Republican primaries poll

[jay_a2j]

5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MIKE HUCKABEE BEFORE YOU VOTE FOR HIM!

[Heimdall]

Just imagine Romney as President with Huckabee as his Vice President.

Satan would be head of Education......

Wouldn't that be a step down from his current Vice-President job?

[Heimdall]

Wow, just read about Huckabee

Anyone but him please

He's not right in the head...

[Chris7He]

I agree with Jay's opinion that Huckabee can't beat Hillary, however I don't see him beating Obama or Edwards either. I disagree with Paul being the only candidate that can beat Hillary, I don't think Paul can beat anyone, honestly.

Paul would be able to win all over all of the Internet, wait... that's not a state....

[jay_a2j]

I agree with Jay's opinion that Huckabee can't beat Hillary, however I don't see him beating Obama or Edwards either. I disagree with Paul being the only candidate that can beat Hillary, I don't think Paul can beat anyone, honestly.

Paul would be able to win all over all of the Internet, wait... that's not a state....

I think you guys are in for a real surprise in the coming weeks.

[OnlyAmbrose]

I agree with Jay's opinion that Huckabee can't beat Hillary, however I don't see him beating Obama or Edwards either. I disagree with Paul being the only candidate that can beat Hillary, I don't think Paul can beat anyone, honestly.

Paul would be able to win all over all of the Internet, wait... that's not a state....

What people seem to fail to realize is that people who use the internet EXIST!

*gasp!*

That means people who support Ron Paul using the internet can actually VOTE!!!!!! Moreover, people who use the internet can talk, too! They can talk to friends and family! They can present compelling cases for Ron Paul (most of them anyways ) !

Internet support isn't superficial. It's really going to be the campaign technique for the future, IMO, it's done very well for a formerly unknown Texas congressman.

[Chris7He]

I agree with Jay's opinion that Huckabee can't beat Hillary, however I don't see him beating Obama or Edwards either. I disagree with Paul being the only candidate that can beat Hillary, I don't think Paul can beat anyone, honestly.

Paul would be able to win all over all of the Internet, wait... that's not a state....

What people seem to fail to realize is that people who use the internet EXIST!

*gasp!*

That means people who support Ron Paul using the internet can actually VOTE!!!!!! Moreover, people who use the internet can talk, too! They can talk to friends and family! They can present compelling cases for Ron Paul (most of them anyways ) !

Internet support isn't superficial. It's really going to be the campaign technique for the future, IMO, it's done very well for a formerly unknown Texas congressman.

Yet he still polls among the least popular three Republicans in the REAL world. I personally don't support him and his political garbage, but I will vote for Mike Huckabee as an alternative to Hilary Clinton. He will use Chuck Norris to stop illegal immigrants.

[jay_a2j]

I agree with Jay's opinion that Huckabee can't beat Hillary, however I don't see him beating Obama or Edwards either. I disagree with Paul being the only candidate that can beat Hillary, I don't think Paul can beat anyone, honestly.

Paul would be able to win all over all of the Internet, wait... that's not a state....

What people seem to fail to realize is that people who use the internet EXIST!

*gasp!*

That means people who support Ron Paul using the internet can actually VOTE!!!!!! Moreover, people who use the internet can talk, too! They can talk to friends and family! They can present compelling cases for Ron Paul (most of them anyways ) !

Internet support isn't superficial. It's really going to be the campaign technique for the future, IMO, it's done very well for a formerly unknown Texas congressman.

Yet he still polls among the least popular three Republicans in the REAL world. I personally don't support him and his political garbage, but I will vote for Mike Huckabee as an alternative to Hilary Clinton. He will use Chuck Norris to stop illegal immigrants.

And when Paul does better than the "polls" project, then what? His supporters will then be "voting multiple times" or "rigging the polls", eh?



