begged for votes here. And I don't believe in guys who is begging, I believe in those who doesn't care what others think about his true and solid position.

That's why I believe in Ron Paul.

[Queens1969]

Then we would have room in our prisons to confine those who are dangerous such as rapists, pedophiles, murderers, etc.Interesting that rapists and pedophiles leave prisons about 7 years after sentencing & drug dealers get heavy or life sentences for selling drugs to someone who wanted to buy it.

[Jimraynor45]

I admit Huckabee sounds and looks good, but I think thats pretty much all he has to offer.All he is a smoother version of George Bush with very few variations.Ron Paul is the real answer and will create change for the better. lets get with the picture and finally fix our broken country

[supporterofpaul]

This mans does not fear Yahweh Elohim as evidenced by his actions that donot correlate with his fruit of advocating an illegal and dishonest(LIE) war as "honor" and "honorable." Remember there is also honor among thieves. Even the very elect will be decieved if that be at all possible. As a christian I would have voted for this man...Until I heard him speak.

[BarHamelech]

of all of the canidates running for the highest postion in this country, I cant think of another, thats respecys YHVH as much as Mr. Huckabee. I Pray in the name of Yeshua(Jesus) that YHVH leads this nation to elect this fine man of G-d!

[Eisenmond]

Amen. And it is nice to see someone else who knows the Name of the Creator and the Messiah, and respects Their names as I do!

Mike Huckabee needs to be our President. He is a true uniter. Anyone who disagrees truly has a hate-filled heart.

[pwegman]

Eisenmond:

"Anyone who disagrees truly has a hate-filled heart."

That statement is what really scares me about the religious right.

Disagreement does not = hate, I'm sorry, but please try to practice what Jesus preached, and respect everyone's opinion, no matter how much you disagree.

[chukmaty]

I am really impressed by Mike... he is a sincere individual who has creative answers that will apply to Americans from all walks of life. He is a man of morals that will be a President under the constitution of all Americans and not just the privileged or desirable.

[Flixette]

Excellent speech, it has President written all over it. No doubt in my mind that we all are watching the next President of the United States!

[rookiesray]

A man of character and authenticity...he has my vote.

[bahamut74]

I believe he's a good man. I really like Alan Keyes, but unfortunately, I don't know if he can win. If Huckabee won, I think America would be in good shape for the future.

[brentwurst]

Ron Paul obviously is the more intelligent person on the stage. I'm definitely voting for him in 2008. Mike Huckabee is a slimy, swarthy minion of evil under the disguise of a man of faith.

[Flixette]

Sure and if Ron Paul is President all rules will be taken off society. Our country will look like a mini Amsterdam. I don't see the intelligence behind an anything goes society. Wow so much to look forward to with Ron Paul, rampant pornography, all drugs legal, people like Terri Shiavo are left unprotected and the whole world can just go to hell because we only care about ourselves..Sad really sad!

[chukmaty]

Precisely.

[Jimraynor45]

Hey fixette,if u got a problem with amsterdam, why dont u go fix it?Its not the government that allowed porn and drugs, it was the people themselves.If people want to get naked,wut gives u the right to stop them?If you believe in god than u know that he gave free choice.A choice to decide wut we can do for ourselves.Jesus would not want government to impose christain beliefs.If u want to stop porn and drugs, let values and people do it themselves like they're suppose it.WUts next?no free speech?

[PeoplesVendetta]

Uhhh, all rules taken off. In other words, no laws? thats what an anarchist would want. The fact that you view libertarianism as anarchy just reveals how close you are to authoritarianism. ARe you sure youre in the right country?

[brentwurst]

When's the last time Amsterdam had a terrorist attack?

[clintontj72]

The language of zion is a native tongue to him? I'm a christian and I find this creepy. I know what he is trying to say...but it just strikes me wrong.