Iowa Primary results: Paul 24% Huckabee 20% Giuliani 18% McCain 18% Thompson 15% Other 5%

[CrazyAnglican]

Huckabee! Because he is totally not a fucking crazy person.

From you I assume that's sarcasm...?

Me being sarcastic?
Surely you jest?
The man seems the most sensible and uncorrupt candidate as of yet.

Dangerous religious zealot? Kinda pumping up the rhetoric a bit isn't he? I haven't had time to read the whole thing but much of this looks like standard state politics (ie. Governor's can pardon inmates, but all he has done in those supposed political favors is ask the parole board to review the cases. It doesn't look to me like he's throwing the prison doors open.)
Lots of governors, if not all, have done this. Religious zealots or not

[Snorri1234]

Huckabee! Because he is totally not a fucking crazy person.

From you I assume that's sarcasm...?

Me being sarcastic?
Surely you jest?
The man seems the most sensible and uncorrupt candidate as of yet.

Dangerous religious zealot? Kinda pumping up the rhetoric a bit isn't he? I haven't had time to read the whole thing but much of this looks like standard state politics (ie. Governor's can pardon inmates, but all he has done in those supposed political favors is ask the parole board to review the cases. It doesn't look to me like he's throwing the prison doors open.)
Lots of governors, if not all, have done this. Religious zealots or not

Oh it's not about his religious zealotry, though that is quite worrying. It's his sheer fucking crazyness.
The guy think his theology degree (which he doesn't have) makes him more fit to fight terrorists.

Read that sentence again.


WTF?

[CrazyAnglican]

Oh it's not about his religious zealotry, though that is quite worrying. It's his sheer fucking crazyness.
The guy think his theology degree (which he doesn't have) makes him more fit to fight terrorists.

Read that sentence again.
WTF?

As far as I can see he does have a BA from Ouichita Baptist University and the School of Education at that University is named after him (means nothing in and of itself, of course). Project Vote Smart has his credentials listing this http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=1657
The only person I’ve seen saying that he’s lied about his degree is your guy and I’d think that there would be some more evidence of it somewhere.
CNN backs up project vote smart and adds his time at Southwestern Theological Seminary
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/candid ... kabee.html

I think I read it right the first time. Why would it be crazy for a person who has studied religion (presumably with a few comparative classes in there) to say that he might have a better understanding of what may motivate these guys? It sounds to me like he's studied the situation and has a pretty good understanding of it.

Here’s an article written by the candidate about foreign affairs. He doesn’t sound crazy or uneducated to me. In fact he seems to be moving away from the saber rattling of George Bush and is actually talking about a plan to open an American embassy in Iran.
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101f ... error.html
Thanks for the article link luns it was a good read.

[Snorri1234]

As far as I can see he does have a BA from Ouichita Baptist University and the School of Education at that University is named after him (means nothing in and of itself, of course). Project Vote Smart has his credentials listing this http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=1657
The only person I’ve seen saying that he’s lied about his degree is your guy and I’d think that there would be some more evidence of it somewhere.
CNN backs up project vote smart and adds his time at Southwestern Theological Seminary
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/candid ... kabee.html

This links explains it quite well.
Basically, he considers his BA in biblical studies to be a theology degree.
It isn't.

I think I read it right the first time. Why would it be crazy for a person who has studied religion (presumably with a few comparative classes in there) to say that he might have a better understanding of what may motivate these guys? It sounds to me like he's studied the situation and has a pretty good understanding of it.

Because a BA in biblical studies he got 30 years ago doesn't make him better in understanding modern islamic terrorists.
I'm not saying he doesn't have a better understanding of it, I'm saying his "theology" degree doesn't mean he has a better understanding of it. He might very well be the only person who understands it.

Here’s an article written by the candidate about foreign affairs. He doesn’t sound crazy or uneducated to me. In fact he seems to be moving away from the saber rattling of George Bush and is actually talking about a plan to open an American embassy in Iran.
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101f ... error.html
Thanks for the article link luns it was a good read.

Certainly not uneducated, but then again education is never a good way to determine crazyness.
Most of his plans in that article don't seem that bad, but I just can't shake the feeling that somebody who calls for a quarantine of AIDS victims in 1992, pardons serious offenders who happen to be donaters for him, believes creationism is just as valid as evolution and believes God is helping him rise in the polls (as opposed to people supporting him?:S) is crazy.

[Napoleon Ier]

Despite myself, I'm actually lmao here watching these petrified metrosexual vegan homo blue state atheists shitting themselves in anticipatory terror as Mike Huckabee inexorably rises in the polls.

[cazmart]

Well as a Texan - i do like ron paul (our last texas Pres - well we know how that is going) - but because we are in a conflict I thouroughly believe we need a leader with some military background - So I like John McCain - I will admit I need to be better educated on this whole list of candidates before I make a decision though.

I do have an interesting link on Rudy though - I am a Firefighter and 9/11 has affected my life but my brothers in NYFD have made an interesting video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaCYEEO-58I

interesting stuff

[Snorri1234]

Despite myself, I'm actually lmao here watching these petrified metrosexual vegan homo blue state atheists shitting themselves in anticipatory terror as Mike Huckabee inexorably rises in the polls.

Aren't you one of those people who screams that Hilary is dangerous?

[Napoleon Ier]

Despite myself, I'm actually lmao here watching these petrified metrosexual vegan homo blue state atheists shitting themselves in anticipatory terror as Mike Huckabee inexorably rises in the polls.

Aren't you one of those people who screams that Hilary is dangerous?

Yeah-because of real policy issues, not of religious beliefs that won't affect major decisions..

[Napoleon Ier]

Well as a Texan - i do like ron paul (our last texas Pres - well we know how that is going) - but because we are in a conflict I thouroughly believe we need a leader with some military background - So I like John McCain - I will admit I need to be better educated on this whole list of candidates before I make a decision though.

I do have an interesting link on Rudy though - I am a Firefighter and 9/11 has affected my life but my brothers in NYFD have made an interesting video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaCYEEO-58I

interesting stuff

That is interesting. I'll diffuse that link.

[Snorri1234]

Despite myself, I'm actually lmao here watching these petrified metrosexual vegan homo blue state atheists shitting themselves in anticipatory terror as Mike Huckabee inexorably rises in the polls.

Aren't you one of those people who screams that Hilary is dangerous?

Yeah-because of real policy issues, not of religious beliefs that won't affect major decisions..

How is not teaching evolution not a major decision?

[Napoleon Ier]

That's up to the states to decide, kids would hear about evolution via other media anyway, and if they're critical senses aren't developed enogh that they can't mke their own decision, you've got more than just whether they believe evolution to worry about. Besides, in the scheme of things like the war on terror, tax, the subprime meltdown, civil liberties, 2nd amendment issues, abortion, euthanasia, protection tariffs etc...., no, whether kids learn abut Darwin in school or not is frankly irrelevant.

[unriggable]

That's up to the states to decide, kids would hear about evolution via other media anyway, and if they're critical senses aren't developed enogh that they can't mke their own decision, you've got more than just whether they believe evolution to worry about. Besides, in the scheme of things like the war on terror, tax, the subprime meltdown, civil liberties, 2nd amendment issues, abortion, euthanasia, protection tariffs etc...., no, whether kids learn abut Darwin in school or not is frankly irrelevant.

Preparing the next generation is probably the most important thing for America to do at any given time because if in twenty to thirty years we are led by a bunch of dumbasses...the country is screwed (see: our current president)

[Tyr]

Well as a Texan - i do like ron paul (our last texas Pres - well we know how that is going) - but because we are in a conflict I thouroughly believe we need a leader with some military background - So I like John McCain - I will admit I need to be better educated on this whole list of candidates before I make a decision though.

I do have an interesting link on Rudy though - I am a Firefighter and 9/11 has affected my life but my brothers in NYFD have made an interesting video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaCYEEO-58I

interesting stuff

ron paul was a flight surgeon in the air force

[muy_thaiguy]

Well as a Texan - i do like ron paul (our last texas Pres - well we know how that is going) - but because we are in a conflict I thouroughly believe we need a leader with some military background - So I like John McCain - I will admit I need to be better educated on this whole list of candidates before I make a decision though.

I do have an interesting link on Rudy though - I am a Firefighter and 9/11 has affected my life but my brothers in NYFD have made an interesting video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaCYEEO-58I

interesting stuff

ron paul was a flight surgeon in the air force

Doesn't mean he has combat expierence though.

[Tyr]

Well as a Texan - i do like ron paul (our last texas Pres - well we know how that is going) - but because we are in a conflict I thouroughly believe we need a leader with some military background - So I like John McCain - I will admit I need to be better educated on this whole list of candidates before I make a decision though.

I do have an interesting link on Rudy though - I am a Firefighter and 9/11 has affected my life but my brothers in NYFD have made an interesting video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaCYEEO-58I

interesting stuff

ron paul was a flight surgeon in the air force

Doesn't mean he has combat expierence though.

he was on the planes while they were ebing shot at if thats not combat what is

[Snorri1234]

Well as a Texan - i do like ron paul (our last texas Pres - well we know how that is going) - but because we are in a conflict I thouroughly believe we need a leader with some military background - So I like John McCain - I will admit I need to be better educated on this whole list of candidates before I make a decision though.

I do have an interesting link on Rudy though - I am a Firefighter and 9/11 has affected my life but my brothers in NYFD have made an interesting video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaCYEEO-58I

interesting stuff

ron paul was a flight surgeon in the air force

Doesn't mean he has combat expierence though.

he was on the planes while they were ebing shot at if thats not combat what is

Ripping the still-beating hearts out of your enemies with your bare hands and hearing the sound of their children and women weeping.

[CrazyAnglican]

This links explains it quite well.
Basically, he considers his BA in biblical studies to be a theology degree.
It isn't.

The link you provided said that his Biblical Studies degree could technically be considered a theology degree (I wouldn't know what else it would be considered). I can't see where he's trying to mislead anyone about his qualifications. After all you admitted that some of his ideas were pretty good from that foreign policy essay.

Because a BA in biblical studies he got 30 years ago doesn't make him better in understanding modern islamic terrorists.
I'm not saying he doesn't have a better understanding of it, I'm saying his "theology" degree doesn't mean he has a better understanding of it. He might very well be the only person who understands it.

Are you familiar with the curriculum? I think I'm pretty average, and I would consider a degree in Biblical Studies a theological one. I certainly can't see this as being a basis for thinking he's crazy.

Certainly not uneducated, but then again education is never a good way to determine crazyness. Most of his plans in that article don't seem that bad, but I just can't shake the feeling that somebody who calls for a quarantine of AIDS victims in 1992, pardons serious offenders who happen to be donaters for him, believes creationism is just as valid as evolution and believes God is helping him rise in the polls (as opposed to people supporting him?:S) is crazy.

Hmmm. A guy is crazy if he makes a statement in ignorance (He admits it was a mistake) sixteen years ago, believes that God created the world but hasn't attempted to force that view on anyone, and believes that God is helping him in his daily life? Sorry it just seems you and I have a different view of crazy.

I was concerned, however, about your charges of granting clemency. Certainly, at its worse (and as it was presented in your links) it sounds like he's granting pardons as political favors. That would most likely get him impeached, but he served two terms as governor. Even his political opponents don't accuse him of that. At worst they say he's soft on crime. Here's his response (it deals specifically with the DuMond case). It mentions what I tried to make clear earlier. Governors can grant pardons, but this guy was paroled. That's a decision made by a parole board not a governor.

http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs ... /712180321